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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
EXPEDITION.
A Professor and Party Going ;" Greenland
This Summer.


Everurd G.. WyckutF, sol OF a late
trustee Of Cornell university, has given
s., 600 for the purpOsc Of sending "A Cor
nell geological expedition to Greenland
during the summer The party. which
will be in charge Of Professor Fair, is to
accompany Lieutenant Peary on his APP.
preaching trip. Leaving III July, they
will spend the summer visiting various
points on the coast Of Newfoundland,
Labrador, Greenland and Baffin's bay,
going as far north as Cape York.
Near Cape York the Cornell party
will spend six weeks in camp, studying
the immense glaciers in that part OF
Greenland. Mr.. Wyckoff is an old stu
dent of Cornell and takes q great inter
est in the work of the institution, and,
being there at present, ices the financial
needs of the institution.
The College Of Civil Engineering Of
Cornell is engaged i'll the determination
Of the longitude Of Cornell. They are
working conformity with the United
States naval survey and Harvard uni.
versity. Two officers Of the naval survey
are stationed at Washington to accom-
plish this purpose. The astronomical OBJ
servations at the three points must be
carried on simultaneously. Great diff,
Guilty is experienced in getting nights
which are sufficiently clear at al
places.
Twenty stars are 70 be observed, il,
sets of four each night, and ten nights
simultaneous observation will be re,
CURED. The Cornell observer will thel
go TO Washington TO correct his present
equation, after which all the three set;
of observations will be reduced TO a com
mon standard Of time. and the position
of Cornell in relation TO the rest Of the
universe will be determined with fina
accuracy.
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REACHED OUT OF SIGHT.
This Snake May BE the Sea Serpent on q
Land Voyage.

The town of Denver, a few miles
north Of Peru. Ind, has contained a
greatly agitated set of citizens during
the past few days owing to the report
Of a monster snake roaming about in
the woods near town, which is made by
Eric Gustin, q well known and rel uta-
BILE citizen.
Mr.. Gustin tells that he and his wife,
together with another woman, Were
coming home one evening III the buggy,
and just about dusk they passed through
the woods a little to the east Of town,
when their horse became suddenly
frightened and almost fell t. the ground
through fright. They looked past the
animal into the shadows of the trees
ahead. and the sight they bcheld almost
frightened them to death, and the WON
en- were made hystcrical. 1t was a mon,
ster snake. and its description is thus
given III Mr.. Gustin's own terms:
Such a snake / never saw. 1t lay OF
"a l2 foot log. extending its body thu
entire length of the log, with its hea,
elevated about two feet, tapping its fork
ed tongue out at us, while mischie
lurked in its wicked looking eyes. 1t
tail reached from the log six feet o
mere to the fence, and from tina
through the rails as far back as I coul'
see into the field at the side Of th'
woods. We were in mortal fear Of GU
lives, aud how we ever got our hors
sway from the place in safety I canno
tell. Chicago Times Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
Republican Platform.

