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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27

Coin Dies Destroyed.

S!edge hammer blows delivered by
powerful employees OF the mint on Jan.
Q destroyed the dies in use during the
last year. There were 5l2 in all, and Of
these 72 were for double eagles, 81 for
eagles. 80 for half eagles, 4 for quarter
eagles, IL for dollar pieces, 81 for half
dollar pieces. SO for.quarter dollar pieces,
80 for 10 cent pieces, so for 8 cent pieces
and l0S for | cent pieces. The dies are
Eteel, and to destroy them it became
necessary to heat them almost to white
ness Then they were taken from the
fire and placed upon an anvil. and two
blacksmiths with sledges struck them
Epon the face. -Philadelphia Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27

Billboard competition runs pretty
high nowadays in the metropolis. An
owner of some down town property was
awakened by the loud ringing of his
doorbeli recently in Harlem.
What ON earth is that?'' he exclaim-
ed. rs the house on fire?'' +
Somebody's dead" said his wife.
In the meantime a servant was return
ing from answering the bell.
please, sir, there's two gents down
stairs as wishes to see you," said the
girl.
"see me? Why, it's 8 o'clock in the
morning"
Important business, they says, sir. -
"Well, / should think it would be,
waking a man up this time o. night.
ia haverto go down, / suppose"
He quickly threw ON some clothing
and went below. Two gents awaited
him in the hall.
Il beg your pardon, sir. for knocking
You up at this hour, but 7 want to make
you a proposition for billboards around
the corner of your place on Blank street
while You are rebuilding. Name youl
figures. including two theater ticketf
every night of the season"
And, SIR began the other gent, -
my company would like to make yoE
Q proposition for the nse of the WALK
that may remain standing after the
fire."
"Firel Firel What are you talkins
about The old man was completely
nonplused.
Why. your place caught fire about
two hours ago., said the first gent"
And II Quilted BY this time, = added
the second gent"
"Of course you'll give me the refusa.
for billboards. Remember the two the
after ticketsl'' vailed the ftst GENT al
tho old man bolted for the stairs.-Cor.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27

The Sioux Falls Press says most ann.
phatically that Mr. Pettlgrew did no,
borrow money Of State Treasurer Taylor
but that the latter had bought up q note
and collateral securities Or Mr.. Petit.
CREWS given 70 other parties 10 Chicago
q deal 81 TaylOr's unknown to Mr.. Petit
grew until Tayior notified him last De
cenbsr that be needed the money. No,
did he then know that Taylor was shor,
ii his accoants. He paid the note 5000
and interest, 500. the beginning Of Jan
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27
Free Lunch with . string 10 Il.

In most Of the free lunch places down
town there is a nickel in the slot ma
chine device, which is placed in close
proximity to the lunch. SO big IL the
gambling propensity in most men that
they will frequently drop enough nickels
into n OF these machines to pay for q
square meal and never Twin ont"
These machines more than pay for the
lunches set mp by the proprietor. Chi
cage Tribune.
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nary 10 Mccoy who az Taylor's attorney
had the note aud securities, which he
received back. But neither y an in.
dividual, banker or custodian OF trust
funds did Mr.. Pettigrew borrow money
OF Taylor, or know OF Taylor's financial
deals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27
A JUNIOR SUGAR u
RGdoiph spreckels IL LilsaokainnaPs Erisnd,
but Denies the Truth % EAer Usary.

Rudoiph spFeckels ~ L-isacknlnma's Eriend,
but Denies " Truth u Mer UsAry.
Rudolph Spreckela who has been i'm.
plicated in the recent Hawaiian revolu.
tion by the indiscreet chronicles OF Mrs
Dominis' diary, is = son OF Claus Spreck.
els. the sugar king OF the Pacific he
Is very popular in San Francisco socie.
ty, where he il distinguished for his
amiability and ~liberality. Although q
mature man Of the world in appear.
ance. he is only IS years old. He is
well educated, Of polished address and
has travelled extensively In Europe. His
figure il that OF an athlete, and he is
known as . superb horseman, q fine
swimmer and q clever boxer.
Owing to the fact that he Is an occa-
sional sufferer from asthma, he has re.
GENTLY spent q considerable portion OF
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Redfield' Press, q: When the bill
passes creating the new judicial district
it would be very much to the honor Of
Gov Sheldon if he would appoint Hon.
Thos. Sterling Judge. No NAN in the
district Ia better known, and none stands
higher as an able lawyer and honorable
man
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27

Yankton Press, .: During the past
two years fifty thousand acres of wild
land has been put under cultivation in
Yaukton county and prospects now are
that within the next two years all the
arabic area of the county will be under
the plow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27

Borgne, the name OF q Louisiana
lake. is q French word meaning blind
OF ons eye" The name was applied to
the lake because or q wonderful monster
said % have been seen lii its waters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-04
THE CRISIS AT HAND
IN the Manitoba School Warfare The
Province Refuses to Compromise.

