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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

Stark & Abraham have moved their
meat market into the Brocher building
and will keep . full supply Of ell kinds
OF meats, fish and oysters in season.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17
TAX FRANCHISES
A Decision by the Federal Su-
preme Court of Great
Importance.
Railroads Subject to the Laws
of the States Through Which
They Pass.
Celebrated Greer County Case
Decided in Favor of Federal
Government.

WASHINGTON, March l7.-Chief JUS
tice Fuller, in the United States su-
preme court, handed down the decision
of the court in the cases Of the people
of the State Of California, against the
Southern and Central Pacific Railway
companies. involving the rights of the
state to tax the franchises of those
roads. The railroad companies resisted
taxation on the ground that their fran
chises were derived from the ma.
tional government. as we'll as from
the state authorities and were
inseparable. The court decided against
this view, holding that the railroad
companies owe their existence as corpo-
rations TO the state, and that they are
subject to the state laws in the respect
of taxation. The chief justice said the
state franchises never had been merged
in the federal franchises, and they were
as legitimately subject to the taxation
as the roadbeds of the companies. Jus.
tice Field read a dissenting opinion. He
said the position taken in the majority
opinion was absurd and untenable.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

MADRID, March 7.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Havana say that the
Spanish forces in Cuba are being con.
centrated in the province of Matanzas
in order to compel the insurgents to en-.
gage in q pitched battle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

The taking cigar-"Sound Currency"
g, II. WOODS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE United
States supreme court reversed the de.
cision Of Judge Maxey of the Texas
Ornal of Mexico. ask;n for the extra
dition of certain men claimed to be en-.
gagged in the CARA insurrection of
1891 and 1892. The supreme court de.
cision has the effect of hold ng them
subject to extradlt!on. Chief Justice
Fuller read the opinion of the court
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

One Minute Cough Cure touches the
right spot. 1t also touches it at the
right time il you take it when you have
a cough or cold. See the point? Then
don't cough. FRANK Smith
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17
Indian BOYS to Re Punianen.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., March l7.-Ten
Indian boys, belonging at Santee
agency. have been sentenced to terms
in the government reform school at
Washington for setting fire to the large
government schoolhouse at that agency
last summer, and two smaller ones a
few months later. A strong faction OF
Santee Indians favor the establishment
of district schools throughout the
reservation. and incendiarism was
adopted in the effort to get rid of the
agency boarding schools.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

DEADwooD, S. D., March 1.-THE
sensation Of the day is the strike made
in the Seabury- Calkins mine, at Car.
Donate. The ore is highly oxydized
iron carbonate, carrying II ounces of
gold and three ounces of silver per ton.
The vein is three feet in width. Ad.
joining it is a body of highly crystal.
LIKED porous ore, which carries one
ounce of gold, seven ounces of silver.
and % per cent lead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

Spring millinery opening at Annie
O'Connell's Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday Of this week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

"Give me q liver regulator and I oan
regulate the world" said Q genius. The
druggist handed him q bottle Of De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. FRANK SIXTH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-17

Sound Currency" at G. H. Woods, is
the smokers delight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
SEA ISLANDS ACREAGE.
Reports of "A Heavy Decrease in the
New Territory This Year.


