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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-29
NEBRASKA LEGIsLATURE.
Ths Work Of the Two Bodies Being Per-
formed Very slowly.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 27.--"Why doesn't
the senate do somethlngf" Is n common
query.
There il very little the senate can do.
Eighty-one bills have been introduced and
seventy-three have gone as far as the com
erai nie, where they may be discussed In
committee OF the whole and prepared for
passage.
The fault, II there Is fault, may be
chargmble to the committees. only three
have reported, and they have turned In
about q Dozen bills, half of them with a
recommendation for indefinite postpone
ment The committees have been slow in
getting 10 work and not very rapid in
action. This II due in part 10 tnexperience
The greatest share OF work thus far has
fallen 10 the Judiciary committee, and only
one Of It's members, Senator Chrisi0ferson,
OF Omaha. IL u lawyer.
The key To the situation ltes In the con
tests. IL the Legislature were rid or them
there would be ample time 20 pass needed
laws The independents begin 20 realize
the situution. and there II a growing num-
ber In favor OF dropping the contests aud
leaving Gov. Boyd's title to be settled by
the quo warrant0 proceedings instltuted by
Gen, ThayeF. It was partly with that In
view that the date of.the contest was post
poned from Feb "a Feb. i7,
The senate ~ more conservative than the
house, and Il h just possible that the con-
current resolution naming tho date foF
hearing the contest may be defeated Most
OF the Independents senators realize that the
contests may consume weeks OF valuable
time with no certain result except that OF
pilIng up great bill OF expense, besides en-
dangering legislation that they want Sew
eral OF them thiuk the sober second thought
Of the people would commend them as gen.
ulne bepefActors OF the commonwealth II
they would make "a tedious. costly fight over
the contests an finpossihiity by voting
against the resolution. Two OF thaJn have
have !rhe power 90 .save the state mans
thousanasdoilaessc schenkniR4est the Fallroudi
and clear the wayTor the legislation thai
the allianhe and the people generally de.
mand. 5l<
In the senate the committee ON fedora
relations recommended the passage Of th,
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RRDFIELD, S. d., Jan. es-Special:
1t has just leaked out that Mr..
Koehler, a college student, tooke a dose
Of concentrated I've by mistake last Fri
day night. Itappears that he was to
take part IN debate held by one Of the
college societies, and just before he was
called on 10 speak@wen4 down in the
basement to get drink OF water but
somehow got hold OF solution OF con
cehtrated lye. The young gentleman Is
doing we'll and reports no Inconvenience
thereby, except that he feels warm from
his throat down"
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Rev. N. w. Warren died at his home Ia Mt
Lebanon, La He was the ninth member
Of the late general assembly who sup
ported the lottery amendment. The Rev.
Warren was representative for the
Bienvilhe parish, and supported the lot
terry amendment on high moral grounds.
When. he retuyped home he was nnanl-
mOusfy deposed from the Baptist church
over which he had presided.
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MnrEroS Jan. 2s.-The Home Adp0-
cate printing office aud entire contents
burned about q O'Clock last eveping The
proprietor, MTzrJer6ms, lived Ia the sec
ond story aud lost all his household
goods. The loss IL probably total a. the
Insurance has never been transferred,
Messrs. Jerome a. CARRIER taking posses
sion of the paper the lst Of January.
The Office vas one OF the best equipped
In western Iowa, having q steam power
press. The estimated loss is 81, 900.
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POPE LEo's SUCCESSOR,
h" Italian Government EErreisInE It.sIr
DipIomatIoally

