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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Intelligence comes from numerous
places II Kansas and Nsbraska that sub
sidiary ccnapanies afe bsihs formed for
building intermediate parts Of the great
railroad from Canada to the Gull, or in
other words, this Hankinson, WATERFOWL,
Yankton, etc. This only goes to show
the general demand and need Tor . NORTH
and south connection 10 deep watsf, %
long aeltated by the western alliances
o farmers, and its success would not
only crafty the agricultural populations
OF the west but would fulfill the golden
dream Of Aionzo wardall and his co-4d.
TUTORS. Its realization would be the
greatest boon these trans Mississippi
states sven struck.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
DESCRIPTION DIDN'T TALLY.
A Novel Case to be brought Against
r{ the Northern Pacific.

A Novel Case to be brought Against
F the Northern Pacific.
BUTTE, Mon, May IA young lady
named Miss Havings is stopping at the
McDermott hotel in this city. elves
in ST. Paul. aud says she is going there at
once, to prosecute the Northern Pacific
railroad for $40. 00O damages. Her story
is that she bought q round-trip ticket
q few weeks ago from st. Paul to San
Francisco. Her description was placed
on the ticket. AT that time her hair
was raven black, bat just before getting
On board the train she had her hair
hlsached to q very light blonde. Her
explanation satisfied the conductors all
right until she reached Portland, when
she struck a conductor who couldn't
understand how q blonde could travel
on a brunette ticket. She was put of
the train. She says the company has
offered to settle with her, but she is
going to sue for fun damages.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10


Watertown News, 4: News came from
New Zealand that Gen A b Ward, the
celebrated Grand Forks fraud, ii 6gure-
ing there as the world renowned Chris
tian Scientist, A Bentley Wofthineton.
He has communionized his followers,
who have turned all their funds INTO I
general treasury with Ward y custodian.
He is accompanied by Mrs pfunkstt, lii
New York woman who left ths country
with him when the western defSctiv6s
run him down four years 40. Accord
ing to the report hs VI pfssspt has up-
wards OF 100000 II socisty funds ii lid
hands, while Pickler d only poor con-
gresham from South Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

The few members OF the Grand Lodge,
A u w, who mel at Hot Springs, 8 D
yesterday, met simply to adjourn the
Grand Lodge to Huron at q later date.
One year ago it was decided to hold the
meeting for 1893 at Hot Springs, but on
account of the railway companies refus-
ing to grant a reasonable rate, the action
of the Grand Lodge of last year has been
rescinded and the meeting proper viii
take place at Huron on the 18th. =
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Topeka dispatch, 7: Kansas elevator
men are crlticising Secretary Mohler Sc
verely on his report Of the Kansas wheat
crop. They charge him with knowingly
over-estimating the probable yield in the
interests Of buyers. This they claim is
detrimental TO the farmers who have last
years wheat. Mohler's, report predicts
seventeen bushels to the acre 90 an aver
age yield, which the elevator men say
will .ot reach ten bushels.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
Cubans Drilling.

NEW YORK, May I0.-The Herald's
special from Key West, Fla, says:
Preparations are being conducted for
what looks like an armed expedition
from here to aid the insurrectionists.
Sunday evening about 800 armed men
slipped out of town. and after drilling
on the beach, participated in a sham
battle. with the avowed purpose OF
~familiarizing the men with the tactics
likely to be employed in a conflict with
Spanish troops. More drills of the kind
are to follow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Reported They Have KILLED Agent
h Plummer.

Reported They Have killed Agens
Rlumnner.
DENVER. Colo, May 10. Reports
from Durango say that Lieutenant
Plummer, the Navajo Indian agent,
was killed by the Navajos in attempt
ing TO arrest Chief CAstiAno. Sheriff
Sargent Of Durango, who Is in Denver,
was seen byea correspondent during
the night. The sheriff said it wouldnot
surpriss him IL the report were correct,
for he anticipated such an occurrence
for some time. The sheriff. continuing,
said: There was no danger too great
for the lieutenant. He was a daring
officer. Old Chief Castiano is idolized
by the rebe1lious element OF the Nava-
jos, and there is nodoubt IL the lieuten-
ant attempted to arrest him the reports
OF the assassination are true. The
whites are already very hostile against
the Navajos. and If Plummer is killed
1t win precipitate o bloody war"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
Medical circles are considerably stirret

