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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-03-19
BLAINE FANORS BEN.
A washington Correspondent Thinks
Reads the Signs of 1899.

A washington Correspondent Thinks He
Reads the Signs of 1892.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March lS.-The
interview sent to the Pittsburg Dispatch
byits Washington correspondent q few
days ago, In which citizen of Maine,
and one of the closest friends of James
q. Blaine, declared that the secretary of
state had recently assured him In the
most positive manner that he would not
bea candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation and would not accept II he were
nominated, seems to have excited great
deal of attention In every part OF the
country, and it has brought out corrobo-
rative evidence of the absolute determi-
nation OF Mr.. Blaine not only to connte,
nance no movement toward his nomina-
tion, but, on the other hand, to lend all
hisinfiuence to secure the denomination
of Mr.. Harrison. -
The more the subject is discussed In
political circles of the capital the more
it appears that the denomination OF
President Harrison, unless the condi-
tions are greatly changed before the
middle of the. year 1892, Is inevitable
Barring the dissatisfaction OF the disap-
pointed officeseekers, who could not all
beigiven offices because of the lack oil
enough. places to go around IL for nc
other reason, 1t is asserted by friend:
that the administration of Harrison has
been one~of the most admirable in the
history OF the country.
Mr.. Blaine," Senator Hale, of Maine
--s.-.s---~---s-ses -dnuntin0 all o1
ment. He is making magnificent rec
ord there and one that will live in his
tory. 1 think he will be content witt
that. l know that he is not candidate
for president. His ambition Is centered
In the department of state
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SENATOR. CHOOSE YE.
The s,atesman-k -killtng Postofice Rises in
senator Piumb's Path.

Senator Piumb's Path.
WAsHINGToN, March 1S.-The Farm
ers' alliance In Kansas feel kindly
towards Senator Plumb. He trimmed
his sales on the tariff and financial legis-
lation last session to the alliance bliz-
zard and his speeches were quoted all
through the state. Since the election
Mrs. Diggs and Mrs. Lease who run the
alliance. have made known their indebt-
edness to Senator Plumb, and have
gi en- out that he has no cause to fear
Ingalls, fate. This is pleasant enough
for Plumb, but recent complication has
arisen which may make 1t necessary for
him to define his stand. 1t is what Gen.
Harrison once called ''the explosive
power OF postoffice.r Some days ago
Harrison Kelley, the late republican In
congress from the Fourth Kansas
| district. secured the appointment
of Miss Lucy johnson as post
| mistress at Silver Lake. Kan. Miss
Johnson is a member of the farmers
alliance. Her selection by MIR. Kelly is
the more extraordinary when tits remem
| bered that the alliance defeated him fol
i reelection last November. All th'
straight-ont republicans In the town arr
furious about it. So important do thel
| regard 1t that they sent ex-Goy. Osborn
ali the way to Washington to protes
against it. The postmastsr-general doe
not know what to do about it. He ha
told the kicking Republicans that he vii
abide by Senator Plamb's decision
Plumb is confronted with the question
whether he will lpermb q farmers all
ance woman to hold Office, or whethe
she shall be dismissed and the plac
} given to q republican. 1t is a perple'
! ing situation. II heiail to retain Mi;
johnson the alliane will probably Us
the Silver Lake possoffice as sponge /
wipe out all his asst services. II
keeps her large sction Of the republ
> cans will insist ths he cease to cali hin
self q republica, Tor In Kansas
farmers alliance good deal more
a political party than the democrat
organization eve was, and Is bitter
+ anti-republican.
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Picrce n SIN In q Diiemma q.

BISMARCK, N. d., March 1s. Senator
Pierce Is strongly urged by his friends
here to accept the japanese mission,
which has been formally rendered him,
and he Is likely to accept the appoint
ment. He has also, 1t Is said. been
offered one-half intGest-in the Mime
apoIis Tribune, worth $500, 900, as q
present, and the editorship at $1,000 per
annnm. His personal preference Is to
accept the Tribune stock and editorship,
and Mrs. Pierce would prefer that ar
rangement In order that they might not
be separated from their children. The
senator's political friends have pointed
out to him that he cannot afford to dis
regard the prestige which the foreign
appointment woniG give him, and thai
an editorship can be had at any time
Senator Pierce will return to Washington
about the Goth inst, for another confer
ence with the president.
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sullivan to the RESCUE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 1S.-John
T.. Sullivan, who was here last night
with the Harrison combination, read the
news from New Orleans with much in
terest. He thoroughly fndorsed the ac-
tion of the citizens, and as earnest OF his
convictions telegraphed Clerk Rose an
order for $3.50 for Hennessy monument.
Speaking OF the matter Sullivan said:
.sHe was my friend, and they haveburied
him In one OF those ovens In the GENE
terry there. / want him to have decent
grave and q tombstone
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Foreign Hobos Tell u Sorry story of suf-
fering ON Railroad job.


