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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-06-16
The Lewis Prize.

MADISON, Wis, June 16.--The Lewis
pr,xe contest for oratory, the leading
event of the kind during the college
year at the university, and always CON-
peted for by seniors, was won by 4 side
of four members composed of A. ri.
Sanford, L. G. Wheeler. Mis- T.anrs
Larber and Miss Jean II. Carev. Ths
opposing side was composed Of NJ
Olive e. Baker. Miss Elsie Veerhansan
81. A. Henyen and William Batch. Ths
prize is small sum Of money and wss
established many years ago by ex-G Gov.
ernor Lewis.
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Rabies Epidemic.

MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, June l6.--
Great alarm prevails in the community
east of here over the rayages Of hydro
phobia among dogs and cattle. Within
the past few days thirteen cattle thus
affected have been shot and others are
expected to be stricken; twenty dogs
have also been killed. A little child Of
James Fantz shows decided symptoms
of hydrophobia from drinking milk
from cow affected with rabies. One
man had hairbreadth escape from a
mad OK, being chased nearly half mile
by the brute through wire fences and
timber.
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Massacre sT Enpaer.rs D,ni.d.

PARIS june 16.-M. Roche, minister
of tAe colonies, has received dixntch
from n. De Braxza, The wel1.knoxn
French explorer IN Africa, which ind1-
Gates thst there bno truth in the TO
centiy pubfished report that the mem
bsrs OF the expectation from Loango
under M. Paul Crampsl, had been mas
sacred, roasted and dssoured by the
Matonga natives. The latest received
direct from the mission by the minister
OF the colonies was to the effect that the
expedition was within SO days march of
its destination Lake Tchad) and that
al was then well. s
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Electric Car Cat OF Its Orbit.

PUEBLO, Colo, June IA serious
accident occurred on the Mesa hill
street car line. An electric car jumped
the track while rounding curve on q
steep grade and crashed into the wall of
. hvexy stable ct the side 0f the street.
Few Of the passengers had time to jump
and nuuber of them were seriOmly
injured. Rev. n. w. Rsnkin was badly
cut O. - head and hAd the flaak
stripped from hs left an1Ele; lEim FLOR
ence Roberts, Of Ithaca, N. Y, sus-
tanned several cuts on the left arm, w.
It. Roller, motor man, received internal
injnries in the region of the chest, and a
year-oad baby OF w. A. King had its
face badly disignrcd.
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south Dakota Crop Prospect.. !.

RoscoE, s. D., June 16.--The weather
in Brown, Edmunds. Mcpherson, Wal
worth and Potter counties, according to
a report, has been quite favorable for
wheat, oats and barley, but unfavorable
for corn. Large crops seem assured at
Fosston, Mimi. The outlook around
Armour, S. D., is represented as never
better. Small grain is looking finely ana
growing last around Travare. 81. D..
though corn is backward. A heavy rain
fell at Minnewaukan, m. D., FRIDAY
night, with some hail, which did no
damage.
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:, STATESMEN DENY.
Neftaer Meliette Nor Pettigrew Know of
Any Fight Between Themselves.

Neftder Meliette Nor Pettigrew Know Of
Any Fight Between Themselves.
MNEEAPoLIs, june IA Tribune
special from Pierre says: Appropos of
tbs report that there is fight on be-
tween Governor Mellette and Senator
Pettigrew because the former is cam
didate for the senate, the governor was
asked If he was a candidate for the
United States senate and il the report IN
true. He replied that he was not and
never would be candidate for that
place. He also said il there was any
fight between Pettigrew and himself he
had not heard of it.
The Tribune correspondent also inter
viewed Senator Pettigrew at st. Paul,
and the 'Pickerel" statesman denied
any knowledge Of trouble between Mel
lette and himself.
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Killed by Daso.

