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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25
REFUSB REDUCTIONS.
Railroad Representatives and North
Dakota Railroad Commission
ers Hold
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Grain Growers Will Attempt to Re-
duee Wheat Acreage About
One Third

FARGO, N. d., Aug. s5. The confer
ence between North Dakota railroad
cCanmishioners and representatives Of
the railroads. tfaversing the state was
held here during the day. II was
called for the purpose OF endeavoring TO
secure lower rates on wheat from North
Dakota points to 81. Paul. Minneapolis
and Duluth. The railroad commission
err OF Minnesota, Ward Anes, repre-
sentfng the Duluth chamber Of COM
merce, and farmers from all over the
state were also present and took part In
the deliberations. It was argued by
farmers that with existing low prices OF
wheat, after deducting expenses for
seeding, tilhng and harvesting, there
was
Absolutely Nothing Laft
to recompense them for their labor.
They urged that the railroads should
share q part Of the loss which low
prices necessitated. III freight rates
were not reduced, they would be forced
tocease raising wheat except for home
consumption. A petition signed by
2.000 extensive farmers Of the state,
praying for q reduction i'm rates, was
presensed. The representatives OF the
railroads listened TO the arguments but
declined 10 make any reduction. They
declared rates were now as low as they
could possibly afford 10 have them.
Mr.. Grover Of the Great Northern ad-
Matted that ifwheat shipments from
North Dakota ceased. Ii &
wSsaA 1sAAkraps enc Read,
but said that was risk the roads ram
and could mot be obviated. The confer.
ence adjourned with. the understanding
that mo voluntary reduction would be
made by the railroads. After the con-
ference i number Of grain growers got
together and received b initiate move.
ment having for its object ! rednctio6
Of the wheat acreage. They think they
can secure plsdgSs enough to reduce the
acreage aE least one third. They see
nothing but BANKRUPTCY In present
rates and prices.
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Another saB. GOO Ofrsr.

KANSAS Cry, Aug. IA special to
The Times from Parsons Kan, says:
"A purse OF $25, 900 has been offered by
the Kansas, Indian Territory and Texas
citizens for the jackson Corbett fight,
to take place at Wagner, /. T., where
there are no laws to prevent such con-
test. Richard X. Fox has telegraphed
Jackson's and Corbett's acceptance of
the ofEer, providing the money was de-
posted In New York.
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A Big Enterprise.

DULUTH, Aug. 25.- The West Duluth
Land company has closed q deal with
EC. j. LEISURE of Dubuque, Ia, president
of the Leisure Z lumber company, for the
sale Of . site for d large modern saw
mill. The site - on Grassy Point, Just
beyond the mill Of the West Duluth
company, and comprises triangular
section nf about 30 acres. The mill win
have q oapacity of 100, 600 feet every
10 hours. Otis Staples OF Saltwater ID
one Of Lesure's associates i'm this enter
prise.
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A Bold. bad Man.

La GRANGE, Tex, Aug. 25. Deputy
Sheriff Parker Of Bonham and posse
have arrested Stephen Calvin Howard,
a desperate CT many aliases. Howard
resisted and opened fire, but was finally
captured unhurt. He admits being
wanted in Birmingham, Ala, Savan.
nah, Ga, the City Of Mexico, and in
Texas. He confessed to killing man
named Geetchy at Birmingham, George
Brown at Savannah, and at Ennis, Tex,
he killed an officer who tried to arrest
him. Howard is in Jail here, and OH.
cials at the town have been notified Of
his capture.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

Auseful device has been designed foE
learning the nlotionssof swimming. n
consists of d wire stretched tightly across
the SWIMMING bath. Two grooyed pul.
leys run along the wire. land rope ID
passed through the lower pulley reach.
ing tothel surface Of the water. IA belt
Of special make is worn by thel pupil,
which, By means AZ swiyels and rings,
allows the wearsrr- I'd lie In any desired
position. As soon as the swimmer ac-
quires the proper motions, the wheel
moves along the wire. This makes the
lesson interesting and much less fati.
guing than the old method Of pole and
rope. engineering.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

NEW dBEDEoRD, Mass, Ang. 26-The
state board OF arbitration held o. 3.houEs
session here on the strike situation.
Representatives of AlI the labor unions
were present. William wv. Crapo, ID
manufactures. contested the arguments
of the labor men hotly ON the ground
that the situation was due to the condi-
tion Of the market. and ON the same
basis endeavored 10 prove that the wage
reduction was justified. sF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

