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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-26
TWO STICKS TO HANG.
President Cleveland Refuses to Par
don the Aged Indian Murderer
Of Cowboys.
WAS DELIBERATE MURDER
And q Recommendation For Mercy
Was Refused by United States
Attorney Miller.
WAS DELIBERATE MURDER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.--The presi
dent has refused the application for
pardon in the case Of the Indian Cha
Nope Huah. alias Two Sticks. convicted
of murder in South Dakota, and SEN.
fenced TO hang next Friday. The In
dian, with his sons and another In.
dian, deliberately killed four cowboys,
whose hospitality they were enjoying.
THE HANGING OF TWO STICKS.
IL viii Occur ON Friday Mt Deadwood.
s. ID.
YANKToN, 8. D.. Dec. 28.-United
States Marshal Peemiller has left here
for Deadwood, where he will superin-
tend the ceremonies of making a good
Indian OF Two Sticks, the murderer,
who will be hanged at noon on the 28th
inst, unless President Cleveland inter.
feres to prevent it. The Indian chief
Is ~ years old, and he is about ready to
die in the natural course of events, but
dislikes to do it in this manner. In a
recent conversation Two Sticks said:
MY father and ancestors were all
braves and, of course, they are living
the happy old lives over again. singing
the old songs, dancing the old dances,
killing the buffalo and living the happy
days once more. As for me I can never
join them, for I die a coward-like a
common white man"
1t is quite improbable that the presi.
dent will interfere to prevent the exc
cution. Several days ago Attorney
General Olney telegraphed District At
torney Miller If they case of Two
Sticks was one for clemency. Mr.
Miller replied, 1T is a clear case for
the hangman."
The murder for which the Indian il
to hang was long premeditated by him
and four other Indians who are now in
the p~enibentiary for lie, they having
confessed. Two Sticks is a Brula-
Sioux. q tribe of the Sioux who have
associated more or less with white men
for 80 years. and who are regarded a
OF the most civilized tribes along
the Upper Missouri,
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WINTERS LoSG RIDE.
Bicycle Journey Around Che United states
in 500 bays.

Bicycle Journey Arauna She United states
In o bays.
New ORLEANS. Dec. Pet. w. Win.
ter, editor OF the Wasp, to decide d
bet and ESTABLISH i record z win d
deayor to make a trip along the coast
and border lime of the United States.
estimated. via circuisous country roads.
at 2l 800 miles. In 800 consecutive days.
crossing 33 states and territories. 40
counties. visiting ? 1854 cities, towns and
villages and reg tsterang ut w points en-
route. The start Is expected to be made
from this city Feb. ), going west, SO
thai the entire trip can be made In
warm weather, enabling him to cross
the great plains OF the Northwest dur
ing the early summer. the most favor
able tiineSof the year. This il the long
est bicycle trip ever undertaken. being
considerably more riding than is needed
70 circuit the globs. which requires
from two 10 three years.
Prices Cream Bakfnx Powder
Awarded Geld kaedal nqi6wins.v ~. r.a..
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DR.. Prizes Cream Baklng Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Aaidwinter FAR. ssn rr.ne;sco.
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TmE nIScKLEv HORROR.

Bones OF Two More Bodies Recall the
treat Fire-The Total 458.
HiNcKLEY, Mimi, Dec. 26.-1he
body of George Best was found by boys
q mile east Of town near where six
others of the same family were burned.
The bones of another body were found
In > planning mill yard, buckles. burA
tons and iron trinckets showing where
body was burned. This brings the list
mp to 458.
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Stamped linen IN the very latest designs and very lowest prices
SIOUX CITY BooDLERs.
= Lee More eOdbury County O roo kes
Nj mess Unearthed,

