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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

ATTORNEY GENERAL oLNEYsS NEW HOME.
His favorite companion in idle hours
was a big st. Bernard dog. and to make
the house perfectly convenient for him
meaning the dog-to come in after an
evening stroll the senator had a wind
ing wooden staircase built leading from
the back garden to the library. This
was open till the latest dog hours, and
the intelligent animal was trained TO 60
and come by that way and incidentally
10 see that no undesirable persons took
advantage Of his special privileges. This
dogway was long a subject Of amuse-
ment and gossip among the neighbors.
The house is ON Massachusetts avenue,
between T~wenty-frst and Tw~enty-sec-
ond streets, within easy walk Of the der
partment of justice, and yet far enough
out to be quite rural as to surroundings.
Mr.. Olney enjoys all kinds Of athletic
sports, but his principal recreation ID
walking. A 5 or 10 mile tramp into the
country on Sundays is y common thing
with him, and after leaving his Office on
weekdays he generally takes a long walk.
For all this hisanew residence is conven
lent. For society it is equally convenient
Mrs. Olney's evenings viii be prominen,
social affairs in Washington next winter
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

A Toboggan slide That Will Likely
Prove Fatal to Three.

A Toboggan slide That Will Likely
Prove Fatal TO Three.
NEW YORK, Aug. "A special TO
The Sun from Colorado Springs. Colo,
says: Richard Woods. q Manitowoc
driver, and two other men, tried TO
break all previous records OF speed in
descending Pixies Peak, on a contriv-
ance called a toboggan by the railroad
men. This consists OF a fat board nailed
over a groove which fits closely on the
rack rail of the cog road. Below 90
feet there i, a sharp turn at the top If
Son-of-a-Gun hill, the steepest point in
the whole road Here the brake
must have become useless, for the
toboggan with its human freight,
shot down the incline beyond all con.
troll. At the first slight turn the frail
board jumped from the rails, leaping
into the air for a fearful distance and
throwing the three men away out over
the mountain side. None of the men
struck the earth within 80 feet of the
track. and n of them, Wood, landed
fully rs feet away.
The surface there is entirely rough,
broken rock, with jagged edges. The
men struck IN this, being terribly cut
and bruised. Ali three may die.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
NEWS In BRIEF.

Matters OF More or Less Importance
Tersely Touched Upon
A proposition to extend the Column
bian exposition through the summer of
1854 is being canvassed.
The Great Northern and Canadian
Pacific have restored their suspended
traffic arrangements between st. Paul
and Winnipeg.
The time within which pensioners
whose pensions have been suspended
may offer proof that they are entitled
to them has been extended till Oct. 10.
Ducret and Norton have been con-
victed and sentenced to Imprisonment
in Paris for completely with the forgery
of documents which, it was claimed,
were stolen from the British embassy.
Charles G.. Otis, of passenger elevator
fame, died at his residence in Brook
lyn from the effects of a violent attack
of gastritis. He was born in Troy, N.
Y, in 1881.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
HIS WASHINGTON HOME.


Attorney General OIney Leases the House
Built by Ex-senator Edmunds.
Every old house in Washington city is
historic, and some of the new ones are
fast becoming 80. Among these is the
handsome residence erected by Senator
Edmunds, with all the homelike conven-
fences for a scholar and very home loving
man and soon to be occupied by Attor-
ney General Olney. This house was
built by Nh. Edmunds according to de-
signs of his own and occupied by him
during the latter part of his term as
senator. On resigning he leased it to
Senator Washburn of Minnesota, who
has sublet it to the attorney general, and
the last named will take possession next
October on his return from Falmouth,
Mass. where his family is so%journing
for the summer.
Being after the designs of Senator Ed
munds, of course the house has some
odd features, chief among them the IL
brary and dog stairway. The senator
almost lived in his library. There it was
his delight to rest and lounge and read
at haphazard-just as the notion took
him-anythang from the trashiest novel
of the hectic French school to the driest
disquisitions of Descartes or the volu.
minous pages of Gibbon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