ITHIcA, N. Y, June l6.--A private
dispatch from Cuyata, Schuyler county,
states that fight occurred there among
q gang of Italian railroad laborers. One
man was shot through the heart and in
stantly killed and several were badly
injured. The murderer escaped.
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lost Prominent Families or Basle,
Switzerland, Suffer Losses In the
Wreck at Moenichen.
The Number Of Dead Now Placed At|
120, with Handreas More
Injured.
Heartrending Scenes 1t the Rasle Rail.
way Station ~ BODY After Body
Is Received.

BAsLE. june 10.--Fifty-seycns bDdios
have been recovessd from the wrsck of
the train which paunged through i
bridge Of the Moenchsnstein and Besls
railway. Forty persons were severely
wounded, and many others received
painful cuts and bruises Fesrs ars sIi-
tArtained that many Of the dead still
remain entangled in the sabmeryxed
debris. Gangs Of men are working with
untiring energy 10 recover the b01tes "
these victims, and to CHAR away t]e
wreck. Basle has by this calamity been
transferred into
veritable City az fMosrninx,
as most Of the victims of the appalling
accident Were among her leading citi-
zens. Hardly q street but has its
houses bearing the symbol Of mourning.
The railway station platforms and the
approaches to the hospitals were alike
crowded with palefaced men and weep-
ing women who craned forward to look
upon the features of the dead or
wounded as t;1ey were conveyed on
stretchers and in ambulances to home.
hospital or morguA The uncertainty as
to how many bodies may rest beneath
the wreck adds to the strain and ex-
element OF the time, and everywhere
people are anxiously attemptinezko lo-
cate absent rclnfives and friends.
WhiA the ironwofk of the bridge
seems to have snapped like pipeStem,
the masonry remains absolutely intact.
More Than 1ao Kiaasx. 80
The total number Of people who lost
their lives is now placed ct 100, with
hundreds moro or less injured.
Abands.sa the xsssivitiss.
BEREE, june 10. The musical fete at
at Moenchenstein, which the unfbrtu-
nate excuxsionists ON he wrecked train
on the Noenchstein ard Bale railway
were on theix WY ~ attend, wa
abandoned aS news Of the accident
reached that plaeA. Hundreds of the
vil1.eers hurried to assist in rescuing
the victims. The bridge throuxh which
the train WAS prVmRitat0a was an iron
skeleton structure, considered entirely
safe. The collapse rs asczilsed to the
train having lcft the r~Sas thereby
throwing ityentire weight on one side
OF the bridge. An investigation win be
lunnedRateiy ordered.
"Details ef che Accident.
BERLIN, June 16--A fearful accident
is reported from Switzerland. A rail-
road bridge crossing the Noenichen, a
small afiuent of the Rhine, at Stein, in
the canton OF Basel, not far from Ger
many, gave way under the weight of an
excursion train, crowded with the
throngs Of people who were on their
way to musical fete. The two en-
gines and the frst car with all its pas
sensers FIRST plunged Into the river :
while cars remained suspended over the
stream.
Every Passenger Drowned.
All the trainmen were killed. and
every passenger in the submerged car
was drowned. Thirteen cars were
saved. The number of killed was at
least sixty, and of those injured not less
than 100. The fearful calamity has
caused a terrible shock in Switzerland
and South Germany. Rescuers hast
ened to the scene, and the injured were
taken care of.
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WAsHlH0roS, June as. The moduA
yaven6 between the governments of
|ths United States and Great Britain =
|psohibit the killing Of seals in Behrine
- was signed at iD, m .s.
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sank when Assistance Reached II,

Sank When Assistance Reached Them.
SEATTLE, Wash, June 16.-By the
capsizing of their boat J. Donaldson
and Ida Lundburg were drowned in
Lake Union. Both clung to the over
turned boat for some time and sank
Just as assistance was at hand.
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WESTON.

