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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-12-10
A SHIP CANAL.

Believed Congress VIII Authorise One
From the Great Lakes to the Hudson.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Represents
tatives Lind Of Minnesota and Chapman
OF Michigan have Joined hands on a
move, which, If accomplished, win be
OF great interest to the Northwest. In
the last house Mr.. Bently, of New York,
introduced bill appropriating &100, ,OOO
for complete survey and examination
OF the best route to connect the Great
Lakes with the Hudson river. either by d
direct route from Lake Erie or canal
around Niagara and canal from Os-
wego. The agitation which Secretary
Thompson, of the Drluth chamber OF
commerce. is making has had the effect
already OF stirring up congressman who
live in states to be benefited, and they
are heartily in favor OF meeting OF
deey waterway men in this city, as has
been proposed. Il is believed that such
meeting viii bring men enough here
to influence congress in passing the bill.
Mr.. Chapman is confident of getting the
bill through.
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STARTLING FIGURES.
What the Public Buildings of the United
States Are Costing the People.

What the Public Buildings Of the United
States Are Costing the People.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The supervis-
ing architect Of the treasury in His re.
port gives some startling figures as to
what the public buildings Of thu United
States are costing and will cost He
also makes some important special rec.
concentrations. He states that opera
items were being Conducted on new pub
lie buildings which the limits of cost
aggregates $52, ,219, 100, and in the re-
pair of public buildings which cost to
June 80, 1892. s93, 3,254.44O.2s. He also
states that during the year ending
Sept. 80, 1892, the expenditure actually
made aggregated $6,74l ,2S6. n, and that
at that date contract liabilities had been
established and were existing aggregat.
ing "a, ,83a, ,408. .02. making total Of 81
575, ,b94. rs; also that the contract iabili-
ties existing at said date does not in.
clude the amount Of liabilities which
cannot be definitely ascertained in con-
nection with proceedings in condemna-
tnn.
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Bf-Metalists Do Not Like the Action Of
English Delegates TO the Monetary
Conference.
And They Threatan to Show Up What
They Allege to be Their Double
Dealing Tactics.
Their Principal Object Appears to BE
to Make the Monetary Conference
O Failure.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 10.-The bi-metalist
delegates express much irritation at the
indefinite and double dealing course Of
the British delegation. the majority of
whose members seem anxious to prevent
any result except failure, Of the deliber-
ations OF the conference. while at the
same time endeavoring to hoodwink
India and the strong bi-metallist senti-
ment Of Great Britain by q pretense Of
sincerity. The bi-metalist delegates are
thinking OF signing memorandum ex-
posing the duplicity of Great Britain,
which is believed to be reflected in the
course Of the British delegates. Some Of
the American delegates are not satisfied
with the statement of President Andrews
to the conference that the United States
would sooner part with the South Amer
ican republics and Asia than with Europe.
They regard the statement as pandering
to the mono-metalist plans of Great
Britain and Germany, and as not in
accord with American sentiment and
likely to offend the republics Of South
America, with several Of whom the
United States has entered into reci-
procity treaties. One of the chief fears
Of the mono-metalists Of Great Britain
and the continent has been that the
United States and South America might
join silver combination and ignore
Europe, and this apprehension has led
the mono-metalists to make at least
some show of conciliation. 1t is argued
by the majority OF the American dele
gates that the statement of President
Andrews was calculated in this respect
to weaken the American case.
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AscHANcE FOR TROUBLE.

Report That Kansas Populists VIII Use
Force ts Organise the House.
TOPEKA, Kas.. Dec. 10.--Aconterence
with members Of the Peoples party was
held hare during the day. Those pres
snt included the new state officers, the
state central committee, candidates for
senator and aspirants for appointments
under Governor Lewelling. A plan
was agreed upon to organize the lower
house OF the Legislature by revolutionary
Isathods. AS 1t stands the Republicans
have sixty-three members or one major
ity. The scheme advocated by the
leaders of the Peoples party Is to have
the new secretary OF state to allow no
one to enter the hall but Peoples party
members and to station guards and of
hcers, resorting to the state militia, If
necessary. to prevent the Republicans
gaining admission on the day when the
legislature meets. Lawyers have been
consulted and Judge Weber, Popu-
list. declared his party would or
ganlze the house at all hazards.
dovernor-elect Lewelling denied that
the conference discussed such means
for the control of the legislature.
Leaders declare they will organize the
house and senate and new state officers
will be inangurated Jan. 10, and the
following day the legislature will meet
80 that the entire state government will
be In the hands of the Populists.
1t is said the new state board will
meet imme lately after the inaugura-
tion and rev o!.e the certificates of half a
dozen Republicans and issue certificates
OF electioi 20 half a dozen Populists and
thus control the Legislature and elect a
Populist United States senator. 1t is
said this action would bring to Topeka
host Of Republicans who would re-
sent it by force ii necessary.
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shortare of s4H.ono.

