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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-27
MINNESOTA PoPULIsrs.
The State Contra COMMITTEES Decides ON
an Early Convention.

an Early Convention.
ST. PAUL, April 27.-The Populist
state central committee met at the Mer-
chants hotel and decided to hold the
state convention at Minneapolis not
later than June 10. The exact date on
which the convention will be held will
probably be decided by the executive
committee later ON. The meeting was
addressed by Hon. Ignatius Donnelly,
s. M. Owen, FL. B. Martin of Mime
apolis and others. T. j. Meighen of
Fillmore county occupied the chair.
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But take an illustration of its work
inss. Where we now import but $1,000
worth OF cotton goods, and viii, with a
lower Tariff, impor. to the extent of 81
600, there win be just $1,000 worth less
manufactured in our own mills, and
$500 less OF this TO be distributed in
wages. This means that 400 men earn
ing 81 per day viii be deprived OF their
opportunity to earn. These 400 men
are to receive a remission OF $l.I2A in a
year from the Tariff taxes that they
have been paying, yet, ia q single day,
they are TO lose % in wages. This will
be . great relief, no doubt. Bnt there
may be some workers and wage earners
who would prefer to retain the 90 per
daysand pay the. @.12IlS:pe annum.
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% Il basis of g. 900 people which
is the present estimate of u population
by the treasury department, the amount
saved per capita by the new tariff bill if
i: pass would be Sl.l21a. This gives a
total of nearly 81, 100000, saved on the
5,fTaraut oS FolIpwS-
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FRIDAY EVE, APR. 81, 1898.
TFRMs OF SUBSCRIPTION
tn ADVERTISERS.

THR DAuY LEADER makes q special lecture Oh
rurniahlng sformatan co1cerufng che advantages
and Teeources Of the city uf Madison and OF the
state at large emitting u to the patronage Oh ad'
j. r. STAHL, Proprietor.
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yvorad,s rasr rsa,.ainss se.A..

CHICAGO. April 27.--The worlds fair
buildings have been finally sold 10 Croft
IL Co, locai house wrsckers, for SS7,-
900. Their removal win begin In q fsw
days.
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iaysand pay he.eA.121ssper annum.

&C. a Kelly has one OF the finest lines
CT iower pots In the city-all new
patterns. Please call and see them ana
get prices before buying elsewhere.
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Money 60 Loan /.

On farms at lowest rates, by North.
western Loan and Banking Go. No
waiting. VS. make papers and pay over
snonsy It once.
CHAs. b. KENNEDY, Pres.
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To Hear Foreclosure Arguments.
MnwAUKEE, April 27.-Judge Jenkins
has ixed May i as the day on which he
viii hear arguments on the demurrer to
the complaint In the Chicago and North
exn Pacific foreclosure.
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The Trial Of chief Ramsay.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, April 27.-Hear.
ing was resumed in the trial Of Grand
Chief Ramsay. Jeffries denied he had
been promised q position by the railroad
company If he would testify to convict
Ramsay. Smith, another striker, testi'
fed that Ramsay gave him money and
instructed him to tangle mp the tele
graph wires. Smith then detailed hi
trip south of Cedar Rapids, and how ht
interrupted Geographic communication
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
EPIDEMIC md COINCIDENCE.

