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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-05
AN EXTRAORDINARY SCANDAL
Russian Naval Officers Said to Have En-.
gagged In Seal Catching.

Russian Naval OfHccrs Said to Have En-
gagged In Seal Catching. :.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-An extraordinary
scandal has just come to light in con.
nection with Russia and the Behring
sea patrol About the middle of last
winter, a firm of fur brokers in Ham,
burg received 5000 beautiful sealskins
with instructions to forward them to
London in time for the big February
sale. which occurs here every year.
1t was noticed that the packages did not
bear the usual marks, or other indica-
tions of their having been sent through
the ordinary channels, and what also
struck people as peculiar was that one
of the skins had a bullet hole in it. 1t
is now reported on good authority that
these skins were sent to the officers of
the Russian warship which left Robin S
island last September, and it is pre-
sumed that the enterprise was the
private speculation of those who were
sent there to protect the seals. The
Russians were encamped on the island
for four or five months, and as custom
ary, no one was allowed to land on
the island during their stay there. 1t
is presumed that the crew employed
their time in clubbing these seals. The
skins were sold at Lampson's big sale
herelast February.
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WITHHOLD THEIR PAY.
No Warrants for Omaha's Police and
Street Forces.

No Warrants for Omaha's Police and
Street Forces.
OMAHA, Aug. 5.-That the members
of the A. p. A majority in the city
council are bound to use their majority
to the fullest extent is again in evi.
dence The services of the members of
the finance committee have been called
into requisition and the July salaries of
nearly 800 employees OF the city have
been Withheld to be used as a club to
compel their allegiance.
The appropriation ordinance which
was passed by the council was only for
the benefit of preferred creditors. Con.
trary to all precedent the finance COM
mittee instructed the comptroller not
to include in the ordinance the salaries
of the members Of the board Of fire and
police commissioners. the license board,
the police department and the board of
health and the employees of the street
commissioner department., except the
street cleaning gang.
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MERRITT is RICH.

Otherwise the Payment of His Game Law
Fines Will Break Him.
PRINCETON, Ills, Aug. Oh. Clay
Merritt, the extensive cold storage
dealer at Kewanee, charged with ille-
gal traffic in wild game, was found
guilty in Justice Pyles' court and fines
returned against him to the amount of
$23, 500. AS the case was considered a
test one, State Game Warden Blow of
Chicago announces that he will at once
institute two additional suits based on
more recent discoveries in the cold
storage warehouse, which will bring
the total amount Of the fines up to
about $l84, ZOO. Pending an appeal to
the circuit court of the first case, Mer-
ritt gave bonds in the sum of $40, 600,
this amount being deemed sufficient,
from the fact that he is the known
owner OF real estate of the value of
$500, 900. The total birds recovered
from the warehouse now number 1850
dozen quails, 5, 28O partridges and $50
pairs Of ducks, making total Of IS. $50
birds, the minimum fines of which
would be STA, 800. The birds in their
natural state have been frozen solid
and preserved in sealed cases.
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MILES OF DEAD FISH.

Thousands Are Floating Down the Mis-
souri River.
JEFFERSON, No. Aug. ga phenom-
enon was witnessed here. From a. hi
until dark dead fish by the thousands
have been floating down the Missouri
river. From appearances the fish had
been dead from 4S to GO hours when
they reached here. But three species
Of fish were Overwhelmingly, drum
and carp-and none of them weighed
more than four pounds. Most of them
We're much smaller.
At first il was supposed that some
person had been using dynamite, and
the attention of State Game and Fish
Warden Henry was called to the mat
ter. 1t is his opinion, and one gener-
ally concurred in, that the unprece.
dented floods Of the past few days
washed the fish out of smaller streams
up the river with sufficient force to kill
them. The procession of dead fish OBJ
served up to dark was estimated at so
miles in length and numbered thou.
sands
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STARTLING EVIDENCE.
n. ID. mckinley Before the Kansas Inves-
tigRting Committee.