The numerous friends Of w. I'll. Don
aldson in South Dakota will regret to
hear that Inspector Fosners found his
postoffice accounts at Waterfowl in ir-
regular shape and that there wasa short
age to the extent Of $3.50. He has been
removed from office but made good the
deficit before going out. His bondsmen
will not suffer. The latter put in one of
their own number, E. HI. Ulrich, who is
also a democratic aspirant for the posi-
ton, to run the office until an appoint
m9nt is made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

Considerable apprehension is felt in
Iowa as 20 the ability OF property owners,
owing to the financial stringency, to
pay their taxes. The taxes are due
September LIST. and become delinquent
October 1st, and must be sold for taxes
December /. Very little OF the taxes is
being paid and farmers cannot get or
borrow the money. County treasnrers
have suggested the plan that when the
taxes become due the treasurer be per-
mitted TO issue a receipt for the tax and
receive in return therefor a bond for
the amount of the tax that will become
due next spring. The bond will be a
first lien on the property, and by the
time it becomes due, money will prob.
ably have gotten back into circulation
Whether the plan can be made to work
under the law as it now stands Id NOT
certain but the treasurers propose try
ing il and have the governor 20 heir
them out BY a special session OF the
legislature, il necessary, to make it al
right. There might be q good sugges
ton In this for Dakota also.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Due TO Insomnia.

CHICAGO, Aug. Miss Mary A.
Derby shot herself through the heart
in her apartments at 80 Forty-sixth
street, the home of w. A. Shaw. where
she was visiting in company with her
brother-in-law, Captain Black of the
United States army. Miss Derby was
a resident of Washington and had come
here for the purpose of visiting the
worlds fair. The young oma had
been much troubled for some time with
insomnia, and 70 depressing had the
effect been upon her she had more than
once said she wished she were dead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Republican County Convention.

A Republican county convention In ana Ior
Lake county, south OAK ota, will be held at the
cour, room in the tourt house in the city OF Mad
ison, in said county and state, on THURSDAY the
nth day of August, A. ID. 1888, al 20 CLOCK y, m,
for the purpose of selecting fourteen delegates
to the state judicial Republican convention 10 De
held at Huron, 5. D., on September ~, 1875, ano
ton TO be held at Sioux Falls, ,. D., ON the Sth
day OF September, 1893, ills that
the Republican voters assemble at the several
meeting places for holding cancuses in the coun-
ty on Wednesday, the 10th day nf August. A. ID.
1893, and elect delegates Ia satd convention.
The basis of representation in said convention
will be one delegate for earh 10 votes or major
fraction thereof cast in said precinct for Hon. c.
H. sheldon for governor in 1892. Under said APP
portionmeut the various voting precincts Will be
entitled 10 the number OF delegates Indicated
below;
Also for the purpose Of placing In nomination
one county commissioner for the End commits
slnner dis.rict In and for LAke county.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
War Among Choctaws Again.

CADDo. L T., Aug. S.-The trouble in
Cedar county has reached warfare.
News has reached here that the county
judge who had been removed by Gov
ernor Jones had been murdered. 1t is
impossible to get full particulars, ow.
ing to the remoteness of the district
from the railroad. Governor Jones
and his private secretary held a secret
meeting and all efforts to find out about
the meeting proved futile. There Ii
great excitement in this section and
trouble is expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Expects to Find Oil.

WAsEcA, Mimi, Aug. 8.-One M. F.
Pease of Des Moines, has created con-
siderable stir here by securing leases of
about $50 acres of land running from q
mile to q mile and a half east of this
city, which he claims contains oil and
upon which he is going TO sink oil wells.
For considerable length of time it has
been impossible to get suitable water in
the vicinity of such land. Owing to its
oily condition, stock will not drink it.
Mr.. Pease thinks he has a big find. He
claims to be an old hand at the business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Gasoline stove Exploded.

