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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
MORE BUTCHERY
Spanish Soldiers Tell of Killing
Forty Wounded Cubans
With Machetes.
Desperate Battle Which Was
Fought May 4 at Las
LOmaS Described.
Some Spanish Reasons for An
ticipating Aid From
France.

New YORK, June 5.-The World pub
fishes the following special correspond
ence from San Cristobal, Cuba, dated
May 10:
The following story Of the cold blood
ed butchery of more than 40 wounded
and sick Cubans in a hospital and OF
four prisoners after the fight at Las
Tomas de Junones was told to your cor
respondent by Spanish soldiers. who
took part in it, and they spoke al if such
massa"res were every day occurrences
with them.
The column under General Serano
left San Cristobol May 1 to operate on
the mountains between here and the
north coast. At midnight we camped.
but at 8 a. m. the bugle sounded for u S
to get up. We were preparing to break
camp, when suddenly there was a call
to arms. A moment later there came
A Perfect Rain OF Bullets.
Then the insurgents began to close in
upon US. Several times they came
down upon Us with tremendous fury,
swinging machetes above their heads,
but 1t was impossible for them to stand
before the fire of our Mausers.
We were under fire and constant
menace from machetes until past noon,
when the enemy apparently withdrew.
A consultation was held by our officers
and it was learned that retreat was cut
off. When night came, we were still
on the mountain side. Day dawned
and with light came the enemy's fire.
Thus we fought on, our boys falling
about US in a dreadful manner, when
suddenly we heard a distant boom of
q cannon We knew assistance had
arrived from Bahia Honda, and that
the enemy was being attacked in the
rear.
The insurgents fire was gradually
withdrawn and we succeeded in taking
possession of their camp. They had re-
treated, but had occupied another
height, where they defed us.
1t vas all we could do to attend to
our dead and wounded.s OF my bat
talon we had to bury 10 and gather up
81 wounded. Each Of the other bat
talions lost as many or more.
We then killed four prisoners who
had been captured, including q China
man.
Took Their Revenge Later.
We carried our wounded to Bahia
Honda, where they were shipped to
Havana. Then after a rest we returned
to this place. On the road the day be-
fore our fight in the forest we had
passed a fine house. 1t was said that the
general had stopped there and had been
we'll received by a man occupying the
place, who said he knew nothing of the
insurgents. AS we came to this house
on our return a halt vas ordered and
our officers went in the house.
The general went up to the man,
shook hands with him, and then invited
him out of doors, where he ordered him
to be killed with the machetes. We
then examined the house and found
various bottles of medicine, which salts
fed us that the house was an insurgent
hospital, and the man we had killed
was their doctor.
We hen went through the outhOuses
and found upward of 40 sick and
wounded. These we killed with our
machetes and then applied the torch.
Those who had died outside of the
house we threw into the flames.
We then resumed our march.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Arpus.L eader. 3: II. II. Keith return

Argus Leader, 8: H. II. Keith returned
to-day from Hurley, where he appeared
for the plaintiff in a township election
contest case. It seems that there has
long been a fued between the Germans
and the N~orweglans and the contest has
taken the form Of controlling the town
government Of Hurley. The last election
was held in the school house. The Ger
mans began to assemble at the school
house the evening before and
at 10 o'clock ON the morning oil
election day the eighty Germans who
assembled filed the school house. The
Norwegians claim they were excluded
and that thirty Of their votes were
thrown out. The Norwegians began
contest Of the election, the case being
tried before Judge Frank r. Aikeus a
referee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-Two fatali-
ties attended a fire which broke out in a
North Sixth street tenement. Mrs.
Emmett and Mrs. Sullivan, occupants
of the third floor, cut Off from escape by
the stairway, jumped from a window to
the street, the first named being killed
outright while Mrs. Sullivan was sc
badly injured that death resulted during
the dav.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Probably Went to Cuba.

New YORK, June 5.-The Advertiser
says: There was an air Of mystery
about the departure of the steamship
Annerly from this port that smacked of
a filibustering expedition. The fact
that the steamship carried IN immense
quantity of dynamite for a port not far
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
LOTS
Sontn Dakota Veterans Meet.