Letters were recently addressed to
prominent planters in the new sea island
cotton section as to the proportionate
planting of sea island in comparison with
last year, the following are extracts from
replies:
From r. NJ. Murphree, Midwife, Burke
county: This section is not adapted to
sea island cotton growing and farmers
who experimental were disappointed The
acreage this year will be at least % per
From J. w. Butler q Co., Camilla, Mitch
ell county: Farmers living at a distance
from gins will not plant again. More fer
tilizers, however, will be used and the
number of bales Will probably equal last
year"
From ]. L. Hand president Hand Trad
ing Company, Pelham, Mitchell county:
1.-The tendency in this section is to plant
less. Farmers agree that sea island cot
ton exhausts the land, besides the stalks
are hard to get rid Of The comparative
price of sea island cotton and upland be-
ing in the latters favor The reduction
Will be at least % per cent. in the acreage
planted IN sea island as compared with
From d. D. Peacock, Pavo Ga: "There
will be regular Landslide" from sea ISL
and to upland cotton this year
who viii plant sea island cotton.
Many farmers in Florida have sent here
for upland cotton seed to plant instead of
sea island
From N. T. Hartman, Barlow, jefferson
county: There will be a decrease of 25
per cent. in acreage of sea island cotton
through this section this year. Some
planters who made fifteen to twenty-five
bales VIII not plant again.
From Robert J. Bacon, Baconton,
Mitchell county: THE acreage in sea Isl,
and cotton in this section of Mitchell
county Will be about the same; in Dough-
erty county, % per cent. less; in Calhoun
county, % per cent. less and Baker coun-
ty, 10 per cent. more than last year These
facts are gathered by extensive inquiry
Worth county will probably plant 10 per
cent. less"
From Brown Bros. & Co., Albany.
Dougherty county: Planters state that
the acreage planted in sea island cotton
in this section will be reduced no less than
80 TO 60 per cent. The fact is attributed
to the fair price at which upland was sold
last year, and the present decline on sea
island cotton"
From J. n. Carter, Meigs Mitchell coun-
ty: The acreage planted in sea island
cotton viii be 10 per cent. less than last
year, While the acreage in upland will be
increased considerably"
From Joseph Mabbett, Quitman, Brooks
county: From information received from
various sources, I think the reduction in
long cotton Will be about % per cent. from
erably increased
From w. B. Folsom, McRae Telfair
county: Farmers are discouraged with
sea island cotton. and have lost money
by not planting uplands. They will not
plant sea island in this section this year.
From L. L. Fudge, Colqutt, Miller coun-
ty: Il don't think the farmers in this
section VIII plant sea island cotton again
They cannot make it at the prices it is
selling at now"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
COLD WAVE CAME WITH a RUSH.
Mercury Dropped = Degrees In Five
Minutes After Ii Arrived.

The second cold wave within a week
struck Savannah all at once last night 1t
landed at o'clock. In five minutes from
o'clock to five minutes after the tenn
perature dropped degrees. After that it
fell at the rate of "a degrees up to II
o'clock, when the thermometer registered
81 degrees.
Tn indications at midnight were that
It would go to . degrees by daylight this
morning.
The weather bureau sent out the first
warning ef the approach of the cold wave
Wednesday morning Its progress was
retarded by some influence not indicated
i'm the weather bureau reports, ana 1t
did not arrive here on schedule time. The
freeze will doubtless extend some distance
south of Jacksonville.
There is little that the freeze can in
lure here except flowers and plants which
are not protected. II is hardly probable
that the temperature will go any lower
than IL did Tuesday morning, and the
truck crops stood that freeze pretty well.
The weather was clear last night over
the entire country east of the Rocky
Mountains, except in Pennsylvania, where
il was showing. The coolest weather re-
ported at s O'Clock was degrees below
zero at Marquette Mich.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

hear him, so that he may have an oppor-
tunity of showing them that they have
been mistaken in their extreme views, and
just what are the purposes Of the organi-
cation of which he is at the head.
AS Debs will be in the city two DAYS
II is probable some arrangements will be
made to give him some entertainment,
provided he can spare the time for it. 1t
is understood that he is to devote twenty
days to his work in Georgia, and that
1t will be in the interests of the union
of which he is at the head. 1t is said
there is some antagOnism on the part
of other railway employees organizations
to the union which Debs represents, and
that he may meet with some obstacles
on account of the fact that leaders of sew
eral of the other orders have been here
within the last two or three weeks. 1t is
his desire. it is understo TODD, to perfect
an organization Of the American Railway
Union here, and it is said that he may
meet with some trouble in doing so, as
most of the orders to which railway
employees belong here conflict somewhat
with their membership i'm such an order
as this. On the other hand, it is stated
that he may find a better field than is
expected, for the reason that he repre-
sents perhaps the strongest railway en-
ployes' union in the country, and it has
been demonstrated within the last few
weeks that the Brotherhood of Locomot-
i've engineers are practically powerless to
force such contracts or agreements as
they desire to secure. What effect this
may have on the situation, however, re-
mains to be seen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
LOCAL Personal.

