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of Colonel Multi
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Tho battle Of the
Bayou Teche. Jan.
IL, 1863. was tho he.
ginning Of D series
Of encounters In tho
Red river country.
A gunbont fleet IN
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The 1st Of Janu-
airy, 1915, ended
with q blaze Of
glory resting over
iac1,son's imDrO-
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The battle Of New
Orleans, Jan. 6.
1915, revealed tho
wonderful talent Of
Andrew Jackson
and found q hero on
the British sido IN
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Jan. Is, 1858, was
the date Of tho Un-
ION assault on Fort
Fisher, N. c., tho
largest ehrthwork
in the Confederncv.
II hat fam US
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On Jan. IL. 1858,
the Alabama won
hc1 first honms In
battle with q United
Statac chin NJ par
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14

When pursued, the kangaroo, if pos
sible, directs his fight toward the river.
If he reaches it, he enters, and. thanks
to his great height, is able to 60 ON foot
to . depth where the dogs m obliged to
swim. There he plants himself ON his
two hind legs and his tail, and, up to
his shoulders in the water, he awaits
the attack Of the dogs. With his fore
paws he seizes by the head the first dog
that approaches him, and as he is more
solidly balanced than his assailants he
holds the dogs nose under water as long
a. he ban. Unless q second dog speedily
comes to the rescue the first n Is sure
to be drowned. II q companion arrives
and by his. attacks on the kangaroo man.
ages to Get I. captive free, the half
drowned brute is glad to regain the
shore - quickly as possible. In this way
. strong and courageous male kangaroo
will hold his own against 20 or 80 dogs,
drowning some and frightening others,
and the hunter Is obliged to intervene
with = bullet. Exchange.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
WILL SUSPEND RusTLlNc.



vigilantes 81 Northern Nebraska Mako
Captures In south Dakota.
CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., March IA
Members Of q vigilance committee from
Keya Paha county, Neb., entered Ly-
man county, west Of here, and captured
two men, Fred Chamberlain and Eu-
gene Powell, who they claim are men,
bere of q gang Of horse thieves that has
for some years been rustling horses from
the farmers Of Northern Nebraska. The
vigilantes were seven in number. A
man named Davis, q brother in-law of
Powell, was chased by them, but es-
capped. Chamberlain and Powell have
been taken away by their captors, osten.
sibly to be placed in Jail, but it would
not be surprising If they are never
heard from again. The vigilantes say
that for years the thieves have made q
practice Of stealing horses in Nebraska
and running them to South Dakota,
and vice versa. They propose to put a
stop to the wholesale rustling,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
CUPID IN CHURCH cHolRS.
Afhnities Are Speedily Discovered Their
and Matrimony Soon Results.

Aflnitics Are Speedily Discovered There.
and Matrimony soon Results.
A man who sings tenor in q church
on Michigan avenue said the other day
be knew of at least a half dozen serious
affairs Of the heart in progress in ~
many choirs on the South Side.
II believe" he added, that II sta
tistics were obtainable ON the subject
Il would be found that Of single people
who join church choirs . larger proper
tion get married within q year than
among an equal number Of young peo-
pie that might be selected anywhere
else. A possible exception might be
made Of the operatio stage. Singing.
ever If it is about things celestial, sets
the deepest Of all earthly emotions go
ing, and the hearts chord with each
other just IS voices do.
IF the singer doesn't discover an
affinity in = fellow singer, 1t is pretty
apt 10 be found in the congregation. II
. woman has q sweet voice, q face to
match and a figure to 60 with the other
WV 0tGIdCtlOuS, eI0 u0S tuo Ooos VOCoA
BILE opportunity for displaying them.
The same principle applies to a hand
some man.
Sometimes there are sharp rivalries,
Of course, which result in musical duels
between, say, the tenor and the basso,
both Of whom are smitten by the charms
OF some lady member Of the choir.
don't know, however, that there has
ever in real life come a tragedy out Of
such q set of conditions as we are told
happened in the case Of lovely Anna,
the soprano, who all the singers hearts
inspired The tenor. you know. went
70 high that he blew the top Of his head
Oh, and the basso sang 80 low he split
the soles of both his feet. Anna mourn.
cd awhile for both these fellows
"Then she wed the
Man who fed the
Wind into the
Organ bellows"
Chicago Tribune
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
TELEGRAMS WANTED.

