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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-06-22
LUMBER PRODUCTION.
Census Statistics Regarding white Pins
In the Northwest.

I'm the Northwest.
WASHINGTON, June 22.--The census
Office bulletin concerning the lumber
production and allied industries of the
states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Min
nesota has been issued. 1t is the first
and most comprehensive of six bulle-
tins on the lumber industries of the
country, and is the most elaborate. 1t
deals solely with the white pine belt,
leaving other lumber to be dealt with
In subsequent bulletins. The statistics
show that during the past ten years
there has been an increase Of 80 per
cent. in the quantity of white pine pro-
duced and an increase of rs per cent. in
the value Of the product. Moreover
there has been an increare of l31 per
cent. in the number of hands employed
and an increase of 141 per cent. in
wages paid for services in this industry.
The FIRST table in the bulletin shows
the relative rank of the six principal
cities in the lumber district industry in
the white pine groups. In 1880 these
cities, In order OF rank, were Bay City,
Muskegon, Minneapolis, Saginaw, Man
istec and Menominee, Mich. The order
OF rank. according to the production for
1890, ID as follows: Minneapolis, Ne
nominee, Muskegon, Bay City, Oshkosh
and La Crosse. From this it appears
that Minneapolis has gone mp from third
% first place, while Saginaw and Man.
istee have been outclassed and dropped
cut, their places having been taken by
Oshkosh and La Crosse. The average
rate OF wages paid IN the three states is
highest in Minnesota. The average an
nual wages for 1890 were as follows:
Michigan, 2.42; Wisconsin, 81. "a; Min
nesota, $2.6S.
Under the head of standing timber
the bulletin does not pretend to show
tho actual amount. The amount Of
timber remaining untouched cannot be
accurately measured at present. w. w.
Braden reports that the state of Mime
sofa owns IL, ,o0U, 200 acres Of timber
land, estimated to contain 20, 200, ,o00, QUO
feet, valued ct about sec, GOO, 600. From
this estimate it may be safely asserted
that the government owns about
the same amount OF timbered lands.
which, added to that reported by the
manufacturers and others in Minnesota,
would aggregate o3, 900, 600 900 in the
state, valued at 500, ,0O0, 900. The nat
ural deduction from this u that the tim
Der remaining standing in the State of
Minnesota constitutes the reserve Of the
white pine now standing, and Mime
sofa will be the white pine state for
many years when that class Of lumber
Is exhausted In the other states.
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Might Have Been Much worse.

LA JUNTA, Colo, June s2.--At 8 a.
M, while party of emigrants consist
ing Of A. J. Bliss, wife and four chill
dren. Grant Green. wife and one child,
and Charles Wilkerson were crossing q
bridge over Timpis creek, near here,
the bridge gave way, precipitating the
entire party into the creek, which was
swollen with rain. Wilkerson was in
jured by falling timbers. The rest of
the party were unhurt. Four horses
belonging to Bliss were drowned and
the wagon wrecked
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=
Neat Little Scheme Of the Guatemalan
President for Feathering His
Own Nest.
A Transaction Which Looks Very Much
Like the Embexzlement OF
S3,OOO,OOO.
Mexican Congress and Other Officials
Charged with Accepting 100000
I'm Bribes.

GUATEMALA CRY, June 22.--A great
sensation has been caused here by the
discovery that n, !, 900 900 in bonds have
been issued for the redemption OF the
treasury notes, instead Of $5, 900, 900
called for ny the decree issued by Presi-
dent Barrillas to effect the change. It
is further stated that Barrillas has sold
Is, ,000, 600 worth of these bonds at 40
per cent. OF their face value and pock-
eted the money and has placed the re-
mainder of the bonds in the treasury to
redeem the notes. This piece of work
has caused great. indignation, and Barril-
las has become more unpopular than
over.
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wants saloons to stay Closed.

DUBUQUE, Ia, June 22.-The saloon
cases have appeared in court and pro-
ceedings this time are likely to he car.
ried to the extreme. Writs of injunc.
ton were some time since ordered to be
served against sixty saloon keepers, but
as the places were found closed by the
sheriff the writs were SO returned, al
though the saloons were opened the
next day. Judge Lepihan ordered gen
uine service in the case of six of these
places with instructions to the sheriff
If need be, to force the doors and re
move the bars and fixtures.
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DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.

