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Doubling Suffering Women

Alive TO the interests Of
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fish Mrs. Simpsons letter
to DR.. Kennedy.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-29
HUNDREDS DYING.
Cholera Making Great Progress In
Russia.

Cholera Making Great Progress in
Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 29.-The prog
ress OF cholera in Russia during the
last week is shown by these reports
from the provinces: Orel. $40 new
cases and 1925 deaths; Tula, 653 new
cases. l3y deaths; Kieff. 8TS new cases,
277 deaths; Kazan, ESQ new cases, 80
deaths: Jaroslav. 1913 new cases, ~
deaths: Don, 1853 new cases, 113 deaths;
Samara, ut new cases. 6S deaths; Var
onesh, 172 new cases, w deaths; Mohil-
eff. i35 new cases, 48 deaths; Poltava,
134 new cases, GA Deaths; Kuban, 40
new cases. % deaths; Taurinda, 1l5 new
cases, 43 deaths; Grodno, ia new cases.
"a deaths; Moscow. 10 new cases, 40
deaths; Ekaterinoslav, ~ new cases, 80
deaths; Minstak. 70 new cases, 40
deaths: Kharkoff, 30 new cases, 63
deaths: Kherson, s3 new cases. 90
deaths; Viatka, "a new cases. 80 deaths;
TcheTnigoff. 40 new cases, 10 deaths;
Simbirsk, 90 new cases, " deaths.
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pared the following JOINT resolution for
introduction in the house next week:
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled:
That commission is hereby author
ized and constituted, to consist of three
senator's, to be appointed by the presi-
dent OF the senate; three representa-
tives, to be appointed by the speaker OF
the house OF representatives. and three
experts, to be selected by the president
sf the United States. with authority to
determine the time and place of meet
ing, and to take evidence in Washing
ton, or any other city in the United
States, before the whole committee. or
before subcommittee. and to inquire
into and report:
First--On the change which has
taken place in the relative value OF gold
and silver, and whether the change Is
due to the depreci alton OF silver or to
to the appreciation of gold; cause of the
change. whether permanent or tempo.
rary; the effect thereof upon finance,
trade, commerce, agriculture, labor
and other interests OF the country and
upon the standard of value in this and
other countries.
Second-On the policy of maintain
ing the double standard in the United
States and what should be the legal rate
between silver and gold when coined.
Third-On the best means of re-
organizing the banking system and of
restoring confidence in commercial and
financial circles and promoting interna-
tional bimetallism.
Fourth-The report Of the commits
sion shall be presented to the senate
and house of representatives not later
than 1st Of January. 1894.
This resolution" said Mr.. Nc
Creary, gives the commission author
ity to inquire into the whole financial
question in its broadcast phases-not as
to bimettalism alone, but also as to the
reorganization of our banking system.
The means Of promoting international
bimetallism will also be subject for
the commission to consider. There can
be no doubt but that the passage of the
repeal bill will help to open the way for
international bimetallism on fixed
ratio among the great nations of the
world.
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Chief Arthur Settles.

TOLEDO, O.. Aug. ~. Judge Kicks
has made an order allowing the re-
ceiver of the Ann Arbor Railroad COM
pany and Chief Arthur of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, to settle
the $3o0,Oo0 damage suit brought by
the railroad company against Chief
Arthur during the late trouble. Arthur
agrees to pay $4,000 and the costs in
this case and also the costs in the case
of the Ann Arbor against the Pennsyl-
vania and other connecting lines that
were brought into the affair.
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Navahoe to BE overhauied.

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug 90. The Amer
ican yacht Navahoe has gone into dock
here. She will be thoroughly over
hauled and retitted preparatory to the
four races for the international gold
Guy given by the Royal Victoria Yacht
club. The races will begin on Sept. 9
and the Prince of Wales cutter Britain
MIA will defend the cup against the
Navahoe. Any of the races which are
sailed under an average Of five knots an
hour are to be sailed over again. This
Is to prevent drifting match.
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FIVE LOSE THEIR LIVES.