CHICAGO. sept GA dispatch from
Winnipeg. Man. says: The crisis in
the Manitoban parochal school war
fare is close at hand Sir Mckenzie
Bowel. Dominion premier. came 10
Winnipeg last week to offer COM
promise 10 Mr.Greenway,th the Manitoba
premier. but the Manitoba govern ment
refused TO consider any compromise
measure. The belief now is that the
Canadian parliament will he called to-
gether TO pass remedial Legislation
overriding the school act OF Mani
toba and restoring Catholic schools.
and that then an appeal to the
country will be made. The election -
certain to he the most bitter In tho
history Of the country. Greenway and
his adhercnts say they will resist the
establishment Of tic Catholic schoo's
to the bitter end. even in the race ~
an order passed by the Dominion par
lament.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-04

Death of the widow of Gen. George Crook
Their Romance

WAsHISGroS. sept 20 Mrs. Mary
ID. Crook. widow Of Gen. George Crook.
United states army. died at OalSla
Md. at $50 o'clock tuesday morning.
The remains viii be buried at Arling-
ton cemetery beside those Of the gem
era.
There i decided romance connect
ed with her courtship by Gen. Crook.
She was a southern woman. born and
bred. and naturally affiliated with her
relatives and many friend, on 1.-THE
other sids" Notwithstanding this.
tile brave Union soldier wooed her
during the war and finally won
her In February. ls6J, while she was
visiting her sister near Oakland. and
the surrounding country was filled
with confederate troops. cen. Crook
made a desperate effort TO see her, with
the result that he was captured by the
enemy near her house and kept pris-
oner for several weeks. when lie was
exchanged He renewed his suit at the
first opportunity with so much ardor
and success that the couple were mar
ried soon after the close of the war.
and his bride accompanied him to the
west. and was always near him in his
Indian campaigns Her tact and good
sense made friends for both of them at
a time when friends were needed
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PARAGRAPHiC POINTERS.

Republican enthusiasm Tor lsvo
Is decidedly on the decrease as the
prosperity Of the country is on the IN
crease. Chicago Chronicle
There is reputable authority for
stating that the boom OK every repuo-
lican candidate for the presidency has
been siletracked, and yet it remains .
moral certainty that nomination Will
be made BIZ the national convention. =
Detroit Free Press
With the addition this year.
made or projec ed. OF eight hundred
thousand spindles to the cotton mills
in the south. representing an invest
nent of fifteen million dollars. doesn't
Mr.. Mckinley see how illogical he Is
as a presidential candidatc?-S. Y.
World.
Wool growers receive better
prices for their wool than when the
Mckinley law was in force and about
twelve dollars . year per capita Is
I saved to the purchasers OF wooden
goods The party that advocates the
restoration Of Mckinley duties on wool
will he largely in the minority.-A
| kansas Gazette.
Why don't those republican pa
pers which insist that the tariff is ar
issue in this years politics bc more ex
plicit? People cannot be deceived BY
glit.cring gcneralities. In what way
is the tariff m issue? Arc the repub
lean campaigncrs gong to demand
the restoration Of the odious Mckinley
law rs soon as practicabic?-Cinc
natl Enquirer.
Three years ngo the expectation
Of few millions Of gold and core
spending shrinkagc Of the gold reservs
would have attracted no attention
But now, since we have had a prsctica
Illustration o. the evil effects that Cal
result from n raid on the reserve
through our beautiful system OF papcl
currency. the fluctuations OF the re
serve are watched in some quarter
with anxiety. But there Is no occa
sion for any uncasincss Whatever. A
long a. Cleveland is president aud Car
Isle secretary OF the treasury the gol
reserve, our national credit and tn
peoples money will be protected
Louisville Couricr-Journal
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FlGATiHG iRiSHmsN