WATERFOWL, $. D.. June 5.-The
18th annual encampment Of the depart
ment Of South Dakota, G. A. r., opened
here during the morning. The WOman's
Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans arr
also holding their annual gatherings.
General Walker, commander-in-chief
of the G.. A. R., accompanied by mem
bers of his staff. is expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Two Expeditions Safe.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Gonzale de
Quesada, one of the official Cuban rep
resentntives in the United States has
received Geographic information of the
safe arrival in Cuba of the Three
Friends and the Laureda, under COM
mand of Colonel Portunda, with full
cargOes of arms and ammunition for a.
INSURGENTS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

Yankton dispatch, 3: H. B. Wynn,
cashier of the American State Bank Of
Yaukton, to-day announced himself a
candidate for governor on the populist
ticket. The field is practically clear for
him. Great dissatisfaction exists over
the indifference OF Andrew Lee, from
whom the party once had great hopes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Ru.si. warns the porte.

LONDON, June GA dispatch from
Constantinople to The Times says that
Russia has warned the Porte that Q
Christian massacre in Crete would
unite the whole of Europe against
Turkey. r.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

The Yankton Telegram says that it
can authoratively nnounce hat Andy
Lee, OF Vermilllon declines to be a candi-
date for governor on the ~populist ticket
all OF which goes to prove that Andy is
not ID populist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

An encampment Of the First Battalion
OF the s. d. n. G. begins at Aberdeen
to-day. Among the companies to be
present will be Bryant with thirty
five men, Watertown with thirty, Huron
with twenty-five, and Battery A Of Clark
with twenty five.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

Did you over think how readily the
blood is poisoned by constipation? Bad
blood means bad health and premature
old age. DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills, overcome obstin-
ate constipation. FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

DR.. Coney arrested at Yankton for the
murder Of Commodore Coulson by Il
finger bite, will sllege malpractice in the
treatment Of the case after the bite, as
his ground Of defense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

Mrs. r. De Young, Middleburg, Iowa,
writes. l have used One Minute Cough
Cure for SIX years, both for myself and
children, and / consider it the quickest
acting and most satisfactory cough cure
l have ever used. FRANK SMITH.
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Dustless oil will ave it's cost every
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time it was disturbed. It can be ap-
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
The DAILY
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1856.
vRRMs-OP ~BSCRIPTI
TO"ADyERTISERS

THE DAILY LEADER makes . special feature OF
furnishing information concerning the advantages
aud resources of the city Of Madison and OF the
stlte at large emitting it to the patronage OF ad-
7~ertisers of every class.
J. p. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Damaged to the Extent Of $500 o

MINNEAPoLIs, June Sire broke out
in the seventh floor Of the Edison Light
and Power company's building at | o.
m. Although the building was sup.
posed to be fireproof several floors were
badly burned and $4,000 damage done.
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Bueklin's Arnica Nalye.

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

Hon. Bartlett Trip and wife will reach
Yankton to morrow for a months visit
al home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

One swallow doee DOT make Spring
but one swallow Of One Minute Cough
Cure brings relief. FRANK Smith.
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Frank Smith, sole agent. will refund
your money II not satisfied after using
one bottle Of DR.. Fenner's medicine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

Eczema is q frightrul affection, bu,
like all other skin diseases 1t can be per.
manently cured BY applications OF De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. It never
fails to cure Piles. FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

Drink Rocky Mountain Tea and be an
early riser. It does the business.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
THE SUGAR PRODUCERS.

Demand That Special Protective Duty Be
Placed on the German Article.
WAsHINGToN, April Representa-
tives of the sugar growing interests Of
the country made an appeal yesterday
to the House ways and means commit
tee for legislation to protect them
against the advantages given TO the
German producers by the German ex-
port bounties They asserted that
the Germrns are taking advantage of
the weakening of Cuban competition,
because of war, to crush the industry
in America, and complained bitterly
OF the failure of the treasury officials
to pay the bounties authorized by the
last Congress Chairman Dingiey of
the committee suggested that the del
egatiOn should endeavor to prevail
upon the Senate to recede from its
attitude of opposition to tariff legisla-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
Almost Certain That the P0pu
lists VIII Name Him
As Their Candidate for Presi-
dent of U. s.,
SAYS JOSEPH RICHEY,
One of the ShreWdest Of the Sill
yer Leaders.
Democrats Want to Steal the
Popular Silver Thunder.

