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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-22

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Mimi, and her friend, Miss Annie Gates,
or Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting the for
mer's sister, Mrs. o. Murray OF this city.
A. III. Marsland has just completed
designs and drawings for fire escapes on
the Normal school building. which
though cheap and simple are the very
thing TO ensure safety to life at all times.
THE DAILY LEADER to-day received
a brick from the first burned kiln OF the
new Madison brickyard. It. 10 of good
quality though not as fine finish as will
be made later when the qualities OF the
clay are better understood. Fowler and
Prof. Prather returned this morning
from DeSmet, where he has assisted in
conducting a very successful teachers
institute. There were lis teachers en-
rolled and five instructors. Mr.. Prather
starts Monday next for Colby, Kans., TO
take charge OF the News at that place
and win take his tamil, with him.
l. 8. Keeler of this city, who is taking
in the sights at the worlds fair, writes
THE DAILY LEADER as follows: "Say to
everybody that the Columbian fair is a
'gllttering generality q bewildering
dream; that Bunyan's delectable noun
tain or the Elysian fields are all in the
shade. The inventive genius and
aesthetic tastes Of all the world, even
New Jersey, are represented at this
great SHOW"
Fandreau Herald, 20: The Lake
Madison Chautauqua closed Wednesday
and from all accounts it has been better
in every way than during previous years
There has been q large attendance and
it has been more successful in every
way. There is no question but what this
in time, viii be the best Chautauqus
gathering in the west and the city oil
Madison should be proud of it and ses
to it that by ITS aid it will grow better
and better each year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Hager left fol
Aberdeen on the afternoon train. II
speaking of the Spirit Lake Chautauqus
from which he has just returned Mr.
Hager says they have not nearly as gooe
an attendance as the Lake Madison on,
had nor are the grounds anywhere o.
commodious. The grounds are also 10
Gated close up to the city and the peopl,
OF the vicinity do not seem to have tn,
interest in it that the people arount
here do in ours. This no doubt ac
counts largely for the continued success
OF the the Madison assembly.
Referring to the marriage of Wilson
r. Leiby. Of Howard, and Miss Clara NJ
kirkpatrick OF this city, the Howar,
Democrat Of the I'D says: Both partie
are well and favorably known in How
ard. MIR. Leiby has for some time bee
q very efficient salesman for J. L. TER,
and is an honorable, whole-souled ger
tleman and his many friends here wi
rejoice In his good fortune. Miss Kirl
patrick has for some time been a teache
in Miner and Lake counties and has wo
the respect OF all for her true womanl
qualities. Mr.. and Mrs. Leiby will max
their home in Howard, Willis, as he
familiariy called. having already pr
vided a neat home for his bride. TIL
Democrat welcomes them among US.
Taken Up.
Came to my premises nine miles mort
OF Madison, Sunday, July l6, one brow
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-22

Every man having a beard should keeI
it an q and natural color, and il it i
not 30 already, use Buckingham's Dy
and appear tidy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-22
Takes Up.

Came to my premises nine miles north
OF Madison, Sunday, July LIZ, one brown
horse, from 6 to 9 years old, white spot
in forehead, both front feet white above
fetiock, weight from 1000 to 1,1O0
Owner prove property, pay charges and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-22

b sure you get Ayer's' 10 an lmpor-
tant caution to all in search ofa thor.
oughly-reliable blood-purifer, Ayers
Sarsaparilla being the one on which
there can be no manner OF doubt. 1t has
stood the test OF nearly half a century.
and has long been considered the stand
ard
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-22
EA.

Syndicate Block,
The morning call., 1893-09-16
A PRETTY GOOD BOARD.