Tho series Of fires which has followed the
burning " The Brooklyn Tabernacle has brought
ont the familiar hut ovcI1Isel word "cpid"ini".
Within the compass Of \ single week there have
been disastrous fires in brooklyn. Boston. New
York and many other towns; and ingenious ef-
foris orr M once made to collect them In Il
.ronp and 10 refer them 10 common cause.
As there are opidclnics Of suicides. murders and
scandals Investigators Of current phenomena
seem to be impressed with the notion that there
may he something conta gious In what they de-
scribe in their elastic way * 'conh1srHionS or
uhrnomcnal magnitude curiOusy cOincdcnt In
time" If these theorists could only succeed in
running down the man with the Ollcan Inside
the Tabcrnaclc organ 80 rs 10 prove that he set
fire 10 the reeds they might have Il starting
point for aiirlbutng the whole series Of fires
10 inccndlary origin and then the "cpdemlc'
hypothesis might he tcnablc. Forest fires oc-
curing In exceptionally dry seasons have Il
common cause. but the grouping Of such n
series Of city fires as has been recorded in the
newspapers during the last week is wholly arti-
fetal unless ncendarism can be established In
every instance.
There is however, n common notion that ir
ANYTHING unusual happens in the affairs Of
/
comparatively short period This popular idea
marks the survival Of an oldtimc superstition,
and il is entertained by practical and intelligent
men who plume themselves upon the lucidity
Of tl,rir minds and the sobricty Of their iudg-
mems Physicians OF the most conservative
habits Of thought have Frequently declared that
experience in their practice has convinced them
Of this triple effect In human affairs. They AS
f,II., .,fr MI
breaks an arm two other children will repeat
the operation in Il short time; If they have one
case Of smallpox they will have three: or If one
old resident topples over In the street from
heart failure. two more will follow him with
ont long delay. old practitioners do not at
tempt 10 account for this triple effect but they
bear evidence TO the reality Of these groups Of
condolences In like manner business men.
who have inherited The same superstition in II
strain of blood coming down from some dark
age. are often heard 10 declare that one mis-
fortune brings on two more. and that good luck
| Is never single, nor even double hut iriphcate
| in the order OF sequence
Theorists who find recreation in these 'cpl-
dcmlc" theories and "coinclencc' supersiitions
do not seem TO be aware that they are reducing
the moral government Of The world 10 n sys-
tenn Of fantastic caprice and grOtcSquc vagary.
II events recur IN groups without an inicllgiblc
connecting cause. or are repeated In triplicnte
with any degree OF regularity or orlcrlincss.
! human affairs are not only deprived Of ntelli-
gent supervision, bui also exposed to something
worse than blind, unrcasonlng chance; for an
order Of government which allows the re-enact-
ment OF accidents. calnhlties and viclssltldcs
of good or evil fortune according TO an arbitrary
rule Of three may serve for the recreation OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

devils. but 1t can hardly be consistent with any
all-wise beneficent, divine purpose IN deailhg
with men, The acceptance of this theory OF
coincidences implies lack Of faith In any method
of ordering human affairs that is not freakish
and whimsical.
II Is the common experience Of men in APP
proacling their wedlingdays TO see horses
black MS we'll rs white and TO stumble upon
funerals and hcarscs at every turn Of the street
What they see then they have seen ut other
times and will see again, but 1t happens TO
make a marked impression upon them because
Il is ont Of accord with their pcasurablc eX-
pectations OF a happy welded life. AT other
fines the funerals pass unn0ticed ana are re-
gor,lcd as n matter OF course SO also it Is the
scnsibilty of the mind to impressions. which
T. an active agency In the observation OF coin
cldcnces A startling fire with the dramatic
realism of the destruction OF the Tabernacle at
the close Of pastorate Of twenty-five years
directs public attention for short time 10
series of fires in other cities, which under ordi-
nary circumstances would not excite comment
4 second accident case brings sharply to the
physicans mind the previous one, ana puts
him I'm an expectant mood for n third All
these so-caled "epidemcs" and triple colnci-
dcnces' are to be explained more easily from
the exctability OF the human mind than from
yagarics and whimsicaltics in the ordering OF
events by powers too caprlciOus to he divine and
too Intelligent to be haphazard combinations
oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

