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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
sIillwaukee club In More Trouble.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31.-The Milwau-
kee base ball association La in more
trouble. Before it Joined the associa-
ton it was only 5000 behind. Now it
appears to be twice that sum away from
solvency. The players have not been
paid, there are other liabilities brought
over from the Western league and
there is still said to be 5000 due for the
franchise in the higher association
which nobody seems inclined to pay. IF
Gus Pabst does not furnish the cash an
attempt viii be made to have ten men
put in 1900 each and secure the club
and it's franchise for the next season.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Black Hawk war Survivors.

GALENA, H., Aug. 31.--The first re-
union ever held of surviving soldiers Of
the Black hawk war of 1882, was held at
Lena, the nearest village to Kellogg's
Grove, where the decisive battle of the
war was fought. Seventeen white
haired veterans, each more than 80 years
of age, registered their names at head
quarters. There are "a known survivors
OF the conflict living in this section.
All who were not too enfeebled by age
to attend were present. Addresses were
made by Judge Kinds, of Lena; Gen.
eraf @. w Jones and CongTessmar
Hit. A permanent organization was
formed, and it was decided to hold
another reunion at Galena, June 25,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Insurgents Defeat Balmaceda's Forces
After Hard Fight-Great Loss on
Both Sides.
The City Of Valparaiso Now In the
Hands of the Constitutional
Party.
The News Confirmed from Various
Sources Balmaceda Said to Be
Fugitive.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s1.-Acting Secre-
tary Wharton, of the state department,
has received the following cablegram
from United States Consul Nc Creary, at
Valparaiso:
''vALPARAIso, Aug. 2s.-Battle fought
near city this morning. Government
forces badly beaten. Heavy loss both
sides. City surrendered to opposition,
but In hands of admirals of American,
German, French and English fleets for
good order No communication with
Santiago. Opposition forces now enter
ing the city,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
rought rifty-foar Rounds.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.-Harry Dali
ly, an Australian and John Sullivan, a
San Francisco bantam, fought fifty-four
rounds at the California Club for 81 600.
The men were very evenly matched and
little advantage was gained by either
until the fifty-third round when re-
peated jabbing on the throat made Sui
Ivan sick and he wanted to quit, but his
seconds put him into the ring for an
other round. Daily again jabbed him
in the neck and he dropped to his knees
and remained until counted out.
Neither man was marked much.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
VALPARAISO CAPTURED.

Congressional Envoys at Washington
Notified of Balmaceda's Defeat.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3t.-The following
cablegram was received by the Con-
gressional ENJOYS here during the even
ing:
"IQUIoUE, Aug. 2s.-Montt, Washing
toni -Balmaceda defeated for the second
time today After the victory the Con-
gressional forces remained outside of the
city. Valparaiso was delivered up to the
German admiral. who, on his side imme-
diately delivered it to the orders OF the
Congressional government Communi-
cate this to the government Of the United
States. (Signed) ERRAzURIz.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
A Row at Sing Sing.

SING SING, N. T., Aug. 31.-There
was a small riot in Sing Sing prison
Thursday which might have developed
in serious outbreak If the convicts had
taken advantage Of the small force of
guards on duty at the prison. The
trouble grew out Of quarrel between
two convicts, who finally came to blows.
A keeper tried to seperate them. As he
did SO he was assaulted by two other
convicts. Other convicts took hand
in the disturbance, but the arrival of
other keepers soon quelled the row. One
Of the convicts had his head laid open
because he would not desist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Holmes Is Eighty-Two.

Boston, Aug. 81.-Oliver Wendell
Holmes has reached his eighty-second
birthday. In conversation he chatted
pleasantly Of early days and of his liter
airy work, at which he has been busily
engaged for some time, preparing pref
aces for new edition Of his writings.
His health, he said, was excellent 81
am very well and very happy. My eye
sight troubles me somewhat, so I am
very glad to avail myself Of the services
os secretary. Other than this I have
no physical trouble"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
A REIGN OF TERROR.

