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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-28
AN INDIAN AMBUSH.
FRIGHTENED WILD ANIMALS PREVENT
A HORRIBLE MASSACRE.

A Campaigner Relates y Thrilling Episode
of the Struggles with indians In the
Northwest--The shrewd Discernment Of
Half Breed Guide Saved 200 Lives.
We were going down the peninsula
formed by the junction of the Yellow
stone and Little Missouri rivers, hoping
to intercept the Indians and turn them
back. It had been hard, swift march,
q ride OF over 400 miles-with no halt
above four hours, and at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon half the troops were sleeping in
their saddles ms their lean and lame
horses picked their way over the rough
ground. i.
We had planned to reach the spot where
the fleeing Indians wonld cross the Lit
tie Missouri day or two ahead OF them.
We believed we had accomplished it.
At 10 o'clock we were within two miles
of the spot. Then the head Of the col
umn halted for the men to close mp. Our
line had strung ont for q mile or more.
Between us and the crossing, as the halt
was made, nature had made q highway.
Ii was grassy road about 20 feet wide,
twisting and turning like creek. Either
side was lined with dense thickets. Half
mile down the highway it was crossed
by creek with steep banks. Half q
mile farther on was q second creek. 1t
was hardly more than q rivulet ut this
season, but the width from bank to bank
was 40 feet. and the banks were 10 feet
high Our guide had never passed over
the route.
No man in the column of 200 men
knew what lay beyond the first turn.
The halt to close mp was precautionary
measure. but no one dreamed of danger.
II the hostile Indians had not turned
back or changed their route, they should
be 40 or 90 miles to the south. The
stragglers had come up, the sleepy troop.
ers had braced mp under the eyes Of their
officers, and the bugler was about tc
sound the forward when the nalf breed
guide and scout held up his hand in
warning. A deer came running up the
grassy lane at full speed and was within
| two feet of the coloners horse when il
wheeled to the right and vanished inte
the thicket. Next came fox. who rar
under the feet OF dozen horses before
he found shelter. Then second deer
| then three or four rabbits.
| "What is it?" asks the colonel of tn,
guide.
"Ambushi" was the reply.
.Where?"
4 The guide waved his hand to signif,
that it was down the lane somewhere.
How do you know"
4 See THAR
| A big gray wolf rounded the turn 10
feet away, coming at full speed. TIL
hair ON his back stood up, his tail almos
dragged, and it was easy to see that b
had been disturbed and was put on
about il.
/ 'Injuns down therel" said the guide
1--WE are too latei They have got her
first, and we are in ambushw
"But what makes you think soy' per
sisted the colonel, who was impatient t
| 60 ahead and yet too prudent to need
lessly expose his command.
| Deer r-fox-rabbit-w wolff" replied th
guide. ..All were frightened. All run
ming away from something. Injun
down there waiting for us. We go som
other way"
| We turned to the left and fanked th
position. We. had made distance n
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-28
She Was His wife.

Alfred Stockham. q resident of Weth-
ersield. Conn, and his wife and one
child went TO Hartford to see the circus.
After tho procession had passed they
started mp Main street together. A dis
pute arose between them. and the fellow
ssruck b;s wife in the face, breaking her
nose and telling her TO the ground.
When arrested and asked why he struck
her, Stockham replied. why, she's my
wife"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-28
Inrenioas Ants.

The green ants Of Australia make nests
by bending leaves together and uniting
them with a kind Of natural glue. Cook
saw hundreds at time on one leaf
drawing it to the ground, while an equal
number waited to receive, hold and fas-
ten it. Philadelphia Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-28

A man of not overnight intellect
swallowed some false teeth. Then he
bolted his food whole. thinking that the
teeth would masticate it when it got be-
low He is now getting suspicious as to
whether his policy was right. Truth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-28

, A fire which destroyed the house OF
John Downey ON GRAND island, near
Buffalo. was originated in queer man
ner. A large Newfoundland dog, which
was aslaap in the room, shook himself,
and In 90 doing upset lamp, which ex-
ploded and set Gre TO the house.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-07-15