per capita use Of water grows larger AL the
same time forest destruction Is decreasing the
supply, and as the watersheds become more
thickly settled the quality Of the wafer ne
teriOrates The conditions confronting inns ana
many other cities are set forth this morning Ill
an interesting article founded on careful re-
search 1t may be many years before New
York will he under the necessity OF carrying
water over POO miles. but il is possibility
worth facing. and ii s comforting To KNOW
that the experience of the world shows such
an undertaking is quite feasible. by III" 'lme
the rapid transit problem is solved the larger
water problem will not unlikely be an urgent
question
Another laborcd attack. or attempt to make
an attack upon the House of Lords IS beng OF
ganizcd by the militant wing OF the LlDrral
party in Great Britain. y party convention mas
been called 10 meet month hence, AT which
II is hoped to formulate some definite plan OF
campaign: though Of what that plan VIII be not
the slightest hint is ut present divulged. II Is
TO be hoped that the movement VIII nave some
better result than the four or five which nave
preceded il within year and nave left 10
visible trace behind. There is unquestionapy
urgent need of reforming the legislative system
of the Empire But the trouble is that the Lid
erals are not united on the subject. Some "l
their ablcst leaders. and many of the rank ana
file of the party. will listen to 10 proposal snort
of that for total abolition OF the Upper House.
and the adoption Of the oil French Convention
system. with single elective Chamber. when
shall be the sole legislative authority, with the
executive and judiciary also entirely supjec' 10
its will Others. and probably the majority.
favor the retention of the Upper House. win
some material modification OF It's constitution
or Of IFS powers. With this latter plan Amcri-
cans naturally sympathizc. since the two
chamber system IS here in universal and most
satisfactory use. But in this division Of opinion
IN thc Liberal party the present antiquatcd
and prcposterous House Of Lords finds its best
hope of continued existence.
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PERSONAL.
forever.

The Rev. DR.. Dale. the eminent Noncon,o..
clergyman OF birmingham. England who IA n.'
ing work on journalism and litera,u,. h.Nl
Wrltlhg iof the press when he was twelve va.
OF age. 'e yeaf1
Monsignor Sato has been so pleased with II.
ception in New-Englani that he has s,yd bs ~,
always stand up for -Englanders whom Wa sa
are accused Of religious intolerance ''' 'aey
Ex-Governor Charles Van Zant, OF Rhode y,,,.,
who has been seriously I'll. Is now in Broorrn.
Mass. and Is somewhat better ae
The announcement that Congressman Data. ,.,
win slngle-handed In Alabama is well MI, n. va, .'a
his right arm in the Confederate Army in isl "N
portrait OF Emily Bronte. the only one kro,,
has recently been discovered and Will soon he ~
graved for publication. Gus
The Rev. Dr. W. r. s. Glen. OF the Me,hos,..
Episcopal Church, who OBLIGATED az the funeral :.
Edgar Allan Poe is still living in good health ma.
Baltimore. ~"''" Heas
Herr korbay. the composer Of Hungarian Nj.
songs. has been appointed to the professorsh,n =
singing In the Royal Academy Of Music London
Miss Baker who is professor Of Greek and Ian,
in Simpson College Indiana is only thrty,vo
When she was fourteen she translated one o, ~.
plays Of Aeschylus. '|s
In Rosenheim Germany. there died few a,-.
ago Baron Adolf Freyschag Won Freyensteln sYtv'
five years old. who was an engineer on one ~ n.
locomotives OF the state railway The Baron ~,
brother OF the late Adjuan,- General Of the Prscs
Regent OF B9va ia. 'e
Joseph Packard jr., OF Baltimore, Is 10 be mad.
dent Of the Reform League Of Maryland In MAJ.
of the late 5. Teackle Wallis "'
The King OF Italy has conferred upon Professor
Virchow the famous German surgeon, the srana
cross OF the Order OF ST. Maurice and Lazar,
Professor Virchow is one OF those men who seem
10 have time for everything. He Is a university
fkrfsa
journals. politician. and finds opportunity 10 al.
tend the meetings OF scores OF societies to which hs
helOnRg - -e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
THE NEUS THIS MORNING.

