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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Their Existence Depends Upon
Judicial Decisions Now
Pending.
One Case at Fort Robinson,
Neb., and Another at
Plattsburg, N. Y.
Army Officers Are Loud in
Their Praise Of the
institution.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE closing
of the post exchange at Fort Robinson,
Neb., is, it is learned, only temporary
and pending a decision by the judicial
officers Of the war department, and per-
haps by the attorney general on the
question involved, namely, the right of
state officials to interfere in the internal
administration Of the affairs of army
posts. The matter is giving much con-
Germ to army officers, for a judicial de.
cision adverse to the post exchange, in
most instances, would wipe out this
institution, which the experience of
several years past has shown to be Of the
Greatest Value in Army Administration,
as tending to promote morality, So
briefly and habits of thrift among the
enlisted men. The question has arisen
lately i'll the case Of the post at Platts.
burg, n. Y, and a judicial decision is
also required in that case. This diff
fers from the Fort Robinson case in
that there is lacking a specific act Of
cession Of jurisdiction by the State Of
New York to the national government
and the issue must be decided there
upon the basis Of the general act rela-
tive to the administration Of the attain
Of the army establishment. At Fort
Robinson, the act of cession
was definite.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
A Congregational Pi'crina~a.

LONDON, April 8. = The English
preparations for the American Congre-
gational.st pilgrimage to England, are
now practically completed. The party,
which is expected to number about 30,
sails from New York on June i, ar.
irving at Plymouth on the 18th. After
a day or two spent i'll the town from
whence the Pilgrim Fathers set sail III
the Mayf1ower. the party will proceed
via Exeter, Wells, Glastonbury, Wiz.
chester and Bedford to London.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
SPORTING NEWS.

Oxford won the tifty-third annual
boat race from Cambridge. at Putney,
The Pacific Coast Jockey club stew
ards have unearthed a conspiracy of
jockeys TO fleece the public at Bay Dis.
1rict and Ingleside tracks.
The Leipsic imperial court has
quashed the conviction Of Robert T.
kneebs, the American horseman who
was recently convicted of ringing"
President n. Z. Young has appointed
on his staff Of umpires for this season:
Sheridan, Lynch, Hurst, Emslie, Keefe,
Weidman and Henderson, with Dan
Campbell as substitute.
Title Anderson, the female bicyclist,
rode lS5 miles and l lap in nine hours,
beating her wi previous worlds rec.
ord, and coming within one minute of
the record of male riders.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
CRIMINAL NEWS.

s"
An attempt was made TO wreck the
mississippi capitol at jackson by under.
mining it.
Two attempts have been made in
Chicago to kidnap the granddaughter
of Modjeska.
Martin McGrath. ex-alderman of
Fort Worth. Tex. under sentence for
murder, escaped from jail.
Formal charges of housebreaking
have been preferred against Lieutenant
Fitzgerald Of the Seventh cavalry.
In a desperate fight between cattle
thieves and COW men near Frevlis
Lake, Tex, two thieves were killed
and two wounded.
Paddy McGraw, in jail at Savannah,
No, charged with the bank robbery
there, is wanted at the Western pen!-
Tertiary OF Pennsylvania.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
HAWAIIAN CABLE.

Amount of the Government Subsidy Cut
Down by the Committee,
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Pacific
cable project WAS once more the sub
jet of discussion by the house commit
tee during the day. Mr.. Bennett Of
New York presented a substitute bill,
e~mhodying several amendments which
had been suggested by members in
former discussions. it was the sense of
the committee that instead Of the sub
sidy OF $3.50, 900 asked by the Pacific
Gable company, a New York corpora.
tlon, the government should not aid it
III a greater sum than 800, 900 a year
for 20 years, and that government bust
mess should be done free for all time.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
SHADOWGRAPH In COURT.
Roentgen Rays VIII Give Ey dence Re
g%arding Il Fracture.