Passenger Trains ON the Harlem
Road Coliiue With Fatal Results
BREwsTERs. N. j, Aug. 60 "A head
end collision occurred about p. m. be-
tween trains No l3 aud No. 90. passen-
ger trains between Ice Pond and Dyke
mans on the Harlem road. The killed
are: N. Best, fireman; William Ell.
lott. engineer; Samuel Gibley, fire.
man; D. Palmitier, engineer; Miss E.
Reed Of Brewster. Both engines were
complete wrecks and the accident
blocked the main lire for FIVE hours.
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KILLED ny HER LOVER.
An Iowa Girls Throat Cut From Ear
TO Ear.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia. Aug. 20 AN
atrocious murder has been committed
four miles east Of Green Mountain.
Anna Weise, 81 years of age, daughter
of Henry Weise, was visiting a neigh
Dor and started home In few min
utes the neighbors heard scream and
started down the road. when they
found Miss Weise lying dead by the
wayside. with her throat cut from ear
to ear. ten stabs over her breast and
her skull crushed. Sheriff Pence and
and assistants left Marshalltown at 4
q. m. in search of the murderer. The
sheriff was led to suspect young man
named Thompson, who lived at Glad
brook. and who had sought to marry
the girl, but who had been refused.
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May Have Been Murder.

SPENCER, Ia, Aug. 30. Sheriff Lewis
and deputies have arrested John MUIR
ply, prominent farmer, his son John
and three hired men for robbery. They
took $3.50 from peddler named Frank
Burns, and, as he cannot be found. sus-
picion rests on the parties arrested for
hia murder.
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hank Robbers Remanded

NEW YORK, Aug. 90 Three prisoners
who gave their names as Edward Gill
lespie, Henry Corn and John Tomlin
were arraigned in the Toombs court
before Judge Martin. The prisoners
are suspected of being concerned in
some OF the bank robberies in st. Paul.
They We're remanded.
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Negotiations at standstill.

BANGKOK. Aug. 20 The negotiations
between M de Vilos, the French special
envoy, and the Siamese government for
the settlement of the Franco-Siamese
dispute are at complete standstill 1t
is stated that should Siam concede the
demands now made upon her by NJ de
Vilos. commerce would be completely
ruinad
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Four Murderers Arrested.

DASvlLLE, Ills. Aug. e9,-Charles
Harris, Edas McJunkins, Harvey Pate
and Frank Starr, the four highwaymen
who murdered Henry Helmick,
wealthy farmer, Friday night. have
been arrested. Harris has confessed
and McJunkins it expected to weaken
Either Starr or Pate fred the fatal shot.
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Illinois Cattle Affected.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Aug. 29.-A pc
culiar contagious disease. affecting
the eyes, has br oxen out in several
large herds of cattle near this city.
1t has been diagnosed as keratitis,
which has for some years prevailed
among the stock in the Far West
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Promising Oyster CROP.

BRIDaEroRT. Conn.,. Aug 20. .--Oyster
men have just completed the examina-
tion OF the beds in this vicinity and
find very promising crop. larger than
usual. ltSwas thought that the entire
crop was loss,
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Suicide or q Hawkeye.

/ BUFFALO, Aug. ga man, said to
bs ]. McClair, station agent OF the Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad at Cam
bria, Ia, committed snicide here by
stabbing himself.
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MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20. 1898
steam .ana the calls OF rne irannc tram

sreatn and the calls OF rne frantic tram
men,
Al the scene of the accident wreck
ing trains and big force of railroad
employees have been working all day to
obliterate the painful evidences of the
disaster. The three smashed cars were
piled up and burned. the twisted rails
and broken switches were repaired and
the blood pools hidden under shovelfnls
Of sand.
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M'cREARY,s RESOLUTION.

The Kentucky Congressman Has a
Measure Ready to Introduce.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Congressman
McCreary of Kentucky. one Of the
delegates on the part OF the United
States to the recent international moro
tarv conference at Brussels. hae -,-~
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FIFTEEN KILLED.
Terrible Wreck OF an Excursion Train
Between Manhattan and Rock.
away Beach.
Two Coaches OF One Train Telescoped
by the Engine of An.
other.
Five Lose Life In o Passenger Col.
lisiOn ON the Harlem River
Road.