r-oroig, IT is thought that dissolution OF the
English Parliament is imminent; Sir Wililam
Harcourt believes that the general election VIII
take Mace in July --@- The international OoH-
gress Of Miners in Berlin closed. --' me Div
,sh Minister TO Brazil has been instructed 10 pro-
feet Portuguese subjects in Rio. ==-@ Cav
met crisis in the Argentine Republic Is imminent
Congress.-The Senate only in session a niue
progress was made on the Tariff BILL ana seNe'@i
bills Of minor Importance were passed.
Domestic-Thc largest armor plate ever forged
IN the world was broken to pieces by TWO sho'S
from a Pinch gun at the lndiah heau
Proving Grounds. near Washington. --
b,ebwavman was shot dead and two passengers
wounded. one. a woman, fatally. in an attempted
stage robbery in California. == Further par
t,culars of the damage done by the storm on the
,.Los uaro learned -- The General Assembly
at Saratoga took action looking toward formal
union with the Southern Church. 60 Eight OF
the striking miners at Mill Creek. Penn were
arrested for rotng; the strike Is now Vr'ualIy
over. - Coxeyites stole two Northern racine
trains; Frye's army" are in Cincinnati, suffer-
ing from cold and hunger; Coxey and Browne
will be sentenced tomorrow.
CITY and Suburban.-Large lists OF cabin pas
sengers were carried on the outgoing steamships
which sailed yesterday. 60 Winners at Graves
end: Ed Kearney. Hoey. Gotham, Hornpipe'
Ramapo La Merville. Libertine. - An exci'-
ing ten-inning game Of baseball was played be-
tween New-York and Brooklyn. resulting IN
tie all. Columbia defeated Princeton In
the annual dual athletic games 80 American
Sugar Refining was practically the only active
stock, and in spite Of final rally 1t lost about
per cent Final changes were usually declines,
but excepting industrial and special stocks they
were fractional. The closing was Irregular
The Weather.-Forecdst for to-day; CLOUDY
and colder. Northeasterly wind. Temperature
yesterday: Highest. 6S degrees; lowest 49, aver
ape 63ih
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
THE ISSUE ~ MODERN CHRISTIANITY.

THE ISSUE ~ MODERN CHRISIIiNITY.
The religious denominations today are con-
pcllcd 10 devote much Of their time and vitality
10 a defence of their traditional beliefs and
opiuions II Is 50 even In the Roman Catholic
Communion, in which tradition is most power
fll: and. of course 1t Is much more 30 In the
various Protestant bodies in which tradition. rs
such has no legitimate place. Here are the
Presl,ytcrlans for instance. met again In Their
General Assembly, which Is like every other
General Assembly Of the last score OF years IN
that II Is thought to be the most important
gathering In the history of The Church. What
il the chief business before this august gather
ing. rcpresentlng, NJ II does. the intellect AMI
religious enthusiasm Of n great denomination!
Why. simply, whether the traditional Interpreted
ton of certain speculative dogmas Is or Is not
n divine revelation from on high. That Is the
whole question in n nutshell. Professors Briggs
and Smith say It IL not. They maintain that II
Is given to the religious consciousness OF every
age to examine and, II need be- modify the
Interpretation which past ages have put on me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

Criticism by Brtons OF the articu,auv.
ods or Americans Is Of old date no lons.. w.
tracing much attention among the cr,,,.
and 1t Is rather novel tribute which rshsS
chere pays to some Of the American sc.r.s'u
recently in London. saying that their 60.
sisters on the stage ought to take lesson, s.'
them and learn how to speak their own ,o. .o~
lie says that the latter humble and slur 90
their words. and are hardly heard BY anu ~
five seats away from them. Well. we bava o"s
actors, male and female, who do that uLa.'''
and some, as the English have, now and f. ~
times, with lips of gold, uttering. like the 90 on
maid in the Midsummer Nights Dream. .nss
uuicet ana harmonious sounds that the rude ses
might grow civil at their speech. The truth
is. 1t Is not matter OF nationality AZ all 49,.
individuality, though the international e,,n -.
numskul will, OF course, 20 on pratlng 49,. Aa
forever
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age, 6S1:

Incidental good from the coal strike can har-
" be thought n compensation for the enormous
waste and misery caused by such an unfortu-
nate complication. Thu i'll wind may not be
looked upon as anything but Ill, bat perhaps
It might be endured with more patience II 1t
resulted. as 1t promises. in compelling the rail-
roads to use anthracite coal on larger number
Of their trains. Soft coal is an unmi'igatcd
nuisance on a passenger engine, and Its use can
only be pardoned where hard coal cannot he
obtained or where traffic Is so light as 10 render
the expense prohibtory. Many railroads which
formerly used soft coal altogether are now
using hard coal on few passenger trains. ana
the comfort OF the public is thereby greatly
increased. The patrons Of line. once accus-
toned TO freedom from cinders and smoke. will
hardly permit return to the old methods. II
Is to be hoped that the strike will contribute
something to the education Of The railroads and
people In this direction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

