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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-12
BLACK HILLS LANDS.

Congressman Lucas Wants the Gov
ernment to Irrigate.
WASHINGTON, Sept IL. 2.-Representa-
tive Lucas of South Dakota has a
scheme in process of incubation which,
if successfully carried out, will be OF
great benefit to the residents of the
Black Hills districts. Heretofore but
little efforts have been made to encour-
age agricultural pursuits in that section,
owing to continual dry weather during
the season when crops mature. The
agricultural department, however. have
made experiments. and it has been sat.
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Horse Thieves Operating.

GUTHRIE. o. T., Sept 12-Horse
thieves are getting in their work dur
ing the Cherokee strip excitement.
Saturday night number of valuable
animals were stolen here, and vigil
ance committee is out after the thieves.
At Saltwater three fine horses were
stolen, and one OF the thieves was shot
A crowd of excited boomers are after
the others and will hang them IL caught.
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Mother and Daughter Burned to
Death at Creston, La.
CREsToN, Ia, Sept. IA gasoline
stove exploded here, setting fire to the
residence Of w. B. Maxwell and result
ing in the fatal burning of his wife and
daughter. Stella. The accident oc-
CURED at 1890 o'clock. Mrs. Maxwell,
assisted by her daughter, was attempt
ing to fill the tank while the blaze was
still going in the burner. At once
there was terrible explosion, burning
Mrs. Maxwell's arms into a crisp, and
Miss Maxwelrs face and neck. The
house caught fire at once and burned
to the ground, but the bodies were re-
moved without further mutilation.
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silent Until He Died.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM Pa, Sept. H.
Albert c. Ruede was found sleeping in
doorway last Thursday and was taken
home. He there again fell into a
slumber from which he was aroused
with difficulty at times to be fed. On
Saturday he awakened himself, but fell
asleep again, not waking before he
died. DIR. Andreas says Ruede suffered
with an affection of the brain.
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MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY SEPTEMBER T. 1898

ssractorily demonstrated that the soil.
when properly irrigated, will produce
the very best kind Of cereals. Mr..
Lucas will, therefore. ask for an appro-
priation at an early day to provide for
irrigation, and thousands of acres of
unused lands may be made very val
uable.
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Very Slim Attendance.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. 12.--
Silver day at the fair was not suc-
cess in point of attendance at the
Music Hall meeting. When Governor
Prince of New Mexico, said: Ladies
and gentlemen" in calling the meeting
to order, there were five men on the
platform, nine in the audience seats in
cluding two reporters, and two young
woman
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An Ohio Widow Marries a lurk.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Jennie
Andle widow of DIR. Andle OF Denver.
was married to Turk in the Midway
Plaisance. She is daughter of Col.
Alexander Hammond of Bellaire, o.
Her relatives are among the most prom
inent people in Eastern Ohio.
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Hoo HOos.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-At the annual
oncateuation of Hoo Hoos here Boiling
Arthur johnson of Chicago was re-
elected grand shark, j. Newton Mind
of Minnesota was elected vice regent
shark for that state.
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r'Ie.iry Held.

ST. PAUL, Sept. IL. The examination
Of Thomas Fleury, held for robbing the
Merchants bank messenger OF 90, 900,
has been concluded and Fleury was
held 10 the grand jury, as had been an
ticipated.
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Recover Appointed.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept 12.-In the
United States court here a receiver was
appointed for the Bay City and Alpena
railroad on the charge that the road
was insolveni. The court took the case
under advisement.
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TO wind Up the standard Trust.

NEW York. Sept II. H. NJ. Flagler.
secretary OF the Standard Oil trust, has
issued call for meeting of the hold
ers of trust certificates on Sept. Is to
wind up the trust.
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Minister to Bolivia.

\ WAsHINGToa, Sept. 12.-The presi-
dsnt has sent to the s.nate the name of
Charles Fl. j. Tyler OF Kansas as United
States minister to Bolivia. Also 80
nominations of postmasters appointed
during the recess.
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Fire at West BEND.

