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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28

At a meeting OF the Northwestern
Soldiers Home managers held in Mil
waukee last week, Rev. e. L. Clough, Of
Deadwood, s. D., was elected president
of the association for the ensuing year.
Among other proceedings OF the meet
ing we notice the following: The ques-
ton Of drunkenness in the soldiers homes
and the best means to cure it was dis
cussed. II was suggested that steps be
taken to secure the establishment OF q
Kelley institute where inebriates would
Oe admitted and treated. This PROPOSE
ton was shown to be inadvisable, az it
was not believed that congress would re-
gard it in a favorable light, and it was
decided that the same result could be
obtained in a better way by the estab-
lishment of another national home and
sanitarium at Hot Springs. S. D., and
that congress be asked to make an ap-
preparation for such an institution.
Several resolutions were presented for
consideration and after a long discussion
the following by Col. A. j. Watrous, of
Wisconsin was adopted:
Resolved that this association is
radically IN favor of the construction of
another National Soldiers home and a
%sanitarium to be specially devoted to the
care and treatment of inebriate men,
bers of national and state homes, to be
located at Hot Springs, S. D., or some
other suitable place.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28
po.slhilities o. the rndian.

The Indian has within him the capa-
bilities upon which to base a better
manhood and citizenship despite the
barbarous instincts attributed to him.
With no incentive to work and with
encouragement to vice and idleness on
every hand there are today upon the
reservations many excellent and worthy
Indian men and women. Though stolid
and sphinxlike in demeanor. the Indian
has the feelings and affections common
to human beings.
With no educational advantages they
are men of remarkable sense, often APP
preaching q high order of ability. The
old chief of the Sioux nation, Spotted
Tail, was a striking figure, whether
taken physically o. intellectually. The
late Mrs. Elizabeth Winans, a Sioux
woman, during a life Of Christian serv-
ice for her people was actuated by q
purpose as pure and noble as that shown
by any philanthropist Of the country.
Among the Indians are fine natural
orators and statesmen equaled by few
educated white men. Under education
they have shown themselves quick and
ready learners. competing easily with
white pupils OF the same age. I have
observed them at thier studies and am
convinced that they are as capable as
white children of grasping the ordinary
branches taught in the common schools.
1t has been my pleasure to hear ad-
dresses from full blooded Indian college
students which would do credit to nm
dergraduates of Yale or Harvard. Sen
ator Kyle in North American Review.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28
PLUCKY FRAU HOLUB.

When q Girl Bride, h Assisted Her Hus-
band In Exploring Africa
DR.. Emil Holub and his plucky wife,
who have together explored a large por-
ton Of darkest Africa, are now in this
country at the invitation of the Smith
sonian institution and National Geo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28

Brooklyn . boast of having the lar
gest bread bakery In the world. Seventy
thousand loaSes are daily turned ont,
requiring 800 barrels or four. Three
hundred and Fifty persons are employed
in tho bakery. and for delivering the
bread In New York and adjacent places
over 100 wagons constructed for the
purpose. are In constant use.--New
York News
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28
20 u 81 - werl.

While boring one Of the artesian wells
at the reservoir In Americus, Ga, three
years ago. q workman dropped = ten
pound sledge hammer down the shaft.
The force Of water from m mir lift pump
brought the hammer TO the surface i
few Gays SINCE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28

son, lbsen and
Boyesen, but they
are beginning to
become acquaint-
ed with the beau
ties Of . less ia
miliar literary
giant OF the
northland, Jonas
Lie. poet and
novelist. Lie was
born 81 years ago
near Drammen.
and his early
wars xCssv.sa T,asrnd
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28
THE DICKENS or NORWAY.

gonas Lie, Poet, Novelist and Lever o. No.
tare In che Northland.
To most American readers the litera-
knre Of Norway Is represented by Born
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28
DAILY LEADER
D e %. 1894.
rERMs OF sUBscRIPTroN.
ADVERTISERS

THE DAILY LEADER makes o special feature OF
furnishing information concerning the advantages
and resources of the city of Madison and of the
state at large emitting 1t 20 the patronage OF ad.
J.F. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28

Alexander the Great, about B. G. 400,
made an attempt to introduce many
Asiatic plants into Europe. Rice was
among the number, but the Greeks did
not take kindly to its cultivation, pre-
ferring to import it from India and
Egypt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28

Philip i of France fell ont with the
queen, turned her out of doors and mar
ried the wife of a nobleman, giving the
unique reason, II like her better than !
do my wife and can provide for her bet
ter than her husband can
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-28

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-01
Due Notice Required.