Sole Agents for Hydro Safety Lamps for Incubators
and Breeders Cynona for dsnfectng and killing YER
mine. Ravens Horse, Cattle and Poultry Food Nish-
bets Tonic Poultry Powder.
Manufacturer of Croley's California Poultry Remedy
tor roup and all diseases Of the heat eyes
and throat of fowls ,"ci' Dog Remedies i
varieties warranted to cure -, ) ii / f.r ri
Everything for Fanciers and Breeders Write for what
you want 81
The morning call., 1893-05-10
READY FOR WORK.
Gathering of the Hosts of
Republicans.
ON DEMOCRATIC GROUND.
CaIifornians Put Timber In the Field
for the Presidency of the
National League.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 9.-1he Rapub-
lican leaders of the various national Re
publican Organizations con tinue to arrive.
II is estimated that tonight there are at
least 6000 strangers in the city. Business
houses and public buildings are decorated
with flags and bunting, and this Demo-
cratic stronghold is assuming holiday
attire in honor of its Republican visitors.
The National League of Republican
clubs meets tomorrow and Will elect
officers Thursday. The League of College
Republican clubs will meet for the same
purpose Thursday afternoon. Candidates
for the presidency of the National Repub-
lcan League are becoming numerous. 1t
is announced that Isaac Trumbo of Cali
tornia is in the field. The delegation ar
rived from that State last night and de-
cided this morning to put him in the fight.
1t is also announced that ex-senator John
c. Spooner OF Wisconsin will contest for
the ofliee. The Illinois delegation came in
a body Tonight with its candidate, WV.
Tracey. Tue Ohio delegation is trying to
capture it for Squire.
1t is possible that President Clarkson
of the National Republican League Will not
be able to deliver the annual address. He
has been i'll ell the afternoon. and tonight
cannot see callers. He is suffering from
an attack similar to that which prevented
his speaking at Buffalo last fall. 1t is a
species of indigestion. He sent out word
tonight by Mr.. Mckee of the national
committee that under no circumstances
would he accept the office of president Of
the league for another term.
a caucus Of half dozen members of the
national committee was held tonight,
and after it adjourned Manley announced
that Carter OF Montana would continue in
the office Of chairman
The morning call., 1893-05-10

one of the determined little women on the
old asked for division.
Then the ayes rose in their might, and 1t
seemed that almost the entire audience
were on their feet.
Then the other side rose, and the arith-
metleal lady announced that it was % in
favor and 26 against.
'Whoo. whoo. whoo," came from two
score pretty puckered lips. but the parlia-
mentary scene was not over yet
They called for recount on the ground
OF palpable error, but the president
politely asked the lady to keep still.
Ihey clamored and clamored, and the
directors gathered themselves into hard
knot and wouldn't listen.
Finally the ayes went out into the hall
and the aIithmetician again made her cal
culations.
This time the ladies' made their own
count and announced from 35 to 49,
The day seemed lost to the new admins
tration, when suddenly Nine. Sorbier be-
thought herself of her millinery class In
the basement. She brought them In and
told them to stand with the negatives, and
they obeyed. The calculator again an
nounced victory.
well. ladies'" said an exhausted MEM
Der OF the old administration, there's no
getting ahead OF such tactics. Five of
such creatures as we barely make voting
unlf, so what's the use? We must leave
them to their own devices"
Then the old got together at one end OF
the room and held short consultation.
1t was no use! One stepped forward and
tartiy called upon all those who had had
enongh OF arithmetic and Cushing for the
rest OF their lives to come forth, and they
came.
A few minutes later about fifteen ladies
mad Indignantly walked out of the house.
declaring that they we're through with the
union for good, and that good many more
would soon quit the organization, too.
The morning call., 1893-05-10
PAID DOLORES NURSE
Important Testimony in the
Ryer Contest.
Proceedings of the Court at Stock
ton-Baptismal Certificate of
John Reviera.
Special to THE MoRN1Na CALI.

