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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
AFRICAN AFFAIRS
The Sitnatiul at Buluwayo Is
Said to re Extremely
Alarming.
Uprising OF Natives Against the
British Part Of a Well Ma
tured Plan
TO Declare a South African
Republic and Drive the
British Out.

CAPE Town, April lS.-The difficulty
in obtaining news of the Matabele mp
rising increases day by day, owing to
the restrictions of the authorities. but
it is positively known that the situation
about Buluwayo has grown darker and
that the rebellion is so widespread that
a large force of troops will be necessary
to restore order. Urgent requests for
troops have been made by people not
directly interested in the British
Chartered South Africa company, and
the home government is blamed for
postponing the dispatch OF strong re-
Inducements to South Africa. The IN
action of the war Office is undoubtedly
due to the desire of Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, the secretary of state for the
colonies to avoid everything which
might be construed into an attempt to
coerce the South African republic. but
it is pointed out while Mr.. Chamber.
lain is holding his hands, the
Beers Are Openly Being Drilled
under their imported German instruct
ors, and are ac> umulating arms and
ammunition, constructing fortifica.
tions and bringing heavy guns from
Germany.
The policy of President Kruger is
one of delay-to avoid doing or saying
anything definite until the Transvaal
is IN a position to defy Great Britain,
and then the independence of the
South African republic will be declared
and the Orange Free State may be act
ually incorporated into the republic.
The natives will everywhere be melted
to rise against British rule, and an at
tempt will be made to
Drive the British Out of South Africa.
This is the plan openly talked of, and
chuckled over among the Beers, but
the home authorities seem to be utterly
blind to the danger ahead and the
Chartered company, in the interest of
its stockholders, is doing everything
possible to suppress the truth, and the
belief is growing that nothing short OF
terrible disaster, such as the capture
of Buluwayo will bring the British
government to its senses. 1t is stated
that fully 10000 Matabeles have massed
for the attack on Buluwayo, which,
although placed in fair state of de.
fense, could not hold out against the
headlong, rushing charge of the native
regiments, which, if they only number
half of 10, 600, might sweep over the
town, even if thousands were slain in
the onslaught.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
AUSTIN'S ARREST
Little Doubt the Murderer of
Lena Olson at Duluth Has
Been Caught.
Was Living at Seattle Under the
Name of AlsOp- Hand
writing Tallies.
Austin Has Had a Not Entirely
Enviable RecOrd--Was
Hayward's Friend.

DULUTH, Mimi. April lS.-There is
now little doubt that after search OF
nearly two years, during which time
at least a dozen suspects have been ar
rested, A. A. Austin, who enticed
Lena Olson from Minneapolis to
Duluth and then brutally murdered
her for her money, throwing her body
into Lake Superior, has been caught.
He was arrested by Minneapolis de-
tective in Seattle, where he lived under
the name of James E. Alsop Chief Of
Police Smith of Minneapolis, who has
been working up the case, has arrived
here and requisition papers will be pro-
cured.
The handwriting of Austin, found on
a hotel register here, tallies exactly
with that of Alsop. Alsop has been
involved in number Of questionable
deals heretofore He was warm
friend of Harry Hayward, the famous
Minneapolis murderer, and in his valise
was found handkerchief marked with
Hayward's name.
NOT A VERY GOOD RECORD.
Some of the Deal. Alscp Is Alleged
to Have Been In.
TACOMA. Wash. April lS.-James Z.
Alsop, who was arrested at Seattle on
Il charge of having murdered Lena Oh.
sen In Duluth III 1894, came here III
1888 from Kansas, where he had
been a deputy sheriff. He engaged
in the real estate business, and several
years later was supposed to be worth
$50, 900. He was made superintendent
of the Lake Park Land, Railroad and
Improvement company, which built
suburban railroad, but was re.
moved by the directors. He left Ta
coma for Duluth. where he engaged in
the real estate business, and is reported
| to have gotten into trouble there By
| the alleged forging of deed Nov. "A
1890. Alsop is SAID to have driven his
wife behind a spirited horse to the toI
of hill to look at a house. AT the toI
of the hill Alsop got out with the pur
pose of fixing the harness. The horse
ran away, threw Mrs. Alsop out anl
she was killed. The body was buried
it is said, without her relatives in tht
East Icing not, fled. Later he
brother came out and wanted
the body exhumed, alleging foul play
| Through the efforts Of friends the mat
ter was hushed up. The next July AL
SOD married Mrs. Julia Minthorn, wht
had Just secured divorce ON the
ground of non-support, for which Alsol
is said to have paid.
The couple lived together very un
happily for year. She still es.de
here, as does Alsop's son, a young man
and his daughter Kate, aged Is. Mrs
Alsop did not wish to make statemen
but admitted that they did not hv
happily together
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
OLD LAND MARK TO GO.