LONG ISLAND CITY, Il. L., Aug. 20
An accident that cost the lives Of Is
people occurred shortly after midnight
In the little village of Berlin. near CAL
vary cemetery in the town of New
town. The train that left Manhattan
Beach at 11:15 o'clock was overtaken
by the train that left Rockaway Beach
15 minutes earlier. In the frightful
collision that ensued the two rear cars
of the five that made up the Manhattan
Beach train were demolished and the
middle car was overturned. Hardly
one of the scores of passengers aboard
these three cars escaped unhurt. Fol-
lowing is corrected list of the dead:
COLONEL e. A. BUCK. IS years, editor
Spirit Of the Times.
OSCAR DIETZEL, 40 years. New York.
MRS. MAGGIE DIETZEL, 20 years, New
York.
MRS. BERTHA wEINsTEIN. New York.
SIDNEY WEINSTEIN. 10 years.
THOMAS FINN, brakeman.
MORTIMER DITTMAN. 30 years old.
JOHN G. DYCKHOFF. IS years old.
MRS. JOHN G. DYCKHOFF. Is years old
MRS. T. GRAEVEN.
ALEXANDER GRILLET, 35 years old.
JAMES j. HYLANDS, 81 years old.
RICHARD NEWMAN, - years old.
MAX STEIN, ~ years old.
JOSEPH NJ. THELAN, an actor, known ON
the state as George Fielding.
Many Injured.
In addition to those killed at least is
others were seriously injured, several of
whom will die.
The accident happened at half an
hour after midnight. 1t was over an
hour before any news Of it reached any
outside point. 1t came by messen-
ger who walked into Long Island City.
The railroad company Immediately dis
patched relief train to the scene with
all the physicians obtainable They
found an appalling state OF affairs. The
Manhattan Beach train had been stand
ing in the block to allow another train
ahead to get at safe distance. The
Rockaway Beach train came dashing
along behind, ran into the same block
and crashed into the rear end of the
Manhattan Beach train. Both were
crowded with excursionists and both
were the last trains from their re-
spectiye resorts. There were FIVE cars
in the Manhattan Beach train. all of
them open cars. The Rockaway train
plunged through the two rear cars and
partly wrecked the third. The scene
of the wreck was
IndescribabIy Horrible.
The dead, Land wounded were massed
among the wreckage. beside, upon and
beyond the tracks. Everything was
showered with the blood Of the dead
and the wounded and the cries of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-29
THE BILL PASSED
Wilson's Measure to Repeal the Sher.
mad Law Goes Through With
Rush.
Each Amendment Rejected by q
Vote OF Upwards OF
Hundred.
List Of Those Who Voted For Free
Coinage at Rate OF
16 to I.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 The Wilson
bill, providing for the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law has passed
the house. The vote stood; Yeas $50,
nays 10.
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Town Wined Ont.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-It is re-
ported that the town of Biggs in
Butte county, has been entirely wiped
out by FIRE.
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IndescribabIy Horrible.

