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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
FROM BEYOND SEA.

TwENTy-rwo HUNDRED railway trains
leave London daily.
ExcEssTyR ngliness II q disqualified
tion for service in The French army
NEAaiY R7se.Oo0 year Is paid by tho
British Government for the carriage OF
mails.
FHE distance between the rows Of gold
ACE on German admral's sleeves must
be eT5s0 of All ineh--nelther more nor
less
Our 0f the average half q million let
ters that arrive daily ia Berlin 10000 are
inauElieiently addressed or ara not adj
dressed AZ oil, some only bcariag the
names of tho addressed
In France the average marriage age
has increased 10 s.. but only seven THso~
Die ous OF l,cO1 are marrying The
births used to be one for every twenty
three inhabitants: now il u one for every
f0rty-two.
THR French Minister OF War lately
offered prize for the swiftest bird IN o
flight fr0m PeFigueux &c. Paris. aio miles.
There were e,7a6 entries, and the winner
did the distance In sexen hours and
thlrty-four minutes
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How nigh Can Man LlvsP

Mr.. Webber, the traveller, states that
In Thibef he has lived for months 90.
gether at height Of more than $4,000
feet above sea level, and that the result
was as follows: His pulse, at the normal
heights only 90 beats per miuute. seldom
felt below 100 beats per minute during
the whole time he resided at that level.
His respirations were often twice as nu-
msrous IN the minute as they were In the
ordinary levels. A run aof 100 yards
would quicken both pulse and respira-
tion more than a run of 1000 yards at
sea-Ievel, and he found that the higher
the level the greater the difficulty of run
ming or walking fast He crossed the
GHrla Mandhata Mountain at a height OF
20. 900 feot, and found that be had the
utmost difficulty Ia getting his breath
fast enough. Wcbbar also says that the
native guides OF the mountains suffered
equally as much IL not more than he.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
Engineer E. B. Cooley's Report
on a Large Navigable
Sewer.
A Project Of Great Importance In Com
mereiaI and Drainage
Circles.
Meeting Of the Iowa Teachers Associ-
alton at Des Moiues--Gen-
eral News.

CHICAGO, Dac 3I--The report of II.
II. Cooley. who, until fortnight past.
has been the chief engineer OF tho Chr
eago drainage commission, Is make pub
lie. The report favors not mere nayi-
gable sewer, but a policy which looks
ultimately 10 deep water FROM Chicago tO
the Gulf of Mexico, az well as to the At
lantie ocean.
Mr.. Cooley declares that d channel
twenty feet In depth and 600 feet wide
will actually cost less than the eight foot
depth and small width that the federal
government has been partly undertake
Ing. The reason given by him II that
an easier grade would be taken by the
larger channel, and shis grade. By the
peculiar conformation OF the route would
reader unnecessary much otherwise ex-
pensive cutting through solid rock, Ha
says there liz also an erroneous impress
sion that the possible navIgable depth
OF the Mississippi Is small. The nIii-
mate attainablc depths from Lake
Michigan TO the gulf, he says, are limited
only by the supply Of water which can
be drawn from the lakes with q certain
measurable supply from the Upper Mis-
sisslppi. The report condemns "a de-
structiye 10 existing commerce. any at
tempt 10 make the Calumet river instead
Of the Chicago river the connecting link
between the ship canal and Lake Mich
igan.
The climax OF the report Il O Tecom-
mendation 70 abandon all thought Of
lake front harboF at Chicago, except for
purposes OF refuge. In place Of the lake
front he puts the practically unIimited
dockage OF the Chicago aard Desplalnos
rivers and the proposed ship canal,
with additional outlets 20 the
lake through the heart Of
the city at Thirty-ninth street
and also near Crosse Pointe. The idea
is that by depositing exeavated material
on the lake front, 1000 or moro acres OF
Immensely valuable land would be cree
ated. the income OF which would La the
end. he says. relieve Chicago ct all taxa
ti0n for the great waterway. Speaking
OF the commercial Importance of the
project as q whole, Mr.. Cooley says
.sif deep water existed TO-DAY from thR
Hudson VIA the great lakes 10 New 6x-
leans. a vessel could complete the circuit
by gulf and Atlantic seaboard. Such
coast line through the productive heart
of The conainenf IA HcrtAy CA n1t the Lime
and ail the resources tEaI Aaag b
FTGadaa v
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Sioux FALLS, \. d., Dec. 3I.--Special:
Tho Queen City IL we'll filled al pres
ent with outsiders. The State Teachers
association Is in session with something
over 200 already present and more ex-
pected. Among the weli-known state
instructors present are the following:
Prof. III. II. kratz, Nermillion: Prof.
Robert r. Kerr, Brookings Agricultural
college; Prof. w. III. III. Beadle, Madison
State Normal school; Prof. A. j. A.
spofforti, Canton; Pref L. A. Stout,
Mitchell colleges: Prof Lewis McLonth,
Brooklngs Agricultural college; Prof g.
Il. pinkham, state superintendent "
public instruction; Prot. Free, Lead
City
The state Republican scandinavian ciab
Is also holding session In rooms In the
Swensen block. There were not as
many present as expected. The society
recommended the appointment OF n. M.
Lien, of BrookiRgs, for the position Of
commissioner Of immigration. The cam
dldaey Of X. G. Stabeck. of Canton, for
consul 10 Chrissiana, Norway, was Gu
dOrsed By resolution, A committee of
i've was appointed 10 go 90 Pierre and
work for che recollection OF Senator Pet
lI0rew.
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The "Pickerel' Statesman and
Others Now Adjusting
Wires To that End.
Republican Forces Admirably Organ
ized and Relentless War
TO Be Waged
pioklsr Of the Opinion that He Can
Knock the Persimmon--Many
Dark Horses

