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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1894-09-07

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1894-09-07

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
ASKS TO BE RELIEVED.

Exposure Before the Lexow Committee Too
Much For Acting Captain O'TOOle.
New YORK, Nov 6.-Acting Captain
William O'Toole of the Leonard street
station, who was accused before the
Lexow committee ON Saturday of tax
ing bribes, while he was in charge of
the Essex Market court squad, has
asked to be retired from the police de-
partment. He fled his application for
retirement late Saturday, just after
DR.. Whitehead had given his testimony
before the committee, but it was kept
secret. DR.. Whitehead had testified
that he paid money to O'Toole as a
bribe on several occasions when he was
arrested on charges of malpractice. He
swore that on one occasion he gave
O'Toole $500. O'Toole's application
for retirement will come up before the
board at its next meeting. 1t is not
likely that the commissioners will re-
tire before the charges shall have been
investigated. .-..........
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
Ii HUNG CHANG OUT.
Imperative Imperial Orders Issued to
His Successor TO Take
Charge.
JAPS MOVING ON PEKIN.
Expected That Foreigners Win Be
Notified to Leave Inside of
Two Weeks.
JAPS MOVING ON PEKIN.

. SHANGHAI, Nov. 6.-An imperative
imperial decree has been received at
Nankin, summoning the viceroy of the
Lien-Kiang province to proceed to Tien
Tsin and take the seat of acting vice.
royalty of Chi Ii from Iii Hung Chang.
The Chinese army under General
Sung, which evacuated Chin Lien Chen,
is in mountain pass on the high road
to Pekin. Strict orders have been is
sued to the army to defend the pass at
all hazards.
A Japanese column is marching
north with the intention of getting be-
hind General Sung's army. Several
small passes south of Matienling are
undefended
1t Ii again stated in Tien Tsin that
Japanese force has landed 40 miles
north Of Shanghai-K 1t is ex-
pecte1 that foreigners will be officially
requested to leave Pekin within fort
night.
No Chinese version has been received
of the fighting at Talien Wan, but it is
generally believed that the accounts
already given are true.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
LEASE THE BRANCHES.


Receiversh!ps Terminated by Order of
Judge Jenkins.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 5. Judge Jenkins
has made an order terminating the
Northern Pacific branch line receiver
ships and authorizing the Northern
Pacific receivers to lease the lines and
operate them. The so-called Western
committee" will leave st. Paul during
the night in Mr.. Paine's private car to
60 over the entire system and make
the leases with the various companies.
The leases provide that the receivers
are to take possession Of the property,
pay all the expenses and turn over any
surplus in the earnings to the Farmers
Loan and Trust company. Judge Jen-
hns made special inquiry about the
clause providing for the payment of
deficiencies by the receivers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
boy Aged and Girl Aged Found Muir
dered Near Paulding, O.


dered Near Paulding, O:
TOLEDO, o., Nov. Ga Blade special
from Paulding, o., reports the horrible
murder of boy aged z, and his sister
aged 5, the children of Samuel Goode, a
prosperous farmer living about two
miles from the town. The children
left home during the afternoon, and not
returning before dark searching parties
started out. The little bodies were
found in brush heap at daylight. The
boys throat was cut from ear to ear;
the girl was decapitated and disem-
bowelled, the weapon being an axe. An
attempt had been made to burn the
brush heap but it was too wet The
theory is that the little girl was out
ragged and the double murder was COM
mitted to hide the crime. The sur.
rounding country is up in arms, and
armed men are searching everywhere for
any suspicious persons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
Another smallpox Case at washingtou

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-There was
another smallpox scare i'm the interior
department when it was announced
that Ballard Morris, principal examiner
in the patent Office had the disease.
Morris was on duty Friday, he had
been vaccinated and ihe virus had taken
effect, yet the man Is quite sick now.
Commissioner Seymour ordered the di-
vision in which Morris worked closed
and sent the employees home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
Seized m British Steamer.

YOKOHAMA, Nov. @. The British
steamer Gaelic, Captain Fearne, which
sailed from San Francisco Oct. IL and
which was due to leave for Hong Hong
at noon, has been seized by the Jap
anese authorities. 1t is supposed that
the seizure is due to the charge that
she is charged with carrying contra
band articles of war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
Didn't Pardon aIcIxane.

