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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-26
THE BOHEMIAN HORROR.
One Hundred and Thirty Persons
Undoubtedly Dead.

ont EIuuuFtu anu Inlrly PERSONS
Undoubtedly Dead.
VIENNA, Jan. 26.-All hope of rescu-
ing alive the men who were entombed
by the explosion of fire damp in the
Fort Schritt mine at Dux. has been
abandoned. An investigation of the
list of employees reveals the fact that 130
men lost their lives in the disaster. as it
is generally conceded that those who
were not killed by the explosion must
have been suffocated. The mine is be-
ing cleared OF the wreckage As rapidly
as possible, but the work is necessarily
slow. Every effort viii be made to re-
cover the bodies Of the dead. Many
terrible and heartrending scenes were
witnessed about the nfoath of the shaft
when it was announced by the mine Of
hcials that there was not shadow of
doubt that every man was dead. No
explanation has yet been made as how
the explosion occurred.
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The state Good Roads Convention
Opens at sS. Paul.


Opens at St. Paul.
ST. PAUI, Jan. >5.--The Mime
scta state good roads convention met
at 10:15a, n in tile chamber OF COM
merce and there ware fully 800 delegates
present, Ths meeting was to have been
called to order at 10 o'clock. bl9t delay
in the arrival Of many of the delegates
made it nearly 1915 before A. b.
Choate, of Minneapolis chief consul of
the Minnesota division Of the League of
American Wkeelmen. welded the
gavel. BY that time the large room of
the chamber of commerce was crowded
with delegates. large delegation being
present from the Commercial club.
Mr.. Choate stated the object of the
meeting, referring to thedemands made
by the Farmers Alliance wear ago
that better roads should hs provided in
the state. He also referred to the eff
forts made by the Whse.lnan's associa-
ton to arrive at the end aimed at, and
explained how these efforts resulted in
the calling together of the present con-
vention.
Temporary Organization.
The first order of business was the
election of a temporary chairman, and
Hon. Henry r. Wells, of Fillmore, was
elected by acclamation. Mr.. J. B.
Hoxle, of st. Paul, was chosen as tenn
porary secretary
Judge Wells, en- assuming the chair.
referred to the necessity for action in
securing good roads for the State Of
Minnesota. Legislation was necessary
In securing this end, and he would only
suggest tnat the convention should not
go too fast.
lhe appointment of committees Oil
credentials and permanent organization
and rules was then proceeded with and
resulted asfollows; CREDENTIALS Messrs.
A. B, Choate. w. II. Grant and j. NJ.
johnson.
Permanent Organization anl Rules
Messrs. @. D. Balaen. Paul A. Law
alice, A. T. Anderson. NJ. 4. Onstander
and c. III. Strobeck.
Welcomed the Delegates.
with the appointment Of these com
mlttees the work Of temporary organi.
cation was finished, and Alderman F.
q, lngersoll, acting mayor, delivered AN
address Of welcome to the delegates.
Responses were made by G. B. Gil.
hllan, Senator La Due, J. NJ. johnson
sof st. Peter and Others At the-close. OF
the speeches the committee on creden,
tlals was not ready to report and it was
decided to take up the first paper on the
programme instead of going on with
the proper order of business. Prof. w
W. Pendergast. of the experiment
station was therefore called upon tc
read paper on Good Roads, Their
Influence on the Intellectual. Moral and
Social Welfare of the State" The paper
was most exhaustive one.
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DICKINSON IN TOWN.
The Michigan Statesman Visits New
York Presumably to See Cleveland,