DIR. J. d. Turner of Atlanta is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. James Earle.
Mrs. John Ross and Miss Kate Ross. of
Brunswick are visiting in the city.
Mr.. E. A. Dunn of Atlanta, who has been
visiting friends in Savannah has return-
ed to his home.
Mr.. l.. c. Read, representing Hetterman
BROS, cigar manufacturers of Louisville
KY, is in the city for a few days.
Mr.. James Furlong, who was thrown
out of his buggy last Sunday night. and
who sustained some severe Internal in
juries, was reported in very Serious
condition as a result of his injuries yes
terday morning, and his many friends and
relatives became very anxious about him.
He rallied somewhat in the afternoon
however, and last night was resting very
easily. Mr.. Furlong's accident at first
was not believed to be, a serious one. but
when it was discovered that he was in
Jured internally, it being kown that he
was suffering already from a stomach
complaint, there We're many fears about
his recovery. He is still very low and in
a dangerous condition, but his friends hone
for the best and that he will be able to null
through $3.50 ~ FAAi
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
TRACKED By A PLUGGED DIME.
william stokes, burglar, Booked for
Another Term in Chains.

William Stokes. coloredsnan old Offend
or, was turned over TO the superior court
yesterday morning 10y Recorder Wilson,
20 be tried on the charge Of burglary.
The probability is that Stokes will get a
longer term this time than any he has
ever served before.
The case is interesting, on account OF
the neat piece of detective work done by
Detective Scully. Tuesday night the
room OF +. r. Dewherry, back OF his bar
az President and Reynolds streets, James
McBrides old place, was broken into and
a trunk containing Ss5 was broken open
and robbed.
Dewberry reported the matter at the
police barracks Wednesday, and the case
was turned over 10 the detectives. Detec-
tive Scuily thought he could handle b,
and he did. He found that Stokes, who
got off the chain-gang last October, and
who had done nothing since, had been
spending money freely at various places
in Namacraw. and arrested him In Cooper
shop lane When searched sz.oJ was Iouhd
in his pockets.
Stokes. Of course, denied all knowledge
Of the robbery, but the possession Of even
the amount of money he had was against
him. When Mr.. DeWberry reported the
robbery TO the police he said that with
the money stolen were three pieces which
he could identify, a dime which had been
plugged and had other marks on 1t,
nickel which had a dlnt in IL and some
hard substance like rosin sticking to IL,
and n Canadian ten-cent piece which
also had marks on It, The detective eX-
amined the money taken from Stokes very
carefully and found among the small
change the nickel and the dime described.
These pieces were positively ldenthed by
Mr.. Dewberry. as was also the Canadian
dime. which was found later at a bar
where Stokes had traded it.
Stokes is 40 years old, and the detec-
lives say that he had spent fully half
that time on the chain-gang. He has al
ways served on the county gang, how
ever, so that he viii get change this
time and an opportunity to experience the
famous ducking process peculiar to the
Georgia penitentiary.
The case illustrates two things in the
detective line. the results Of small clues
when properly followed and the value of
a thorough knowledge of the criminal
classes. The Savannah detectives under
stand both.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
CITY BREVITIEs.