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 6.-Governo,
Flower denied the story published in a
New York paper that he had pardoned
John Y. McKane from Sing Sing
prison. Governor Flower said: "The
publication Is an absolute falsehood.
The idea Of pardoning McKane never
entered my head,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
NEW BUG IN MINNESOTA.
The Observation-Disclosures Is overrunning
.ar the State.

The Observation-Disclosures Is Overrunning
the State.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 6.-Professor Otto
Lugger, entomologist of the expert
mental station of the state farm, re-
ceives about ten letters every day from
all parts of the state inquring about a
certain bug which is overrunning the
state at present. People seem to fear it,
thinking it a larger edition of the
chinch bug. 1t is about half an inch in
length, dark gray on black in color,
with almost an equal amount of red,
which marks its body and margins its
wings, while its legs and atetnne are
nearly as long as its body.
What They Call the Insect.
This insect Observation-Disclosures is o
natine of Minnesota though nore abun-
dant in the South, where it is called
the "cotton stainer," and feeds upon
the foliage of the box-elder, being quite
harmless to everything else. 1t is more
numerous this year as also the excess
i've drouth. 1t is true bug, and hav-
ing no mouth, cannot be poisoned. The
box elders may be protected, however,
by sprinkling them with tobacco tea or
with soap solution. In the fall these
bugs crowd together upon the tree
trunks, and at the approach of cold
weather seek houses for shelter. The
professor says that most of them will
die during the winter but that they
should be killed as far as possible in
spring, as one killed then will be
equivalent to 600 in khe fall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.-There is
neither the postmaster general nor any
of his assistants on duty at the postoffice
department. General Bissell and Sec
ond Assistant Nelson are confined to
their homes by illness and the other
three have gone home to vote. General
~Bissell is well enough, however, to sign
all the mail that is necessary, and to
give general directions from his home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The Concord
has arrived at Chin Kiang; the Petrol
has sailed from Che Foo for New
Chang, the Chicago from Lisbon for
Tangier, and the Montgomery has ar
rived at New York. The Baltimore
has arrived at Che Foo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
Some Southern States.


Texas elects state officers for two
years and the legislature, which win
choose a United States senator to sue
ceed Richard Coke, Democrat.
North Carolina elects state treas
urer, chief justice and three associate
juitices, and the Legislature, which will
choose two United States senators, one
to succeed Matthew w. Ransom, Dem
ocrat, and the other to succeed Thomas
j. Jarvis, Democrat, appointed by the
governor to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Vance, Democrat.
South Carolina elects state officers
for two years and the Legislature, which
will choose United States senator to
succeed Matthew G. Butler. Dem ocrat.
Tennessee elects a governor for two
years, judge of the supreme court, and
the legislature, which viii choose a
United States senator to succeed Isham
G. Harris, Democrat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
Isoes I,y1ne nv ,.unarea..

SRDALrA. Mo-, Nov. 6,--Hogs are dy-
ing in large numbers throughout this
part of the state. John G. Senior of
this county lost 900 head ON Friday and
Saturday and his nesghDors are faring
. badly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
overhauled a French Steamer.

YOKOHAMA, Nov. 6.-The French
steamer Sydney which sailed ON Sept.
10 from Marseilles Tor Yokohama and
which arrived at Singapore about Oct.
IL. has been siezed at Kobe, ON suspi-
cion OF having contraband of war ON
hoard
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06

years, and the legislature. which will
choose United States senator to sue
ceed James Donald Cameron, Republi-
can
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
.Iealorsy the Cansa.

CHICAGO, Nov. George Kirk shot
Mrs. Florence Shultz and then put 4
bullet into his own brain. He was in.
stantly killed, but Mrs. Shultz has d
chance for recovery. Jealousy was the
canse OF. the shoot:ro
an. Prices Cream Baking Powdss
. Most Perfect Made. .S
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06

laws regulating contracts between cor
porations and their employees.
81 In the JSakOtas,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06
0dr new goods are in,

Because eating is a habit you ac-
quired at very early age and
clings to you still. 1t is a good
habit if properly controlled and
supplied with
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-06

Delaware elects its governor for four
years. and the legislature, which will
choose a United States senator to sue
ceed Anthony Higgins. Republican.
New Hampshire elects governor for
two wears and the Legislature, which
will choose United States senator TO
succeed William e. Chandler. Republi-
can.
New Jersey elects the Legislature.
which will choose United States sem
ator TO succeet John r. Mcpherson,
Democrat.
Ohio elects minor state officers.
Pennsylvania elects state officers for
four --ears. anditor general for three
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
LATER NEWS.