The Michigan Statesmen Visits New
York Presumably to See Cleveland.
New YORK, Jan 26-The Herald
says: Don NJ. Dickinson. of Michigan.
whose name is being prominently men,
toned for the Cleveland cabinet. and
whose appearance here has been eagerly
looked for by politicians for several
lays, has arrived from Boston and is at
she Hoffman House.
He said he intended to be in the city
only day and refused to talk politics.
declining even to say whether or not he
would call upon Mr. Cleveland. 1t is
safe to predict, however, that if Mr..
Dickinson does not meet the president
elect in this city, he will be among the
distinguished visitors at the Cleveland
cottage at Lakewood where the cabinet
is in process of formation.
The Cabinet Makers Say.
The cabinet makers say that it is bv
no means unlikely that William c.
Whitney viii be secretary of state and
call to mind the fact that when Mr..
Whitney accepted the Office Of secretary
of the navy under Mr.. Cleveland before
he did not make up his mind until the
last minute to take the place.
Mr. Cleveland. it is said. will appoint
to the French mission Robert McLane.
of Baltimore, ex-ninister to France,
The prediction is made that Mr..
Cleveland viii appoint his former at
torney general, Augustus II. Garland,
of Arkansas, justice of the supreme
court. Mr.. Garland is said to have the
largest practice in the supreme court OF
any attorney in the United States
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The Fate ofKittie McGabIe.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The fate of Kittie
McGable, which has been in doubtsince
the burning OF the Calumet Club house,
became known almost beyond question
when during the afternoon the firemen
discovered in the ruins the charred and
unrecognizable remains Of human be-
ing. The incinerated corpse was found
ON a small platform of half burned tim
bers which remain still attached TO the
wall ut the level of what had been the
fifth floor ard close to the elevators.
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Democrats May Fail 30 Confirm a
Harrison appointment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28--It is thought
IN Washington that President Harri-
son will nominate candidate for the
vacancy on the supreme bench caused
by the death of Lamar. The opinion is
that ex-senator Spooner, Attorney
General Miller or Secretary Noble will
be his choice. 1t is thought that any
man he may select will now fail of
confirmation. especially Miller. The
Democratic opinion is that Mr.. Cleve,
land will yet fill the vacancy and that
Senator Gray, of Delaware, will be his
choice. In such an event ex-Secretary
Bayard will become senator.
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4 sTARTLlsG srATEMENT.

Said That Seven More Persons Were
Killed in the Wann Wreck.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20. THE startling
statement is made here by railway
Official, who claims to have the best au-
thority for the story, that seven persons.
including passengers and train crew.
were burned to death in the cafe car on
the Big Four railroad. at Wann station.
The railroad official says that the seven
deaths were caused by the original
wreck, and not from the subsequent ex-
plosion of gasoline.
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Found a E.nnawav WiCe.

SPOKANE, WASH. Jan. 20. -- DIR
Briengle, prominent and wealthy
physician of Denver, came here some
time ago in search OF his runaway wife.
He found her living under the name OF
Lillian Mason and in partnership with
the notorious confidence queen. Big
Bertha" in managing variety show.
DR., Briengle says he will prosecute
Big Bertha" fer alternating his wife's
affections.
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HARsHAw WILL SETTLE
A stipulation as TO the Amount Due
the state


MADISON, Wis. Jan. 28.-Case No. /.
The State against ex-Treasurer Ell. ID.
Harshaw, to recover the interest on
state funds, has finally been settled in
the Dane county court. Mr.. Harshaw's
attorney made proposal to settle the
case. the defendant agreeing to pay the
full amount of interest he received on
state funds, with interest to date, if the
prosecution would waive the claim for
excess of interest which might have
been received had the state funds been
invested in bonds. This the attorneys
for the state agreed to- Accordingly,
the parties appeared before Judge Sic
becker, and judgment was accepted by
the defendant on the terms proposed.
The total amount is $63, $50 with costs.
which viii probably be about $2G0.
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Big Hotel Burned.

BROOKLYN. N. ", Jan. 20 fire
started at o'clock a. m in the Grand
View hotel at Fort Hamilton. The
hotel was large wooden structure
built on the waters edge on a high
bluff, overlooking the Narrows, and
was popular summer resort for New
York and Brooklyn people. The fire
spread rapidly and ten minutes after it
was discovered the building was one
mass of flames. Loss, 800, 900.
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SCORES OF DEAD.
Fire Damp in Bohemian Nine Causes
glsaster of Appalling Pro-
portions.
First Reports Placed the Loss Of Life
at Eighty. with Many In.
jared.
Later Adyices, However, Increase the
Death List to One Hundred and
Thirty.

