The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-01-17
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Sufficient snow for hauling has fallen
In the Minnesota pineries.
Rev. Father O'Gorman has been ap-
pointed bishop of Sioux Falls. 8. d.
The Northwestern Teachers associa-
ton will meet ut Oshkosh, Wis, March
30 and 81.
1t is stated the City Bank Of Mime
apolis, which suspended Wednesday,
will pay in full.
The Argentine chamber Of deputies
has passed Il bill granting bounties for
exports of sugar.
Seidenberg, Steifel g. Co., New York
cigar manufacturers, have made all as
signment, without preferences.
A company to construct an electric
railway from Milwaukee to Kenosha
has filed articles Of incorporation.
Physicians report there is little hore
OF the recovery of Bernard Gillian, the
ca%rroonist, i'll at Canajohorie with
typhoid fever.
The Benedict Paper company, whole
sale paper dealers, Kansas City, has
failed, with liabilities of 500, 900, and
assets about the same
A d spatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Cape Coast Cast. e
says that King Prempeh has accepted
terms of the British.
Attorney M. M. Mad1gan of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, has invented an airshlp
which is particularly designed as an
engine OF destruction in case of war.
British officials of the admiralty state
that tenders have been asked for the
construction Of only five, not ten, first
class cruisers, as previously announced.
1t is announced that a large majority
OF the Union Pacific first mortgage
bonds have been deposited with the re-
organization committee under the
agreement.
Webster City, Ia, has been free from
the open saloon for the past 10 years,
but now a petition is in circulation to
establish the saloon again. The fight
will be fierce.
Advices from Sir Hercules Robinson
Indicate that those arrested for treason
against the Transvaal government VII
have a fair trial. Meantime they are
made comfortable.
John Stoutland, a wealthy stockman
OF Webster, S. d., was thrown from the
top OF a cattle train he was bringing
into Sioux City and instantly killed.
n accident happened at Ashton, S. d.
A. L.. Shipley, agent of the Illinoi.
central at Rowena, who reported that
he was held up and robbed by masked
men on Saturday night. is now i'll jail
at Sioux Falls, a self confessed emLeZ.
zler of about 5000.
ABUNDANCE OF RESOLUTIONS.
Senator. Want nformatio on variou.
Subjects.
WASHINGTON, Jan. FIN the senate.
Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb.) called attention
to the indefinite "postponement Of his
bill prohibiting American citizens from
receiving foreign titles, decorations, etc.
1t occurred through an oversight OF
his, and he asked that the Measure &C
to the calendar for consideration, as the
people did not believe in this undemo.
cratic practice and wanted it stopped.
The requisition was agreed to.
Mr.. Hansbrough (Rep.. N. d. from
the committee on agriculture, reported
favorably the resolutions directing the
secretary of agriculture to carry out the
provisions of the law relative to the
distribution of seeds and of government
publications.
Ask for Cuban Cores pondence.
Mr.. Call (Dem.. Fla offered a reso'
luton directing the secretary of state tC
send to congress all dispatches from
United States cOnsuls III Cuba concern.
ing the present war.
Mr.. Cullom rep, ILL., presented Q
resolution which was agreed to re-
questlng the state department for in
formation as to whether naturalized
United States citizens of Armenian
birth were allowed to visit Turkey
whether their families living IN Turkey
were allowed to depart to the United
States, and whether Americans living
in Turkey had the same rights accorded
as were granted the citizens of Great
Britain, Germany, France or Russia.
Mr.. Sewell (Rep., n: j. then offered
his resolution ~declar.tory of the policy
Of the United States on the Monroe
doctrine.
Noted Newspaper Woman Dead.
CHICAGO, Jan. l7.-Mrs. Martha E.
Holden, known to newspaper readers as
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