Roentgen Rays VIII Give Ev dence Re
garding Il Fracture.
WICHITA, Kan, April 6.-Probahly
the first instance of a court recognizing
the Roentgen discovery as a means of
establishing a fact in evidence is that
in which the district United States
court directed a shadowgraph be taken
of the wrist of Peter Noel, who is su.
ing for $50, 900 damages for wrongly
setting the fracture of his wrist. The
question of what the best evidence is,
in a case of that kind, came up, and all
the parties interested, as well as the
court, agreed that in the light Of mod.
ern science, a shadowgraph of the
wrist would be the best evidence. Con.
sequently the court directed Lucien
Blake, professor of electricity in the
state university, to make the test in
court.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
GETTING AFTER SHIPPERS.
VIII Attempt to Punish Them for Ac-
cepting Low Il ties.

VIII attempt TO PUNISH Them for AC-
cepting Low Il ties.
CHICAGO, April 6.-The interstate
commerce officials in Chicago are, it is
said, planning to make. trouble for some
Of the large shippers who have been
receiving cut rates from the roads. No
actual steps have been taken as yet but
the officers Of the law are after the
large grain and packing house ship
pers.
This will be the first time that an
effort has been made to get after the
shippers for taking as low rates as they
have been able to procure from the
roads. 1t is a fact, however, that in
the majority of cases which the inter.
state commerce commission has taken
up in this city that the shipper has
been the chief offender, as in most
cases the railroad man is not going to
offer reduced rates unless he is assured
that he must do so in order to get the
business.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
ENGLISH AFTER COPPER MINES
They Want the Other Three Quarters
of the Anaconda Property.

They Want the Other Three Quarters
of the Anaconda Property.
BUTTE, Mon, April Inflammation
has been received that Hamilton Smith,
who reported last fail upon the Ana
conda properties, and upon whose
favorable showing a one-quarter inter-
est was taken by foreign capitalists
upon the basis Of $50, 600, 900 for the
property, is again en- route for
Butte. He is expected to arrive on the
22d inst. One rumor concerning his
mission is that he comes empowered to
examine the mines a second time to re-
port upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of making an
offer of $40, 600, 900 for the remaining
three.fourths of the stock. 1t is not be-
lieved in Butte mining circles that the
figures are large enough to secure the
property Of that, i'll fact. it is for sale.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
BIG HORN HOT SPRINGS.
They Will Likely BE Purchased and
Held by the Government.

Held by the Government.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-An effort is
being made by Representative Mondell
OF Wyoming to have the Big Horn hot
springs, on the Shoshone Indian reser-
walton in Fremont county, Wy. pur-
chased by the government aud held as
a public reservation, as the hot
springs of Arkansas are. Indian H.
spector Mclaughlin has been sent by
the interior department to negotiate
with the Indians for the cessi0ns Of the
springs and q tract 10 miles square sur
rounding them.
The B & Horn springs are said to pos
sess remarkable medicinal qualities and
are scientifically called sulphur saline
springs. They are near the Big Horn
river, with snow capped mountains ON
either side, and empty into the river in
picturesque cascades.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
WILL MAKE GOOD TIME.
Rivalry Great Northern and
Northern Pacific.

Northern Pacific.
ST. PAUL, April 6.-There is consid.
erable rivalry at present among the Of
ficials Of the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern over the time made by
the trains Of the Two roads from st.
Paul to the Pacific coast. AS soon as
the new Northern Pacific schedule was
published the officials Of the Great
Northern began to juggle with figures,
and very soon were ready TO
inform their agents and employees
selling transportation that the train
service of the Great Northern will be
the shortest in point of time to the
Pacific coast. according to the present
schedule. The time given between st.
Paul and the various Western points
ere as follows:
Seattle, g. hours: Portland, 6.:30:
Spokane, 50:35; Helena, 4l:l5.
The Pacific coast train Will leave St.
Paul at 3 p. III. daily. 1t is now the
Northern Pacifc's move.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Harrison Receives Notice.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-General Har-
rison has received official notice that he
could take possession Of the gold medals
presented to him by Spain and Brazil
while he was president, as a token of
esteem by the two governments. The
passage of the act necessary to allow
Mr.. Harrison to receive them, and the
signing OF the measure by President
Cleveland on the eve of his predeces.
sor's marriage. is regarded as especially
courteous.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Sold the Oak Par Track.

HARTFORD, Conn, April Cat noon
Charter Oak Park. known the country
over among horsemen as one Of the
finest Of driving parks, was sold under
the hammer for the sum OF $40, 600 at a
sacrifice Of $3.50, 600 from the original
cost. This magnificent trotting park
was rendered useless by the enactment
of the anti-pool selling law by the gen.
eral assembly of four years ago.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Increased Railroad Business.