sroux FAILS, 4. ID. Dec. 3I.-- Special:
The arrival IN this city OF United States
senator Pettigrew seems to have been
the signal for the gathering tn this poll
flcal mecca of al tho leading politicians
OF the state kur the past two days all
sections OF the state have been well rep
resented, and many secret aud open SEES
sicns have been held, senator Moody II
also here. and be and she pIclxerel stRtes-
man are laying the wires for Moody's re-
election Robert buchanan, OF this
city. will be the choice OF the Moody
members for speaker Of the house. III Is
thought BY many that the selection of
speaker will virtually settle the senator
ship. The republicans figure that II
they ean elect the speaker IL will carry
enough prestige with II TO also secure
the election Of their candidate for the
senate. MIR. Buchanan II very confident
of Knocking the parsimmons but Is very
non-e0mmittal in regard 10 where he
expects 30 get the necessary votes 10 add
10 the straight republican votes to In
surf his election The opposition have
warm light has already sprung mp.
This fact. nodoubt, gives encouragement
to the republicans.
There N no question but what the re-
publican forvf& ara admirably organ
ized lin tina interest Of Mr Moody With
two such laaftnrS as Moody and Petit
grew, and numerous steadfmst llenten-
ants u would seem almost impossible for
the Black Hills statesman TO suffer de-
Eaat The politicians now III she city
viii remain here till Friday. when they
will leave here in q body for Pierre.
They propose 10 BE- early on the ground
and t0s wage a relentless war la ease
the republicans are sueeessful In Orzaf- |
Ixing the house Col. r. j. Woods. nf this |
city, will be q prominent candidate for
u er0eant-at-armg
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Chrysanthemums are now very much
In favor among swell women. They are
brilliant In color, and contribute pleas
ing and decorative effect 10 q woman's
costume. The yellow ones, which are
very yellow indeed, are the most highly
priced Some of the large ones are
priced as high as sl.5o each. The for-
lists say, however, that the largest chrys-
anthemums In this country are very
small compared with the ehrysanthe-
NUNS In Japan, which oftentimes attain
the slZe OF an American snnnower.
The chief objection 10 the use OF chrys-
anthemums heretofore has been that the
odor of them is not at all pleasant YAM
kee ingenuity. however, has been at work
on the problem suggested by this objee-
tieF, and seHle aewea dealers nave been
able, through the use OF chemicals APP
piled directly 10 the growing plant, to
achieve q flower which Is odorless, or
almost so. IL has not been unusual la
the flower trade. Il is said, 10 add per
fuSzp TO. flowers occasionally by dipping
them In some fragant essence, but the
chrysanthemum case Is the first case OF
flowers going through psocess OF de-
0dorization.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01