Anxious to iiberstc tho Green 1sie bs Rev.
ointion the Time for Asitsti"a liss
fassed. snd Now the sword Rather than
Legislative snscament- Must be Appealed
to-Aa u'Dsnosan kos.s trow.-..>o- I"
in Dsmssd.
CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Revolution"
written in big. flaming letters. Was
the text og yesterdays proceedings of
the Irish national convention; and
when the body adjourned last evening
To await the reports of the committees
on resolutions and ways and means,
there did not remain lingering
doubt IN the mind Of a single
pose anu policy OF those whose
cail had summoned them 10 Chicago.
There was no beating about the
bush, no yelling in honevci phrases
of the object OF the gathering. IL
was boldly declared by IrishAneri-
cans from different parts OF the coun-
try-some OF them men of national
reputation, that. no matter what the
sentiments OF the American govern
mrnl or the American people, the
time had arrived for the Irish in Amer
ton. to take up the sword. and To seek
the independence OF their isle by the
use 81 weapons rather than through
les .slatsvc enactment
The organiza tion OF a standing army.
ready 10 do battle whenever the cp-
portun.ty should present itself. was
advocated amid frantic enthusiasm
which eliminated in a wild scene when
New York delegate named the chair
man, exc ongressman John 4. flnerty.
"a the first president of the Irish re-
public of the near future.
Hatred Of England aud OF every.
thing English was expressed in vehe-
ment language in every speech. and
the cheers and yells of apr oval were
interiarded with boots. Kisses AMI
groan> for the powers that be across
the Allan tic
~ to the matter OF ways and means.
il was insisted that the delegates and
these behind them had been iu>tru-
mental in securln. the greater proper
tion OF the hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars that have been collected aud
forwarded To the Irish parliamentary
party during the past i've years, and
that ten times the total thus collected
would oe contribut by the Irish race
In America upon the pledge that the
moneys would be used in preparing
for fight in the open.
Maurice W. Wilhere. OF Phila lei
phia. and 0Neil Ryan. of ST. Louis,
the recognized Irish American leaders
Of their respective states. and ODono-
van kos-a. VINO was introduced as
the World renowned and uE-
conqneralie Irish rebel" and was
awarded the ovation of the day.
were the principal speakers.
aua when the convention adjourned
by limitation Of time. two-thir1s Of
the delegates We're yelling for the ap-
pcarance Of i. J. lyman. the NO. II
Of the Phoenix park tragedy. They
were pacihcd only with the Eromise
that he would appear in the programme
to-day.
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QUALIFICATIONS


WASHINGTON. sept. 2s.--To give ef-
feet to the presidents order OF provld-
ing for the examination Of candidates
for consulates. the secretary of the
treasury has appointed board. con-
sisting 81 the third assistant secretary
of state. the solicitor and the chief Of
the consular bureau. TO examine the
candidates as they are nominated hy the
president The examination will he Sc
we're. but especially intended 70 a seer
tain the fitness Of the candidate for
each particular vacancy. OF which
there are now eleven. Ii will cover
general education. knowledge IF lam
guages. Of the particular country TO
which the appointment j. 70 be made.
functions of consuls. treatment ~
United states vessels in foreign ports.
passports, treaties relating to the
country. wrecks. wrongs to I nited
states citizens. invoices and general
business methods. knowledge Of the
consular regulations. and such other
matters as the board may deem i'm.
portant in each particular case.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-04
PROSPERITY AND POLITICS.
What the Working People Are Moss In
tcrcsted In.


tcrcsted In.
The people can be trusted TO remern
Der the operations of the Mex inley tar
if ard to observe the effects CT the
present one. They know that there
was no increase in wages TO correspond
with the increase in duties under the
Mckinley act They know. rs 1.-THE
shopping woman" told Mr.. Reed. that
there was an increase in prices They
remember that Gov. Campbell and
other democratic speakers vainly chal
lengcd the republicans in the cam
paign of 1891 to name one instance OF
an increase Of wages in the industries
tina. hal received higher bounties in
return for their campaign contribu-
tions. They remember-the Home
stead workers in particular-actual re-
duct.ons in wages. Other instances
reported from time to time in the daily
news, recently reprinted in the World
and never before questioned, have
been made the .ubjcct Of quibbling de-
malls as 10 the extent or time or cause
Of the reductions But the general
fact Of the steady depression OF wages
from 1891 to 1894 under the Mckinley
act cannot be denied The people
know IL
Wha. the country is much more in
tcres,cd in. however. is the rise in
wages. the reduced cost OF necessaries
and the return of prosperity under
the democratic tariff. What all the
republican politicians and editors said
could not occur has occurred. There
is no need OF figures. and facts prove
this. The people see and feel and re-
ioice In il. And this Gov. Mckinley
will find is TO be the main factor in
the approaching elections. and cs-
peciaily in the more important one
next year. The people cannot be de-
luded into denying the good times nor
into prefcrring politics to prosperity.
They ask only for an era of peace IN
which TO improve 10 the utmost the
opportunity that has come TO them
And they intend to have tn. !.
Wnrid
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-04