C1NcINNATl, Dec. l0.-The expert ac-
countant who has been at work on the
books OF the local freight department or
the Louisville and NashviIls railroad.
has discovered a shortage OF $45. 900.
Who 10 responsible for thedetciency has
not been disclosed to certainty, but
suspicion attaches to, the agent. John G.
McCourt, and the cashier, George Shot
well. Both OF them claim they are in
no way to blame for the shortage.
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stock Brokers Fall,

HAMBURG, Dec. 10.--The business
community Is excited over the fraudu-
lent failure Of wellknown firm, Carow
q Ba-tels, stock brokers. Carow has
absconded. Bartels has surrendered.
Ii is alleged that on Thursday the firm
obtained from banks by fraudulent rep.
reservations, securities to The value Of
400, 900 marks The liabilities amount
to 4, 800 900 marks A number Of busi-
ness concerns are badly involved by the
Sailnra
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The italian Socisty Evidently ut Work
In the Vicinity OF New
Orleans.
Three Atrocious Murders Charged TO
Their Account Story Of Nor.
tally Wounded Man.
Four Murderers Hung at Louisville
Ky.-The Crimes They Ex.
plated.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 10.-The details
of horrible crime reached this city
during the night, and the evidence
points TO another outbreak Of the Malta
In Louisiana. Between 10 and II o'clock
Wednesday night, what win probably
be triple assassination took place at
Convent, st. James parish. The place
where the crime was committed was the
levee bank on the site of what had been
the celebrated Nita crevasse. It is one
Of the most lonely spots in the parish.
Thursday morning Deputy Constable
Joseph Moulton, while riding along the
leyee, came upon the traces Of terrible
struggle. A little further on he found
two dead bodies. Investigating the
matter further, Moulton came upon a
man badly wounded and nearly dead.
The man was quickly attended by physi-
clans, and after time recovered sufi-
ciently to
Tell the Following Story,
My name is Stephano Werita. Tues
day night and two friends, one named
Antonio Paoh and another whose name
don't know, met four men at the
French market. The men, as far as we
know, are Luzi Lugio, Sabbato Marew
and two others whose names are un-
known. The four men we met induced
us to go to st. James parish under prom
ise OF getting us work Wednesday. We
left New Orleans Wednesday night and
took the train, checking our baggage
for Convent station When we got to
the levse Lugio asked me what time it
was. pulled out my watch, and as. I
replied that it was just 1890 o'clock,
LuRio shot me in the back. My two COM
panions were standing near me at the
time. Marew stood by the unknown
man who was with me, and the sixth
man, the stranger, was Paoli. AS Lugio
shot me the sixth man drew knife and
slashed the young man near him. He
fied, with his assailant in pursuit. He
stumbled and fell near the cane break
and the man chasing him cut his throat
from ear to ear. While this was going
on Marew crept near Paoh and shot
him through the head. Lugio thought
was dead and ran away. The others
did likewise, and I crawled to the farm
house OF Mr.. Kahn.
Werita will die. He is frigbtfully
wounded and it is not believed he can
stand the trip to the city. The case IL
in the hands of the police, andevevy
effort will he made to run the assassins
to earth. Tie authorities are positive
the crime is that of the Malta order.
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derers in the county jail were hung at
7:A q. m. The execution was witnessed
by only a small crowd, and was quietly
and scientifically conducted. Follwing
are the crimes for which the four mer
were executed:
Almost from the cradle to the gallows
the life of Dennis McCarty was n record
of brutal crime. But X seemed that he
reserved the most terrible act of his
wicked career to commit against the
woman who he had vowed to protect -
his wife. In her murder he committed
q double crime, for in very short time
the wife would have been the mother of
another child. The confession Of Me-
Carthy himself, was that there was not
the slightest provocation for the deed.
About 7:30 o'clock, on the evening of
Sept. Z, 1891, Mccarthy. while intoxi-
Gated, shot his wife. Ella ii. Mccarthy,
three times, at his home on Portland
avenue and Nineteenth street. Mccarthy
was "a years Of age.
Stephen Hite was sentenced to the
scaffold for committing a deliberate
murder. The murder was committed at
2:80 o'clock Sunday morning, Sept. 90,
1891. Saturday evening Hite and Albert
Baurmann started out together t'to have
night of it." Hite began drinking
heavily early in the evening, while Baur-
mann was more temperate. During q
game Of dice in q saloon. the men be-
came involved in q quarrel. They were
elected from the house when Hite re-
newed the quarrel, striking Baurmann
over the head with q cane. They
clinched and Hite drew long sharp
knife from his pocket, placed the point
against Baurmann's abdomen and
slowly pushed the blade into his stom-
ach. Baurmann died almost instantly.
Nelson Lewis, colorsd, was hanged
for the murder of George Dean, also
colored. at a dance near Middletown.
Ky. The tragedy occurred on the night
Of Nov. 2s, 1891. The negroes had been
to dance, which was given at the
house Of Carrie Gibson, q negress.
Lewis and Dean began quarreling in the
house and Lewis left the premises.
After short time Dean walked out and
Lewis shot at him with a pistol. The
ball missed his mark and Dean ran
toward the door. As he reached it
Lewis firsd again. This ball entered
Deans back and passed into his heart.
Lewis said the shooting was done in self
defense.
The crime for which Grant Thomas.
colored, was hanged was the murder Of
Birdie Coleman, q colored girl IL years
Of age. The crime was committed be-
tween the hours OF Z and y o'clock on
the morning Of Feb. Q, 1891. Thomas
was convicted on circumstantial evil
dence. He was seen leaving the houze
OF the dead woman shortly after 7
o'clock, and from certain other disclos-
ures made at the coroner's inquest
Thomas was arrested near the scene OF
the murder. He had notified the dead
woman's husband of her death while the
inquest was In progress and was ar
rested on his return. Thomas was only
70 vnara n1d
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SCIENTIFICALLY EXECUTED.

