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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Headaches From Eye Strain.

Among the most exquisite of fortunes
are headaches that proceed from over
taxing the eyes. Much of this trouble is
due to imperfect curvature of the cornea.
However slight this imperfection may
be, the pain from the strain is intense.
The muscles become sore and irritable,
and the constant tension is likely to
create chronic ailments of the nervous
system. Eye strain and extreme irrita-
bility of temper are frequently associat-
ed. It is often the case that the eyes
are not suspected as cause OF headache,
but the proper glasses give relief ut
once New York Ledger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
A CHANGE: IN RULES
One Innovation Likely to Be
Made In the Proceedings
of the Senate.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
TO Be Divided, Taking Away
Some Of Its Power and
Much Work.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-In q recent
speech in the seuate, MFR. Dubois ida y
gave intimation of change in the rules
of the senate that is very likely to be
brought about. He said it had become
very evident that the senate committee
ON appropriations was becoming over
worked and the time had arrived when
the duties of that committee should be
ightened by having the. various appro-
priation bills divided among those COM
mittees which had jurisdiction over the
subjects treated in them. This of course
Created Something Of stir
in the appropriations committee. Be-
yond all question this committee is the
most powerful i'm the senate. Tic hand es
every appropriation bill except the river
and harbor bill, and this is only bien-
nial measure. In every other direction
it is supreme. If senator desires to se-
cure an amendment of any of the various
bills he is obliged to introduce it, then
refer it to the committee having iuris-
diction of the subject for what appropri-
ations are asked, and then have it re-
ported and referred 10 the appropriation
committee to be incorporated in the
proper bill. This was the course pur-
sued with the amendment appropriatiug
$500, 900 for the Hawaiian cable, as well
as a hundred other amendments pro-
posed this session.
Meets with Much Favor.
Since the short speech of Senator Du-
bois the feeling in the matter has grown
as it has been talked about, and prop
sition to change the rules in this par
ticular is sure to meet with favor, the
only difficulty being the failure to get
action. 1t is proposed that all appropri-
alton bills save those known as the gem
eral bills treating of all subjects shall be
referred to and handled by the commit
tees as follows:
Agricultural-To the committee on
agriculture. &,
Fortifcations-To the committee ON
coast defenses.
Rivers and Harbors-As now to the
committee ON commerce.
District of Columbia-To the District
of Columbia committee.
Diplomatic and Cousular-Tot the COM
mittee ON foreign relations.
Indian-To the committee On Indian
affairs. ~
Army and Navy, Military Academy
Bills-To the committee ON military af-
fairs.
,Naval-To the committee ON naval af-
fairs.
Pensions-To the committee ON pen-
sions.
Postoffice-To the committee on post
offices and post roads.
This would leave the Legislative, exec
utive, the sun6ry civil and all deficiency
bills to be handled by the committee on
appropriations, and by those who favor
the change, it is asserted that this will
be ample for that committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED.

Archduke Albert of Austria died at
Arco, South Tyrol, OF congestion of the
lungs, in his 78tn year. He was the old.
est son OF Archduke Charles, brother
OF the grandfather of Emperor Francis
Joseph.
With the exception of John Wilde, an
American, all the foreigners who Were
serving with the Chinese at. Wei-Hai-
Wei have been released by the Japs.
Fearful snow storms are, prevailing
along the Russo Austrian frontier. The
railroads are interrupted a2ld many
deaths have. been caused Ly the ex-
treme cold.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
A CORNER IN ELK TEETH.
Losekamp Has Over SC 1000 of Them Locked
Up In safety Vaults.