One Passes Over Eastern Arkansas, Un-
roofing and Dsmolfshing Houses.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 20. A de-
structivs storm passed over Eastern Ar
kansas during the morning. Houses
were unroofed and blown down, fences
carried away and . large area Of timber
land laid waste. Mrs. Julia Shadlick
was killed by . falling tree. John Stan
hey, who was hauling ties IN the woods,
was crushed beneath falling timber.
Two boys named HOllineswoxth are
missing, and it ID feared have been
killed In the woods.
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Valuable Relics for : University,

AUSTIN, Tex, June 22.--At the con-
clusion Of the regular commencement
exercises at the Texas state university
Thursday night, Governor Hogg pre-
sented to the university on bshalf of
s. NJ. Swenson, of New York, but for
merly of Texas, valuable collection Of
ancient coins and medals, and Also 200
specimens Of implements and ornaments
OF the stone age found in Sweden. The
governor stated that the vaaue OF the
coins and other articles presented il not
less than $20o, 600.
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First In the Unitsd states.

HILL CRY, 8. D., June 22.-President
Untermeyer, of New York, and the
directors of the Harney Peak Consoli.
dated Tin company, have left by special
train for the East, after deciding to
Immediately commence the erection OF
tin concentrating plant Of 2, 500 pounds
daily capacity. The contract for build.
ing the mill will be let in Chicago June
%. This will be the first mill in the
United States.
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Favor the Third Party,

EMMETsBURG, Ia, June 22.-At the
annual meeting of the Farmers Alliance
of this county spirited discussion took
place relative to the third party move
ment. A majority of the members
present favored third party. The AL
lance may cut quite prominent figure
in the selection Of representative from
this district.
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CANTON, o., June 90. The Rev. How
ard McQueary, the suspended Episcopal
clergyman, it is said, will, ut the expir-
alton Of his suspension, demand that he
be reinstated IN the ministry on the
ground that if he be then deposed IL viii
amount to being twice sentenced for
the same offense, which he claims ID un-
cauonical.
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DUN's TRADE REVIEW.

Rain Improves Crop Reports, and the
0ntlo~k conss4msnk1y Brfghens.
New YoRK, June pr. g. Dun's
d Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Crop prospects have greatly improved
during the past week, particularly in
Southern and Northwestern regions,
where there has been lack of rain, and
there is now scarcely single CONNER
cial center from which the crop reports
are not highly favorable.
In building much depression results
from recent failures at Philadelphia.
Pit1sburg notes better demand for man.
ufActured iron, and Cleveland more de-
mand for pig. Chicago notes wool re-
ceipts double last year. with an increase
OF one half in wheat and dressed bed
and moderate increase in hides, bat de-
crease in -four, corn and lard.
Rains and Brighter Crop Prospects
It Is important that all Northwestern
and Southwestern reports mention rains
and brighter crop prospects. At st.
Psul it Is stated that few localities now
lack moisture, and the wheat crops Of
Minnesota and the Dakotas is thought
to be secure from harm by drought.
Crop prospects strengthen confidence at
Kansas City, and business is improved
ut Louisville. decidedly at Montgomery.
and slightly at New Orleans. Trade is
small at Memphis, but crop prospects
good; dull at Nashville, better than
usual for the season at Atlanta. and
much better than last year at Jackson
vile.
Regarding Money,
reports show almost everywhere an am
pie supply for legitimate and safe busi-
ness, but it is frequently mentioned that
there is no supply for speculation, and
at st. Louis the market is sitter at I
and s per cent, ut Kansas City firm at
8 to 10, and Detroit strong at Z, rather
stringent at Cleveland, tight at Little
Rock and Atlanta, close at Nashville.
and in good demand with firm rates at
New Orleans.
In wooden goods there is q large vel
ume of business and orders show that
distinct gain in the consuming demand
is felt. The orders for foreign goods
are said to be so per cent. less than q
year ago, but the domestic trade gains.
In hides large receipts ct the West has
broken the combination to lift prices,
and butts, after rising from 3-4c to nc
in March, are selling at 8 3-4c again.
Business Failures.
The business failures for the past week
number for the United States 224, Cam
ada, 20; total 293, as compared with
244 last week and 224 the week prev
ious to the last; for The corresponding
week OF last year the figures were 1873.
representing 178 failures In the United
States and III In Canada.
II ~ =
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crooksten 7 wants the Road.