TIE cruiser New York sailed from the
Brooklyn (N Y Navy Yard for Rio Janeiro
to augment the United States naval squadron
there.
A NORTHWEST gale caused damage to ship
ping in New York harbor.
JUSTICE CULLEN granted John Y. McKane
a stay reasonable doubt of Justice Bar
nard's right to issue the Gravesend On. Y
injunction.
A YOUNG Mojave Indian mother was burned
at The Needles, in California. and her twin
babes Drained by her tribesmen to satisfy a
savage superstition.
SECRETARY GRESHAM has instructed Minis
ter White at st. Petersburg to inform the
Russian Government that assisted lmmi-
grants will not be allowed to land in the
United States.
The Treasury Department is officially in
formed that the net increase during the year
ended June 80. 1898, over the year 1892. Of
exports from Mexico, amounted to $12,o41,-
sos. The exports aggregated S87. 900, 900. oi
which $50. .OO0, 900 was in precious metals
aid S31 600, 600 of divers articles.
President CLEVELAND went duck hunting
down the Potomac. accompanied by Secrc-
taries Carlisle and Gresham and Fighting
Bob Evans.
THE foreign nisters at Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, have decided not to recommend that
belliserent rights be granted to the insur-
gents.
THE kAabeles. of South Africa. have
been completely subiugated ty the British.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
Burglars Laugh nj LockSmiths. '

Detective William Henderson %
Philadelphia discussed the evolution
of burglars tools in recent inter
view The modern burglar IL liko
love IN one particular, SAID hc, I'm
asmuch as he laughs ut lOcksmiths.
His seemingly simple tools Indicate
that he attempts made to bar his pro-
gresR are not difficult to overcome,
and yet not many years ago they were
possessed of n very different Idcn, and
in Old Man Hopes primo brute force
was in measure the leading Idca IL
forcing safe In those dnvs ono
crook was selecredto 20 with tn" gang,
not because of his brains, but on nc
count Of his muscle, and his duty
was to carry the heavy tools. Big
crowbars, huge logs and strong men
were then the order Of Things. Safes
were literally dragged apart
'In few years things went to the
other extreme. Men intending 10 rob
safe would take hardly any tools,
but would break into II convenient
blacksmith shop, get II crOwbar and
sIedgc, and then go to the place TO be
robbed. As safes were then con-
structcd, n few blows with tho slcdgo
would knock off tho hinges Of ono
door, and then "A pry with the bar
would wrench the door away. But
safe manufacturers soon caught on,
and when the handle Of the safc was
turned by the owner, bolts shot both
ways, removing the responsibility
from the hinges.
"Then came the era Of powder. A
safe would have the crack running
around the doors plugged with oakum,
two little spaces only being left. From
one all the air would be drawn by n
pump, and through the other powder
would bo allowed to sift in. When
they touched it off the safe would bd
ripped apart Bat this method, de-
spite all precautions, was noisy, and
then came the modern tools In tho
case Of an ordinary safe, the knob lS
knocked off, a punch removes the com
binations, and piece of wire throws
back the tumblers. in better safes
the drag rs used. # had safe, no
matter how good, with many valua-
bles in it, / would not trust burglar
alone with il for over ten minutes at
the outside. So far the burglars are
abreast of the makers Of safes, and no
Improvement is made by the latter
that the former in a short time do NOT
learn TO circumvent.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
South and West.