Two That Would MAXI Interesting Read
ing n~Prodused.
SAN FRANc1sco, March 14.-At the
strikers trial in the United States dis
trict court, Henry e. Knox, the leader
Of the Sacramento strikers, testified that
the A. r. q. had made an Intellectual
attempt to get q number Of kilograms
sent by the officials Of the Southern
Pacific during the strike. Out Of
400 sent only $50 had been intro
duced ~ evidence. Among the tele-
grams wanted are two alleged to have
been sent by Superintendent J. B.
Wright Of Sacramento TO the agents at
Willows and Auburn to ditch the train
from Dunsmuir to Truckee, taken out
BY strikers. +. 81. Aims, one Of the
A. r. U. men, says that he saw the tel
egram, and i've other witnesses are
ready to oorrroborats his statement
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
0r.n~

Graasss may be crystallized - follows:
Place . saucepan partly filed with wa
ter 4pu the stove, and in IL dissolve
enough alum to make it of sufficient
density 10 bear an egg; let this boil
Take % the saucepan and lay your
grasses (dried and tied In punches to suit
the fancy In the water. When the wa
ter 10 perfectly cold, lift out the bou-
Quets. and you will and them . mass Of
beautiful crystal. kansas City Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14

BiQuon. the Paris restaurateur, ac-
quireda large fortune. and his wife car
ried on the business after his death. II
Is at this time that the story is told Of .
poor Journalist who was seen in the res
taurant eating . small plate Of straw
berries at Q season when the fruit was
% expensive as to be an extravaganza
even for the rich An acquaintance saw
the wretched penny q liner and smiled
significantly. ''Yea." said the Journal
list, II know l shall have to pay 10
francs for these. but the sight Of that
woman 1t the counter, who 10 worth
two millions. picking over strawber-
fies tor ma, who haven't got 8 louis In
the world. gives me such an amount Of
s~atisfaQdon that the berries arc worth
it."-San Francisco Argonauk
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
o'RELL's RASH sREAk

eaa Hransssss's CAisf OA3esAe - His Cry
Dsang Called were 1AaA EssAs
Ban FaANclsco. March l4.rChisf o1
Police Crowley 1gorously dsn&ss the o.
sertion Of Max ORAL that IL Nlsgii-
mate children born In Paris annually
was not more than one-thirdthe num-
her Of natural children born every year
in San Francisco. Chief Crowley says
this city IL not half 20 immoral ON the
lines suggested - any Of the
large manufacturing cities Of the
United States, England or the con-
tinent, where young girls and women
are thrown in daily contact with ire
responsible males Of their own age. The
chief does not know where M. Blouet
obtained his data, but pronounces the
allegations false.
IF we who have lived here all our
lives and have to deal with crime and
the element Of immortality" said Chief
Crowley, cannot form any sccurate
estimate of the question Of illegitimacy,
how could q stranger and q for
eigner acquire such information, This
French humorist is q fakir Of the rank
est kind. 1t is an insult to compare
San Francisco to Paris, where the mar
riage laws are looked upon by most as q
useless i~ncumbrance. Were O'ReIl
here, he would get what he wanted, the
treatment Mark Twain got in Paris
his nose would be pulled"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
THE LOST CLIFF HOUSE.