WEST BEND. Wis. Sept. l2.-Fire
early in the morning did $4,000 DAM
age here. John Weinand's hotel and
the Nicholas block are the largest
buildings burned.
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THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
IT'S Attention Devoted to Ohio, Iowa
and Massachusetts.


and Massachusetts.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Sept. 12.-W. w.
Tracy, president of the Republican Ma
tional league. has just returned from
Chicago. President Tracy says the
attention of the league this year will
be devoted to Ohio Iowa and Massa-
chusetts. He expects to have confer
ence with Governor Mckinley in
Chicago next Wednesday, and in day
or two later will confer with Iowa Re-
publican leaders at Des Moines Every
effort will be put forth to make the in.
huence of the league felt this fall in the
states named. Immediately after this
years state campaigns are over the
general work of organizing throughout
the country will be taken up and prose
cuted vigorously.
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Vantials at Hudson.

HUDSON, Wis. Sept. 12.-Vandals
entered Willow River cemetery and dis
mounted % monuments. Several were
broken in the fall.
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CURSING REDTAPE
Registration Officers mt Arkansas
City Much Too Slow For
Strippers.
Evident Not Over Half viii Have Ger.
tiflcates When the Opening Gun
Ii Fired.
Only Little Over Two Thousand Is.
sued the First Day-A Gigantic
Rush.

ARKANSAS Cry, KAN, Sept l2.-The
long line of patient walters, some of
whom had held their places for 70
hours. uttered long, loud cheer when
the registration booths were opened at
z q. m. Four sets of clerks were ready
for work. At the end Of the first hour
1O4 strippers had registered and re-
ceived their certificates. The slow.
stumbling way in which the work was
being done was soon passed down the
line and impatient mutterings began to
be uttered before o'clock.
Instead of 5000 being registered the
first day the tally sheet at 9 o'clock
showed but little over 1000. At the
rate they were turned out the booths
are registering 100 an hour. The
crowds are coming at the rate OF from
1000 to 1000 day, and four lines now
extend further than they can see. 1t
is apparent to the strippers that not
more than half of them can be regis
tered before the signal for the race can
be given next Saturday Hoke Smith
Is being denounced on all sides for
what the strippers believe to be the
superfuous use of red tape.
For some unaccountable reason the
great rush appears to be for the east
end of the strip where, while the lands
are good. there ae already present a
dozen men to each quarter section. A
novel feature of the race will be the
bicycle race from the line south OF this
point.
Bicycle Race For Farm.
Fifty-four persons, 30 of whom are
women. have signified their intention
to enter the race and are getting their
pneumatics in order.
| Four men We're overcome by exposure
to the suns rays Sunday afternoon and
had to be hauled back to the city
where they are now under treatment
Two of them will recover, while doubts
are expressed as to the other two. Thii
lis but the beginning, as there win b
five more days of this exposure. It il
impossible TO approximate the actua
number out in this bleak prairie land
but there cannot be less than 5000, an(
apparently none of the camps arr
broken or diminished.
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Cholera i'm Prison,

LONDON, Sept. 12.-The correspond
ent of The Times at Constantinople says
that cholera has broken out in the
Central prison there, and at the French
and municipal hospitals at Pera.
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Wisconsin Forests Rlazln..

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. Sent % -
Forest fires are. running in every direc.
tion around the city and the air II
stifing with smoke. No rain has fallen
for four weeks.
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Next International Exposition.

PARIS, Sept. l2 An official decree
has been issued announcing that an in
ternational exposition will be held in
France in 1900 Alfred Picards is
named as commander general.
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Minnesota Village scorched.

CAEBY, Mimi, Sept. 12.-Canby was
visited by disastrous fire. which COM
pletely destroyed 20 houses and six
residences and score OF barns. The
total loss is about $500, 900.
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Death From Cholera,

LONDON. Sept. II. "A death from
Asiatic cholera has been reported at
0etford-on-the-lsle, county OF Motifs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-26
MISS PoLLARD's DAMAGE SUIT
Rumors of Compromise Disoredited
by Breckinridge's Lawyers.