ROME, Jan. 2s-The vatican has been
advised that the Italian government is
occupying Itself diplomatically regard.
ing a successor TO Pope Leo IN order Ia
| prevent the election OF pope unfayora-
Bile TO official Italy and favorable 10
| france. Premier Crispi will endeayor
to demonstrate TO the triple alliance that
IN view OF the hostile spirit which exists
In high quarters 1t Is to the interest OF
the allied cabinets 10 prepare for the
coming conclave. Everyone al the vatl-
can, however, appears serene, partly be-
cause the pope still enjoys perfect health
and again because the sacred college can.
IN case Of necessity, meet elsewhere than
Rome.
In conversation a highly placed per,
sonage said the times had passed when
the cardinals accept the votes Of mon
archles. Absolute liberty will hence
forth be the principle on which con-
ciaVes work. The parsonage in qucs-
ton said IL was difficult to determine ths
probabilities OF the next conclavo. Varl-
Gus candidates have been mentioned. but
none have been decided upon. Under
the extraordinary conditions, II the CON
claye Is held abroad, and in the midst OF
European complications, II is 10 be- pre-
sumed that the cardinals would choose
neutral foreign pope-for instance
Manning, OF England, Gibbons. OF
America, or Malinci. II Is 20 be
borne In mind, he said, that foreign car
dinals ere long Will form a majority in
the sacred college. With the develop
ment OF Christianity the church needs
more cardinals In America, Australia.
Canada, Chlna and Africa, and this will
modify essentially the conditions Of the
papacy. Further, the world becoming
komAnized, 10 Is necessary that the
papacy should become universal From
his 1t Is evident that 10 can no longer
DO exclusively Italian. Manning and
.IilOlns have aasaa,Ealisss ~ =, ass-r-----a-
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ANOTHER POOL FORMED.
Barb Wire Men I'm q PooI which Will Make
An Manufacturers Come Into the FOLD.

All mAnhAAGtuTFFH Tome Antu the OtAts
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-A morning paper
says thaG at tho conference OF barbcd
wire men here yesterday proposition
from Washburn & MOen, owners OF the
barbed wire patents, TO sell them for
S4OO, 0OO, was read and that enough
money was pledged 10 close the deal.
To-day the papers will BE- drawn up and
arrangements with the Washburn s.
MOen company will be- made. One OF
the members Of the pool, In explaining
the situation, salu: The royalty per
ton will probably not amount 20 more
than 2 cents to members. Up TO to-day
81 per ton was demanded II has been
as high as sl5. Manufacturers not mem
bers of the pool will be asked 10 pay a
rather stf price for the privilege Of
using the patents now controlled by
the pool. We can charge Si25 per ton II
we want TO- This simply means that
manufactures not a member of the pool
cannot do business. He must come into
the fold or quit making bATbed wire
The barbed wire industry has reached
such mammoth proportions that we
could not wait until the expiration OF the
patents The purchasers OF barbed
wire do not realize at what an enormous
profit 1t Is sold. We really could have
afforded To pay the Wasburn & Moen
company 81, 600, 900 for its rights, but
the manufacturers did not seem dis
posed 10 pay more than 100000. The
Washburn & MOen company will be
members of the pool, which will con-
tinue In existence after the expiration OF
the patents, and that was one reason the
stock holders of the big concern were
willing 10 come TO some understanding
with us for the price paid.
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WAsHISaToS, Ian. 2s.-The supreme
court has announced decision revers-
Ing the Judgment Of tho court Of claims
awarding the Central Pacific SIgs, 422 In
its suit against che %mhlted .stAtsS The
court says that the language OF the act
seems % preclude any charges for inn
provements being taken out of the gross
receipts before deciding the amount the
goyuFNment shall retain for the sinking
fund
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REDFfELP, ). d., Jan. 2s.--Speaial:
The agricultural and horticultural de-
paFtment of BEOokings college has com
pleted arrangements with the HOnsJ. r.
Day, whereby " secures forty acres OF
his farmnaAT Mellette for experimental
irrigation pnrposes the coming season,
Mr.. Day II having an artesian well out
ht working day and night, aud expects
70 flood his farm with water before
anFinu ..
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A Nine AaomIhs' sleep.

ANNOY, ILL.,, Jan. 2s.-Miss Grace
GradIey, who awoke day or two ago,
after being IN q trance for about nino
months, seems TO be In good health, hav-
ing lost but little flesh, but the power OF
articulation has left her. She only
answers'in unmeaning gutteral tones
About nine months ago AmbOy expert
enced a great religious awakening, and
one night Miss Gradley returned from a
meeting in high state Of excitement,
and went 70 bed In the same state of
mind. The next day she could not be
aroused from deep sleep into which
she had fallen The conclusion of ply
sicians was that the religious excitement
had mentally OvertaXed the girl in an
abnormal manner, producing absolute
suspension Of mind activity.
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SOUTH DAkoTA's history.
Provisions Being MADE for the Prsserva-
ton of Valuable Docum.utA

