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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21

CaGARA
POTATO sues VERSUS GocusTs.


a Regular KILKENNY Cmts' senncs believed
~ . satisfactory TFuce.
Stories about IL year bocusts are be-
eoning as woolly q tha grasshopper
stories OF last year.
Down In Sullivan county an advance
guard of locusts entered d potato field
and began their usual work of destruc-
ton. The potato bugs apparently
thaught that this was nm encroachment
ON their rights. For two days farmers
noticed q great migration of bugs to-
ward that particular field. They travel
cd along the road i'm squadrons and bait
talions and seemed to be under regular
leaders It became plain that the word
had been passed to all potato bugs IN
the vicinity that their help was wanted,
and they were prepared for war. They
assembled ON one side OF the field, while
the locusts gathered an the other.
Then came the battle. The bugs plan
OF campaign was TO owe that portion
Of the field which they were defending.
so whenever q luckless locust or aetach-
ment Of locusts attempted to alight On
1t the piucky beetles would pounce upon
their enemies and tear and claw them
to pieces. The locusts began making
regular attacks, and the slaughter OF
both insects was very great. while be-
tween them they left nothing Of the
potato vines. The fight lasted for two
days. Then there seemed 20 be- a truce.
AS d result, il is noticed now Ia Sulli-
van county that whenever the locusts
approach q field Of potatoes the bugs
retire from about one-third OF Ii. The
locusts destroy that portion and leave
the rest tor the beetles to eat at their
leisure. It is inferred that this is in &C.
cOrdance with the terms az che d
The plnckiest fight against locusss
that I have heard al. however, was mode
BY o ram In Duchess county. He was
the patriarch Of the flock and OF conrse
considered himself it's leader and pro-
tectoE. When tho locusts invaded his
pasture. he noticed that food became
scarce. So he set to work TO destroy the
plunderers. OF course be had no other
weapon thur the one provided him by
nature-his big. hard head. He ran
about the field bunting and crushing
the locusts. Whenever be could get one
against . tree. be would smash III He
kept that work mp with great energy
Tor two whole days, not stopping TO eat
anything himself. But the numbers Of
his enemies were too great, and at the
end Of the second day tbs self sacrifc.
ing animal sank down and died Oh ex.
hanstion Buffalo Express
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21
Rspublioan State Convention.

The republicans Of south Dakota win meet IN
delegate convention In the city Of Yankton
South Dakota, In convention hall, on Wednes-
day, the 22nd day OF August. 1894, at 4:3O o'clock
p. m. for the purpose OF placing in nomination
candidates for the following named ofiees:
Two representatives In congress.
Governor.
lieutenant governor.
secretary Of state.
State auditor.
state treasurer.
Attorney general.
Superintendent of public instruction.
Commissioners school and public lands,
COMMISSIONS OF labor and statistics.
One railroad commissioned for oil OF South
Dakota lying west OF the Missouri river.
One railroad commissioner for all of south
Dakota lying east of the Missouri river and
south Of the second standard parallel.
One railroad commissioner for all OF south
Dakota lying east Of the Missouri river and north
Of the second standard parallel.
AID the transactionofsuch other business as
may legally come before such convention.
The committee recommends that an alternate
O each delegate be elected and that no proxies
be allowed, and that the delegates or their alter
mates present at the convention be empowered
to cast the full vote oftheir county.
The committee further recommends that the
counties of Lyman, Sterling Esland, Jackson
Ziebach, Pyatt, Pratt. Presho, Gregory and
Harding each be allowed g representation OF
one delegate on presentation of proper creden.
ttals.
The basis OF representation for each county
will be one delegate for each fifty votes, or major
fraction thereof, cast for Hon. Charles Il. Shell
don for governor In 1894.
The counties viii be entitled TO delegates az
follows:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21

It will be considerable encouragement
to our popullst friends to know that
since August ], there have been 100000
silver dollars coined and the good work
goes on at the rate of 100000 a month.
This is democratic sop to curry popu-
listic favor, law or no law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21