An angry discussion was taking
place between two colored MEN on
Bates street and one of them was
about to Law hands on the other when
daddy White" came down Cadillac
square and stopped to ask what the
row was about. al.
"Dat man owes me half a dollar!" re-
piled one OF the disputants.
As. "1don't deny It'll" said the other.
"Den why don't you pay me?"
"Kase it's too soon."
IF yo' doan pay dat half a dollar
1'ze gwine ter smash yo fne!"
III "Hole on, Mister Simpkins-hole ont"
said Daddy" as he stepped between
the pair. "Let's see now dis yere case
stands. How long has dis gem'an
owed yo' half dollar?"
"'Bout TO- weeks"
Has yo' dun axed him fur it befo'!"
7 mo, sah." ..'.g VII
NJ "Den yo' hain't got no case an bet
ter stop yo'r noise"
"Doan he owe me dat monev?"
y. "Of co'sc he does, but am yo' big
ger man dan a savin's bank? If yo'
wants dat money yo' gin him sixty
days motifs an do bizness in bizness
way. Hump! De ideah of a white
washin' Guild man sottin' hisself up to
be bigger'n :: bank wild a millyon dol
lars in it!"-,Det,oit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-01

Two famous Partisan prisons will
shortly he demolished. They are the
Roquette. near Pcrs lie Chaise Gene
terry, and The prison of Ste. Pelngie,
with its sorrowful souvenirs OF the
reign Of terror. The government in
tends to build a large prison in their
stead. b, g saN
Make u small dot on PAPER, then
look tit through D diamond. II you
can see but one dot, you can depend
upon it that the stone is genuine; but
II the mark is scatt tered or shows more
than one, you will be perfectly safe in
refusing to pay ~ cents for q stone
that may be offered you at $500.
An instrument has been invented
for sounding the depths Of the sea
without using y lead line. A sinksr 10
dropped containing cartridge, which
explodes on touching the bottom; the
report is registered in a microphone
apparatus and the depth reckoned by
the time at which the explosion oc-
Cured.
There was paid last year to the IT,
21l confederate pensioners and in
mates of confederate homes: including
Maryland and Missouri. II, $50, 1886. OF
this number Virginia has $3.50 PEN
sioners and pays 500. 205; ISL inmates
of the confederate homes are support
ed at an annual expenditure of $751;
220.
4 The hottest places on the globe are
Death valley, in this country, and the
region around the second falls of the
Nile. 1t never rains in either locality
and the natives Of the Nile region 40
not believe strangers when told that
water can descend from the sky. In
both places the thermometer often
goes as high rs l3J degrees iu the
R}Iada 49,, FL ~ r. -.-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-01

i tttt;s..9 Got Hack Into the Water. sss ss$
4Do any of you gentlemen like to
ish?" asked Jerry Simpson from be-
hind his gold glasses. II am
passionately fond of angling as pas
time. I can't say / fish as Amos Cum
mings and some of the other. 1zaak
Waltons of the House. / heard Cum
mings talking the other day to fish
ing friend, and they mentioned as
among part of their tackle such things
as black bass neckties and weakfish
pants and tarpon suits. When people
60 in that far they get beyond my
depth:
@Still in lowlv. common way like
to fish. The last time essayed this
gentle sport was out on the Walnut
River. in Kansas. A colored person
showed me the place. 1t was sublime
place. I cut pole right there among
the plum bushes. It was splendid
pole, big as my arm at the butt, and
strong enough so you could have land
ed q COW with it if one had bit. I
baited. under the guidance of the col
ored person. with piece of liver.
The line was accoutred with a red bob,
or float. The mission of this float, as
will explain to inexperienced people,
is to apprise one when there is q bite.
That is its mission. It lies in the water
and you watch it. When it moves
about uneasily that isn't bite. That's
a nibble. You don't do an y thing when
you have nibble Whenss the bob
goes clear under water that's bite, and
you sock it to him.
Some people like to fool with fish,
and let him tow around on their lines |
and run and filibuster and make no
quorum points, and think he's getting
away. don't do that way. I'm a
plain man. am perfectly frank with |
a fish and don't believe in raising false |
hopes, even IN the bosom of q bass.
So simply yank 'em forth unhesltat-
ingly and give 'em the worst at once.
After while, this time on the Wal
nut, had bite. The float disap-
peared like the surplus during the
Harrison administration. / let him
have it. It was an eel. fetched him
through the atmosphere looking like
letter S and slammed him against the
great State of Kansas. 1t was jolt
which ought to have loosened every
tooth in his head.
Il want to pause right here to say
that, talking about game fish, an eel is
the gamiest fish that ever lived. Talk
about black bassP Do you know what
4 bass would have done if I'd smashed
him against my district that wayp
Well, he wouldn't have done nything.
He'd just sprawled there. Maybe he'd
,url his tail trihe, but that's the. limit.
But this eel,of nine. He surely was
he gamiest eel ever met. He sprang
Up the moment he hit the grass and
made for the water on the run-pole,
inc, and all. And game! When I i
leaded him off that eel stood right up
m his tail and fought me. The color
ID person had dog named Body |
1uard. Dog had record, too. He
,ot on the warpath once, and closed
very. store in town.
1--WE sicked Body Guard on the eel.
Ny eel whipped him in two and half
minutes. He was the gamiest eel ever
;nown. No, I didn't get him, either.
lie went back in the Walnut, where he
wed. You might as well have tried
Q stop the Senate. - Kansas City !
Times. 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-01
JERRY SIMPSON AND THE EEL.

q Game Catch that Whipped = Dog Al,
t..,,s s5 Got BACK Into the Water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04
THE INCOME TAX.
Secretary Carlisle and Comm4 ssi Oner
Confer This Afternoon.