Georgetown KY, is said to have one ON
Account OF q Lynching Bee.
LEXINGTON. KY, Aug. S1.-A special
from Georgetown says that place is pass
ing through reign of terror. A gang
of negroes last night burned the dwell
ing house of Judge Bates. also large
tobacco barn and small cottage. They
are incensed because the mob hanged
one of their race named Frank Dudley
Friday. Ex-speaker Owens of the state
legislature organized posse to patrol
the streets all night. Murderers Squire
Kendall and his four boys are strongly
guarded in the county jail. Great ex-
citement prevails and bloodshed is ex-
pected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Fled to Canada.

LOUISVILLE, Aug 31.-Major William
Tillman, cashier of the Falls City Bank,
which recently collapsed in this city, has
fed to Canada. The news has caused q
sensation both in financial and social
circles. the fugitive being q prominent
figure both In business and society. His
Fight was prompted by tile investigation
which is being made into the affairs OF
the suspended bank, the disclosures be-
ing exceedingly damaging.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
international bicycle Race.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Arrangements
have been completed between the man
ayers of Madison Square Garden and
Thomas Eyck, of Minneapolis, for q six
day international bicycle race, to be
held in the garden beginning on Oct. 1S
and continuing until Oct. "a. All the
competitors will use high ordinary
wheels, and every country will be rep
resented in the contest. A competitor
in order to secure share of the gate
receipts viii have to cover at least 1900
miles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
suicided at Lake Minnetonka.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug, 31.--An extremely
sad case of suicide in prominent Min
neapolis family happened at Minneton-
ka Beach. Mrs. George A. Camp, the
wife Of Major Camp, formerly connect
ed in an extensive lumber business in
Minneapolis with T. B. Walker, COM
mitted suicide by jumping into the lake
in front Of their pleasant summer cot
tage. 1t happened at about o'clock a.
m. as far as can be ascertained. Mrs.
Camp was sufferer from nervous
prostration, which is supposed to be the
cause of the deed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
DuN's REVIEW.
wheat Ressipts Double Last Years De.
spite the Alliance Circular.

sptte the Alliance Circular.
NEW YORK, Aug. n.-R. g. Dun 81
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
The speculation in breadstuffs has broken
down. The failure to export at more
than about OIL. 10 for wheat has admin
isitered the corrective which the trade
greatly needed. The threatened with
drawal of the crop by the Farmers Al
lance amounts to so little that receipts
were II 400, 900 bushels for the last week
reported, against 4, 900, 900 for the corre-
spending week last year, while receipts
on other grain slightly decrease. The
speculation in grain was helped for
day or two by the report that Russia
was about to impose tax on exports of
wheat. This was quickly denied, and
the price declined, and is over four cents
lower for the week. The exports of
wheat for the week are about six times
these of last year, though somewhat less
than year ago for -four, and much less
for corn.
Condition Of Trade.
Trade is better at Boston with espec-
ial improvement in boots and shoes. At
Chicago receipts of wheat are increased
four-fold as compared with last year,
and increase is seen in -four, cheese, and
in sales of dry goods, clothing and shoes,
but decrease in butter, hides and oats.
A heavy increase is seen in trade at st.
Louis, country merchants buying hber-
ally, and trade is improved at Kansas
City, and at Minneapolis and st. Paul,
harvest prospects being of the brightest.
At Nashville the grocery trade is better,
but other business only fair, and very
little improvement is seen at Memphis,
while trade in cotton is slightly inn
proved at New Orleans and at Calves
ton the prospects are favorable. At
Savannah rain for three weeks has af-
fected the crops, and at Jacksonville
business is dull.
Business Failures.
| The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number for the United States
204, and for Canada 90, or total of 226,
as compared with a total of 216 last
week, and 227 the week previous to the
last. For the corresponding week oi
last year the figures were 189, represent.
ing 1866 failures In the United States
and "a in the Dominion of Canada.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
The Catch of Seals.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.-A special
from Onalaska to the Chronicle gives
list of sixty-one sealing vessels and their
catch up to Aug. 10. The number of
seals caught were 81 900. Twenty-four
British vessels and four American ves-
sells had not been boarded up to the
time, and their catches had not been
learned
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Caught q stingaree.

