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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
The Notorious Wisconsin Insurance
Swindler ON His Way Back to
Oshkosh.
COnfesses His Identity and His Crime,
and PrOfeses Great Peni-
tence.
Sioux City Railway Employees Fired In
Body for Knocking Down"
Fares.

CHICAGO, March 16.-Speaking of the
arrest in New Orleans of F. J. Thrun,
who is alleged was at the head of one
of the boldest and most gigantic fraunds
ever attempted ON life insurance COM
panies. d. Robertson, of the Pinkerton
agency. said: 'sThe case was put into
our hands by the Mutual Life Insurance
company of New York. We have
traced Thrun all over the country until
at last we thought we had
him located in New Orleans.
We watched the postoffice there
and when he came up to get letter
our men arrested him. When arrested
Thrun broke down and waived extradi-
tion, and agreed to come back. He is
now on his way north in charge of an
officer. He will be taken back to Osh-
kosh, where the frauds were committed.
Ido not know whether any of the i'm
surance companies paid over any money
to his heirs, but think that some small
amounts were paid. .Thrun expresses
great repentance for his deed, and says
that he wants to go home again"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
SUGAR TRUST STOCK.
Some Inside InscrastsSAre Evidently
Feeding the Market.

NEW 1oEK, March l6.--Ever since
the American Sugar company placed
its common stock on IL per cent per
annum dividend basis. and concluded to
distribute its enormous cash surplus
with its stockholders by declaring an
extra dividend of l2 per cent, somebody
has been p9.s!stentiy feeding the market
with long stock. As one house gave
out nearly all the orders there
Is but One Conclusion
to be arrived at and that is that inside
interests have been parting with their
holdings. The steady shrinkage in the
price ever since tls stock has been
quoted ''cx-dividend' of 1Sper cent, has
created uneasiaess especially as the be-
lief had been entertained that, after the
dividend had been deducted from the
market price, it was cheap enough TO
the average trader to induce him to go
in cor another upward movement. The
premises We're correct but the bulls did
not calculate that al insider would sell
out to them. TO account for the weak
ness of the stock it was limited that ap-
plication would be made to enjoin the
payment of the dividend on the common
AS the Story Goes.
The board room story, and probably
the true one, is that some time ago q
pool of 100000 shares of stock was
made MP, the syndicate comprising
some of the richest men in the street.
The management of the pool, so the
story goes, was placed in the hands of
Deacon White. Everything went swim
mingly for time. The promised diyi-
dends declared and the stock advanced.
On Moaday the pool began to suspect
that there was leak somewhere, and
certain members of the syndicate de-
manded an immediate dissolution of
the company. 1t is said that an insidar
has sold 50. coo shares Of the stock since
Monday morning. and under the cir
cumstances they do not care to be con-
nected with the pool any longer. To
add to Their discontinue the whisky
directors passed their dividend and
New England broke badly on stories OF
an Impending receivership. The street
is pretty well disgusted with this latest
phasc nf the sugar deal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
SENSATION PROMISED.
Prominent People Said to BE Impli-
Gated with Thrun.

Prominent People Said to BE ImpIi-
Gated with Thrun.
OSHKOSH, Wis, March 18.-Thruil,
the alleged insurance swindler of Rofne.
this state, viii arrive here duri-~
the evening in custody of Sheril.
Kraby. He will be given prelimary
hearing at once. Sensational de-
velopments are looked for in the case.
1t is said that number of other arrests
viii be made, and that several promi
nent people We're in league with Thrun
to defraud number of insurance COM
panies ont Of $4,000.
Thrun lived at Rome, north of Marsh
field. His life was insured for $780, ,00e
One night in November last his house
burned. 1t was claimed he perished in
theiiames. A body was found which
was alleged to be his The insurance
companies believed Thrun had not per-
ished and employed detective to hunt
him down
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
A CALL ISSUED.