1hsss who Have Genial Memories % the
Old Resort Are In Every CLINE.
San Francisco hos lost one of her few
distinctions. The Clif House was not
IN architectural marvel. but those rick.
ely walls were redolent Of tho happy.
generous, easy going spirit of the old
Californian. IL was . tolerant, unpuri.
tanacal cisy that had the CliH for n Of
it, chisf attraetiouA Probably no resort
a. exactly the name kind could win such
a~'rsputatio1s now. but In the old days
thsf CliH House was % famous - the
Yosemite, or - the seals, Of which IL
wa uncertain whether they or tho house
gained tke4nore celebrity from the as
ISOLATION.
When distinguished strangers used to
take in the lions Of San Francisco. the
place was even poorer in architectural
attraction than it IL now. There were
NO buildings that would draw q second
glance in any eastern or European city.
But the visitor to the Cliff House was
not looking for masterpieces. He was
looking for q good time, and he got it
and spread the fame of it abroad. The
new Cliff House will be a more magnifi.
cent structure than the old, but it is
safe to say that it will not be RESPONSE
BILE for so many genial memories in every
corner Of the earth San Francisco Ex-
aminer
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
CAPTURE OF TAYLOR.
Pinkertons Have No Definite
Information Regarding
the Matter,
BUT BELIEVE PRESS DISPATCHES
Their Men Were Close on His
Trail When They Last
Reported.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Oficials of the
Pinkerton detective agency here de-
clared that they have received no in-
formation from their men regarding the
reported arrest in Mexico Of w. w.
Taylor, the missing ~ex-treasurer OF
South Dakota. They admitted. how
ever, that the last word received from
their operators who have been following
Taylor, was that the e~x-treas-
nref was supposed to have sailed from
Havana. Cuba, for Vera Cruz, and that
the detectives believed they were close
on his trail. The Pinkerton people also
admitted that the Associated Press dis
patches telling Of the capture gave the
correct aliases Of the detectives who
were after the man, and it ia apparent
the officers believe the story.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
EACH GIRL WORE COURT PLASTER

And So the Youth Couldn't Toll Which
Came Into His Boom.
The young man who thinks he il 60
ing to come cut ahead in any joke in
which q girl Of ordinary sharpness is in
.volved il surf to find his mistake. 1t
happened some time ago in q certain
college that the dormitories Of both the
young lady and gentlemen students
opened into the same hall.
One evening Q midnight ono Of the
girlA who had slipped out Of her room
30 enjoy . secret chat with one Of the
other girls, vas hurrying to her room.
and In the dark mistook the room. en-
1esing the room Of ono Of the boys By
mastake. He was standing BY the gas
~ having Just turned out the light.
andwhen she had found tho match which
~ carried IN her pocket and started 10
li0ht The gas abe stumbled against him.
QkpouKss che screamed and startsd for
~ door. but he was too quick for her.
MAANlding h3A mnmsnt actually bit
~ p6Sxk yh order tEit II might ide6.
~ AsyOsns lady when nsxt they met
= OfN0oG1Ge her wrath knew no bounds,
and when she finally reached her room
Sk1o1llsd IN indignation meeting Of the
0ahatgirls and explained what the hor.
NJ 1sslow had presumed to do She
could never face him again and was not
going 70 chapel in the morning. But
than of course he would know who she
WI. and she appealed to the girls to
help her out Of the difficulty. They did.
The next morning when the girl stu
dents fled past the boys at devotional
exercises in the chapel n wicked youth
looked over the top Of his testament only
to see . procession Of IL girls, each hav-
ing . long strip Of black court plaster
ON her left cheek. He has never yet dis
covered which girl he BIZ. -Indianapolis
Sentinel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Clothes Caught Fire.

SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., March 14.-Mrs.
D. P. Ward, wife Of the Baptist state
missionary for this state, came near be-
ing burned to death Sunday night. Her
2-year-old child was reaching for q book
and tipped over o large parlor lamp.
The child escaped to another room, but
Mrs. Wards clothing caught fire. She
had the presence Of mind to lie down
and roll ON the floor, and in that way
extinguished the flames. She was badly
burned about the hands and face.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, March IA
The whole Cripple Greek district is
greatly excited owe a lively running
fight late in the night between officers
and a number of miners and former rail-
road men, in which one man was killed
and another badly injured. The arrests
grew out Of the railroad strike last
summer. y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14