~ Ah snAGey
Mr.. John d. Losekamp of Billings,
Mon, practically holds the elk tooth
stock of the entire country, and to his
already enormous supply he il constant
ly adding, the Indians and hanters
bringing teeth to him from all over tho
country. Not every one knows that the
elk teeth, or rather the tusks, of which
two only are found in the mouth of the
adult elk, have q practical commercial
value. The teeth are used as jewelry,
mostly as pendants on watch guards or
as insignia of the secret society known
as the Elks. The value of q tooth ranges
from 30 cents to 81. so, according to its
size, color and marking.
Mr.. Losekamp has now over SO, 900
elk teeth deposited in safety vaults.
Many of the old Indian dresses were
highly ornamented with elk teeth, some
of them being fairly covered with the
teeth. Mr.. Losekamp has lived on the
frontier all his mature life and under
stands Indian trading perfectly, yet he
has sometimes paid over 500 for a sim
gle garment thus Urnamented, caring, of
course, for nothing but the teeth. The
Indians brill the teeth to fasten them on
their dresses, and this does not injure
the value of the tooth, but they have a
much worse habit of sometimes staining
the teeth bright red. This dye cannot
be extracted and deprociates the value
of the elk teeth for a white customer.
The Indians do not dye the teeth so
much now since they have learned they
can sell them for more in their natural
state.-Forest and Stream.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
ONLY FIVE PER CENT.

Decision ut Importance to Holders of
Minnesota State Land Contracts.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 18.-Attorney General
Childs has given an opinion concerning
the rate OF interest that can be lawfully
collected from the holders of delinquent
state land contracts. He interprets the
act OF 1893 as relieving the holders Of
contracts drawing per cent interest by
requiring them to pay only per cent
interest.
This opinion is of considerable i'm.
portance TO the holders of delinquent
contracts, purchased many years ago at
per cent rate of interest. Heretofore
they have been regularly paying per
cent interest, regardless of the act passed
in 1898 reducing the interest to per
cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
cLEWS IS HOPEFUL.


The Financier Moralizes Over the syndi-
cate Loan.
New York, Feb. 9.-The past week
has witnessed little change in the spec
flative aspects of Wall street business.
There has been, however, a good deal of
earnest thinking, and 'on somewhat
more cheering lines. The financial
class have ceased to wait ON congress
and center their hopes upon the consum-
nation of the syndicate loan. The ef-
feet of the negotiation upon prices was
merely fractional, simply because specu-
lators have become SO disheartened as
to be almost insensible to any sort of ex-
citing incident. Nevertheless, the long
headed leaders are beginning to feel
that something of real Importance has
come over investment and speculative
interests, when the Rothschilds and
other great foreign bankers have come
to the rescue. -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Five Thousand For . Road.

STEPHEN, Mial., Feb. IA bill is
being drawn and viii soon be presented
in the senate which Is of q great import
ance to this locality. The bill calls for
an appropriation of %, 900, to be used in
the improvement of new wagon road
between Jadis and War road crossing, a
distance of 30 miles, i'm the new county
of Rosseau. IL this amount is appropri-
ated the road win be completed and viii
be the best and most direct wagon road
to the gold fields. A petition for the
passage of this bill has been circulated
here and has been unanimously endorsed
and signed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19

The Asbnry, at Minneapolis, Narrowly ES-
capes Observation-Disclosures Removed.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19.--Fire broke
out in Asbury hospital Methodist In
stitution, at ii o. m. There were about
30 patients in the hospital at the time,
and all were safely removed to st. Bar
nabas hospital, just across the street.
The force of laundresses and night
nurses ON the top floor were rescued
with difficulty. The flames We're ex-
tinguished before the building had been
seriously damaged. Serious results for
some of the patients are feared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
The Divine saran's Latest.

Sarah Bernhardt has developed new
eccentricity, if report is true, which
does not inspire her friends with conf
dence in her attractive qualities as a
hostess. In one of her reception rooms
the furniture is succession of surprises
Of the shut mp" order, which is more
amusing to the divine Sarah than it is
to her guest. As soon as he il seated in
one cozy looking chair an invisible
spring sends something up to tap him
ON the head, and directly he is seated
in another the arms spread out and close
around him so tightly that he is power
less to move until some one comes to
release him.-Paris Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
EVIDENCES OF DEBT
Senate Appropriations Com
mittee Recommend the Is
sue of Certificates
TO HEAMoUNT OF slOO,OOo,ooo
Denominations of $40 to Run
Two Years and Draw 3
Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The FUN SEN
ate committee ON appropriations decided
to report an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill for 800, ,0O0, 900
of certificates of Indebtedness of denom-
nations of $50 for two years to draw
. per cent interest, and to be good only
for the purpose of supplying the treas
ury deficiency. The bill with this
amendment will be reported LAGER in the
day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Feb. Is.

