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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26

ST.. PAUL, Dec. 80. AT s o'clock D. m /.
Louis, the eldest son of Judge John b.
Olivier, was killed by a fall upon the
sidewalk. No one knows certainly how
the accident happened, but as nearly as
can be learned from . number of small
boys with whom he was playing, he
was chasing them in sport and slipped
upon the walk, striking the back of his
head with his full weight. He was 21
years Of age.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
SEVENTEEN INJURED.

Spreading Rails Cause nm Accident ON the
East Tennessee Railroad.
ATLANTA, Dec. %. -Vestibule train
No. Ii, on the East Tennessee railroad,
going south, ran of the track in cut
near Williams station and the passen-
gers had narrow escape from death.
AS it was seventeen were injured, but
none badly. The accident was caused
by the rails spreading. A train of four
coaches was derailed and pretty badly
smashed up. Fifty feet beyond the cut
was o deep I'LL. The train was almost
on the brink of it when il ran of.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Ground Broken for the Bridge.

NEW York, Dec. 26.-Ground has
been formally broken for the construc-
ton of the New York and New Jersey
bridge. Andrew FL. Green, chairman
Of the bridge commission, held the pick
and upturned quar- tity of New Jersey
soil while few spectators watched the
proceedings from under dripping nm
brellas. The weather was not favora-
BILE for prolonged exercises and after a
few brief remarks by Mr.. Green and
others the party dispersed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
wants th. s.ate Cenr.ntlen..

YASKTos, s. D.. Dec. 26.- Yankton
Is after the Republican and Democratic
state conventions for 1892. It has been
seven years since this city was honored
with state convention Of either party,
and the superior hotel accommodations
and easy accessibility, enbolden her to
ask the committees to select Yankton az
the place for nominating their respective
tickets.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
wait Whitman Much yycaker.

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 26.-Walt Whit
man was much weaker during the day
than he has been since his present III
ness attacked him. He has almost
given up all hope OF recovery, and very
frequently asks the nurse whether he
would be able to live much longer. The
physicians say 1t is only : question of
hours as to when Mr.. Whitman would
pass into the other world.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26

BLANKETS.
HUSBANDS AFFECTION.
A New York Society Woman Values It at
100000.

A New York society Woman Values It nj
500. 600.
New York, Dec. 26- A suit pending
in the supreme court and set down for
trial in January next is expected to
create . sensation in exclusive society
circles when the facts all come out, as
they are bound to at the trial. A Mrs.
Smith, who formerly spent each sum.
mer season at Lake Mohonk, is suing
Mrs. Charles c. Bradhurst, of 4S East
Twenty-sixth street, for 100000 dam
ages for the alleged alienation of her
husbands affections. Mrs. Bradhurst,
the defendant, is prominent society
woman whose teas and receptions are
attended by large numbers of well
known persons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
AfkImnrayinr.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Representa-
tive Wright, of Pennsylvania, who is
confined to his room by an attack of the
grip, is reported to be slightly better.
Congressman Mills health continues to
improve. Speaker Crisp is better.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Tories Delighted

DUBLIN, Dec. 26. Tho Irish Tory
papers are delighted with the result at
Waterford. The Belfast Telegraph ex-
ultingly declares that it is not Red
mond's victory, but Davitt's defeat, and
bitterly denounces the latter. The other
Tory organs indulge in equally bitter
denunciations OF Davitt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Resigned HE Position

PITTsBURG, Dec. 26.-Mr. e. G. Brad
ley, superintendent of telegraph of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
has resigned his position with that COM
pany to take effect Jan. |. Mr.. Brad
ley viii accept the position of general
manager of John w. Mackay's Postal
Telegraph company, the great rival of
the Jay Gould system.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Rangers Ordered Out.

AUSTIN, Tex. Dec. a6.--The adjutant
general Of the state has ordered the
Texas Rangers, stationed in Southwest
ern Texas, to proceed to the Rio Grande
border and cooperate with United
States troops there against Cara and
his bandits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Mayarick Rank ntatter..