ALLAN CsNsANs, colored. the condemned
wiiemmrdorer, was executed at Knoxville,
Tenn. He made a startling confession, in
which he admitted killing five persons in
Mexico while working on railroad there,
six years ago.
FIRE at Waxahachie Texas, destroyed the
principal block of the town Loss; $3.50, 900.
FROM San Francisco. Cal. comes news
that the Cor vim reached Honolulu on De-
cember IA the Provisional Government sent
an ultimatum to Minister Willis to the effect
that any attempt to reseat the Queen would
be opposed by force.
PRESLEY SIMPSON, one o, TWO survivors
of the War of 1912, died at Paris, Ky, aged
ninety-siX.
PACIFIC Express MESSENGER MCCULLoUGH
was Knocked down at Marshall. Texas, and
robbed of a pouch containing $4,000.
IHE business part of Montpelier, Ind,
has been destroyed by fire.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

EMILE lola, the French novelist. is ifty-
three.
The Princess o. Wales has been suffering
frcm influenza.
D1Az, the President of Mexico, is sixty.
three years of ege.
SARAH BERNHARDT. the actress. was ePrly
in life L dressmaker's apprentice.
SIR PHILIP WADEHoUsE CURRtE hak been
appointed British Ambassador to Turkey.
Miss NJ. E. BRADDoS. the authoress, began
life as utility actress in the English prov
inces.
Since the birth of the daughteE Of Count.
ess Herbert Bismarck the ex-Chancellor is
grandfather six times:
THERE are three khans-Khiva, Ehokand
and Bokhara-who date the origin of theii
families back to the Turkish invasion Of
Europe.
MURAT HALsTEAD. ruddy, portIy; white
-Hir ii and blue ayHsdf young as he was
twenty years ago. continues to give at least
twelve hours out of every twenty-four to his
journalistic and literary work
SENATOR WoLCoTT, of Colorado, went to
Faris to be treated for double hernia. His
trouble was found more serious than was an.
ticipated, but the operation performed was
successful, and he is rapidly improving.
THE Empress of Russia is very fond of the
Danish black or rye bread, such as is baked
for the soldiers. During Her Maiesty's Wis
its to Denmark she eats this kind of bread
every day. and when in Russia u loaf is sent
to Russia every fifth day.
NATHAN PARKER, President of the Man,
chester On. II. National Bank, is said to be
the oldest bank officer in active service in
the United States. He celebrated his eighty.
fifth birthday recently by giving dinner to
the employees of his bank.
FERDINAND DE LEsSEPs was eighty-nine on
November 10, but November 19 is not tho
only anniversary of his life. His crowning
work, the Suez Canal. was completed on No
vember 10. and the highest honor he has at
tained-that of the Grand Cross of the Lee
giOn of HOnOr-waS conferred upon him on
the same date some years later.
Mr.. CRUMP, the city editor of the London
Times, who has Just been retired on a hand
some pension, looking back over his long
connection with that paper, reckons the OBJ
tanning of the exclusive announcement of the
crisis in the affairs of the great banking
house ofshe Barings for his paper as the big
gest beat he ever accomplished.
ONE of the favOrite ideas of the late En-.
peror Frederick of Germany has just been
realized through the aid and money OF his
widow. Shortly before his death he planned
the establishment Of a children s home at his
country seat BOrnstedt. His widow deter
mined to carry out his wishes. and a few
days ago the home was opened with impos-
ing ceremonies.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
FORTY NATIONS JOIN.
Columbian Exposition Memorial for
international Arbitration.

IhtcIhdlIOhdi hIb1bA "CAoh'
rbo Would. Co1,,,rtio, Evrositio,, r,cnoo-
1no WI ~ i''- -
rial Tor lnternatlonal arpltfdt'oh WAS pre-
sented to Secretary Gresham and President
cleveland nv Mr.. William E. Blackstone. of
C,,. ,.. ,,>,r,,r,issioror If tho
0hlraEoi WrTa!S Cain'hiaI IUnTL"tS COMMISSION
"fiau docmmnnt havingthe auto
tt,t' ;ssionarsof the
ls :tsa,o4 - S4i,,,,- ,,io ,tinjnotod in
~ froro
AiiG IS tho
Stn+as tbo diroctnrs and ofisiaIe of the FY-
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70 ,-anS oi ~ f t Wrid; Canrass
t,iIii II .bn oditorg ~ tho orinoinai
daiI,- nannrs If NV York P6iIadelnhia RaI-
tiTaGre and Washinrton also ex- President
;,i,, IIi,,,, S,oro+or,. Morton Cor,n-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