tigating COMMITTEES.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. On. D. Nc.
Ginley, bond dealer, appeared before
the legislative committee now in ses-
sion investigating the state school fund
securities, and made some startling
disclosures. He testified that during
the Populist administration he had
made al unsuccessful attempt to sell
$35, 900 worth of Wichita County bonds
to the state school fund commission,
which is composed Of the secretary
of state, superintendent of pubic in.
struction and attorney general. Then
he went to o. o. Osborn, the son of the
secretary of state, and paid him $4OO.
MCKINLEY then paid Grant Gaines,
brother of the superintendent, 1916. In
a few days the Wichita county bonds
were purchased and were taken to the
state treasury for registration. The
assistant treasurer, George NJ. Seward,
refused to register them. Then, Nc
Ginley testified, a certain Populist pol.
itician, whose name he would not di-
vulge, told him that for 1876 he would
get the bonds registered. Mckinley
paid the nancy and the following day
secured the cash for his bonds. State
Treasurer Biddle having registered
them in his own handwriting. The
testimony of MCKINLEY created a SEN
sation.
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Another Royal Wedding.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-According to good
authority tn marriage OF Prince Chris
tian OF Denmark, the eldest son of
Prince Frederick Of Denmark, who is
heir apparent, with one OF the Prince
of Wales daughters, will shortly BE-
arranged. Prince Christian, who was
born Sept &c, 1879. Will inherit the
greater part of the immense fortune of
his mother, Princess Louise, daughter
of King Carl XIV of Sweden and Nor
way, who was the richest heiress in
Europe when she married Prince Fred
erick, July 2S, 1863
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MIGHT FIRE GREENWAY.
Governor OF Manitoba Said to Be Cons i'd
ering tho Matter.

Governor Of Manitoba Said to Be Consid-
ering tho Matter.
WINNIPEG, Man. Aug. 5.-Sir John
Schultzs, governor Of Manitoba, trans
mitted to Premier Greenway a commu-
nication from the Dominion govern
ment asking Greenway just how far he
will go in compromising the Catholic
school difficulty. Sir John, after trans.
mitting the communication. took the
train for Banff. in the Rocky mountains,
where Sir Mackenzie Bowell premier
of Canada, now is. In Winnipeg
the startling rumor is freely circulated
by politicians that if Premier Green
way persists in his refusal to remedy
Catholic grievances he and his minis.
ters will be dismissed from Office by
the Manitoba governor. OF course the
governor has the power to do this, but
such high handed course would be
calculated only to intensity the trouble
and bitterness. Certain it is, however,
that the Dominion government is con.
templating some decisive move.
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ONE AN AMERICAN
State Department Receives
News Of the Massacre at
Ku Cheng.
FOUR KILLED WERE ENGLISH
One american Woman Was
Wounded-DetailS Are
Meager.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from United States Consul Jernigan at
Shanghai stating that one American
female missionary was wounded and
four British female missionaries killed
at the mission of Cheug. No further
details are given in the dispatch and
the place described is believed to be in
the province of Hupe. far up on the
banks Of the Yang Tse river beyond
the reach of men, of war and about 400
miles north of Cheng Tu where the
last missionary riots occurred. The
state department will take steps in the
matter at Occa
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RESTRAINING ORDER
Omaha'S New Fire and Police
Commission Ordered to
Show Cause
WHY THEY SHOULD HOLD OFFICE
The Order Was Issued by
Judge Hopewell About
Midnight.