CoIoN, %AuR. "a. "a schooner has ar
rived here with n refugees from Blue
fields Mosquito territory, The country
Is descEibed as being depopplated and
businsss Is said TO- have been stopped.
The refugees also report that more
Niearagnan tropps are arriving at Blue
sields, and that 2, 900 men are due there.
This display of force Il announced ~ "
caused by the determination Of the
Nicaraguana to resist foreign interfer-
ence ID their affairs. Is
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81. goHxN RKCALLED.
Re-Examaiaaa aa ~ RlneA lls6imR -.joai
E&Mh AISe pai tlas St&ns. as

Rs-Exanaiilsa ~ ~ nsssiis6ina -j5oka INC.
EiMh A1So ~ Glls sSt&nal. Wy u Z
CHIcAao, AHg. 20 General Mauager
sc. John 1T che Rock Island road was
recalled hy the strike cominission TO-
day. Mr. ST. yohp'p testimony OF yes
terday REGARDING the blacklist had ap-
parently not satisfied the commissioners
and he was closely questioned regard
ing it.
lyon have said" Commissioners Ker-
nan asked, athat your road has no
blacklist. Now Is It q fact that the
General Managers association has .
blacklist?''
No such thing as real blacklist ex-
lists among the railroads to my knowl-
edge, was the answer. ,ssThere was,
however, believe, q list Of names pre-
pared for the General Managers asso-
citation. It contained the names of the
most active of the strikers and has been.
think, submitted 10 the various roads
by the association 1t cannot properly
be called blacklist. however Y 4
John III. Egan, strike manager of the
General Managers association, suc-
ceeded Mr. ST. John on the stand. Mr..
Egan was questioned regarding his
duties during the strike and said it was
his duty to receive reports from the va
rious roads Of the progress of the trouble
and TO submit the same TO the associa-
tion.
After preliminary questions Com.
missioner Wright asked Mr.. Egan il, in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

Brass bedsteads are no longer che most
fashionable variety They have growa
too oofnmon for the ultra exclusive
taste aud silver and white metal and
plain sailver nov TO q great extelt sn
kersetle them. The icw bedsteads are
shovn canopied with pale blue o. pink,
md the same scheme OF color lii carried
out in the other furnishings Silver
curtain poles and andirons and draperie<
tomatch the bed canopied are the cor
rect thing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

WAsEINoToN, Ang. 25.--Representa-
tive Hudson tPop., Kan. has intro
duced 3 resolutio1 Dor the appointment
II three pensi0n commissioners instead
OF one One would represent, each
political party Including the F0pulists;
they would hold ofilce for Sir years, and
In disputed cases majority Of the
board would decide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25
Rush oil Private Fsills.

WAsHINGToN, Aug 25.-Abont 80
members were on the floor when the
house met. There was, - usual, q
great rush on the part Of members for
recognition to pass bills CT local Inn
portance. A bin was passed TO extend
the time in which the Hutchison and
Southern Railroad company can con-
struct 4 railroad through the Indian
Territory.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25
Sc. Paul Union stock yard.

',Eri ..s.sAJ Aug. "a ,sIL
HOGS-Strong. Range OF prices, $5.l50
$50 arataE h-- 1Hs#
CATTLE-Steady: very little offered; good
demand for fat butcher stuff.
Prime steers, $az5GD8.5p; cool steers S27i
G3.25; prime cows, o. uaO..75; good cows, $2UO
@27j; common to fair cows, SIa2; light veal
calves, $3037j heavy calves, sos; bulls S125
0200.
SHEEP Duh; market glutted and very lit
tie demand. .ss.sr >,
Muttons.S 81. .5oa .2j; lambs, So oJGD I; common.
50cllJ0. -
Receipts: Hog. 90: cattle, %; calves. 10;
sheep. NJ
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JUDGE HANEcY. REFUSES


KAaFe to File ,.InforsnattOm Against the
a !. Pullman Gompany. y. 5,
ncAGo, Aug. %. Attorney Gem
cEn1 Maloney appeared before Judge
Hsaacy and asked leave to Ale informa-
ti0n iItqno watEantos against the Pull
nlan Palace Car conpany, but was OPP
poasa'by Attornsy Rankin ON behalf of
the Rnllmsn company n r13i
Jadge Hahecy decided that he could
not kAks up,the motion and the attorney
general LETT the,courtroom. He said he
w01ld try toand another jndge sS hear
hae nantion kdA the r6vbcaEion az tlze
Pullman couapany,s charter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

ALBERT LEA, Mimi, An0. ". - part
of The shovelers at work upon the ex-
tension OF the water mains struck here
during the forenoon and the police had
TO be called TO preserve order. The men
were getting $l.25 and they demanded
more pay. The work Is being done NJ
Fairbanks, Morse n Co. of st. Papl,
who have the contract.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25
FREionr cARs pERAILEp.
Thsee ATen Killed and Four Injured I'm q
Wreck ON the Northwestern.