LoOal Time a0le.
Chicaso. Milwaukee D Sc. pAnl Railway, which
took effect, sunday, November IL, 1894.
.rnAINe come 8AsT.
Passenger, Mo-. q, departs 11:O6 o. m.
Freight, No. g, departs $3.50 .. m.
Freight, No. a, doparts loo p. m.
TEAMS o0lno VEST,
Mixed, No, "a, dsparts4:lOp p. n.
TRAINS Yn0m TMR HAST.
Passenger, No. 8, arrives 1:46 p. m.
Freight, No. n, arrives 4:bOa. m.
Frel1ht, No. g, arrives 5:5 p. m.
rnArNs Yu0A THE WEST.
Fret ii, NO. g, arrives 10 :46 4. m.
Ali he above trains carry passengers; but
Ireights only when passenRers Gre provided with
ickets.
Passenger trains going east make connection
ct Iean for oil points south, and passenger train
going wsst, at Wooneochst Tor al points north.
nADaoou q D1ysFoL LTNH.
Passenger GOING north. departs 3:5Op. N.
PASSENGER from north arrives, 10 80 Q. m.
JNO. LARKIN, Local Agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14

Colon, March 14.-The latest news
from the front is that the rebels have
reiterated and that General Reyes, COM
mander Of the Colombian forces has &C.
cupiedC ucuta, in the province Of Pam
plona, with 1000 men. A detachment
Of 1000 troops Is expected to arrive
shortly at Panama from the department
Of Gaucua- Martial law has heen de-
clared in the department. Of Panama.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Called Che Government,s Attention.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Marquis
imperial, first secretary Of the Italian
legation. called at the state department
and directed the attention Of the officials
to the news from Walsenberg, Colo, of
the assassination Of four Italians. He
asked that the good offices Of the state
department be used immediately to pre-
vent further killing Of his countrymen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
AL ARE EXPERTS

0r~ss sorambss for Places - Mineral
LAaA ExaalnsrA
WASHINGTON, March IA. - There
seems to b m increase in the demands
for place - the positions grow scarosx.
Whenever there r some now ofioes
provided for BY lsgislssion, there's gen.
orally . scramble for tho position. Dur.
ing tho closing days of congress, . bin
was passed Tor the sxamination and
ClaaeiAcatipa At mineral lands III the
grant 70 the Northern Pacific railway
in Montana and Idaho. There were
II officers created BY this bill,
10 be pgid salafies Of %. 100 . year.
There win b, three each for the three
land DISTRICTS in Montana, and ono in
Idaho, through which tho railway passes.
The bill provides that ct least one Of the
three assigned to each district shall be
chosen from the district, but there il
nothing to prevent all being chosen.
Candidates for these places come from
all sections Of the country, and the inte-
rior department is
Flooded " ith Applications.
Some men come to Washington to
personally solicit these places. 1t is de-
sirable that men with some knowledge
of mineral shall be chosen, and it ap-
pears to the officials of the department
that there IRE mineral experts in every
section Of the country, and the appoint
ing officers, should they believe all that
Is said to them, would become con-
WINGED that the country was one vast
field Of mineral sources The ex-
animation Of the land will occupy some
time. Some Of these interested say that
in all there are l,OOO,O 600 acres Of land
in the grant which might properly be
classified a. mineral.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Declines to Give Information,

PIERRE, s.. D., March 14.-Governor
Sheldon admits that he would not be
surprised to see w. w. Taylor returned
to Pierre soon. The governor declines,
however, to give out anything definite.
Other state officers give credence to the
report Of Taylor's capture, but know
soothing definite.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
PURE SPRING WATER ICE.
]. VI. Abrams Has Put Up . Large
Supply.
File your contracts early il you wish
to nee pure spring water ice.
j. w. ABRAMS.
Rebels Are ~ssrrand6rias.

MADRID. March IA private dis
patch received here from Havana says
that the leaders in the war Of separation
Of 1884, who Joined the present rising
in Cuba, r comforting with Captain
General Cajolla with view Of : possi-
BILE cessation Of hostilities and q surren.
der of the rebels.
d. Prices cEOa0 DaDC1nI Powder
WoeidsS Falr Highest Award.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
MORE FREE LAND.