BosToN, Dec. 26.--The receiver of the
Maverick National bank has now on de-
posit with the sub-treasury $2,0Sy, ,362.
The cases against the Maverick directors
viii be presented to the grand jury
when it reassembles on Feb. 2, and win
then have precedence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Railway Man Insane.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 20. Il. ID. Stone,
for score Of years agent here for the
st. Paul railway, has been taken to the
Wauwatosa Sanitarium, insane. he has
been running down for year and is in
q discouraged condition. He Is well
known to railway people all over the
state. One of his sons is prominent
railway man in St. Paul.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Lake Trout.

DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 26. DIR. Sween-
ey, OF the fish hatchery, has received
800, 900 lake trout eggs from Aisle Royle.
He expects another similar assignment
soon. Dr.Sweeney expects to care for
90. 000, ,0O0 white fish eggs, but they win
not be IN jars before February. They
win come from Michigan points.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
OVER A DOZEN DEAD.

Terrible Collision ON the Mexican south
ern Railroad.
CRY OF MEXICO, Dec. 2B.--Meagre
details of collision near Cuernevaca,
on the Southern railroad, have Just been
received. Twelve dead bodies have
been taken from the wreck aud it is
known that q number of others were
killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-26
Hotel Lessee Assirns.

RosTOS, Dec. 26. George r, Page,
the lessee Of the LAngham Hotel, has as
signed. The liabilities are about $75,-
600. The assets are small. Nj
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
THE TEXAS DpoUTH-ABRoaD.

South and southwest OF San Antonio,
along the Rio Grande, are several Texas
counties that are having long dry
spell. The people living in this terri
tory land they are few are chiefly
Mexicans, and their occupation is al
most exclusively the raising of sheep
and goats. There are some cattle
ranches. The country has never been
engaged in agriculture, and no crops Of
any kind are raised there, except
enough to supply the scant needs OF the
people.
Telegraphic reports of this/drouts
have been sent abroad, and fhe nsfs-
papers outside of Texas are! giving y
great deal OF space to the gresaGe,Sas
drouth.
1t is not easy for people in the North
and East to understand Texas. To
them Texas is simply Texas. nothing
more. y drouth in some part of the
State is Texas drouth, as a drouth in
Massachusetts would be a Massachus-
etts drouth. But a Texas drouth may
cover several thousand square miles
an area equal to the whole state OF
Observation-Disclosures yet Texas may he
comparatively unaffected by it. The
state is so big that North Texas may
be suffering from a surplus Of water as
much as South Texas suffers for the
want of it. Our PA, eco square miles Of
territory is SO vast that it is not com
pretended. From Texarkana TO FL
Paso it is as far as from New York TO
Chicago but who for an instant would
think of drouth in New York because
of the lack of rain in Chicago?
The fact is that agricultural Texas is
no more affected by the dry weather
along the Rio Grande than agricultural
Missouri would be affected by dry
weather on the plains of Colorado.
The crops OF all kinds are larger this
year than they ever were, and are as
tonishing even to our own people. Ii
is estimated that our exportable pro-
duets of the farm viii exceed in value
SI2OO0O,OOO. No other stats in the
Union can approach to this figure Of
exportabIe farm products. We are do
ing pretty well this year, and the
drouth along the Rio Grande is no more
felt than a bucket Of water would be
missed from the volume of the Mis-
sissippi's flood.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

inces, that usually have a surplus OF
that grain. Such a step is not taken
exec pit in times of EXTREMIST need. The
policy of government is to encourage
expectation as stimulating to agricuj-
ture and commence, leading to an in
crease Of national wealth. When that
policy is reversed, and expectation is
not only no further encouraged but is
absolutely prohibited, it means that
the grain of the country must be kept
at home to prevent starvation. It is an
i'll wind blows nobody good. We have
a large surplus of wheat in the United
States, and as long as Russia exports
no surplus, the greater will be the de-
mand for what we have to sell.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
FoRsakISG THE PARTY IDOLS.