ST LOUIS, April Joseph Hickey Of
St. Louis, who may be regarded as one
of the shrewdest Of the silver leaders,
SAYS the Democratic national convention
Y i'll declare for free coinage at IS TO 1,
and nominate a free silver candidate. He
also said:'
81 can give you piece of news The
Populists will nominate for president,
Judge Henry @. Caldwell, United states
circuit judge of Arkansas, and a great
candidate he viii make them. His de-
cisions on labor questions have attracted
the attention of the whole country, and
be is man of great ability and dne char
acter With such a candidate the Pop
uiists will be able to put up a great cam
paign.
with Democratic gold platform aud
Mr.. Cleveland as the candidate, the Pop
ulists will come to the front as the second
political party Of this country They
will carry nearly every southern state
and most OF the western states. They
Will run up close to the Republicans, and
the Democrats viii not be IN it. In the
house of representatives the POpulists
viii have many more members than the
Democrats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
SILVER MEN MAY LEAVE.
Democrats VIII Not Stay in the Dem
ocratic Party.

WAsHINGTON, April 1.-Many southern
and western Democrats refuse to accept
as accurate the declaration made by Sena-
tor Brice that the silver craze had reach
ed the beginning of the end, and that it
will make nothing but little noise in the
Chicago convention. Southern senators
assert that there is only one salvation for
the Democratic party, and that is 10 come
ont openly for free coinage at 10 to 1. A
number of southern senators have said
that in their section of the country the
silver erase is running so strong nothing
can stop it. One Of them said today:
IF the Democratic party adopts a gold
platform At Chicago there will be little
left of the party in my state. The ma
jority of Democrats viii go over to the
Populists To understand the situation
in the south you should know that four
fifths our Democrats believe nothing
but the free coinage Of silver can re-
store prosperity. Nothing could in
duce these Democrats to become Repub
licans That would be abandonment Of
all their cherished traditions and preju
dices 1t is easy, however, to Join the
PODulist partv. That is only a step No
one has fought the POpulist party. 1t is
not an ancient enemy. Besides the men
Who are now in the POpulist party say
thew are still Democrats. I'VE are just
as much Democrats as we ever were"
they say, and we have come to this party
only for the purpose Of securing free
coinage, which cannot be done in the
old party. When we have accom- lished
that we shall 90 back to our old allie
glance.
This is the pressure and this the argu-
ment that will destroy the Democratic
party in the south, temporarily at least, f
it adopts an autI-siIver platform. Our
people will go over to the Populists and
we shall lose half of the northern states,
not to the Republicans. but to the third
partyites"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
Mckinley Capturing PennsylYa-
MIA Delegates.
Alleghaney County Conventions
HOtley Contested.
THE QUALITIES BOLT.
Cameron is Being Denounced for
His Silver Views.
Opposing Him for a National
Delegate.

PTTsBURe, Pa, April i. The dozen
Republican conxentiona held yester-
day in Auegl Eney county to elect
national and 81 .te delegates were the
liveliest held 2 ere for long time. In
each convention it was understood
that votes cast for the party termed
the ''cOm bine should express the
preference for Mckinley for Presi-
dent, and the opposition for Quay. In
the Eighth legislative district the
Ouayites bolted and held a separate
convention, which viii result in two
sets of delegates to the State cOnven-
ton
In nearly every convention resolu-
lions were intrOd uced denOunclng Sen
ator j. Donald Cameron for his free
silver proclivities, and pledging the
delegates to the State convention to
vote and work against his nomination
as delegate-at-large to the National
convention.
The result of the day is as follows:
National delegates, Twenty-se
Congressional district, G. l.. Magee
and William Flynn Mckinley; Twen-
tv-third district, Colonel W. A. Stone
and Robert McAfee Quay. A special
convention of the wenty-secOnd dis
trlct was held at which the combine
candidates for Congressman at-large,
William g. Harrison, and delegate-at-
large to national convention, II. z.
Ford, were nominated. la the Legis-
lative district conventions twenty
seven to elect the com bine secured
seventeen ana the Quayites seven del
egates, both sides claiming the three
delegates from the Eighth district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
TWO FUNNY MEN.

Their Names Linked in That of Bur
dette 11. Billings who Gets Divorce.
II there's anything ia a name Burdette
b. Billings should be one of the funniest
of men. This was not the impression of
his character made on Judge Hazeu,
however, when Mrs. Eliza A. Billings
told him that once Burdetto had threat
ened to kin her.
If divorce cases give any insight into
married life every husband mnst, at some
time or other, threaten 20 obliterate his
spouse. That is one Of the questions
nearly all of them are tried on.
Billings went away one day and never
came back. Mrs. Billings has no idea
where the humorist is new.
Two children, one aged p and the
other IA, still remain to comfort the
mother Judge Hazen gave her d.
vorce.
The following divorce cases have been
continued 10 next term:
Matte vs.. August Lewis.
Sarah w. Charles Higgins
Ella VS. Frank Jordan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
BRADLEYs BOOM BROKEN.

