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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

Aberdeen News, IL: A telegram from
Washington conveys the startling IN
formation that Mr.. Samuel Burleigh
Mliton, private secretary aud special adj
vertislng agent tt Representative Lacas
being likely 10 lose his job, contempiates
cuntesting Major Pickler's eat in con
gress. Ii will be remembered that ..r.
Samuel Burleigh Milton, when he iirst
Went to Washington-at the munlticeu,
salary of 500 per month-undertook 10
down the major through the influence oil
his drastic pen. II will also be renleln.
bered that Mr. Samuel Burleigh Milton
was called off. Now, according to the
aforesaid dispatch, he proposes To hurl
his mighty individuality ut the major
direct. The rumor is important l. true
important 10 MIR. Samuel Burlelgn
Millions 800 per month. Burlelgh
would have his fingers cut off in a trlce
il he should ever by inadvertence thrust
them into his ears.
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Relieving SNOW bound Passengers.

81 was snowbound iii Michigan a few
years ago, between Coopersrille and
Nunica, said a travelling salesman. ''Tke
snow was four feet deep on a level and
still falling. The passengers Ind eaten
mp everything the train hoy had, includ-
ing even mixed candles, and children
were crying for food. A grocery sales
man offered his samples of tea and cot
fee, and these were boiled at the engine.
Then / started, accompanied by anctte;
passenger, to go TO o farmhouse to Get
some bread and butter. We wadet
through the snow, and by the time WI
got there were nearly frozen, but ws
could detect the odor Of cooking victuaIs
and felt that our mission would be sue
| cessful.
I'm answer to our knock q woman
came TO the door and fatty refused Il
Let us have bread at any price. Five
large loaves, Just baked, were ON q Ca
BILE and o Jar or butter near it. I toll
my friend to 90 TO the front door and mr.
que with them while / stole the food
This programme was carried out. and
started back through the snow with th,
bread and butter. ] had not gone far be
fore I could hear the farmer benin,
swearing cit me. Then came q rae
through the Twice I fell dow
and soaked the bread inths. mQw. bpt |,
hung on to II and reached thetrain 4
the same time tbs farmer did. There
hundred passengers were ready 10 bel
me, and we had one square meal. II ha
offered 8t b Loaf for the bread and star
ed TO make thu pfosnise good, but I'll
passengers insisted that the man shoul
get nothing except the empty butter jar.
LIST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

Yankton Press, IL: The republican
newspapers Of the state have, quite gen.
orally, commented upon the congress.
sional candidacy of Hon. Robt. j.
Gamble, and it is n pleasure 10 note that
tine proposition has been very favorably
received. Ii rs still more gratifying Ia
the republicans and citizens generally Of
Yankton, TO learn from the newspapers
the high opinion entertained OF MIR
CANDLES abilities and bis general char
acter as q citizen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

As instance OF the unproftableness
Of national banking ut the present time,
two OF the three national banks Of Dead
wood have sold out to or consolidated with
the third. The FIRST National OF Dead
wood received S6O0,OO0 worth of gilt
edge securities OF the Merchants Nation.
al anu the Dsadwood National TO cover
the deposits ami liabilities of ihe two
latter aud assumed their business. Tile
less valuable securities or pape and
business of the two latter banks will be
closed out by their respective cashiers.
The banks were IN safe condition but
working at too heavy expense. 1he
First National bank always has been the
leading bank Of South Dakota, and this
change strengthens it u great deal. Ii
starts In COW with resources aggre-
eating nearly $ly3OO.U0O, loans aud
discounts nearly s50O,OOO, cash and avail
able funds about $4,000, and in depos-
it's subject to check and otherw ise
about s650,O00. This is far ahead OF any
other bank in this state and IL All excel
lent showing.
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pgTER il GREAT.
A Rorse n Hands High, weighing as50e
Pounda. ii sem Growing.