Wreck ON the Northwestern.
FoRT ATKINSON, Wis, Aug. &c.
About d. IN. seven freight cars were
thrown from the track two miles north
Of here on the Chicago and Northwest
eFn railway. A broken axle was the
cause. One of the cars was loaded
with lumber, and seven men had en-
tared Il, riding between the lu1nLer and
the end Of the car. When the cars
wers thrown from the track the lumber
shifted 30 as 10 crush three Of the men
to death. The killed are Thomas In
galls. Charles Klein amid Stephen ontka.
The injured are r.. w. Waterman,
George Plant, Robert Harsaseke and
james EggIeston. The dead and
wounded were ell residents Of Chicago.
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g7-9F17- "A, ~ q - q 4 b NAFNI5
Suicide 0f a Regulars

PERRY, %. r. Aug. 25.--John. II.
Rathborp, 4, a,lientenant Of y conn any of
United States soldiers located at t1ais
place. committed suicide BY shootine
himself with d pistol. No capse Ii -
signed for the shooting. He was con-
versing with q party OF soldiers, and,
without warning, pulled i pistol and
shot himself
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vfli Atteraapk ia sItaxs.

New BEDEoBD, Mass, Aug 26. -It As
definitely stated that the Bennett and
Columbia mills wIll attempt to start up
Monday uader the reduction. The
operatives were notified today when
they were paid off and asked 10 come In.
Some Of them told the officials that
they would, but later they said they
would 60 back only at the old wages.
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PLAYED with : ehotgan.

y FERGUs FAILS, MINI. Aug, 25.--A
report from Blnngton township says that
Gny Allen. aged 8, and Elmer Bihlona,
aged 9. were playing with d shotgun,
when Elmer was killed, Guy insists
that Elmer shot himseK.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

g oJ DuLUrH. Aug. n. 1904
/ WHEAT--Nos lhard. cash, 6a1xes August.
S9es NOgi Northern, cash, 6y14r August.
Sc. SepssmbsF, 50sSc; December, ES1kc. No.
. Northern, cash. S8s6s: No. Q. 6954c; rejected,
A9t4c; 10 arrive. No. Northern. sc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25

MSkNRAror.ss. An

MINNKAF0Lks. Aug. "a 1884
WHEAT-August closed. sAAkc; september
opening, 53l6c; highest. 531S lowest E3c;
closing. 68c; December opening. 545&c; highest,
$50; lowest, 6i5kc; closing. 1870. On Track
No. / hard. old, 5Sc; new. SIC; No. Northern,
sc: No. Northern. 55Ikc: No. hard, new,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-25
A Balloon Explosion.

Zone of my balloons gave me a, scare
once" remarked Mr.. Carl E. Myers,
the aeronaut, ''but it wasn't because I
was in 1t. 1t was in June of 1891, when
/ was conducting some rainmaking ex-
periments in Washington. / sent up
balloon 10 feet in diameter, filled one
third with oxygen and two-thirds with
hydrogen gas, and at a height of !, 500
feet ] exploded it by an electric wire.
Il was the most extraordinary sight that
I have ever seen, that explosion. AS for
the sound--well, that was what fright.
ened me. wasn't prepared for it. A.
the instant Of explosion the balloon be-
came 100 feet in diameter and of dull
red color. It wasn't as If it had ex-
panded to that size It looked as il the
original balloon had simply disappeared
and another ten times as big had stimuli
taneously taken It's place. A fraction Of
q second later the tl1ing vanished, and
the afr was filled with minute particles.
Then came an explosion that was
simply terrifying. Never have heard
anything to approach it. 1t seemed to
shake my heart within me. My head
rang for hours afterward. The wire was
thrown back to us crumpled up like 80
much twine. For long distance
around all the little fishes in the brooks
were killed by the concussion. Directly
below the balloon was the bowling alley
Of the Casino rink, and after the explo-
sion that alley looked as il. an aerial
giant had stepped ON it. It collapsed as
card house collapses under careless
touch. On the following day received
polite notes from the assistant secretary
Of agriculture and the chief clerk Of the
| Smithsonian, institute. The secretary
protested mildly. The chief clerk set
forth that his cattle onaa neighboring
farm had been seriously disturbed by
the explosion. and would / please so
away somewhere when wanted to do
it again. moved to Texas, where cat
tie are cheap"
..G. sE ~as.Ersg ~ .7*as .-i g.eH-
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or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
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Bie Worms.