The republicans Of South Dakota, in
convention represented, affirm their full
faith in and ALLEGIANCE to the declaration
OF principles adopted by the national
republican convention at st. Louis in it's
entirety, constituting a platform OF a
great and progressive party, proud OF its
past record and achievements, courage
Gus in its championship of the right and
unfaltering in the maintenance OF it's po-
litical tenets.
.. We recognize in William McKin-
ley, our candidate for president, and
Carrot A. Hobart, the nominee for vice
president, two typical Americans, tried
in the public service and found able and
true, pure in their lives, untarnished in
their honor and close to the people in
their experiences and sympathies, aud
We pledge to them our most hearty and
willing effort and support, with the full
vote Of South Dakota in the electoral
college. With such a platform and in
| yinclble leader we enter the contest with
the inspiration of a sure prophecy OF
victory at the polls in November next.
3. We commend the present republi-
can administration of governmental at
fairs OF this state as honest and econom-
ical, and especially commend it's steady
purpose ana effort in exposing and
bringing to speedy punishment a former
defaulting state treasurer, and recover
ing back for the state 30 large a porpor.
ton Of the stolen funds; and we demand a
passage Of An act by our legislature bro
vidipg adequate punishment for defalc
tons OF public officers.
4 The republican party having al
ways been the friend OF laboE and labor
ing men, deplores the frequent strikes
and conflicts between employers and
employed, resulting at times in the de.
struction Of life and property and great
injury to those Immediately concerned
and the public generally, and favors the
settlement Of all questions Of dispute
arising between labor and capitol by le'
gally constituted arbitration by which
all parties interested shall be bound.
5. We believe the transportation cor
porations OF this state are the people,
public servants; we oppose any and al
harsh or unjust legislation concerning
them, but we do demand such Legislation
as will clothe the board Of railway com
m,ssioners Of this state with full power
and authority to correct evils, RICH
wrongs, and in general to prevent all un
Just determinations, and to provide
req sonable maximum tariff Of passehge
+ and freight ratee.
We recommend that each county con
: vention of this state, for the nomination
$ as members for the legislature, take sue
action as will require all candidate
d upon the legislative ticket to COMM
= themselves upon the question OF legisla
>, tion to carry out the meaning and pul
pose OF this resolution.
IS 6. We view with apprehension ID
growth Of corporate power in this cour
try, and especially are we opposed I
q trusts and combines which during n
e cent years have steadily multiplied, seel
- ing by unjust and illegal means to stiff
competition, and thereby, while f~stterin
the producer, to extort extravRga Al
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prices from the consumer. We pledge
the party and it's nominees for congress
and the senate to use al efforts toward
their destruction.
Z. Whereas, complaints are made by
the people concerning the manaSement
Of the grain elevators within the state;
Therefore, we demand that the coming
legislature make a thorough ~investiga-
ton into the details of such manage
ment within this state, and by proper
legislation provide adequate remedies for
the evil that may be found TO exist.
g.. We invite every voter who is a low
er Of good government and who desires
the return OF prosperous and good times
to join with us in the election OF the re-
publican ticket in county, state and ma
ton.
In addition to the platform as above
quoted, the convention adopted also the
following re solutions:
Resolved, That since the assembling OF
the last republican convention OF South
Dakota the Supreme Ruler Of the uni
verse has removed from the active scenes
Of earth our honored ex governor. Ar
thur G. Mellette; and that ia his death
his family has been deprived Of a devot-
ed husband and father, our state which
he so faithfully served q public benefac-
or, the republican party of our state a
champion Of masterful ability, fidelity
and courage, and the nation n Of the
| noblest works Of God-an honest man.
Resolved, That in boiling the st. Louis
convention Senator Pettigrew has ceased
to be in touch with the republican par
ty of this state, and that he has forfeit,
ed it's political respect and esteem.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01

TAYLORS FALLS. Mimi. Aug. 3l.-F.
nominated for congress by the Republi.
can convention of the Fourth district to
succeed Colonel kiefer.
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NINITA,I.T., Aug. 3.-Otticers bagged
five cattle thieves few miles northwest
of this city, and they are logged i'll jail
here, awaiting trial before the United
States commissioner
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
lNSJ LIED THE FLAG.
We,ler said to Have Wrapped an Amer
lean in II and then Crenated Him.