Kansas had another political sensa-
ton few days ago in the public re-
nunciation by ex-Congressman Harri-
son Kelly of his faith in the g. o. p,
and the declaration Of his intention to
labor hereafter il the vineyard Of the
peoples partee." At the outset, it
may be well to state that Brer Kelly
was one of the unfortunate bloody-shirt
members of the billion-dollar congress
who got we'll Conemaughed at the polls
last fall, or, to put it otherwise, got
elected to stay at home, while an Al
lance brother stepped into his legisla-
tive brogans. How far this little Cir
cumstance operated as a factor in the
political conversion Of the stalwart
statesman is a question for the curious
alone.
The reason assigned by him for abau-
doning q party TO which he had since
the war adhered with the most exem-
plary devotion and most unfaltering
fealty, was that it had failed to pass
the force bill. He could no longer
abide in party so shamelessly dere-
lict in duty, so cowardly and inhumane.
When it refused to throw the arm OF
protection around the downtrodden
and outraged Republican voters of the
South. and shield them from murder
Gus violence and assassination, it for
feited ipso iacto all claims to his sup
port or his loyalty, and forced him to
seek other and more congenial polit-
ical associations. He could not look
upon the worse than Egyptian bondage
and misery in which he saw his breth-
rem of at least five Southern states
grooming and dying. and not feel that
the q. o. p. was to blame for it all.
There is peace down there" said he,
but 1t is the peace OF the graveyard"
And so the good Mr.. Kelly went on in
vein OF humanitarianism and pity that
would draw tears from a craven image.
Poor man He also found that
abuses" had grown up in the Repub-
lican party, which he tried but
failed to correct He does
not indicate in the slightest
what they are, perhaps because he sup
posed they are already too well known
to be rehearsed.
Brer Kelly's desertion of the Repub-
lican party is the most striking exem-
plifcation yet presented OF the politi-
cal wreck and ruin TO which the g. o.
D. has been reduced in the Sun-Flower
state. If ever there was stalwart Re-
publican, Kelly was one. II ever there
was consistent, faithful and blind
worshiper of the party fetch, he was
one. OF extremists, he was the most
extreme, OF radicals the most radical.
In this respect he out-Heroded Herod.
Every Democrat. in his opinion, was an
unrepentant rebel, and every article Of
the Democratic faith the most damna-
BILE political heresy. As the Moslem
despised the cross, so did he hate the
faith Of the Democrat. Yoked with
tvs blind and unrelenting hatred, was
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

WHEAT for December delivery has
reached Sl.II5 bushel in New York.
This does not mean that wheat will be
worth sl.14E in December, but that in
the opinion of the New York grain
spectators it viii command that fig
me. 1t may be worth less or more.
But the New York grain Spectators
have every means Of acquiring informa-
zion from all sources, and their judg
mrnt is worth a great deal. With the
European outlook SO gloomy, there
20 every probabilitythat our wheat will
20 some distance above the dollar mark
this winter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

THE sulphur Springs Alliance la
lorers don't take stock in the parable
HAT illustrates the principle that
eleven;h-hour workers shall have fair
divide with those who were on hand at
sau-up. They have resolved that theJ
will not vote Tor any man who joins
their party after this date and offers as
a candidate for Office. Such a resolu-
tion, adhered to, will kill the party, or
al least keep it at standstilL
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
STATE GRANGE.
SOME PRETTY ROUGH TAPS FOR
THE SU8-TREASURY.
Farmers Having Their Eyes Opened to the
Fact that They Are Bong Worked
by Political Hacks.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Gazette.
pies party.