The dead, and wounded were massed
among the wreckage. beside, upon and
beyond the tracks. Everything was
showered with the blood of the dead
and the wounded and the cries Of the
latter rose high above the Kissing of
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acres, 1926, July 5. 1892, bounded by w B Dorm,
Peter Smith and others.
c Klugh, Master, to Mary Jennings. l40
acres, S275, July 5, 1892, bounded by A Martin,
] Reynolds, w Q Sturkey and others.
lnsl ASg SgaqIeH A. isss e. bounded % By Feton @
] 7 Harmon and others to B Harmon, "a
acres, 81. 900, Aug. 16, 1892, bounded by j A Gi.
bert, James Newby and others.
lots, $3.50, Dec. II, 49,, In town Of Mccormick
James, Fannie and Mary A Dilleshaw to
Thos Diileshaw, 81 acres, 500. August 10, 1882,
bounded by M6rrah and others.
B Palmer to Fannie Palmer, 40 acres, $3.50
Mathew Cresswell and others.
James, Fannie and Mary Dilleshaw to Thos
Dilleshaw, 81 acres, $50, Oct. %, 1892, bound.
ed by P Morrah and others.
w Chamberlain to Martha Csllaham, Ao
acres s.. 900. Oct. 8. 1892, bounded by w T Jen-
nings, Saluda River and Others.
&c Klugh, Master, to J D Harmon, 240 acres
81 ,lS0, Dec. I. 1901, bounded by l. Patterson,
John j Martin and others.
C.SS. ] A. J B. 6 and NJ E Harmon to J
Harmon, 155 acres. 81 ,l50, July, 1891, bound
ed Jas Callahan, w T Jennings and others.
C Klugh, Master, to Farmers Bank. lie
acres, S925, Dec. @, 1892, bounded by John Har-
mon. ] A Moragne and others.
Allen Moragne 10 Samuel Il Cade, N9 acres,
81 400, Dec. 7, 1892, bounded by Green Callahan
and others.
NJ L Sturkey to Mary Hendrix, lot, s75
Dec. p, 1892, known as lot 4. In town Of Nc
Cormick.
j NJ Dorm to A Whitten. 2 lots, s., 900, Jan.
10, 1893. known as lots and 20, block NJ, town
OF Mccormick.
j B Harmon to Jas A Gala, 100 acres. S575
Jan. TO- 1893, bounded by E A SearIes, W K
Burnett and Others
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& Fretwell, l. A Morris and others.
scEes Eestist $50 rs Nov s a isSo bounded BY Ash.
lev. j NJ Pruitt and others.
VIM 2 Kennedy to Kennedy, BIZ acres
81 500. Feb. l5 1890, bounded by N u Hughes,
NJ Smith, John Ellis and others. am
W F Cox, Judge Probate, to S S McCurry, lO6
acres. S72O, Dec. is, 1892, bounded by Edmund
Fisher, Emaline Shirley and others.
LONG CANE.
s400. july, 1892. bounded by James Gordon and
Tracts Q, and Of Gordon lands.
Il Green to Mary NJ Green, 70 acres, 500,
Aug. q, 1892. bounded by Fl Green, Alex Ha'
gan. Mrs Milford and others.
Mary NJ Green to H MCGEE, 100 acres, SOU,
Any. q. 1892, bounded by Tom Williams, A
Mckee, Ed Hagan and others.
Geo w Lomax TO John J O momaX; q interesMs
w Mundy, w a Lomax and others. .--o
r Gordon TO H w Gordon, 2Ol acres, $3.50
Oct a, 1892 bounded by W Radcliffe M +
T j c Kiugh, Master, to 6 G Dusenberry. 81
acres. s24O, Dec. !, 1890 bounded by McGow
an, Mrs Hughes, known as Long Cane tract,
JC klugh, Master, to Whiie Br2tness; ia
Cord, l. W smith, Z Douglass and others. r..
| j G Klugh, Master, to White Brothers, y
acres, $3.50 Dec. 5. 1892, bounded by Mrs W
| Hill, Mrs + j Marshall and Others. .,-,
/, 4 Kay to Bascom Kay 63 acres, S45G; Aprl
2, 1892. bounded by Mrs NJ Mc1lwain, 5 Robin
| son and others.
| w E and J II Hagan to I iagan, l82 acres
| 81. 400, Nov. 2S, 1892, bounded by NJ Il Smltn
Robert Hagan and others.
| SMITHVILLE.
| Wells Gray TO NJ w Moragne and others
| trustees, acres. $50 Aug. 10, 1872. bounded pS
| Wells Gray, public school lot and Others
NJ w Moragne and others. deacons, 10 NJ W
Moraene trustees, 2 acres $50, July ", loSZ
bounded by Willis Gray, public ROAD, schoo
Charles Jackson to Mile A Allen, lot, $40
| Nee /. 1892, bounded by Young Kennedy, u q
lCR r. Charles Jackson and others. 49,, ~
Wells Gray TO w w Purdy, acres, 81 DEC
3, 1882, bounded by Henrietta holiioay' 'ees'
Kay and others. ,,,.. ,eo oo-es G, ae
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Dec IL, 1892, bounded by v R Hinton, Robert
Griffin, j 4 Jones, T n Smith and others.
Wells Gray to A A Moore, 3 acres, $40. Dec.
l5 1892, bounded by Henry Latimer, Willis
Gray and others.
Wells Gray to Jesse Ray, 8 acres. s45. Dec. IA,
1892, bounded by Estate Reuben Williams.
Marsh Morton and others.
Geo w Collins to r 1olbert, 93 acres sl.200,
Dec @. 1892, bounded by q w Collins, w o Gro
mer, Morton Mill tract.
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Mary f Harmon to b Harmon, IS acres,
Sl75 Feb. 6, 1892, bounded by B Harmon, >
Harmon Mary + Harmon and others.
Cyrus ii Mccormick 10 Anna Branch, lots,
500, Feb, 2S, 1851, known as lots 3, 9 and III,
block o, town OF Mccormick.
Lee Murray TO ID II Counts, 81 acres, 500,
June IA, 1892, bounded by Mrs brennan, NJ o
Tolmau and Little River.
DR. BA Ma:tlson to DIR j Robinson, lot,
Sl5 June %, 1892, known as part OF lot 4, join
ing lot g. i'm block B, In town OF Mccormick.
&c Kiugh. Master, to Mary jennings, ~
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Give n Kind Word.