Rumors of Compromise Disoredited
by BreokinridRe's Lawyers.
Washington, Dec. 25.-The rumor to the
effect that the suit of Miss Madeline v.
Pollard against Representative Breckin-
ridge for $4,000 for breach of promise,
will be compromised and settled outside
of court is not credited in this city.
Enoch Totten, one of Mr.. Breckinridge's
attorneys, said to-day: ''I saw Mr.. Breck-
inridge day before yesterday, and he said
indeed, of any proposition on his
part, or on the part of Miss Pollard re-
specting a settlement. Had there
been any such proposition made, would
certainly have been informed of it. Hence,
1 cannot only say that l know nothing of
it, but also that | am very sure there is no
truth in the story. How it originated, 1
am at loss to understand. You can say
that as far as his counsel have been in
formed there is no intention on the part
of Mr.. Breckenridge to agree to any set
tlement which would in any way reflect
upon his character"
Col. Philip B. Thompson, another at
torney for Mr.. Breckinridge, said: 81
have heard nothing of that. If such a
report has become current, it has been
spread about with no foundation. We
have made no advances looking towards a
settlement out of COURT
Miss Pollard could not be seen, as she
is said to be visiting friends in Kentucky.
Representative Breckenridge is also in
KentUckV
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MELLO NOT A VICTOR YET.
Secretary Herbert Has No Startling
News From Brazil.


he Receives Two Dispatches From
Capt. Picking, But Declines to Make
Their Contents Public No Action
Taken Yet Respecting the Request
of the American Merchantmen.
Washington, Dec %. 5.-Secretary Herbert
received dispatch last night and another
to-day from Capt Picking, in command of
the United States naval force at Rio Ja-
metro. Secretary Herbert decided not 70
make their contents public, but he said
they contained nothing of impor-
tance. Neither dispatch made any mem
ton of any triumph of Admiral Mello or
anything that could be construed into a
confederation of She sensational reports
that President Peixoto had resigned and
the insurgents occupied Rio Secretary
Herbert said he was satisfied that there
was no truth in these stories.
ANCHORAGE OF THE MERCHANTMEN.
No action has been taken by the gov
ernment with reference to the request Of
American merchant ship captains, backed
by the United States consul general at
Rio, that the United States war vessels
In the harbor of the Brazilian capital be
instructed to protect them from the fire
Of the insurgents while landing their
cargoes. Secretary Herbert said that
American commercial interests in Rio
would be given protection as good as that
accorded foreign merchantmen by the
war vessels of their respective countries
THE CRUISER NEW YORK.
Regarding the cruiser New York and
the likelihood that she would be sent to
augment the American fleet at Rio, the
secretary said the vessel was being pre-
pared for sea. but he did not care to dis
cuss her destination at this time. "But
you will know all about II in few days "
added the secretary. 1t is understood that
orders have been sent to the commandant
of the navy yard at Mare Island, Cal, di-
recting him to have the United States
steamship Mohican prepared for sea. Sec
retary Herbert declined to verify this
statement to-day, but said the vessel had
not received orders to proceed to any
definite place. Secretary Herbert
said there was no truth in the reports
that the Mohican would go to Honolulu.
AS the United States interests in the Pa
cific are well protected by American ves-
sells on the Central American and South
American coasts and in Hawaii, it is not
unlikely that the Mohican will be sent to
Samoa TO join the British and German
ships in maintaining the protectorate.
AN ORDER OF EXPULSION RECALLED.
Pernambuco, Dec. 25.-President Peix-
otto has recalled the order OF expulsion Of
foreigners.
SUSPECTED OF DIsLoYALTY.
| Lisbon, Dec. 25.--It is reported that
President Peixoto, Of Brazil, has with
/ n ba AfoNapaad ba
| services Of the officers of the warships
Riachuelo and Benjamin Constant, now
stationed at Toulon. He suspected them
of sympathy with Admiral Mello.
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SUNK TO FOIL THE FLAMES.
The Steamer Seneca Sent to the Bot
tom Off Havana.