Medical circles are considerably stirred
up over the announcement that the New
York Kecorder's bonus Of sle00 for the
discovery OF . treatment which would
cure q best stay Tho progress o. con.
sumption has bean awarded TO DR. w
Amick, Who i 2 % the leading phya-
cians. ~ Cincinnati The tssts upon
which the dscision was shased have been
ii progress Tor several months under the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

direction of eminent physicians, and over
loo different methods OF treatment We're
submitted by as many medical Q So
secretly, however, was the matter con-
Quoted that outside OF the medical pro-
fession absolutely nothing was known on
the subject until the announcement OF
the award.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

The Reading Coal Combine "bustsd;"
the whiskey trust q loser by sI1,OO0,OO0;
and the National Cordage company gone
to the wall on s14.o00,oOO, what is going
to become of the trusts? All "bust," we
hone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Yankton Dakotan, 8: ID M Inman
came up from Vermillion last night,
bringing a parchment diploma for Judge
Bartlett Trip. Some months ago, the
degree of IL d, was conferred upon
Judge Tripp by the University OF Yer
million, but the diploma has just been
completed. Il is engrossed in an artis-
tic way and Mr. Trip prizes it very
much.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

President Clevand's order closing the
White House to all grades Of officers falls
with a duh, sickening thud on the aver
age Washington res~tauranteur. Chop
houses will henceforth fare slightly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
To Keen h Heace.

MEMPHIS. May 10.-E. w. Carmack,
the eultor-in-chief of the Commercial.
who challenged w. a.. Collier, of the
Appeal Avalanche. to fight a duel
Saturday, / a. m, was placed under q
$40, 600 bond to keep the peace for one
year by Judge Scraggs of the criminal
court. Collier is a fugitive from justice,
the authorities being unable to fad
him. 4
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

The ~postofice at Huron has been made
a depository for money order funds for
the postoffices in Dakota convenient to
1t. Heretofore they have had to be
drawn on st. Paul.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Mr. Gladstone, prime minister OF Great
Britain, has offered the poet-laureateship
to the great art critic, John Ruskin. An
excellent choice and honor to the posi-
ton, poet or no poet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

The capital engaged in banking is but
a trifie beside the capital engaged in
railroads" said Professor Hadley. "The
worlds stock Of money Of every kind
gold, silver and paper-would purchase
only one third OF the railroads" The
capitalization and bonded debt Ut the
railways Of the United States at the
beginning OF 1898 was s11,5O0,000.000.
The gross earnings Of the railways Of
the United States in 1891 were about
$4,000 200, or six times as large as
the entire annual revenue OF the United
States government. OF the ninety
separate companies operating railroads
IN Iowa, Minnesota, the two Dakotas,
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Kansas only
fifteen have earned dividends. In 1883
there were $2,5OO,0OO,0OO OF railway
stock unproductive, OF dividends. In
1889 there was s2,621,497, 1892 OF unpro-
ductive stock, and in 1890 this stock
had increased to s2.s11,526,555. In 1883
the unproductive railway stock was 6l.97
per cent Of all the railway stock in the
country, and in 1890 it was 63.76 per
cent. This would indicate that only
SO per cent Of the stock OF railways in
the country was earning dividends in
the year 1890. In the states of Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas and Colorado 72.90
per cent Of all the railroad stock Is I'M
productive. In Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, California, Utah and Nevada
1884 per cent is unrroductive. In Texas
99.99 per cent ia unproductive.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
Invited the Duke.

CHICAGO, May M.-A COMMITTEES 81
citizens cf Columbus. o., headed 81
Hon. j. II. Onthwaite, called III ths
Duke Of veragua and extended him q
invitation 70 visit their city, which va
named In honor Of his great ancestor.
The duke accepted conditisnally.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

n, CEoon: Mtnp. Nay 1o.-The grand
lodge d the Ancient Order Of Foresters
OF America tor the states Of Minnesota,
Iowa, Wisconsin and South Dakota ID
Ia session in the Knights Of Pythias
hall The principal candidates for chief
ranger srs John Reycraft and DR.. La
Paul, both Of Minneapolis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

John f Holland, a carpenter, was run
over and killed by a Great Northern en-
CINE at Sioux Falls, or the.morning OF the
7th while in an intoxicated condition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
A Hero or the Crfmea.

