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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

A summary of aGino~ Matters Of Interess
Thrsuxhsut the werad.
The Parisian press indulses in exult-
ing homiiies on the Geestemunde elsc-
ton as check to Bismarck.
William H. Rix, bookkoeper of the
Daily Saratogian. uf Saratoga, m. Y.
died from In grippe Saturday morning
Judge Martin ". Montgomer, who has
been i'll a4 Washing during the past
week, passed very restless night and
is slightly worse.
Seeding in Southeastern Minnesota u
well under way. The acreage will be
about the same as last year, except that
more potatoes viii beplmted.
The cattle inspectors at Deptford.
England have discovered case of
pleuro- pneumonia ct that place. The
animal affected had been imported
from the United States.
Notwithstanding an unusually large
ice harvest the ice dealers Of Sioux CITY
are arranging combine, and already
the prices to restaurants, saloons, ETC.,
are 10 to is cents pen, 100 pounds.
Prince Bismarck is described as en-
couraged by the result Of the poll at
Geestemunde, and he is anxious to take
bis seat in the reiehstag rs an uncom-
promising opponent and critic of the
government.
A dispatch from Berlin says that the
government contemplates measures
against several of the leading socialists.
and that shorthand writers are en-
ployed to attend socialist meetings for
the purpose of getting evidence.
When the body of William lines,
which was buried at Corunna, Ind. !,
two years since, was disinterred few
days ago for shipment, it was found that
It was petrified, with every feature pre-
fectly preserved, even the hair.
The French are said to be in bad
way at Tonquin, their occupation almost
being confined to the military posts and
1t being dangerous for Frenchmen to
venture on q journey except with a
strong military guard. The rebels are
everywhere active.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
VETERANS PASS AWAY.

the Dark River.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 20.-Gen.
Kilbourn Knox, governor Of the Soldiers
home here, died at IL o'clock, after q
hong illness. Governor Knox was a ma
tive Of New York state and was mem.
ber Of Gen. Sherman's staff.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April c0.-Maj.
Gen. Charles 8. Hamilton, q. s. A., re.
tired, died at his home in this city.
Gen. Hamilton was born in Western
Oneida county, New York, in 1922, and
took conspicuous part in the Mexican
and civil wars. He was classmate oi
Gen. Grant at West Point.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
TRIP THROUGH TEXAS.

Presidential Party Hospitality Welcomed
at all Points.
TExARKANA, Ark, April 20.--The
presidents train arrived at 11:30 p. m.
and found . large crowd awaiting it.
There was enthusiasm at all stations ON
the way from Little Rock, especially at
Malvern, Ark, where there was fine
I display of fireworks and serenade.
PALESTINE, Texas, April lis. - The
presidential train reached this place al
7:30 q m. A large number Of people
cheered the president as the train came
to standstill and the bells of the town
(. changed a welcome.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
DuN,s TRADE REVIEW.
Prospects Little Brighter Than a We

Prospects q Little Brighter Than n week
NEW York, April 2o.-R. G. DUN g.
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
With better weather there is visible
improvement,.in trade and collections and
while it is but slight, the outlook for the
future is generally regarded rs encourag-
ing. Meanwhile the volume of trade
continues nearly as large IN aggregate
value as it was year ago, some decrease
in quantities of import products being
balanced by an advance in the level Of
prices, which was nearly Is per cent
higher than year ago April l, and Is
still more than 13 per cent higher. The
iron trade shows greater shrinkage than
any other, decrease in charcoal iron pro-
duction in March having been 1S9 toms,
and in all iron, with corrections in coke
output II 1858 tons.
Trade at Various Points.
At Boston the demand for merchan.
disc generally has improved, and retail
trade has been quite heavy. Trade al
Philadelphia is only fair. At Cleveland
trade is generally inactive. Some inn
provement is seen at Cincinnati, and
also db DetIOlG. he safes OF dry gOO0<
at Chicago fall a trifie below those oi
last year, and clothing is quiet
but shoes active and collections
in all those trades good. Receipts OF
lard and butter show slight decrease
and Of dressed beef and cheese an in
crease, with considerable gain in wool
AT Omaha, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Denver trade is fairly good, prices Of
lumber and -four improving. Business
is dull ut Kansas City and Memphis, bu,
improved at New Orleans and Atlanta
In speculative markets there has been
general advance in bread stuffs, hog,
and lard, decline in oil, and no chang,
in cotton and coffee. Larger export De
mand, and reports Of scarcity abroad
have lifted wheat IA cenrs, to a. 10 IA
with sales of 45, OK, 900 bushels, and oat
have risen cents, to 81 1-2. and corr
ia cents, to 80 3-4 on small sales.
Business FaiIsres.
The business failures for the past weel
number for the United States Z17, Can
ada, "a; total 251, AZ compared with
total Of 2l3 last week and 243 the weed
preceding the last For the correspond
ing week of last rear the figures wer,
2A representing A~l0k failnres in II
United States and 33 in Canada.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20

