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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-07
CHEERS FOR CUBA
Adoption of Resolutions, Recog-
niZing Insurgents the Occasion
Of a Demonstration.
The Vote in the House Was PA
to 27-- Will Be Sent to
Cleveland.
Spaniards AnxiOusly Awaited
the Result--SOme Talk of
Arbitration.

WASHINGTON. April THE house
has adopted the senate concurrent
resolutions, by vote of PA to -. 1t
was received with tumultuous cheers.
The vote ON the resolutions was taken
in the shape OF a motion to adopt the
conference report, this report showing
that the house conferees had agreed to
the senate resolutions. The resolutions
being concurrent, do not need the ap-
proyal Of the president, but of course
will be sent to him through the usual
channels, 80 that he will receive official
notification of the opinion of congress
ON the Cuban question.
The great swelling chorus of ayes
was followed by feeble, scattering
negative vote, and the speaker was
about to declare the motion carried,
when Mr.. Hit asked for the yeas and
nays. Yielding to the appeals of many
members, however. he withdrew it.
Mr.. Boutelle Rep. Me. who had made
himself conspicuous by his opposition
to the report, made no effort to secure
the yeas and nays, and the report
would have been declared adopted, had
not Mr.. Tucker Dem. Va a member
of the foreign affairs committee, who
has opposed the Cuban resolutions, al
this juncture stepped forward and de.
manded record making vote, and the
roll was called The report was
adopted, 244 to n.
The announcement was created with
q great demonstration ON the floor,
which was taken up by the galleries
AS soon as the tumult had subsidized
Mr.. Hooker, rep, N. W chairman o1
the river and harbor committee. moved
to suspend the rules and pass the river
and harbor bill. He asked that the
reading of the bill be dispensed with
but Mr. Richardson (Dem, Tenn.) OBJ
jected to passing bill carrying millions
of dollars without the formality o
reading it.
After 80 minutes discussion the bill
was passed.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Four thousand houses at Manila, cap.
ital Of the PHILIPPINE islands, have
burned.
Minister Terrell has arrived home on
q leave of absence from his post q,
Constantinople.
J. B. Scanlon, Union Pacific police.
man, was fatally stabbed by an un.
known tramp at Pocatello, Ida
The Pittsburg strike Of journeymar
painters has ended. They secured an
advance Of % cents o day, or half wha,
they asked.
The subcommittee Of the nationa
Democratic committee, having charge
Of convention arrangements, will NEE,
at the Palmer House April 10.
The secretary of the treasury has &C
cepted the offer Of Frank John Of Chi
cago of $47, $50 for the old material il
the custom house building at Chicago
the same to be removed at Johns ex
pense
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NEW KIND OF IRRIGATION.
1t 1. sutd (" Pc ~ Tr ct,cab ~ 1t II
rS'I.

1t l. satd I" Pc ~ Ir ct'cab Is A. II Is
rNr,
BELLE FOrPCEU:. :. d.. April up
to two years ago III" at;l"n."n had con-
siderable trJuulo Oil tho DIR YES, ow ng
to the long d'Starce between altering
places. lhore was GREAT abundance OF
wafer in thu creeks but they We're too
far apart. TC Ohv ate this the railroad
company butt two experimental reser-
voirS in 1894. III 50 We're such 4 sue
cess that more We're put in last year,
and now they arc preparing to put III
two more. max ng h.rteen IN all.
But little expense is attached 80 con-
struct on Of these reservoirs, u site be-
ing selected at the head of some dry
ravine and an earth dam thrown up,
and experience has demonstrated that
these dams are equally rs permanent as
inexpensive.
During the freshets in the spring
these reservoirs are filed, and they re-
tain the water. clean and pure. owing
to the high altitude, until after the cat.
tie shipping season closes in November
The experience of the railroad com.
pany encouraged the farmers in that
| locality to try this system of stori na
water for irrigation purposes. A few
made a beginning last year, and theil
success was so pronounced that many
are putting them in this year.
1t is thought that the general adop.
ton of this system would result i'll les:
loss from floods along the main stream,
and greatly increase returns from the
soil, and it is urged that were the gen
eral government to take hold of it al
over the watershed of the Mississippi
river the necessity for the expenditure
of Immense sums of money for the pro
lection of the low lands in the Soutl
would be obvIated and millions of acres
of now unproductlve and worthless
lands would be made fertile and val
| uahle
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Kill-A H. Empioyer,
Fox LAKE, Wis, April 7.-Edward
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WASHINGTON, April The postoffice
department has advertised that the
opening of bids to furnish general sup
plies for the postal service and the post
department, and for miscellaneous
supplies, will take place Thursday
afternoon, May II, next. Contracts
ere yearly CUES,
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TALK OF ARBITRATION.