The cholera Epidemic Hap'ais >uhsia'rE
"a Japan yoAohamo Practically Tree os
1t pwards OF fsundret Arrests Tor
Completely LA the ka-t hsng Massacre
Including the Leaders of the Negefs-
rlans.
VANCOUVER. II. c.. Sept .5-The
steamship Empress OF India arrived
here Tac>iay evening. eleven days
from Yokohama
Advices by mail from japan indicate
a decrease in the number OF cases OF
cholera. the number Of new cases IN
Toxic daily having increased from
forty or fifty To only nineteen. Before
the ship sailed from Yokohama the
disease had almost disappeared. and
marines were freely allowed ashore
there
\ Foo-Chow CORES poldent OF the
China Mail states that upwards OF 100
persons have been arrested for COM
plicity In the ku-Cheng massacre. IN
Guiding the leader Of the vegetariaas
and his two chief lieutenants. for
whom a reward Of 5000 had been
offered. The trials are proceeding
slowly. but out OF the twenty-seven
who have been tried. twenty-three
have been convicted. and there IS
strong evidence against thirty-one 9TH
ers
Chcng-ru report says that 200 taels
j. 10 bee paid as an indemnity for the
damage done TO Roman Catholic mis-
sions during the riots.
The king Of Corea has granted ex-
elusive mining rights in the province
of Prong an DO for twenty-five years
To an American trading company The
company is to pay one-fourtn OF its
profits into the royal treasury.
The Japanese press condemns ITS
countrvnen for want Of enterprise in
allowing themselves 10 bc thus fore
stalled by Americans
The marked growth Of Americas silk
purchases from Japan during the past
ten years is quite feature in the Jap
anese trade These purchases IN
creased from -. 500, 900 yen in i>>5 to
=. 500, 900 ID 1894.
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CONSOLATION FOR JOHN BULL.
An American ssiIbost beaten by an En-
giish Competitor.

CENTRE ISLAND. y. u. Sept 20
Last night for the second time since
tie trophy known as the Americas
cup was brought to this country ia
1851. a British boat has won a yacht
race from an American boat.
Spruce IN. has captured the second
o. the >eawa nhaka clubs challenge
series for small boats. defeating Ethel
wynn. the defender. by narrow mar
gin Of twenty-three seconds IN a
twelve-mile race over a triangular
course of two miles a side. The CON
test was fought ont in a wind u
strength varying from nothing up 20
eight miles an hour. and which shifted
to nearly all pc .nts OF the compass.
The battle royal was fought during
the fifth and SIKH Legs of the course.
Or from the beginning Of the eighth to
the end o. the twelfth mile. On the
fifth leg the racers were most ~ the
time sqnareiy before the winl. with
spnnakcrs to por. and boom, To star
board. getting wind from the south
cas-. while west % them sailing craft
had strong rasterly air.
II was "A strange pocket OF wind.
ani when il tinally broke AMI both
boats got the prevailing breeze and
reached tile rest Of the way TO the fifth
mark. the advantage was with Ethel
wynn by four seconds, as tie timing
proved
On the final two miles home il was
windwarA work in the best air of the
day, ami while the American boat fol-
lowed the traditions Of the she'll backs
OF Oyster by and vicinity in working
against the Db tide To the finish al
Center Island buoy. Mr.. Brandt per
sisied ia short tacks, which gave him
frequent chances to get some advan
tagc of the unfavorable tide. an cxhi
bition of Judgment that finally landes
him a winner by small margin. de
spite the traditions OF the watermer
hereabouts. 1t was an exciting rac'
from the start, for a. various time
during its progress over each side o
the triangle first one then the other o
the little flyers was ahead.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-04