WIN Kansas sead Jerry simpson 10 the
S9nmtey

ToPEKA, Kan, Dec. s1.--Jnst how II
started no one seems 10 know, but the
fact remains that Jerry simpson Is be-
coming dangerous as senatorial eandi-
date. If something isn't done TO check
mate the t'sockless statesman the Sew
enth district delegation Is coming to To-
deka solid for him. The Sontagion is
spreading 10 contiguous parts Of the
Third and Sixth districts, and there
II np telling where IL is going
- afop. The eastern part Of the
state haa j. r. Willis, r. +, Elder,
JUDGE psfTsF and Prof Garfield The
wesf has one candidate alone who has
sinvelcped any strength, and coyote coun-
les are nothing u not loyal. Col Sam
Mnod, Mhn ii snmetimes regarded as q
political 'shoodoo," but who stands Al In
the farmers movement, Is devotlng his
energies 70 the simpson boom. 81 tell
you, Jerry Simpson Is the Abraham Lin
rgyir, of # II HFasas, y said he the other day.
There Is bat one simpson in the state.
Abraham Lincoln was laughed at when
he launched forth as a politician"
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upon such compromise IL not certain.
though II Ii believed by prominent prli-
tIcIans that Congressman I1ekler Is the
man of all other republican candidates
whom the independents will support. In
supporting PickIer the independent
members would be voting for an alliance
man who holds many views similar tn
their own, aud then there IL another
motive for supporting Pickler that
presents q r0se-tinted side 90 the new
party. That of clectlng hts successor 10
the lower house Of congress the inde-
pendents believing that rather than elect
q democrat to the senate 1t would be pol
Icy for them to unite ON pickler, thus
giving some one 90 their number a chance
for his place In the lower house. For
they feel sure that should another elec-
tian occur soon they would sweep a wide
swath. Probably the desire TO show the
country how strong they are will cause
them 10 elect Pickler 20 the senate, aud
then one of their leaders 10 his place Ia
the lower house, at q special election.
Then there are some independents who
maintain that senator would not be
able to do much la Washington until
their party shall have become strong aa-
tionaliY, which wiiLFeQuire several years
more time, and that 10 unite ON Pickler
would give them better chance 10 elect
q senator 20 sueeeed n. II. Pettigrew
whom his term expires, and at a time
when, as they hope, United States SEN
ator would accomplish more good for In
dependent interests.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
Provisions sor FYrs prevention.

Public attention has been drawn TO the
advantage which property owners would
find In consulting some experienced and
reliable fireman about the equipment OF
their premises for fire prevention and
extinction before making their con-
tracts. II this were the general prae-
tlee, not only would many buildings be
properly equipped with reliable appara-
tus, instead or the sham devices so often
seen, but the owners would be frequent
" enabled 10 actually save money on
their contracts, while the fact that the
interior arrangements for preventing
fires aud for the safety of life would DO
vastly improved Is beyond question.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