PoRT MONMOUTH, N. j., Aug. 31.--
William Oberman, q fisherman, while
drawing pond in Raritan bay, hauled
up an immense stingaree. After he had
thrown the fish into the boat 1t made .
leap and struck Oberman ON the leg
near the knee, nearly severing it. As
yet the man is in dangerous condition,
having become unconscious from the
loss of blood.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Heard at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.--The firm of
John d. Spreckels & Bros, Of this city,
received the following cablegram direct
from Valparaiso; Opposition defeated,
Valparaiso in control of the Congression-
alists.n The cablegram comes from q
source, which houses interested in the
Chilian trade here state, is disinterested
and authentic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA. MONDAY. IS9
GREATLY EXAGGERATED.
INJURY to the Wheat Fields of the North.
west less Than 10 per cent.

INJURY to the Wheat Fields of the North.
west less Than 10 per cent.
,ST. PAUL, Aug. 31.--The Pioneer
Press prints the following regarding the
injury to the wheat crop:
1t is piece of newspaper sensational
ism pure and simple" said well known
Rilroad official, alluding to st. Paul
dispatch appearing in yesterdays Chica-
go Tribune, under flaming head lines,
such as "Ice in the Wheat Fields, ""Cold
Weather Destroys Crops in-North Da-
kota," Gloomy Reports From the
Northwest" etc. The railroad man
went on to say: ''All this is gross exag-
geration. The fact is the crop is won
derful one, and the serious frost damage
is limited to very few localities. The
great bulk of the hard wheat belt has
escaped injury, and IL is shame to put
In circulation these highly-coiored re-
ports. North Dakota has phenomenal
yield both as to quantity and quality,
and after allowing for all possible de-
terioration as the result of frost the
crop remains magnificent one. have
paid close attention to the matter, and
from the reports received from agents
and grain growers and shippers can tell
you positively that the injury to the
wheat is
Less than 10 Per Cent.
OF the total product probably less than
per cent. Mind You, say the injury,
not the loss. 1t will be found that nine
tenths of the wheat Of Northwestern
Minnesota and North Dakota has not
been affected at all by frost, and with
the remaining tenth it will be a ques-
tion of grade, not Of yield. All this
foolish furore about frozen wheat should
be stopped. It is merely playing into
the hands of the grain spectators, who
win try to take advantage of ii, to cry
down the quality and attempt to lower
the grade, and the farmer will be the
sufferer. What / know is that we have
got our hands full to move this tremen-
dous wheat product, and, as I told you
before, nine-tenths of it is wheat of the
best quality and is above suspicion as
regards frost damage"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
superintendent senecal Dlsmissed.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. .s31 --Superinten-
dent SENEGAL, of the government print
ing bureau has been dismissed, He is
charged with obtaining over $50, 900
commissions OF gifts from those who
sold goods to him in his capacity as su-
perintendent of the purchasing bureau,
and left for parts unknown when he
learned that parliament had ordered him
to appear before the public accounts
committee for examination. When this
fact became known the government
summarily dismissed him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
MAY Day nioters sentenced.

PARIS, Aug. 31.--The trial of the May
Day anarchists has just concluded.
Descamps has been sentenced to FIVE
years and Dardare to three years for
firing at the police. Leveille was ac-
nr1ittad
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-31
Balmacetla 8 Fugitive.

NEW YoRK, Aug. THE Herald's
Valparaiso special confirms the defeat of
Balmaceda in Fridays battle and says
he is . fugitive. Judge Prats win prob
ably be the head of the new govern
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01
An Electric Minute Letter-Stam pei.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.--''Special deliv-
cry. sang out the clerk at that particular
chute as he handed a letter iustsdroppsd to
the man with the stamp. Click, click, went
the stamp. The man in charge of the
messengers picked up the letter and, hold
ing it out to the boy at the head of the line,
said: Here, you, hustle with this. It's
1927 now.", When the inventor went into
the presence of the .postmastsr-Reneral the
other day and said he had a stamp which
would put tho minute as we'll as the day
and the month on every letter, Mr.. Wanna
maker looked thoughtful and asked:
whats the use of stamping the min
utes?"
"There was a tailor who had thirty men
sewing for him." replied the stamp man.
HE was in a hurry and they worked awful
slow. He sent out. got a fiddler and had
him play 4 lively tune. The needles few"
This postmaster general nodded his head.
II see," he said. You mean you've got
something that will mako this great ma
chine of ours move a little faster?"
That's right" said the man, and to-day
at the Washington postofice the stamp
supported by a steel rod, with a battery
under the table. a clock on the wall above
it and the current turned on, every revolu-
ton of the minute hand danced too and
fro between the linking pad and the backs
of $1,000 letters, putting on each the year,
the month, the day, the hour and the min
ute of its receipt. like this:
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01
A Monster Ruby From tho sky.