There IL . General Feeling in Favor
of Diplomacy in Spain.
MADRID, April THE result on the
question of the attitude Of the United
States towards Cuba, which it is under.
stood here is to be taken on the United
States senate resolutions in the house
Of representatives, is anxiously awaited
here. In any case, it is pointed out,
hOstilities must soon cease ON account
of the approach of the rainy season.
and no furthur reinforcements worth
mentioning will be sent to Cuba until
the month Of September. The war de-
partment is making extensive prepare
tions in this connection. and four iron
clads and several torpedo boats are
ready to sail at short notice from Fer
rol. in order to take part in the block.
ade of the coasts of Cuba, should the
insurgents be recognized as belliger-
ents.
The general opinion, here, however,
is that the question as to how and when
the United States will intervene in
Cuba will be left to President Cleve.
land, and it is believed that the latter
will only, at least as preliminary,
offer the friendly Offices of the United
States in the matter, while intimatine
that other steps may be taken should
the offer be refused.
In spite of the fact that it has beer
officially denied here and at Havans
that Captain General Weyler has ten
dered his resignation or is to be re
called, all classes of people express sur
prise that the captain general has beer
able to accomplish 20 little since he ~
sumed command in Cuba Most peo
nile here, however. in view Of the ont
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Davids, prominent farmer, was shot
and instantly killed by julius Zilke, a
farm hand working for Davids. The
latter had interfered to prevent Zilke
striking young man in quarrel. The
murderer has not yet been CAPTURED.
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LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwa ukee Grain.

Milwaukee Grain.
MILwAKEE, April Il, 1896
FLOUR-Nery steady.
WHEAT-No. 3 spring. t5slc; No l
Northern, 671sc.
CORN-No 3, 29Zc.
OATS-No. white, 2O3<c; No. white
0OL@ .011e. ia
>BARLEY-No. =, 32c; sample on track
20G3l &c
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards>
SOUTH ST PAUL, April =, 1895
HOGS Market steady with Saturday.
Quality only fair. Range fprices, IS. A.
@357.
CATTLE-Quiet. Not enough to make
a market; good demand for fat cattle,
steers and heifers
SHEEP-Unchanged. Good demand
for good sheep and lambs.
Receipts: Hogs. 300 cattle, 30; calves,
30; sheep. 90.
Oh caxo Union stock Yards.
CHICAGO. April t. 1896,
HOGS-Markei >trons to shade higher.
Sales ranged at -. 65td }.3j for liSnt;
$365@ 50 fof mixed; 3.jO@3O fOi
heavy; s3 "0(15 80 fo rough
CATTLE-Markct strong.
Beeves. 81 ttrl. AZ; cows and heifers,
$l.5 80; Texas steers $2.9OG3. %;
stockers and feeders. s.. 5CM3.7.
SHEEP-M.rket strong.
Rec ipts: Hogs, 5000; cattle, 1000
sheep, 1900.
Chicag, Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, April q, 1886
CLOSING PE.CEs.
WHEAT-April. tic: May. q aI@G6Xc
June, & i4c; July. 671ac.
CORN-April, 29's "a -9l4o; May, 3OAc
July, 2oA".
OATS-April, l91sc; May, 2JI@ sOs1c
July, @,ssc September, : &c.
PORk-May, - t.; July, s. S2X; July
$s.62H.
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Thiri Victim Of . Murderer.