Grand Pacific at Chicago to BE Torn
Down--Its Successor a BANK.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE old Grand
Pacific property has been leased for
80 years from the Northwestern uni
versity by Chicago capitalists with pro-
visions that the present structure shall
be torn down at once. The lessee is
the Illinois Trust and Savings bank.
The structure that will replace the ia
nous hotel will be bank building,
and will be occupied by the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank. giving it what
the stockholders say will be the finest
banking house in the United States.
The building will be modelled after the
Bank of England.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
NEARLY ELECTROCUTED FIT1
The Pugilist Narrowly Escapes Death.
His Pet Lion PULLED.

The Pugilist Narrowly Escapes Death.
His Pet Lion PULLED.
CLEVELAND, o., April lS.-Robert
Fitzsimmons, the prize fighter, came
within an inch of being electrocuted.
AS it was, his pet lion Nero, was killed
and Fitz was severely shocked and
quite seriously burned. On account of
the extremely warm weather, the lion
was taken to the roof of Rumseys 5
gymnasium. ON Erie street, where he
was chained up. Shortly after mid.
night, Fitz, accompanied by Ernest
Roeber, the wrestler, and Lewis Rob.
ertson, an attache of the gymnaSium,
went up on the roof to see the animal.
On reaching the roof, Fitz called to the
lion, which, upon hearing his master )
voice, sprang forward to the length Of
his chain, and
Over Som. Electric l. ght Wires.
A shower of sparks quickly followed
at the contact of the chain with the
wires. The lion received Il shock and
again jumped toward FitZ. who sprung
back against the wall of an adjoining
building. The len sprung past him,
drawing the chain around the pugiilst' s
thigh. who cringed under the severe
shock. In his agony the lion leaped
oyerithe roof and hung by the neck.
Fitz was pulled from the cha IL and re.
moved to his hotel. There is burn
across his thigh and small burn on
the knuckle of the index finger of the
right hand THIS is all the visible ev-
idence of the terrible ordeal, although
Fitz was in daZed condition for over
an hour. When the lion was pulled
| up from the side of the building where
he hcd been suspended he was dead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
BULWAYO CAPTURED.

An Uncondrmed Report to That Ef-
feet Reaches London.
LONDON, April lS.-The Exchange
Telegraph company says it is rumored
that Bulwayo has been captured by
the Matabeles. The news is not con-
tirmed from other souaces.
A dispatch from Aldershot says that
the Middlesex regiment has been Or
dered to start Immediately for South
Africa. Considerable anxiety is felt re-
xarding the South African situation,
and the government is blamed for its
inactiOn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
IL Not Murderer Zilke.

APPLETON, Wis, April ls.-Oflcers
arrived here last night from Green
Lake county and failed to identify the
man supposed to be Zilke, the mur-
derer, shot while resisting arrest Who
the man 10 has not been learned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
THE FIGHT ON M'klNLEY.
A. +. A. Delegates in Illinois Asked to
Violate Their Instructions.