DECATUR, Ills. Aug. "a gasoline
stove exploded at William Fields resi-
dence and set fire to the clothing OF
Mrs. Henry N, Gossett, who ran
screaming into a lot of grass where she
fell and was burned to death. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Catherine Tombs, had her
hands, face and arms shockingly
burned, and Mrs. William Field was
also seriously injured. Several ladies
had narrow escapes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Powder Works Blown Up.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 9.-The powder
works at Pittsburg. nine miles north Of
here, on the Illinois side of the river,
blew up at noon. The shock of the ex-
plosion was so great as to be felt in this
city. A telephone message just re-
ceived states that the mill belonged to
the Phoenix Powder company, and that
two men were killed and several in
iured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

A ~two-year-oid child at kowena, this
state, died OF d Linking the fly poison in a
saucer set out to kill flies. Milk and
lard were poured down it's throat until
the child vomited and was resting easily,
when the doctor came. Fearing that all
the poison might not be out, the physi,
clan administered medicine which threw
it into uncvnsciousness and it died with
in "A few hours after.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
ANTICIPATE A FIGHT.
The Whitecap War I'm Indiana As
sumes Large Proportions

$3.50 Ab AtAtAtatta AZ
sun,es Large Proportions.
CoRYDoS, Ind, Aug. 9,-The White
caps of Boone township burned the
house of the Conrads Monday night.
Three riderless horses owned by three
Whitecaps-John Kendall, William
Fish and William Hubbell-were found.
1t is thought that their owners have
been killed by the Conrads, who have
returned from Kentucky. They say
they have three more men to kill. 1t il
thought they are in hiding in the
woods. Harrison county is excited "a
it was before. The murderers
are in ambush and everybody is going
armed. The Conrads are asking rela-
tives to help them, and a bloody battle
is expected in the next "a hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Furitives From Justice.

CHICAGO. Aug. 0.-Alderman Will
lam L. Kamerling of the Fourteenth
ward and Arthur N. Dsmarest, his
partner in the real estate business, who
disappeared three weeks ago, taking
with them about go, 900 belonging to
their customers, have not been located.
1t Is supposed that they took . boat for
some Canadian port.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Congress has met and between the e,

Congress has met and between the ex-
treme silverities and the no-silverities a
bitter contest appears in sight. 1t
would seem as if a really honest
adjudication of this controversy could
be arrived at by putting enough silver
IL the dollar to make it really worth the
dollar IN gold and put both metals on
the same basis of free coinage. A ratio
Of 20 to / would do it and Europe would
be as glad to get a silver dollar as a gold
one. Silver and gold are both CON-
modities, except as affected by legis-
lation and they ought to be treated
alike at their respective commercial
values. We would then have ample
basis for the issue Of al credit or paper
money that wss necessary, for the
business OF the country and every class
Of cities would be treated honestly ac-
cordlng tn the value OF their goods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
ONE SOLDIER KILLED.

Reported Attack by Miners on Coal
Creek Stockade.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. "a special
to The Post from Knoxville, Tenn, says
there has been another attack by min
ers o. the convict camp at Coal Creek.
One soldier was killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

Plsnkinton Standard, 4: Yesterday
morning JOS. Freudenfeld; through his
attorney, Hon. Robert DoiIard, COM
menced suit against j. ID. Barlow for
SANDER, claiming damages of $4,000.
The complaint alleges that Mr.. Barlow
connected Mr.. Freudenfeld and held
him equally as liable as Hart in the
failure of the Farme rs and Merchants
bank. Mr.. Freudenfeld says it Will take
his last dollar, ever down to his exemp-
tions, to make good to the state the
money he lost in this rotten institution
aud all he will have left is his honor,
which he proposes to maintain. Mr..
Freudenfeld thinks, and justly so, that
it is enough for him to lose the earnings
OF u lifetime in this bank robbery with.
out making him . part to it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

The enforcement forces of Aberdeen
have had a great meeting and organ.
lied an Anti-Saloon Army, and Rev,
G. Il. Hager was elected general
General HaQer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09