AAtSTHoOhs
Secretary Carlisle had a conference with
Commissioner Miller of the internal reye-
nue. bureau at the Treasury Department
this afternoon for the purpose Of perfect
ing the arrangements for the collection of
the income tax. Commissioner Miller has
prepared a series of regulations with that
special object I'm view. They are volum-
inous to an alarming extent and are in
tended to cover every conceivable question
that may possibly arise in the execution of
the statute. Secretary Carlisle. has these
regulations under consideration today,
with view to their approval and early
PRONUNCIATION. Two forms of blanks are
provided, one for the return of incomes of
individuals and the other for the return of
incomes OF corporations. The latter form
provides for every class of corporation
subject to the tax. One of the questions to
be determined by the Secretary Is what
constitutes profit and gain" in the sec
ton that directs that profits realized
within the year from sales of real estate
purchased within two years previous to
the close of the year for which the income
is estimated" shall be subject to tax.
Secretary Carlisle is arranging the ma
chinery for the collection Of the income
tax with evident confidence that the neces-
sary funds for its operation will be forth
coming In the near future. He has sub
mitted an estimate of 5000 for the en-
ployment of 1903 additional deputy cole3t-
ors, 10 extra revenue agents and other ex
pcnses In the execution of the statute, and
is new acting with tIo expectation that
Congress will speedily ,ovide the sum :'e-
Guired. This estimate Is in addition to the
$1,000 already appropriated for stationery,
printing, etc. Secretary Carlisle made only
an incidental reference to the income tax
in lis annual report, submitted to Con-
gross today, and 1t is probable that he has
n N t.nt fn,. ,,t.l
municaticn to the appropriations commit
tees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04
APPROPRIATION ESTIMATES.
Their Arrangement by Bills as Made
by Clerks of the Two Houses.

Their Arrangement by Bills as Made
by Clerks of the Two Houses.
The clerks Of the Senate and House ap-
propria ton committees have prepared a
joint statement, showing the estimates for
appropriations by bills for 1890, which is
as follows:
Agricultural, 81, 400. $50; army. s24, COS. .6S2;
diplomatic and consular, sl.5S3,11s; Dis
trict of Columbia. s.217.9S4; fertilization.
81. .357. 703 Indian, 49, 723 s44; legislative,s 3d.
349 101; Military Academy, s5Is,O4S; navy,
$50, $50 O96; pension, s141 oS1 ,57O post office.
s91 ,03o 2s3; rivers and harbors. $1.475.O0O;
sundry civil. s46.3S3.s SIS.
This is q net increase Of 81 ,O35, COG over the
estimates for 1885, and of s17, 800. 162 over
the actual appropriations for 1895. The
principal increase is in the sundry civil
bill, for which the estimate for 1875 was
$34, ,966, ,OOO and the appropriation of SS4, 800.
us. The increase in this bill is due to the
fact that the river and harbor appropria-
tion estimate to meet contracts Is in
cluded in the estimates for this bill for this
session. This estimate amounts to ILL.,
3S7, 115. The summary differs from that
given out by the treasury in that 1t di-
vides the total so as to show the amount
estimated for the various appropriation
bills. 1t also adds to the postal appropria-
ton bills the amount derived from the pos
tai revenues, which the treasury estimate
fails to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04
4 DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Senators in Consultation Over the Selection
ofa Policy.
The Entire Program Seems to Hinge
Upon n Change I'm the Rules
Permitting Cloture.