There was a small blaze in the roof of
a house in Brownsville yesterday morn
ing at II o'clock. A police officer turned
in an alarm from box 142, to which the
southern section of the fire department re
sponded. When it was found that the fire
was out of the limits the firemen turned
back, The fire was put out before any
great damage was done.
Edward Yates, colored, was arrested
at the market yesterday morning at the
instance of Clerk Gardner. Yates had a
fine Holstein calf in his possession, which
he wanted to sell. Mr.. Gardner saw at
once that the calf was too valuable to be
sold for beef and had Yates arrested. 1t
was afterwards found that the calf had
been stolen from Mr.. Sweat at Potter's
Grove.
Miss Meta, the 13-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckmann, celebra-
ted her birthday yesterday, and received
the congratulations of about seventy-five
young friends, who met at the Chatham
Artillery hall last night. 1t was a BIRTH
day party given complimentary to the
young miss by her parents. A dainty sup
per was served, after which the happv
party danced for several hours. Miss
Meta was the recipient of numerous pres
ents from her friends
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
TO REPORT TODAY.
The May Week Association VIII, No
Doubt, he Organized.

Probably the last general meeting OF
citizens with regard to the military May
week celebration will be held at the city
exchange this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
The subscription committees were bus
lily at work yesterday, and Broughton,
Congress and Bay streets were pretty well
covered. The committees had $1,000 OF
subscriptions when they started. as has
already been stated. and about 5000 more
was secured yesterday. They will prob
ably report to-day $4,000 altogether, and
though it was considered $4,000 will be
needed to give such an entertainment as
is desired. and from which ample returns
are expected, 1T is hardly probable that
those interested will do otherwise than go
ahead with the work or organization.
Just as soon as IL is definitely decided
to organize which will no doubt be done
this afternoon, a charter will applied for
and the matter put into the hands of an
executive committee until the stock COM
pany has been organized and officers and
directors have been elected. Then, too
the orders will be given at once for two
trophies, to be shot for. one TO cost 81, 900
and the other about $500. These will be
the permanent trophies of the military
rifle contests and will be of the hand
soonest designs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
JASPER SPRING RESCUED.
To he Opened as Pleasure Resort
Next Week.

Next week.
The roadside spring made famous by the
heroism of Sergt. William Jasper, and
which in the early days of the republic
was the spot to which every American
who came to Savannah felt it his duty
TO drink of its waters, has been rescued
from forgetfulness by the Suburban and
West End Railway Company, and win he
reopened TO the public on the 26th inst,
with proper ceremonies.
The spring is on the Augusta road
about a mile from the city limits and
Sergt. Jasper, learning that the British
were about sending a number of Ameri-
can prisoners from EbeneZer 10 Savan-
nah both of which places We're then
in their possession. resolved upon their
rescue. He and his companion, Sergt.
Newton, concealed themselves near the
spring and awaited the coming of the
guard and prisoners.
When the British escort, with the pris-
oners in irons, stopped to refresh them
selves, the two A merican soldiers sprang
from concealment, shot down the senti-
nel and seized the muskets of the sol
6ieEs. The escort was captured and the
prisoners released. The captors, the re-
leased prisoners and the captive British
soldiers We're hurried across the Savannah
river to within the lines Of the Amer
lean army.
The restoration Of the historical spot.
consecratel by such heroism, will be
gratifying to every lover of colonial his
1OlV.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
DEBS' TOUR OF THE SOUTH.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE A. n. L.
MAKING A BUSINESS TRIP.

He Has Twenty Days to spend I'm
Georgia in the Interests of the
American Railway UniOn-MeetIng
with Some Opposition in the south
From other Unions of Railway En-
pIoyes, but His Organization H. the
Strongest of AII-HIs Lecture 10 De
Open To the Public and Capitalists
Invited.
President Eugene V. Debs OF the Ameri-
can Railway Union will arrive in Savan-
nah this morning from Charleston, whore
he spent yesterday and lectured last 1ight.
President Debs is travelling through the
south in the interests o. % American
Railway Union the lar, organization
Of railway employees in tie country. lie
will be met at the train this morning on
his arrival, by a committee from the Sa-
vannah Trades and Labor Assembly, COM
posed of c. b. Patrick. chairman w. H.
II. Young and James L. McCosker, and
escorted to his hotel.
President Debs expects TO remain in Sa-
vannah two days He will deliver a lee
ture tonight at Odd Fellows hall at s
o'clock. When it was learned that he
was coming to Savannah, the officers Of
the Savannah Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, had some correspondence with him,
the result Of which was that he consented
to deliver a lecture here. The lecture will
be to the public and will be open to all,
though under the auspices of the labor
unions.
The laboring people Of Savannah say
that, as Mr.. Debs has been put down by
many as an anarchist they would like
to nave capitalists and others come to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
A BicvcIe for Nothinn