PIERRE, :. D., Jan. gs.-A meeting of
the Historical Society OF South Dakota
Is called for Feb 10. The society has
many articles OF value. but Is crippled
Tor the want OF a safe place to keep them
In, and efforts are being made to secnr,
suitable rooms In Pierre. Tfnot success
tnl, place will be- sought In some other
city In the state, but this city will no
doubt offer desirable quarters. As soon
az this arrangement has been completed.
the historical societies OF Minnesota
wisconsin and Iowa will make the 80
ciety some valuable contributions A
competent person will be- empIoyed a,
each county In the state To write It's his.
tory from the earliest date, the same to
be kept on file In the socletr,s rnnDna
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Madrid, Jan. 2s.--spain has accepted
the proI osal OF the United States gov
ernmept for the negotiation at Washing
ton of h reciprocity treaty relating TO
American trade with Cuba. In political
circles Il Is said that the only serious
difficulty In the way Of formulating and
adopting such treaty appears to be- the
American innsxiblliIy on the tobacco
question.
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CnICAso, Jan. 2s.--The body OF B. III.
Campbell, United States marshal for
this district, who mysteriously dlsap-
peared two months aRo, was found I'm
the river, near the Rush street bridge,
this morning. IL was much swollen and
dlshgured, but the features are still rec
aUnfzablp
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-29
Attributable TO the Defeat OF
Senator Moody in South
Dakota.
Entirely Too Many Republican AS
,, plrants Have Senatorial Light
ming kods Up.
Crosses Following Has the Power to
Name the Man---Like Condi-
ton In Nebraska

Sioux FALLS, s. D., Jan. 2s.-SpeeIaI:
Senator PettIgrew returned last night
from Pierre. He will leave for Washing
ton at once. He says Moody Is defeated,
and 1t Is donJ.lul II the republicans can
name a senator. He says the reason OF
Moody's defeat Is treachery In the repub-
lcan party. Too many aspirants have
senatorial lightning rods up. He thinks
balloting will continue for a couple OF
weaka
Nesdsos Loek tor Anything Decisive soon.
PIERRE, ). D., Jan. 2s.---s Special: No
one looks for anything decisive on the
senatorial question. The democrats
talk loudly OF ultimase victory, but
without justification. Many old soldiers
among the Independents declare they
win never vote for democrat As the
excitement Of Monday cooIs down, It |
seems more possible for the independents
70 accept some republican not too closely
identified with the machine. But the
majority OF tho republicans are machine
men, and II possible want that kind OF a
senator. For few days the division
among the republicans Is likely to be- as
great - that among the independents.
Crcse's following Ia
a Great Th@rn In aha Indepomts mt Fiesh.
ItIs small band, but without It the
independents and democrats combined
are helpless. Crosses following has the
power TO name q senator, and IL Is pos.
sible that after q day or two these meu
VIII support q republican, provided the
party unttes on . man satisfactory to
them. This is the substance Of this
mornings gossip. IS " L
The house put In two hours In regular
routine work, making good progress
This morning IL accepted the house
amendmsnt % tho tax dellnauenev ,fill
The BIN now becomes general Law. IL :
provides that taxes become delinquent >
Feb. /, with / per cent penalty per
month. County treasurers will accord 3
ngly collect per cent penalty instead q
Of S.
Gov. Meilette Found Not Guilty.
Mccormick, chairman OF the special
to investigate the charges OF b
Irregularities In bond sales, reported. :
The committee has fully investigated l
he charges against the governor Of =
using the state funds unlawfully, aud a
Iound no evidence TO justify the charge. $
The report was spread on the records.
The Joint session met at IL and took :
lnly one ballot. There were nine ab- I
sant aight hainy paIr..a |
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2s.--The Times
to-day says that Robert Ray Hamilton
is row living in Sydney, n. =. w, under
an assumed name.
NEw YORK, Jan. 2s.--In spite of the
sensational rumors and con lectures that
Robert Ray Hamilton h still alive, his
family aud friends In this city adhere to
the belief that the report of his death In
Idaho IL correct.
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vicinity Of the worst wreckage were mu
tilateu."
AT midnight II Is stated that Il0 mar
we're killed In the explosion. SIxt,
bodies have been taken out so far. The
mine Is again on fire and 10 Is feared
that all the other bodies will be- ere.
mated
Many Bodies Recotsr~d
YoUNGwOOD, Pa, Jan. 2s.-One hum
dred and seven bodies have been taken
from the Frick mine at Monmouth up to
10 o'clock this morning. 1t Is estimated
that the remains OF at least seventeen
more victims OF yesterdays explosion
are still In the pit. The cause OF the ex-
plosion has not yet been determined
The coroner will make thorough exam
nation.
VIII Hse Buried by the Company.
Fifty cofflns arrived from Pittsburg
this morning, and another half hundred
viii reach here tonight. An additional
order for twenty-five more was sent this
morning. No arrangements have yet
been made for the funerals. The vic
TINS Will be buried by the company.
Many Of the unfortunates were Hungar-
ans, and will be sent 10 Scottdale for
ntermcnt.
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Sioux FALrs, Jan. 2s-speclal; II
began showing here early this morning
aud stlll continues, with prospects for a
good fall. The weather IN quite mild,
with light norsheast wind.
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The balldting was quiet Melville's
slight gain, being the only noticeable
feature
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-26