HWH TIT IT "Ht TT @EF"I
Boston. Aug. 3l.-Li"utenant AL
vared Of General Maceo's army has
arrived here from Cuba. He says that
"a month ago, General Weyler discov-
cred IA Cuban newspaper in the pocket
Of an American named Churchill of
Pennsylvania. BY Weyler's command,
Churchill was wrapped in an American
flag and burned to death. Four Amer.
lean sea captains We're witnesses of
this. Alvared says he left this port
July IS, in command of the steamer J.
T. Hartway, on board of which were
500 able-bodied recruits. In addition.
the Hartway carried 500 dynamite
bombs, 900 rifles and provisions for
three months. Both men and am.
munition Were safely, landed at
Bartmer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The postal system of Great Britain
shows a profit of CD, 632, 1872 for the past
year.
NJ. Victoria Leroy, a professional
a%eronaut, was killed while making an
ascent at a Missouri fair.
Forest fires are raging between Oak
Point and Eagle Cliff on the Washing.
ton state shore Of the Columbia river.
At East>Park. a suburb of Sacramento
City, Myers Of ogden knocked out
Woods If Salt Lake, Utah, in three
rounds.
Carl Becker and james Grecgan, the
Nevada Bal; forgrrS, have been sen
fenced to life imprisonment at San
Quentin, Cal.
The first Of the Rockefeller boats,
built on the Calumet. was launched at
South Chicago Saturday. 1t is "a tow
barge and will be named the George H.
CorlisS.
The dry goods firm of Miller 6
Daugherty, operating stores at Waterloo
and Washington, Ia, has made an as
signment. Liabilities $40, 600, nominal
assets $50, 00).
j. B. Ferguson, the we'll known
starter of the California Jockey club,
has decided to remove part of his IA.
nous Kingston stud at Lexington, KY,
to California.
Anna Belle Watson, aged IS, was
drowned i'll the kanawa river, near
Charleston, w. Va, while out with a
party of eX~cursiOnists. She was Il resi-
dent of St. Paul, Mimi.
The pitiable mental and physical con-
dition of the recently released Irish 20.
litical prisoners is causing Il demand
for an inquiry into the prison system Of
England and the affair is likely to be a
burning question i'll the next parliament.
Notified of a Cut.
P]IrTsBURG. Aug. 3l.-1he coal min
erS in the railroad mines at Anderson,
Nottingham. Hackctt and Germany, of
the Wheeling division, have been mott.
fed of a reduction to 60 cents per ton,
in the mining rate III Sept. |. If the
miners refuse to accept the cut, the
mines will close down and l,50p men
will be thrown out Of employment.
BagGcd Cattle Thieves.
NINITA,I.T., Aug. 3l.-Otticers bagged
five cattle thieves few miles northwest
of this city, and they are logged i'll jail
here, awaiting trial before the United
States commissioner.
To Succeed X efer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01

COLUMBIA. S. c., Aug 29.-Final re-
turns from the Democratic primaries
were received until midnight. The
vote for United States senator was
John Garry Evans. 31,40O; Judge
Joseph H Earle, 30.057 John 7. Dun,
can, S,22O. AS Evans lacks 81 votes of
a majority he and Earle will have tc
run III a second primary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
Bad dreams are

Bad dreams are
one symptom Of
i'll health. Peo-
pie generally
treat such mat
tiers lightly.
They believe that
they are caused
by the eating of
|. something indi-
R~gestible, and that
this is a small
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01

LONDON, Aug. 3l.-A dispatch to
The Chronicle from Rome. says that
private letters just received from Con-
stantinople state that the Turkish gov.
eminent is on the Y Of being over.
turned, and that a provisional govern.
ment will be appointed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
THE EARLIER RIOTS.
stimate That From Three to Your
Thousand People Were Killed.

Estimated mat icfb hnTee TO kONE
Thousand People Were Killed.
LONDON. AuC. 3I.-A Daily News
special from ConstHutinoplc says that
on Thursday that it was estimated that
from 5000 to 1000 persons had been
killed in the riots III the different por-
tons of the city. All Europeans en-
route for this city have been turned
back by the cordons Of troops occupy
ing the public places, the wharves and
bridges. The whole thing could he
stopped in an hour if the government
desired. but the members of the mob
pretend to have received permission to
loot, burn and destroy the Armenian
quarters for a certain period Of time.
1t is feared that there will be serious
trouble III the provinces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
For Governor of Washington.

TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 2S.-The Re-
publican state convention has NOM
mated F. G. Sullivan of Tacoma for
governor
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matter. Perhaps sometimes it may be.
The most horrible dreams are, however,
due to affections of the nerves Irritated,
tired, worn out nerves are one of the chief
causes of indigestion. More than that,
they are a continual strain and drain or
the brain. They are sapping the vitality
of the brain every instant in the day. BY
the time night comes, the brain is too
tired to rest. 1t is an unnatural condition
of fatigue. The little worries and irrita-
tions Of the day find repetition at night i'll
The form of dirty, muddy water, filled with
Shiny, crawling things, from which the
most frantic efforts give no relief until the
sufferer finds himself wide awake, sitting
up in his bed, with sleep banished for
that night. That is nervousness, perhaps
caused by, or causing, indigestion, and
producing insomnia sleeplessness. 1t
doesn't take a man long to wear out with
that sort of work. The day after a night
full of horrible dreams is not likely to be
a good day for business. A mans work
for that day is not likely to be very valu-
able-nor the woman's either
There is a cure for bad dreams, sleep.
l~essness, indigestion, brain fatigue and
debility. Its name-"The Golden Med.
ical Discovery" called so because its dis.
coverer knew that it was more valuable to
the world than the discovery of gold in
California, or Australia, or Africa. II
makes what is far more precious than the
finest gold-good health. 1t purifes the
blood, strengthens the nerves, aids diges.
ton, invigorates the action of every organ
in the body, and produces firm, solid,
healthy flesh. 1t will fill out the cheek:
hollows of bloodless, pale women and
~nerveless, ~lifeless men. 1t is sold by drug.
gists, and there is nothing " lust as good
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-30
LOCAL PER s0NAL.