The late unpleasantness in the Board of
Education has caused more talk than the
incident warranted. Two members, some
what quick of temper. forgot for a moment
that truth cannot be established by physi-
cal prowess, and are now sorry that they
did so. The affair, however, directs pub
lie attention to the acts of the board. 1t
has been charged that there is a ring of
seven in the board. Ii there is il is COM
biuation Of a character this community has
seldom had experience with. When the
present board assumed control of school
affairs it found about fifty teachers in the
department whose services were not
needed. A show was made OF keeping
them at work by taking pupils from estab B.
lished classes The present board filled
I'D the old classes and thereby "consoli-
dated" out a large number OF teachers
Of course the teachers who were sus-
pended did not like it. No teacher will
be censured for making a fight for her
position, but the fact of fight made things
unpleasant for the members who had
voted for consolidation. The suspended
teachers were placed next In line. and in
the course of the present municipal term
will be reinstated through the natural in
crease in the number of pupils.
But the ring of seven deprived them
selves of all power to appoint teachers
through their term of Office. Even the
daughters of members. if any of the MEM
bers have daughters who desire to teach,
will have TO wait until the suspended teach
ers have been found classes. In this and
other ways the board has cut expenses
down to the appropriation made by the
Board of Supervisors. 1t was this reduc-
ton of expenses or a deficit, and reduction
was preferred. 1t does not appear that the
School Department will suffer by the re-
ductiOns Some teachers will and so will
some estimabe young ladies who hope to
become teachers. But the duty of the
board was to 10 the best with the money
at their disposal. Very possibly the ma
jOrity have not always done the wisest
thing 1t was possible TO do. But the cour-
age with which they grappled difficulties
bequeathed by their immediate predeces-
sors entities them to the credit OF good mo-
tives. We do not recall another instance
where ring has been formed to deprive
its members of patronage.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
FEDERAL SUPERVISION AT THE
NORTH.

1t has been assumed that the law pro-
viding for a supervision OF the election OF
members of Congress within the States
was aimed especially at the South. The
law applies, however, to all cities over
10000 inhabitants. and has been found as
serviceable in New York, Philadelphia
and San Francisco as in New Orleans.
Charleston and Savannah. There have
been times in this city when the presence
of Deputy United States Marshals at the
polls has afforded much relief to law-abd-
ing citizens. We do not need to stretch
our memories over more than a year to re-
call such an instance.
The intimation is now thrown out in
New York that President Cleveland does
not think it quite safe to entrust elections
in New York State entirely 10 Senator
Hill. This intmation is fortified bv the
fact that Cleveland Democrats have shown
Il disposition to assist Republicans in their
opposition to the repeal bill. Hill has alb
solute control of the New York machine.
and some idea of the work he can get out
of it may be derived from the details of
the election which elected the Lezisla ture
which elected Hill Senator 1t lis thus pos
sible that the jealousies OF rival leaders NAV
prevent the enactment of a law which, in
the language of Burrows of Michigan.
will drive the National Government ont
of the States. leaving no one on guard al
the polls to prevent fraud and corruption
in Presidential and Congressional elec-
tions.''
The report recommending repeal SAYS
Let the States understand that elections
are in their own hands, and if there be
fraud, coercion or force they alone will
suffer by it," The Virginia gentleman
who wro;e this report seems to have for
gotten some recent pages in American his
tory. No State can suffer alone from the
effects OF fraud. There was an election
where 1900 votes in New York elected a
President of the United States. There has
always been some doubt about the cor
rectness OF this return, but the nation
abided by it. The President thus elected
was President of the whole Union. New
York could not suffer alone ii she was
guilty. 1t should be borne in mind also
that result may be accepted when there
is Federal supervision that would be re-
jected il there was no such opportunity as
this supervision affords to know the facts.
The Democrats are now denouncing the
law, but 1t Is by no means certain that the
narrow margin by which Cleveland was
declared elected in 1884 would have es-
capped scrutiny il Tammany had held full
control of the machinery of election
The morning call., 1893-09-16
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.