NtEItS lOLNAt Nc VI b4AV 'isa41bsS"
McCREGoR, MCLENNAN COUNTY Ten,
Aug. 12.-The second days session of the
Texas Grange met at 9 a. III. a committee
was appointed to report upon the PROPOSE
ton of the National Grange to provide q
home for old or helpless members OF the
order.
The treasurer, lecturer, secretary and
lady assistant steward made their annual
reports.
Col w ". Lang, the first master of the
State Grange, being present. was loudly
called for and made L telling talk. He said
that it was amCug the purposes OF the
order to dignity agriculture and 10 protect
farmers against all foes, and especially
against hostile legislation. Now is the
time for the Grange to act. 4 great deal
of error is rampant in the land, and the
Grange should assail every man who advo-
Gates error, whether he be brother
farmer, lawyer, politician or anybody else
The Alliance, sO-called, seems strong to
some people, but it IS weak in its policy
and is advocating plans and policies which,
if adopted, Will bring disaster TO the
country. One reason why the Grange has
commanded the respect of the world is be-
cause it has not followed after folly nor run
in the chase after phantoms. That the or
der representing the most conservative and
thinking elements among the farmers IS
becoming stirred up over the evident iuten-
ton of the Farmers Alliance to draw farm
ers into partisan political movement IS
most evident.
The report of the executive committee
contained the following suggestive Ian
guage: Texas has been stirred from CEN
ter to circumference during the past year by
miserable frauds, who have gone over the
state advocating political and commercial
absurditieS, and drawing poor UnthiEkinG
farmers into rushing streams of folly. We
are warned that we must be up and doing
TO redeem Texas agriculture from se!vi-
tude 10 men who are paid for their dirty
work by the Lord only knows who.
Another committee 2Sav: The rank and
file of farmers are now being harangued all
over the state and many of them drinking
in financial policies and political dogmas
from men who have been monumental fail
ures in everything they have undertaken,
and the Grange cannot longer remain 81
lent, but perform its duty TO humanity.
These staid old farmers are stirred up in
the absorbing issues of the day, and will 90
much toward sitting the excitement that
has been caused by the paid agents of the
Republican party 10 poison the minds OF
Texas farmers.
Your correspondent has had interviews
with most of those present, and the report
is almost unanimous that the sub-treasury
and third party advocates all over the stale
are made up for the most part OF the old,
played-out political hacks and office-hunt-
erS who could not get salaries in the old
parties, to which may be added consider
able contingent of preachers who cannot
make living preaching. or who have been
expelled from the different churches.
r-Vt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

AN honest man quit the earth when
George Jones, proprietor Of the New
\ ork Times. passed away. Fear OF the
powerful nor the love OF gain could
change his purpose from duty's line.
de began the war against the Tweed
ring when il WAS all-powerful in New
York, and offers Of millions OF dollars
tor his silence and threats of personal
Violence or business ruin affected him
not ,he slightest. The exposures which
the Times made destroyed the Tweed
ring and sent its head to states prison
and his associates into exile. When
such men die. the world is left poorer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

TIE Georgia Alliance was not as I'M
fortunate III It's selection of 4 manager
for It's exchange rs was the Texas Al
lance. The shortage Of Manager
Nynne Of the Georgia exchange is for
only about $4,000, while the Texas far
mers lost a hundred thousand or more
ia their business enterprise. But the
farmers Of Georgia know where their
money went, and have that advantage
O! their Texts brethren, Wynne says
he took it to pay his debts, The mana
ger Of the Texas exchange has never
7ouchsafed an explanation.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

FROM Kansas the grasshoppers have
transferred their blighting attention to
Ohio. They are eating up everything
in the vegetable line, and even gnaw-
ing the Irvine that binds wheat sheaves
80 that the sheaves fall apart. This
calamity, along with the report that
Fire Alarm Foraker, with his mouth,
Is TO be turned loose on the people OF
that state, is expected to promote
very active emigration from Ohio.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

THE farmers Of the Grange appear to
nave mighty little respect for the far
mers of the Alliance if one may form
an opinion from the resolutions passed
AZ the State Grange meeting. The
s4b-trcasury. the pet Alliance measure,
j. kicked, mauled and prodded until it
j. too limp and Ifeless to resent further
insult. and then it Is cast out into the
potters field without even the poor re-
-pect Of burial. Start a fraud down
nil. and il cots nothing but kicks.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

a VERY small part of our people
cared enough for the constitutional
amendments to go to the polls. Taking
tho state over, not more than one-third
the usual vote has been cast The
amendments, however, had more
friends than enemies among those who
went to the polls, and all of them are
probably carried. If any are in doubt,
lley are the local option and the Jester
school fund amendments. The others
viii have large majorities.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

KANSAS methods are unique. The
city council of Kansas City, Kan, voted
10 purchase the plant Of an electric
..ght company for $4,000 The citi-
ems regarded the deal as job" and
called an indignation meeting, which
was attended by thousands. Several
!nhammatory speeches were made, and
The crowd got so excited that when
zone called ont Lynch them" the
mob started with rush for the council
chamber with that purpose in mind.
The aldermen had got wind Of it, how
ever, and cleared out in time. Lynch
ing whole city council would be pecu
Iarly Kansas Jon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

IT'S funny, almost to the point OF
bursting, the proposition the Missis-
sippi Alliance hive made to the Demo-
Gratis for compromise. They started
N to down" Senator George by send
ing Barksdale. 4 sub-treasury creature,
10 the United States senate in his place.
The Democrats took up the fight, and
,he result is crushing defeat for
Barksdale. And the sub-treasury fell
-ows propose compromise" by elect
ing George and Barksdale to the sem
aie-Barksdale to take the place of
Walthall. As the Democrats will have
about sixty majority in the legislature,
they smile very broadly when this
compromise is suggested.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
Special TO the Gazette.