The Fire in Her Hold Preceded by an
Explosion - The Grew Tagged Out
Before Getting the Vessel Back TO
Port-The Past Year One of Mis-
fortunes for the Ward Line.
New York, Dec. 25.-The steamer Sen
eca, from Havana for New York, returned
to Havana on fire yesterday and was
sunk in Havana harbor to save her. She
caught fire in her lower hold just after
leaving Havana Saturday night. She
was about seventy miles from port and
the crew were startled by an explosion.
When they reached the deck the vessel
was in flames and the Cry went up that
a dynamite bomb had exploded. The
Seneca was Immediately headed
for Havana. The crew worked
against the fire until daylight. Then,
having become exhausted, they appealed
to Capt. Stevens, and asked him to aban-
don the ship. According to the dispatch,
Capt. Stevens commanded them to return
to duty. Twice this action of the crew
was repeated before the steamer made
the seventy miles which brought her
back to the island.
THE VESSEL SUNK.
The rigging was then ablaze, and the
efforts of the crew having been unsuc-
cessful in subduing the flames, the order
was given by the captain to sink her.
The sea cocks were opened and the vessel
filled in short time and lies to-day, so
far as the information of the Ward lines
agents goes, at the bottom of the bay
near Havana. The cable says the crew
~ a mn rlrarrr aIsa fa oh tnrrN
modore Hughes says that he believes the
vessel to be in a position so that she can
be raised without much trouble.
YEAR OF HARD LUCK.
The Ward line people are much exer-
cised over the numerous disasters of the
past year and Commodore Hughes re-
marked that he "wished '03 would close
and '94 begin.n Nothing but trouble
this year," said the commodore.
The company's steamship City of Alex
andria was burned on the way from Mat
anzas to Havana on Nov. l.
A few weeks ago dynamite cartridge
was found in a sack of coffee shipped in
the freight of the City of Washington.
AS the ship had just arrived from Mexi-
can ports the inference was that the ex-
plosive was placed on board before she
reached Havana.
LOSS OF THE ALEXANDRIA.
In the case of the City of Alexandria,
the fire was preceded by an explosion
among the freight In the present in
stance the flames were discovered among
the freight in the forehold. Had it not
been discovered in time to put back the
indications are that the loss of life would
have been greater than that which re-
suited from the burning of the City of
Alexandria, when eleven of the crew were
lost
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LYNCHERs AFTER A RAvIsHER.
They Riddle Him with Bullets, But
He is Still Alive,

cambridge, Ga, Dec. 25.-On last Sat
urday afternoon big burly negro named
Calvin Thomas, entered the premises of MIR
Sellers, a Baptist minister residing in the
upper portion of this county, near Cairo,
and met Mrs. Sellers and inquired If her
husband was at home, or if not at home
when he would return. Mrs. Sellers an
swered him that her husband was away
from home and would not return till late
and with that went into the house. She
thought the negro went off, but near dark,
when Mrs. Sellers went to the
cow lot to milk the cows
she was met at the lot by Thomas, who
threw her down, beat her severely in the
face and succeeded in committing horri-
BILE crime After accomplishing his pur-
pose he ran off. Three negroes were
arrested in the neighborhood and brought
before Mrs. Sellers for Identification, but
were liberated. The neighbors were
aroused and were determined that the
guilty party should be caught and made
20 answer for his crime, and on yesterday
afternoon Thomas was arrested and
brought before Mrs. Sellers, who at once
identified him as being the guilty party.
LEFT HANDY FOR LYNcHERs.
Thomas was at once taken to a Justice
OF the peace near for commitment trial
While at the home of the justice Thomas
confessed his guilt and the parties, who
had him in charge, took him to Whigham
and placed him In the guard house, and
Sheriff Patterson, of this city, was tele-
graphed for, During the night the guard
house was broken open by unknown par
ties and Thomas was riddled with bullets
Sheriff Patterson reached Whigham at 3
a'clock this morning, an hour after the
shooting. Upon his arrival he went at
once tn the guard house TO
see what be supposed to
be the dead body Of the negro, but to his
surprise he found him still alive. He
went to the house Of the marshal Of
Whigham and secured his assistance and
they took Thomas TO the council chamber,
sent for doctor and had his wounds
dressed. Sheriff Patterson expected TO
bring him to Bainbridge to-day and place
him In Jail. When it was time for the
westbound train to arrive Sheriff Patter-
son was met by the doctor, who informed
him that it would be impossible for him
TO move his prisoner, as he was then in q
dying condition, and would certainly die
during the day
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VALIANT TO GO TO A CELL.
His Wound Heals Sufficiently to Per
NIT His Removal.

