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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-06
HOLMES LATEST.
Cunnii.ly Devised scheme to Secure
Money for His Defense.

Cunninsly Devised scheme to Secure
Money for His Defense.
Phil >DELPHIA. Sept. ell. H.
Holmes, who is charged with wholesale
insurance swindles and with several
the killing of b. +. PietZel, has not been
ed prisoner at Moyamensing. He has en-
gineered what is obviously a cunning
matchmaking scheme. Although de-
prived of writing material and in spite
of every precaution taken to prevent his
communicating with anyone outside the
prison walls, he has written what pur-
ports to be d sketch Of his career.
The law officers of the commonwealth
have been astounded by the publication
of advance Sheets and the announce
ment that a book written by Holmes on
the margins of other books, lin the soil
tude of his CELL" will follow shortly.
The scheme. worthy of Holmes, is this:
During his travels throughout the
country he has had business and social
relations with many persons of I'M
doubted responsibility. He has, with a
criminal cunning, kept a record Of all
these transactions. The major portion
of these friendships We're undoubtedly
free from any suspicion Of wrong doing,
but he has taken advantage of them in
the last vi]lainouS scheme, and
they are to be made the vehicle for Sc,
curing sufficient funds for his defense.
The papers containing the opening chap
tiers of the book will be mailed to
those unfortunate enough to have been
classed among Holmes friends before he
was known to be the murderous Grim
inal later events have shown him to be.
Those who knew Holmes will be in
formed that they are to be part and par,
eel of the book. limitations will be
given that as it will be most unpleasant
to be known in connection with it's author
all mention of certain names will be
omitted-for a money consideration.
There are chapters in the narrative
that places some of the persons alluded
to in a most peculiar position. No hon
est man will want his name printed in
such connection, and the possibilities
will make him an easy mark for the
blackmailer.
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THE CITY.
LOCAL RREVlTIES.

NDora Van Doren went to- Sioux Falls.
F. r. Brown the cigar man went to
Flandrau.
NJohn and Adrian Smith were Sioux
Falls passengers to-day.
Weather report: Fair, cooler tonight
and Saturday; light frosts tonight with
west winds.
Mrs. John Fleming departed for
Council Bluffs today to visit a sister
who is hardly expected to live.
\ Brakesman Weinsberg had the thumb
on the left hand "pinched" while coupl-
ing cars in the yard this morning.
Mrs. Barnett, sister Of G. A. Berg
~streser, and little son. arrived from Lud-
dington, Mich, to be present at her
fathers funeral tomorrow.
John Fleming received a telegram
this afternoon from Cresco, Iowa,
for Mrs. Tbos. Flynn, of Nunda, stating
that her mother was dying.
7Arrivals on the afternoon train from
the east were Conductor Lou White and
bride, Mrs. A. J. Corneylsen, Miss Emily
Clark, Col. Murray, J. P. Coffey.
Messrs. s. Y. Hyde and w. w. Car
gill, elevator men Of La Crosse, are visit
ing their warehouses along this line:and
stopped off today to inspect houses
here.
Attorney Soper has withdrawn his
two suits against the building and loan
association without prejudice and also
given notice that he will begin them
over again.
"a family from Brule county passed
eastward this morning in a prairie
schooner bound for Wisconsin. In their
eight years residence in Brule county
they had not realized a crop.
G. Q. Hopkins, editor of the Rural
Dakotan, the new agricultural paper Of
Artesian, was an east bound passenger
for Minneapolis on business connected
with the circulation of his paper.
Prerching services tonight at 7:45 at
the Presbyterian church. DIR. Wolff
will preach on "Christ's Examination of
Peter by the Sea-" Meeting of session.
and joint meeting of church officers after
the services.
Y w. A.. Logan, wife. daughter and two
sons have arrived from the Black Hills
and taken up their residence in the
Thos. Lamb house on Washington
The young people will attend
the Normal school.
The Christian Endeavor district con-
vention which Was to have been held at
Flandrau Sept. % and %, has been
postponed until Oct! II and 13, on &C.
count of the state convention which
meets at Redtield Sept. 26 to % in
elusive.
Howard Press, 6: Drs. Burchard and
Noble went to Carthage Tuesday to
amputste q. limb for Mrs. Will Baeley.
The member had been amputated once
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STEWART 4
Surface. J
INDIANS ON A STRIKE.