= LIE More eOdbury County q roo bed
ness Uaearthed.
Sioux CrTY, Ia, Dec. 26.-The sift
ing committee that has been at worl
On the outstanding warrants of the
county for several weeks, in an effort
90 separate the legal from the illegal
ones, has made some new sensational
disclosures. Among other things IL
has been found that i'll 1892 just about
half the money drawn from the county
poor fund was stolen. The method was
20 draw the money in the names OF
fictitious persons. represented as pau.
pers, and forge the fictitious name to
the receipt for the warrant which had
tosbe kept in the aud tors office. As
one OF the deputy auditors was in tho
ring this was easy.
Other Funds w.rs Worked.
Other funds were worked in the
same way, but for large amounts.
About "a cases OF forgery have been
discovered. The charge has not been
heretofore made, and the crimes were
bnt lately discovered. The warrants
for which forged receipts were given,
were from 500 TO $500 each. The
names of several people have been dis
covered who were furnished with
money from the poor fund with which
to travel This was a 'fayorite method
OF doing favors to friends. The money
would be charged to transportation OF
paupers who were being sent out of the
county. Some of them, according to
the records, We're sent to the Pacific
coast. The warrants drawn in this
way were divided among the members
OF the board who constituted the ring.
Besides the money that was stolen,
money was squandered by thousands
OF dollars through reckless manage
ment.
Investigation To he Extended.
The citizens committee is contena.
plating action at the next term of court
against some more ex-officials who have
not been indicted. The prospects ar
that the investigation will be revived
and carried deeper than before. Prior
to 1893 the conditions were even worse
than in that year. although none of
the warrants before that time have
been inyestig ated so closely, for the
reason that they have been paid by the
county and nothing can be saved by
proving their ~illeSality. Those that are
now declared illegal are mainly i'm the
hands OF the Farmers Loan and Trust
company, which will make a hard fight
TO enforce Their collection. This will
entail an immense amount in costs,
which the county must bear The in.
vestlgation has kept thu courts of the
county grinding for a large part of the
year now end ng. and it is likely to do
as well next year.
Indicted Oficials aiaNing - Fight.
Meantime the indicted officials and
are making a hard fGht
against the indictm @nts. alleging that
they are Technically imperfect. Tie
courts have been disposed all along TO
refns TO take mere technicalities INTO
account, and if this policy is continued
will no. throw out the indictments.
Judge Van Wagenen. who has heard
the cases from the start. retires from
the Eench Jan. |, and il is uncertain
the new judge will do
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KostsIng's Case Again ContIpnaa.

MILWAUKEE. Dec. 28. - The case
against John B. Koeting. president Of
the defunot South Side Savings bank.
has again been continued. this time
until the February term. w. G. win.
Jams. Mr.. Keotting's attorney. il com
PEELED TO go South for his health
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Jury Disagreed.

WEST ANON, Iowa. Dec. 20 I'm the
trial Of Allie Rawson. the banker, al
at Brush Creek for fraudulent banking.
his alleged offenso being the receiving
or deposits after he knew he was in
solvent, the jury stood . for aequ ttal
and 8 for conviction.
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Advertised LETTER..

List Of letters remaining uncalled Tor
in the postoffice in Madison, December
%, 1894:
Akerstrom, N. Ii. Cassett, j. @.
Boese, Gustav Sellucks Carrie
Sarvel, Ed. j.
Persons calling for the above, please
say advertised After fifteen days
they will be- sent to the dead letter Office.
WIZ. ToBIN, p. M.
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HOLIDAY Excurstops.

Special excursion tickets will be sold
during the holidays at stations OF the
Chicago Milwaukee q st. Paul at one
and one-fifth fare for the round trip, TO
points within 200 miles. Tickets sold
December %, %, "a, Is and 81. Good TO
return January 2, 1896. No layoyer
privileges.
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inflicted Oniciais asaNing " Fight.
Another Overdue ycs. - Arr,y..

FORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Dc. 90
Another of ths overdue vessels, tae
ship Glory OF the seas, from S ii
Francisco for Como. arrived after iii
u~neventful voyage Of 20 days. No
other craft was sighted during the pas.
sage.
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Ksaaaa TAma ii

G0amA TAm@ ImMt@.
Chicago, MtlwAnkee III W. panI Rallway, whirh
took eject, Sunday, November ~, 1ee4.
EmAxHs oDaMa East.
Passenger, M0. 4, dapafGs fz ;06 o. m.
Rreighe, Mo- 90. dupafGe ESQ a. m.
Freight, No. rs, departs 3 :0 p. "a.
TnA1Nn a0gMG WEST,
Mixed. No, oT, depaFks4: 10 D. m.
TRAINS RnOm TsEm mAeT.
Passenger, No. 3, arrives 3s45 p. m.
Freight, No. IN, arrives 4:hOa q. m.
freight. NO. N6, arrives o s1 nj m.
TRAINS rack TAm WEST.
ErelHh9, M0 eE. arFivsa 10 rs o. m.
Ali the above trains carry passengers: but
ErelRhts only whan passenger are provided with
lckRta.
Passenger trains gOihg east make cOanection
~ EGAM Tor alI points south, and passenger eFain
RofnR wem&. ME Wo0naochaG for all pOinta NORTH.
MADISON n BRleroL LINE.
Passenger 4OinR north. departe STOP. m.
PA6ssnRef fn0m north arrives. 10 100 q. M.
JNO. LARKIN. Local Agent.
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Snip Load Of Ladies, Gents and Children:s
handkerchief just arrived at prices and STYLES to
sulOeach and every one. Also a fine line OF Winsor
lies at greatly reduced prices, especially for the
Holidays.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03
Models of Stylish Gowns.

Vests and lapels of white moire or
lowered silk, with white ground, are
seen in contrast with gowns of dark
colored cloth, but soil too easily to be-
come popular. One dress was of fancy
cloth in a golden brown shade. The
skirt was plain save for half dozen
rows of stitching round the hem and
three large buttons showing where it
fastened at the side. The double
breasted bodice had the revers and
wide turnover collar faced with MORE
silk. A chemisette and inside collar
consisted of white muslin and the deep
cuffs of silk. Another gown, somewhat
similar in effect, wasof green material
trimmed round the skirt with q folded
band of white cloth. The short bodice
terminated at the waist with two
folded centuries in white placed one
above the other, the one fastening with
a rosetts ss the left side, the other
finishing OF in similar fashion on the
right The squarely cut revers of white
cloth were stitched with green and
formed collar at the back. A gray
dress has large 1890 collar of white
cloth, together with . corselet cut in
tabs, and a smart little basque to the
bodice. The sleeves are fashioned OF
three puffs Of gray cloth to the elbow
and continue with tight-fitting cuffs Of
velvet Designed to wear with this
was toque of dark red velvet. with
outstanding gray wings on either side.
Chicago Herald,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03

since, with its magnificent winding
river and numerous hills, but it had 8
good deal of building to be done about
1t, and great amount of capital
to be sunk in it before it could be
boosted about as a CITY; while the
worst of it was that most of the inhab.
itants had rushed to it in the same con.
dition that myself and ship-mates were
in; the natural results of which were
that while the laborers were many the
masters to employ them were exceeding
ly limited, in consequence of which saw
more tatserdemalions hanging about
the streets hard up and idle, on my
first days march, than had seen be-
fore in my life.
For full week / rushed about the
different workshops and yards with
the crowd of applicants seeking vainly
for days work. was modest at the
time and there were more desperate
hunters before me, so that found my
self ousted on each occasion and at last
gave up the attempt OF staying in the
coming city, so packing up what few
articles / considered strictly needful I
sold the remainder of my stock at a sac
riticc and went on the tramp
For the first year wandered about
by myself, living pretty much like q
wild man of the woods, until was as
brown in the face ~ an Indian and az
hard as backwoodsman, while my
clothes were as bepatched as Joseph's
coat did not discover any gold. but
gained great deal of experience and
bush knowledge which served me after
wards.
At the end of the first year 1 took a
situation on back station as stock
man, and here put in another year.
getting fair wages, and writing home
hopeful letters to Maud, who replied to
them ahectionately, assuring me of her
faith and fidelity. which were great
comforts to me in my lonely life.
Then struck out again gold SEEK
ing. this time with three experienced
mates who put me up to many lodges
connected with the soil and earth signs.
and with whom wandered far inland
prospecting with indifferent luck: still
we managed to jog along and indulge
in an occasional visit to the different
townships. where we disposed of our
tiny nuggets and laid in provisions for
another spell of the bush.
The i've years slipped away in this
way and ut the end Of them l was in
about the same condition of worldly
position as before We had not struck
upon the lucky claim, although we
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03
German
Syrup