The country people living some few miles
from Jetmore, Kan, and to the east of the
Leona river were much startled shortly af-
ter dark recently by the approach of an
enormous meteorite, which SKINNED the
earth for something over a quarter of a
mile, and at last disappeared in a small
pond in the vicinity of Shackelford's farm.
The glowing sphere came from the north,
moving very rapidly. As near as could be
Judged, it was about twenty feet long by
seven or eight in thickness and width. and
was of a most beautiful rose color, nearly
translucent and very peculiarly marked
with bands of a coppery black, tie bands
being about two feet in width and placed at
rapidly and at an acute angle it
skinned above it about twenty feet
in the air, marking its course by a line of
dead vegetation, killed by the scorohing
heat as ii passed. Tbs metsorite struck
the summit of a small eminonce known as
Wilson's Mound, which 1t demolished for a
distance of five or SIX feet. This caused
the stone to swerve from its courss. and
some hundred yards further on it dropped
into the pond mentioned. This it did with
an accuracy. that made it seem that some
giant hand had so aimed it. The report Of
the fall could be distinctly heard for half h
mile around. and clouds of steam continued
to rise for some time. Next morning the
waters of the pond are reported to have
nearly disappeared, but the msteorite has
80 buried itself that only a few inches of il
are visible. These are still smoking and
are 80 hot that no examination of the stone
is yet possible.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01

THE Louisville Courier-Journal, in an
interesting collection Of facts on "Con
v%entions as Stimulants," shows that
national conventions leave no impress
on the states in which they are held.
Going back to 1872 it says: "In all these
years a national convention has not
been held in a state that could fairly be
called doubtful, the states in which
conventions were held voted the same
way at every presidential election
within the period mentioned. They
voted in every case as they were ex-
pected to vote before the convention
was called. Az to the matter OF plural
tiles it cannot be said that they We're
affected by the place whore the nomi-
nation was made. Holding a national
convention in the principal city of a
state undoubtedly imparts a certain
stimulus to the members Of the party
there and awakens considerable enthu-
siasm. The %perplexing question is how
much of this survives until the ballots
begin to fall" The cheering thing
about the selection OF Minneapolis, in
the Courier-Journal's opinion, is that the
republicans have avowedly accepted a
contrary theory and thus they have pub
licly admitted that Minnesota and her
sister states are doubtful.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01
His Frozen Highness.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-lt has leaked out
that President Harrison narrowly escaped
an open rupture with the national commit
tee when it called at the White house to pay
it's respects. When all the members of the
committee had been usheted up stairs into
the cabinet room, word was sent into the
Presidents room that they were there.
They were not invited in, however, but
were asked to wait. They waited five
minutes. Nobody came to ask them i'll.
They waited ten minutes. Nobody came
to ask them in. They waited fifteen min
utes, and nobody called to ask them in.
some of them became restless, some pro-
fame, and several started for the door,
remarking that if BENJAMIN Harrison
had not enough respect for them
to admit them they hadn't enough foi
him to wait. Chairman Clarkson begged
them to wait while he personally went te
Private Secretary Hslford and strongly
represented to him the unwisdom of keep,
ing the national committee of the party
cooling its heels in waiting. Halford went
to tho president and told him what
GARRISON had said. The president saw his
mistake and told Halford to bring them in.
Twenty minutes had then elapsed, and
most OF them were too mad to 90 in. How
ever, under Clarkson's c~oa1ing, they went,
to find that Mckinley, Secretary Noble and
Unole Jerry Rusk had been oc6upyirg thu
presidents attention.
After a formal exchange of eourtssies, as
brief AS Forsker's famous interview with
Harrison, the committee hurried over to
the state department, more opposed tc
Harrison and more devoted to Blaine thar
before, the warmth OF Blaine's greeting
bringing out effectively the coldness O
Harrison's,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01
Nov.
q.
/: 9:14 a. m.
81.