MARQUETTE, Mich, April 20.-While
Richard Williams and his brother, two
Cornish miners, were drunk and bois-
ferrous on the streets OF Ersn river, City
Marshal Terry ordered them to keen
quiet and battle ensued with . shot-
gun and Winchester rife as weapons.
When the smoke cleared away Terry
was found shot through the body.
Richard Williams will loss his left arm
from being shattered with shot. The
other Williams is in jaii.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
Coliided i'm n Fog.

NEW York, April 20.--The steamer
Connecticut, while on her way from
Stonington to New York, was run into
by big schooner, whose jibboom ran
into the steamers side. tearing up the
woodwork and throwing passengers out
of their berths. A fog prevailed at the
time. The steamer arrived here with
her passengers safe, but some Of them
were bruised little. The steamer was
damaged about 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
PLAYING IN A sklFF.

Three Children Drowned In the Ohio
River, ut Marietta.
MARIETTA, Ohio, April 20.--While
Alta Foster, aged ten, Raymond Foster,
aged five, and Walter Smith, aged ten,
were playing in skiff on the Ohio the
boat capsized and all three were thrown
under some fatboats and drowned. The
bodies have not yet been recovered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
80 SOUTH MONDAY. APRIL

gates: "We much regret that they en-
tirely ignore the real diAsculty - the
French Interpretation o. the treaty.
They seem to- he willing to set the house
atire to roast Newfoundland eggs"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20

interchangeable Tickets Voted Down.
KANSAS CRY, April 20.-The Trans
Missouri passenger association ad-
journed after voting down Commits
sioner Vallandigham's proposition that
the roads should sell q ), ,000-mile inter-
changeable ticket. Most Of the session
was devoted to the division of Colorado
rates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20

Frank hammock received a verdict OF
-, 600 against the st. Paul and Duluth
road at Duluth for damages for the loss
OF three 1ngers while working for the
Company. This was his second iudg-
INIT. His first was 81 800, but the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
Murderous work OF Daxe societi,

0OGkDEIGBs
RokR, April 90. During tho trial at
Bari Of 178 members OF the Mala Vita
society one Of the witnesses, who was q
member Of the humanitarian society,
testided that he had known peesons who
were put to Death . Tie result OF sent
Saces imposed By TIE Nala Vita
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
HAIL AND WIND.

Much Damage Done and Ifany Injured
ut Marion, Ind.
MARION, Ind, April 20.--A terrific
hail and wind storm fell upon the north
ern part Of this city about p. m, COM
pdetely crushing the Crosby paper mill
and damaging q number of other builds
ings. While many persons are injured.
there are 10 fatalities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
NO VICTIMS ESCAPE.

Spotted Fever Raging at Milan, renn.-
People Flying In Terror.
MILAN, Tenn. April 20.-A disease
called spotted fever is raging in this
section. Over thirty persons have
died within the last few days, not a
single patient having so far recovered.
The people are fleeing and all the i'm
mediate towns have quarantined against
the stricken towns of Newbern and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
Farmer out for I Lynching.

OMAHA, Neb., April 20.-A large
crowd Of farmers has gathered at Broken
Bow, Custer county, and threaten to
lynch Houstine, the murderer, IT he Is
not hanged at once Houstine was sem
fenced to hang Friday, but was respited
by Gov. Boyd.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
Will Pnsh the Duluth and Minn,n.x

DULUTH, Mimi, April 2O.-Indisn
Agent Leahy. and Messrs. Callahan ana
Haskell, of the Duluth and Winnipeg
railroad, have returned from Bois
Fortes Indian reservation, where they
obtained the signatures OF Chippewa
Indians to the sale of right-of- way.
work on the road will now be pushed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20

DAVENPORT, Iowa, April 90. A family
row at lie Claire, twelve miles north OF
this city, win result fatally for one of
the victims, if not both. Newton Mes
bit and wife were eating breakfast,
when the husband made rejecting re-
mark snd Mrs. Nesbit drew revolver
and sent ball into the back part of
her husbands head. She then shot her
self twice, the first ball taking effect in
the neck and the second making q scalp
wound. Nesbit was steamboat fire.
man. =.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
Car Builders strike.