The discovery has been made that foreign
publishers are taking out copyrights for
publications of foreign manufacture. The
law which was intended 10 enable the for
eign authors and foreign artists to collect
a royalty on the work Of their brain has
been so interpreted that foreign mechani-
cal work is included. IL is said that suits
have been brought 10 this country for al
legged infringement of such copyright and
excessive damages claimed. The law
never was intended to protect foreign
publications. There is an express pr0vi-
sion In the act that copyright would only
be given to books printed from types set
In the United States. The same provision
is made in resnect to photographs and
autographs. The author or artist might be
foreign. but the mechanical work must be
American. The benefits Of international
copyright are still problematical. Authors
OF recognized ability profit by it, But the
The morning call., 1893-09-16

fruit localities farmers are glad to realize
$50 a year for land under cultivation.
That is good deal more thar wheat pays
at l cent a pound. If a tobacco crop can
be sold one year with another at 500 an
acre the producer can well afford to pur-
chase the fertilizers that are necessary to
keep the land in good condition. With
tobacco and sugar beet added to the pro-
ftable crops of California the State should
attract farmers of some means from all
parts of the country. A farmer anywhere
east of the Mississippi who makes an an
nual net profit of $50 an acre on land
considers himself in a way to become in
dependent
The morning call., 1893-09-16
BIDLEMAN'S NEW TRIAL.
Motion on TechnicaIities Made Be.
fore Judge Wallace.

Enoch G. Bidleman came up for sen
tence in Judge Wallace's court yesterday
when Attorney }. H. Long made motion
for new trial.
Long based his argument chiefly on the
peculiar form of the verdict. The Jury de.
cided as follows: I'VE, the jury, lind the
defendant guilty of embezzling S717."
Judge Wallace asked if the jury meant tc
imply that that sum formed part of the
Information upon which Bidleman was
charged. The answer was in the afirma.
tive, and then Judge Wallace suggested
that words to that effect had better be in
serted in the verdict. This was promptly
done.
Long quoted authority after authority to
show that the Judge had no right to sug-
gest any alteration to the jury in the form
OF Its verdict. He argued during the
whole morning, and then Judge Wallace
continued tile further hearing of the mo-
tlon for one week, in order that the tran
script OF tie proceedings at the last trial
might be written up.
Eugene n. Deuprev. the newly engaged
special counsel for Bidemau, will follow
Long in d supplementary argument. while
Attorney Pillsbury, special counsel for the
prosecution, will oppose themotion for a
new trial.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
eraI couTs
CHAOS.

II party organs NAV be allowed to die
tate parties in this country are falling to
pieces. Democratic journals in the East
refuse to count Senators who were elected
as Democrats as members in good standing
unless they vote as Cleveland directs on
the silver question. Even Senator HnPs
Oft-repeated affirmation that he ia a Demo-
crat is hardly sufficient TO save him. Cock
rell. Pugh. Vest and George are declared to
have forfeited their right 10 be conside d
Democrats. The only way for these former
lights of the party to renstate themselves
is TO vote right on the meney question. On
the Republican side there is but little more
tolerance. The Boston Journal read the
New York Recorder out of the Republican
party when the latter came out for silver
II is a question whether it is greater sin
in the eye of Eastern Republican journals
for paper of the same party to advocate
free trade or the free coinage of silver. 1t
is quite probable that these differences
within parties may tend TO the preservation
of the present tariff. The ReDu bicanS for
tunately are united on that question.
Whether the administration can force a
tariff bill through that adheres substan-
TALLY TO the Chicago platform is matter
of considerable doubt.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
EVANS AND SONTAG DRAMA.
Mrs. Wick Wilson and Detective
Smith Oppose Ii.

The Evans and Sontag" company, W hich
will begin an engagement in this city on
Monday evening. has had two or three
commotions lately, ana for time it looked
as if the courts would be the theater of the
drama.
First, Mrs. Wick Wilson. whose husband
was killed at Young's cabin. entered a
most vigorous protest against the scene
where her husband was killed. She oh.
jscted 10 its being reproduced on the stage.
Although il has been explained to her
that no disrespect is meant she is far from
satisfied vet.
Now William Smith, the detective. saws
that Wlley-SmootS Is q character which
portrays his identity in very unenyiable
hght. Mr.. Smith is in town and declares
that Ee Will be present on the opening
night, and il the character Of Smooth re-.
fleets on him he will stop the show
AT least eight anonymous letters have
been received by the management of tho
theater, making all sorts of threats on the
production OF the piere.
Meantime Mrs. Evans and Eva ara oc
customing themselves to actors and settino
up their realism against the others artie
fcialits.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
THEN, AND NOT TILL THEN.