is 10 be hoped that the city officials VIII give
oil announcement TO the citizens who WISH 10
c,,er some Of our public buildings with the beau
t,ful Japanese ivy. II is proposed TO begin VIII
tho jefferson Market Courthouse. MS IVY 10
rand grower. and causes no injury to either
s.o,e or hricl, walls; on the contrary. Il serves
"a p protection to a certain extent. since when
in leaf It absolutely protects the wall to when II
clings from rain. II IL one OF the few green
things that will flourish luXurianty amid the
brick and mortar OF city streets. and the more
Il Is used on our public and private buildings
the better The Tribune has often commended
is Use 10 househoders. and gladly takes this OPP
rortunity OF doing again The japanese IVY
"a entirely free from Objectionable features; IL
does not attract insects and II does not haroor
dampness Nothing can be more pleasing TO the
eve than n house front enswathed In the rich
rreenness which two or three years are sufficient
10 produce Give II few inches OF earth TO root
itself in. and nature does the rest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

So cogent are the objections. In the minds or
scientific men whose opinions are entitled TO re-
sp,ct. TO transfer Of the work OF the Coast and
Geodetlc Survey to the Navy Department ana
SO enlightened and broad-minded are some or the
members Of the House Naval Committee. 10
whom Mr. Enloes project was referred, that II
has seemed almost incredible the measure
could make any further Roadway. the 1aVor
with which Mr. Carlisle regards the scheme Tor
taking this Bureau away from the Treasury
Department IS the only new point scored IN
contest that has gone on for more than hair
century; but th1s Is more than offset by the fact
that on two former occasions such change was
actually effected and the results were such as
TO lead to a restoration OF what was the original,
as It Is the present. status OF this important
branch OF the public service And there are
more reasons now. perhaps. than ever before 1or
keeping the Bureau Just where it is to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

The details Of the rescue Of the exploring party
which was immured for nearly ten days in the
I,gloch cavern In Austria show that the I'M
fortunate prisoners would nave persisted II a box
of provisions had not been lowered To them with
rope. They had exhausted their supply OF
candles and food, and were rapidly succumbing
to falntness and weakness. when one of the party
heard a noise at the flooded entrance OF the cave.
He waded out and found rope. and. after pull
ing up several branches Of trees. saw a box with
the lid pressed in. 1t contained rolls softened
with water. sausages and twenty-five candles
This supply of provisions. which was lowered at
a venture near the mouth OF the cave. kept them
alive until the diver appeared and effected their
rescue The cave was a new one. and had never
been explored. There rivalry between two
exploring societies. and one Of them undertook
the work when the weather was unfavorable
The poor prisoners underground fancied that the
other society had stopped up the watercourse IN
order to deprive them of the honors OF discovery
The rival society. however was foremost In the
successful attempt to rescue them. so strong
was the ruling passion that the leaders OF the
party resolved as soon they were rescued TO
return In fortnight to the scene Of their terri
bic sufferngs.
There are some people who say that Congress-
Ia ~ a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

Senator Murphy according 10 a seemingly we'll
authenticated report from Troy. will under no
circumstances be a candidate for chairman OF
the State Committee for another year. He APP
pears 10 have taken pattern after Croker. who
saw the threatening storm afar off and resolved
IN take 10 cover No man be anxious TO
be the head Of the Democratic forces in a year
when defeat Is practically certain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
Governor Flowers motto: Tammany Han
first: justice to people later.

There ia not the remotest danger OF water
famine In this city according TO the statement
Of the chief engineer II the Public Works De-
partment. There is now stored in the various
reservoirs enough water to meet all demands for
more than year, II the rainfall were all cut
off during that time. The warning given In
1891 has been needed, and the work Of increasing
the storage capacity has gone steadily on,
and is increasing more rapidly than the
power Of distribution. New-York Is at least free
from the perls OF a short water supply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

ton. when he knows he would be defea,.a -
Gates him from this charge. Though \. nv
have done some asinine things he has at ls,.s 's
modicum Of horse sense.
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Jnoer to Advertisements.
Bueinrss Noiltcs.
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| "frankness best" We hope you do too "o'-
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There are some people who say that Congress-
man Bryan. Of Nebraska, 10 a snorting and sui
phurous AS: but biz dsclinaton Of . yeuouainar