Do you know heart that hungers
For word Of love and cheer?
There are many such about us,
II may be that one is near.
Look around you. fyou find It,
Speak the word that's needed so,
And your own heart may be strengthened.
BY the help that you bestow.
Never think kind words are wasted,
Bread on waters cast are they,
And it may be We shall find them
Coming back to us some 'day..--
Coming back when sorely needed,
In time Of sharp distress.
50, my friend, let's give them freely;
Gin and giver God will bless.
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II. q. MILLER.

DEAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT.
n Equitable Life Of New York. Also full
line OF first class Fire and Accident compa-
MES represented. 1t will be TO your interest
to consult me before buying or selling proper
ty. / have now for sale several residences,
residence lots. Decided bargains. Also for
sale several desirable farms near town.
Office In ]. +. Millers store. (Jan. Is, '93
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ID ICHARD CAN'T. is now prepared to do
II all work In his department In the best
manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly
customers shaving, hair cutting and sham.
pooling 81 per month. Rasors honed and put
In the best condition for Is cents each.
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The last Township, No. Is, represents the
town Of Greenwood. E. COWAN,
School Commissioner A. C.
IAN 49, 1898
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School Fund
for 1893.

THE apportionment Of the Public School
County Is herewith annexed, and the School
Trustees are strictly cautioned not to over
draw on the amounts designated for their re-
spective School Districts.
Arizona republican., 1893-07-19
A PERllOUS TRIP.
On Foot Through Tartary, Turkestan and
 Siberia to St. Petersburg.

It may be safely asserted that not one of his Episcopal brethren has ever performed such feat as formed an ep. isode in the early life of the newly-ap. pointed bishop of Norwich, says the St. James Gazette. After serving a couple of years as curate under Dr. Hook at Leeds, NIT. Sheepshanks went out to British Columbia in 1859, when that colony was far wilder and more isolated country than now. He did eight years of rough work, and then determined to come home for holiday, at all events, electing to travel via Japan and China, in those days by no means familiar route. For months he disappeared entirely from mortal ken, and his family began to entertain seri- ous misgivings as to his fate.
 One evening young Cambridge man, afterwards head-master of a we'll known grammar-schOol, but tutor for the nOnce to Russian prince, was smoking cigarette in his rooms in St. Petersburg, when his servant an- nOunced that a moujik wanted to see him very urgently. The unknown vis- itor was shown up and appeared in the well-worn garb from which Brian O'Lynn derived his simple but practic- al sartorial notions. To his hosts ut ter bewilderment this uncouth being addressed him in refined English, and presently explained that he was a brother Cantab desirous of securing his good offices. The man, in short, was Rev. John Sheepshanks, who, hay ing landed some six months before near the mouth of the Amoor river, had made his way alone and on foot through Tartary, Turkestan and Si- beria to the banks of the Neva.