LoHDoH, May 10.-Lord Wjllisp
Haulet II dead. He was born July Il
1894 He wa q field marshal Ill ~
British army and distinguished hitlnstf
ii the Crimean war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

NEW YoRK. May1d.-Ths sun M
that the 800 hundred employees in
Tucker's big fopswalk In CIasson
avenue, Brooklyn. which belonged to
the National Cordage company, were
notified last evening that operations
would be suspended for the present, but
inst they might b resumed next wed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

A New York daily paper, taking up the
idea conveyed in Flammarion's exciting
novel, Omega: The Last Days Of the
World" has interviewed a number OF the
leading men in all professions as to what
they would do IL science were to predict
tomorrow that the end Of the world
would arrive within the next thirty days.
The answers are various and curious,
and heighten the interest which is felt
in the second part of Flammarion's great
novel, which appears in the May Cosmo.
politan. 1t in q question which every
one will find interesting to ask Of him
self: What would you do IL within six
weeks the end of the world were certain?
Probably no novel which has ever ap-
peared in an American magazine hes
been more deliberately illustrated by,
more distinguished artists. Laurens,
Saunier, Vogel, Meaulle, R~ochegrosse,
Geradin and Chovia all contribute 70 the
explanation Of the text. Iii
A clever story az another kind ia that
Of the new English novelist, Gilbert
Parker, in the same number. "Amsrican
Society in Paris is an article Of another
kind, but one which win interest all
who have had occasion to make even Q
short residence Id the French. capital.
The Cosmopolitan scores success in pro-
ducing in its May number, almost stimuli
taneousiy WITH the daily papers, an
elaborate description Of Professor Gray's
marvellous invention, the Telautograph,
which fdeproduces Che handwriting, or
the work Or thSS artist, simultaneously,
thousaH6 u inilss distant from the
pIacs xabIsrs j6g Utter or artist is sit
tina4. NH. HcSsIfs purpose in 1.-THE
TfSvslISf fr0&lE Xttstria" is, month by
idonth; t6asc66i1g more evident, and is
nov r~scSsyidbft vide attention at the
hands 81 fe6Iiss SSfEl!Id6s IN cver the world.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10
Davis One or the Choseu.

WAsHrN0roH. May 10.-Ths chairman
q ths dOinmittss on territories, SsnsScf
Faulkner, sslsctsd, in addition 10 him.
sslf, Senators I'm. Piatt. BATS and
Davis Q tho sub-commifteS b insest.
gate territories now seeking admissions
to the Union.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Carthage, Howard and Madison are all
reported in the daily papers as having
felt the earthquake shock yesterday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Warner, the Safe Cure man, has gone
to the wall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-10

Give me a call in my
new quarters on Egan
ave., in the A. j. An
derson building.
I carry a complete
line of Choice Grocer
les, canned, dried and
fruits.
c. 4. KELLEY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
And she Believed Him.

It was nearly midnight when the
young bride heard the front door soft
ly opened, and as he came up in his
stocking feet she dried her eyes and
determined that the time for action
had come at last.
"This will never do, George" she
SAID, with steely glitter in her eye
that sobered him on the instant. "Per-
haps l wouldn't mind it so much in the
years to come, but our honeymoon is
barely over and here you stay out
nearly all night. Unless you promise
to stop I'll go back to my father"
Forgive me, my DEAR" he replied,
bracing himself for the supreme effort
of his life, for he knew the crisis had
come, and upon the result depended
whether marriage was to be a failure
or blooming success. 81 know my
conduct must seem cruel to you, but
that is only because you know so lit
tie of men and their ways. All my
life have been accustomed to stayiBg
out all night. l can't stop suddenly,
for the doctor has told me l have
heart disease and that any sudden
shock was likely to kill me. That's
why, my dear,I must taper off gradual
ly."
Forgive me, George" she sobbed,
throwing herself on his breast. 81
have been very selfish. 1 know YOU
try to do what is the best for you.
Never again will | scold you, for it
would drive me crazy if knew l was
the cause of you killing yourself"
WGDerlea Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12