Convention Of the National Republi-
can League TO BE Held May 10.
New YORK, March IA call for the
annual convention of the Republican
National League was issued during the
day. 1t says:
According to the Instructions Of the
last convention of the league, held in
Buffalo in September, 1892, establish
ing a rule for yearly meeting of the
league to be held every year in the
month Of May, convention of the Re-
publican National League is called to
meet at Louisville, KY, for session of
two days. on Wednesday May 10 next.
The national convention OF the Ameri-
can National College League will be
held at the same place ON Thursday aft
ernoon, May IL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
secretary Herbert Inspectinr.

New YORK, March 16.--Hilary A.
Herbert, the new secretary of the navy,
made his first official visit to the
Brooklyn navy yard during the day.
Commodore Erben then took the sec
retary on tour of inspection through
the yard and introduced him to the
principal officers of the station.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Wait for Republicans.

WASHINGTON. March 16.-Upon the
motion of Mr.. German, without doing
any business, the senate at 1910 went
into executive session. The committees
not having been reorganized, no business
could be transacted, and while still in
executive session the senate took re-
cess until $3.50, to enable the Republi-
can caucus to finish its work. This has
the effect Of keeping the, galleries and
lobbies cleared
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
EMPLOYEES FIRED.

Sioux City Street Railway Operatives
Charged with Dishonesty.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 16.--Every
street car operative employed by the
Sioux City Street Railway company
with the exception of a possible half
dozen have been discharged and new
men put in their places. The company
charges them with dishonesty and
claims that it has been robbed as high
as 5000 per month. This has been
going ON for years and the officers of the
company believe it has averaged a loss
of SIS. 900 annually from this source.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
CAN'T TAKE CREDIT.
Large Amount of Work to BE Done
Over by Morton's Bureau.

Large Amount of Work to BE Done
Over by Morton's Bureau.
WASHINGTON, March 16--More than
$4,000 bulletins and reports that have
already been wrapped for mailing in
the department of agriculture have to
be unwrapped and rewrapped for the
purpose of extracting from them the
customary notice to the effect that each
document is sent with the compliments
of or by direction of the secretary Of
agriculture. The last sundry civil bill
contained n clause prohibiting this in
formation being given.
''lt is the law" said Secretary Nor
ton, land we viii adhere to it closely
although for my own part. / think it
would be a good thing that documents
thus distributed gratuitously from a
department of the government should
inform the citizens receiving them as to
the source and intent"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Postponed the Expedition.

NEW YORK, March 16.-A report
from Key West to The Times says that
there have been no further suspicious
acts on the part of the Cubans there. It
is generally believed that the prompt
precautions taken by the United States
to prevent their sailing of the expedi-
ton to Cuba has had the effect to post
pone the matter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Anthracite Drnns.

New York, March 18.-The Eastern
coal agents met in the Jersey Central
building and agreed upon the following
reductions in the price of anthracite
coal: Broken, III cents per ton; egg. 40
cents; stove, 80 cents; chestnut, so cents.
The reduction is to go into effect at
once. The Western sales agents will
not meet until the last OF the month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Meade, Of New Jersey, for Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy.
WAsHINGs On. March 16.-The presi-
dent has sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate:
William hlcAdo, of New Jersey, tn be
assistant secretary of the navy.
Edward B. Whitney, of New York, to
be assistant attorney general, vice
Abram x. Parker, resigned.
Captain Charles w. Williams, assis-
tant quartermaster, to- he major and
quartermaster.
Postmasttrs-Steven NJ. Smith, at
Tama, Ia: Charles FL Long, at Tip.
ton. la.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Chicago Republicans Nominate.

CHICAGO, March 16.-The Republican
city convention nominated Samuel w.
Allerton for> mayor. and J. R. B. Van
Cleaye for city clerk, by acclamation.
The nominations for city treasurer and
city attorney were not made, but left
for the central committee to name men
for the places.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Advance I'm Price.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE sash and
blind manufacturers of this city
together with representatives from
Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan met at
the Great Northern during the day un-
der the presidency of g. NJ. Curtis of
Clinton. La. "A number of the members
strongly advocate an advance in price.
The meeting adjourned to meet in the
near future.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
THE SLAVE TRAFFIC.