DULUTH, April 6.-Railroad business
at the head of the lakes was vastly bet
ter last month than III years. This was
i'll great measure due to increased
wheat receipts and coal shipments, but
the fact is that business i'll general is
improving. The total number of cars
handled was 80, 209, as against j., 1911 u
year ago and l0,457 two years ago.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
NEWS OF A LEGAL NATURE.

t" W.. asn-fsh law has been de.
T ;t1o ,,s.-u by the supreme court.
.'I..e federal supreme court has de-
c.ded that the long and short haul
clause Of the interstate commerce law
is valid. .y-t'
Judge Gibbons declined to appoint a
receiver for the National Linseed Oil
company. and dismissed for want. of
equity, the bill asking for the receiver.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
joint Debates Postponed.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 1.-THE series
of joint debates between Secretary
Hoke Smith and Charles +. Crisp is off
for the present at least, Crisp having
requested their postponement on ac-
count of his physical condition, his
throat being considerably infamed.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Chamberlain ..ue. . Statement.

LONDON, April 6.-Mr. Chamberlain,
the colonial secretary. has issued a
statement calculated to calm apprehen.
sion regarding the situation in South
Africa to the effect that he expects the
force Of 500 men now forming At Ma
fek}AAE. with tAe .iercee s!new in :1atA-
bsland 10 BE sufficient to crush the re.
belkon.i --Af'i''s
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Arrested An Embsxxler.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Ambassador
Bayard has csbled the state department
that Matt Adams has been arrested at
Southampton and will be held for OK.
tradition. Adams was the acting
clerk of the Arapahoe (Colo.) county,
and 10 accused Of making OF after hav.
ing embe2sled 90, 90 Of the funds Of
he county.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-11
Located the Bullet With X RAYS.

OMAHA, April 4.-The first case in
Omaha i'll which d surgical operation
was successfully performed with the X
rays occurred during the afternoon
when doctors extracted a bullet which
had been located by means of a Roent-
ger photograph, taken by Professor
Turner Of the Omaha high school.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-09
SYNOPSIS.