MCGREGoR, MCLENNAS COUNTY, TEX.
Aug. l3.-The State Grange considered a
report from the committee on women's
work in the Grange as its first work Of to-
day. One of the most popular features Of
this order is that women are upon ! COM
plete equality with men.
The report was made looking to more ac-
tivity in organizing children's oranges.
A resolution offered was adopted giving
emphatic Endorsement to the alien land
law and protesting against the governor
calling an extra session TOR this purpose.
The election of officers was q spirited con-
test Congressman John B. Long was
chosen master for the ensuing two years ;
Hon. j. N. Mckinney, state senator, over
seer. Mr.. Mckinney begged the Grange 10
allow him to decline, alleging that his first
duty in case of Grange and political meet
ing would now be to the political ground,
embracing only part of his constituency.
The point was made by a member that the
same applied to the newly elected master,
Mr.. Long. The latter replied emphatically
that in such a contingency he would give
the Grange preference every time Joseph
L. Ray of Mineola was elected lecturer; ].
G. Alexander Of Giddings, steward; r. L.
Moody of Franklin, chaplain; n. Stalworth
of Marlin, treasurer; A w. Buchanan of
Bryan, secretary; T. N Mcdonald of Me
Gregor, gate-keeper; Mrs. J. B. Long of
Rusk, Ceres; Mrs. Laura Bains of Merrill
town, Pomona; Mrs. Matte Alexander of
Giddincs, Flora; Mrs. Ida Mcdonald OF
McGregor, lady steward; w. H. Harris of
Richardson. c. c. Harvey of Caldwell, and
w. P. Miles Of Layita, executive commit
tee.
A memorial service at night was most SOL
emn and impressive. Many tender remi-
nescenceS were given Of the departed mem
bers.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
MArADoR, TEX, aug. II, 1881.


Viii you please tell Us through your pa
pr how land can be rcclasSifei, that is,
..assrd rs watered agricultural, when there
Is no permanent water upon it. Yours
respectfully, w. r. TLsoS
\ letter Of inquiry addressed to Hon.
w. L. McGaughey, land commissioner,
Austin, Tex, will doubtless elicit the
nerdnl Information.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

THE full gravity Of the situation in
Russia is shown by the action of the
government in prohibiting the expor-
talon of wheat from many of the PROV
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
A Glorious River.

The st. Lawrence is a phenomenon
among rivers, says Natures Realm. No
other river is fed by such gigantic lakes.
No other river is SO Independent of the
elements. It despises alike rain, snow
and sunshine. Ice and wind may be
said to be the only things that effect its
mighty flow. Something almost as
phenomenal as the st. Lawrence itself is
the fact that there is so little generally
known about it. It might be safely
affirmed that not one per cent. of the
American people are aware of the fact
that among all the great rivers of the
world the 5t. Lawrence is the only abso.
lutely foodless one. Such, however, is
the case.
The st. Lawrence despises rain and
sunshine. Its greatest variation caused
by drouth or rain hardly ever exceeds a
foot Of fourteen inches. The cause of
this everlasting Eameness Of volume is
easily understood. The St. Lawrence is
fed by the mightiest bodies of fresh
water on earth. Immense as is the
volume of water it pours into the ocean,
any one who has traversed all the i'm
mense lakes that feed it, and for the
surplus waters of which it is the only
channel to the sea, wonders that il is not
even more gigantic than it is. Not one
drop of the waters of the five great
lakes find its way to the ocean save
through this gigantic, extraordinary and
wondrously beautiful river. No wonder,
then, that it should despise the rain and
DEFY the sunshine.