AKRON. o.. April Ira Stillson, the
hired man of Alvin N. Stone, who was
assaulted by The same person who
killed Stone and his v ife q week ago, is
dead
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cry against General Weyler in tn }
United States, would look upon his re.
call under the present circumstances a.
being very much in the nature of a
humiliating back down upon the part
of Spain, and this might lead to serious
results here.
Think Diplomacy Might Settle 1t.
But, amidst all these clouds, there is
q feeling struggling for official recogni-
tion that in arbitration there is way
out of all such difficulties. and that
with mutual concessions and the use OF
diplomacy Ola high order. some ar
rangement may be arrived at which
will give satisfaction to all concerned.
Cuba, it is asserted, all claims to the
contrary, could hardly, under any cir.
cumstances, enter the sisterhood of the
United States i'll this generation, and
it is not admitted here that the people
of the United States would be willing
to declare war on Spain, i'll order to
bring about such an addition
to the number of states of the union.
There remains, therefore the plan of
giving Cuba some measure of sell
government which may lead to a settle
ment of the internal and external trou
bles, which have ruined Cuba for the
time beng, and which bid fair to drive
Spain iuto bankruptcy.
Under the circumstances, the feeling
Of apparent calm mingled with anxiety
with which the vote of the United
States house of representatives wa:
awaited, can readily be understood.
Explosion Sunk the Barge.
BRUSSELS. April THE boiler of the
steam tug Virginie exploded between
the villages of Moerseke and Baerrode
ON the Scheldt. Four of the crew Were
killed and the shock of the explosion
caused the barge to sink, drowning the
bargeman' family Of three persons.
HELD A LONG IhTEkyIEW.
Ballington Booth and lis sister Met n
Montciair.
NEW YORK, April 7.-Ballingtol
Booth and his sister, Mrs. Booth
Tucker, have had protracted confer
ence, which lasted from lO:30 p. IN. til
4:3O p. m. The Meeting took place il
Ballington Booths residence, Mont
clair, N. j., and besides the principal
there were present DR.. Mckelway an,
! Mrs Maud Booth. There was no lacl
of cordially i'll the meeting O
brother and sister, but it is und 7
| stood that the entleaties which Mrs
Booth Tucker addressed to Balllngtol
Booth to return to the Salvation Arm
fold were without effect. A confer
ence was held at Salvation Army head
quarters i'll this city there be ng preseu
the Booth fuckers, Commissioner ca.
Teton, Major Malan and Secretar
Lewis. A cablegram to General Viii
lam Booth at International headqual
ters was prepared, but nothing as
its contents would he dlvulged.
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Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain.
DULUTH. April q, 1895.
WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, 64Ac; No.
Northern, 63Xc; No. 2 Northern, 8 20
6lasc; No. 3 spring, 599s@CO2Ec; rejected,
56as @6OaSc; to arrive, No. hard, $3.50
No Northern, 66Hc; April NO. hard,
G6Ac; No. | Northern, 661sc
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Minneanolia Grain.

Minneapolis Grain.
MINNEAPOLIs, April q, 1896
WHEAT-April closed at 62hc; May,
69Hc; July. $3.50. No. l hard, 631 &C.;
No. /. Northern, 6214; No. 2, Northern,
61Ac.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-17
POWER FOR SALT LAKE.