.OvER 100 miners at Long Run, Pa,
struck for an advance of 10 cents a ton
on coal.
J0HN TIKEITg shot and killed Mrs.
Michael Curley and Michael Hodek, NJ
Broderick's Patch, Pa.
Wa. BLANEY, sentenced 10 be hanged
at Baltimore, left the court room bowling
and smiling 70 his acQualntanees.
A woRKMAS named William Anger
was killed by landslide at the mouth of
the new tunnel at Niagara Falls, n. ".
SER JosKrR HIcKsoN has resigned the
position Of general manaRerof the Grand
Trunk railway and will BE- succeeded by
l.. j. Sergeant.
An order was issued by the Chicago
city e0uncil f0r the removal Of all build
lngs from the lake front preparatory for
the worlds fair.
A CAMDEN man named HelIiet who
had been Ia Boston selling horses, was
robbed OF 81, 400 while asleep on the
night Pullman train near Bangor
VfNcKsT SCuLLy, the recently defeated
parnelllmn candidate far North Kilkenny.
holds that Mr. parneii's SfEense n nonr
political, and that he committed 4
private vice.
Ar meeting 0f nationallslsla Dublin,
Timothy ID. sullivan said the success of
the Irish delegates In the United States
changed after the verdict against MIR.
parnell was pronounced.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of mutual insur-
ance companies from Michigan, Wiseon-
sin, iowa, Minnesota. illinois, IAdlana
aud Ohio met yesterday al Chicago aud
formed aR association for the strengthen.
| ipR III their organizations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
MATE oLsoa.s CASE.
A Lake Captala rsnea for Employing .
Foreigner.

&8E&tkA8Hs
enrEAGu. Berss 3t,wTite collector Of
customs has received q decision from
Secretary Window which is OF consider
able Importance % scamen. III. u. Olson,
captain of the schooner III. T. Moore, had
as mate on his vessel John Martin Olson.
who was not q citizen of the United
States. When brought before the col
lector Capt Olson discharged the mate
but Immediately re-employed the man as
a sailor and paying him no more than
sailors wages. But when the captain
was again brought before the collector,
the evidence showed the man had been
having oil the power and authority III q
mate. The case was submitted TO- Sec
retary Window, who has decided that the
captain Ii subject 10 the penalty--50
cents per ton for each trip. which Ia this
case would amount 10 S9a. This was
simplY test case aud Is important, not
only from the fact that IL Is claimed hum
dreds OF aliens are employed as officers
of the boats; but many lawyers have
given Il as their opinion that they had
the right 10 so serve.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
ALL ABOUT NEWSPAPERS.

THE Pekin Gasefte existed in the tenth
century.
THE frst printed newspaper was issued
at the city Of Nuremberg In Germany In
i45T.
THK FIRST European newspaper was the
(manascript) Aeta Dlsu7aa day Dolngsl
Of Rome
THE periodicals. o. the State OF New
York have q circulation OF 10000. 600
copies per issue, and all others Ia North
America of 10, 000, ,000
THE circulation for the entire world Is
81, 900, 600 copies. Of which European
sheets issue "a. .000s 600
THE arkt newspaper published In
America was Hisbliek 0ccmrrgssces, which
appeared IN BosEon In l8s9.
THR oldest rewspaper Row In sxist-
ence Il she FFanAfnrtsF Joar1sai. Of
Frankfort-on-the- Malns founded III 1914
THEmE are A.o00 daily papers IL the
world. Nearly every quarter of tAe globe
Is supplied. Even Iceland has ten news
papers and two ether periodicals
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
A LIVELY coNoo rOwn.
Lots Of Houses 6selag up-A Brisk sAmrksa
tor Garden Trunk.