Hot Springs Star: Sixty years ago the
democratic party was in power with Gen.
jackson 1t les bead; il changed our
tariff system from d protective 10 . rev.
enue basis, which within ten years took
sixty per cent Or manufacturing forces
OF the country out of the shops and put
II into the field. This resulted in an
overproduction that reduced the west "a
d market shown b. the Cincinnati En-
quirer: Pork on foot sI.25; best on foot
500; wheat q cents per bushel; corn II
osnts per bushel. This i 8 quotation
from ths market reports Of Che Enquirer
Tor Novernbsr ., 1885. and at that com
mo- labor was worth from 3AA to s
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21

Pierre Times-Signal, II: The projects
OF the great Northern and Southern
road with Alonzo Wardall IS one of its
promoters give it out from their head:
quarters at Topeka that their London
ageut has made arrangements for the
disposal of $4,000 600, of the bonds of the
corporation enabling them to push the
work at once.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21

Boot and Shoe Dept-Here is where We knock them all out No
store in South Dakota has q nicer or better selected stock of Shoes
than you will find at McGilivrays. We have ia many baroains in
this department TO quote prices. Come and examine and get prices.
Grocery Dept-We are very proud Of this department.
To the farmers of Lake county and to ell that are interested. will
say that extravagance also lies In selling your produce TO the man that
offers you . little more than market prices, for what he puts on one
end he more than takes off from the other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-21

Dated at Chamberlain, south Dakota, THE. tn
18th day OF May, A. D.. 1894.
BY order or the state central committee.
J. n. GREENE, Chairman.
j. d. SCRIvEN, Secretary
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Artf.,l lss,x.

A boy swallowed q revolver cartridge
one day last week, and his mother
doesn't dare to '.wallop'' him for fear
bell go oh-London Tie Bits.
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j hn Sherman ("Honest ,John') says
there are one hundred mistakes in the
new tariff bill.
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DAILY LEADER
TRRMs on suBsoRrPTIoN.
no AnvERTIsRRs..

TEE DAILY LBAnER makes o special feature o.
furniehlnV concarniag the advmutagea
and resources Of the city a Madison and Of Cd.
etate a. lAsRs emitting . 20 The patronage on %
j. F.sTAHL. Proprietor.
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Or. Price,s cxsam Dalrlng Powder
Worlds Pair Highest Award.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Plenty of Mnrk South

GREENvILLE, Miss May 10-If the vari-
Gus divisions of Coxey's army desire TO
work they can get all they want 10 do in
the lower Mississippi valley. Never in the
history of this section has reliable farm la
bor been so scarce as it is this season.
There are hundreds Of acres Of fine farm
land lying idle for lack of people TO culti-
vate it. The planters of Arkansas and Mis-
sissippi have been in the habit Of import
ing negroes from other sections of the
south to cultivate the land, but this has
grown TO be so impracticable and expensive
that they have decided TO abandon the
practice. After making one crop and secur-
ing the proceeds the negroes would move to
other parts leaving their employers in the
lurch. A convention of planters met here
TO devise ways and means to import farm
laborers from Europe The meeting was
largely attended.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
METHODISM IN ROME.
Corner Stone of the New Church Laid
With Imposing Ceremonies.

ROME, May l0.-The corner stone Of the
new Methodist Episcopal church and col
lege was laid yesterday afternoon, with
imposing ceremonies in the presence Of n
distinguished gathering Of chuch digni-
taries, diplomats, public officials and
others
Among those present were United States
Ambassador Wayne MacVeagh and fam
lily, Mr. w :. Jones, United States consul
general, and Miss Jones Mr. Charles
Wood, United States vice consul general,
and Mrs. Wood, Mrs. John u. Newman,
wife Of Bishop Newman; delegates from
the evangelical churches Of all countries
and large number Of American ladies.
The Rev. w. Burt, president Of the Meth
oiist church in Italy, presided. a large
box containing "A history ~ the building
and Of the Methodist Episcopal church In
Italy was placed inside the stone.
Bishop Newman delivered al oratiOn, In
the course Of which he spoke Of the chris
tianity Of Rome and its advancement. See
ing the flags Of the United States and Italy
floating over his head the bishop expressed
the hope that the two countries might al
ways be uniNed.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
TALK OF MORE BONDS.
Decreasing Gold Reserve Makes "a
New Issue Probable.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The reduction Of
the treasury gold below s94, 100000 has
started speculation as TO a new bond issue.
When the recent bond issue was made
the treasury gold had declined TO S65, 600,
600, but with the present high rate of ex-
change il is known that gold will flow from
us. Secretary Carlisle did not deem it wise
TO permit the gold reserve To fall below
s65, 000 600, and it is argued now that he
will not now allow it to fall below that
figure
The temper of congress is such that no
legislation is expected on financial meas
ures To strengthen the treasury, so it leaves
the secretary with no discretion except to
use the means the law gives him 10y selling
bonds 10 replenish the treasury when it is
depleted of gold. So far no steps looking
towards bond issue have been taken, and
if the gold output ceases none will be nee
essary, but among well-informed treasury
officials if the present conditions continue,
bond issue in the near future is looked
upon as almost unavoidable
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
RAILROADS SEIZE COAL.
New Feature ofthc Shortage from the
Great Strike.