Deer River Reds Use the White Mans
scheme to cain Their Ends.
DEER RIVER, Mimi, Sept. 6.--One
hundred aud fifty Indians who have
been working for Frank Vance gather
ing his hay cr,p went On IA strike dur.
ing the afternoon, and. capturing Mr.
Vance. threatcncd to burn him at the
stake unless he acceded to their de-
mands. More than this, the Indians de-
clared they w0uld scalp him before the
torture was begun. Mr.. Vance. WHO
was badly frightened. got away from
the Indians and remained III hiding III
til they bad gone back to their resetva-
ton. TIL" indians We're hired by Mr..
Vance to cut hay at the rate # -. % Il
ton. This price was satisfactory t.
them until Wednesday morning. when
they learned th.>t III" price of hay had
advanced and Mr.. Vance would make
a good thing out e his crop. The IL
dams Were Of the opinion that they
should have a per ton for the cutting
and putting up, and it WAS when this
demand was refused that they became
ugly. Now they claim hat they We're
only in fun.
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some time ago, but was not healing salts
factorily and a re-amputation was
deemed advisable.
Sioux Falls is setting forth many
special attractions for the building up OF
the state fair and among others has
rendered a special invitation to the edi-
tors of the state to partake Of a banquet
on the evening Of Oct. l. This will be a
drawing card. The DAILY LEADER
acknowledges the courtesy.
IA few days ago Otto Schafer was lead
ing a horse with the halter wound
around his thumb when the animal gave
a lunge, the halter frightened around the
end of the thumb, ind jerked it off by
the first joint. The amputation was
done so neatly that in order to get loose
skin sufficient to cover the end of the
bone the doctor had to amputate again
above the joint.
Sioux Falls Press, 5: Mr.. Win Oaks
and Miss Maggie Smith were married
yesterday at the residence Of the
groom's father, Mr.. Dan Oaks, M of
the successful and most highly respected
farmers OF Minnehaha county. The
bride is a niece Of Henry w. Smith.
The happy pair will have the best
wishes Of their hundreds OF friends, and
those who have known of the misfor.
tunes of the groom's earlier years will be
glad that this new JOY has come to him.
Twenty-one years ago his fathers house
was struck by lightning, and the boy
was blinded. But sometime ago he was
sent to Milwaukee for treatment, and
his sight has been fully restored.
The Public schools
will open Monday, September 8. 1t is
important that every pupil should be
present the first day ~ school work be-
gins at once. l will meet those pupils
who have conditions to make up and
those who wish to enter any grade
above the first primary, on Saturday
next, at 10 o'clock a. M, in the High
school room. There will be a teachers
meeting Saturday at 3 p. m. All the
teachers are expected to be present.
r. B. MCCLENoN, Supt.
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DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept. 6.-The executive
board of the Catholic Order of Foresters
met here. The order now has 81, 900
members i'll the United States, with
about 800 in Iowa. The jurisdiction of
this board includes Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska.
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The sheriff i'm Charge.

SIOUX FALrs, S. d., Sept. 6.-The
sheriff is in charge of the old estub-
lished implement house Of Scott q
Thompson Of this city. The company
was unable to meet some obligations
and the creditors attached their prop
erty. No statement has been made.
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Visited F.nperors' Graves.

BERLIN, Sept. 1.-THE Amer
lean veterans Of the war of 1S7O-1l
placed wreaths upon the sarccphagi Of
Emperor William III and Emperor Fred
erick III. They also visited the castles
at Potsdam, where they saw the palace
and gardens of Sans Souci, with its
wonderful fountains and the historical
windmill, which its owner refused to
sell to Frederick the Great when he was
planning his pleasure grounds.
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WHY Not 0S2
Madison Cemetery Association.