Few cities are so fortunately stu
ated as Salt Lake City. Her scenic
surroundings are among the grandest
and most beautiful in the world. Her
climate is both delightful and health
full. Within half an hour her people
can be in the very heart of the noun
tains or on the shore of a lake whose
bathing is unsurpassed anywhere. In
the mountains around her are precious
metals of all kinds, while she is the
center of a chain of valleys of Won
derful fertility And now to all
these natural advantages are to
be added those to be derived
from an almost inexhaustible sup
ply of electrical power to be
supplied from three distinct sources.
These sources are the Utah Power
company and the Big Cottonwood Pow
er company. both having their power
houses within a few miles of the
city. and the Pioneer Power company.
of Ogden. So great will be the power
generated by the latter company that
it finds it necessary to come to our
city to utilize it to advantage.
With such an abundant supply of
electricity for all purposes there should
spring up many industries This pow
er will be so cheap that it will be a
great inducement to all who desire to
embark in new enterprises. Utah is
not only a graf producer of raw ma
terial, but she is also great con-
sumner of finished products. Could
this raw material be manufactured
into the finished product here, it would
be a great thing for the state and it's
people.
There is no reason why. with an
abundance of cheap power, this city
should not become a manufacturing
center. The cheap power will all be
here in the spring. Why should not
advantage be taken of it? No country
was ever more blessed with natural
resources of all kinds than Utah, and
this city is the point to which the
greatest benefits to be derived from all
these resources will eventually come
if our citizens will but take advantage
of them. Everything invites to enter
prise, which always brings prosperity
IN its train
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-17
Saved by n Lioness.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: Bowser,
one of the big lionesses in Nine. Plan
ka'S family at the Ninth and Arch street
museum, saved her pretty mistress from
horrible death last night, and Spitflre,
another lioness, is this morning sore and
aching from a severe drubbing fea-
ture of Nine. Pianka's performance is an
exciting lion chase, in which she is pur-
sued around the cage by Sp:tfire. a.
whom she fires blank cartridges during
her rapid flight. Nine. PIanka usually
reaches the door a second in advance OF
her savage purEUer. Yesterday she
stumbled and fell. In an instant Spit
fire, who is a vicious and murderous
brute, saw the opportunity she has long
been waiting, and with a deadly snarl
she bounced upon the Frustrated woman.
The startled attendants Sprang for the
iron rods. but before they could have
reached the weapons it would have been
all over for plucky Nine. Pianka had ii
not been for the promptness of Bowser,
who. with a scream that was heard
blocks away, leaped full at Spitfire, strik-
ing her full on the shoulder and sending
her rolling in the sawdust.
The next moment BoWser and Sp;tfire
were locked in fierce combat, and Nine.
P.anka had gained her feet just in time
&c beat back that treacherous old muir
derer Nero, who was about to take a
attention to Spitfire and administered to
that spiteru animal thrashing which
VIII 1--we long in her memory. Daring
the conflict the baby lions. who are al
lowed to run at large on the platform.
caught the spirit of the fray and pitched
into each other like thoroughbreds One
OF them lost portion of its ear in the
fight.
Bob. the monster lion, who bit off a
trainers arm in Canada last week, was
battle between him and Nero is looked
for.
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form, when in reality he was pa
say that Mexico has advanced much
further in all respects than our Amer
lean ideas of the country and its peo-
pie have
Mexico borders US on the south, and
our relations with it should not merely
be friendly but intimate. Already we
import from there almost as much as
England, France, Germany, Spain and
all other countries do, while Mexico's
exports 10 the United States are more
than to all other countries put together.
This commerce between the two coun
tries should and will increase; it is for
the benefit of both, and the more it in
creases the greater will be the benefits.
Trade relations with Mexico should be
as friendly as trade relations between
the various states of the Union.
: We do not believe it would be wise
for Americans TO go to Mexico in
search OF employment; it isn't there for
them. But we believe it is good
country for the investment of Amer
lean capital, the capital that seeks in
vestment in those great enterprises
that first open a country's resources.
It is good country to cultivate closer
trade relations with, for at no distant
day it will be a great country.
One of the best results of the recent
campaign of education was the knowl-
edge it gave the American people of
Mexico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-17
SHERMAN ON THE TARIFF.