PocAHoNTAs, w. Va, March 1s.--A
little band OF twelve Hungarians, Poland
ers and Swedes marched into Pocahontas
today, footsore, ragged and weary.
They have walked seventy miles through
the wild and mountainous country from
hnrcell's railroad camp, and 1t is sorry
tale they tell. They say that seventy
I'VE friendless foreigners are now bound
~ virtual slavery in the wild and DESC
bate mountains OF West Virginia and are
suffering the most shocking privations
and hardships. They are sixty miles
from the nearest town and are separated
from civilization by mountains and un-
bridged rivers.
These men were brought to this wild
region by New York employment
agent. They were engaged December
last to work on the Ohio extension of the
Norfolk Il Western railroad. They
signed contracts which virtually made
them prisoners In the hands OF con-
tractors, and to-day they are watched by
armed men TO see that they do not es-
cape. Half starved, wretchedly clothed,
With but little protection against the
rfkorous climate, these unfortunate peo-
PIP are shut up in that desolate country.
Two men who failed In an attempt to
escape, were whipped when recaptured.
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IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Msj. Kimballs Job Did Not Go with
Moody's.

Msj. Kimbalrs Job Did Not Go with
Moody's.
A telegram to Huron friends, from
Maj. Lewis Kimball, who has been In
charge Of the affairs OF the committee on
Indian affairs, Of which Senator Moody
was chairman, and who received the
position from that gentleman, says he
will retain the place, though Mr.. Moody
failed OF reelection. Dispatches from
Washington few days ago said that
Maj. Kimball would lose his position be-
cause Mr. Moody was not returned.
Beadie County School Land Lease.
Beadle county school lands will be Of
fered for lease in Huron on the sth of
April. 1t is likely that prices will
greatly exceed those of last year as the
leases will run for term of five years
and some OF the lands are especially de-
sirable for herding purposes.
South Dakota Brevities.
Gov. MELLETTE has appointed Frank
Crane, OF Watertown, his private secre-
tary.
EX-SENATOR MOODY has reached
Deadwood and will at once enter upon
the practice of law.
The annual meeting Of the South Da-
kota Sunday School association will be
held at Madison, June 2, 3 and 4.
MOUNTAIN lions are bothering ranch
men near the Black Hills. Besides kill
ing young cattle they have attacked and
killed several horses and colts.
BUSINESS men of Watertown, have in
duced large German-Russian colony to
settle In Codington county. Three car
loads of them arrived last weeks
AFTER April the government signal
station at Yankton will be discontinued.
but the instruments will be transferred
to Yankton college and Yankton will
possess station as fully equipped as
the one abandoned.
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CALLED TO CHICAGO.
A RedAeld Minister Goes to the City by the
Lake-Ugiy Kumors of Shortage-Pieas-
ant Prospect for Crops.

ant Prospect for Crops.
REDFIELD, S. D., March 14.-Special:
Rev. David Beaton, president OF the col
lege here, has accepted call to the
pastoratefof the Lincoln Park Congrega-
tional church, OF Chicago, at a salary Of
S3, 900 per year. Rev. Beaton is one of
the leading educators and preachers OF
this state. He has held the presidency
of the college for four years and its
present prosperous condition bespeaks
well for his management and labor. He
has many friends here and elsewhere In
the state who will regret his departure.
There Is considerable excitement here
over the alleged shortage in the accounts
of the secretary OF the Building and Loan
association. The public examiner has
been tclegraphed for and Is expected to-
day. A large number OF poor people
have their all invested In the institution,
and should the ugly rumors that are IN
circulation prove true 1t will be dis
astrous blow to them as well as our city.
Financial trusts are held too loosely In
South Dakota and people are losing con-
fidence In public enterprises, fearing that
the management will result the same as
in the score of bankrupt wrecks that
have heretofore fllched the savings of
an over-confding public.
The large amount of snow that now Is
on the ground has encouraged the farm
ers to prepare to seed the full amount OF
land under cultivation. Stock raising Is
gradually taking the place Of wheat
growing. Stock buyers here are paying
fair prices now for cattle and report
Sioux City as the best stock market for
this section. With South Dakota pros
porous Sioux City cannot help being the
best Missouri river town, for 1t is the
natural market of this great northwest.
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Modern Iavasion of Palestine.