The regular weekly delivery OF the jail
at Fl. Pierre took place Saturday even
ing, Fred Meyers and Michael Kelley,
awaiting the action of the grand
jury, for highway robbery making
good their escape by saving
asunder the iron bars on the window.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
The Cashier Took $4,000.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. AT Altamont,
Ills. the banking house Of G. NJ.
Wright Il Co. has suspended. TIE
cashier. Levi Butter, is missing. He
left q letter saying he took s41,OOo. Il
is said the depositors viii be paid in
full.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
SHORTAGE IN WHEAT.
England Will Need TO Import Fl.
nnn nnn nuehnlS

England Will Need TO Import "a
OOO. 200 Bushels.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The Mark Lane
Express, in its weekly review of the
British grain trade. says: The British
wheat crop is now estimated at 7,000,-
600 quarters. This leaves 81, 900, 900
quarters to be imported. Deducting
the stock left over from 1892 there will
be needed 10, 900, 900 quarters. 1t is not
easy to see where this supply is to come
from. 1t will absorb all the good crops
of Russia, India and Southeastern
Europe to fill the British requirements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
LATEST MARKET PRICES.
ST. Paul Union stock Yards.

St. Paul Union Stock Yards.
SOUTH ST.. PAUL. Aug. Q, 1895.
HOGS-A few small punches offered, selling
to a packer and butcDer at $4.601t.S5.
CATTLE-Steady: but a few head Offered.
Prime steers. S3.OO0b3.5D: good steers, $500
400; prime cows. S2.5012.75 good cows. $4,000
ESQ; common to fair cows, $l.0OlD$2.0G light
veal calves, S3O0D40o. heavy caves. &i.50 ~. 80.
stockers. sl-5oD2.O G feeders $2.000s.4G bullA
3l.2502yO0.
SHEEP-Quiet.
Muttons, $3.0003.75; lambs, $2.501 $50:
stockers and feeders, $l.5O02.O 0
Receipts: Cattle, 10; calves, Is; calves, S;
aheap. 80.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
THE DAILY LEADER.
WEDNESDAY EVE, AUGUSTA, 1893.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TN ADVERTISERS.

THE DAILY LEADER makes a special feature OF
furnishing information concerning the advantages
and resources of the city of Madison and OF the
state at large emitting it to the patronage OF adj
v~ertisers of every class,
Fl. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
New York Unemployed to Parade

New YORK, Aug. 9.-Arrangements
are being made in this city for a parade
Of the unemployed. It will probably
take place next week. Christopher
Evans, secretary of the American Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor, said to a reporter that
he estimated that 100, 900 men are out
of work in this city. This includes
non-union men. as well as men in all
the various organizations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Cashier Made an Assignment. =

MILwAUKEE, Aug. 9.-John T. John
stone, until last January the cashier OF
the Marine and Fire Insurance. COM
pany bank, has made a personal ~
signment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Grain.

MINsEAPoLIs, Aug. Q, 1875.
wHEAT-September opening. 55Ac: highest.
EAc. lowest, 53ASc; closing, SIC. Decem-
Der opening, 6sc; highest, 62Ssc; lowest, 6lssc;
closing. &c. On track-No. 4 hard, 5Sc;
No. Northern, 55lfc;No. 2 Northern, 53l<c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
Chicago Live stock

CHICAGO UNION STOCK YARDS
Aug. o. 1885. {
CATTLE-Firm.
HOGS-Market firm; l50rOc higher. Heavy,
S4.75N5.2E mixed and medium. $4.0O05.4 40;
light, $4.9O15.35.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Receipts: Cattle. 4,5OO: hogs. $500; sheep.
1000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-09
chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO Aug. Q, 1893.
OPENING PRICES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 6ic.
CORN-August. 3sc: September. 4ySsc: Oc-
ober. 4laSc.
OATS-September. 241xc.
pORK-September, $i2.75.
Y LARD-September, S1.M.
SHORT RIBS-September, S7.oeIf; October.
t7.07h.
CLOSING PRIcxs.
WHEAT-August5 SEC: September. 5034c.
CORN-August. 3sMc; September. 30Nc: DC
tsber. 4lt.
OATS-August, 231kc: September, nc.
PORK-Augnst, $1,000; September. $i2.2a
L~ARD-August. $40, September. 37lSS.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-02
NO PLANS FORMED.