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Feb 1S, 1895
HOGS-Market was active and strong at
yesterdays top prices. Range of prices
81. 7O013y0
CATTLE-Good demand for all grades,
al around. Market active and higher.
Demand greater than supply.
Prime steers, 50. 250D,. 80; good steers,
81 75G325; prime cows. $2.4O(03.00; good
cows, S2.O0tG2.35; common to fair cows,
$l.0O4l.75; light veal calves, 81. .50(G4. 80;
heavy calves, ~ O0(0l15
SHEEP-No receipts; there will be
market next week
Receipts: Hogs, 1868; cattle, Il; calves,
2; sheep, 3.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Dr. senner,s Friensls Anxious,

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.--The friends
OF DIR. Joseph a. Senner, who has been
nominated for commissioner of immi-
grafton ct New York, are becoming
somewhat uneasy over the prospects Of
his confirmation. The nomination was
sent In ON the 14th of January. The
complaints take the shape Of criticisms
rather than charges and are based for
the most part on the fact that DR.. Sem
ner 10 not . native OF the United States
and has been naturalized only eight Or
mine yerrs
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA vigorous
protest has been made by Hon. s. M.
StocksIager, ex-commissioner of the land
Office, against the adoption by congress
Of the recommendation OF the Dockery
joint commission, to abolish the Office OF
surveyor general OF public lands. and TO
transfer the survey of those lands TO .
new bureau composed OF the geological
bureau, the coast and geodetie survey,
and the surveying branch OF the general
land office
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
sugar .in the Sea.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IA cablegram
received here from Nassau, N. p, by
the board of marine underwriters states
that the Philadelphia barkentine, Sadie
Thompson, Captain Mowatt, bound from
Caribarien, Feb. 5, for this port, with
5000 bags OF sugar, valued at 800, 900,
consigned to the sugar trust, has been
totally wrecked on Memory rock, BAHIA
mas. 1t is generally believed that all
hands have been landed safely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT,

Home Insurance Company Wants Pay For
ADoka Lumber Losses.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Feb. 19.--Attorney
d. w. Burckhart has returned from
Anoka, and it is announced that he will
at once bring suit against the Northern
Pacific railway ON behalf of Reed
and Sherwood and the Home Insurance
company for $50, 900 alleged to have been
caused by sparks from locomotive, by
which the lumber section of Anoka was
wiped ont last summer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Chippewa Falls TO Rnx.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Feb. 19.-
Negotiations are about completed
whereby the plant of the Chippewa
Water, Light and Power company win
be transferred to. the city. The con-
sideration will be $500, 900. AT the meet
ing of the council steps were taken to
ward making out the papers necessary
to the transfer. 1t is estimated that the
city will save $50. 900 by the transfer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
american Tours. killed.

GUADALAJARA, Mex, Feb. H.
George Martin and Frank Gardner, two
American tourists, left here about q
month ago for Mazatlan. Advices have
just been received that Gardner was
thrown from his horse near Topic and
killed. He il said to have been q prom
inent and wealthy business IMAM off some
city In New York state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
A BAD WRECK.

Two Fatally and Others Seriously Injured
80 Near Huntington, w. Wa.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. IA
serious wreck occurred ON the Norfolk
and Western railroad at q. m. seven
miles west of here. Train No. ., south.
bound, was running at rate OF 90 miles
am hour, when the engine jumped the
track, followed by two coaches. John
Adkins of Wayne county was killed out
right, an unknown lady from Petoskey,
Mich, was struck on the, head and IL
dying, and Engineer Jackson and Fire.
man Ganz were seriously injured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
LATEST MARke r REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.
MILWAUKEE, Feb.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. lS. 1898
FLOUR-Quiet
WHEAT-No, "-pring, 521Sc; No.
Northern, &c; May, 531sc
CORN-No. >, 4214c.
OATS-No. > white. 3lc; No. white,
30H@3024c.
BARLEY-No 2, 5314c; sample, 53h@
55c.
RYE-No. /, 5314c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
TREAsuRER's Ill LUCK.
He VIII ne Sued Because OF y Bank
Failure.