a Rorse ~ Hands High, Weighing a.5oe
Rounds. IL Stfli Growing.
A freak of nature and world wonder
In the shape of o horse is drawing many
Of the curious to the livery stable On
South Third street Just now. This spec.
linen OF the equine kind Ii unquestion-
ably the tallest In the world IL II, In
fact d colt, mos yet . years old, measur
ing the enormous haight OF 90 hands-7
feet and 4 inches, I'm weight this horse
wonder tips the scales at I, 700 pounds
Peter-that ID his1ame-is . gelding
and was foaled In Minnesota In June,
1891. He is Of Norman stock and o
beautiful dapple gray In color. What Il
almost as remarkable az his huge pro-
portion ii the fact that his dam and sire
were not above the average size of thar
breed OF horses. Another colt from the
same dam and sire, year younger than
Peter, bat PROFESSIONALLY as large, II
not larger, died some months ago
Peter, as evidenced by his weight IL
o well proportional animal His limbs
are clean cut, and the head, body and
neck Of good form. He Ii. rs IL the case
with many colts, d little bit swayback.
ed, but this imperfection. horsenen say.
will disappear with age. The hips are .
little higher than the highest point u
the shoulders, from which the height
and measurement are usually taken
Should the horse grow to maturity.
Ii Ii not unreasonable TO expect that biz
viii attain fully 9 inches more In height
and develop proporti0nately otherwise,
carrying d weight possibly OF 5000
] pounds. a gclding seldom attains Id
full height until q years old, while mares
generally mature two years younger.
There La nothing of record, severa
horsemen say, which equals tho heigh1
Of the colt In question. Several yeNzl
arc. however, there was d horse on e.
hibition III Toronto which weighed 2. so
pounds.
Peter i physically sound and healthy
AZ such an age, growing with the ra
pidity that he In, he could not retail
much fiesh, though he might be said y
IL in good trim for work His carriag
Iii good and movement Tar less clurns.
and awkward than might be expecte'
oa IN animal of snch proportions.-Ss
3ttla telegraph
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Pst's MisIaap.

A story L. told Of two Irishmen who
were caught asleep one night in the Loft
Of q burning building. One Of them
hastily drew ON his trousers and jumped
from the window. In his fright and
hurry he had unconsciously pulled On
the garment wrong side foremost, with
an effect which, when no recovered his
equilibrium after the jump, excited hiz
profound CONSERVATION. Pat PAT, =
called ont his companion, still In The
loft, ..air ye kilt intirelyi" mo,
Moike, : replied Pat In hopeless tones.
TITS not kilt Oh am, me bhoy, but !
fear Dim fatally twistedl"-Popula,
MAGAZINE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

The news concerning the Sioux Falls
university will give great pleasure TO the
friends OF that institution. All OF the
Indebtedness, amounting TO $4,000, will
be- cared for il $1,000 can be raised, and
10 addition Mr.. Lewis OF Vermillion
garantsss TO put up y girls dormitory
worth 5000 when the institution h out
of debt. j. ID. Rockefeller will cancel
his mortgage of 5000 il the institution
10 otherwise clear OF debt by the first Of
November. The amount to be raised ID
80 small that there should be no trouble
In securing il. The Baptist churches
OF the Sioux Falls district will take tbs
matter in hand and do their share.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

Dakota Farmer: The department OF
agriculture has published its investiga-
tions No to ths relative cost OF raising
wheat and corn. The figures are THERE.
suits OF estimates made by 5000
farmers 10 the case of wheat and over
5000 In the case Of corn. The estimate
cost per acre for raising wheat in South
Dakota 10 $3.50, and Cor corn in Kansa.
il $500. These are the lowest estimates
given. The average of ell the states il
slL6o per saere % the cost Of wheat ant
s1L.7I for corn. The difference in esti
mates by sections 0f states i interesting
Iii New England the cost Of raisinI
wheat iss2022 per acre. and corn s28.U
per acra. Til the Middle States II !
els.is per acre Tor wheat and s2L5s 70
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