glass manufacturer named Wakeman
is reported as having testified before the
Ways and Means Committee that he could
get along without protection. An iron and
steel anufacturer has also expressed the
opinion that the corporation which he rep
resented had seen the coming of tariff re.
form and had prepared for it, He can now
compete with the world. The question is
how did this corporation prepare for tariff
reform. The principal item of cost in the
production Of steel as in other branches of
manufacture is labor. Consequently an
iron and steel manufacturer who is ready
TO compete with the world must do so with
labor at the worlds rates OF wages. When
American manufacturers get wages down
to the European standard they can com.
pete with Europeans. Then. and not till
then.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
A PROMISING CROP.

The Lodi Sentinel figures out an average
profit of from $500 to $500 an acre from a
tobacco crop. 1t says contract has been
made for 10000 pounds of California cigar
leaf at 30 cents pound 1t is supposed
that an acre may be cultivated for $50 a
year and that an average crop will range
between 1000 and 1900 pounds. Taking
the whole product together the value will
be about 20 cents a pound. OF course
calculation of this nature must be taken
with some grains OF allowance. Estimates
rarely hold good one year with another.
But considerable reduction may be made
on crop valued at 5000 an acre, the
cost Of which is not greater than $50
per acre. Except in some highly favored
The morning call., 1893-09-16
CANADIAN LINE TO AUSTRALIA

The Legislature of New South Wales has
granted a subsidy of $4,000 year to Mr..
James Huddart of Sydney, who proposes
to put on line of monthly steamers be-
tween Sydney aud Vancouver, B. C.. The
Government of Canada had already grant
ed a subsidy of S125000 year to the same
line, so that Mr. Huddart can reckon on a
bonus of about S14. 900 for each round trip
not so bad a thing. Two vessels of
about $3.50 tons measurement and a trial
speed of II knots-the Miowera and the
WarrimoO-have been placed on the line.
The Miowera made the first trip from
Sydney to Vancouver in % days, or at the
rate of something over 13 knots an hour.
A London dispatch states that the British
Admiralty proposes TO ask Parliament for
a postal subvention for the same line.
This is an attempt to turn trade into a
channel where it does not belong. The
total exports of Canada to New South
Wales in 1892 amounted to about $4,000,
ose from the United States beinE nearly
ten times as large. New South Wales
cannot export much to Canada. because
she does not have much to sell that Canada
wants or cannot more conveniently get
elsewhere. Thus the new line will have
to depend for north-bound traffic largely
on the passenger business, which IS light,
for no one in his senses will prefer the
route from Vancouver to the route from
San Francisco. and upon the Government
subsidies. On the other hand, it may get
a considerable south bound business by
carrying goods manufactured in the East
ern cities and shipped over the subsidized
Canadian Pacific to Vancouver. If our
Government had observed a more liberal
policy in encouraging the line between San
Francisco and tile colonies there would
have been no use for this Canadian
Pacific line, and San Francisco would have
done all the business.
Any undertaking which increases the
intercourse between North America and
Australia must bring more or less grist 10
our mill; but it is undeniable that this
new steam line effects some diversion of
trade TO our detriment.
Capitalization is the first law of trade.
Traffic will always drift to the great CEN
ters, where there are the most people. the
most capital, the greatest mercantile ac-
tivity, The most frequent intercourse with
surrounding points. A merchant wants to
send his goods to places where he can sell
keep them in warehouses. He wants to
trade with ports where people are always
exchanging one class of merchandise for
another. He wants to buy in the largest
market, where competition reduces prices
to the lowest level; not in small markets
where monopolies rule. That is the reason
why n great seaport, once established and
recognized, has so strong a determining
Influence on the course of trade. Yet,
Governmental action can do much TO assist
in that operation, especially when utilized
in favor of natural trade routes in opposi-
ton 10 the efforts of other Governments to
build up artificial routes. This is the case
in the instance OF the Canadian Pacific line.
There is yet time enough for cur Govern
ment to repair what little mischief has
been done by pursuing sensible and lib
eral course.
The morning call., 1893-09-16