O6icers-W. II. Dempster, Pres, Mrs. E. Fl.
Jacobs Vice Pres, Frank Smith, secretary, VIM.
Rae treasurer.
Trustees-Mrs. McKinn0n, Mrs. j. d. Andrews
and DR.. Daniels.
Sexton-Chas, Carey.
Parties desiring to purchase lots will find plat
Of grounds at the drug store OF Frank Smith
Payment for lots must be secured at the time OF
selection. The sexton will attend to the loca-
ton Of lots and digging graves. de has full con.
troll Of grounds. The Cemetery will be closed to
teams ex cept upon permission Of Sexton.
Parties having paid for their lots will receive
deeds for came. Present lot owners holding NO
deeds should attend to the matter Mt once.
Notice is hereby given that George X. Farmer
has been appointed collector of book accounts.
All parties knowing themselves indebted to this
association should call upon him and settle
came. W. II. DEMPSTER, Pres.
FRANK SMITH, Sec'y.
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Local Time a6le.
Chicago, Milwaukee d 81. Paul Railway, which
took effect, Sunda ~, Auguet %, 1855:
TRAINS come EAST.
Passenger, No. 4, departs 11:35 .. m.
Freight, No. %, departs $3.50 q. m.
Freight, No. "A, departs 100 p. m.
TRAINS come WEST,
Passenger, No. 1, departs 1896 p. m.
Way freight, No. ", departs 1850 q. m.
rRAINs FROM THE RAsr.
Passenger, No. 1, arrives $50 p. m.
Freight, No. %, arrives $3.50 u. m.
Freight, No. 90, arrives 5:5 p. m.
TRAINS FRoM THE WEST.
Passenger. No. 4, arrives II 80 d. IN.
Freight, No. w, arrives 5 AS p. m.
Ali the above trains carry passengers; but
freights only when passengers are provided with
tickets.
Passenger trains going east make connection
at z gan for oil points south, and passenger train
going west, 1t Woonsocket for all points north.
MADISON d BRIeToL LINE.
Passenger going north. departs $40 a. m.
Passenger from north arrives, 300 p. m.
JNO. LARKIN. Local Agent.
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Investigation Proceeds Satisfactorily.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6.-The inquiry into
the massacre at ku Cheng is proceeding
to the satisfaction of the American and
British Consuls. There have been a
number of important convictions.
Among these condemned are some Of
the ~ringleauers Of the riot.
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Don't Tobacco spit Or.SmOke Your
Life Away

is the truthful, startling title of a book
about No-To-Bac, the harmless, guaran-
teed tobacco habit cure that braces up
nicontinized nerves, eliminates the nico-
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strength, vigor and manhood. You run
no PHYSICAL or financial risk, az No-To-
Bao is sold by Frank Smith under q
guarantee to cure or money refunded.
Book free. Address Sterling Remedy
Co., New York or Chicago.
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LOST.

Angus. "A, a gold watch and chain, on
the road going to the Methodist church.
The initials ON the outside Of it are IL.
G. NJ" The watch was q keepsake, a
present to the owner, and l will
willingly pay $500 reward for it's
return.
Waller MosIER.
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For sale, at 9 bargain, good, new house
two lots. nice trees, email barn, aud city
water, in northwest part OF city, easy
terms. Inquire at 8. E. Baldwin's store
or of s. A. Haskell.
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Waller MosIER.

Smoke Kurth's Flor de Basco, best sc
Cigar in town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-06

Commercial Boquet, the finest 1Oc
cigar in the city. F. KURTH.
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Get your ground feed at the Madison
Feed mill. p. MARouARr.
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'Sc'o'oA
The finance committee recon. mended
the following amounts to be raised by
tax levy for the ensuing year:
Salaries, $4,000; interest, s2,1OO; sink
ing fund, $3.50; light and fuel, 800; con-
tingent expense, s1,O53.2s; waterworks,
$500; streets, $1,000. Total, sS,553.2s, or
a total levy of II mills on the dollar.
The assessed valuation of the city is
s671,274.OO.
The council will meet tonight to
formulate the ordinance to make this
levy.
In the matter of city printing only
two bids were presented, as follows:
1.-THE undersigned will publish legal
notices for the city for the ensuing year
at the rate Of 5 cents a square and will
give pompt and full report Of the Dun
Gil proceedings in the daily Sentinel
without any charge in consideration of
being awarded the city printing.
"F. L. MEAsE."
81 will publish the legal notices Of the
city for one year free Of cost to the city
and will do it's job work at a discount of
Is per cent. below commercial rates.
"KARL GERNER,
publisher the Independent"
The Independent was formally de-
clared the official newspaper Of the city
of Madison.
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STEWART
Cook.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Reports Received, Bills Allowed and
Printing Let-How We Stand with
the World Anyway.