LONDON, March 1s.-The proposed
railway from Jaffa to Jerusalem, which
was begun several months ago, has
already made considerable progress but
the work has been nearly brought to a
standstill by recent bad weather. The
line, although only sixty miles In length,
presents great engineering difficulties,
Jaffa being on the seashore, while Jeru-
salem lies at on attitude OF 1850 feet
above the sea level With the exception
of the engines. which are to be made In
Philadelphia, all the plant and rolling
stock are to sent from France. Tht
employees of the road will also be French
axclusiyely
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ENTHUSED BY THE SUBSIDY.
A Pan-American Company to Build Ships
Iowa In IT.

hFhn-Amerfcan Company to Build Ships
Iowa In It,
GALvEsToN, Texas, March Is.-The
inorporators OF the Pan-American Trans
prtation company are called to meet in
Mobile, Ala, April 6, for the purpose oil
oganizing company and electing di-
rctors. Steps are being taken by the
iIforporators to take advantage of the
nail subsidy contracts authorized under
tie act of the last congress. Among the
inorporators are A. 2. Chamberlain,
les Moines, Ia.,, and s. Culp, Daven-
prt, Ia.
May Build Their ships In America.
New YORK, March 1S.-If the Inman
teamship company, many of whose
,ockholders are American, can get two
vim screw speeders built In this country
q favorable terms they will probably
sgin to carry Uncle Sans mails under
Is own starry bunting within
few years for the sake of
ne subsidy. 1t was said to-day at the
lew York Office Of the Inman line that
|he cost OF constructing big steamship
p America would be so much greater
han building one on the Clyde that
he project may be abandoned. 1t will
lot be, however, If tAe subsidy is big
enough. There is no doubt among
steamship men that the Inman line is
eriously considering the matter.
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Hundreds Of Italian Immi-
grants Perish Almost as
Soon as Launched.
A British War Ship Impales the
Steamer Utopia, and 1t
Sinks.
New York Suffers From a Number of
Heavy Fires---Several Peo-
pie Are Cremated.

GIBRALTAR, March 17.-The British
steamship Utopia, from Italian ports,
bound for New York with roo Italian
emigrants aboad, collided with the Brit
ish ironclad Rodney, anchored In Glib
raltar bay and sank soon after A
southwest gale was blowing at the time.
Many women and children were drowned.
A large number clinging to the rigging
have been rescued by boats from the
channel squadron. Intense excitement
prevails on the shore.
Was Worse Than at First Reported.
GIBRALTAR, March 1s.--It Is now be-
lieved that the loss of life by the sink
ing of the Anchor Line steamship Uto-
pia, which collided yesterday with the
British ironclad Rodney, was much
greater than at first reported. 1t Is cal
culated that OF the roo italian immi-
grants and crew on board the steamer,
$40 persons were drowned. Several
bodies have been washed ashore.
How 1t Happened.
One account of the disaster attributes
IL to the fact that the British war ship
Anson was drifting before the gale, and
rammed the Utopia abaft of the funnel
The Utopia was impaled on spur of the
Anson's ram and almost Immediately
sank. Everything possible was done by
the officers and seamen. Four seamen
were washed overheard and drowned
from one of the warship's steam launches
while 1t was taking part In the
rescue. The scene after the collis-
ion was frightful. One side was
the sinking steamship, crowded with roo
emigrants, shrieking with terror. At
the right and left OF the sinking vessel
were the monster battle ships, the Rod
ney and the hnson, pouring the light OF
their powerful electric reheetors upon
the disabled steamship. Here and there
were the war ships boats manned by
blue jackets, who strained every nerve,
as they bent to the oars in heavy sea,
striving gallantly to reach the drowning
passengers.
The Rescued and Dead.
The rescued passengers, estimated to
uums uafea rof 9(lf sus wax or a.s.aE
been taken and housed In the govern
| ment buildings. At this hour the mum
ber of persons known to be saved il
said to be 331, and the loss OF life is
about 400, possibly less. Already thirty.
two bodies have been recovered Divers
from the warships are at work above the
spot where the Utopia sank, seeking to
recover dead bodies.
The Work of Rescue.
The divers and boat crews have now
recovered ninety bodies. Among those
who were saved from the sinking vessel
were twenty Of the Utopia's crew. The
passengers rescued include W. S. Col
bron, stock broker, of New York city. C.
q. Davis, of Boston, is among those re-
ported missing.
The Fault Was the Utopia's.
The officers and crew of III. M. s. An
son, state that the Utopia fouIed, with
the ram of the Anson and thus caused
the damage which resulted in lthe pas
esnger steamer sinking within few
minutes after being struck. The Anson
officers assert that DO blame can be
attached to the war vessel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-03-19
IN IOWA.
A Man Killed at L.high.