Richard Burgdorf, a young German art.
list, whose nickname is prince Chardo.
and his friend, Florio, a literary student:
in the course of their "WanderJahr
throught Germany. have reached the END
of their resources and find themselves
weary, footsore and hungry by the way
side near u German town. Richard. In
whose artistic ability Florio has great
faith, sinks down and can go no further;
Florio bsstirs himself to secure food and
a bed for his friend. After one or two re-
verses he knocks at Il promising looking
door. A kindly old German woman re-
ceives him, gives him food for himself ana
Richard, and advises him to put on hold
face. He goes through the vineyards,
makes friends with an old workman. to
whom he jestingly talks about his master.
"Prince Chardo." The old man takes the
remark seriously, and Floro is inspired
with the idea of using his supposed mas
ter'S name as a recommendation, in the
manner of "Puss-in-Boots.'
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OF course. I have a good deal to learn.
Won't you come in and look about
I've got one or two nice things. and
some fine engravings I'd be happy tu
show you -..-, .tt
"Oh, guilelessness," sighed Florio,
how beautiful thou art! To think. /.
too. was once like that. before / got
hungry and hardened"
You have painters materials. see
he said. pleasantly. "Very tolerable
stock"
'"Oh, yes. Everything"
Hes good fellow. It's a pity. It's
almost like lying to the blessed granny
of my dreams. Whereas the thrifty
husbandman and the serpentine direc-
tor got not n whit more than they de-
| served. Still
I'VE shall soon be wanting a lot of
Things in that line. l suppose" he OBJ
served carelessly. My MASTER, Prince
Chardo. paints
Should be honored by his highness
patronage" returned the young man
erect, brisk and respectful.
Just hand me your bushes card
will you? I'll try to remember to come
again. ! always attend such things
OF course, we are beseiged by trades
people, and being new her" he NUT
tered vaguely.
What painter was ii you asked
for?"
"Oh. yes--BurGdorf Richard Burg
dorf. My master is uncommonly inter-
ested in his work, and thinks the
world will hear great things of him
yet. BY the way. could you recommend
me a studio? A quiet, simple place"
The prince will be wanting something
of the sort. He naturally prefers not
to work among the colonies of painters
in great art buildings. His highncss
works very steadily, you understand.
needs good studio, but secluded,
wher he can go about incognito.'
Il know just the place. exclaimed
the young man. with animation. An
artist left suddenly only this morning.
But it's" always in demand. If You
don't hurry. you won't get it,"
I'll hurry fast enough"
9TH write the address for you"
Here, Just write it on your card"
IT'S not far. Up the street to the
the hill and the long stone steps to the
gardens. They are quite old people.
A, gardner and his wife. You'll find
nothing so good in town. A large atel-
Ter and Sleeping room adjoining built
up there I'M the garden by painter
who searched far and wide before he
found the light and conditions that
suited him, and then died before he
could move in, poor chap"
Peace to his ashes! I'm Obliged to
you. You've done us a greater service
than you are aware"
1T is i'm my own interest: ] shall
hope to see YOU often. Nothing at all
today?"
We'll, l. hardly know. l might call
In on my way back for some canvas,
small 'one. Stretch it, please, about
that size. Just put uD few paints,
too, and some brushes-the usual
thing, please. l don't really know
what Is needed He made an easy
movement toward his pocket
'"Oh. never mind. Pay with the larger
order"
BLESS you, honest Johannes Mezler,
all the days of your pilgrimage." said
the schemr to himself as he walked
away. You shall never lose one penny
through me. After all. it Is not as if
Chard0 We're not born genius. That
he is, l swear it,"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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all right" the young man explained,
pleasantly. I've a mate with me-, ne
added, "a nice fellow, but lazy. He'd
not touch your vineyard"
But you'll not fail me tomorrow.
"Oh, dear, no. Only one thing could
prevent. Sudden orders from Prince
Chardo. 1t is fair to tell you that
The peasant nodded approval He
hated strangers. but when you know
who is who, it is different
That night as Richard lay in good
bed in a simple but clean room, Florio,
with a chuckle, asked:
is your highnesS quite comfOrta-
ble?"
surprisingly"
Does Prince ChardO want any more
to eat? There's lot still in the bas-
ket.'
"Oh, no. thanks. I'm full to the
brim. Why does the old schOOlboy
name amuse you on sudden so i'm
mensely?"
Florio slapped his thigh and laughed
uprorously. g..
After awhile Richard said, half sad
ly:
You must not think me a glum if I
do not always see the joke nowadays. l
used to. you know"
Anu VIII again, flOTlO Sdlu, HedTt-
lily, laughing no more. Besides, my
jokes are gaseous
He is so awfully fastidious." he re-
tlectcd, has so many notions. it would
he confounded bad luck if he should
happen to stroll through the vineyards
tomorrow and get Il shock to his nerv-
Gus system"
Sec here, Chardo, What If you
should stay in bed tomorrow and have
a good rest? You need it badly. I'll
tell the woman to look after YOU"
Richard smiled drearily.
Il really shouldn't mind much. It's
very good place. The best-except
one--for dummies"
You are weak and it will do you
good Florio continued equally. "You
must begin to recover your strength"
It's mystery tn me how you evolve
food and beds out Of your inner con-
sciousness.'
That's all right, little one. I'll tell
you about it later. I'm going to evolve
a lot of things. I've got some CONNER
cial transactions on hand. Now, you go
to sleep and don't bOther.'
Richard was too exhausted to remon-
strate. FlOrio soon lay listening to his
friends soft breathing, and reviewed
the day. Its victories, in spite of GER
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circumstances, homeless, impecunious,
sorely in need of employment, and dead
eager to do the hardest work for the
meanest wages that would keep him.
self and his i'll friend afloat, in all prob
ability the case would have seemed so
utterly disreputable, 1t would forth
with have been handed over to the po-
lice.
Lord. Lord, how this world is given
to lying! Yea, verify, it doteth upon
it, he mused, yet certain lankness
of spirit had succeeded to his hollow
ness of stomach. How could he pay
for the lodging requisitioned in this
high handed manner? How buy food
How sustain Chardo's spirits without
money to provide him with the one
thing needful for his physical and
moral health-the opportunity to paint
in peace? How, in short, tide over
until Chardo and he both should find
their grOOves?
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Night thoughts are naked and strong
Florio surveyed his dubiously. The
house was In the suburbs. Rustic
sounds entered the open window,
among them the insistent croaking Of
frogs, which he for long time heard
mechanically. They gradually awak-
ened memories. and finally inspired
him with a project. absurd yet re-
assuring, which set him heaving with
silent laughter and wishing Chardo
was well enough to be walked up to
listen. Still 1t was wiser, perhaps. to
say nothing. Chardo was fastidious.
Two days later no night thoughts or
clouded the landscape. The
sun was up and SO was Florio's fun.
How great men spend the first
money earned by the sweat of their
brows-and heaven knows mine dripped
like Niobe-is always gloated over by
their biographers," whereupon he
bought at a hatter's a nice little silv-
cry tin bauble. a princes coronet, such
as serving men wear on their caps.
What blessed thing is a high state
of civilization" reflected the philoso-
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sessed Of urgent reasons for desiring to
p.ease. set to work in manner that
vineyard had never before experienced
When the old man resumed his toll
Florio still continued. He was rather
tired. he said. lolling about and wait
Ing for the prince. He not only worked
steadily and swiftly until seven o'clock
but he told exactly the sort of safe and
rreaking joke which the vintner rel
shed, and finally declared he was well
come to the three hours assistance
It was not worth talking about, when
one had a good'situation.
They. parted on the best of terms
after Florio had consented to help
again on the morrow-this time for the
usual wages. He sauntered off, but re-
turned to ask, as a mere afterthought.
II the man could recommend quiet
lodgings not too far off. Happening
TO have a cousin who sometimes let
rooms, he wrote her name and address
1t Florio's request; $50 she'll know I'm
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PART w.