Mt. VERNON, H., April 20.-Fifty-
three of the wood machine men of the
car shops here went ont on strike. They
ask the discharge of the foreman of that
department. 1t is feared that the strike
will become a general one and that
nearly all of the 600 employees will go
out
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20

How Englsad Talks Of Newfoundland.
LONDON, April 20.--The Times says OF
the protest OF the Newfoundland dele
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-04-20
ARSENIC m COFFEE.
Guests at Wedding Poisoned - One
Dead.


Dead.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 20.-From
the effects of poison taken in some mys.
terious manner mt the Snooks- Herr
wedding at the residence Of Mrs. Albert
Herr, ut Lyndon, Wednesday evening,
Mr.. B. Frank Guthrie, one Of the veal
thiest and best known residents OF
Louisville, died Saturday ut his resi-.
dence, 928 Third street, near York.
Mrs. Guthrie and her sister, Mrs.
Robert Gray, are down as victims OF
the same poison. DR.. ]. w. Irwin and
DR.. Turner Anderson, who are attend
ing several of the patients, are confident
that all are suffering from arsenical
poisoning, and they believe that the
drug was put in the coffee at the wed.
ding dinner for the purpose Of killing
some one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
A BOLD FORGER's SCHEME.

BIigadier General McLeer yesterday exposed a bold
forger who has been attempting to get money his
In Brooklyn In his mall he found letter from DR..
Truman j. Backus, OF Packer Institute, ncoslng check
for s., letter signed with General MoLeers and
note asking the General to hand the money to the per
who had presented the letter he all right and
II the letter bearing tho Generals genuine
The letter was rs follows:
Brooklyn, Dec. %. 1901.
The bearer is Mr. Chambers, valued c0mrade
His comrades striving to send him TO the soldiers
Home Hampton, Va. lie has been a very great
sufferer from surgical operations. He is greatly in
need and IL would be real charity to help him and To
send him 10 a comfortable place. You have always
been the soldiers friend. He is most worthy.
"JAMES McLEER.D
General McLeer pronounced the letter forgery and
returned the check TO DR.. Backus. The forgers
Is William II. Chambers. He was once a member Of
Company c. 18th Regiment, but is confirmed "dead
beat" according to General McLeer. The General him
self has given him good deal OF money and that
he Frank Lyman, Of the Brooklyn Gas Company ;
A. A. Low General james Jourdan and others
Chambers at time falsely represented himself q
representative 0fThe Tribune, and for collecting money
In the name OF the paper was sent to prison for three
years.
General McIecr says that under circumstances
would he write such letter that presented TO
Baclus. IL were worthy he would try to get
money for hin, but not by written appeals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
TROUBLES OF A WAYWARD BOY.

Chief Clerk Degnan, Of the Lee Avenue Police Court
appealed to yesterday morning by the parents OF
George Henry Noll, a wayward boy, fourteen years
old, who has managed to get into a number OF esca
pades. Young No disappeared from his home No.
235 Lee-ave., last September and for several weeks
the police Of Brooklyn searched for him. He was
working at the time in factory in South Ffh-st ana
with several other boys decided 10 leave the city, ne
wandered around NewYork In their company, ana
finally separated from them. Nothing being heard Oh
him, the suspicion got abroad that he had met foui
play. One day his mother was mourning his dsap
pearance, a letter handed her which was datea
from the schoolship jamestown. On opening II sne
found it was from George, who said he was SICK ana
anxious to get home again. His stepfater, Georse D.
GEM, made investigation and found that the James
town in Norfolk, Va, and that the boy hah en-
listed under the name OF George Henry Dickson iho
record Of the lads enlistment contained the name
Herbert Van Dyke, who represented himself al tn'
time as the boys guardian. lie was placed hrst VI
the Minnesota and afterward the jamestown In
subsequent letter TO his mother George said that III
had made an attempt to escape from the SHIP ana rs
a consequence locked up In "a cell, where Ns Only
fare was bread and water. A..
Clerk Degnan Will appeal 10 Secretary Tracy "
have the boy released from prison and returned 10 s
nareDts homo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

