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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Town of Gergely, Hungary, Destroyed
by Sudden Rise OF the River
Danube.
Inhabitants Seek shelter in Church
but arc Driven Ont by the Rising
Waters.
Large Numbers Of the Unfortunate
Villagers Perish In the Attempt
to Escape.

VIENNA. March LA terrible calam-
ity has overtaken the village of Gergely,
near the town of Pal,s. in Hungary. sit
uated on the river Danube. about go
miles south OF Buda. Owing to the
sudden rise of the Danube, the 1000 in
habitants of Gergely found the mud
huts in which they lived surrounded by
water. Tie people took refuge in the
church and school house. which were
constructed of stronger materials, hop
ing that these buildings would be able
to hold out against the food. Mothers
and children
ClUag to the Altar,
beseee hing the intercession of the saints.
They saw their homcs disappear in the
raging strcam. and the swelling waters
began to beat against the church and
school building with such strength that
at last they decided that to remain
would mean the destruction of all of
them, while if they fed some at least
might escape. Opening the doors they
started out into the food, which surged
nearly to the waists of the grown-up
people. Fathers and mothers carried
their children and the weak and feeble
were helped along by those who were
stronger. They fed as fast as they
could in tie direction of Paks. One
mother with five children
Sank I'm the Waters
and perished. Many others. the num-
Der of whom is rs We. unknown, were
drowned in the flood and the survivors
reached Paks in most deplorable con-
sdition. The people of Paks gave the
fugitives all the help possible, although
deeply concerned for their own safety,
as the Danube is 20 feet above normal.
There is no doubt that the number oi
dead is very large.
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w w. Assnr's Elegant New Hostelry
Nearing Completion.


NEW YcaE. Mafeh William Wal
dorf Astcg. IL Treraring TO astorish his
aristocratse friends in England and de-
light the tnglomaniacsso this side if
half be true thatis published as to his
intentions. He is now organizing a
grand excursion to bring the dukes and
others of his titled friends to America
for the Columbian exposition. 1t is even
whispered that the Prince of Wales is
now considering an invitation to be one
of the party.
One of the finest steamships is to be
taken for the exclusive use of the party
and supplied in the most lavish way. In
New York tie party are to be the first
guests of the elegant Hotel Waldorf,
now nearing completion at the corner
OF Thirty-tlird street and Fifth avenue.
No Other Hotel I'm the World
can compare with this for splendid fin
ish, and few ducal or lordly mansions
equal it. The stato diningroom is pam
eled in solid mahogany of the costliest
kinds, and great mahogany cabinets are
filled with George G. Boldt's Priceless
collection of old china The state bed
chambers general gorgeousness may be
. judged from the fact that IS, 500 was
paid for the bedstead alone.
Mr.. Astor and his guests viii occupy
the state suite Of rooms. so called, dur
ing some days or possibly weeks, before
proceeding to Chicago, and 1T is ex-
pected that the elite of New York's
"400n win bc entertained there during
the time. Previously, however, and
the first great event at the Hotel Wal
dorf. will be the Grant birthday dinner
on April "a, at which President (then
ex-rresident) Harrison and many other
distinguished guests will be present.
There are $50 rooms in the hotel, no two
alike, among them the finest cafe in the
world, the carving alone having cost
$3S, 900, and chambers frescoed by the
greatest artists. And all this is to be
done by man whose great-grandfather
landed in New York as Dutch ped.
dler."
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RUSH OF VISITORS.
Distinguished People Arriving TO
Witness the Inauguration.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ECOpAc hITlhhHS ~
Witness the Inauguration.
WASHINGTON, March L. Tuesdays
trains brought to Washington the first
of the arrivals of distinguished officials
and visitors to the inauguration. The
most prominent of these is Vice
President-elect Adlai E. Stevenson, who
arrived in Washington on special
train over the Baltimore and Ohio road
about $50. He was accompanied by
the members cf his family, number oil
friends and the Illinois Democratic clut
of Bloomington, comprising the escort
of honor.
At4 o'clock p. m. Governor William
E. Russell and staff OF Massachusetts,
arrived They e. me IL the private cal
"Reading." is.onginS o Receiver Nc
Leod of tie hll"dass. lila and Reading
railway. Ii governor will be the
guest OF Re- rsseuIauve John F. An
drew 6urias tiis stav. The staff are
quarte,ea al .i..e Ebhitt. They will
leave N;,rhi gan Oh the, return trip tt
Boston MAst r. ).
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Violated. an Agreement.