BALTIMORE, May l0.-The Baltimore &
Ohio railroad company has put an embargo
on the coal on its tracks between this city
and Cumberland. The company will hold
the coal for its own use if its supply should
run SO short as To threaten a stoppage of
trains. This action has resulted in "A num-
Der ofvessels being tied up here waiting
for coal cargoes. At no time for many
months past have so many coal carrying
vessels been at this port. 1t is said that
the PennsylvGsia ia railroad may follow the
same course as the Baltimore * Ohio i'm re-
gard to the coal en route from the Mary
land region to Pennsylvania. The railroad
companies are permitted to do this by pay
ing the market price for the coal they di-
vert and apply to their own use. Should
the miners remain out for any length Of
time the injury 10 business here will be
great as most Of the factories and manu-
featuring industries depend upon the
soft coal supply for fuel, and, being 50. near
the source of supply, no large reserve stock
is kept on hand
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
KIDNAPPING STRIKERS
Six Slavs Prisoners in the
Meyer Mine.
Held There, IL is Alleged. by Orders
of the Company-Procced for
Their Release-Sheriff Wilhelm Re-
CARDS the situation i'm the Region
as More Serious Than for Weeks.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, May 10. Rev. c. l..
Orbac <, Rev. Lambardin. Rev. Dzubar
and two Polish representatives are in
town consulting counsel in regard To an
alleged action OF the Rainey company at
Meyer yesterday.
They SAP that Frank Bradford and two
deputies went 10 the house of John Demeter
and attempted To force the six Slavs board
ting with Demeter to 60 20 work.
Bradford asked them why they did not
come out 10 work. The men replied that
they would not work unless Others did.
Ii is alleged that Bradford then seized
one of the men by the throat and placing
revolver To his head threatened 20 kill
him if he did not go 20 work.
The men still refused, and were told by
Bradford that they were discharged, and
10 go TO the pit and get their tools and
then come 10 the office and get their
money.
They were lowered into the pit and are
said To be there at this hour, prisoners of
the company.
The strikers feared such action and told
friends before going to report their where
abouts unless they returned Immediately
After several hours Mrs. Demeter went to
Connellsville and reported TO the polish
priest who at once sent six men 20 the
mine TO inquire for the imprisoned men.
They returned and reported that Supt
Bradford had refused To let them come on
the grounds and had said the six men were
in the mine and would not be released.
Proceedings will be begun by the strik-
ers elected from the lot of ground they
have leased adjacent To the Meyer works
asking for an injunction against the
Rainey Co.. preventing the company from
molesting them at that place.
Sheriff Wilhelm regards the situation in
the region more serious than for several
weeks. He fears trouble at Meyer Hill
Farm and Valley works.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Striking Miners Hungry.

PEORIA, H., May 9-The striking min
ers of Peoria county are now face to face
with hunger. Many Of them, especially
those with families to support, are without
the common necessities of life. They have
no money, and their supply Of food is ex-
hausted in many cases The distressing
situation was the subject Of meeting Of
the United Mine Workers officers and the
local organization at Bartonville. IL was
decided to make an appeal TO the people Of
Peoria for contributions Of food, clothing
and cash. All single men are expected TO
care for themselves. The men at the Col.
lier mine, who were driven out Friday, re-
turned TO work
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
IN THE COKE REGIONS.
Threatening Notices Posted-Secret
scheme OF the Operators.