VIENNA, Jan. 26.--An explosion of
fire damp occurred Tuesday in the Fort
Ochritt mine, at Dux, in Bohemia.
Eighty miners were killed and scores
were injured. The explosion occurred
in the morning when the shifts were
changing. A cage of miners had been
lowered half way down the shaft when
the ground trembled, loud, rumbling
report was heard, and the cable at
tached to the cage gave such a lurch
that the lowering machinery broke. A
rush of air and dust from the pits
mouth, the sound of crashing timbers
and the cries of the men in the cage
gave warning to the men above of the
extent of the disaster. Help was sum
moned, the machinery was repaired
after delay of half an hour, and the
cage was raised Ten of the occupants
had been
Killed Instantly by the shock,
ten had suffered fractures from which
they cannot recover, five who had
broken limbs and internal injuries viii
p live. They had been half suffocated by
the gas rising in the shaft, and said
that no man couidlive below. An hour
later the superintendent of the mine
and five miners from the night shift
went down In the cage. They we're IN
able to go more than 100 yards from the
shaft into the gallery, but they found
fourteen dead bodies. OF the fifty men
who Were waiting for the cage, ten had
been killed and forty had been partially
crushed by falling timbers or half suffo-
Gated by the foul air. A short distance
from the shaft the superintendent
found four bodies which had been
crushed beyond recognition by falling
beam. The bodies and the injured were
taken to the top, where the whole min
ing settlement had gathered to
watch the work of rescue. The men
who had been brought up from the
bottom said that few minutes after
the explosions they had
Heard Cries and Groans
from the mouth OF the gallery about 300
yards from the shaft. There was heavy
timber work at this place and it was be-
lieyed that The men III this gallery had
been imprisoned by the falling beams.
They believed that some forty men had
been at work there. Shortly bafore'the
cage came down they said ali the cries
had ceased. Anoth her rescue party went
down ut once. They could see several
dead bodies on the other side of the TIM
bers but We're unable to get at them and
returned to the top empty handed. Ii
is believed that all the men in the gal
lery were sutfocatad or killed by the
shock of the explosion. Twelve miners
who worked in the extreme interior of
the mine ON the night shift and had not
started for the shaft as soon as their
companions, are also believed to be
dead
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Bishop Brooks Was wealthy.

BosToN, Jan. 26. 1T is stated by
members of his family that Bishop
Brooks died without making any will.
lt is estimated that his real estate and
personal property canvot fall short of
$4,000 A successor to the late Bishop
Brooks will be appointed at the Massa-
chusetts diocesan convention, which
will be held ON May 8.
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Too Much Weight.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-7Tne heavy fall of
snow has alarmed the architects of the
buildings at Jackson park. HUNDREDS
of tons of snow are lyi, upon roofs
which were not designe, to carry sus III
heavy weights. No damage has been
done, nor is there any appearance Of
any at present, but gangs OF sflovelers
will be put to work, and the possibility
of damage will be avoided,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-26
LATEST CABINET GUESS.

The Slate Which Those Who Pretend
to Know Have Fixed Up.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., Jan. ga mum
Der of politicians who claimed to be in
touch with Mr.. Cleveland arranged this
slate: Secretary of state, I. f. Bayard,
OF Delaware; treasury, J.. G.. Carlisle, OF
Kentucky; war, P. A. Collins, of Massa-
chusetts; navy, Daniel Lamont, of New
York; interior, E. C. Wall, of Wiscon-
sin; postmaster general, William F.
Harrity, of Pennsylvania; attorney gen.
eral, John Randolph Tucker, of Vir-
ginia; agriculture, Hugh Wallace, of
Washington.
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are 5000 saloonKeepers In M1cnlgan ana
most of these are debarred from secur-
ing insurance in the regular channels.
SO they decided to form an association
of their own.
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No Decimal Coinage.

LONDON, Jan. Is. Sir William Vernon
Harconrt, chancellor of the exchequer,
has declined to advise the government
to adopt decimal coinage, believing that
the humber classes of society would
suffer during the transition.
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Denied BIZ the Onieia,s.,

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.--The story tele-
graphed from indianapolis, to the effect
that seven persons were burned to death
on cafe car in the accident at Wann
station last Saturday morning, is denied
by the Big Four officials in this city,
The telegraph operatorAt Wann station
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9o MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY 1s9:

wreck occurred, and that all the occu-
pants of the cafe car escaped in safety.
There is no foundation for the story of
cremation.
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saloonists want Insurance.

JACKSON. Mich, Jan. 26. The Michi-
gan Liquor Dealers association will
have an insurance order. Fifty mem
bers, representing every congressional
district In the state. met here and per-
fected arrangements to this end. There
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-26
PROVIDES FOR A VOTE.