England and Germany Are Accused
OF Tolerating It.
BRUSSELS, March 16.-The Independ-
ence Beige, commenting on a commu-
nication, says that the Belgian Anti
Slavery society has conclusive proof
that England and Germany are offend
ers in tolerating the slave traffic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
GIVE Up the Naronic.

New YoRE. March 16.-The White
Star steamer Naronic has been out just
30 days from Liverpool without being
seen or heard from, and the agents of
the line in this city admit that they
nave given her up as lost.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Was Worth $4,000. 600.

NORWICH. Conn. March I6. Mr.. A. P.
Sturtevant died at his home in this city
during the night. Mr.. Sturtepant was
one of the largest manufacturers in the
country. He owned $2.OOo, 900 Of prop
erty in New York city, including the,
Sturtevant House.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
ST. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, March 16, 1893.
HOGS.-Sttady. Range Of prices, $1,000. III.
CATTLE-Quiet, but stead.. fair demand;
Prime steers. S3.s0lp 10; good steers, $504. ~
prime cows, Sj.50p315; good cows, S,.5oQS3.0c
common to fair cows, sl-s5a2.25 light v, al
calves, S}O0af.50; heavy calves, S2.00QD3.o9;
stockers, Sl.5lD...5; feeders, $s.o0l1350; bulls.
Sl,5G2.D
SHEEP-No receipts and no trading.
Receipts-Cattle, 100; hogs, 10.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Backed by Ives.

DETROIT, Mich. March l6.--It is an
nounced here that Henry 8. Ives, the
young Napoleon of finance, is the prin-
cipal hacker Of the new line which is to
be Guilt some time this year between
Detroit and Toledo, and which will be
used as feeder by the Pennsylvania
and other roads not having access to
this city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
NJ. Cooper Pupc,s PIaee.I

WASHINGTON, March 16.--Secretary
Hoke Smith has appointed M. Cooper
Pope Of Washington, Ga, chief of the
divisions of lands and railroads, secre
tary OF the interior department, vice
F. AZ Weaver Of Pennsylvania, resinged.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Failed to See the Naronio

LONDON, March 16.-The captain Of
the steamship Teutonic reported at
Queenstown that he had taken q long
southerly course. but had seen nothing
of the steamship Naronic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Coughlin's Trial Postponed.

CHICAGO. March 16.--The trial Of
Dan CoUghlin, charged with completely
in the Cronin murder, has BEEN, on the
prisoners request, postponed until the
next term Of court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Sawed His Way Ont.

MONROE, Wis, March 16.-John
Grouse, prisoner in tho county Jail,
escaped during the night by saving his
way out of the prison. He was in for
burglary
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Accented stnne.s Resignation.

WAsIEIaToS, March l6 The presi.
dent has accepted the resignation of
Ex-Governor W. NJ Stone of Iowa COM
missioner cf the general land office, to
take effect March ~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grain and PrOvisi0ns.
CHICAGO. March l6 1881
OPENING PRICES.
wHEAT-May 753Sc; July. s27sc.
CORN-May, .3Ssc: July, s41s
OATS-May. s23{c.
PORK May. Sl7.3O; July. Sis.67Is.
LARD May, SlI.a.I8 july, $il.pl
SHORT RIBS May, $l0.10; July, $a.7J.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT March. 7294c; May, 7t140.63sc;
July. 7234D725sc.
CORN March. 41ssc; May. 4sa4c: July,
4AJzc-
OATS -Marcn. a01zc; May, $3.50 a3s4c.
P0RK-MArch. $l7.07Ik; May. si5.31a; July.
S11.S7Ik.
LAIRD March Sii.so May. sil.s4: July,
S1I.O0.
SHORT RIBS MAJ \ steoG May. slo.i5:
July, 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
Minneapolis Grain.
MIENEAPoIJs. Mar,

MIENEAPoIIs. Aarca 10. 1893.
WHEAT May openrd. t37s.; highest. 6454c:
lowest, 631x :: closed, f;5s.. July opened eGl4D
65sao, highest. G67sc; lowest, 65s.; closed. 655s
On Track NJ. | hard. 614c; y" NortherG.
62c: No. z Northern, Sac.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
LABoRs COMPLETED.
Democrats AHnounca Their Selection
OF fScnate Committees.