Mrs w. j. Miller of Redding Ridge has
visited her sister, Mrs Hawley Williams.
MIR and Mrs William z. Lockwood were
among those confirmed by Bishop Will
liams at st. Matthew's church, Wilton,
Saturday.-Richard Howard, a young
man employed by John Lockwood, has
been very i'll with grip, but is better
Miss Myrtle Chase has entertained a
friend from New York.-Miss May Ham
ilton will give a birthday party to young
friends. from to 5, 29th.-Orlando An
drews and family have moved into their
new house.-Mrs Burr Mills and daugh-
ter of Georgetown have visited Mrs Il.
Hamilton.-The Fall term of the Upper
Parish school closed, Thursday, with rec
itations and singing by the children.-M r
and Mrs David Cole of New York are
guests of Eben Cole.-Miss Edna G.
Bradley has been with Misses Eta and
Bertha Coley.-Mr and Mrs William f.
Renoud of Cannon have visited Mrs ID.
S. Hurlbutt; Mrs Randle returned for a
visit with her son III Redding MIR and
Mrs Phillips and son were surprised by a
large number of friends from Norwalk.--
The committee on Christmas entertain
ment has been very busy to make an in
teresting program for Christmas night
the committee are Misses Hattie WYman,
Myrtle Chase, Annie Lockwood and Miss
Swift.Mr Everett Bennett was brought
to her mothers, last week Wednesday !;
she has pneumonia and is very sick
Clarence Beers is also i'll with pneumon-
ia. Many have the grip; almost one in
every house.
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MONROE.

desire through your columns to thank
the many friends and neighbors for their
assistance in protecting my property
from fire, last week Monday afternoon 81
evening. Some of them labored with me
till IL o'clock that night.-[J. w. Mer-
rift, Jockey Hollow.
Mrs Fred Sears is delighted with a
Christmas present of a fine piano from
her hus and Adams are
painting f. w. Wheeler's house and
barns. Monroe is struck with painting
mania. The vestry of st. Peters have
voted to paint the parsonage. Fred Sears
will follow suit and it is understood AL
bert Wheeler will trump, next Spring
Chat word seems to follow naturally !;
but, Mr. Wheeler's house being the larg-
est and rather the finest in the Center and
the most suitable for painting in fancy
colors, as we'll as being on high ground,
really think the word trumps very ap-
plicable. We are getting to be quite
proud of our Center, nearly every house
being now newly painted.-Elmer Adj
ans of Stepney and Miss Stella Baldwin
of Huntington were married, Saturday
evening, by Rev Mr. Robertson of Step
ney-Mr and Mrs Julius Beers of Walk
er's Farm spend Christmas with their
daughter, Mrs Subtitle of Southington.-
Weir Goldsborough is home from Chesh-
ire for Christmas vacatiOn.-Mr and Mrs
Henry Hurd and sons John and Eddie
have grip; also Edwin A. Hurd.-The
Christmas decorations of st. Peters are
in usual good taste.
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WOODBURY..

Charles E. Strong and wife are ill.-C.
M. Harvey's little son, who has been very
i'll of fever, is slowly improving. have
been i'll at Hotehkissville. There is an
unusual amount of sickness all over town.
Eddie Cowles is at school at Wilbra-
ham, Mass, and Frederick Squires at
Hancock, N. Y.-Miss Bertha, aged Ia,
daughter of Frank j. Atwood, died, last
week. Rev Mr. Putney, pastor Of the
Methodist church, conducted the funeral
services. The deceased was a member
of the church and Sunday school and be-
loved by a large circle of friends.-A.
w. Chapman and wife, formerly of this
town, are soon to go to their Winter
home at Orange City, Florida, as are also
Mr. and Mrs George z. Allen.-A. w.
Mitchell is assisting our jeweler, w. Ell.
Rowell.-Mrs Averill of Michigan is Wis
iting her brother, w. S. Curtiss.-The
town farm project has been definitely
abandoned. S. Burdett, the elocution-
ist, had good house, last week.-Mr
and Mrs George Drakeley rejoice in
the birth of a daughter.-Bad boys are
killing neighbors' chickens at Pomper-
aug. If their practices are repeated, they
stand a good chance of seeing the inside
of our lookup, as well as those who en-
gage in Sunday pistol practice on the
Crooks
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NICHOLS.