A little greasy, good-natured man
sat at the piano.
Just let me try my PAGES with yOu?"
FlOrio put his hands on his hips,
opened his audacious mouth and
| roared an "Ah" scale with a good light
baritone, fairly well trained.
Now, one of your specialities If you
please" the director, even more ex-
pansive, requested. If the young fell
low had hit, it would really be u
godsenI, for that little vixen Nine.te
had torn up her contract in his face,
refused point blank to appear that
evening, and threatened, unless he
doubled her salary. to go over alto
gether to the Coliseum. The public
was daft about her. and her celebrated
No. IA promised to be blank. you've
brought no music?"
I've been on a walking tour with a
friend, and not yet looked up my lug
gage. l don't mind singing with no
accompaniment"
FloriO nOnchalantly sauntered to-
ward the footlights. and began 'Th,
Bullfrog's Roundelay." mocking,
nonsensical, wise, delicious thing, writ
ten by his dear dead father. and set
to music by the equally dear and
whimsical genius of a friend, for a
Christmas merrymaking not a decade
ago. 1t seemed to FloriO but yester-
day that he was one of a chorus Of
rapturous urchins who, in complete
frog garb. crOuched on their hind legs
during the solo. and croaked and gur-
gled the refrain. while hopping, after
the agile mode of the marshes. AS ne
sang. remembering the kindly light Of
other days, the present grievous straits
bod h nnIy r.srtx Lii
were divers gulps foreign to the orig
inal composition, but he acquitted him
self creditatly for all that. and the d.
rector rubbed his fat hands.
"A good thing" .....
"a very good thing" echoed the
pleased Kapellmeister. '"I'll get you a
fine accompaniment. sir. Strings?"
Strings" decreed the lofty Florio,
with a vile desire to weep"
"You sang in "F." The Kapellmeis-
ter struck some chords, and ran pref
tily through the melody.
Just give me some sudden double
croaks in the refrain, will you? Horn.
flageolet, bassoon and that sort Of
| thing" you Know" suggested the sing
er, as one born In the music hall pur-
ple."
"You shall have them. never fear"
SdpltdI. tAuitcu Hey
are mooing at the Coliseum. All It
wants Is some local hits" privately
assured It would bring down the house.
"Hinkenfuss must write you some
gags
~ always do my own gags" re-
sponded the star stiffly.
$50 much the better. I'll ,.'erely give
you few hints, since you are a strang-
er. I'll note them for you. Politics,