JUDcE J.B. HILL, of the SuperioS
Court, Walker county, Georgia.
thinks enough of German Syrup to-
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say Is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. II have used
your German Syrup" he says, for
my Coughs and COLDS on the Throat
and Lungs. / can recommend it for
them as a first-class medicine
Take no substitute. g
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Negligees and tea gowns are more
elaborate this year than ever before,
and they are certainly most satisfac-
tory objects to lavish money on. have
seen exquisite ones in combinations Of
yellow and white, blue and white and
green and white. They are, apparent
ly, perfectly loose, but in reality are
fitted with as much attention to detail
as q street costume, only such yards
and yards of material are used to hang
loosely and full that the trouble taken
to have them exactly right hardly
shows Lace Is, Of course, the trim
ming always used for these garments.
and it is used most lavishly. They are
made of silk, bengaline and cashmere.
The prettiest are Of benasline. Vogue
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03
Fit Punishment for : vandaL

The vssndal. with his barbarity and !
city knife and pencil. who has an in
sane longing to associate his meaning
less name with the great places of ma
ture and history, has not so free . hand
in the Yellowstone reservation as he
enjoyed before the park was guarded
by the soldiers Of the United States
army. 1t has been the custom of this
creature to carve his initials ON the
front of the terraces and to write his
name in the liquid left in the pools
after geyser has been playing. Years
after the writing in the water the
name is legible and the pencil marks
are fresh, so slowly doeo the geysers
build up their deposits, The Upper
Heyser Basin Il fifty miles from Fort
Yellowstone, at the Mammoth Hot
Springs The telegraph is the enemy
of offenders the world over, and II :
tourist writes his name in . pool he
may be reasonably certain that the
fact will be telegraphed to the post
through which he must pass when his
trip Il done, and there he is very like.
~ TO meet . captain Of cavalry, who
win hand him rubber and send him
back fifty miles under guard to erase
~ name. The Million
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03
JUSTICE IN THE BUSH.
When the Judges Fell Out the Prisoner
Got Free.

When the Judges Fell Out the Prisoner
There is very good story going the
rounds respecting blush Justice" If
it is not true, It ought to be. A gum
digger had been accused by a store
keeper of larceny of some gum. The
accused was brought mp at an impro-
vised court in pub. Three Justices
sat In row at one end Of the room, the
prisoner, constable and prosecutor at
the other. After hearing the evidence,
one of the justices, after looking at q
Justices Guide, said to the prisoner:
1--WE find you guilty; six months
hard"
No. chimed in with: you've read
the wrong page; it should be page =
and three months;'' while No. 8 dis
sented from both awards, and said that
under page =, the correct sentence
was month.
II won't have q month";" said the
storekeeper; sit's not good enough"
SILENCE in the court" reared the
constable.
"Well, then, withdraw the case. !.
said the prosecutor. Case accordingly
withdrawn. The storekeeper, it is said,
got the gumdigger into the backyard
and hammered him. Feeling somewhat
satisfied then, he gave the gumdigger q
one pound note as q shinplaster, and &C
the affair ended. News,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03
A TERRIBLE RIDE.
Down . Steep Turnpike Road Behind 3
Runaway Team.