The house on that hill, overlooking the lovely
fheet Of water on which "Daredevil' FltzpatricK
has won two Suburbaas 1.-THE Saratogans have tro'-
ting races on the ice in January. is the home OF
the world-famous George Crum. Crum needs Out
little introduction here. Though stranger ID
Broadway, he is well known TO thousands OF New
Workers. who these eleven years have eaten OF
his woodcoclS and partridge, his lake bass ana
brook trout, his wonderful potatoes, tootbSome
roasting ears and delicious corn fritters. lie is
known in Paris. London and Rome, as well as III
New-York, Chicago and Boston. and IN so high
respect is he hello that any hotel proprietor IN the
great cities of the world would be glad TO nave
q mortgage on him for the rest Of his natural Hfe
Several have tried TO engage him TO command, not
their pots and kettles, only their gridirons, but
all have failed. Handsome salaries have been
held out TO him, but he will not be persuaded TO
leave his woods his springs, his fields of corn
and potatoes. Even Dclmonico was forced to give
up the attempt to get him in the kitchen at Twenty
sixthst. and Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
ORIGINAL, IF IRREVEREST.
The Louisville Commercial.

couple OF stories about children came in yes
terday The little son of one Of legal luminores
was eating, with great gusto, some candy, which
turned 10 his mother and said Mamma ] be-
evc that II God had this candy he would eat 1t all
up and not give the angels one bitS
One Of our Leading Leading physicians encountered this
incident in the family OF one OF his patients; The
father giving his little girl religious nstruc
tons when she interrupted him with:
al Just hate the Jews
"Oh, that's wrong, my DEAR he said, "Why do
you feel sop
" I hate 'em because they hated Jesus SO bad"
But, my child, said the father, "Jesus was a
Jew himself.
"why, ! didn't know that said the little one In
establishment. II always thought he was Meth
odist."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
CLERK AND CASH MISSING.

Arthur lor,nr. who manages the store Of the Crsv'
ford shea Comnany at Fulton and Nassau sts., %
eves that he has been ingenously swndled by Chari
l a salesman in the shop lie received di'pa'. -,
on Thursday afternoon saying that his mother was !.
at his home in and desired his pre'en,
lie hurried to see her. but found her we'll and wheh y.
reexamined the dispatch found that 1t bad been sow
from New York lie then fastened back 70 tno s he
and ,onnd thar Mn had gone, and that 81 from ue
cashdrawer and sIl3 the proceeds OF the s'Ies ns
Thursday, were also missing Hill lived WITH Lo''"'
nj No, 90 Henry-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
ILLNESS OF EY COMMISSIONER FIrZGIBB0S.

Exschool Commissioner James j. Ftzgiooon
living seriously Ill at his home. No. III hehEs''
suffering from pneumonia. He has been coln a..
to his home for some days, and several omes !"
believed that the end near. Mr.. Fiu1Doon
seventy-two years old and g. we'll known IN BrooAp
He has been active in politics for many years lis ~
Andrew was elected Alderman at-larse AZ ene "
cente
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
CALL FOR THE REV. Mr.. HORNE.

The Rev. George II. Horne, who recently left "s
Ridgewood Baptist Church, after he was acquitted OF
.ho charge of kissing some OF the pretty young girls
of his flock has accepted call to the passionate f INC
East End BAPTIST Church in the Twenty-slxth ward
He will succeed the Rev. Jacob whehurSt, VINO 10
Gently went to Erie, Penn. Mr. Horne mas pen
preaching In the church since Mr.. WhltehnrSt Sen'
away lie Is the son OF q missionary and was DorI ~
Africa. lie was a compositOr and proofreader "nss
he began preach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

THE FAMOUS EATING-HoUSE ON SARATOGA
LAKE.
BACKED BY WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT AND
pArRoNIzED BY THE woRLD-How GAME

AND FISH ARE COOKED.
man of bulky frame and heavy STEP with the
face of an Indian caused half the people on Broad
way to stop and turn round. All wanted to look
at him as he passed along there was something
so unconventional about his dress. his walk was
90 slow, his carriage so digni6ed Moreover he
was accompanied by Colonel Abe Daniels, OF New
Jersey when the tide is ont. The Colonel was
pointing out all the interesting things in the street
and the stranger was enjoying the sight of them
The pair .strolled to the Grand Central station.
where they parted, after the Colonel had accepted
an invitation 10 visit his friend on the hilltop
near Saratoga Lake next June
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
nrirU OF AN OLD RESIDENT.