Four Murde.ers Pay the Extreme PensItS
ut LaaisviIi~. Ky.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. l0.--The four mur-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
A KoIb Fusion.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August ia
special from Birmingham says: THE
Kolb executive committee and peo-
ple's party executive committee held
q Joint session here today. They
worked together in perfect harmony
and wound up by issuing a joint call
for a joint convention to put
out candidates for congress and
presidential electors. The fusion
convention Is to meet in Birmingham
on Sept. 18th. Gen. Weaver, candi-
date tor President, is announced to be
present and make q speech. The
chairman OF the Kolb committee an
nounces that the republicans will
take down their electoral ticket and
this is confirmed by leading republI-
nAna.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Davy Crockett Celebration.

RUTHERFORD. Tenn, Aug. IT,
The descendants OF the immortal
Davy Crockett are today celebrating
the 1O6th anniversary of the birth of
the great pioneer. Fully thousand
visitors in addition to the immediate
descendant, are here and are making
the occasion one long TO be remem-
bered. The old double log house and
homes tead of Col. Crockett, in which
he lived during the years he was
Congressman and where he lett his
family when he went on his fatal
mission TO Texas, is still in good re-
pair and will be an interesting curio-
sity to the surviving relatives.
Mayor J. Il. Curtes will deliver the
address of welcome which will be re-
sponded to by Col. r. H. Crockett, of
Arkansas, the grandson of the Here
of the Alamo,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Great southern Exposition.