No Power TO Move the Head q uarters
to Des Moines-Mr. PowderIy's Dis
patch.
PHILADELPHIA, Dsc. 1.-Mr. J. R. Sow
ereign, the new grand master workman of
the Knights of Labor, arrived here last
night from Des Moines, Iowa. To a re-
porter he said:
81 am ready to take hold, but have not
formulated exact plans. 1t is untrue that
I shall remove the headquarters to Des
Moines. I have no power to do SO. 1 be-
lieve the order will regain its old strength
all talk about les breaking up is utter nom
sense. We will go ahead on such things as
we unite upon and will let alone the things
on which we disagree, and harmony will
result"
Concerning his relations with Mr.. Pow
derby he said they had always been friend
ly, but Mr.. Powderly had given out to the
public letter intended as private, and
had violated the secrecy of the order. The
story about the Zoo from the national
democratic committee he laughed at. Mr..
Powderly sent him dispatch as follows:
"You told me In st. Louis that there was
So 900 there to defeat me. The same infu-
ence Is being used here. Let me hear from
you In no uncertain terms"
Mr.. Sovereign said that this made him
angry and from that time on he was in the
fight to stay.
There Ia talk of legal proceedings to re-
cover the books and papers belonging to
the order now in the possession of Mr..
Powdsrly.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-02
STATEMENT OF HATrKRS.
The Danbary Workmen Have Issued

Circular TO the Public.
DANBURY, Dec. 1.-The hatters' joint
executive csmmittee representing various
trade organizations issued circular to the
public this afternoon, the substance of
which is as follows:
On November 90 the Danbury Fur Hat
ters' association posted In their shop the
following:
Owing to the extreme dizziness of trade
and our inability to compete with goods
made in Independent shops, together with
the failure of our efforts to obtain suite
lent liberties from trade unions, negotia-
tons for which have been pending for sew
eral months, we have decided to discharge
all our employees on the 25th day of No
vember, 1898.
When the conditions of trade will admit
and we can make satisfactory arrange
ments with a sufficient number of opera
tives in each department we expect to re-
sumo work as an independent shop. We
assure you that nothing but absolute neces-
sity has made us take this course and that
we have no other but kindly feelings
towards those who have been In our en-
ploy.
Addressing the hstters the circular reads:
In order to carry out the conditions con-
tanned in the second paragraph the manu-
faoturers present to each spplican certain
agreements for their signature, as we uu-
derstand it, and which have not as yet
been made public. But sufficient is known
to say that you will be required to answer
questions as to age, where employed last,
how long, do you belong to any trade
union and will you agree to instruct whom
they desirea You must sign an agreement
to stay with them a certain time and teach
people as they direct, leave a certain
amount of your earnings a se-
curity of good faith on youe part
Girls and boys will be bound to the
manufacturers by their parents, and II
this plan is perfected there will never be
any more fair shops in Dsnbury. Instead
of Independence tney want ahject slavery.
The contracts or agreements to be signed
are so revolving in their nature as to de-
stroy the independence of the individuals
signing them and cannot be looked upon
| as a success from the standpoint of Amer
| loan citizenship. We cannot believe that
the manufacturers are sincere when they
| cay 1--WE assure you that absolute neces-
| sity has made us take this course" and
| that they "have no other than kindly feel
| iDgs toward those in their employ"
The manufacturers say, regarding the
| stiff hat competitions:
| "Notics the growth of business in New
ark in the factories managed by Meyer &
Mercy; of the Nichols & Co, who hsveeo
their old factory, with capacity of sixty
dozen TO Ferry & Napier, and built a shop
complete in all respects, and Nutley, with
q capacity of 100 dozen per day, and Paw
tucket, from nothing to about 100 dozen
per day."
This, Mr.. Mercy says, Is a fabrication
pure and simple. Danbury manufacturers,
he adds. are trying to convince their men
that the independent shops are ooiniDe
money and that they get their labor fol
practically nothing. This, he Gays is moi
go. (Signed)
| JOINr ExEcIrTrvr COrHITTKE