The democrats Of the Senate are In eau
Gus today The object of the caucus Is to
mark out some policy for the session. As a
basis for everything the proposition to
change the rules of the Senate must as
sumo greatest Importance. In their con-
sideration of plans 1t is only by a change
of rules that anything can be accomplish
ed without the consent of the minority,
and for that reason 1t must be the first
step in any program for action. Those
democrats who have come back to Wash
ington with a determination to do some
of those things which they neglected at
the last session are now anxious to break
the chains Of tradition which hold them
Mr.. Georges resolution for a change Of
rules was followed this morning by one
introduced by Mr.. Vest. The advocates Of
the pop-gun bills are anxious for a chan ge
of rules. 1t is doubtful whether they can
complete and agree to a program at their
first meeting.
The whole question of policy, whether
anything is to be attempted, and, II so,
what? and how they shall proceed spreads
over a very broad range. The coal and iron
men oppose any action which will take it
out Of their power to project those inter-
ests. 1t is believed that the sugar interests
have been dropped out Of the Combination
WHlCH was SO powerful ldSt winter, ana
that both iron and coal are now standing
together. At the same time whatever is
done to prevent the passage of the bill for
free iron ore and free coal must incidental
ly prevent the passage of the free sugar
bill.
1t is probable that the only thing that
would induce the coal and iron men to
agree to a change of rules or to permit
legislation would be an agreement in eau
Gus that the free coal and free iron ore
bills should not be passed. 1t might be pos
sible to secure a change of rules In face of
this opposition. but this could be done only
through the cooperation of the republicans
Nothing could be done in any event. of
course, without the cooperation Of the Vice
President. What the attitude of the repub-
licans will be has not yet been disclosed
Naturally, they are in favor of cloture but
they may not deem 1t good policy to put
themselves thus in the hands Of the enemy
at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04
SNOW AND ICE.
To Give the Commissioners Power to
Compel Their Removal.

To Give the Commissioners POSvor to
Compel Their Removal.
Efforts have been made for several years
to secure such congressional action as
would authorize the District Commission
ers to enforce the removal Of snow and ice
from the sidewalks of the city. but when
ever the subject has been brought up in
either house there has been a disposition
to hamper this authority with amendments
and so satisfactory legislation has been
made impracticable. The bills to this effect
have thus been allowed to 'languish on the
calendars until after the snow season has
passed, and then there has been so little
urgency for their consideration that they
have been allowed to lapse. This year
Senator Mcmillan hores to secure early
action, and today he presepted joint
resolution In the Senate, which was re-
ferred to the District committee. In its
terms it Is as follows:
Resolved, That the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia are hereby au-
thorized and empowered TO make and en-
force all such reasonable and usual regula
tions as they may deem necessary to Sc
cure the prompt removal Of snow. ice and
dirt from the sidewalks in the District of
Columbia"
It will be noted that this leaves all de-
tails to the Commissioners. 1t empowers
them to stipulate the length of time within
which the snow, ice or dirt must be re-
moved, and also to fix the penalties for
noncompliance with the regulations An
effort will be made to secure early action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04
JUDGE HUGHES DECISION.
1t Has Caused Much COmmOtion In
Army and Navy Circles.

The decision of Judge Hughes Of the
United States court at Norfolk upon the
application of a writ of hebeas corpus in
She case of Naval Pay Clerk Sayre has
Saused much commotion in army and navy
aircles here, and should the judges de-
cision be upheld upon appeal by the Su-
preme Court, then IL will be necessary to
devise an entirely new code of punish
ments that may be inflicted by courts
martial. In effect the decision appears to
be that no court-rIartial can in any case,
whether the defendant be a commissioned
officer or an enlisted man. subject him TO
an Infamous punishment, which includes,
OF course, Imprisonment, as long as the
defendant may be near civil tribunal.
This decision Is based upon the fourth
amendment to the Constitution. The Ian
guage of this amendment is slightly am
biguous, and Judge Hughes has apparently
adopted a construction at variance with
all preceding decisions. and one which. II
sustained Will result iE the abandonment
of all of the military and naval prisons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04
CHINA-JAPAN.
1t is Believed the Preliminary Peace
Negotiations Are PrOGressing.

1t is Believed the Preliminary Peace
Negotiations Are Progressing.
80 far as acknowledged, no communica-
tions have been received from Ministers
DENLY ana Dun for three days past. in
cluding today. This absence of informa-
ton Is acknowledged by some as an in
dication that affairs are quiet at Pekin and
Toxic. and that no serious obstacle has
arisen In the conduct of the preliminary
negotiations for a peaceful settlement OF
the issues between, China and Japan
These prelimnaries involve, among other
matters, an understanding between the
be settled, and the appointment by the re-
spective governments OF persons to con-
duct the final negotiations. From the fact
that China has already indicated, through
Minister DENLY, its willingness to bring
about peace, it is not believed here that
she will object to meeting any reasonable
demands that may be contained In the
counter-proposition made by Japan through
Minister Dun. A prominent official In
speaking of the guarantees, that may be
asked by Japan for the faithful fulfillment
of the treaty obligations, expressed the
opinion that the island of Formosa, now
held by the Chinese, would be a more
satisfactory guarantee for the payment of
an indemnity than the occupation of Port
Arthur. The island OF Formosa would be
of itself a sufficient guarantee for the pay
ment of the indemnity. 1t is rich in agri-
cultural land which is well adapted for the
production OF sugar cane, and In case the
Chinese government failed to come UP to
Its indemnity agreement the island would
be ample satisfaction therefor.