~
Runaway Team.
One who travels much in New En-
gland must realize that the early road
builders thought it easier to go over
hill than around it. Such was the idea
of those who laid out the Coos turnpike
in Warren, New Hampshire; it must
be the straightest line between two
points, If it did run over a mountain
summit, known as the "Height-o'-
land" Heavy teams were obliged to
hire all the horses and oxen at the foot
of the hill to help them up.
This old turnpike road had lively
history for a quarter of q century, and
has been the scene of many an adven-
ture. One of the widest of these was
terrible ride which occurred in 1912,
soon after the road was opened.
"A teamster of short and stout frame,
from northern Vermont, used to drive
four powerful black horses over the
Coos turnpike in freighting to the sea-
board. In the hot summer weather he
commonly travelled at night and rested
by day, M
One evening he drove along through
the tamarack swamp and Climbed the
Height-o' Land. He went down to the
first sharp pitch in the descent, then
chained his wheel, mounted his load
and started again. He had not pro-
ceeded rod when the chain broke.
@ The horses could not hold the heavy
load, and its weight forced them into
run down the hill 1t WINS dark as
pitch; the driver could not see where
to rein his team, he could not hold
them, and down they went at q mad
gallop.
Sparks few from the steel-shod hoofs
as they struck the rocky road. The
heavy cart rumbled and rocked danger
ously. The driver held to the seat for
dear life, and let the horses go as they
would. Indeed, that was all he could
do.
Near the foot of the hill, where the
road made sharp turn, the wagon
struck rock and broke nearly every
timber in it. The leaders cleared them
selves and ran away. the hind horses
were thrown down and one of them
killed, while the luckless driver was
thrown against stone and one of his
legs was broken in three places
He shouted for help, but there was
no house within mile. and no one
came to his assistance. To stay where
he was, was to die in agony. He
crawled to his team, cut the harness
off the living horse and got him up.
Then he managed, after many painful
efforts, to mount the animal He rode
to Jonathan Clements inn, mile anduI
q half away, reused the family and was
into the house. Youth Com
paniou.
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enough to young man OF twenty to
turn himself about in new country,
and make fortune for the girl he
loves; quite long enough to ask any
girl, no matter how constant she may
be by nature. to wait patiently, and
keep herself select for, while as for
wedlock 1t would just leave us old
enough to know our own minds, and
young enough to begin to enjoy the
life before us
So with these hopes and philosophical
reflections said good-by to pretty and
gentle Maud Davis and began my adj
ventures.
Brisbane, Queensland, was the port
set sail for, as 1t was the newest colony
at the time. and the most doomed up in
the papers. SO that had lots of COM
pany to make the passage cheerful; all
fortune-hunters and nearly all as hope
full and impecunious as was myself
: We were not taking much amongst
us to the promised land, but felt a
blind confidence that we should get all
VIC required out of it and go home
again to enjoy ourselves with the pro-
ceeds, which is = very common state of
affairs with immigrants to Australia
Most people know pretty well from
books, II they have not seen it, what
brisbane is like at the present day-as
noble and prosperous city as anyone
could wish to settle down in. At the
time landed it had the site and maxi
lngs of the fine city it has become
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WHAT AN UGLY MAN YoU HAVE CROWN

for the remainder, and then after fif.
teen years Of absence returned home
to my native village as a wealthy man,
and, OF course, paid visit to nv old
sweetheart, Maud Davis, now the wife
of the baker.
flfteen years makes wonderful diff
ference in young lovers; Maud, always
OF slender build, had grown shrew-
ish and skinny, without single trace
left OF what had been carrying so
long In my memory with tender regret
had altered from slim lad, with
comeiy face, into grixzled and heavy
old man. We both looked at each other
Tor q moment, and then laughed a.
Maud said:
"Lor, what an ugly man you have
grown. Frank. Pm glad didn't wait
for you, after all, in spite of your
money"
So was I, as carefully wiped that
long kept picture from the slate Of my
memory.