He VIII Ne Sued Because of > Bank
Failure.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 19.-Just be-
fore the Legislature adjourned sine die
at m. resolution was introduced
and unanimously adopted instructing
the attorney general of Wyoming to at
once begin proceedings against the
bondsmen of Otto Gramm, ex-state
treasurer, and the assignee Of T. A.
Kent, Bank of Cheyenne, to recover
$56, 900 of state funds which the treas
urer lost on account of the failure of the
bank in July. 1898. Mr.. Gramm failed
to reimburse the state when he turned
over the Office to his successor ON Jan. 2
OF this year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19

BATON ROUGE, La, Feb. ia
large number Of people visited the river
front to view the novel and unusual
sight OF ice floating in the Mississippi
river, large foes of which have been
passing throughout the entire day.
Only once or twice previously has float
ing ice been seen i'm the Mississippi river
this far south.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
POINTED OUT GRAVE DANGERS.
French Farmers Afraid Of American Cat
tie Diseases.

FrenGh Farmers Afraid OF American Cat
tie Diseases.
PARIS, Feb. IA deputation repre-.
senting the farmers in the departments
OF Pas de Calais and Nord visited M.
Gaudaud, minister of agriculture, and
pointed ont to him the grave danger of
infection to French cattle arising from
the importation of American cattle suf-
fering from contagious diseases M.
Gaudaud informed the delegation that
the matter to which they referred had
been submitted to committee OF ex-
perts ON cattle diseases and their decis-
ion would shortly be given. Afterleav.
ing M. Gandaud, the delegation called
upon III. Ribot, the prime minister, and
submitted their grievance to him. M.
Ribot promised that he would take the
matter under consideration.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
The Delaware DealiIook.

DOVER, Del, Feb. 19.-The 5Oth ballot
in the fight for the United States sena-
torship of Delaware has been taken. 1t
resulted substantially as all the others.
1t was rumored that overtures had been
made TO both Addicks and Higgins by
the Republican national committee to
withdraw in favor of third party ac-
ceptable TO both candidates, bnt the ru-
NOR cannot be confirmed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Charged with Larceny.

FOND DU LAC, Wis.,, Feb. 19.--M. W.
Sullivan, prominent retired merchant,
was arrested, charged with larceny by
M. Z. Collins, former business part
ner. Ills residence was searched, and
$3.50 worth of articles found and idensi-
ded by Collins aa his own.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
LYNcHED BY NEGROES.


ColOred Wife Murderer shot To Death nc
Kingston, Mo.
KINGSTON, Mo-, Feb. 19.--About 2
a. IN. mob Of masked men, supposed
to be negroes from Hamilton, sur
rounded the Jail here, caught and bound
Sheriff Goldsworthy, took the keys from
him and gained entrance to the Jail
corridor with the avowed purpose of
taking out and hanging George Tracy,
a negro who shot and killed his wife at
Hamilton, in this county, ON the morn
ing OF Jan. 30.
On the inside the mob was unable to
get into the steel cell in which Tracy was
confined with two other negro prison
ers. Tracy crawled under his bed and
the mob began shooting through the
bars of the cell door and succeeded in
putting six bullets into his body, killing
him instantly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
THE LATE MONTANA BLIZZARD.