The new device was on trial. Under the
old plan the hand stamp recorded the day
and the hour or the half hour. A letter re-
oeived at 7:19 bore the same stamp exactly
as that received at 1880. There was no diff
ference in the stamp for eight and for 9:29.
In these days of close schedules, special de-
livery and time-saving devices tho stamp of
the minutes is in the direction of natural
evolution. The clock and the electric cur
rent change the minutes in the stamp, and
the stamping goes on without interruption.
Furthermore, the partially supported
stamp, with the clicking music for an ac-
compartment. does faster work h the
old hand stamp. Whether the electric
minute stamp shall be adopted by the de-
partment is vet to be determined.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01

County commissioners throughout
the state should be prompt in naming
delegates to the state irrigation oonven-
ton, which is called to meet in Helena
Jan. Z. Every county in the state
should be represented in this body by
it's ablest men. No question that is
likely to arise in this generation is of
such commanding Importance as that OF
irrigation. To frame intelligent laws
we should have first thorough discussion
and consultation. Let us not regret
after the question is settled that we
failed to do that which w ought to have
done.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01

can DO moved with great rapidity to any
point, for invasion Or defence. Congress-
should provide for large military posts
at or neal points whence troops could
DO moved to the frontier to prevent in
v~asion, or to destroy an enemy's line Of
communication. Wise precaution, boon
omy and common sense all dictate that
our government should look to this
matter at onco. Certainly our coast de-
fences should be completed, but for
equally good reasons our northern from
tier should not be neglected.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01


On the 18th of each month the Northern
Pacific railroad will sell round trip tickets
to California points AZ follows
Helena to San Francisco and return,
going via Portland and returning same
way. S76.
To San Francisco going via Portland
and returning via Ogden and Silver Bow,
800.
10 Los Angeles, going and returning via
Portland, entering San Francisco in one
direction either going or returning, $89.
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco and returning same route,
1913.
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco, returning via Sacramento
and Ogden. $3.50.
Tickets will be limited for sixty DAYS for
going passage, with return Mt any time
within the final limit of six months.
A. ID. EDGAR. Gen. Agt., Helena, Mont.
CHAs. b. FEE, q. 1. u +. A., st. Paul, MINI
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01

The meeting of congress is the season
for the revival of able editorial articles,
in the papers Of the Atlantic and Pacific
seaports, in favor of more money for
coast defences. Undoubtedly, the
offences should be extended as rapidly
as the present rate of annual appropria-
tons will permit. But congress must
also look after our defenses on our
northern frontier. England has a com
plete line on her side of the border from
Vancouver to the mouth of the St. Law
renee. The Canadian Pacific railroad,
which parallels our boundary line, is a
military road, pure and simple, con-
structed SO that in case Of war troops
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01

OLD ALIAS has turned up in the New
York Sun again. One day he signs
himself ga Tilden Democrat" another
"Old-Fashioned Democrat" and again
as always a Democrat" etc. Every
time he is against Cleveland or Mills.
AS the Suns sole constituent, the old
fellow is worked pretty hard. 1t is get
ting high time to put Uncle Alias on the
retired LIST,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-01
sam'i X. Davis Special.
STOCKS.

A special bargain is offered in
5000 California, (Castle); must be closed
at once.
1880 Cumberland, (Castls); must bs
closed at once.
10000 Copper Bell; must be closed at
once.
A safe purchase is
Iron Mountain at Soc.
Bald Butte at 81. y.
(Havs only 625 shares Left.
200 Helena d Victor, $3.50.
10000 Jersey Blue.
5,l82 o. r.. & N. at 2]Ic, (good gambls.) }.
Rooms 26 and II, Bailey Block.