A gentleman by the name OF AcDon-
aid has just been discovered at Tyndall
this state, LOT years old. He came re-
Gently from Nebraska and in youth was
from Canada. His father fought ut
Bunker Hill on the British side and was
wounded. .#&
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Washington dispatch. 9: The United
States fish commissioner has promised
Congressman Picker a carload OF var.
ious kinds OF fish for Huron and Gary,
s. ID. They will be used TO stock the
river ut Huron and a lake at Gary.
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state treasurer.
Attorney general.
Superintendent Of public instruction.
Commissioners school and public lands,
Commissioned Of labor and statistics.
One railroad commissioner for all OF Sou:h
Dakota lying west of the Missouri river.
One railroad commissioners for all "f south
Dakota lying tas, of the Missouri river And
south Of the aecond standard parallel.
One railroad commissioner fur oil Of buth
Dakota lying east OF the Missouri river and north
ofthe second standard parallel.
Ard the transac on OF such o,her oaT'ness RI
NAV legally come before such convention.
The committee recommends that an alternate
to each delegate be elected and that no proxist
be allowed, and that the delegates or their alter
mates present at the Convention be empo"'ere1
to cast the full vote oftheir county.
The committee further recommends that the
counties of Lyman, Sterling Ssland' Jackson
Ziebach, Pyatt, Pratt, Presho, Gregory ana,
Harding each be aliowed q representation o.
one delegate on presentation of proper crsden
tiala. &
The basis Of representation for each county
will be one delegate for each hfty votes, OF major
fraction thereof, cast for Hon. Cherries II. shei
don for governor in 1892.
The counties viii be entitled to delegates III
follows:
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corn. In the Western States the sotai
for raising wheat is $1,000 and for corn
Sl1.0S, on the Pacific coast sl3.aS fer
wheat and S1S.3 IS for corn. These H.
urss include rent of land and cost VI
manure.
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Dated at Chamberlain, South Dakota, this, tn
18th day Of May, A. d. 1884.
BY order OF the state central committee.
j. NJ. GREENE, Chairman.
j. Fl. SCRIvEN, Secretary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13

Thanks to Senator Pettigrew for copies
of his able tariff argument which is even
more replete with convincing statistics
than we had known.
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all loyal subjects
of her majesty es
TEEN as o para
mount honor. He
has been knight
ed by Queen Vic
toria It is NOT
often TINT the
queen stcops to
bestow q title mp.
ON a hardwork
ing plebeian, but
the distinction
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very Fuil one.

III can't start yet, y said the omnibus
driver. II haxen't got d load"
"Mebbe y'ayenst,' said the joyous
gentleman on the rear seat, 'sbut yoush
cot ~ full fare. jushe Same. Chloe
20 Record
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FgTHER UF PHoNocRAPHNSS

the venerable Isaac Pitman Receives .
High Honor From Queen Victoria
Isaac Pitman, who Is called the father
| Of phonetic shorthand, has received what
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WEDNESDAY,, JUNE la. 1894.
rRRMS oF
To ApyERTysFRs..
Republican State Convention.

The republicans OF south Dakota wiz meet In
delegate convention in the city OF Yankton
South Dakota, in convention hall, on Wednes-
day, the 22nd day of August. 1894, at 4:SO O'Clock
p. m. for the purpose OF placing in nomination
c candidates for the following named Offices: III
Two representative In congress. =
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
VOLCANO OF THE WEST.
Mt. Rainier, Near Seattle, I'm n State of
Eruption.

SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. 21.-Mt.
Rainier is in state Of mild eruption, the
appearance Of the summit is entire,y
changed and another peak has appeared
In its center. Soon after sunrise this
morning the sky and air being remarkably
clear. Clouds Of back smoke were curling
from the southwestern part of the peak,
where the crater Is located, coming at in
tervals Of about fifteen seconds The
dome-like top has disappeared and been
replaced by a fiat top with a large
crevaSse extending down the side, while
In the center of it's summit new peak
had appeared on the north side. The snow
was nearly gone from the summit, being
melted off or fallen. A mass Of rock,
plainly descerned. Steam is also seen
mlngling with the smoke which rose 100
feet above the summit.
Mt. Rainier is a cone-shaped peak and
stands slightly to the west of the main
cascade range and five miles southeast of
Seattle. 1t rises fully 5000 feet above the
range. 1t has three craters, one Of which
the principal and most perfect is the scene
Of the recent volcanic disturbance. This
crater Is half a mile across. while walls
Of rock fifty feet high and thousands of
jets Of hot air and steam issue from this
rim The inside Of the crater is filed with
snow and ice in which the smouldering
volcanoes steam jets have formed innum-
cradle caves, one Of which has been pene-
trated by explorers to a depth of 100 feet,
while they have used the steam jets for
cooking II Is supposed that the walls
of the crater having been gradually weak
ened at the base, have fallen, leaving a
peak composed of the rock on which the
snowy cone named Columbia Crest, had
formed and that the internal fires thus
freed has thus burst forth in new vigor.
The eruption became hidden by clouds
soon after d. m.
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His Identity Established.