If man wishes he can guess at the
number of seed in the lady's pumpkin in
our window and register his wife's. his
daughters or his sweethearts name and
she may be entitled to the Spaldine- biob
grade bicycle which we propose to give
away to the nearest guesser. A lady GUS
toner can register a gentlemans name if
she wishes to, and he may get the GEN
tleman's wheel.-Appel & Schaul. Cloth
5ers, Haberdashers and Tailors.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
Two Big Pumpkins.

In Appel & Schauls show window are
two big pumpkins and two Spalding BIZ
cycles. Guess nearest the number of. seed
in one and you viii get the lady's wheel
Guess nearest on the other and you get
the gentleman wheel. Cards signed
guesses on the ladies wheel and those
with gentlemen's names are for the gem
tleman's wheel, Buy at least so cents
worth of our high grade clothing or furn-
ishing goods and register your guess for
high grade bicycle. Appel q Schaul
Clothiers, Haberdashers and Tailors.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
WHOM BE the I3tLF

Messrs Lindsay & Morgan announce
in the special notice column that they will
present the 45Oth wheel free, and as 4s7
have already been sold, the 45Oth will be
reached to-day or tomorrow This af-
fords an opportunity to get a wheel with
out any expense at all. The fact that
Messrs. Lindsay q Morgan have sold Ar
Wneels IN Two months, demonstrates the
popularity of the cycles handled by them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
WILLIAMS WON'T TALK.
\ Suspicion That He Was struck by
Some One in Carson'S Stable

Henry Williams, the negro stableman
who came so near being killed at Mr.. Luke
Carson's stable Saturday night, is recov-
ering.
Williams refuses to tell the police any
thing about how he came to get hurt. The
detectives are satisfied that the affair oc-
Cured inside the stable and that it was
very probably about a woman The fact
that blood was spattered over the harness
hanging by the door is regarded as evil
point and the quantity of blood that was
found around the hydrant is believed to
show that Williams tried to wash off the
blood before going out to call for as
sistance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
TO BE NAMED John RouRKE.y

The Old Steamer "BeIIevue" Remod-
eIed Into New Vessel.
The steamer Bellevue, which is being
fitted up by Mr. John Rourke, her owner.
will be ready to so on the marine rail
way within the next two weeks.
New boilers have been put in and the
cabins have been equipped in the latest
and most convenient style for an excur-
sion boat.
The name Of the steamer will be changed
70 John Rouil5e Mr. Rourke saws Thar
the hcat, when completed, will be the fin
est anu fastest excursion boat I'm tho
lie excursion business around Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
HELD AS AN ESCAPED CONVICT.
A GIynn County Prisoner Locked Up
for Investigations

T.
James Ryals, colored. was arrested last
night by Constable Simon O'Neill of JUS
tice Collmans court on warrant issued
by Justice Goldman, charging him with be-
ing an escaped convict.
A negro, giving his name as James
Sharp. went to Justice Goldman in the af-
ternoon with a letter from deputy sheriff
of Brunswick, stating that the bearer was
known to the officers there and any assls-
lance rendered him by officers of the law
elsewhere would be appreciated.
Sharp told Justice Goldman that he was
an eX-convict, and that his business in
Savannah was looking up escaped con-
victs from the Glynn county gang. He
had one spotted he said James Ryals
who escaped from the gang last March
Constable O'Nein found Ryals at Walker
and Lumber streets, in the heart of Yama-
craw. He did not want TO go at ALL but
O'Neill took him anyway. He was sent
to iail to await inNeStigation