TOR Gmrden Trunk.
About the lIveiiest place In Eauatorial
Africa is Matads. the starting point ON
the Lower Congo Of the Congo Railroad
A thousand men are working I'm Matadl.
and along the river within few msles
OF that place. Missionaries write that II
'wonld surprise any one 10 see the Eum~
ber OF good houses that are going up ct
Matadi, substantially built OF stone,
brick, iron and wood The advent Of
the railroad laborers has made things
exceedingly brisk for the few mission.
aries Of Bishop TAyl0r's station In that
nelghborhood These missionaries, IL Is
well known, depend mostly upon their
own exertions for support They and
that they now have q ready market for
everything they can produce In their
gardens Mr.. Tstsr writes 20 the Afrs-
can Nesrs that he has a. good market
for hia produce a. Mafadl a. he would
hayn In New York or London. This
Congo Stale has given Mr. Teter q site
sfuaEsnhlch 70 build : church II Masadi.
arid AisoA supply o4 humber and otheE
ibal3diaz 1s1f>RieIs sfu1f tho sxiLesH soma
~ ni1e native labores% on tAe railroad are
dontr3bhting money 10 support this
khurehs which, + n expeeteds will be en-
tlreiy zNlfssupporsiag from the first. One
AafIye Subscribed 80. aud others nearly
equal amossa.8 toward the building Of On
iron church. wk1clr Re soon ~ posslbie.
will take the place OF flar- temporary
structure These natives weFe probably
brought from mission stations further
north ON the west coast, and they wish
to have the same religious privileges on
the Congo they have been accustomed 10
at home
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01
ARE RioHER THAN cRasus.


snsssica ns@&ts ths Hixgesa Prlvate
Eofsaa@a In the wosla
Who Ii the richest man III the
worldg Il IL now pretty well settled
that she late William II. Vanderbilt
~ his aeath was entitled 10 tina. dis.
tlnction- The settlement Oh hts assate
which has now about been completed.
shows thst he was worth not less than
~ go. 600 600. Since The division OF
his estate John ID. Rockefeller or she
Standard Oil company and William
Waldorf Astor have been In n race
for the head OF the list OF richest men.
each being quoted at 1926. 900. 600.
and Jay Gould close third with no
more than 500. 900. 0O0
William II. Vanderbilt left 10 each
cf his eight children sl0. 600. 900: o.. :
600. 600 was set aside 10 prov ide an
income for Mrs Vanderbilt. and the
remainder was directed 20 be divided
between the two oldest sons. Cornelius
and William X. Vanderbilt In round
numbers they received ESQ, 500. 600
each. which. with the beQuests or
$40 000. 000 increased their shares 10
eco. 500. O0O Cornelius Vanderbilt
at the time was estimated TO possess
", 600. 600 The present estimate OF
the confined Vanderbilt fortunes.
taking into consideration the natural
accumulations and allowing for the ex-
peaditures for IL Is known that the
Nanderbilts use great deal ofmoney.
Ii probably $3.50, 600. 600.
The wealth OF the Duke OF West
minister. whose fortune is the great
est in Europe. is al a careful estimate
tie. 900. 900. or $50. 600. 000. and 1t
IL the accumulation of long ancestry
Most Of the American fortunes are the
accumulation Of single generation.
The aggregate wealth OF the Roth
schilds reaches nearly 81. 0O0. 900, 900.
but 1t Is distributed among so many
that noindividual RothschIld Is worth
over so. 600, 900.
There are thousands OF Americans
who are worth over <i, 600. 900. and
ut least four who are worth more than
so. 900, 900. and there are thIrty-ave
who arc worth &lO, 900. 900 and more.
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EFFecr OF DAUPHlM's DRATH.



Cam send Tnear msney.
MAsHrNeYox, Dec. 3I.--Thc death on
Ms 4 Danplgla premises 10 have an inn
pursAaf ha@*ire N tssss fgtawe nf the
LouIslana lut1efy Nobody VIII kn0W III
whom to write for tickets now. Sealed
letters are sacred, and as nanphin was
known TO hundreds 0f thousands of per-
sons letters with incl0saEes foF lottery
tickets could he sant 80 lssss, md f-The
peStofliee Departments nnanr the anti
kN1fexy Law, was po#erleSs - Interfere
MltM khat business Hut now the lottery
<1<I1l>4ay sannot be addressed directly,
ns}lk krAn u Axikertise who will succeed Mr..
DAu phin - pfexadent Such an adver-
tls4mesu w0azlA bf4ag All the newspapers
pubIIsl3ng II within the penalties OF the
~. A Aym Aanae a j krade-mark may
epnIina,e rs1er tlaa d8Afh nf q member
of - flx y. hnI lii ~ iotksxy case the
nnne IN Ankt with thn death of the In
dlvidual. for there 4 no ealsar NJ. "A.
Danphin anu - nseAMs ii replacing hin,
The lottery eaNpsEy en- ehops ! nsw
president or eaherxl nssnAenF ID II viii
have To do Bin Il ausf not asiserslse
this 10 the public. and persona VIE want
70 send thesr money to the l0stery ufll
now have no one q when shey cen ~
dress II with any certainty that las re-
ceipt will be acknowledged.
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IOWA SCHOOLS.