ST. LOUIS. March . - Chairman
Caldwell, of the " Mee.sIE Pd:s niger us
sociaiion has serf cut Circulars to the
various lines interested to the effect
that one OF rhe members Of the associa-
ton had violated the agreement and in
connection with the Ohio and Missis-
sippi. and the Baltimore and Ohio roads
had cut the rate frpIn Kansas City to
Washington and return. The cut was
made for the inauguration and it was
intimatsd that the Missouri Pacific was
the offending line. The officials of the
Missouri Pacific deny the allegation and
say regular rates have been maintained.
1t is not expected that any rate war viii
rasr,lt,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
FOR CLOSER APPLICATION.
Project on Foot TO Form an Interna.
tional Labor Union.

Project on Foot to Form an Interna-
tionai Labor Union.
MILWAUKEE, March IA movement
looking towards the closer affiliation of
the various lalor organizations has been
begun in New York. Circulars have
been received in this city calling ma
tional congress of the various bodies
The circular in substance reviews the
labor problem and the danger that
threatens it from the large influx of
non-union and foreign labor, and asks
that all trades unions form an interna-
tional union with permanent headqnar-
ters at some central point. These or
ganizations are to unite in grand
central organization which shall con-
troll all labor organizations in the
United States and Canada.
When strike in any branch of the
trades is begun it must be first en-
dorsed by the supreme body of that
line, and then by the central organiza-
ton, this body having unlimited power
and viii bring all its influence to bear
on the firm, against which organized
labor is arrayed. An assessment IS to
be levied weekly upon each laboring
man in every line and the proceeds de-
voted to carrying ON the strike. All
union men in the country would be
called out if necessary. The circular il
signed by q committee presumably
from the eastern unions headed by
Charles T. Hewett, New York.
The local labor unions refuse to either
acknowledge or deny the existence Of
such request, but it is known that the
circular has been received here.
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f-innr hiiii Burned.

OAKEs, N. d., March Our mag
nifcent eco barrel -four mill was burned
to the ground during the evening. The
fire was discovered in the basement at
10 o'clock, and in an hour everything
was consumed. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The building was valued at
$50, 900, and SIC, 600 worth of wheat and
-four was on hand. The building was
insured for $4,000 and the stock for
90, 900.
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Not sufffcientIy Braccd.
COACH ON FIRE.
A Smoking Car Destroyed and Sew.
eral Passengers Burned.

A Smoking Car Destroyed and Sew
eral Passengers Burned.
CINCINNATI, March LA special from
Paris, KY, says that the passenger
trainon the Kentucky Central branch Of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
which passed there at s o'clock a. m,
caught fire when near Talbot station,
three miles from that city. The smok-
ing car was destroyed and several pas
sengers badly burned. Following is the
list OF the burned:
M. III. APPLICABLE, newiboy of Cincinnati.
WILLIAM BALLrNGER. of Kiserton.
FRED CRAwFoRD. of Cincinnatti.
r.. GoGGIE. drummer, Of Paris, Ky.
r.. w. JAMIsoN.
Mn. LocKHART. Louisville and Nashville
attorney.
WILLIAM TARR, distiller.
Z he fire was caused by the igniting OF
O can Of gasoline.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Fiphfs Declared or.

SAN FRANCISCO, March THE va
rious prize fighting clubs of this city
have declared prospective matches off
and the fighters have ceased training.
The California Athletic club has closed,
and will retire from business. All this
is one of the results of the killing Of
Billy Miller by Dal Hawkins at the
Pacific club.
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SAWED HIS HEAD OFF.
Horrible Manner Of Suicide OF .
Pennsylvania.