Yankton Sioux Reservation Soon to BE
WASHINGTON, March 14.-When Pres
ident Cleveland returns, it is said, he
win Immediately issue q proclamation
opening to settlement the lands ceded
by the Yankton Sioux Indians in South
Dakota. The proclamation has already
been prepared and provides that in 80
days after its first publication the lands
shall be subject to entry under the land
laws Of the United States. The lands
coded amount to los, 900 acres and are
accounted among the bsst in the state,
being in the southern part Of the state
and in q rich farming country.
Representative Picker Of South Dakota
says that although there would be quite
. demand for these lands he does not
anticipate any such rush as has been
witnessed in Oklahoma. The general
land Office will take measures to see
that all settlers are treated alike.
Another reservation which will soon
be opened is that Of the Nez Perces in
Idaho. The agents of the government
are now at Mes Perces paying these
Indians 100000, the purchase price of
their lands. After this has been done
the steps necessary to throw the ceded
lands open TO settlement viii be imme.
diately taken.
Lying Low.
echool,nate-Why do you never touch
your piano!
Miss Thumper-We're buying Il on
installments.
"What difference does that make?'
"I'm afraid II paw should hear me
play he'd stop paying. Good News
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Dug Up Colonial Gold.

WHITE PLAINS, March Awhile a
gang Of lsborers at Knollwood, the
estate of A.. T. Calender, were excar
waiting for improvements to the prop
erty, they dug up an old iron pot con
tanning $50 pieces Of gold and silver
colonial money Of dates ranging from
1875 to ITO. It is supposed that the
gold and silver belonged to some of
Washington g soldiers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
An Ancient Church.

ATLANTA, Ga, March l4.-The old
Midway church, in Liberty county, the
most ancient house Of worship in the
South, having been built in 1859, is the
scene Of the 1O3d annual reunion Of the
Midway society, an organisation whose
mission it is to perpetuate the historical
associations Of the venerable structure.
Negroes now own the building.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
The biggest smeltsr.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, March IA
kilograms have been received here stat
ing that money has been raised IN Lon.
don to build at Colorado City tho larg-
est smelter in this country, II win be
equipped with special treatment adapted
to the handling Of the low grades Of
Cripple Greek ores.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Ne Fresh Developments.

TAMPA, Fla, March 14.-There are
mo fresh developments here as to De-
faulting State Treasurer Taylor OF
South Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Fell sixty Fest.

DULUTH, March l4.-By the fall Of
s~ca6olding at Cloquet. Charles Lind
strom was dropped 10 feet and his skull
crushed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14

In tho battle Of Marengo 90, 600 men
participated, and Of that number 49,
600 were killed or wounded, about %
Per cent Napoleon thought Narengo
his greatest victory. He always kept
throughout life the uniform he wore on
that day,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-14
Blizzard At Des M0iues

Blizzard ut Des Moiues.
Dies MoINTs, Ia, March IA bliz.
zard began at 10 a. m, and is increasing
in severity. The Thermometer is 10
above zero. The snow is quite heavy.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-02
HUNTERSVlLlE.

There is no improvement in the con
dition of Air. Rogers, who is so i'll al
his home on Ouiten street.
Mrs. W. S. Leake is in Richmond
attending the commencement exercises
Of the Woman's College. of which her
sister, Miss Bernice French. Is n stu
dent.
Hnutersville NJ @ Church, Rev j G.
Lennon, pastor Morning. II o'clock
"Christian Benevolcnce. Night, G
o'clock God Shield to Believers. -
Regular services TO day at ST.
Andrews Mission Chapel.
Revival services at the Third Baptist
Church, morning and night. to day by
the pastor, Rev W Leake.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-02
ATLANTIC CITY.

Rev. j. Il. Rontten returned from
Mathews county yesterday aud will
serve his church to-day.
The ward never appeared to hotter
advantage in condition of streets and
neatness of residences than at this time.
Rev. L. A. Hall, pastor OF Central
Avenue Baptist Church. will preach
morning and night to-day regularly.
the Christian En6snvor Society of
Colley Memorial Church will offer to
the public ice cream aud other refresh
ments on the lawn on Monday aud
Tuesday evenings.
Coliey Memorial Church public wor.
ship at IL and 7:45. Morning theme,
"The Word With Power" evening,
'"The Poor i'll Spirit" Christian En-
denvore at $3.50 and 6:I3.
lamberts Point Presbyterian
Ohurch-Sunday school, p. NJ; pub
lie worship, 4 p. IN.