The children of N. B. Curtiss are sick
with measles.-Born, 10Th, son to Mr. and
Mrs Ezra Smith.-Many have been sick
with hard colds and grip, S. P. Pierson,
John Nichols and Nathan Clark among
the victims.-A Young Peoples Christ
ian Endeavor has recently been organic
ed in the NJ. E. church; much interest is
manifested. A Christmas tree will be
provided for the younger members of the
M. E. Sunday school, Christmas night, in
the church.-The Episcopal Sunday
school will have their tree in the church,
Saturday afternoon, Goth, at 3. Christ
mas service and celebration of Holy Com
munion in Trinity, Christmas day at
II 3O.-The sociable at Mrs Linder's,
New Years Eve, to which all are invited,
will give an excellent opportunity to
watch the old year out and the new year
in and indulge in old games and pastimes
suitable to the occasion.
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FAIRFIELD.

T.. McGary has dispensed with r. Me
Graths services, Sunday mornings, until
Spring. Michael Nary has been sick
with grip. McGrath has had sore
hand.--M. j. Hayes has been confined 10
the house with a bad finger.
At the recital in the United church
chapel by Mrs Nj. j. Woodruff and her
pupils, Misses Hattie Turney and Lizzie
Mcclure, Delsarte was at its best. The
auditorium was comfortably filled with a
large audience of cultured citizens. The
entertainment was greatly enhanced by
exquisite music, both vocal and instru-
mental, the tenor solos of Willis III. Guest
and the mandolin playing by Miss
George Collester, with Clarence Skinner
as accompanist, giving great pleasure to
the audience. Mrs Woodruff recited a
study from "Geraint and Enid,' from
Tennyson, and scene from "Henry
WIZ beyond criticism. Miss Mcclure
rendered 'Virginia,' from Macauley and
a selection from MARY Stuart in most
impressive manner. Miss Turney's rem
dition of "A Royal Princess" from Ros-
ETH, was most scholarly, while her Sec
ond rendering of 1.-The First and Last
Race" simply kept the audience spell
bound with interest," New Haven Cour-
Ter.
The Congregational Xmas festival was
announced for this week Thursday after
noon at at the Town hall.-Miss G.. w.
Morehouse has been victim of grip
At the Christmas concert of the Congre-
gational Sunday school, Sunday, Miss
Mary Burr gave solo and reading and
there were recitations by Bessie Child,
Maggie Schwartz, Albert Brown and
three of the infant class.-Annual meet
ing of the Congregational society, next
Monday, 2Sth, 30 p m.
Henry A. Rice, Jr, of Boston, one OF
those interested in the George Morehouse
property, seeks an injunction to stop the
Consolidated work at this point, through
John l.. Morehouse, attorney. 1t is prob
able that the rush of Christmas work will
throw the matter over till after the holi
days.-Dennis Boland, long gardener
here for o. b. Jennings and sick for owe
a year, died at Paterson, n. j., where 1t
recently moved and his remains were
brought here, Saturday, for burial from
st. Thomas church. The remains were
expected at 0S and a large cOngregat
ion gathered, but they did not arrive un
til IL. Mr. Boland leaves a widow anC
son, Nicholas.-Three masses at st. Thorn
as, Christmas day, at 6, and 10 30 a m
Miss Helen Sturges has been grip vic
tim; also Christian Williams, ALFRED
Wyrtzen and Mrs E. w. S. Pickett anC
children.-A fire was made at the Sam
uel Glover place, Monday, to dispose o.
rubbish. A couple of boys played in tn,
embers and started the fire anew, adding
fuel to the flames and finally carrying
them with a lighted stalk to pile of corr
stalks near by, some 20 shocks, destroy
ing the whole.-Chrstmas exercises al
st. Pauls, Sunday night.
w. r. Jones has put new furnace in
to his house.
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fore that date. Firsf come, first served.
Single admission 35c., except February
Y and March q, when 1t will be soc.
Course tickets, y SO. The course will
open Monday evening, January Is, with
Cold, II. Sanford q lecfAre on aOld Times
and New" The colonel is an extensive
traveller and, in language sparkling with
wit and Illustrated by an inexhaustible
fund of anecdote, he Introduces descrip-
Gions of Ghina's greaS wall, Egypt's
obelisks aud pyramids, ruins of Pom
peiI and Hereulaneum, West
minister Abbey and other world famous
objects. Monday evening, February 8, the
ladies Schubert orchestra of Boston will
present these artists: Maud Nichols, first
soprano; Louise G. Weber, second So
prano; Elizabeth Roberts, first alto; An
ma Louise Whitcomb, second alto. These
have an enviable reputation, with excel
lent voices and attractive appearance.
The third entertainment, Tuesday even
ing, February %, will introduce Andrew
G.. Waring in magic and illusion. The
Stamford Advocate says that, not since
Heller astonished the world by marvel
Gus feats, has successor arisen who so
nearly approaches that great master OF
the mysterious art as Mr. Waring. The
Imperial quartet, composed of w. A.
Cole, director, banjo soloist and mando-
lin; p. Ii. Foley, banjo, mandolin and
vocalist; Sig Carlo Carciotto, mandolin
soloist and violin trick solo; Walter
Vreeland, Nylophone, guitar soloist and
accompanies will give the fourth enter
tainment, March 8. The fifth and last of
the course will present Charles F. I'm
derhill in 1.-THE Rivals" The Danbury
News says of this: "Mr Underhill read
an original condensation of Richard
Brinsley Sheridan's great comedy, 'The
Rivals, and, without the aid of costumes
or stage effects, personated eight dis
tinct characters with marvellous fidelity
to living types" Here is course with
variety enough to suit all tastes but the
coarse and with talent enough to satisfy
anybody. Give it a generous patronage.
Arthur w. Taylor went home sick,
Monday.-C. Buckingham's little girl has
also been sick.-Miss Mary Smith came
home from her Brooklyn visit for Christ
mas.-Daniel Curran has been among the
victims of grip.
Bowling and Bottomley of Bridgeport
have been rushing forward the founda
tions for Lawyer III. n. Wakeman's new
home.-John ii. Wood was appointed tC
succeed the late Edward Hawkins "a
treasurer of Southport school district.
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EASTON.