STOCKTON, May 9-Judge Levy opened
court here this morning to take testimony
for the res Spondents in the contest brought
by Chris Ryer TO obtain. a share of DR..
Ryer's estate. A stipulation was entered
into for the hearing OF testimony here, ard
after the witnesses for the estate have
been examined the petitioner may intro
duce testimony on his side upon serving
respondent with 4 list OF his witnesses two
DAYS before the hearing.
Eugene Deuprey conducted the examina-
ton Of witnesses for the estate, and ex-
Congressman Budd questioned the wit
nesses for Chris Ryer. The respondents
have a long list nf witnesses to examine
among the number being several promi-
nent citizens who were we'll posted on the
love affairs Of the lively boys Of early
days.
Three old women we're examined today,
two Of them being natives Of Mexico, who
knew he mother Of the contestant From
one Mr.. Budd drew the fact that her aunt
was nurse for Dolores AldecOa when Chris
was born, and that Dr. Ryer paid the
nurse five $50 pieces for her services. The
aunt told the witness the day after the
birth Of Chris that DR.. Ryer's wife had a
child.
The respondents introduced church
records. showing the marriage of a sister
of Chris under the name of Reviera to
Charles Christian and the long-Iooked-for
record Of baptism Of a child named John
Reviera, of which they nave a copy 1t is
believed they will try to show that The
contestant Is the same person that was
baptized as ReViera.
The morning call., 1893-05-10
Condensed MIX for the Pacific Coast.

On April 10 the New York Condensed
MIX Company started from their large
factory at Elgin, ILL.,, a train of thirteen
cars loaded with the Gall Borden Eagle
brand condensed milk, consigned to the
JohnSon-Locke Mercantile Company of
San Francisco. On April %. nine davs
later they shipped by way Of the Southern
Pacific from their two factories at Wassaic
and Brewslers, n. Y, seventeen cars load
ed with the same brand OF milk consigned
10 the JOhnson-Loeke Mercantile Com
pany, making total during the month of
April OF thirty carloads, or Il, 600 cases.
equal to $4,000 one pound cans, The
amount OF fresh milk required to furnish
these two shipments may be estimated AT
ever TWO million pounds. This is the larg-
est single call Tor condensed milk ever re-
ceived at one time, and Is evidence of the
enormous demand for the goods made by
the New York Condensed Milk Company.
as well as the popularity of this brand on
the racine Coast. Not many years ago
condensed milk was entirely unknown.
and the inventor, Gail Borden, had a very
disc0uraging time in introducing it, When
ne began Offering 1t to the public he used to
denver IL TO his Gus toners from ten-uuart
pals, going from house TO house in Nav
1ork City Since that time, from Mr..
) Borden's small beginning, the production
OF condensed milk has enormously deyal
opel, until to-day IL is one of the leading
Industries in food products. The New
1ork Condensed Milk Company attribute
large amount of their success on the Pa
cIflc Coast to the judici0us use OF the adj
vertising columns OF THE SAN FRANCIsCo
CALL.
The morning call., 1893-05-10
Golden Gate Club.

County Clerk Haley presided last evening
at meeting Of the Golden Gate Improve
ment Club.
The executive committee reported that
in view Of the fact that numerous COM
plants had been neglected by the officials,
new petitions to abate nuisances had been
filed
James Dyer reported that James Tbom-
son, one Of the owners of the old glue
factory that so long has obstructed Cough
street. had promised to remove the struc-
ture within fortnight.
1t was decided to call the attention of
the Health Department to the fact that
certain parties in the vicinity of Vallejo
street, between Octavia ana Webster, are
connecting house sewers with an unused
conduit built by the Bensley Water Com
pany many years ago. The accumulation
OF sewage matter in this~conduit it was
stated, is a menace to the health of The
people in that locality.
The morning call., 1893-05-10
MERCHANTS AND ACTORS.
Chinese Start the Habeas Corpus Mill
at Tacoma.