A. T. A. Delegates in Illinois Asked to
Violate Their Instructions.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, April lS.-It has
developed here that there is we'll or
ganized plot to defeat Mckinley in
strnctions in the Republican state con-
vention here April 20. The CIRCULAR
sent out by the advisory committee of
the American Protective association
denouncing Mckinley ON the grounds
that he made appointments of Roman
Catholics, and because Richard Kerens
and Stephen B. Elkins. Mckinley
managers, have denounced the A. p.
A., was read in A. p. A. lodges in this
city last night. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing Mckinley and A.
P. A. delegates to the state convention
instructed for Mckinley will be asked
to violate their instructions
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
Fou ID q Saw in TayiOr's Cell.


KANSAS CITY, April lS.-ln the cell
of William Taylor, the NJ eeks family
murderer brought here from Carrollton
to prevent lynching, Marshal Kesh-
ler found a steel saw eight inches long
and half an inch wide. With the tool
Taylor would have been able to saw his
WAY ont within half an hour.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
ELkINS BOOM STARTED.
His Home County Sends an Instructed
Delegate

HIS HOME county Sehds an Instr ructed
Delegation.
ELKINs, w. Va, April lS.-The Re-
publican county convention Of Ran.
dolph county, the home of Stephen B.
Elkins, adopted strong resolution in
structing the delegates to the state and
district conventions to support dele
gates to the national Republican con.
vention who are in favor Of Hon. s. B.
Elkins for president, and in the event
that he is not or will not consent to be
a candidate, then to vote for such dele
gates as will support William McKin.
lev
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

secured ~ Verdict for $780, 900.
New YoRK, April l8--Dudley Porter
and others OF Haverhill, Mass, in o
suit against J. NJ. ,S.gafus for $1,000.
CO., secured Q verdict ip the United
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

PHILADELPHIA, April lS.-H. II.
Holmes has been baptized and received
into the Catholic church. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. P j.
Daley, pastor of the Church Of the
Annunciati, II, within the four walls of
Holmes cell Besides Holmes and
Father Daley there were present Rev.
Fathers de Cantollon, Higgins and
McCabe,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

of New l,yN IL December last of jew
elry 70 1Ie ", ur OF about $50, 600. The
Officials UI me CnltcI states embassy
have cab.cu secretary Olney to this ef-
feet au,. rae asked for eXtradition
papers.
We're Servants OF l. Townsend Burden.
NEW lOH.l, April lS.-The men
Turner and DunIap, arrested in Lon
don, were formerly servants i'll the en-
ploy OF Nh |. townsend Burden of
this city. who, on the night of Dec. p,
was robbed Of Jewelry, valued at about
$63, 000, the ch Ell piece being diamond
necklace worth about $50, O0O.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
His Wife Asked Him to Suicide.

LEXINGTON, KY, April lS.-Paul M.
Goetz, a banker, was found hanging
from hook in the ceiling at his home
by Officer Baker and cut down. He is
still alive but cannot recover. Goetz
left letter stating that his wife had
asked him to kill himself as she no
longer cared for him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

CONsTANTlSoPLE. April lS.-The for
eign ambassadors have protested
against the appointment OF Mussul-
man as governor of ZeitOun, this being
contrary to the agreement between the
porte and the powers, as a result of
which the surrender OF the insurgents
of Zeitoun was brought about.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

LITCHFIELD, Ills, April lS.-An en-
gineer and fireman of the Frisco rail-
road have positively identified the man
sh6t ahere week ago, together with
the two other men under arrest, as the
men who successfully held up the
Frisco train near Lebanon, Mo, and
took several hundred dollars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
ILL ON CONSOLIDATION.

supreme Court Decision Has Settled
the Question.
New YORK, April lS.-In reply to
inquiries regarding the possibility of a
consolidation of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific roads, Mr.. Hill
says:
THE supreme court of the United
States has declared such a consolida-
ton illegal and there is no change fur
ther to be looked for IL that direction.
In fact. W" ceased considering the
project over three months ago. We
are entirely sat.sti -d to have the North
ern Pacific security holders run the
road and pay its debts aud be charged
with the responsibility of meeting all
proper Obligations, rather than have ii
operated by officers Of two or three
courts constantly contendlng for juris'
diction -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