CoNSELLsyILLE, Pa, May 9-The strike
In the coke region has generated into secret
attempts 10y the operators To start an open
warfare by the strikers for a continuous
shutdown. The strikers have scored the
most points. The strikers posted notices
on all the company houses i'm the vicinity
Of Hill Farm. The notices were headed
with skull and crossbones written in red
ink. and read "Death--All men who 40
10 work at the Hill Farm plant-Pepare
20 meet your God" Only ten men went to
work.
The company gave notice that they
would keep the furnace in blast at all haz-
ards and that il the men did not go to
work new men will be imported The sit
uation at Hill Farm is fast becoming
critical The Frick company are making
strenuous efforts 10 start few plants in
full. With this end i'm view they are col
lecting men who are willing To work from
all their plants, sending them TO Valley,
Southwest Nos. 3 and l. and United No. ,.
As soon as these works are fired up, others
will he started on the same plan. BY this
plan the Frick company broke the last
strike and they expect 10 be successful
now.
United States Marshal Scanlon arrived
mt Meyer and served the United States
court injunction on about a dozen of the
alleged leaders of the Meyer mob Marshal
Scanlon went TO Vanderbilt TO serve in
junction papers on the men at Rainey's
works. The deputies at Meyer threw
number of the strikers out of their homes.
There is general complaint about the
cruelty of the strikers 10y the deputies
which has won the strikers universal SYM
pathy. IL is given out that number OF
the operators have offered the strikers their
scale, but the latter are now fighting for
recognition of their organization.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Wage Question in Court.

KNOXVILLE Tenn, May l0-Attorneys
for the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
Order Of Railway Conductors and Order Of
Railway Trainmen have filed in the United
States circuit court petition in the case Of
the Central Trust company vs.. the East
Tennessee Virginia & Georgia railroad.
asking an injunction restraining the re-
ceivers Of that road from reducing their
salaries 10 per cent. Judge Lurton has
cited the receivers TO appear at Cincinnati
on May Is 10 show cause why the relief
prayed for should not be granted.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
BRUTAL PERSECUTION.
An Inoffensive Jewish Family Driven
From Their Home.

BosToN, May l0.-A despatch from Port
land, Me-, says: The Slavonsk family,
consisting of John, his wife Mary and their
lO-months-old baby were driven from their
home by drunken mob. John Slavonski
is an inoffensive, hardworking Russian
jew, and is employed in the rolling mills.
He moved his little family, with their
scanty household effects, into a tenement
in a block on Newbury street court. just
as the family was about TO eat supper a
drunken mob marched into the court. Al
though there are dozen or more tenants
in the same alley, the mob confined their
attention 10 the Slavonski tenement, hurl-
ing shower of bricks and stones through
the windows and at the door The leader,
Patrick Callahan, rushed into the house
with an axe. Mrs. Slavonski grasped her
baby 10 her breast and tried 10 reach the
door. As she did so stone struck the
baby in the side, inflicting an injury which
may prove fatal. The mother, father and
baby escaped by the back way. The mob
pursued them, and they ran over TO Monu-
ment street, where they took refuge with
some of their countrymen in the basement
of a tenement house.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
HIGH HANDED OUTRAGE
Mccormick Blamed for the
Lake Erie Seizures.
Claimed That the Collector Has Said
He Will Only Grant Fishing Per
mits TO His Boarders-The Seized
Boats Taken TO Amherstburg,-
Gunboat Michigan Also There.