OMAHA, Aug. 5. About midnight
Judge Hopewell arrived in Omaha and
issued a new restraining order against
the A. P. A. commissioners, restrain.
ing them from exercising the functions
in any capacity. Soon after his arrival,
attorneys for Mayor Bemis, G. H.
Brown and d. Glenn Denver, members
of the old fire and police commission,
appeared before him in chambers and
presented petition for an injunction
restraining Foster, Broatch and Van
dervoort from exercising the duties,
powers and rights Of members Of the
board of fire and police commissioners,
citing them to appear in court at p. m.
and show cause why the temporary in
junction should not be made perma-
nent. Judge Hopewell acceded to the
petition and signed the restraining
order asked for.
Appointments Null and Void.
The plaintiffs allege that the appoint
ment of Foster, Broatch and Wander
WORT is illegal, null and void, having
been made in direct violation of law
and contrary to the constitution Of the
state in this, that Churchill, as attorney
general, and Russell, as commissioner
of public lands and buildings, assumed
the power and prerogatives Of the ex.
ecntlve OF the state.
The plaintiffs allege that Foster,
Broatch and Vandervoort threaten to
proceed under the Churchill Russell
appointment, claiming to be clothed
with all of the rights powers and
functions vested in members of the fire
and police commission; that under
these pretended rights and powers and
functions, they are about to assume
control Of the fire and police forces OF
the city Of Omaha, disregarding the
laws of the state as they now exist.
Sought to Defeat Justice.
The plaintiffs allege that Foster
Broatch and Vandervoort, together
with members of the council, were
aware that quo warranto proceedings
were about to be brought to determine
the title TO the offics Of police com
missioners, and that by stepping in
and attempting to assume control o1
the fire and police forces of the city OF
Omaha, the defendants sought to de-
feat the ends Of justice.
After the injunction had been grant
ed by Judge Hopewell, and the peti
ton fled in the Office of the clerk OF
the district court, copies of the pro
ceedings were served upon each Of the
defendants.
Violated an Injunction.
Earlier in the evening, attorneys 70,
the members of the fire and police
commissioners fled in the district
court the petition on which the injunc.
tion was granted by Judge Hopewel
in the afternoon. and which was VIC
lated by the city council. In this case
the order of the court enjoins the city
clerk from receiving or filing the bonds
of the pretended members of the new
fire and police commission. 1t also en-.
joins the members of the council from
approving the bonds Of the three pre-
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1T Is USELESS.

Hill Further Than Ever From Accom-.
plishinE Consolidation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-President Hill
and Vice President Clough of the
Great Northern have been in this city
for a week past in constant consulta
ton with j. Pierpont Morgan and with
Edward D. Adams, chairman of the
Northern Pacific reorganization com.
mittee. They have made no progress
in the scheme for obtaining control OF
the Northern Pacific road through the
organization of third company. 1t is
safe to say that Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Nor.
gan are now further apart than at any
time since the consolidation project
was broached last May.
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WILL NOT COMPROMISE.
Ishnsming and NegauDee Miners Firm u
Their Demand.


IsHPEMING, Mich, Aug. 5.-The Ish.
peming and Negaunee strikers held a
big demonstration in Ishpeming during
the day. Almost 5000 men were in
the line of march from the park at
noon. Some of the speakers made an
effort to induce the men to visit the
mines to ascertain what concessions
the companies are prepared to make,
but the matter was voted down.
The men will not listen to compro-
mise talk, and those who attempt to
speak of effecting settlement are
given but little encouragement. Many
of the men desire to go back to work,
but the majority are opposed to it, in
sisting on recognition of the union by
the companies. 1t is certain, however,
that the companies will not recognize
the union in any regard and will keep
the mines closed until such time as
there is break in the ranks of the Or
QauiZatiOn
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EXCITED GRAVE FEARS.
Reports Of Massacre at Ku Chem
Alarmed she Methodist board.

Reports Of Massacre at Ku Cheng
Alarmed she Methodist Board.
NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-An Associated
Press cable telling of massacre of
Christians, including five women, at
Ku Cheng, excited the gravest fears at
the headquarters of the foreign board Of
Methodist missions. The Methodists
have mission at Ku Cheng. 1t is in
charge of Miss Mabel Hartford. Her
assistant is Miss w. H. Rouse. In ad-
dition to these, it is feared the two
other women, Miss Mabel Allen and
Miss Sarah Peters are also in the vicin.
ity of ku Cheng.
Have Not Heard efinitely.
Corresponding Secretary A. B. Leon.
ard of the Methodist board of missions
who has spent considerable time in
China said: In view Of the fact that
we have received no cablegram from
China we can only hope for the present
that our people are safe and we'll.
Had any Of our people been massacred
l am sure that the Rev. w. II. Lacy,
our representative and treasurer at Foo
Chow, from which place the advices
were received, would have cabled to us
without delay. We will not communi.
cate with Mr.. Lacy unless we receive
information Of the alleged massacre of
him." Miss Hartford is a resident of
Dover, N. H., and has spent several
years as missionary in China. She
was some time ago put in charge of the
women's work at Ku Chang. Miss
Rouse. her assistant, came from Lake.
field, MINI.
The Rev. Joseph Gillespie, secretary
of the foreign board of missions of the
Presbyte church, said that his
church has no missionaries within 25C
miles of Ku Cheng. He expressed the
opinion that massacre affected most
seriously the church missionary society
of England, which established mis-.
sion at Ku Cheng in lS47 The mission
is attached to the church of England
and has ~ mission houses there.
The Rev. f. L. Chivers, secretary OF
the, Baptist board Of foreign missions,
said-that the Baptists have missions nc
nearer the scene OF the alleged massacre
than Chs Klang, which is 200 mines
distant
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BRADSTREET'S REVIEW.
Condition of Trade Active, Iron Espe-
cialIy so.

