The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-27
NEWS CONVERSATIONS

The National League of Republican
clubs Is in session at Denver.
Four counterfeiters were arrested at
Washburn and Giidden, Wis.
Booths lumber mill at Chaudiere
Falls, Ont, burned Loss $500
Reports from Oregon hop yards in
dicate fright prospects for q large
yield.
Experiments are being made in India
looking to the prevention of cholera by
inoculation.
The cash balance in the treasury Ia
Sll5, 594, ,666, of which $62, 900, 295 is
gold reserve.
The first Northern Pacific through
passenger train slnce June arrived at
Tacoma Tuesday. ,...".
Sultan Abdul Aziz has been married
to the daughter OF Malai Erashuid, an
uncle OF the late Sultan Muley Has
san.
DIR. Joseph P. Thomas, one of the
most eminent physicians in Kentucky,
died at his home in HopkinsvE4 ..on-
day. -
Hon. John Egan, ex.speaksr of the
New Jersey assembly, is dead after a
long illness. MIR. Egan was 81 years of
age.
Consul General Collins will give a
dinner to Mr.. Rayard aud to the
American consuls at the Savoy hotel,
London, on July 4.
Striking cokers, with the aid of
dynamite. made an attempt to destroy
the Possum Run railroad bridge, on the
outskirts of New Haven, Pa.
John Hanson Craig. known profes-
sionaily as John Powers, the Kentucky
giant, died at his home in Danville,
Ind. Monday. He weighed 700 pounds.
About $4,000 Scotch miners have
struck against tho proposed reduction
IN their wages. The strike has also
thrown 10000 steel workers out of en-
ployment.
The Russian newspapers publish
eulogies OF the late President Carnot.
dwelling upon the fact that his name il
indissolubly connected with the events
ending in the Franco Russian alliance,
Jose Rodriguez. ex-president of Costa
kica, and his family, arrived at New
York by the steamer Athos, from Port
Limon. They will make a tour of the
United States and Canada.
The Hiatt School Slate Factory. at
Bangor. Pa, was destroyed by FIRE,
Inc loss will reach $50, 900 insurance
S6O, ZOO. Three hundred workmen have
been thrown out Of employment.
The sixteenth annual turnbesirk of
the Upper Mississippi Turner'S ia in pro-
gress at Clinton, La. Des Moines won
the class jumping and Davenport the
varlting horse and iron bars class
exercises. About 500 turner's were
present.
Last weeks eastbound shipments
from Chicago did not differ materially
from those of the previous week. They
amounted to "A. 500 tons. as compared
with ~, 861 tons for the week before
and %, 296 tons for the corresponding
week OF last year.
Lord Randolph Churchill has engaged
passage for New York on board the
White Star steamship Teutonic on her
next trip from Liverpool for New York.
dc Will visit Chicago aud viii sail from
Vancouver for Japan.
1ne Denver, sioux City, Lake Super.
ior and Chicago Railroad company has
hled articles to build railroad from
Denver through to Minneapolis, 81.
Paul. Duluth, Winnipeg, and Galena
and Chicago In Illinois. The capital
stock is %. OOO. 200.
Mira. Mary Il. Lease announces that
she will visit England this fall for the
purpose OF settling mp an estate there
in which she 10 interested. She also
stated that she had an offer 10 make
lecture tour in Australia, which che
may accept.