AMHERsTBURG, Ont, May l0-There is
nothing new regarding the seized American
vessels, Visitor and Brooks. The captain
Of the cruiser Petrol has turned the two
vessels over 20 the collector of customs at
this place and placed force of men in
charge until the matter is adjusted by the
authorities at Ottawa. The United States
gunbcat Michigan with III men on board
has just arrived here. Lieutenant Com
mander Barry says he has been instructed
to make a survey of the boundary line
which will probably occupy his time tor
two or three months.
SANDUsKY, O., May lO.-The steamer
American Eagle, which is chartered by the
Pelee club party, has just arrived here
ana Captain Magic gave an account
to reporter of the seizing of Pelee island,
Tuesday, by the Canadian revenue cutter
Petrel Captain Dunn commanding, of the
two American vessels Visitor and Leroy
Brooks with party Of Americans aboard
fishing with hook and line.
The captain stated that the Visitor and
the Leroy Brooks cleared from Putin Bay
with parties from Dayton and Pittsburg
and the latter steamer went on into South
Port Pelee Island, for the purpose of get
ting a clearance.
DIR. Mccormick, the collector of customs
had LETT word with his deputies not to
allow any American vessels to clear on the
same day they entered and clearaRces were
refused.
When the Leroy Brooks got back to the
visitor, Captain Dollar of the Visitor, who
had been on the Brooks into port, found
the machinery had been taken apart.
There was considerable excitement at
the time of the capture, Two men were
put aboard each steamer from the Petrol
and the passengers were allowed to be
transferred TO the American Eagle, which
took them TO Put-in-Bay.
heavy sea was running and John
Brick, Of Put-in-Bay, was getting from
one small boat into another when one of
The cruisers men who had charge of the
Brooks pulled revolver on him. \ Gin
cinnati gentleman, who was behind them,
also drew his revolver and said: Don't
shoot that man; if you do | will shoot
your
1t is claimed that the collector of South
port has said he will only grant fishing
permits to persons who board at his house.
There were 90 persons in the vessels when
they were seized
Excitement among the fishing parties
on the island runs high, and there is great
Indignation at the high-handed action of
the authorities Mccormick is blamed
FOR all the trouble
The whole matter will be called TO the
attention of the authorities at Washing
.on, and there is no debut that the matter
will be thoroughly investigated by the state
department. and reparation demanded.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Militia and Employers.

CLEVELAND, o., May 9.-Col G. l.. Ken
nan of the Fifth regiment, o. n. g., has
been notified that three members of com
pany b have been discharged by their en-
ployers for responding TO Mayor Blees call
for militia to suppress the riots on We'd
nesday last. The discharged men are Il.
l.. Bruck, of the Morrenu Gas Fixture com
pany; w. Byron, employed at Rumsey's =
bathrooms, and the third mans name Is
missing. Mayor Blee has taken the matter
Yep and will force "A settlement with the
employers. The Ohio law imposes pen
atty of six months imprisonment and
81, 900 fine for just such attempts TO pre-
vent soldier from responding TO call.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Coming Conference.

CLEVELAND, May 9.-An officer OF the
Massillon Coal Operators association, who
has been travelling In the Ohio and Penn
sylvania fields for several days, said that
the conference which will be held In this
city next week will put an end 10 the
strike, whether nm agreement is reached or
not. "There are dozens of the big oper-
ators," he said, ''who have offered what
the men have asked, viz, the rate that was
fixed several years ago, which averged
about 20 cents. Many OF them have the assur
ances of their men that they will go To
work, whatever the result Of the confer
ence, and the moment any Of the large
mines are put into operation, the strike
will ke brnkpn
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Destructive Fire at Norway, Me.

NORWAY, Ne, May l0-Fire, shortly
after noon, which originated in Cummings
box factory on Main street, on which some
of the finest residences were located com
pletely Quilted the street for nearly three
quarters of IA mile Aid was asked from
Lewiston and Portland, both pls ces re-
spending. Among the buildings burned
are the Opera house, postofiice First Ma
tional bank, Norway National bank, foun-
dry, tannery, carding mill, Beals block,
Congregational church, academy, school
house, and at least fifteen other smaller
stores and shops, while at least thirty
private residences are i'm ruins The vaults
of the burned banks are thought 20 be all
right. Firemen Walker and Bixby were
injured by falling from building.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-12
Steam Yacht Eleanor Launched.

BATH, Me, May 9-The auxiliary steam
yacht Eleanor, the largest Of her class In
the world, was launched yesterday after
noon from the yards of the Bath Iron
works, being christened by the 7-year-old
daughter Of William A. Slater, Of Nor.
wcb, Conn, for whom she was built. The
Eleanor will be ready for her owner the
18th of July. Then she will start on two
years cruise around the world.