Depressing Eject Of Republican LcgisiA-
tion on American Industry.
The fact that labor IL prosperous Isl
source OF much trouble 10 some Of tho
republican organs Of the country that
are constituiionaliyo opposed Ia reconcile
ing any such state Of affairs with the cx-
istencc of democratic administration.
They tIo not have ~ account for any
new triumph OF labor over capital. for
il is the unmissakable lesson OF the re-
cent past that the interests os capital
and labor are identical. and that one
cannot prosper without the welfare
OF the other. They are not embar-
rassed by any better place which labor
holds in the economic system. for the
position az labor has already been won.
and i, recognized in the statutes Of tho
state and OF the nation. But what
puzzles these mollers OF party scnu-
inent is 10 explain the recovery by
labor Of the place il held before the
crushing depression set in two years
ago.
Labor has not only recovered this
place, but has made il more secure and
has brighter outlook for the future
than ever before in the history OF the
country. The position held by those
who work is more commanding one
than they have ever before held. ana
the fact is largely due to their own ef-
forts II was the vote OF the wage
earners that overthrow Mckinleyism
and esta blished tariff for the people.
They elected the congress that did
away with the ruinous financial policy
of the republican party. insisting that
the dollar with which the working
man is paid shall be as good as
the dollar paid to the government
bondholder. With this &C .omplished,
and with a wise conduct OF its affairs.
the future Of labor is assured Indus
try is flourishing. wages continue TO
advance. the relations between capital
and labor are. with few exceptions.
harmonious. and the republican spell
binders are confronted by conditions
that drive them to subterfuge and mis-
re presentation. Detroit Free Press
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HUMOROUS.
II took a header OF my wheel
Ana then was forced 70 say.
..Betrer fifty years ~ Europe

Than the cycle 81 to-day
.Do Won think YOU could learn r.
Love me. Naud?~ II don't know. George.
~. answered. softly. IL might.
learned German once. "-Tit-Ests
Ills Collection. --"Who are all
,,.seo- asked the visitor "Oh. The
album" said The langnid young man.
That's a collection OF photographs 81
tho only girls ever loved. Indian
apolis Journal
Very Important Epochs- There
nre only two important epochs in
woman's life" said the ob-ervant
bachelor. Name them, replied Miss
Giddev. Before she is married and
after."-Dctroit Free Press.
Mr.. Mcswat 'Grcat Scott, Lo-
bella. What are you waking me mp in
the middle OF the night for?' Mrs
McSwat-"i want TO know. dear. IL the
mosquitoes are biting you rs badly a.
they are me. Chicago Tribune.
Mamma had no idea there were
go many men here this season" Daugh.
unfortunately. mamma. dear.
there's not man among them It's
only another lot OF those terrible
bloomer girls Brooklyn Life.
Did your wife say anything when
Won 90, home so late?" Not when
got home" said the other man. sadly.
.She waited till got asleep. and then
rot up about Ave o'clock To practice on
the piano. "-Indianapolis Journal.
A Speedy Change. He about to
propose)-"My dear Elise. ] do love
YOU She-"You know. Of course.
am poor" He--"Yes. Miss Elise. and
hope you will permit me to he .
brother to you,"- Humoristische Blat.
! ter.
Won Blumer (earnestly)-"Oldm man,
vou have no idea how much IL costs a
man to send his wife away for the sum
mer." Piankington-'I suppose not
, Won Blumer-"No. sir! Since my wife
has been away I've lost twenty five
I. dollars night ON the average. N. 4
Herald.
She Apolocized Tor Her Father. :
"Angelina." said the youth. holly, Al
he entered the parlor. lit remains FOL
you to saw whether our mutual friend
shin shall continue or be ended here
once .What is the natter askes
the beautiful girl, opening her Lowell,
orbs TO their widest extent. You
father has Just called me blaste'
idiot" And you want me TO apologies
for him?'' II do" Then cheerful.
do it. Father is altogether too frank
aud have often told him that even tn
xruth shouldn't alWays bo spoken. ~
- Y. Press
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ORGANIZED ESPIONAGE
In the Forts of Germany-Thre- Arres's
Already Made.

LoxDoS. Sept %. A dispatch to the
Central News from Berlin says an ex-
officer Of the Hawaiian army. named
pfaifrer. has been taken into custody
in connection with the recent arrest 81
a Frenchman and woman in Cologne
for espionage. The progress ~ the
inquiry in the cases Of the CoIogne
prisoners revealed a spy system hav-
ing agencies in every great German
fortress. and Pfaiffcr is alleged to havc
been one Of the agents