A. f. Turney of Easton, placed on ex-
hibition in X. Il. Writings grocery store
on Main street, a mammoth squash
weighing l0l IL pounds. Six weeks ago
the squash was only the size of a goose
egg. 1t was grown on the farm of Mary
and Levi Bradley in Easton. There were
five other squashes on the vine weighing
respectively 3d. So, 70 and 30 pounds. the
total weight of the five being 1903 1-2
pounds. They were set on August S.
Bridgeport Standard.
Miss Lulu Jacobs and brother spend
the holidays with their aunt in New
York;. E. Silliman and sister visit in
Newburg, n. Y.-Mrs II. w. Turney and
daughter spend the week with Mrs Z. c..
Beard, Oronoque. Burr Wilson has
been quite sick; Miss Martha Burr of
Deerfield cares for her.-E.~,S. Gillette
and son Edward have been victims of
grip; are improving james B. Turney
of Manchester, N. H., is with his sister,
Mrs j. M. Edwards.-Mrs Sidney Brew
ster of Bridgeport has visited Mrs John
son Ward.-Mrs Salem III. Wales of New
York has been with her aunt, Mrs M. B.
Bates.-Mr and Mrs Boughton of Bridge
port spend the week with their daughter,
Mrs J, b. Ward.-Mrs Frances Wales of
New York has visited Miss M. E. Seeley.
Mrs Lottie Brewster of Bridgeport has
visited her cousin, Miss Nettie Ward
w. FL. Gallup is at his home in Norwich
Christmas service at the chapel, Friday
morning at 10 30.
Society meeting at the Baptist church,
Saturday at / 80 pm; large attendance
is desired.-Mrs Dea Staples has cac-
tus with IS blossoms and buds.-Stephen
Wheeler is stakeholder theving has
commenced again. AS the thieves are
well known, we would advise them to
take warning.-James M. Jones is sick
AGAIN.
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GAINESVILLE.