TILTON, n. H., Nov. 21.-The identity
of II. H Howard, alias Holmes. has been
clearly estab llshed here as a native of this
state, Herman W. Mudgett. His wife, in
an interview, during which she was first
told of the true character of her husband,
gives much interesting information re-
garding his early life. She is living here
quietly with ner fifteen-year-old son and
is supporting herself by dressmaking.
She says she married Mudgett in London,
this state. more than sixteen years ago,
and that for a time he taught school in
Gilnanton and Alton. Afterward ne
studied medicine at Burlington. VT, and
later az the Michigan university, during
which time she resided with her father at
London. She finally joined him at Ann
Arbof, but returned to Gilmanton. Then
she lost all trace of the man after he
visited her in 1883 and told her he was
going to Chicago on business until he
came to her home about two weeks ago.
He remained but a few hours, when he
left for Boston, promising to come soon
again.
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The CONGREGATIONAL Vote.

Secretary of State Myers has completed
the official returns of the votes on con-
gressmen in the various districts Of the
state. The footing of the returns are as
follows:
First Distrlct-Taylor, dem, 1925; Hem
enway. rep, 20, 535; Pruit, pro-. 1888; Boyce,
pop. $3.50. Hemenway's plurality, 2.29O.
Second District-Bretz, dem, 1896;
Hardy, rep. 1854: Trout. pro-. 3lS; Rig
gins. pop. 3.217. Hardy's plurality, LIPS.
Third District-Stcckslager, dem, 1888;
Tracewell, rep, 1900; Pfrimmer pro-,
250; Garriott, pop, 1,109. Tracewelr 5
plurality. $50.
Watson, rep, 1906; Wright, pro-, 554;
Gregg, pop, 1903
Fifth District-Cooper. dem. 1916:
Overstreet, rep. 1885: Barker. pro, 712;
DeTurk. pop, 1919. Overstreet's plural
ity. 1870.
Johnson, rep, 22,724, Linsey. pro-, 9S7;
Harris. pop, 1893. Jonnson's plurality,
12.O17.
Seventh Distrct-Bynum. dem, 25,557;
Henry, rep, $4,000; Blount, pro-, 697; East,
pop, 1880 Henry's plurality, 4,S43
Eighth District-Brookshire, dem. co.
669; Faris, rep, 20, 23S; Jackman, pro-, S47;
Rankin, pop, 1858. Faris's plurality,
2.569
Ninth District-Burkhart. DEM, 1854:
Ildiley' Ieps S0'fl9' Chilst' pro-, l,ooo,
Burkhart pop. 5S5. Hanley's plurality,
$685.
Tenth Dlstrict-Zimmerman, DEM, &c.
923: Hatch, rep, 20.S5S; Hanson, pro, 797;
Hathorn, pop, 2,296. Hatch's plurality,
1885.
Eleventh District-Mar.in, dem, q ,o79;
Steele, rep, 25,O08; Chambers. pro. 1.49l /;
Benson, pop, 2,41z. Steele's plurality,
1929.
Twelfth District-McNagny dem, Il, 145:
Deighty, rep, 1868; Graham, pro-, 423;
Kelley, pop, 2,195. Leighty's plurality,
2,51S
Thirteenth District-Wanner, dem, 49,
376; Royse. rep, 23.523; Huntslnger, pro,
767; Forrest, pop, 1,34s. Royse's plural
ity, A147.
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PART PLAYED DY MISS DURKEE.
She Allowed Holmes to Transfer His
Chicago Property to Her.