Democrats Announce Their Selection
ofScnnte Committees.
WASHINGTON. March l6.--The Demo
cratic caucrs has finished its labors so
far as the reorganization of the commit
tees of the senate is concerned The
session of the caucus was not so long as
was anticipated, despite the fact that
there was some discussion ON the sub
ject of reorganization of the elective
Offices of the senate. There was pre-
vailing sen ti1nent in favor of speedy
reorganization Of the clerical and exec
utive force of the senate and the senti-
ment took tangible shape Immediately
after the adjournment of the caucus
when the committee met in Mr.. Ran
SONS room for the purpose of consider
ing the subject. This important branch
of the work of the majority is now ear
nestly taken up and it is likely that be-
fore this time next week the elective
officers of the senate viii have been
changed
Committee Chairmen.
Messrs PETER aud Kyle, the Populist
senators, were given chairmanships. as
was also Mr. Stewart the. silver senator
from Nevada. The Republicans were
given IL committees but the chairlnen
Of these have not yet been selected. The
Democratic and Alliance chairmen are
as follows:
Agriculture. George; Appropriations, Cock
rell; Contingent Expenses, White u4a.); Gen.
sus, Turpie; Civil Service, Call; Claims, Pasco;
Coast Defense, Gordon: Commerce, Ransom;
District of Columbia, Harris; Education and
Labor, Kyle; Enrolled Bills. Caffery; To Exam
inc the Civil Service. PETER; Finance, Voor-
hees; Fisheries. Coke: Foreign Relations, Nor
gan; immigration. Hill; Improvement of
Mississippi, hate; Indian Affairs, Jones ARK;
Interstate Commerce, Butler; Irrigation,
White Call; Judiciary, Pugh; Library, Mills;
Manufactures, Gibson; Military Affairs, Wal
thall; Mines, Stewart; Naval Affairs, McPher-
son; Patents, Gray; Pensions. Palmer; Post
Offices. Colquitt; Printing, German; Privileges
and Elections, Vance; Public Lands, Berry;
Railroads, Camden; Relations with Canada
Murphy; Revision of Laws, Daniel; Rul,
Blackburn; Territories, Faulkner; Transpo
tation Routes to the Seaboard, Irby; Pacifi
Railroad, Brice; Indian Depredations, Lindsay;
University OF the United States, Hunton;
Quadro-C Centennial, Villas; Geological Surveys,
Martin; National Banks, Mitchell Forest Res
ervations, Alien -[Neb.): To Investigate Tres
passers on Indian Lands. Roach.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
How He Got 1t,

The Republican incumbent of the
Office, appointed almost four years ago
by Mr.. Harrison. was removed, and
about three weeks before his term was
out Mr.. Harrison sent the name of w.
s. Rose to the senate for the place. Mr..
Brown heard of this and came down to
Washington post haste armed with let
ters of introduction to Democratic SEN
ators- He succeeded in having the
nomination held up until the Republi-
can administration went out Of power
and then used his influence to secure
his own nomination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA ThURsD Az, MHRCH l6, 1893
THE FIRST POSTMASTER.
His Name sIrnwn. He Halls from
Meadville. and Is an Editor.

HIS Name EErnWn, He Haiis from
Meadvilie. and Is an Editor.
WASHINGTON, March 16.--Mr. Cleve-
land has sent to the senate his firsi
batch of presidential postmasters, and
the first was that OF Robert b. Brown,
to be postmaster at Meadeville, Pa. Mr..
Brown, in addition to feing the first
appointee to postofice, has, at the
outset, broken the rules said to have
been laid down by the postoffice depart
ment, that newspaper men should not
be appointed to Office. Mr.. Brown is
the owner and editor of The Messenger,
Democratic weekly published at Mead
vile. Mr.. Brown has also shown his
ability as hustler"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-29
Awould-be Murderer.