Condition of Trade Active, Iron Espe-
cia,Iy SO.
New YORK, Aug. 5.-Bradstreets
says: The week presents larger vol
ume OF trade in many points than in
the weeks before and one year ago.
The rush of orders for steel and iron
leads in interest, displaying remarka-
bic strength Western manufacturers
have been obliged to purchase Eastern
billets to meet their orders.
Another conspicuous feature of the
week is the evidence of reviving conf
dence on the part of Western and
Northwestern interior merchants, now
that the corn and spring wheat crops
promise we'll. This is shown at Chi
cage. St. Louis, Milwaukee and St
Paul, whers orders and sales to buyers
In person have
Increased to n Striking Extent.
At the South general trade remains of
moderate volume. There is better
outlook and feeling at Charleston, but
elsewhere midsummer quiet rules. The
delay in paying the sugar bounty af-
fects trade very unfavorably in Louisi-
ana. Trade on the Pacific coast Is of
moderate volume and fair for the sea-
son. Tacoma and Seattle presenting
| an expansion OF demand and Portland
! and San Francisco no material change.
Exports of wheat from both coasts of
the United States and from Montreal
show a moderate Increase over a week
ago, the total thing being l,46O, ,OOO
bushels. gain of about 100000 bush
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LONDON, Aug. 5.-London continues
to be crowded with Americans. A
prominent West End shopkeeper states
that had it not been for the American
patronage this summer, most of the
West End shops would have verged on
bankruptcy. The Americans are our
most liberal buyers" he continued,
'and sales this year, especially in brio
a-brac, have been heavier than usual. :"
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Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. Aug 3, 1897.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-August, ,667sMG. c: Septem ber
G1H@65c; December, 7JIsc: May, 74c.
CORN-August, 4lAn .lI4c: September.
MAc; October, 4Oc: November, 37Hc;
December, 3Ac; May, 35Nc.
OATS-August, 2lc: September, .2lLc
October. II 1sc: NAY, %4Ac
PORK - August, 1855; September
$685.; January, SlO.32L.
LARD - August, so0i; Sep embar,
f6.l21<; October, 6.l7K; Januar., So 20
SHORT RlBS-August, 1915; Septem
Der, s. s!15; October, s5S7h45.9O; Janu
ary, S. 42L
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Harrison Declined.

OLD FORGE, N. Y, Aug. 6.-Gen.
eral Harrison has declined another in
vition to leave his camp to make a
speech. Messrs. Fulton and Monk of
Watertown, representing the state
grange, called at the camp to invite
General Harrison to 60 to Clay ton on
Aug. 10, when the grange holds it's an
nual session there. General Harrison
declined the invitation on the ground
that he had thus far refused all invi.
tations to go outside his camp to speak.
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To Press tho Waller Ca.e.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Failing to
receive any assurance of progress from
Ambassador Eustis in the Waller case,
Acting Secretary Of State Adee has
again cabled him to press the request
for the records Of Waller's trial in Mad
agascar. and has instructed him at
some length as to the position which
he should take in presenting it.
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Caught More Yeagers.