Mrs Eliza Lewis is expected home, this
week, from the hospital, where she went
to have a tumor removed from the side.
1t was not thought advisable to perform
the operatiOn.-F. w. Knowles and fam
lily, G. M. Ruby and wife of New Mil
ford and Mrs Sherman Bronson of
Bridgewater have visited g. l.. Hanlin.
Miss Allie Keller and friend visited her
cousin, Mrs NJ. l.. Warner, Sunday
Charlie Smith of Pumpkin hill and Eva
Griffin of New Milford were married,
Christmas Eve, at the Methodist church
at New Milford. There was also u
Christmas tree.-Miss Mary Camp of
Danbury is caring for Mrs Amanda
Camp.-Mrs G. l.. Hamlin and son How
ard have visited Mrs Frank Keller in
Brookfield Center.-Mrs Amanda Camp
had a cancer removed from the breast,
last week Thursday, by Drs King, Girls
void and Bacon of New Milford and DR.
Williams of Brookfield. The courage
and cheerfulness of the patient was re-
markable. She is improving and her
many friends hope to see her around
soon.-Mrs Fanny Freeman, whose death
has been mentioned, was 81 years of age.
Mrs w. B. Hamlin is with friends in
Bridgeport.
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BRIDC Il 4

The Bridgeport coffee house. which IA
engineered by Rev " H Lewis, Elas hies
ed L. B. Silliman's quarters, $40 Water
street, and Will open at ii ew \ ear 8, with
cheap meals on the first floor ard 25e
lodgings and a library on The second and
third ffoors.-Mrs 2. Il. Barnum keeps a
female stenographer. Steam heat has
been put into the Universalist church.
Miss Jennie Nissan royalty entertained
the Young Peoples social club at 400
State street, last week Thursday even
ley are in Florida for the Winter.
building to replace its chapel, the home
missionary society of the diocese having
bought an adjoining lot, 45xl00 feet, on
Bunnell street. This is the chapel on
Stratford avenue where Rev A. z. Chap
man, formerly of Sandy Hook, breaches.
Another industry lately added to
Bridgeport's long list is the Crown Flee
trio manufacturing company, which has
commenced business at 50 Cannon street.
The officers are: F. III. Bryant, presi-
dent; E. L. Smith, vice president and
general manager; Charles j. Norton,
secretary and treasurer; George G. IA.
Foster, electrician. The company will
manufacture a full line of electrical sup
cut-outs, etc., all of which specialties
will be entirely new. The success in the
past of the several gentlemen composing
this company gives the new concern
bright prospects, Record.
Frederick W. Mills succeeds james w.
Baker as choir master at Trinity Mrs
P. T. Barnum has given the boys club
$250.-A. r. Lacey's grip has centered
in one of his ears, giving him intense
pain.
DR. Anna NJ. Twiss, mother-in-law OF
Proprietor l.. G. Pripdle of the Morning
News and a pioneer Spiritualist, died
Sunday, 81 years old.-William X. Seeley
whose brilliance as a lawyer intemper-
ance dimmed, died, Monday, 63 years
old. Pneumonia cut him off.
Miss Julia Henderson of Yonkers, N
Y, is here.-Miss Emma +. Eames, for
merly principal of the Lawrence, Mass.
high school, has been appointed teach
err in the High school.-Trinity is out OF
debt and has $4,000 in it's treasury
Olivet's congregation and Sunday schoo
made Xmas offering toward the new
church, Sunday, of $811.-William A
Grippin succeeds Lawyer James A. Viii
son as superintendent of the Baptist Sun
day school.-I. w. Moore, n Boston
business man, addressed an audience o.
800 at Bunnell's, Sunday evening.