Paris, Dec. 25.-The physician attend
ing Auguste Valiant, who threw the bomb
in the Chamber of Deputies, reported
to-day that the wound in his thigh had
cicatrized. Valiant will be transferred
from the infirmary to the Prison de la
Sante probably on Thursday His
reticence has increased daily until he
now refuses to talk of his crime, although
he reads all the newspapers print con-
cerning him and his former associates.
Everard, the suspect arrested this
morning, was taken before Police Com
missary Clement this afternoon. He ad-
mitted that he was theoretical an
archist. but denied that he ever conspired
TO harm anybody He had never
concealed his anarchist opinions
He had worked steadily twelve hours
a day TO support his old
mother and had been perfectly
orderly citizen. His fellow workmen
agreed in giving him an excellent charac-
ter. His frankness and good behavior
made such good impression upon the
police commissary that Everard, prob
ably, will be liberated soon.
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IS very earnest in his assertion that this is
the first time he ever slept in such place.
The Washington police had no descrip-
tlon of the man at that time in their pos
session. He says that yesterday he fell
In with German on bench in one of the
public parks in this city. The man was
drunk, but spoke some words of en-
couragement to him and told him that he
also was out of work, but gave him
a quarter and hoped that he might
soon find something to do He thought
the best thing he could do with the quar-
ter was to get some postal cards and
make another effort to secure an answer
from the man to whom he had been send
ing them. He took lodgings, he says, at
3O4 Tenth street in this city and slept
there last night. This is the address on
the postal card received from him to-day.
His story is that he waited about this
place all day to-day, waiting for some one
to appear in reply to his postal cards, but
that no one came.
INTENDED TO GIVE HIMSELF UP.
He then determined, he says, to start
out to look for Chief Drummond. He says
he was very much disturbed and aston
lshed at the character of the publications
in the newspapers regarding the letters
he wrote from Baltimore last week, but
wanted to see the authorities aud set him
sell flgnb. Win This In mlnd ne stopped
at the detective Office of James A. Nc
Dewitt. He knew perfectly well, he says,
that he would be arrested when he made
himself known to the authorities, but this
did not seem to disturb him.
The man speaks very good English, but
with a very strong German accent. He
is evidently well educated and says he
has spent much time in reading scientific
works on electricity and chemistry, and
kindred topics. In reply to a question, he
said ne had also read works on political
economy and social sciences, but hastened
to add that they were not such as were
given out by the socialists and anar-
chists' associations in New York city.
THE HEARING.
The police officials say that IL is not
probable that his hearing will take place
tomorrow, and it may be delayed several
days. The letters from him which they
now have in their possession do not con-
tain threats of a character that would be
likely to make a case against him on
that charge. 1t is believed, however,
that threatening letters can be
secured from among the earlier
ones he sent, if any of them have been
preserved. Ifthey have not, it may be
necessary to proceed against him on a
charge of using the mails to defraud. 1t
will be perceived that the man tells a con-
nected' story, but the police put no faith
in his assertion that he was melted to
write the letters by other persons.
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AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS DAY.
The Weather at Augusta as Balmy az
in Spring Time.

Augusta, Ca, Dec. 95.-Christmas in
Augusta has been as rare as that day in
June of which the poet sings, and to the
northern sojourner in the south has been
a revelation in the possibilities of Christ
mas weather. The temperature has been
so mild that fires were not needed and
open doors and windows were as common
as in spring. The people spent the day
on the piazza, or in the open air and the
children have had royal time displaying
their gifts.
The day was observed by all lines of
business as holiday, and there have
been no unseemly disturbances or un-
happy casualties to mar it's pleasures
Late this evening two negroes who had
imbibed too freely, INDUCED in a little
row and Jack Malligan shot George Ben
nett in the left arm, but the wound is not
serious.
The little folks have had royal time
and it has been an ideal Christmas day.