Pennsyivanian.
NEW CASTLE, Pa, March LA horri-
BILE suicide was committed by man
named Dee Taylor, five miles southwest
of this place. Taylor had become fnan-
cially embarrassed. and had been brood
ing over his troubles. For the past
week he had been working at q saw
mill. Saturday evening while the fire.
man and engineer were engaged at the
boiler. Taylor deliberately lay down
on the log carriage, grasped the frame
work with one hand and the shaft with
the other, and pulled himself up to the
rapidly-revolving saw. His head was
Instantly severed from the body, and
rolled down into the dust pit. The en-
gineer noticing a jar from the ma
chinery. went back to the saw and
found the bleeding trunk still lying on
the carriage.
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Favor Free silver Coinage.

LONDON, March 1.-At meeting of
cotton operatives in Oldham resolu-
tion was passed calling upon the gov
ernment to endeavor to secure an inter
national agreement upon the reassem-
bling of the Brussels conference, to the
effect that all the mints of the world be
opened to the unrestricted coinage Of
gold and silver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
TEACHERS IN QUARANTINE.

Serious Epidemic of Measles Prevail
ing mt Ishpeming.
IsHPEMING, Mich, March LA dan
geroug form of measles is epidemic
here and the physicians are not COM
plying with the law requiring notifica-
tion of the health officer. The latter
has found it necessary, in order to
check the rapid spread of the disease. to
take the matter vigorously in hand
without waiting for the physicians.
He has quarantined five public school
teachers and many other persons who
were found to have been exposed. No
deaths have occurred yet, but several
cases are in critical state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Foslnd Much Gold.

HOLLY, Mich, March !. about S20,-
900 in cash belonging to the Pagan
misers, the two brothers who were
found frozen to death in their houses
five miles north of here Saturday, has
been unearthed. Five thousand dollars
in gold was dug mp in the cellar.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
GUNPowDER EXPLOSION.
A Number OF Persons Seriously In
jured at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, March 1.-At 2:30 p. m. a
quantity Of gunpowder in the store of
Rawlins Bros. on the first floor of the
Hotel Benton on Pine street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets, exploded with
terrific force. The front part of the
store was blown completely out. About
8, 600 cartridges stored in the lower part
of the store exploded, the bullets scat
tering in every direction. One of the
clerks in Rawlins Bros store was so
badly injured by the explosion that he
win die. Several others were more or
less seriously injured. The building,
containing 2c0 rooms, burned to the
ground.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Captured in a Bomb Factory,

ROME, March 1.-The police sur
prised twenty six anarchists working in
q bomb factory in the outskirts of the
city. The men were arrested, and a
large quantity of explosives were seized.
The police believe they now have the
persons responsible for most of the ex-
plosions OF the last year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Defeated by Local JeaIousies.

\ WASHINGTON, March /. - Congress
man Picker says that owing to local
quarreIing over the selection Of sites for
the Indian schools at Pierre and Cham
berlain he is unable tie secure action by
the SECRETARY of the interior.
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Report Not justified. /.

KNOXVILLE. March after spend
ing the entire day in the mining re-
gions the United Press reporter finds
that there is nothing whatever to JUS
tify the reports sent out from Nashville
that another outbreak is imminent at
Coal Greek.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
A Tame Fight.

DUBUQUE, March THE 2O-round
fight between Nick Jardins of this city,
and Jack King of Chicago, was won in
the 18th round by Jardins. The fight
was tame at times, neither men possess
ing much science.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
LAUNCHED THE INDIANA.
The Big Battisss,;p Now Rests on III,
Waters OF the Delaware.

PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-The gr' q,
battleship Isiinna was success oiiI
launched during the day atthc skip IT
of the William Craln d Sons co3irf Y
in the presence of thousands of |
among them the president of the Ia / !
States, the secretary of the nav z' !,
other members of the cabinet, an. 81 !.
large delegation of congressman. MO
arrived from Washington on q sleci..l
train.
As il anxious to get into her native
element the huge coast defense ship slid
down the wei CREASED ways with COM
parative raj idity and struck the smooth
waters of the Delaware river with q
force that sent waves high into the air.
Then she was towed back to the
wharves, and in about a year viii be
ready for service and turned over to the
government. Miss Miller, daughter OF
the attorney general, christened the
vessel
The Peer Of Her Kind.
The Indiana is the first of the three
coast line battle ships, the construction
of which was ordered by act of con-
gress, approved June 30, 1890. 1t is
supposed to embody the acme of naval
architecture. and to be the compeer Of
anything sfoGt equal in point of guns
and size. Ii will be able to cope with
the most powerful vessel of any navy in
the world. It is built of steel, with q
double bottom, protecting the ma.
chinery and magazine spaces. Its
equipment comprises 10 breech loading
rifles of various calibers, "a rapid fire
guns, 4 eating guns and Q torpedo
tubes. In speed she is equal to 16 knots
an hour, and this can be increased If the
supply of coal viii warrant. Her Goa
carrying capacity is 2,2OO tons. The
armpr plates are the thickest ever put
on an American warship. being IA
inches thick, 9 feet high, 18 feet long
and weighing % tons each. The vessel
cost %, 2O0. 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
Death or 4 Giantess.

DIES MONIES, Ia, March 1. Lady
Anna, the French giantess, died at 4:15
D. m. at the Logan House, of Quick con-
sumption. She was doubtless the tall
est woman In the world.
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Mackay Improving.

SAN FRANCISCO, March John w.
Mackay continues to make rapid strides
towards recovery. His wound is heal
ing nicely and he will probably be out
in weekAr ten days. Rippey is still
alive and in a somewhat improved con-
dition.
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Made ! Good Impression

PARIS, March IN. Ferry's speech
in assuming the presidency Of the sem
ate made an excellent impression. Only
thessenators ON the right received 1t
cody. Both on the left and in the
centre 1t was applauded frequently and
1~cr~kf1xv sssS rs Ss8 .9sY e
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-01
CONC ,n fhe Inancnration.

CHk1ENNE, Nyo., March IL Senator
Beckwith and Governor Osborne have
started for Washington to be present
at the inauguration OF President Cleve-
land.
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Serious IlifasteT IT Chicago Cansed by
tie t..ssissc es Piye.Story
Itniiiing.
A Brick Residence adjoining Crushed
III by the Eeiyat Of Failing
Ias5ris.
Seven Hoaips Recovered from the
RE;n, i NaIEhar Of Others
Injured.

CHICAGO. March 1.-The building at
767 HaiRtea street. owned by John
York. vhich was recently gntted by fire
and which was being reconstructed,
was blown Gown at 40 o'clock a. m. by
the hieil w.nds. 1t fell upon 2-story
brick building at s65 Ha1sted street,
occupied by the families of John Smith,
a saioonkeeIer. and James Kunze, a
jeweler. POLICEMAN Hanks was near
the corner of Halsted and Nineteenth
streets when the disaster occurred. He
hurried to tie spot and could hear the
groans and cries for help of the people
alarm of fire, for, to add to the horror
of the scene. smoke was seen curling up
through the 1uins, which had caught
fire from stove
Overturned I'm the Crash.
The fire department. arrived in few
minutes ard Eegan playing ON the
debris. Sergesnt Loughren of the Canal
Port avenue station, in the meantime
arrived and legan the work of rescue.
Mrs. Amelia Smith was the first of the
victims found. She was lying beneath
q section of the wall which was still
held together by mortar, and it was i5
minutes after her first cry was heard
before she was rescued. At III o'clock
the police gave out the following list Of
sx.s ,sah. Sc rcd
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-06-16

EVER since the organization of the
national banking system, one OF its
important laws has been construed
in favor of the stockholders, but
hereafter this law will be construed
in favor Of the depositors and other
creditors of these banks. The law
in question is that which provides
for the levying of an assessment up
to 100 per cent of the face OF stock
held. on the stockholders of banks,
to make good any losses 1t has
been customary to wait until all the
other assets of a broken bank had
been realized on before making this
assessment; hereafter it will be made
as soon after bank closes its doors
as possible.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-06-16
Not Interested In the War.