DULUTH, June 22.-Great efforts are
being made by the farmers and business
men OF Polk county to induce the Du-
luth and Winnipeg railway people to
change the proposed bee line route from
Duluth to Winnipeg, and deviAte 70 as
to run into Crookston and through tho
Red river valley. There Is large dele
cation here working for that end.
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Turner's at St. Paul.

ST.. PAUL, june 22.--Large numbers
of delegates to the great Turnfest have
arrived during the night and day. Six
societies from Milwaukee came in dur
ing the evening, each occupying spe-
cial car. One thousand Chicago Turn
ers have also arrived ON q special train.
The exercises will be held at the state
fair grounds.
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South Dakota shootists.

HURON, s. D., June 22.-The South
Dakota gun clubs closed three days
tournament at noon. The purses were
won by Bsresford, De Smet, Parker and
Huron. Individual winners were JEFF
ries, Sanbarn. Scott, Turner, Lauer,
Grove, Scriggs and Wass. A fall meet
ing win be held either in Sioux Falls or
Mitchell.
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Testified to His own dishonesty.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 22.-Owen e.
Murphy was one of the witnesses heard
BY the parliamentary committee investi-
eating the charges OF corruption pre-
ferred against Thomas McGreevy, MP.
for obtaining government contracts fof
Murphy's firm. Murphy testified that
IN three years his firm gave $l0O, 900 to
politicians and go-betweens and for
campaign Dnrpczse
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Alaska PRISON SHIP.
The Al-Ki to Be Used for Keeping
Captured seAlsrs.

The Ai-Ki to Be Used for Keeping
CAPTURED Sealers.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-Tht
steamer Al-ki, which has been chartered
by the United States government for
service in Alaska win soon be ready for
the sea. Her coal bunkers have been
enlarged and 400 tons Of coal put on
board Of her. 1t is stated that she will
be used rs q prison ship and will be
stationed at Onalaska, to which place
all crews Of sealers caught violating the
law will be taken. A force of marines
viii be sent north on the Al-Ki to act an
guard of her prisoners should any be
captured. As soon rs the ship is ready
for sea she viii report to Rear Admiral
Irwin at Mare Island, where she will
receive her crew and supplies.
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siou. City Germ PaIace Date.

Sioux CRY, Ia, June 20. The fifth
annual corn palace festival win be held
IN Sioux City Oct. to II inclusive. The
attractions will be arranged on 4 grander
and more comprehensive scale thaneve
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Minnesota G. r. A. u.

ST. PAUL. June 22.--'rhe convention
of the Catholic Total Abstinence union
of Minnesota, held at st. Paul, has
closed. A. w. Gutridge of st. Paul
was elected president.
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UTICA, June 22.-The loss by the food
here viii exceed 100000. The food
was caused by cloudburst in the hills
two miles west.
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Hig Maranette Biaze.

MARQUETTE, Mich, June 22.-Fire
practically destroyed the Ncster and
Gregory blocks The losses aggregate
S115, 600, with $67, 600 insurance.
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DEs MONIES, Ia, June ga fall Of
slate at the Christy coal mine, near
here, crushed to death Josephy Wasky
and his son William.
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Cry or MEXICO, June 22.-The
Anglo-American received the following
dispatch from its correspondent at Qua
temala: II took your dispatch to the
department of foreign affairs, where /
was granted an audience with Secretary
Emil De Leon. showed him your mes
sage containing the rumored scheme of
annexation. He stated fatty that the
rumored scheme was entirely, false, and
that no such proposition had been made
or was contemplated. President Baril-
las also gave me authority to deny the
rumor. as it was entirely without foun-
dxtion. am OF the opinion if q dis
patch OF the nature of tho rpmor was
sent to Mexico it is for sensational pur-
poses.
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locomotives and Cars Demolished.

CLEVELAND, June 22.-By collision
on the Lake Erie and Western railroad,
near Creston, o.. two locomotives and
fifteen loaded cars were destroyed.
Two men, Patrick Connolly and John
Howard, We're badly hurt.
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Three Clung TO ths Rigging.