A Bill Looking to Cons olidation of
New York, Brooklyn aud Suburbs.
ALBANY, NJ Y, Jan. 26.- bill was
introduced In the senate which provides
for resnbmitting to vote of the people
affected, the question OF consolidating
into one city, New York, Kings county,
Richmond, Westchester, parts of East
Chester and Pelham, Long Island City,
Newtown, Flushing, Jamaica and a
part of Hampstead.
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Quqrrclcd Oyrr a Girl.

KIMBALl. :. ID. Jan. 2G -Frank Sieko
and James Aious2la engaGadin quarrel
at Bohemian dance az Eagle, eighteen
miles from here, over girl. Sieko
knocked Houska senseless with club.
splitting his head Open. The Injured
man. is not expected 10 live. Siak5 is
still at large.
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A Dozen buildings Burned,

RUTLAND. VT, Jan. 26.-Fairhaven.
the slate city in Rutland county. was
VISITED by disastrous fire during the
night. A dozen buildings were de.
sIroyed, causing loss of SO 900.
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Fought In a Rarn.

ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 26.-The much
talked of fight between Tommy Burke
and Jack Dillon, took place in barn
on the Normansli, and was won by
Burke in two rounds. IA
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ChoIera in Germanv

BERLIN, Jan. ga dispatch from
Halle states that thirteen new cases 81
cholera and one death arereported from
Nietleben lunatic asylum at Trotha,
where the disease appears Four new
cases and one death occurred Wednes-
day.
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NO MATERIAL CHANGE.
Mr.. Blaine Resting Comfortably
Without Apparent Pain.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 DIR. Johnston
who visited Mr.. Blaine at 1880 o'clock
reported no material change in the con.
dltlon OF the patient. Mr.. Blaine rested
well during the night. He suffers nc
pain whatever and appears TO he com,
Portable. While he has gained nc
strength he is no weaker.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14

81 don't think I'm dreaming" he
slowly enuneiated s'Let me see if I
am quite awake.
And he lifted little Gerty OFF her
feet and stole her first kiss.
'.Phil! Behave. or shall have re-
course to the feather dusterm
As if Phil cared for the feather
buster.
So it tTanspired that Harry Belt
left Judge Wares law office instead
OF Philip Leslie. and the firm is
Ware q Leslie" now and Gertie. is
the cheeriest little wife in the
world, Notwithstanding she still COM
plains that ..Phil is as clumsy as two
bears!n And Phil looks down on the
fair-haired little creature and secretly
wonders how on earth he ever came
to possess such fairy tails MANN.
I. Mercury.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14
The EIectrleaI ,tabIe Alarm.

A recent electrical invention OF in
tercst to horscmen is the electrical
stable alarm. An alarm bell is placed
in the sleeping apartment Of the
groom and connected with spring
circuit closer by means Of small in
sulated wire. The circuit closer is
operated by a light, flexible cord
stretched across the rear OF tho
stalls When the horses are dis
turbed in the night BIZ being backed
out Of their stalls BY thieves Or any
other cause, an alarm is instantly
sounded.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14
me Never canght AnrthInr.

remember years ag o. says writor.
l7-year-old cousin from tho country
unexpectedly joining a family party
in town mt tea He had brought his
portmauteau. and, like one Of Mr..
Smiles young mon. arrived In London
to make his fortune, had evidently
''come to stay.
GLAD TO see you, Jack. said tho
hostess, "but to whom are we indebted
for this condescension2
"Oh, such o lark Old Dobbins (his
tutor) and half the pupils are down
with scarlet fever.
There was a dreadful scrtmmape.
The elder children suatched up tho
younger and fed from the room. Tho
hostess clasped her babe to her
breast and glarcd at the intruder as
though ho had come purposely 70
deprive her Of her Offspring.
''Do you come here from a house
full Of scarlet fever" she gaspod.
"Don't you be frightened about
me-" returned that awful boy; 81
never catch anything But he did
that time.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14

Everybody knows that thoro arc
nogsuakes in Ireland. but very few
know that Newfoundland Is just like
ireland in that respect--aud there is
no record that Newfoundland had
ST. Patrick to drive tho snakes off,
either. There is plenty OF game in
Newfoundland. but not reptile OF
any kind-snake, toad, frog lizard, or
even turtle. Another queer thing
about the province Is that, while
some wild animals are abundant
there, no one ever saw a squirrel.
porcupine, mouse or lynx anywhere
within its boundaries. This Is all tho
more singular because the adjoining
provinces of Nova Scotia and Cape
Breton have all these animals aud
many kinds Of snakes and other rep
tiles.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14
HE WANTED BLACK.
Trials of New YorS Man While Pur-
chasing Suit of Clothes.