lanta.
Mr. John P. Bones of Augusta is at the
ScreYen.
Capt A. F. Churchill of Brunswick was
visiting his friends in Savannah yester-
day
Judge T. NJ, Norwood was in Atlanta
Yesterday, but is expected to return to
the city to-day.
Mr.. Julian Gibian of Macon was in the
city yesterday and left in the afternoon
for stay at Tybee.
Mr.. l. U, Kinsey. the well-known Savan-
nah bicycle racer, will go to Valdosta in
a day or two to locate there permanently
in the bicycle business.
Ii is probable that the captaincv of the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry will be ten
dered by the company to Lieut. L. II. Nc.
Laws, now the company's first Heute
This has not been definitely acted or,
but it is understood to be the unan:.
nous wish of the company that he aeceDr
the position, and the matter will no dou6t
be brought up at an early date, as Can,
w. 5. Rockwell has qualified as major or
the Second battalion, and the COMPANY,
IL now without a leading commandir,e
officer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-30
CITY BREVITIES.

An electric light wire night before last
fell upon one Of the heavy wire guy ropes
of one of the derricks at the public build
ing and before il was discovered burned
about half way through it. The damage
to the guy rope, however. has been re-
paired.
Considerable progress was made yester-
day in laying the Vitrifed brick on Haher-
sham street. Nearly the entire half of the
street to the east of the railroad track had
been laid up 10 last night The ground
was first rolled with a heavy roller The
roller will be passed over the pavement
again after the brick have been laid.
MIR. w. F. Pennington says he was not
present at the inquest over Fletcher in
Jasper and that the Information he had
as TO the statement that the negroes ar
rested We're the right ones came from the
deputy marshal of Jasper. The negroes
say, he adds, that Mr.. Haggard tells them
to get out. whenever they have been guilty
of crime, that the sheriff will be after
them.
The friends of Mr., William Neyle Hab-
ersham are congratulating him on his re-
cent capture, an enormous sheephead
which he caught in the river Just in front
of his place at White Bluff. The big FISH
was twenty-siX inches long and nearly as
broad, and weighed fourteen pounds Mr..
Habersham had to play him for sometime
before he could get him out of the water
This is considered to be the largest sheen
head caught around Savannah in years
and Mr.. Habersham has had IL photo
graphed
Cap Harp was arrested yesterday by an
officer Of Justice PattersOns court on q
warrant sworn out by Hon. H. L. FerrilI
Harp, according to the warrant on July
II had beaten numerically a little 9-year-
old mulatto girl. Odessa Powell Odessa's
mother is a nurse in the family of Judge
Ferrin and it was on her complaint that
the charge against Harp was made. THE
negro lives in the house with the girls
mother, and she claims that while her
mother was away he whipped her with a
strap. Her face and body were lacerated
by the punishment and one of her ewes
was so injured that il was thought she
would lose IT, Harp, the glrl claims. had
no pretense whatever for inffiicting the
whipping. Bond was given by Berry Jones
for his appearance in the city court In the
sum of $500.
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ONE CAR FOR BOTH RACES.
White Passengers Complain of the
AccOmmOda tons on the F. c. and +