The city council met in regular
monthly session last evening, all mem
bers being present except Aldermen
Larkin, Irish and Vedder.
Reports of street commissioner and
superintendent of water works were re-.
ceived and filed.
The city auditor was ordered to pay
in equal amounts to the three fire COM
panies, the state insurance money, Sl36.77
which had come into the city treasury
two months ago.
The auditors financial statement for
the six months ending August 81, was
read and showed the following facts:
Balance on hand March 1..... 81 ,73l.2S
Received from all sources. ..... 4,1S5. SO
Paid bond and coupons ........ 4,2l2.lS
Balance on hand Sept. j.. s ,704.63
The balances in the respectiv, funds
September | was as follows:
Street, S193.43; light and fuel, S154.33;
interest (overdrawn), s199.76; salary,
5000; contingent, s342.71; sinking,
$446.G6.
The city indebtedness was presented
in the following statement:
Artesian we'll bonds. ........ 100000
Waterworks bonds. 250OO.W
Warrants (registered) on water
/ works fund. 2,O13.s9
Warrants, salary fund. ....... 1864
Warrants, interest fund. ...... 449.l3
Warrants, contingent fund.-. 1880
Warrants, street fund. ........ 511.O3
Warrants outstanding ........ ia. 80
Salaries due. $1,000
Due Electric Light Co........ 10000
Total Indebtedness, Sept. ] S4l LOLA 90
There is due the city in
Uncollected tax .S5,S49.21
Cash in treasury. 1-7O4.63
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Stewart Stoves.
Heater, Surface Burner, Range, Cook.
Shelf Hardware,

make a specially of TINWARE, hand made and factory. Also,
Pumps and windmi'ls. Repairing of all kinds promptly executed.
Plumbing, and City Water Service a Speciality.
The National tribune., 1895-01-03
Military Titles.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Why is ii
the public press are persistent In giving
military titles to certain men who never
earned them on the battlefield? Was it q
disgrace for men who enlisted in the army,
and by good and brave service secured pro-
motion to Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colo
mel, or General? Are they not deserving of
recognition in title to the highest rank they
won? And how does it look to them to see
men designated in the public press and
Familiarity called Colonel So-and-so, who
never shouldered musket or drew q
sword?
short time ago friend said to me:
allow did that man, S., get the title of Colo
mel? Everybody calls him Colonel" Yes,
have known him all my life, and / know he
was never a soldier. Why, he did not even
help to guard an old pump like did, when
Lee was near our town. Is there not some
thing grossly wrong in this? Or does the
press wish to demean the services of brave
men who really did fight for their country?
The old soldier looks upon all this as
direct insult to himself and it is time the
public press stopped 1T. | have no doubt
the editors never think of this. and mean
no harm by it; but they should think
about it, and quit it. Another thing; how
often we see good soldiers called by rank
higher than they won. This is not right.
Let the man who wore Sergeant's stripes
be called Sergeant the same with q Lieu
tenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, or General.
Ii it is an honorable thing for man who
won rank to be designated by the rank he
won, let him have it and him only. The
South has more of this paper rank business
than the North.-AN OLD SOLDIER.
The National tribune., 1895-01-03

Franklin until just before the battle opened,
and had no time to build breastworks. I was
left the day before Franklin on Duck
River, in the rear of Columbia, with my
regiment, to guard ford and prevent the
rebel cavalry from CROSSING and was COM
PEELED to march my regiment all night the
ni-ht previous TO the battle of Franklin, in
order to reach the Union advance.
The regimental historian of the 111th
Ohio, in speaking of our arrival at Franklin,
says:
We reached Franklin among the last
troops of the army. My recollection is that
1t was as late as o'clock in the afternoon,
but authorities entitled to credit say that
the rear-guard got in about noon
" We had been without sleep for the most
of three nights, and had marched 90 miles
with scarcely any rest since 8 o'clock the
evening before. Nature rebelled against
any additional draft on her reserve forces
There is little wonder that you pronounced
il unreasonable when orders came requiring
you to intrench."
Aud now, again, let me say, not on my
own account, but on behalf of the gallant
soldiers of my old regiment, that the loss of
the 111th Ohio at Franklin was the largest
per cent. of casualties of any regiment of the
Union army. And it did not fall back, al
though fanked at the first onset.-IsAAC
X. SHERWOOD, Canton, o.
The National tribune., 1895-01-03