Nicholas Devlnc, who is among the o'oese n,s
q, Aha EASTERN District died on Christmas Day al mS
home No 200 North Fifth-st. lie was ninety iou'
wears old and lived In the Fourteenth Ward OF
for eighty years. Death was due 10 old age. S,m
seven children and twenty grandchildren surVivo Ia. ,
The funeral will take place to-day. aud the pufa' W.
be ct Cypress Hills Cemetery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

waited as long, though they always dined IN a
private room. Crum left the kitchen to apologize
10 Mr. Gould for the delay, whereupon tile
wizard said that he understood the rules OF
the establishment and would willingly wait
another hour. Henry Hilton and party OF
friends, including the ladies Of his family. were
turned away one day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
4 MUSICAL socIErY,s PLANS.

The Amphion Musical Society OF Williamsburg prom
Uses brilliant reception TO It's women friends about
the middle Of January. On Thursday, January IL
tho Amphion reunion will take place. On that %
cason all the present and past officials OF the SOCIETY,"
will gather around the festive board rs has been tne~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

Yorke IT, william Torrens Garret T. Byrne r.
Walter II. smith, Joseph Drumming. Charles Moss, r.
Richard Mamlok, Edward Schultz and Sidney I. Ham
ilton =
The barnard School Dramatic Club gave an enter
tainment on Tuesday evening for the purpose Of rails
ing money for the athletic association Of the school
About $3.50 was netted. 1t was the first annual per-
Torrance given by this club and large audience Of
members and friends Of the school attended. The en-
tertaipment con listed OF q mixture OF drama and
music the latter being furnished by banjo quartet
and by Miss S. Judd and f. b. Kinney, IT, John X
Gore gave some Rotations. The officers Of the com
pony are: j. BLOT captain David A. Lesperance, jr
first lieutenant Christian Fcgenspan. second lieuten
ant Edgar F.. simpson, first sergeant Roland Gerry
Brown second sergeant; John w Russell, color
bearer Tho entertainment was closed with the farce
"Lend Me Five shillings." Those who took part
were A. S. Hyde, &. l.. Jaeger W. II. Lockwood, j.
Blot, p. W. Simpson, T. Hamilton and p. D. Vedder.
The younger pupils Of Barnard School celebrated
Christmas on Wednesday afternoon By holding their
annual jubilee and Christmas tree. A programme Of
songs and Rotations was given, those taking part
being Masters James and Gilroy, Masters French AMI
Faulkner, Masters Maybe and Mason, and Masters
Hargraves Lloyd, Lille, Thompson and Griffith. The
Christmas vacation Of Barnard began "Wednesday
School will begin again on January 4.
This afternoon the Rev. DIR. J. o. Brown will ad-
dress the Young Mems Assembly at the hall Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, No. West One,
land twenty -ffthst,, at 10 O'Clock. An or
chestra made up Of the members Of the Haydn Society
will furnish music. on Thursday night at O'Clock
the weekly meeting and song service will he held
New Years afternoon, from to O'Clock, the Young
Women's Auxiliary will give a reception II the men,
nrs Of the Young Mems Christian Association In the
parlors OF the association. The young women will
furnish refreshments. on New Years night an en-.
tertainment will be given In the hall Of the Young
Mems Christian Association for the members Of the
Young women's Christian Association. Those taking
part In the programme will be Miss Ida Mari. con-
tralto guitar sooIst Miss Marie Isabelle Dovney,
soprano; J. G. Bedcr, baritone; J. ID. Brnckerhon,
reader. The musical part Of the programme will be
under the direction of +. H. Kinney jr The Rambling
Club which spends It's summers In rambling trips
the country and Its winters In social meetings, wiz
meet I'm the parlors OF the Young Mems Christian
Association Friday evening. J. S. Guest
is the president of the club, and samuel W. Baldwin Is
secretary and treasurer. special meeting Of the