White Passengers Complain of the
AccOmmOda tons on the f. c. and p
Some of the passengers on the Florida
Central and Peninsuar trains, namely.
train No, 81, which goes south to Jack
sonville in the afternoon, and train No.
IS, which comes north from Jacksonville
in the morning. are making very vigor-
Gus complaints about the accommodations
afforded them.
These are fast trains, and in order to
tighten them the railroad management
has recently taken off one of the dav
coaches so that now the trains consist
of baggage car, an express car. one
day coach and the New York and Jack
sonville sleeping car. This one day coach
necessitates mixing the passengers. de-
spite the requirement that separate ac-
commodations be furnished for negroes
and white people.
The mixing of the negroes and whites
in the same coach, which, il is under
stood, has been going on for some time
now, is decidedly Objectionable to the
majority of the white patrons of the road
and some of them have expressed them
selves very emphaticaIly on the sub
ject. The coach is a regular day coach
there being no division in Il or separate
compartments for the two races and il
carries only one wash stand, one towel
one toilet room and one dipper from
which all the passengers have to drink
water If they want it.
Several complaints on this score have
been made within the last day or two.
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WONT TALK on THE SUBJECT.
Mr. Tiedeman says Nothing About
the Statements Questioning His
Democracy.

Mr. TiedemRn Says Nothing About
the statements Questioning His
Democracy.
Mr.. l. B. Tiedeman, who leads the Citi-
zens Club ticket for the legislature from
Chatham county, was seen yesterday by
representative of the Morning News
with reference to statements made by
members or that club questioning his
democracy on the ground that he has
stated ne would vote for Mckinley.
Mr.. Tiedeman was asked what ne had
TO say with regard to the statements,
whether he intended to remain on the
ticket, and whether he had any reason
to deny or affirm any statements with re-
gard to Bryan and Mckinley that had
been attributed to him.
To an or these questions he replied that
he had nothing whatever to say, and he
did not know that he would have any
thing TO say with regard to the matter.
What Mr.. Tiedeman intends to do with
regard 10 the matter, II anything, remains
TO be seen.
A well-known member Of the Citizens
Club said that the club now had nothing
Whatever to do with the matter, as Mr..
Iledeman had been nominated by dem
ocrauc primary, and II there was any
question at all about the matter IL was
between him and the democratic execu-
tive committee, by which the primary
was ordered.
Another member of the club and a
strong ally Of the administration, express
ed the opinion that there ought to be
no question about Mr. Tiedeman's remain
ing on the ticket He will be the strongest
man on it, he said, and l believe will
poll more Independent votes than any 9TH
er candidate that can be put out. A we'll
known Liberal Club leader also expressed
the opinion that Mr.. Tiedeman gave ma
terial strength to the Citizens Club ticket
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TO BE A SILVER cur.
Future Prize for Sophomore De-
chalmers at the state Universally.

Future FrtNe for sophomore Dc
chalmers at the state University.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
University Club OF Savannah was held
last night over the Chatham Bank The
president, Col. John Screven. presided,
ana there was a fair attendance
A committee Of three, consisting OF MAJ
2. ". Meldrinn. Messrs. ". W Gordon
u, ana ". L. Clay. was appointed 70
draft suitable resolution relating 10 the
deatn OF Cen A. r. LaWton, ana report
70 the next meeting Of the club.
The committee appointed 20 look into
the matter and see u the club could send
another student 10 the state university
with the funds IL has reported that IL Is
not IN position 10 do 80 al the present
time The club is now paying the expenses
OF one student az the university:
On motion OF Maj. y. W. Meldrim, Col
Screven was requested by a unanimous
vote 10 read at the next meeting OF the
cruz, an original translation OF Franche-
vile, OF the time OF Louis XIV.
IOl. Screven reported to the club that
It's recommendation with regard to the
prize Tor sophomore defamation at the
university, had been adopted by the trus-
lees Ine suggestion was really made By
Col. Screven himself, and was recon-
mended by the club, and 10 was adopted by
unanimous vote Of the board Of trus-
tees. Heretofore the prizes for sOpho-
more defamation have been two medals,
ylio AgA tut HfsL ana one lOE lne Seconu
pest defamation II has been decided
however, to do away with the second
prize and to make the first prize a hand
some silver cup which viii far surpass
a medal In usefulness, and az the same
time, be more ornamental. The cup Will
cost IN the neighbOrhOOd Of $50, and the
winner may consider himself far more
fortunate than those who have won sim
ply medals in the past.
A report was made with regard to a
university club button, but was not adopt
ed, being referred hack to the committee
for further Investigation.
Mr.. Q. Noble Jones was elected a mem
Der Of the club