TACOMA, Wash. May 9.-Three alleged
Chinese merchants who were ordered de-
ported on The steamer Victoria by Col
lectUr Wasson were taken from the ship
this morning on wrts OF habeas corpus.
They were taken before the United States
Commissioner and held for examination
in the United States Court next Wednes-
day In the meantime they Will be con-
fined in the County jail.
Habea5 corpus writs were served on
Collector Wasson and the captain of the
vessel for the bodies or fourteen more
Chinese who. it is alleged, have been mer-
chants in Portland for several years
They will be landed tomorrow and held
in custody until their examination Monday
a telegram was received this evening
from the Wah Yung Company OF Chicago,
which is importing the 2l5 "actors," stat
ing that the company has no further con-
cessions from the Government. This pre-
cludes the actors from being landed, and
they will return on the vessel tomorrow.
OTTAWA, Ont. May 9.-Parmelee, Can
trOller OF Chinese Immigration, says the
report from Tacoma that far more Chinese
are broughtinto Canada than the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company reports is a
baseless report. The number of immi-
grants brought In by the Empress of
Japan on her last trip. on Arril II, was
1908, their destination being as follows:
Victoria, 103; Vancouver, 241; Eastern
Canada. 3; Cuba. 2l6, and the United
States. 2j7.
PORTLAND, Or. May 9.-From the lpres-
ent outlook Collector Lotan is likely to be
occupied the greater part of the summer in
examining Chinese certificates. He has
landed ls4 from the Danube leaving 42S
still aboard. The bark Tacoma is due
from Victoria Thursday with 400 more
Chinese. To-day II out Of q Chinese aud
119 out Of 121 japanese were la nded from
the Haytian Republic
The morning call., 1893-05-10
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

w. w. Brltton. against whom there are four
charges Ot forgery, was up in Judge Lows
May 10.
Residents in the neighborhood OF Pine and
Fillmore sire Is have petiIloned the Board OF
Supervisors to have removed the Chinese
nuisance
The Sheriff Yesterday took possession of the
lunch counter at the racecoufse run by S. f.
jackson. The attachment was issued at the
Instance OF a collector named Franklin 10 Sc
cure q debt of SAT.
General Appraiser Shurtl # Will arrive in
this city IN a few DAYS, aud acting under in
structions from Washington Will hear all pro-
tests against oyerehatg ges iu the CustOm-house
and investigate them.
Late yesterday afternoon II. Baum had an
attachment issue against the horses at the
Bay District track owned by Matt Storm. The
attachment was issued 10 secure S1SI which
Baum claims Storm owes him.
Bernhard Held has brought suit against the
Pullman Sleeping-car Company to recover
5000, which plaintiff alleges TO be The value OF
the contents OF bag which he claims was
stolen from him while occupying section OF a
Pullman car on September 3, 1892.
Ben Napthaly, the Police Court lawyer, ap-
peared IN Judge JOachimsen's couIt yesterday
for sentence under the order affirmed BY the
superior Court, by which lie was ordered to be
committed TO the County Jan for 100 days or
pay nne OF SlOO Ii is stated that Napthaly
contemplates suing out VIII Of habeas
corpus.
The trials of Ham Wong. Chun Now, Lee
All Hoy Qnoch Foo, Tang Now aud Lee An
CHOW, the Chinese highbIuders held to answer
for The murder OF Chung Quie on the Sth Of
March last, commenced yesterday in Judge
Daingerheld's court Each case VIII be heard
separalely and the trial OF Ham Wong was
proceeding when the court rose for the day.
AT meeting of the Viucu!tural Commission
yesterday the secretary was Instructed to
continue tile compilation OF data as to the
wine interests OF this State until ready 10 be
submitted 10 the California reuresentatiyes in
Congress for their guidance when the que ,tion
of tariff revision comes up at the extra ses.
sion.
A pitcher tea will be given by the Ladies'
AID Society OF Simpson Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church at the residence OF the
pastor. Rev. a. G. HIrst. ID. D., LID. 435
buchanan street. corner of OAK, on friday
May II, from 3 TO 10 o'clock
The morning call., 1893-05-10
MISSING RECORD.
Found in Time for a Good
Purpose.
TRIAL OF AN EMBEZZLER.
Surprise Sprung by the Prosecution
in the Case of Misenheimer
at Paso Robes.
Special to THE MoRS1Ss CALI.