/ Awaggish farmer In Ohio killed DO
black snakes and buried them in o sand
pit. The next day he sent his hired man,
o Swede, to dig fishworms in, the same
place. and the size Of the worms fright
ening the poor fellow nearly out of his
senses he fed In terror from the scene.
New York Ledger
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
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Chicago Union stock Yards.

Gu cAGo Aug. "a, 1894.
!. CATTLE-Market firm: good graaes 51I0c
higher. Natives. $I.25D5.55; westerns, $l.s0
0i6l Texans, 81 85135.
HOGS--.aarket fairly active. and prices
trifie higher. Sales ranged at s. 2Ot1
5.75 for light; SL9Ja5.25 for rough packing;
85.l505.75 for mixed. s5.2s f59j for heavy
packing and shipping; pigs, S35l0p 10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market firm.
Receipts Cattle 6.00k hogs. 16.OO0; sheep.
6,OU0
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Aug. "a. 1894
N CLOSING PRICES.
is wHEAT-Easy. August, GSS054c; Sep
temher. 6At4c; December. 5714GD57ssc.
CORN--Easy. August, 80; September, 545kc;
October. Ei1fc; May. Mc.
OATS Easy. Casa, z03sc; August, 00c;
September, 3O1sc: May. a516c. -
NJ PoRK-L Lower. September. Sia.S6s january.
siS.55.
I LARD-Eas!er. eptsmber. 7.so; january.
S7.72l6.
January, S7.U0
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
FARM NOTES.


Fertilizers.
To increase the fertility If the soil
and its consequent productiveness is
the aim of al practical farmers. Can
this be done protitably by the use OF
concentrated or commercial fertilizers
in the production of cotton, is ques-
ton of immediate importance to the
Texas planter.
We give herein conclusions based
upon results obtained at this station,
The soil upon which this test was
made is q postoak upland loan, and
has been urder cultivation TOR j.
years.
With ordinary cultivation in an
average season this LAND without fer
tilization will produce about One-third
of bale of cotton per acre. The fer
tilizers were so applied as to furnish
the natural elements, nitrogen, pot
ash and phosphOriC acid singly and
in com bipation. The soil was found
to be deficient in all the essential
ING lIAblN EtNl AANN4NAlJ PilO9
phoric acid.
From results we find that the in-
creased yield due to fertilization is
only sufficient to cover the cost Of
fertilizer when cotton is sold for
cents per pound and the seed at $50
per ton. When the price exceeds
cents there is profit by the use Of
the fertilizer; when less, correspond
ing loss.
Our conclusions are based upon the
average yield or four successive years,
and the following prices per ton OF
the fertilizers used: Bone meal,
$50 60; acid phosphate, S24; kainlt,
81. 80; muriate potash, 5000, and
CottOnseed meal at $50.
1t will be noted that the above
prices are excessive. They repre-
sent, however, the cost Of each laid
down at Chicago station, bought in
mixed car lots. y charge of 45 cent
per acre is also made in mixing and
spreading the fertilizer.
j. W. CARSON,
Texas Experiment Station.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
Rural Gems.

Food not only furnishes fat and
muscle but gives flavor.
Transplanting is not favorable to
the growth of beets.
If you keep dog don't LET him cut
to pick up living.
If some people didn't try so hard
they would do better.
While the earth is moist is q good
time to do wedding.
Oftimes late second crop may be
grown to advantage.
Be careful where you drop matches,
lighted or unlighted.
Give your personal attention rather
than trust to others.
When you turn your stock to pas
ture don't forget the salt.
Rich food increases the product and
enriches the manure.
A serious loss for the farmer is loss
of confidence in himself.
The fewer the varieties The better
Mould be the quality.
Grass that natures eed does not
readily start up again.
One kind of fertilizer will not act as
assuhstitute for another.
Each generation ought to be better
off than the preceding one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
REGATTA RULES.