pert es fAe snpsrfHsenasnsr
nxs Mtt1xKs. Dr.. 3i. TIE Thirty
sixth annna1 sezsIon Of tise iowa State
hnartrfs nsSocihtiuis opened III this elty
yesterday. The seS&Iau viii last four
dasS The e<iasaxianaf council meets -
the eommerel4t exchange rooms.
Teachers are present frpm alI the eoun-
les IN the state.
Thf advance Sheets 81 the report q
Mr. habin, state superintendent af pub
lle inztruction, prepared for distribution
af the meatine of the state Teachers 49,
*oriAtion here this week, are about COM
pleted They shoN the condition of tine
<clools II ths state A the close Of the
1Yrar ending June 20
Among the Interesting hgures given
4fe the following: District townships.
20z; independnnt districts 3,45Di sub
tlStficts. s,Hts; unaraded schools, L.
il94; rooms Ia graded schools, 3,6asi Ay-
ernke school war, s.s months; male
a<saehfrS empIoyeds {, 400. ~ - average
monthly salary of .27. On; fnnaIe taachers
Tmp1oyed. u, iu1 - an average monthly
salary OF 80. 81. Thare we're 600, s6s pupils
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-01

When General Morcau sojourRed In the
Uuited States he was once the victim OF
q rather droll misunderstanding He
was present at . concert where d piece
was sung with the refrain; Tomorrow,
tomorrow. Having very imperfect
knowledge OF English. be fancied II to
be cantata given In his honor, and
thought he distinguished the words:
~To Morean, 20 Morean." Each tima
the refrain was repeated he rose 10 his
feet and gracefully bowed on all Sides
10 the great astonishment OF che audi
ence, who did not know what TO make
10 Ia
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ma. lIHcolNs vouwossr sovs
wIsiiam and ssrsA" Haa rhszr rs~~ks 1.
fss3 whs,e sssus~

( 4 ASs% - - W&WH%s
During the first year OF the admins
tFation the house va made lively bs
the games and pranks of Mr. TIncoln's d
two Younger children. william aud
Thomas; Robert. the eldest. was away
at Harvard. only coming home for short
vacations. The two little boys, aged 4
and IA. with their Western indepemd-
ence and enterprise, kapt The houss in
an uproar They drove their tutor Wild
with their good-uatured disobediencs;
they organized nain&trel show In the
attic; they made aequaintance with the
ottee-seekers, and became the hot
champions of the distressed
William sickened aud died In Feb
ruary, 1852 His father was profoundly
moved BY his death. though he gave no
outward sign Of hts trouble, but kept
about his work the same as ever His
bereayed heart seemed afterward 10
pour out tts fullness Of hts youngest
child. Tad" was merry, warm
blooded, kindly little boy, perfectly law
less and full OF odd fanries and Inven-
tons, the chartered libertines OF the
Executive Mansion.
He ran continually In and ont of his
fathers Cabinet interruptlng his
grayest iabors and conversations with
bis bright, rapid and very imperfect
speech-for he had an lmpedilaent
which made his articulation almost nm
inaelligIhle until he was nearly grown
TIE would perch upon his fathers knee,
and sometimes even ON his shoulder,
while the most weiahty conferences
were going ON. Sometimes escaping
from the domestic authorities, he would
take refuge ia the sanctuary for the
whole evening, dropping 10 sleep at last
on the floor. while the President would
pick him up and carry him tendersy TO
bed.