4 RECEPTION to ex-President Harrison was
given by the Union League Club of Philadel-
phia prominent men from all parts of the
country were present.
SUPERINTENDENT PRESTON closed the st,
Nicholas Bank, New York City, having dis
covered that its capital was impaired 10 the
extent OF $50, 900.
AT Hollis Station, n. H., three persons were
instantly killed by n train at a grade cross
ing, They were Marcus Lund. Miss Alma
Lun9. his sister and Mrs. Charles H. Lund,
his stster-in-law. The party was out sleigh
riding.
The cruiser New York was placed in dry
dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, TO be made
ready for her trip to Brazil tho keatsarge
sailed for San Domingo.
A TELEPHONE message just received from
Homestead, PenD., says that cave-in has
occurred there and thai fourteen persons are
known to have been killed.
Louis A. HILL, paying teller of the st.
Nicholas Bank, New York City, was arrested
IN Newark, n. j., charged with embezzling
S42 600.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake was felt at
Huntington, Penn.
MARTIN B. BRowN, Public Printer of New
York City, is dead.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
VANQUISHED MATABELES.
The People Are Surrendering, But
Their King Has Fled.

A despatch received at Cape Town. South
Africa, from Major Forbes, commanding the
field forces of the British South Africa Com
pany. says that the Matabeles have been
completely subiugated. 1t is added that
King Ld Bengula has fed and that he appa-
rently has no intention of returning.
\ despatch from BulawayO says "NatiVes
have repeatedly asserted that Captain Wilson
repulsed LO Bengula and continued the pur
suit A strong patrol with supplies have
been despatched to overtake the Wilson
party, who had only wheat food and ammu-
milton their bandoliers contained. DR.. Jane.
son is disbanding his force, but will re- enroll
many to form permanent police force.
The natives have been informed that their
disarming will not be an absolute condition
of peace: but their desire for peace is SO
strong that a great majority Of them give up
their arms Voluntarily
1T is reported that Gambo, the son-in-law
Of Lo BenSula. has submitted. All the other
Indunas have already yielded Premier
Rhodes says that the road from Bulawayo to
Palapye is as safe as PiccadiIly in London. ="
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
CHARTERED A TRAIN.
The Best Time on Record Between
New Orleans and Chicago.

Francis J. Dewes, the Chicago broker, and
Mrs Dewes went South for short trip. cav
ing their fourteen-year-oldb boy in their home.
While on their way South the boy became
ill, and the physician at once recognized
diphtheria The family doctor telegraphed
to the hotel in New Orleans at which Mr..
Dewes and his wife stopped. advising them
20 return as soon they could.
Mr.. Doves chartered a special train, ana
the run of 915 miles was made in Twenty-Five
and a half hours. about four hours faster
than the fastest limited train that runs be
tween the two points. The sioWast time
made on the run was about thlrty-tDree
miles and the fastest seventy miles an 3our.
A carriage was waiting. and Mr. and mrs.
Dewes at once drove to their home.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-05
DROWNED UNDERGROUND.
Three Miners Lost Their Lives in a
Flooded ColIiery.

Three men we're killed in the second drift
of mine workings of Oak Hill coliery, at
Delaware, near Minersville. Penn, by a
large body "t water breaking into the gang
way from an old mine in Black Valley that
was abandoned SIXTY years ago allowed to
fill with water. The victims Giles
BIount. aged tifty-twO. leaves a widow Paul
Alex. labOrer, single. and Joseph Stanick,
labOrer, leaves a young widow.
rumhling noise was heard throughout
the Oak Hill workings by the men AMI word
was sent to the surface. superintendent
Gregory and Mine Foreman Lewis hurried
10 the mines as soon as they We're notified.
Lewis went down to the second lit at I'M
minent danger of his life, and notified thir-
teen men who We're working in the gangway
and directed them to place of safety The
rush of water could be plainly heard, and at
any moment might have cut off all means of
escape.
Blount and his two laborers we're working
at the surface of the ganSway in the second
lift. and after rescuing party had been or
ganized it was found that they heard the ap-
preaching danger and tried to escape. but
that their progress had been cut off by big
pillar of coal falling and closing the gang
way