HENNEssY, o. T.. Aug 5. Officers
who have been fighting Yeager and his
gang, are reported to be on their way
here with three additional members of
the band. They were arrested after
the fight near Cantonment, in which
Ike Back was killed. The band, it
appears, became demoralized and split
up, Yeager alone escaping. Three
others OF the desperadoes are heading
east with number of deputies in close
pursuit
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MADISON, Wis, Aug. 5.-The Mo-
mona Lake assembly has closed. The
attendance and receipts have been 40
per cent greater than ever before. The
Horr- Bryan silver debate was the big
event of the day, and drew an enor-
nous crowd. In the evening there was
music and the formal closing exercises.
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St. Paul Union stock Yards,

SOUTH ST PAUL, Aug 3. 1895.
HOGS-MArket 1jc lower Range of
prices, S425@4.50
CATTLE-M Market firm and active: good
demand for all grades: more ia, cattle
and yearlings wanted.
SHEEP-Aarket steady; good demand
for good sheep and lambs; common dull.
Lambs, SI.5O@3 75 muttons, S. IS;
common, Sl.0J12D0.
Receipts: Hogs. go; cattle, So
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Heard From Ieter.

WASHINGTON, Aug B. - Commits
sioner of lniian Affairs Browning has
received a dispatch from Agent Teter
of the Fort Hal. reservation, Idaho,
stating that he had returned from
JACKSON Hoe, and that the situation
there was quiet.
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MILWAUKEE, Aug 3. 1895.
FLOUR-Steady.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, Csc; No l
Northern. re; September. 6STc.
CORN-No. 3, 42I5c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 26c; No 8 white
25c.
~-BARLBY--No. 2, 4oc; sample on track
3SG G46Lc.
RYE-No. 9, 47c.
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Lumhermsn Afa Hanpx.

DULUTH, Aug 5.-The local lumber
men are feeling good, for within the
past week they have sold more of their
product than in any week for nearly q
year. The total is not far from ~.
600. 900 feet. An encouraging thing is
the fact that nearly $500, 600 feet were
sold for export to the West Indies.
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Case Of HydroDhobia.

CREsToN, Ia., Aug. o. Harrison
Walton of Corning was bitten by dog
nearly a year ago, and last Monday he
began to show symptoms Of hydropho-
bia. It has developed into a violent
case Of rabies. Recovery is impossible.
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VICTORIA, 3. c., Aug. 5.-Three
hunters returning from Crown noun
>tain report that an avalanche has
swept away the crown of the noun
tain. A party of explorers built fire
OH the peak last week which thawed
the frozen ground and caused the
avalanche.
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
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MinneapOlis Grain.

MINNEAPOLIs, Aug 3, 1895.
WHEAT-August, 66c; September,
&c; December, 65Hc. On track-No |
hard. 6711c: No. l Northern, G64c No. ?
Northern, 65Ac.
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Duluth Grain.

DULlT TIL. Aug 3, 1897.
WHEAT-Cash No | hard, GS4c; No. |
| Northern, 6s1ac; August No. l Northern
6Sstc; September. No. l Northern 661c.
December 6SLc
The herald., 1895-05-10
KID THOMPSON IN JAIL
lie Holds His Bravado and Sleeps and
M Eats Well
One Of Small But Disunited Famiiy-.A Sister
in Canada, School Teacher Who
Writes Affectiorat

Kid Thompson, the convicted train rob-
Der, occupies a cell adjoining that OF Craig
in the county Jail. The men converse
with each other on general matters, but
thus far they have not alluded to their
respect We crimes or the punishment allot-
ted them by the jurors who sat on their
cases. Thomson has not lost Ills bravado
and sleeps and eats we'll.
The present condition of the train rob-
Der can be traced, at least IN part, to the
divorce courts. Many years ago Thomp-
sons father and mother separated, and
divorce followed. The mother was
given the custody of their only girl and
the boy was given to the father. The
family drifted apart. the mother and girl
now being in Canada. The father and
son then separated. and the Kid fell into
bad company. The sister received a good
education. and is at present teaching in
one of the Canadian schools. She has
written number of affectlonate letters to
her wayward brother since his imprison-
ment. Very recently the father has pro-
fessed religion, and the attendance in
court of the followers of the Holiness band
was due to the senior Thompson s writ
ten desire.
Con Mallory, the district attorneys de-
tective, had charge of the witnesses for
the prosecution. and the manner in which
he marshaied them is a creditable 60 him.