people should also have a hand in determining
the conduct of the railroads and in regulating
the contracts and adjusting the differences be-
tween the partias. 1t should be as unlawful for
railroad employe to be suml4afily discharged
by the company, or compelled by it to accept the
alternative of certain wages and obeying certain
orders or quitting its employ, as for him to obey
an order of his Union or to abandon his train
in transitu. If the Government undertakes a
part, it should undertake the whole.
Future legislation must deal with the subject
and deal with it right, for the people are the
rulers, and will not forever submit to class pre-
ferment. If the best interests of the nation re-
quire radical statutory methods. nothing is more
certain to follow 1t has been subject of inf
mite trouble. and there would seem to be but
one adequate way TO deal with it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
s.stanaara,, rInta.


Some two years or more ago the railroads of
the country adopted. for their own convenience
in running trains, a so.called Standard time. or
in reality. several standard times, for different
localities. An effort was made to have this
time adopted by the public. and in many places
the experiment. was tried, but after short
trial was abandoned as being impracticable for
the ordinary affairs of life. While there was q
little confusion at first. people soon became ac-
customed to calculating the difference in tim
in speaking of railroad matters, and with the
exception of the small portion of the population
known as the travelling public. which comprises
about i've per cent. of the people. everyone was
satisfied. However, some unknown influence
was brought to bear upon the wise lawmakers
at Columbus, and they declared that, ON and
after April Ist, 1S93 the time that has been and
is shall be no longer. The appropriateness of
making this act take effect on All Fools Day is
becoming more and more apparent to those
who have attempted to regulate their affairs by
the new time which is 81 minutes and 81 seconds
slower than that by which the solar system is
run. The law abiding people of Ravenna. at
least portion of them. tried the experiment,
and the result is confusion worse confounded.
With one or two exceptions the manufacturing
establishments announced that they would run
on the new time, Du6 Wnen ID OnQay morning
came, bells and whistles called the worknen to
their labors at the same old time Inquiry
brought out the fact that while their clocks had
been set back to conform to the new legal time.
there would. in reality, be no change in the
working hours. Schools and churches are also
run in the same manner. and in fact, with the
exception of the Postoffice and the Saloons.
none of those who pretend to have adopted the
q Standard time have done SO in fact. OF the
two exceptions it may be said, that while the
| former adopts the new time for opening but not
for closing. the latter adopt it for closing but
not for opening.
| The people do not take kindly to this new In
/ novation, Ninety five per cent. of them have
no use for railroad time and insist that there is
no valid reason why they should sbe compelled
to regulate their actions to conform to the arti-
fetal time created by corporations patronized
| by small minority. Can anyone tell why the
rule of " the greatest good to the greatest mum
ber'' should not be applied in this matter. and
allowing the railroads to run .their trains or
fat time if they wish. let the per cent instead
of the 95. compute the difference between it and
real time.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
WINDHAM.

at the Special School meeting III K Birchard
was elected member of the Board for 8 years
and C. M Hunt for 2 years.
E A. Lehman. the retiring member. has
served for a year very efficiently.
Next Saturday afternoon an election will be
held to determine the choice of the Democratic
patrons as to who should be appointed post
master.
f. P. Francis has the job of filling and widen
ing Main street, south of the railroad, He is
to receive $119 from the county and muniefpal~
ity for the job.
The Law says the Clerk and Mayor or a JUS
tice of the Peace of the county. shall canvass
the votes for municipal officers. AM in case CT
q tie those two shalldecide by lot. The judges
Of election performed that work and decided
by lot whe should be Mayor, and the tie vote
between F. D. Snow and T. o. Angel was de-
cided by Angels name being drawn by Coun
Gilman Sheldon. Angel qualified as mayor and
entered upon his duties at once.
The adjourned session of the Council meets
Friday pight next.-
John Mason's wife, who died at Cyclone, was
buried hero Tuesday.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
sHALERsvILLE.