BUFFALO, August 1.-THE great
Southern exposition has opened Its
doors to the public in veritable
blaze of glory. At noon the machine
ry in the four departments was set in
motion, the speech-making began and
the much-heralded Buffalo exposition
is in progress. The great feature of
the exposition is the display made by
the southern negroes showing the
progress they have made in the fret
quarter century of freedom. The dis
play is In charge of s. u. Atkins, who
has as aids on colored representative
from every southern state. Hon. ]. T.
Patrick, secretary of the Interstate
Immigration Bureau Is the gene raj
manager. Mr.. Patrick was for Gig hit
years Immigration Commissioner for
North Carolina and certainly de-
serves great credit for the fine work
he has done here. The local manager
of the exposition is George NJ. Rob-
inson, of Elmira, who has succeeded
in getting up magnificent national
displays in the line of electricity,
flowers, cut and agriculture and live
stock. The Buffalo Exposition GER
tainly ranks in the front of the great
displays of the decade.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
The Buffalo Strike.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE
situation here this morning in the
great railroad strike is not en-
couraging and the New York Central
switchmen having joined the strike
makes 1t much more formidable and
the Central yards this morning were
under picket guard. 1t is feared the
strike will now spread to the other
Vanderbilt lines, the West Shore
and Lake Shore roads. Brigadier
General Doyles' orders will result
in concentrating the entire fourth
brigade here today and they will all
be needed, as the strike covers several
miles OF territory. The bulk of the
soldiery is In the big Cheektowaga
yards outside the city limits. The
companies ordered to Buffalo by Gen.
Doyle mum Der nearly 1000 men. The
state board of arbitrators is here and
will make every effort with the rail-
road company and the men for .
settlement of the strike. -
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Another Political Marriage.

FARGO, N. D., Aug. 17.-Prominent
independents and democrats have
been in the city comforting with q
view to fusion. Their plans are that
Shortbridge, Independent candi-
date for governor, is to be en-
dorsed, while Treger, csndi-
date for congress, is to be
SET aside for a democrat, probably
John D. Penton, of Fargo. 1t is almost
certain the deal will be effected, so
the democrats.wlll secure the electoral
votes. Should the democrats endorse
Shortbridge, it is believed he will be
elected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Two Roads CapituIate.

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-After a con-
ference in the Switchmen's National
headquarters, at which all the grand
officers were present except Grand
Master Sweeney, Grand Secretary and
Treasurer Scott said: THE Erie lines,
western New York and Pennsylvania
systems, two of the three great rail-
way systems involved in the strike,
accede to our demands. This leaves
only the Lehigh' road to fight. We
have received a telegram from Sweeny
announcing this fact as state it,"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Military Reunions.

NEWPORT, August 17.-August and
September are the months of military
reunions and W lille the great G. A. R.
encsmpment does not occur until
Septembe 20 the veterans will meet
q dozen times before then In state,
district, brigade and interstate re-
unions. To-day is memorable for its
number of notable gatherings. At
Portland, Maine, the famous Eley-
enth Maine regiment is bivouacked.
At Waterbury the twenty.fifth
annual reunion of the First Connec-
ticut cavalry is In progress. AT Cob.
leskill, n. Y. near Amsterdam the
survivors of 1S4th, the 12lst and
l52nd regiment are holding the six.
tenth annual reunion and at Hills
dale, Mich, Batterey G.. the first
Michigan Artillery, is enjoying the
eleventh. annual reunion. Today also
the 9th Iowa infantry is meeting in
reunion at Oelwein, Ia, and the state
G. A. R. encampment is in progress
at Newport.
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fence had been built around the seats
in the ball where the dual convention
was held yesterday, and when the
Clark branch, which had adjourned
until 8 o'clock this morning, went to
the hall, they found it in the hands of
the police and were refused admis-
sion, none being allowed to enter but
Hogg men. The Clark men therefore
took the flag of Texas off the Hogg
pen, planted it on Texas soil and two
conventions are going on. Nothing
but routine preliminary work was
done at either.
Later-Both conventions have taken
recesses until this afternoon.
G. M, B,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Loss of a Millionaire.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE stables
of the Standard OIL millionaire J. A.
Bostwick, at Msmoreneck, his coun-
try seat, burned last night. During
the fire Mr.. Bostwick became excited,
burst blood vessel and died before
medical assistance could be obtained.
Many valuable horses and vehicles
valued at $50, 900 were consumed.
The coachman and footman, who
slept over the stable, are missing and
their chsrred remains were discov-
cred In the ruins. 1t Is believed they
were drunk and accidentally caused
the fire
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Quit Public Life.