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Walter Besant thinks that Chicago will
be some time TO America what Babylon
was 10 Asia.
The Duke of Argyle has weakness for
writing poetry, but he Is not inclined 10
rush into print with his effusoDs.
The Princess of Wales is becoming so
ceaf that Albert Edward has to shout
until he is black in the face in order TO
make himself heard.
The Count Of Paris has apparently
abandoned all his political designs. He IS
living quietly in England, ana his only
recreation is an occasional salmon fishing
Trip TO Scotland.
Lord Roberts was passed over recently
In favor Of the Duke Of COnnaught and
the latter was given the important COM
maud at Aldershot. The incident has
caused a great deal of bad feeling in the
English army.
A mosaic portrait of President Cleve-
land Is on exhibition in YunkerS, n Y.
which contains 800, coo pieces of Italian
marble OF various coiors and weighs 800
pounds. 1t is the work of Marienne CD
bert, an artist at Rome.
Lord Randolph Churchill evidently in
tended tnat The cares OF state should not
weigh too heavily on hIm in his retire
ment at Aissingen, for he wrote to London
ordering three dozen French novels"
Rev. Alden Grout. who is living at
Srrlngheld. Mass, In his ninetieth year,
was an explorer of the Dark Continent
long before Stanley or even Livingstone
was heard of. MI Grnut went to Africa
in 1884 as missionary, going right into
the interior OF the country, where, among
the LuiuS, he remained for thirtv-siX
years, returning to tins country in 1870.
Christine Nilsson. now the Countess Of
Miranda. lives at Madrid in a fine house
which Is decorated in the most eccentric
manner. One room Is papered with sheets
OF music from various operas, while the
walls OF the dining-room are covered with
hotel bills, the result OF her professional
travels all over the world. 1t is gratify-
ing to note that all the bills are recelpted.
The morning call., 1893-09-16

Just after they have discharged the San
itary Commission at work on the sewers
OF the city, ascertaining their defects and
pointing out how they may be render ed
ssrviceable. the Supervisors have the dis
agreeable fact brought home 10 them that
they need a small commission of their own
to investigate the basement OF the City
Hall. The inspecting plumber. who has
already MADE a survey. has discovered a
shocking amount of neglect and perverse
avoidance of duty in the piping, ana what
one pair OF eyes can discern in palpa bic
obliquity would probably be supplemented
by thorough overhaulDg of the fOunda-
tioD. Everybody who is constantly en-
gagged at the City Hall must now be
haunted by the uspicion-prObably no
mere hAllucinatiOn-that he Is the victim
of vile smells and surrounded by the Mi
crObes OF disease. Somebody is RESPONSE
bic for the bad workmanship under the
contracts. But the work has been certl6-
Gated and the money paid, and the blame
will be Shuttlecocked t. and fro until pub
lie attenti tion is dHecied to some other
scandal.
The internecine strife at Rio de Janeiro
is seemingly far from ended. AS the wires
are cut in some directions and messages
are interiered with by the Government.
lio cWS uuc 10 10 ldheU Win ROoQ Dash
of salt. But apparently the lombard
ment has been kept up both on the forts
and city. and there have been a few
casualties to life. by and by the ships
must run short Of powder and coal, aud
then they must prove as helpless as
stranded whales. Wild firing Is said to
have teeD the rule, and this may account
for more damage han it was the intention
OF the insurgents to inflict. The damage
cannot have been appalling. or the foreign
vessels in port would have strained a
point and interfere1 on one pretext or
another. Decentralization must be general.
Thus far Pelxoto holds his fort. One
effect OF the trouble is seen in the price Of
coffee. The bulls are no doubt utilizing
the opportunity 10 prove that coffee is In
short supply.
Human life is evidently accounted
cheap in the civilization of Bohemia.
1t could hardly go to a lower notch in
China, judging from revelations of baby
murder which have cropped out. Two
women have been systematically engaged
in the translation of infants from their
parents care TO the graveyard. with the
consent of the inhuman parents them
selves. They are said to have carried on
business in which they thrived and the