the room, little shed attached to a
house, were boarded up, and inside,
lying upon a small cot was an old man, a
Norwegian by birth, named Andrew
Stangberg. He had nothing on except
a short jacket and nothing under him
but hard boards. His body bore the
marks of terrible abuse, and the room
was so 1oul that the detective could not
stay there. He reported the case to
headquarters and the man was taken TO
the hospital. In the front part of the
house lives John Lindberg with wife
and two children. Neighbors say
that they have often heard
blows and piteous cries coming from
the room as though they had been beat
ing him. The cause of this abuse is said
to be desire on the part Of Lindberg
and wife to have him die Stangberg IS
worth about 1900 and years ago he
made a will leaving $4,000 to Lindberg,
whose first wife was Stangberg's daugh-
ter, and $4,000 apiece to each of his
children. Stangherg is about 60 years
old and has lived in America twenty
years. For the last three years he has
been kept prisoner In the little room
where he was found tO-nighto
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-26
SWISS RAILWAY HORROR.
Many Persons Killed in a Collision Near
Berne.

Many Persons Killed in a Collision Near
Berne.
BERNE, Aug. 1S.-The people Of this
Republic have hardly recovered from
the railroad scare caused by the terri
bic accident at Mmnchenstein in June
last, by which over 1870 persons on an
excursion train lost their lives and
about 800 were injured, when they were
again, yester day, startled by another
wholesale loss Of life by reason Of rail-
road accident. This last disaster oc-
cured on the JuraSimplon Railroad,
near the village Of Zollikoten, not far
from this city.
A special train carrying large num-
Der of excursionists from the country
districts to this city was on it's way here,
the passengers intending to take part in
the centenary fetes which are now in
progress here and elsewhere through
out Switzerland. This excursion train
was stopped at Zollikofen in order TO
enable It to be shunted into siding to
permit the Paris express to pass. By
some gross negligence, ;,pl arently, upon
the part Of the railroad officials, the
Paris train, loaded with foreign travel
ers, was not warned to look out for
the excursion train while passing Zolli-
kOfen, and the result was that the ex-
press dashed into the special train.
Luckily the engineer of the express had
caught sight Of the excursion train in
time to put down the brakes, and SO the
damage done and the loss OF life was
not SO great as it might have been. As
it was, the engine or the express cut in
to and almost entirely demolished the
guards van at the rear of the excursion
train which was empty, and then
crashed into the rearmost of the pas
senger cars, completely wrecking it and
causing considerable loss of life.
At this hour the exact number Of
dead and wounded is not known, but
twelve corpses have already been re-
covered from the ruins, and it is known
that many people have been seriously
injured by the collision No loss of life
has been reported in connection with
the passengers on the Paris express,
and therefore it is believed here that
they have all escaped.
A special train carving wrecking ap-
pliances, doctors and nurses from the
hospital, together with a detachment of
engineers, has been dispatched to the
scene OF the accident, and crowds of
people have started in the same direc-
ton. The majority of the passengers
on board the excursion train belong to
towns in the vicinity of this city. It is
thought that no foreign visitors were
among the excursionists, and no deaths
of American travellers have been re-
ported.
Thirteen people were killed and
eighteen were seriously injured, and
thirty others slightly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-26
A WISCONSIN OBELISK.
Ashland Offers to Send the Biggest Ono
in the World TO tie Fair.