Trials of New YORK Man While Pur-
chasing Suit of Clothes.
II want a plain black suit of
clothes, said Young man in big
downtown clothing store"
BLACK, did you say?" queried tho
salesman, although the intending
purchaser had spoken with painful
distinctness, says the New York
Times.
"Yes. black, plain black, all black, :"
said the customer, with slight i'm
patience.
The salesman hunted through a
pile of coats and pulled one out.
That amt black. he said. but =
''Have you got any black suits?"
asked the customer?n
..Oh, yes said the salesman,
slightly Hurried; plenty Of EN-"
Gimme one. said the customer,
stonily.
..All right, all right" answered
the salesman. '.don't get mad. It's a
very warm day"
lone black suit Of clothes is what
l want said the customer when
l want advice Ill go to lawyer
The salesman hurried away and
presently returned with black coat
and vest, They fitted and were ac-
cepted. The salesman went away
again. He reappeared with pair
Of trousers striped white and black.
'.They's strip in these, but /
thought
Wow" groaned the young man.
Il don't want'em. l want black
trousers. Great Scott! Can't | get
what I'm willing to pay for?"
Certainly, sir, certainly. "
answered the salesman neryously;
'.but | thought"
..Good-day, said the customer.
I'm going to store where the sales
men don't think.
He had almost reached the door
when the salesman caught up to him.
He carried a pair of black trousers
of the same quality as the coat and
vest.
please try EN-" he said, I'll lose
my job"
And the young man did try them
and bought the suit. Hereafter,
however, he'll pursue another course.
When he again wants black suit he
intends to ask for one OF yellow and
CTpaau
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.

now Mrs. Coston Got Her Signals
Adopted BY the American Navy.
One of Washington's remarkable
women is Mrs. Martha J. Coston, now
advanced in years but brilliant in
mind as ever, and able to look back
upon life full of achievements.
Mrs. Coston, says the Illustrated
American. is the woman who, almost
single-handed and in the face Of ire
mendous difficulties, brought the
Coston signals to their present per-
lection. Left widow at the age Of
q with three children and no re-
sources, she set out bravely to devel-
op an idea which she found indicated
among her husbands papers. This idea
was to furnish color signals at night
for ships in the same way as colore d
flags were used by day. The trou-
BILE was to find the chemicals which
would produce the necessary cOlors,
red, white and green, in sufficient in
tensity. Mrs. Coston worked on this
problem for MAN. months, and after
a series Of failures finally succeeded,
and the Coston signals we're adopted
by the American navy and used dur
ing the late war. What they did
during the war is known to every
naval officer, although scant justice
has been rendered to the plucky wo-
man who furnished them Admiral
Porter took Fort Fisher by the aid
Of the Coston signals, starting the
battle at night, as he was able to do
by this means. His success broke
the back Of the war; It was the Cos
ton signals which saved twenty seven
lives of men on board the famous
Monitor lost off Cape Hatteras.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14

It is the custom in Spain for ladies
to make beautifully decorated ban
derillas and monas for the bull fights.
The latter are in the shape Of silk
cap, decorated with flowers and tin
sci, with long silk steamers. An
iron barb is concealed beneath this
lovely object, by which it is fixed to
the bull in the ring. These orna-
ments, after having served their pur-
pose in torturing the bull, become
the trophies # the mctadores, who
present them to their friends and
patrons. 4 return gilt, usually Of
money, is customary.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14
Mustnchrs Among Women,

a learned German scientist makes
the astonishing announcement that
among women mustaches are com
moner in the present day than they
used to be in the past. In Constan-
tinople one out OF every ten women
have unmistaknble evidences Of down
on their upper lips. a similar pro-
portion OF mustached women Is 60 be
noticed among ladies' In Madrid. And
in Philadelphia a physician in cold
blood has observed that fully three
per cent of tho women are mustached.
What do these facts indicator A GER
tain Mr.. Mott thinks they Indicate
the Improvement Of the human race,
for. according to his theory, the race
is destined eventually to be com
Jletely covered with hair.