New YORK, April -. The deposits
of Northern Pacific first mortgage
bonds by holders who have assented to
the reorgal. Hat.On pan now amount
to more than $>,OoO,000. This action
is regarded IS very favorable to the
success OF the plan snce the assent OF
those holders and the conversion of
their holdings will materially reduce
the charges of the new company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

SOUTH IT PAUL April II, 1895.
HOGS Market active and loo higher.
CATTLE-Market steady; not much
offered and about everything sold; good
demand for fat cows and stockers.
SHEEP-Markrt firm and active.
Receipts: Hogs 600 cattle, l5O; calves,
4O sheen $50
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

States circuit court for $33O,275 The
plaintiffs charged that the defendant
sold them gold mine in California
and misrepresented its character
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18

DuLU1H. April II, 1896
WHEAT Cash, No. hard, G57sc: No.
/ Northern, G,3sc; No. 2 Northern, 62H@
6lAc; No. 3 spring, GlA46OHc; rejected,
6lH@5714c: TO arrive, No. hard, 651tc;
NO Northern, G45sc; April NO. | hard.
661sc; No Mort heru. G5Hc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
NiEnpapotis Ora n.

NIEnFapOIIs GrA n.
MINNEAPOiIs, April II, 1896
WHEAT April c.osed at nc; May.
TIC July. 4 No hnrd, "a &C;
No. l. Northern, c314; No. =, Northern,
6212c
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
Ch cago Uuion stock Yards.

CHICAGO. April H. 1896.
HOGS - Market active, averaging SC
higher.
Sales ranged at $33 @3.95 for light;
g. 45(0 80 for mixed; 33O03 81 for
heavy: IS. 30t13.45 70: rough.
CATTLE Market steady to firmer.
Beeves. S53 OG445 cows and heifers,
$l5J(G .S5; Texas steers. 81. S5 93. 80;
stockers and feeders. S2.SOa3.S5.
SHEEP-Market dull and lower
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-18
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, April II, lsY6
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-Aprl. csc; May. 66Ac;
June, 671s@6.Hc: July, 67zc. September
6SHc.
CORN-April, 20: May. 3Ihc, July,
size; september. 32kc.
OATS April, ls1ic; May, zoo;
July. aOHc September, 2OAc.
PORK - April. $s.U7H; May, 3 M;
July, es.Wk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-31
The Tumbleweed.

Tumbleweeds spread themselves in a
wholesale fashion. Instead of sending
the separate seeds out into the world
with the wings or hairs to carry them,
the whole plant Breaks off near the
root, when these are ripe, and goes roll
ing along the ground before the wind.
The bare sun-scorched deserts of The
great west produce tumbleweeds. and
there are some in the prairie region
1t is natural that they should be most
abundant where there are no hills nor
trees to stop them in their course. But
we have one tumbleweed in the east
the old witch grass, so-called. maybe,
because it rides the wind like an old
beldame. In September this grass
spreads its head or panicle, with hair
like, purple branches, in every sandy
field. When the seeds are ripe the
plants are blown across the field, Otter
piling up in masses along the fences
and hedgerows. AS ght be expected
| l, lie hair grass, which has so effective
a way of spreading itself, is found
throughout the United States. from
ocean to ocean.-Thomas H. Kearn"y
Jr., in St. Nicholas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-31
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