Ashland Offers to Send the Biggest Ono
in the World TO tie Fair.
ASHLAND, Wis, Aug. g. = A novel
proposition has been made by Frederick
Prentice, of this city, president of the
Prentice Brown Stone Company, to present
the state of Wisconsin with an obelsk of
brownstone larger than any of the famous
Egyptian ObeliSks. 1t is to be exhibited at
the Worlds Far as the highest obelisk
ever discovered. 1t is 105 feet in height
and is 8 feet square. At its base
some idea can be formed of
what this block of brownstone
would be. The Cleopatra Needle IN Cen
trail Park, New York, is but IA feet in
height and feet square at its base. Mr..
Prentice Will quarry the stone at an esti-
mated cost to him OF $4,000,
if the state will transport and
erect it in jackson Park. It can easily be
placed IN position ia this day OF modern
machinery ana appliances. and would
crown Wisconsin exhibit with glory.
The obellsk would weigh about $40 tons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-26
SQUATTFRS BEGIN TO SHOOT.
Almost a Murder Over One of the Ash
land Land Claim.

ASHLAND, Wis, Aug. 20.-What came
near proving a sensational murder
occurred On the section line at
Iron River. The victim is reported
to be T. Ba,abeau, Frenchman and
cruiser" 1t seems he took a man
from New River yesterday to locate him,
and placed him upon eighty acres of
valuable pine upon which William Rusk
had located The two visitors were met
by Rusk, who demanded that they get
Of his claim. They refused, when, it is
stated, he leveled his rifle and shot twice,
striking Barabeau in the hip and mar
roTly missing the man whom Barabeau
was locating. Although there are hun
dreds of settlers in this vicinity upon
every available piece Of pine recently
thrown open for settlement, AMI
there are many bitter controver-
sizes existing, this is the fret
blood that was ever shed over claim.
It has created quite a stir. Rusk il
under arrest and Barabeau is still in a
critical condition. Rusk' s bitterness
shows the determined and desperate
feeling Of some Of the settlers in their
rights. 1t is stated that on nearly every
claim there are two settlers located con-
testing rights, and it is a miracle that
there is not more trouble.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-26
FIVE MILLIONS TO SETTLE.

Remarkable Story Concerning tho
Searles- Hopkins VIII Contest.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Collis p. Hunt
ington, it is asserted, has made over
lures to gentlemen representing Ed
ward f. Searles to settle the Searles-
Hopkins will case quietly outside of the
courts. The basis Of the proposed set
Element is said to be the payment of
So 900 to Timothy Hopkins, of
San Francisco, the disinherited
adopted son of the late Mrs.
opkins-Searles. He questioned the
legality of Mrs. Searles' disposition Of
her many millions, and threatened to
make a contest. AS Hopkins holds an
official position in the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company it was to Hunting
toms interest to have him obtain con-
troll Of the Mark Hopkins stock. Hunt
ington foresaw this and promised TO
stand by young Hopkins, even to the
court of last resort, in the event Of bring
ing contest.
For many years the stock held by
Croker and Hopkins, both Of whom
are now dead, has been voted in Hunt
ington's favor, and the minor stockhold-
ers have but little to say in the com
pany's councils. Searles, as the sue
cesslul heir, if he should decide 10 be-
come aggressive toward Mr.. Hunting
ton, would prove a dangerous foe, and
the control Of the road would inevitably
have 10 be relinquished by the for mer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-26
SURROUNDED IN A BARN.
Almy, the Murderer OF Christie Warden
Hunted Down.

Aimy, the Murderer of Christie Warden,
Hunted Down.
HANOVER, n. H., Aug. 20.-Frank G..
Amy, who three weeks ago dragged
Christie Warden from her sisters side
and cruelty murdered the girl, was
found to-day concealed in Warden
barn. a posse was summoned and
surrounded the building. An at
tempt to dislodge the murderer drew
fifteen shots from Almy A. Turner, of
Norwich, was wounded. The attacking
party withdrew, and the barn is now
surrounded by 800 persons. A volun-
teer party has been formed to storm the
building. Amy will probably be
Iynched.
The officers finally attacked the barn
with Winchester rifles and Almv re-
taliated with shot after shot from
his revolvers. At 80 p. NJ Amy
was overpowered and taken to
the Wheelock House, where he was
tNnfined upstairs. Half dozen officers
With drawn revolvers stand at the foot
o. the stairs holding back the excited
crowd