PAso RoBLEs, May "a short time
since Frank Misenheimer, Marshal of
Paso Rcbles. was arrested on a charge of
embezziing tax moneys which he had COL
lected for the municipality. The prelimi-
nary examination came up to-day, and had
not more than opened when the prosecu-
ton sprang surprise upon the defense
that was exceedingly unwelcome.
In preparing his case against Misen-
heimer, the District Attorney was seriously
handicapped by the loss or theft of the
Textbook for 1891, which volume contained
the record of the sums alleged to have
been embezzled by the Marshal. This
book was found to be missing about A wear
ago. and at that time the experts employed
by the City Council to Investigate the ex-
listing accounts of MiSenheimer reported
that they had been unable to fix anv in
stance Of malteasance on the Marshal, or
IN other words, that if he had appropriated
the funds of the municipality the record
OF his crime had been lost with the missing
volume.
There was shrewd suspicion in thecom-
muniiy that Meisenheimer had excellent
reasons for wishing the tax-record in the
limbo OF lost books. and it was currently
believed that he had been instrumental in
making away with II, though there was no
proof OF this. City Attorney Rhodes iu-
tereSted himself in the search. and. as he
SAID to-day, soon ran across evidence
which was conclusive to his mind that the
book was still in existence, and, what was
more To the point, in the keeping of a
c!tiz,n of PasO R1bles. The identity of
this person was soon established. but as
he had warm friendship for tie accused
Official, and an equally warm emily for
tile City Attorney, Rhodes for a time
despaired of laying hands on the coveted
volume. But circumstances played into
the prosecutors hands. Meisenheimer and
his friend had falling out, and the friend
reyenged himself by Offering to give up
the record.
The fer was eagerly accepted Rhodes
loaded his shotgun and took it along as a
precautionary measure against treaehery
Qor feeling has run exceedingly high over
this affair), and he and his informant pro-
ceeded to the spot where the book was
buried. 1t was quickly eShumed, and
though yellow and stained from the mois-
ture OF the earth. was found to be intact
and available for examination What this
examination has disclosed will be brought
out during the examination, which began
to-day, and which is expected to last
through two weeks. The prosecution claims
TO have strong case. Two hundred VIII
nesseS have been suhpaDaad
The morning call., 1893-05-10
DEPUTIES SALARIES.
Decision Affecting the County
Government Act.
Fresno's District Attorney Must Pay
His Assistants Out of His
Own Pocket.
Special to THE MoRNfSG CALL.

SACRAMENTO. May 9-The Supreme
Court to-day filed decision affirming the
judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno
denying a writ of mandate to compel the
Auditor of that county 10 draw salary
warrant in favor Of Deputy District Attor
ney Weleh. The latter was appointed In
April, 1891, under the provisions of the
county government act of that year. The
county government act of 1888 made Fresno
a county of the twenty-sixth class, in
which it remained until 1891. In the
statutes of 1889. section 1885, the county
government act provided that the District
Attorney of that class of counties should
receive a salary of $1,000 per annum, and
added that it should be in full compensa-
ton for all services of every kind and de-
scription rendered, and that all the depu-
ties employed should be paid by their prln-
cipals out OF their salaries.
Under the classification of counties in
1891 Fresno County was advanced TO the
eighth class. The salary remained the
same for the District Attorney, but the
Legislature provided that he might ap-
point three deputies, whose salaries should
be paid by the counties. The Supreme
Court says:
% construe article IL OF the c0nstltu-
ton so that County Clerks, Auditors or
District Attorneys salary could not be in
creased during his term of Office, but that
an act of the Legislature would be valid
which provided that all his deputies, men
whom he was bound 10 employ
and bound to pay. in the absence
of any such an act should be
paid by the county independent Of and in
addition to the official salary, would be to
allow that to be done indirectly which
could not be done directly, and would be
establishing a medium for the practice of
the very abuses which the constitutional
provision was inserted to destroy. We
must take judicial knowledge that there is
only one county in the State whose popu-
la'ion places it in the eighth class. and
when an act is passed by the Legislature
that is applicable to only one county in
the State it does not cease to be a local act
Jy reason of the fact that It purports to
be- applicable TO a class of counties which
the Legislature is not authorized to create
for the purpose of suchN legislation and Of
which that county constitutes the only
member. Tie judgment of the lower
court is affirmed"