There will be large crowds along the
landing shores and coin Of vantage on
The lake front this week. Let every
one remember that good humor is alb
solutely necessary tor their own enjoy
ment and the happiness OF Others.
The most accommodating man or
woman in large crowd is certain TO
get the best of things. Be accommo>
dating. Do not bear yourself as II you
had the sole right to all the world
and verythiug in it. Try and
make others comfortable and then
every body will unite in trying to make
YOU comfortable. There is no Deees-
sity for hurry, take things easy russ
ing and quarre!ing will do you no
good, but will excite the prejudice OF
all around you. Keep in a good
humor and you will enjoy yourself
and be the cause of enjoyment to
Mt hers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
Tha Dairy.

a good dairyman expects to make
every acre NJ his farm produce 100
pounds OF butter year, and it is
easy ~ see why dairymen who get %
cents pound tor their product value
their land high A product bringing
in S25 year pays good interest ol
500 per acre.
If you don't own dairy of 800
pound butter cows don't be diecOuT-
aged. Test each one, know what she
can do, condemn the poorest to sacri-
fee when it will damage you the
least, breed to blooded bulls of excel
lent practical merit ana save the best
cows calves. Three or four yea 3
will find you looking up smiling.
The only way to make money from
the dairy is to start in with the eX~
pectation of sticking right to it
through thick and thin for number
of years. No dairyman ever mad
money by going into the business
when milk and butter were high and
going out when they were low
lrairie Farmer.
The Holstein- Friesian association
has for three years paid bounty OF
IS each for the killing or castration OF
bull calves after five or before so days
old, and the number on which this
bounty has been paid is S426O. The
payment of this bounty has betn dis.
continued, but the plan has raised
the standard of quality.
Late experiments in keeping milk
and assuring its wholesomeness show
that heating TO l55 degrees prevent it
from souring for the next "A hours,
when the boiling may be repeated. 1t
should be Kept cool meanwhile.
Cows give bloody milk from fever
ish condition. This may be- caused
by dogs chasing then, or othe
causes. They may give bloody milk
for few mlkings and then cease.
The milk glands may be intlamed
Small doses OF saltpetre will help
them, ted in bran sior.
One great purpose of the dairy cow
is 10 produce milk, hence she reeds
that kind Of treatment which fosters
the milk-producing qualifying ex.
pOsures to extremes of weather, no
suffering from lack of food, no phys
ical pain or excitement. Her life
should be life of peace.
Skinned milk and linseed meal
make good substitute for new mil K
for young calves after the first week
during which they should have tn.
new milk of the dam. Begin with
two tablespoonful of the meal, dis
solve in not water and thoroughly
mix with the milk, increasing the
amount of meal until months old,
when, if thrifty, il will take one pound
per day. In butter dairy this is an
economical way to raise the heifer
calves ard 10 make the bulls ready
for the veal Observation-Disclosures.
Women who are willing to work
have their attention called TO the
dairy. The work in it can be readily
superintendent by them, and most OF
it is what they can readily DO. Their
neatness and easily acquired skill is
needed in it. They can build up the
private dairy and make it popular
everywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
THURsDA ApRIL o. lsa4

specially bred COW for the special pur-
pose OF dairying and 1t is useless and
even foolish to waste your time and
efforts catering to an old prejudice. 1t
you are going to do a thing do it well
and have no halt way work about IT,.
If you can not afford To buy pure bred
Jerseys, aud there Is no need
Of if. begin with a bull az old as you
can afford to buy. The most
valuable are the old tried
fellows that have produced good per-
formers, but any way get Jersey
bull and grade up. Grading up a
herd is, if any thing, more facinaling
than handling thorough breds, and
not half so risky from money point
of view. But calves can now be mad
for little more than railroad charges
and they are no trouble to raise, while
the blood is invaluable in the nerd q,
especially for butter and cheese max
ing, while it is good in the milk dairy
for stealing the other fellows custom.
ers, which is the great end in view
when selling milk.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17

Does feed make the COW? Certainly;
a good COW is worthless without good
feed, but no power nor ingenuity on
earth can make naturally poor COW
a good one with rich feeding. Breed
and selection lie at the bottom Of all
dairy progress. There are, OF course,
other important factors in the work.
Warmth and general comfort are
probably of more real importance
than better feed. The man who
thinks he has enriched his cows milk
with better feed has usually been
fooled by adding greater comfort to
the cows surroundings. For these
reasons every one who intends inn
proving his dairy should adopt a def
mite plan for auding better blood 10
the hero. The beef growing tendency
of Southern farmers makes them
somewhat prejudiced against the little
Jersey, but at the present time with
the dairy lights we have before US this
is the breed for all kinds of WORK per.
tanning to milk making. She is the