INDIAN SPRINGS, Ga, Aug. lit
is stated that James H. Blount, chair
man of the committee on foreign rela.
tons in the present house of repre-.
sentatives, will not be q member of
the next house, after service of twen-
ty years in that body. He has decided
to quit congressional life. The con-
vention to nominate his successor
meets here today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
An Arkansas Fire.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, August H.
Fire destroyed the Cindell hotel, the
Cotton Belt railway depot and sever
al small adjoining buildings about
midnight last night.
A detective flue caused the fire. The
hotel guests all escaped, several,
however, being in their night clothes
and losing everything. The loss and
insurance is not yet sscertained.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
BULLETINS.

The Menger hotel management has
arranged to receive convention news
from Houston by regular bulletins
from today until the big pow WOW
closes. They will be posted in the
bar room.
The first bulletin this afternoon re-
ceived. read: 1.-THE police are exclud-
ing the Clark delegates from Conven-
ton hall,U
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
American Day 1t Is.

AsBURY PARK, N. j., August H.
This is American Day" here, and
twenty thousand people are enjoying
the interesting festivities. The main
feature will be the grand parade of
the Junior Order of the United Amer
lean Mechanics. One hundred and
twenty-five councils of this order will
be I'm line.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
Republicans OF Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 1.-THE
State Republican convention was call.
ed to order in the West Side Turner
Hall at noon today. A full state
ticket will be named and 1t is likely
that speeches will be delivered by
prominent repu blIcsns who have been
invited and are now expected.
Among these are Gov. Mckinley, Ex-
Gov. Foraker and General Alger.
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LATE TELEGRAMS
8oILep DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIAL AND OTHER SOURCES.

short, and Pitts burg mills shut down.
The strike among the eastern
switchmen grows.
Gladstone's cabinet are all moder.
ate men, the radicals do not like it.
Cholera ravages increase in the Don
and Cossack country.
Cotton spinners' business is threat
ened with collapse in England.
Four thousand Paris cab drivers are
on strike.
Earl of Scotland, retiring viceroy of
Ireland, leaves Dublin.
India is agitsting for a gold stan
dard of currency.
The U. s. gold reserve is SIP 900, 900.
All quiet at Homestead, mills run
ning.
The Farmers State Alliance at
Austin nas 800 in attendance.
Government pays 81 900, 600 in gold
for treasury notes.
Republican convention called to
meet at Fort Worth Sept. Is.
Gonzales county will snip large
amount of corn to Mexico.
No change in mining camp situa
ton in Tennessee.
Forty milkmen arrested at Akron,
O., for adulterating milk.
Cuddy, contractor in Michigan state
prison. killed by q convict.
Very heavy rains are still falling
in the coast country.
Hutchinson nominated for congress
ia first Texas district.
The Nugent crowd at Austin are
jubilant over the split at Houston.
Freight hands in Northwestern
depot, Milwaukee, are on q strike.
J. Davis, formerly in employ Of S.
A. p, murdered at Cuero.
Peoples party, End district, KS,
withdraw congressional candidate.
Work commences on Decline electric
road beteen st. Louis and Chicago.
Local military in Tennessee ordere
to be in readiness to go to the mines.
Grsziers on the strip refuse point
blank to pay grazing tax.
Blaine will speak in Maine this
campaign, but will not stump gener.
ally.
Gladstone lie First Lord of the
treasury, and Morley chief secretary
for Ireland.
Morocco threatens the rebels with
determination of crops and villages by
fire, but without result.
Open switch at Coshockto ton, o
causes 6 deaths. and Is seriously
injured.
Whiteville miners are at work as
usual, but 140 indictments are out
against them.
Minnesota and the Dakotas wheat
crop is 10S, 000, 900 bushels; an average
crop.
Tennessee troops ordered to Coal
Greek: an attack is expected by
miners.
Passenger and Milk trains alone
are moving on the Lehigh Vally at
Elmira.
Count Valensin, owner Of the Plea
santon, Cal. stock farm Is dead. His
body goes to Italy.
The report of returning Costa RIGA
colOnists in destitute condition is q
fake.
Rochester National guard are or
dered In readiness to go to Buffalo
n. Y. in consequence of switchmens
strike.
Coal Creek and Oliver Springs,
Tennessee mining camps, are in a
state of terror on account of conflict
between soldiers and miners.
Mutual Bank Securely & Trust Co..
of Philadelphia, closes it's doors; it
holds large amount of Iron Hall
money, and it closes to prevent funds
going out of its hands.