was riding up through Arkansas with
Prices army. We were ON our way back to
Missouri. The Yankees bad let us alone so
long we thought maybe they had quit
fighting or lad forgotten us. We were get
ting anxious Nboutit. Along toward night
met a man who had lived up there in the
mountains. He had been fishing and had
his string Of fish with him. He was going
home. was pretty full of patriotism and
notions about duty. You see. had studied
the relations of thes to the nation, and
the relations Of the states to the states, and
the relations of the states to the territories,
and the relations of the citizen to the states
and to the nation. / thought knew all
about it / said to this man away up in the
mountains of Arkansas:
why aren't you in the army"
What army5" he asked.
1.-THE Confederate army, of course" said 1.
"Oh, yes" he said, Il did hear something
about such an army"
YES" said l, growing a little hot, Il
thought so. And why aren't you out with
it fighting the battles of the country?"
''What country?" he asked.
This country" said.
He looked all around him at the noun
tains, and then he said:
Stranger, suppose you lived in this
country, and owned all you wanted of it,
and had all the use of it you wanted, and
some other fellow was paying the taxes and
the expense of keeping up the government,
wouldn't you think you was derned fool
to 60 to fightin about it with that other fell
low?"-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-06-16
Riley,s Lnck as q Traveller.

II don't like very we'll to travel" said
James Whitcomb Riley. II am always un-
lucky. Trains are late that were never late
before Men give me incorrect information
who never were guilty of such thing be-
fore in all their experience. If 1 want to
leave on c.. II. and D. train and get to the
depot on time there will be three c., H and
D. trains il the shed, and the watchman
will tell me to get on the wrong train. By
the way, there is my number. Everything
goes by threes with me. This house is 800.
The number of my room at the hotel is 366.
When / am travelling by myself always
try to pick out some traveller whom may
watch and follow. ] always go to the train
from one-half to three-quarters of an hour
ahead of time. If 1 do not, the schedule
will have been changed the day before, so
that will find on my arrival at the station
that the train has just left.
Il attached myself to a travelling man in
Indianapolis not long ago while was wait
ing for train. found he was going in the
same direction as l and told him of my I'M
fortunate habit of getting left. He laughed
at ne-hey always make my distress the
background of their victories. Why said
he 4 have been on the road 25 years and
was never left in my life Very well, said
], IN stay with you.' He explained that
the train we wanted was never early, never
late. 1t was always made up on that track
under the shed. We chatted awhile, and 1
looked at my watch. The train was past
due. My friend said 1 was too fast. He
asked the watchman: How about the -
train? It's all right said he; it's been
gone five minutes lie explained that for
the first time it had been made up in the
yard and not in the shed. u Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-06-16
How Indians Made Mamie Sugar.

Ever since the Indians in the section now
known as Fletcher discovered honey in
themaple trees that district has been known
far and wide as the heart of the Vermont
maple sugar country. The way the red man
extracted the delicious compound was some
what slow as compared with the present
process He used to cut a slanting cash in
the bark and insert in the lower end a
gauge shaped piece of wood, from which
the sap ran and dropped into poplar or
basswood trough. At the end of the season
these troughs would be set up against the
trees and left until the following season, by
which time the troughs would be thorough
ly mildewed-
This materially added to the flavor of the
aboriginal sugar, but can hardly be said to
have improved it. The evaporator of those
times consisted of an iron kettle swung
from a sapling bent over stump. By
a slow and tedious process the sap was
first heated and then boiled in this kettle,
often taking two OF three days boiling be
fore it could be sugared off. This was the
way in which the redskins and the early
vermonters eked out ''sweetnin'' to their
tea and johnny cake.LBurlington Free
Press
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-06-16
An Homes. Woman Discovered.

am still following Diogenes in his search
for the honest man, but the honest woman
is already among my discoveries. went
down to the market to get trailing arbutus<
The first found was the property of jolly
old aunty, black as Erebus and weighing
something over 300 pounds. She was eX-
actly the sort of person to whom you would
pay double price for inferior wares merely
because you approved of her personality.
With a great effort l steeled my heart to
her expansive smile and looked doubtfuliy
at the messy clusters in the bottom of her
rusty old dishpan.
This seems to be rather withcred," OBJ
jected hesitatingly; Il was hoping to find
some fresher.''
Law, honey, den yo' jes' go right along
down the sidewalk. It's full er niggers ali
down the block, an dey every one got er pan
er May flow'rs Yo' jes' certain ter fin some
ter suit yo'.''-kate Fields Washington.