John Peterson met his death in hor-
rible shape at Lehigh while at work at
the bottom OF 100-foot shaft in the
Crooked Creek coal mine. The rope
supporting the hoisting bucket broke
when the heavily loaded bucket was
near the top of the shaft, and the deadly
missile fell to the bottom OF the shaft.
The5chime of the bucket struck Peter
sop on the head and cut its way down
ward. literally severing the body in two
pieces.
The Gun Was Loaded. IN
J. b. Green, of Dayton, was killed
while carelessly handling shotgun.
The weapon exploded, sending the full
charge OF shot into hss left side. Some
OF the shot entered the heart killing
him instantly. -
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Fatally Torn by Masttfrs.

CLEVELAND, O., March Edward
Stein, who boards with Herman Birin-
ger at $50 Pearl street, will probably die
rom the effects OF an attack upon him
oy three powerful English mastiffs.
The dogs are owned by Biringer and
are confined in a back yard which
IS enclosed by high board fence. Stein
went into the yard and the dogs fell upon
him with one accord. When he was
finally rescued the flesh and muscles of
both his arms were but shapeless and
luivering masses and the flesh at the
right hip was chewed into shreds. There
were also several deep gashes on his
head and body, the total number of dis
tinct wounds being twenty. He will be
. cripple for life II he lives.
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TOOK LIFE AND PROPERTY.
New York Visited by Disastrous Fires
Three People Perish.

New York Visited by Disastrous Fires
Three People Perish.
New YORK, March ia fire started
last evening in nine-story block at
Blocker and Green streets and DESTROYED
1t and three buildings adjacent. The
fire was hard to get under control. The
losses aggregate 2,OO0,O 900. BENJAMIN
& Co., clothing, lose $4OO, 200 on the
building and S450,000 on the stock.
Hamerslougb & Co., clothing, lose $780,
600; Nj. IL. Rosenstein, $4,000 on the
building and stock; f. v. Connell & Co.,
hatters, $4,000. The rear building,
owned by DR.. Macy, was valued at$150,-
600. Sylvester Levacher 81 Co., hatters,
lose S150,000; other tenants In the rear
building lose an aggregate of 1885,
600. The fire in the store houses of I'll.
b. Clafflin & Co., on Leonard street.
caused 500, 600 damage.
Three are Cremated.
A brick tenement burned this morn
ing, and three members OF the Jarter
family, the father and two daughters,
perished in the flames. A number of
other occupants OF the building were
badly burned and injured. The pecuni-
airy loss Is small.
Ihe 1re broke out at 3:l5, when every
member OF ten families in the building
was fast asleep. Before the firemen
could get to work the flames had envel-
oped the house from top to bottom. The
tenants, Hebrew tailors, with their FAM
flies, swarmed down the fire escapes on
both sides of the buildings. When the
firemen entered they reported ten people
missing, but the bodies OF only three
could be found. The police believe the
place was burned by incendiaries.
A Blaze at Joliet.
JOLIET. ILL.,, March 1S.--Fire broke
out in the opera house this morning
about o'clock, causing q loss to the
structure and the various firms occupy
ing It. The losses are as follows:j Opera
house, building and fixtures, $50, 900; in
suranee, $4,000 Hayes & CO., SO, 600:
insurance, $4,000. jackson Furniture
company, $4,000; insurance, 1900.
Three lodges occupying the third story
lost all their fixtures and paraphernalia.
The elegant apartments of the Union
club are total loss. Great Indignation
Is expressed against the management of
the city fire department.
Ono In Far Scotland.
DUNDEE, March 1ss-The Wilkes
linen works. st Kirriemuir, burned last
night. Loss, $4,000.
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cAIIEnpMlA cnMrrer
DE Young Withdraws-Estee I'm the Lead
for Senatorial Honors.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 1s.-After
conference held last evening De
Young's friends decided to withdraw his
name IN favor OF FELTON,. The joint bal
lot resulted as follows: Estee, 80; Fell
ton, 3s: Blanchard, 2; Johnston, 4; Per-
kins, /; White, "a. Necessary to choice,
So. Adjournment was then taken until
to-day.
The San Francisco papers last evening
charged that Attorney-General Hart has
I'm possession evidence tending to impli-
cate number OF legislators. A memo
randum has been found which, 1t Is as
serted, discloses that over $21 ZOO was
drawn from the Fresno bank and that
certain assemblymen, whose names were
on the memorandum, received the
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An ExtrjsIonth,s vacation.