LEwEs, Del, june 2-The schooner
reported sunk on the shoals proves TO be
ths George Henry Captain d. r. Smith.
of Baltimore, with coal from Philadel-
phia for Newberne, N. G. The vessel
sprung leak coming down the bay, and
when near the western end Of Shears
shoals sank. falling on her eide. drown
ing John Gees, colored, one of the crew.
She soon righted, and the captain with
three men, all colored, took to the rig
ging and remained there without food
or water until daylight, when they were
rescued. The crew was much worn out
by exposure from the storm prevailing
while they were in the rigging.
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a Young Here and Two Girls Drownsa

Young Hero and Two Girls Urowns1.
OMAHA, June GA special from
Norfolk, Neb., gives an account Of a
country school house crowded with
children being washed away during the
recent storm, resulting in the drowning
of Charles Miles, Cora N. Hamlin and
Anna Cox. That all did not perish was
due to the heroism Of young Miles, who
while trying to reach the two girls.
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NO CONCESSION TO VENEZUELA.

British Guinea Refuses to Give UP It's
Claim to Disputed Territory.
LONDON, June 22.-It is stated that
the colonial government of British
Guinea has decided to maintain without
compromise or concession the frontier
known as Schonbsvurgs line against
either passive or hostile claims on the
part of Venezuela. To concede the
Venezuela claim would be to surrender
the richest mineral districts In the
colony, as well as to abandon the posts
commanding the entrance to the ORR
noco river and the Barini river. It is
certain that under no circumstances
will the Venezuelan claims be allowed,
although the British government would
make some unimportant concessions to
secure definite settlement of the dispute.
The mineral districts, which are the
principal subject of contention, PROMISE
to be equal to any in Australia or Cali
fornia, and the parties operating the
mines are extremely anxious for reten-
ton of English rule.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10
THE ITATA AFFAIR.
The State Department at Wash
ington in Quandry Concern
ing thu Itata.
They are not Certain They Have
the Right to Seize the Rebel
Steamer.
ItIs OuestIon Of RIGHT.

WAsHINGToN, May S.-Tne question
Of the right Of the United States to take
the Itats on the high seas is not alto
gether settled. The state department
people have searched their authorities
and have scrutinized the facts in the
case and are inclined to doubt the
right. The whole question arises from
the dispute as to the character Of the
vessel. Were she pirate, a ship in
the service Of an enemy TO this country
or vessel of American register en-
gagged in acts In violation Of treaty
stipulations. the case would be q sim
pie one. But she is merely q Chilisn
vessel engaged in the transportation OF
q suspected cargo, 8 cargo that may be
contrAband In the light Of treaty, and
there is very great risk involved.
No one doubts the right Of the United
States 10 arrest The vessel in our own
waters, for the purpose Of examin=t!Sc
and her detention Tuesday afternoon
was In accordance with this belief, but
now that she has landed the deputy
I marshal and sailed along on her bus
iness, she may prove a hornet that
will sting in after years, The dis
patches from Chill this morning throw
peculiar side light on the affair.
being to the effect that President Bal
maceds has directed the suspension Of
all paper payments TO the government.
In future, be proelaims, during the
present emergency, payments Of rev.
enue and other dues TO government
must be made in silver. a naval
officer to-day pointed out the fact that
shis meant a good deal and might in
dicate a certain mount % shrewd pre-
caution on the part Of Balmsceds, who
is just as likely as not preparing for
Abdica'ion. such things have hap
pened often enough before in South
American revolutions to make the
theory entirely probable. Such Al
act will, Of course, end the war in
favor of the insurgents. In the mat
ter of international law involved, il
= NOuAu cCCul a. NhOukh thN ebaAC NC
psrtment is not entirely in accord
with the rest OF the administration,
for both Attorney General Miller and
Secretary Tracy lean to belief that thu
vessel Itata lie legitimate prey. A re
port has come from San Francisco tC
the effect that Richard Trumbull, I
member of the Chilian government
has been arrested. No knOwledg
of such an act has been received at tn,
department. of justice. 1t is stated
there that It would be an easy mat
ter for anyone TO cause the arrest o
Trumbull on a charge of violating tn
neutrality laws. The marshal
bound to recos nizs an order to thi
effect contained in the Information
or complaint sworn to by an Ameri
can citizen. In case there is = mis-
take or false arrest, there is redres
only in the form of suit stlAw agains
the informant. The marshal is no
responsible.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10
Boyd-Thaver Aftermath.