On last Saturday night between the
hours of eleven and twelve o'clock Bob
Ccvington, q colored boy about fourteen
years Of age, who was bound to the
Rev. George A. Copp, near Fishers
Hill, in Shenandoah county, attempted
to murder Mr.. Copp and his wife and
two children. Mr.. Copp had sent the
boy to neighbours to have his boots
repaired, and when he returned, as was
his usual way of entering the house, he
climbed up on small outbuilding from
which he reached an upper porch, and
entered the house through window to
his own room. This was about nine
o'clock, and the boy says he then went
to the kitchen and stood by tho stove
for an hour or two, until, as he thought,
his victims were sound asleep. He then,
with his murderous weapon, an axe.
quietly opened the door leading to Mr..
Copp's bedroom, but tho door creaked,
and Mrs. Copp, who was wide awake,
called her husbands attention to it,
Ho being very drowsy, failed to grasp
the situation at once. Again the door
creaked. Mr.. Copp cautiously moved
toward it and found it ajar. When he
attempted to push it shut, he found
that there was something against it,
but not expecting the attempt upon
his life, he pushed the door again, at
the same time striking match. There,
right before him, stood the negro boy
with the axe uplifted, ready to bring it
down upon him. Using all his strength,
Mr.. Copp succeeding in wrenching the
axe from the boys hands, and the
w0uld-be murderer made his escape
search was instituted, and he was
found early Sunday morning in straw
stack in Mr.. Copp's barnyard, AMI taken
before Justice Grabill, who sent him
on for the action of the grand Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-29
TIE OLD sTAT!.iinrsl:.

ham, handled al the newspapers at that
time, both daily and weekly In those
days there were two wheels. s.lch as are
used today in some country Offices, on
which the letters were placed, and the citi-
Zens used to twirl them when they wanted
their mall
The contrast between those days and the
present is quite marked. Boston IS now
alleged to have one of the best offices in the
United States, ard the postmaster recently
remarked regarding the financial affairs of
the department: Massachusetts is one of
the few states that pays. Our people are
great letter writer's"
Now the force of carriers working is 100
at the central station and 345 mt the sub
urban stations. What would the single old
penny post of the forties think if he could
come to life and see the small army of blue
coated carriers pouring out of the Office
when the mail is distributetl2
The cornerstone of the present building
was laid in 1871, and President Grant as
sisted at the ceremony. Four years later
the Office moved into it's present commodi-
GUS quarters.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-29
KIpLING,s VERMONT HOME.

KIPLING's VERMONT HOME.
'ecting roof that has n hint of thatch, and
The wide covered veranda built to catch
Every breeze. 1t is house with individ-
nality quite rs strong US that of its future
proprietor.
1t does not look like the country house of
an Englishman, and if possible less like the
typical American summer home, of ginger
bread carvings if cheap. and of fantastic
towers if expensive. STILL that it is Amer
lean and fitted to it's surroundings is evil
Ient from the colonial character of much Of
Bic architectural detail.
1t was hardly to be expected that Mr.
kipling would make Vermont even TEN
porary home, and when about n year ago
he settled down for n few weeks to write
Tor American newspapers articles about the
New England which he had hardly seen it
Is not likely that he himself expected to do
So But Mr.. Kipling is now just wee bit
of an American. The Balcstiers are II Yer
mont family, and Mr.. Kipling may before
long find himself rs much IN American as
he was little mn Englishman when he went
back home after life in India.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-29

121 mifos; the North Cscolina division,
As miles; the Clinch Valley division,
los miles; tho Ohio Extension aud Scioto
Valley divisions, 34t miles, total in
crease in mileage OF over 500 miles, and
with coal tonnage which has doubled
in five yearsr
Secondly, which is better, to buy cars
from Pullman on twenty years time at
per cent. or to sell 100 year bonds
bearing 5 per cent. and build equipmen
at Roanoke. There are some things
which do not need fish plate certificate
fastened with a railroad ito, and scaled
with q car-couplor to DO evident.