Reports Of Fatalities still Being Received.
Loss OF Stock Enormous.
BUTTE, Mon, Feb. 10 Reports of
additional fatalities in the recent bliz-
zard in the eastern part of the state are
received almost daily. August Schafer,
agent OF stock company in Fergus
county, started to assist the herders,
and got lost in the binding snow. His
body was found within few rods of
the house and his dead horse near by.
A herder for State Senator Swift, near
Miles City, named Smith, was lost in
the storm and has not been found. The
loss in stock, and especially sheep, viii
be tremendous, as in many cases whole
fiocks were frozen,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19

MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. Is, 1895
WHEAT-February closed at 55aIc; May
552sW55Hc; July, 564c. On Track-No.
hard 5T19c: No. Northern, 561lc; No. 3
Northern, 35c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
MINNESOTA SCHOOL FUND.

Whist the Auditors Report Shows Regard
Ing Its Collection and Investment.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 19-The state audi
tors report for the years ending July
81, 1895, aud July 81, 1894, will appear
in book form in few days. The state
auditor estimates the taxable value of
all property in the state for 1894, at
$3.50 600, 900; that for the years 1895 and
1898 lists at $500, 900, 600 and $670, 900, 900
respectively.
Owing to the heavy decrease ON the
gross earnings of our railroads." he con-
Times. "the receipts from chis source
have fallen away since the end of the
fiscal year 1898, but in the natural order
OF things this condition will be bettered.
The estimated receipts from this source,
as given in the table, are thought TO be
entirely within the bounds of probabil-
itv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Feb 10, 1885,
WHEAT-Cash; February, No / hard,
571sc; No Northern, 55sSc; May, No
Northern, 571Sc; July, No. l Northern,
sac.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
The School Fund.

The report of the land department
shows the school fund amounts to
$l0,gl2, 1850 an increase of $519, ,252. II
since the last report. The average price
OF al school lands sold is 1896 per acre.
The permanent school fund will eventu.
ally amount to not less than sec, ,0O0, 900.
Tie fund has already accumulated from
the following sources:
Sales CT land, $8, $50, ,443. As; amount
pas torIeitures, right of way, etc.
SILT, ,6O5. "a; sales of pine timber, 81 ,57S
O56. 10; mineral leases, $S3, ,575; royalty
on iron ores, $66, 756.27; profits on sales
OF bonds, ,$235, 1872. A; total, $40, 712, 119. CO.
How 1t Is Invested.
The school funds in the state are in.
vested as follows:
Cash, $l14, $40. 95; land contracts (in-
ctuding 81 1888, 920. A transferred, inter
nal Improvement land contracts) Sc. I'LL
1868. AZ; Minnesota funding bonds, 80
per cent, $l59, COO Tennessee settlement
bonds, 3 per cent, 81 ,G73, $50; Minnesota
revenue bonds, 4 peg cent, $780,
GOO; Minnesota building bonds, per
cent, $l50,O00; Tennessee redemption
bonds. Al per cent, $370,OCO; Alabama
consols, ser>es "A" and per cent,
$lS3, 900; Alabama consois, series "B," 5
per cent. $l5.C00; Alabama funding
bonds~ per cent, $105, 737 80; school
disttlct and county bonds, per cent,
81, ,027, 739.72.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
srnaIlpox ON board.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.-The steam
ship City of Sydney arrived from Pana-
ma and way ports and was ordered into
quarantine by DIR. Lawler, the quaran-
tine officer, because of smallpox which
developed ON one of the crew on the
voyage up the coast.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19

CHICAGO, Feb. Is, 1sg5. F.
HOGS-Market for best grades firm;
common light, weaker.
e Sales ranged aC 50. s094. 20 for light: 50 s5
@4.3O for mixed; $3S5(9435 for heavy
packing and shipping lots; 50. 9O(Q4 90 for
rough.
CATTLE-Market slow, but steady.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Receipts: Hogs, 1900; cattle, 1900;
sheep, $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. Feb Is, 1895.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-February 5oAc; May, $3.50
5274c; July, 53Mc.
. CORN February, $3.50; May. 44ssc:
July, 44S@H14c; September, 4414g442sc
OATS-Fe!;ruary, 2sc; May, 29c; June,
2S7sc; July. ?7hc.
PORK-Eebruary. SO 10; May, SOLO.