Chicago Property to Her.
OMAHA, Nov. 22.-AIlss Kate Durkee,
whose connection with Holmes, the insur-
ance swindler, has been so widely heralded
and who it was thought might have been
murdered is living in this city with her
brother, the assistant auditor of the Bur
lington road. Miss Durkee says that she
only knew Holmes through his wife, with
whom sac was intimate in her childhood.
She had visited Mrs Holmes frequently
in Chicago, and during one of her visits
the real estate deal, which brought her
into prominence, was enacted. This was
about four years ago. Holmes asked
Mss Durkee, as 4 favor, TO allow him to
transfer his city property to her. He
said that as ne was situated at the time
1t would be a great convenience Miss
Durkee consented without asking ques-
tons. He explained at the time that ii
was only a matter Of form, and being
ignorant of business affairs, she accepted
his statemen1 as being true. The prop
erty was decided to her and she never
had the deed recorded. Some time after
her TO nave him appointed as her adj
ministrator that he could handle the
property as he wanted to. She did so,
and, at his request, decided the property
to man in Chicago named Campbell,
but she does not know who he is or what
was his occupation. After this Holmes
sent her some stock IN some enterprise
in which he was interested, asking her to
keep it for him while.
In the latter part of May or the first
Of June, 1892, Holmes and several other
persons came TO Omaha TO take her depO-
sltion regarding the property. Each Of
them was represented by lawyers, also
from Chicago, and one of them explained
at the time that they had been of the
opinion that she was a mythical person.
The reason Of Their coming here was a
suit brought against Holmes by some
drug company in Chicago, to whom he
owed a sum Of money. This was the last
Of the transaction between Mr.. Holmes
and Miss Durkee. After the transfer OF
the property to her Miss Durkee was
summoned u Omaha by telegraph on ac-
count of the sudden illness Of her brother,
and she left without an opportunity to
explain her unexpected departure. This,
she believes, is the explanation Of the
theory that she was murdered.
Last August Miss Durkee again went
to Chicago. Holmes was out of the city,
and she was told by Mrs. Holmes that
he had gone to Philadelphia to attend to
some business regarding an insurance
case. Miss Durkee says she is almost
sure that the name mentioned was PitZel,
and that Holmes went in behalf of Mrs.
PitZel.
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ANOTHER SWiN0LE,
Developments in Case In which Mrs.
Harris Figures.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 22.-There is a
sum Of money, probably 4 large one. in
this city, left by al agent Of the nOtori-
Gus Pennsylvania land and lumber COM
pany, whose affairs have just come TO
light.
on Nov. the woman who passed her
self off as Mrs. John Harris in Toledo
placed a sum of money IN the safety de-
pOsit vaults Of the Merchants banking
and storage company under tAe name OF
Miss Jennie Emerson. Last Saturday a
secret attachment upon it was got out
Samuel @. y. Gates of Bay City, Mich
who has a claim Of $41S79S4, and today
z. 2. Cassidy of Pittsburg, as trustee
obtained an attachment for S15. 6sj. The
money Will be taken from the vault to-
morrow, and until then its amount will
not be known.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
Enrthnunke shocks.

TACOMA. Wash. Nov. 21.-Tonight ex-
actly at $50 o'clock several slight shocks
of earthquake We're felt here. Windows
were ratified throughout the city. The
first shock was most severe. being ac-
cOmpanied by rumbhng noises as of a
distant explosion and simultaneously
sheet Of fame was observed in the east
ern heavens.
Inquiry tonight develops the fact that
several persons here saw the smoke aris-
ing from Mt Tacoma this morning. Mrs.
Lowell. an Iowa lady visiting friends. says
she saw at o'clock, just before sun
rise, a good-siZed column of smoke aris-
ing from the mountain top. It's color was
gray. She thought it rose too rapidly to
be cloud.