The best kind Of bedding for stocA
can be provided with leaves. They pre-
vent draughts along the floor and are
easily handled. Rake them as soon as
they begin to fall and store them under
shelter for winter use.
DR.. Galen Wilson says: "All sheep
men will admit in due time that feed and
not breed gives quality to mutton. Nut
ton is little wanted for local consump-
ton. The demand is for lamb. Lambs
and wool occupy the arena, and who
dares say that 12-pound fleece is not
worth more than six-pounder?"
Let any farmer who keeps sheep for
the wool they produce estimate its annu'
al value and then compare such value
with that which he derives from II utton
and lamb, SO as to determine in which
direction the sheep give the largest
profit, and he will not hesitate to In
crease the size of the sheep by improv'
Ing with mutton breeds.
The object in pruning grapes is te
get well-formed vine and large yield
Of the best fruit. Two-thirds of tbs
years growth should be cut away. Il
not severely pruned more fruit will be
grown than can be matured. We must
remember that grapes grow upon The
new wood only, and this years branche:
bear next years fruit. Let the vines be
trimmed in the autumn.
When little pigs begin to eat they
sometimes have scours. Toprevent thi:
| the food should be cooked until they ge
past the danger stage. No sow having
pigs should be given slop that is sour o
filthy. Clean, wholesome food. not to-
concentrated, and not too much at
time, is better than feeding a surfeit o
any and all kinds, that serve no purpos'
than to do harm or to be wasted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-31

time, is not the result of accumulated years;
it is the effect of wrong living and unhealthy
blood. When the blood is pure and fresh
the body will be full of youth.
Thousands of people who seemed to have
lost their youth by disease and suffering
have found it again through the use of Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the
most perfectly natural and scientific rejuve-
nator of the physical forces ever known to
medical science.
1t gives the blood making organs power to
make new blood, full of the life giving red
corpuscles which drive out disease build
up fresh tissue, solid muscular flesh and
healthy nerve force. 1t gives constitutional
power, deep and full and strong; rounds
out hollow cheeks and eraciated forms;
gives plumpness, color and animation.
1t does not make fabby fat like cod liver
oil. On this account, it is a perfect tonic
for corpulent people.
1t aids digestion and the natural action of
the liver, and by feeding the nerves with,
highly vitalized blood banishes nervous
ness, neuralgia and insomnia.
Where constipatcd condition exists, the
Discovery should be used in conjunction
with DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, which are
the most perfect, mild and natural laxative
in the world There is nothing else just
as good" There is nothing that will do the
work SO thoroughly, surely and comfortably
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-31
DANISH GIRLS.
The Old-Fashioned Prejudice Against Old
Maids.


From what one hears of the Danish
girl she has all the privileges open to
one of ourselves. If she wishes TO
study at the university she finds her
self free to take up any branch she
may choose. and medical. mathematical
ard scientific honors fall to her share
quite as frequently as to her brothers,
AS among us, too, teaching seems to ne
the most universal employment for
women who wish to earn their own
living. Yet there are so many daugh-
tiers of rich families who teach simply
as pastime, with no remuneration.
that the pay is very small and not at
all in proportion to the services they
give. They are well up in the English
literature Of the day, distinguish them
selves as artists, authors and musicians,
found schools and asylums for various
charities and manage them as Sue
cessfuily as the women in other coun-
tries. Designing and painting pot
teiy, wood carving and burnt wood
work are among other accomplish
ments, and many women have taken
W photography and started out as
professionals. But in spite of all their
professional work, Danish women do
not degenerate in the art of housekeep-
ing and good cooking.
Within the past few years they have
become interested in the outdoor games
SO popular in England, and tennis,
gof, cricket and football are fast gain
iES ground. The craze for bicycling
seized them some time ago and they
are already expert riders, for the level
country fayors this sport. Some of the
| Danish girls are accomplished horse
women and they are never quite so
pretty and graceful as when they are
skating, which is a general amusement
| TO: fully three months in the year
| Unfortunately for the picturesquencss
| of the national Danish costume, Eng
lish fashion has invaded nearly all
classes of society, and the ghpoint-
Ell cap, bright-colored skirt, en-
| broidered apron and corselet are very
seldom seen now. In the arran gement
of their hair, however, they remain con.
staIt to their old custom of brushing
it smoothly back and then twisting il
into a tight knot at the back of the
head. a Danish girl in good societ y
makes her debut at 16, when she is
confirmed. If she is not married a q
shc is left out of all parties and amuse
ments, thus showing that the old-faslr
toned rejudice against old maids still
obtains among these otherwise en-
ligatened people-N. Y. Ledger.
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HOw'S This +?

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