OMAHO. MayS.-The ousting Of Gov
ernor Boyd has given rise to many
startling POLITICAL rumOrs, the latest
of which is that Chief Justice Cobb
wants to be senator and that by help
ing Thayer in as Governor he will Sc
cure coveted place by appointment.
In order to make room for him, rumor
says that Senator MandersOn will be
appointed to succeed Secretary Proctor
when the latter official takes Edmunds
place in the senate. Senator Mander-
SON returned home from Washington
to-dav and was asked by reporter as
to the reliability of the gossip. He re-
piled: "f can say without hesitAncy
that there lie no foundation whatever
fOrit."
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10
Vote the straight republican ticket.
THE ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Custer County's Financial Condition Con-
tinues to OImprOve.
The attention Of the taxpayers is
claimed for a short time this morning
by the annual fiscal statement Of the
county, prepared by the county clerk
and given t. the public in a style that
lie comprehensible by everybody.
There are many things in this state
ment that compare fsvorably with
that Of last year and Of years before,
but as these former reports cannot be
reproduced for comparison by our
readers, we will briefly call attention
to some of the most conspicuous fea-
lures Of improvement.
The amount Of warrants issued in
each year can be fairly taken as a mea-
sure of improvement or the reverse:
The issue for the year ending
Mich i. 1890, was.............. sol ,62S 30
For the wear ending March i,
1891, IL was only ............... 81 S'9 5l
A reduction of.................. l3,olS.S4
This vas accomplished by a saving Of
S5s6.97 in road expenses, $54O.3O in
poor expense, $2,3l1.9l in contingent
expense, and the balance, amounting
TO the handsome sum of SIC, 0,3S0.66, in
general expense. The court expenses
of the past year were Sc, $3.50 against
81, 500. so for the previous year, but as
we had four terms last year and only
two the previous one, the small in
crease shows up q positive reduction.
The total assessment for
1890 was. ...................e44 800 4l Luz
| For 1891 IL was................ D SoO,ol1.OO
The tax levy for 1890 was 2SI mills
for 1891 26 mills, the increased rate be
ing partially necessary by the mAtur-
ing Of the remainder Of the first issue
of bonds, some Sl4, 10000 in amount,
and partially by a legacy Of unsettled
claims bequeathed by the old board.
The amount of bonds retired in 1890
was 81 900 90. but in 1891 the treasurer
will take up S14 200, being the last of
the issue of S55, 10000 floated in 1851.
This will reduce the annual interest
nearly 81 900 per annum, which is in
itself quite a saving.
Another feature of the statement
that will appeal TO the intelligence OF
everybody is the very large reduction
in the net indebtedness of he tcOunty:
March 1. 1890, the net in
| debtedness was.................-SzoO,S ,S1S.0O
March l, 1891, II had shrunk l7,SS1.oS
tO........ ..............s'..-.ssssss. -
A reduction of.................. As, l4Lo'
which is pulling the debt down nearly
as rapidly as it was piled up.
A comparison Of the actual moneys
in hand on the respective dates also
shows a gratifying improvement;
Mrch /, 1890, the cash on
hand WAS. .....s'.''-''. ..''e oO'ooo'o
March /, 1891, it amounted TO Ill ,S99.4'
OF this latter sum the state has sinc'
had some Sl5. 10000, while the resPec
tive school funds are each more OF les
partic pants. II is gratifying 20 b
able TO state that there is every reasoI
10 believe that all the existing school
/. will have funds enough to run tn
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10
wreck Near sauIt Ste. Marie.

ST. PAUL, May s.-A Sault Ste.
Marie special to the Globe says: The
west bound Canadian Pacific from
Boston for Minneapolis met with a
serious accident about ten miles east
of here this morning. One sleeper
and the dining car were thrown from
the track into the ditch and was bad
ly wrecked. The dining car cOndDo-
tor, Charles Ford, was seriously, if not
fatally, injured. The Jesuit priest OF
Garden River had a LEG broken and
several passengers were injured. The
cause of the accident was the spread
ing Of the track. The engine and ter
forward coaches passed over the rails
before the wreck occurred. Five doc
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10
Poor People Burned Out.

CHICAGO, MAJ s.-Boys playing
with matches in a wagon shed in the
southwestern portion Of the city,
this morning, created q fire which
rendered dozen families homeless.
The tenants were all poor people and
n many instances lost all. One old
lady was badly burned in trying TO
save her household goods. The loss
amounts to $4,000, with but little
insurance.