on with the column to rein orce the line.
The men of Col. 0pdycke's command never
reached the front line of works"
And vt Corp'l Spohr told MS, in his effort
to correct what he claimed were some of my
inaccuracies. that Lieut-Col Mervin Clark,
of the 1881, fell on the parapet in the front
line at Franklin, and that the line was not
broken.
And now, did Lieut-Col Mervin Clark
fall in the rear and at the left flank of the
1I1th Ohio, at Franklin, did he fall on
the front lne-of-battle and on the parapet,
as stated by Corp1 Spohr?
will first quote from Capt. w. S. Thurs
tin, the historian OF his regimen, who has
written a very elaborate account of the
battle of Franklin, in book form. quote
from letter received from Capt. Thurstin
ToLrDo, o. December. 1894.
Col. Strickland. commanding the brigade OF
which the 1884 Ohio formed part. seven DAYS
after the battle of Franklin in his official reports
shows that the 5Oih Ohio and the I'D Ill. formed
his front line of-battle aud the 43th Mo. and the
1884 Ohio were i'm the rear line, or in reserve. The
fell back with the balance of the center. person
ally called on those nearest Ia Hs TO pass up their
cartridges. aud some of their guns with which To
supply the loss by men tlllth Ohio of guns
brOk en- in the hand-to hand conflict Lieut. Fer
nando Bennett, Co. G., 1llth Ohio was killed
while standing at the flank of the lsSd regiment,
elhorting the men TO come forward 10 the works,
was their own Lieut.-Col. Clark i saw them
both fail at the same time.
Yours respectfully, w. y 1HURsIlN.
Corp1 Spohr first said that Lieut.-Col.
Clark was killed " on top of the works OF the
The National tribune., 1895-01-03
On another page in this issue v

VII unOahCh PaSS III WILLS LocuO VIII
be found an advertisement of DIR. Peters
Blood Vitalizer.
Although this wonderful medicine has been
prepared and sold for over 100 years, yet,
until lately, it has not been advertised ex-
tensively in newspapers, the proprietor, DIR.
Peter Fahrney, the grandson of the original
discoverer, preferring to have 1T sell on its
own merits.
At the earnest solicitation of numerous
friends and acquaintance, who are well ae-
quainted with the curative properties of this
medicine, the doctor has concluded to place
his remedy before the public and to put it
within the reach of all
III any of our readers should be in need of a
first-class blood purifier, they would do well
to address the doctor at his office, liz 5.
HOyne Avenue, for full particulars.
The doctor does not put his medicine on
sale in drug stores, hence it is not drug
store medicine. His method of selling is to
establish agents in certain districts, who keep
his remedies on hand and supply all who may
be in need of it. Agents are appointed ire
spective of their occupations in life; ministers,
mechanics, school teachers, or anyone actuated
by the desire to do good will be appointed an
agent, providing there is not already an agent
In their neighborhOod.
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Sherwood was made Brigader-General by

Sherwood was made Brigadier-General by
brevet.
Corp1 Spohr says have slandered the
1S3d Ohio, and that l said they fell on their
faces and refused to fight at Franklin. Both
statements are absolutely false. / never
mentioned the 1881 Ohio in my first article,
which was merely o tribute to Lieut.-Col.
Clark. l quoted an extract from Capt.
Thurstin's letter, which gave an account OF
the death of Lieut.-Col. Clark. i wrote the
tribute to Lieut.. Col. Clark, having in mind
tie fact that / was the last Colonel of the
1S3d Ohio, and sought to do honor to the
gallant commander of its first battle. Aud
/ will say to Corp1 Spohr that he need not
refer to rank again, rs / was private sol
dier in the ranks three years and a halt be-
fore he became Corporal. and l carried
musket in the ranks as a private in the first
battles of the war. A Corporal is as good
as a General and is entitled 10 as much con-
sderation, and the statement of Comrade
Emert as 10 his experience at Franklin has
more historic value than an article in the
Century Magazine written by man VINO
was never on battlefield, from the official
reports of Major-Generals who were never
once at the front.
And now oie more correction and / am
done. Corp1 Spohr claims 1 said there were
no earthworks or breastwOrks Mt Franklin.
This is another of the Corpora's errors. /
spoke only of my own front, and while there
were earthworks to the right and left, my
regiment, the 111th Ohio, did not reach
The National tribune., 1895-01-03

At the trial at Paris Of Capt. Albert Drey-
fous charged with having sold plans Of forth
fcatiOns and other Government secrets to
foreign agents, the court-maftia found him
guilty on all the charges, and he was sen
fenced to the maximum penalty for his crime
that he be confined in some fortified place for
the term Of his natural Lie and suffer deg
radiation of all military rank and honOrs.