There is no slyer old fox IN Amer
lean politics than Senator John Sher-
man. Joey Bags'tock could take les
sons from him to HIS great advantage.
The United Presses association
sought the opinions of prominent SEN
ators and representatives on the prob
ability of tariff legislation in the next
congress. Senator Sherman an
swered as follows:
In the present condition of affairs. I
do not care to express my opinion as
TO the proper tariff and financial legCs-
hafion of this or the next congress.
In his speech at the dinner of the
Union League club of Brooklyn last
Wednesday night, Senator Sherman, on
this very subject of tariff. said:
I want to postpone any revision of
the tariff laws except to supply the
wants of the government to the time
when kindly and heartily we may look
over the question of a protective tariff
The true way is to refer the whole
matter TO a commission of distin-
guiSftd and eminent men, without
bias or prejudice. and let them frame
a tariff bill and let 1T be passed.
There is no inconsistency between
the two Statements though his later
one shows a disposition to hedge on
what he said ait the Union League
club dinner And this hedging is
where the senator is always so sly
He does it so nicely that the people do
net discover what he is doing until
long after he has done it.
geption to refer the question of tariff,
if it is to be tinkered with, to a COM
mission OF distinguished and eminent
men, without bias or prejudice. 1t is
to be presumed that Senator Sherman
would have this commission made up
both parties. But then he is so SLY
that no one can say that such is his
idea or not That would be the proper
way. Still, partisan commission,
composed as the senator suggests, is
much more preferable than turning
the tariff over to those who desire TO
place their hands in the public purse
and taking what protection they
think their particular industry needs.
1t is to be expected that when the
beneficiaries of protection" are in
vited to make known how much they
want of the peoples money they VIII
not be niggardly in their requests.
They have never been known to be. A
tariff commission would do away with
this rush to Washington to get the
biggest piece of pie" possible when
favors were being passed round
If such a commission were appoint
ed and did its work acceptab1y to all
parties, it is almost certain that con-
gress would not pass any measure
prepared by it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-17
CAMPAIGNS AND PRESIDENTIAL
TERMS.

For the last four or five months bust
ness has been practically suspended in
this country while we elected presi-
dent. We shall not have to undergo
this again for nearly four years, but
four months out of every four years is
too much to give up to such engrossing
politics. The presidential term ought
to be heightened or the campaigns
ought to be shortened. So says the
Louisville Courier-J Journal. Every
presidential election. no matter what
the issue, be it great or be it small,
disturbs business. 1t does this not SO
much because business itself is threat
ened adversely or otherwise, but be-
cause the campaign absorbs public in
terest and draws attention from all
other matters to it. The result must be
that business suffers in that it Ian
guishes.
Very much is being made, by those
who were opposed to the policy for
which Mr.. Bryan stooG, of the fact
that there has been a marked revival
of business since Major Mckinley was
elected. This revival is very largely
but the reaction from the intense dull
ness that pervaded all departments of
business prior to the election. Those
who supported Major Mckinley claim
that the revival is the result of his
election. Such claims are a political
right, and all parties make them when
victorious. 1t is simply the human ma
ture that is in all of us and makes us
claim all the virtues while denying
responsibility for any of the sins.
The presidential term may be
heightened some day and the eligibility
of the incumbent limited to one term.
There is very much to be said in favor
of this view of the case; but against
it are practice and prejudice. The
truth of the matter is we Americans
rather like a frequent change in our
public officials for changes sake, and
not merely for the sake of turning the
rascals OUT
1t is a very easy matter to shorten
the official time of the campaign by
making the dates for holding the ma
tional conventions later than has been
the practice heretofore. But this would
have little effect on business itself, be-
cause from the beginning of the fiscal
year the depressing influence of an ap-
preaching presidential election is al
ways more or less potent. 1t would be
almost an impossibility to make
presidential campaign of less than four
months duration. Until the presi-
Dental term is heightened the country
must be content to give four months
every four years to a discussion of
presidential candidates and the issues
for which they stand.