FINDLAY, O. March Is. -Thirty-ft
out OF thlrty-sfen flint glass bottle I
tories, compring the Western assoc
tion, have deded TO close down II
works June Ind remain idle for tF
months for ii purpose OF maintai1
prices and tolefeat d combine OF W
ern jobbers. Heretofore these facts
have run un July /, only closingio
months durg the year.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The Personal Rights league, OF Chi
cago, has rendered to Carter Harrison
the nomination for mayor OF Chicago.
Harrison has accepted.
In the English house OF commons w.
III. Smith said the government had de-
cided that no woman would be placed on
the royal labor commission.
THE Netherlands Steamship Naviga'
tionj company which for years past has
run line of steamers between New
York and Amsterdam, completed ar
rangements yesterday for new line be
| tween baltimore and Europe.
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THE supreme court OF the United
States yesterday dismissed the appeals
OF forty-Eve Chinese, whose return TO
China was ordered, because the records
in the case were not printed. Two OF
the twelve remaining cases We're set for
argument on the first Monday In April.
Decision In all twelve is TO be governed
: by these two cases.
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The Malta to Do More Killlne.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1s.-Mayor
Shakespeare yesterday received letter
purporting to come from committee of
5000 Italians notifying him that Parker
SON, Wickliff and himself must die. The
letter said the chief assassins had not
yet been caught. The police think these
letters are hoax. Father Manoritta
has written letter retracting the
charge that Joseph Provenzano be-
longed TO the Malta,
Gov. Nichols to Secretary Blaine.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March Is. --Secre-
tary Blaine has received telegram from
Gov. Nichols saying all is quiet at New
Orleans and that he will reply 10 the
secretary's telegram by letter.
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NO FURTHER TROUBLE.
Western Ranchman Does Not Think tn
Indians Want Amy More Fighting.


PIERRE, March 1s.-Charley Russell,
a wellknown and prominent ranchmaN
OF Midland, sixty-five miles west OF
Pierre, on being shown the statement of
DIR. Eastman In the newspapers predict
Ing an Indian uprising In the spring,
stated that it was false. The Indians
are thoroughly whipped and appreciate
the fact that Winchester rifles cannot
stand bofore Gatling and Hotchkiss
guns. He says that most OF the Indians
have no ammunition and those having
most only have twenty-five rounds. In
regard to the battle at Wounded Knee
creek he says the Indians claim to have
lost from ESQ TO $50 killed outright and
twenty-five seriously wounded, only
seventy-three remaining. Mr.. Russell
was in the Indian country during all the
Indian uprising and is the best posted
man on the condition of the Indians on
the reservation.
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PITTsRURG, Pa, March Is.-The re-
duction In the wages Of the puddlers of
the Glasgow Iron company, at Pottstown,
from 1915 to $3.50, commencing to-day
have been accepted and the men contin-
ned at work. The Bolts Bros. Iron COM
pany's puddlers, at the sama place, also
accepted q similar reduction, commenc-
ing to-day. The two firms employ over
400 men.
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New York First to Claim IN. T.x.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.--Acting Sec
retary Nettleton has issued warrant
for 2,213, $40 In favor of the govern or of
New York as payment in full on account
OF all claims arising in that state under
the direct tax. This is the first payment
made under authority of the direct tax
act. New York is the only state that
has as yet made requisition for reim-
bursement under the act.
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a cABLIisAM received by theAte
department yesterday says Gautala
will be rersented at the worlds by
4 complet]isplay, showing its resces,
products nd industries, and W also
present exhibition articles great
historics alue and interest.