II H. Thompson is worse His mother is no
better. Mrs. Polly Wilson has had relapse,
but is on the gain again. Ralph Jones has been
on the sick list for a week or more,
The M E. Church society will holu Social at
the home of /, Tozer on Thursday afternoon,
April20. All are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. G, H. Fisher. of Cyclone.visited
at J. w. Jones' last Saturday.
Miss Carrie Cooley went to Akron last Satur.
day for weeks visit with relatives,
hrs. E. K. Hoskin Is suffering with hard
cold.
Fred Wilbur is now able to be out. Mrs.
Mark Price is still very sick. Mrs. Heritage is
again very sick Mrs W, j. Weaver is quite
sick.
There is much fault finding INDUCED in by
the defeated candidates at the last election
Some are complaining bitterly that their party
knocked the props out from under them. and
others are crying. '' 1t might have been.'' Some
catspaws got scorched and did not get the nut
out of the ashes then. Thus it will ever go into
history, that the foudest political aspirations
aft gang aglee.'
Warren Barton. one of the shalersville boys
of former days was calling on friends here last
week.
Mrs. H. W. Doncaster and Mrs L. D. Copper
and daughter. of Kent. sundayed with Mrs. j.
L. Cooley and family.
E, z, Hoskin has purchased a new Buckeye
binder.
shaler Council. Jr. O. U. A. NJ accompanied
by invited members of Ravenna and Mantua
Councils. will attend services at the Disciple
Church. Sunday. April 23rd. 1t is expected
that Rev. Roland. nichols will deliver the adj
dress. H. B. Gee will have charge of the sing
ing,
The Trustees have given the NJ. e. Society
permission to use the Town Hall for religious
services on Sundays. until their Church shall
have been completed. Meetings will be held
there commencing April 90; preaching at 10 80
m, Sunday School at II 40. continuously.
Work on the new church will now lbe rapidly
pushed by an extra force of workmen under
charge OF j. c, Libis,
Mrs. Zenas Kent has had slight paralytic
stroke. but is recovering. PHOEBE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
CRIME IN ANCIENT PENNSYLVANIA.
How They Punished Wrong-Doers in thc
Days of William Penn.

The unhappy people who are being
sent to iail or have costs to pay now-a-
days can thank their stars that they
did not live in the early days of the
colony of Pennsylvania, says the Ches-
ter Nea0s.
The assembly that convened at Ches-
ter Dec a, 1852, enacted code of laws
that made the people of the new col
ony live up to the mark, and, while
many of the several penalties of the
duke of York's code were softened,
yet the unfortunate deemed them
harsh enough.
The man or woman who used pro-
fame language was punished by fine or
imprisonment, and more than one per-
son had reason for regret for express
ing their feelings in public with too
much emphasis.
The severest punishment was meted
out for icentious conduct. A public
whipping and one years imprison-
ment was the penalty for the grave de-
grees of this crime, while a second
offense was punishable by imprison-
ment for life. The law was amended
in 1705, the first offense being punished
by the infiiction of twenty lashes and
Imprisonment for one year, or fine
of $3.50. A second conviction sub
jected the culprit to seven years. inn
prisonment and the letter "a" was
branded on his forehead. I
The man who had more than one
wife, instead of being an object OF
commiseration, was liable to be sent
to jail for life, while the man who
broke into house and stole was sent
to Jail for four months. He had to
| work like beaver, however, and un-
less he restored fourfold to thefparty
the court sent him up for seven years
| to give him time for reflection.
Murder was punished by death and
| the forfeiture of half the estate of the
| felen.
| Theft was punished with public
whippings and various terms of lmr
prisonment, while restitution had to
| be made from threefold to fourfold.
The minor regulations prohi all
persons from taking part in stage
plays, revels, masques and kindred
worldly pursuits, SO that any troops
that had chanced to drop into Pennsyl-
vania with the "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay"
would have been sent higher than Gil
deroy's kite.
Drinking of health was punishable
by a fine of 5 shillings or five days
| Imprisonment, and horse racing, shoot
| ing matches and sports of like charac-
/ ter were interdicted. If the offenders
| happened to be slaves they were whip
ped and imprisoned instead of being
fined.