Mekinley's AanageFs Claim to be Sure
of a Majority in Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, ky. April McKin-
ley's managers have heard from the
nineteen counties in this state which
have so for held conventions, and late
last night gave out the following com
pilation. For Bradley, straig
Adair, IA; Campbell, Al: Mercer. Id:
Taylor, s delegates. For Bradley first
choice and Mckinley second choice
-Kenton. SO; Breckenridge, 10;
Jessamine, IL Uninstructed -
Bourbon, 20; owen, 10; Oldham 4;
Shelby, Is. Mckinley. straight
Barren, "A; Galloway, 5; Carlisle, 3;
McCracken, 10; Mullen burg. Is; Pen
dletOn, Is; Trigg, IL; Morgan, 8 The
totals are: Eight counties. Mckinley
straight, IS; four counties, Bradley
straight. 50; three counties, Bradley
first choice, Mckinley, second, 50; four
counties uninstruetea. 49. The Brad
ley men have been claiming Bourbon
county, with her 20 votes, Shelby,
with her 5, and Oldham. with her 3.
Mchinley's manager states here posi-
lively that these counties were not in
structed for Bradley lie says that he
is more than gratited at the showing
made by the nineteen counties, and he
believes that Mckinley win get a
majority of the Kentucky delegati on
to st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
TIGER BILLS son
Run Saloon in Wichita Right IN
der His Fathers Nose.


der His Fathers Nose.
The Clay Center Dispatch publishes
the following interesting story:
Tiger Bill Campbel's boy appeared
suddenly in Clay Center one day last
winter and stayed in and around the city
until his grandparents left town only 5
few weeks since.
His father was raising SO many kinds
Of legalized disturbance in Wichita that
the young man thought quiet existence
in the country was far preferable to
metropolitan residence; SO he stayed
here.
" hen the old man was first appointed
assistant attorney general the boy was
member of the paid fire department.
Soon after Campbell. ST., got himself
unlim bered and in fighting fix, Camp
bell, jr., found himself without a job
The anti-prOhibs had him fred because
of the sins of the old man. The boy
had q little money aud through the in
huencss of some kind friends who knew
a joke when they saw it, he was soon
running q very prosperous joint right
under his fathers aristOcratic proboscls.
The father had the son pulled. The son
scOrned to hire 2 lawyer to beat such
game as that and so he conducted his
own defense when the case came to trial
The fret trial resulted in hung jury.
But the next time the boy razzled the old
man and secured an acquittai with vote
of confidence from the jury. compli-
ments from the judge, congratulations
from the whole community and a general
ratification all around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01

sEDALIA, No, April J. - David
Thomas, a short time before his death,
a few weeks ago, gave his children
several thousand dollars of the Bank
Of Tenuesse money to play with. be
lieving it to be worthless. They de
stroyed all but about $3.50 of the bills,
which were sent by John R. CloptOn,
the administrator OF the estate, to
Nashville TO ascertain their value
He was notified that the money was
worth 100 cents on the dollar in pay
ment of taxes, or gold would be given
ia exchange at So cents on the dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-01
moK1NLEY's POSITION.
Senator Sherman Compares It to
That of Cleveland in 1892.

Senator Sherman Compares It to
That of Cleveland in 1892
New YORK, April 1.-Senator John
Sherman of Ohio is in New York for a
brief stay, having been called here on
business of a private nature The sena-
tor occupies the "HarrisOn suite" at the
Fifth Avenue hotel. When questioned
today about the estimate OF General
Grosvenor, giving Major Mckinley 200
votes on the first ballot at St. Louis, Sen
ator Sherman said he believed that the
figures we're conservative. Some con-
VersatioR followed ia which the senator
com pared the present situation to The
Democratic situation in 1892, when New
York was against Mr.. Cleveland and the
people seemed to be for him.
In spite Of New York Dir. Cleveland
was nominated. The senator thought
the situation was somewhat analogous
now This question was asked:
"Do you think the other candidates
will combine against Mckinley and de-
feat him."
sNo; because the candidates who com
bins will find it impossible 10 agree
among themselves. The combination
viii naturally have to select a candidate
of its own, and in doing 80 trouble and a
split may follow. Besides, it must be
remembered that Mckinley is second
choice in many of the states that have
candidates, and that will operate ia his
favor
The senator did not care to say any
thing about the fact that this state had
elected two delegates for Mckinley. ex-
ceDt that ne had many friends every
where He made it clear that he
thought Major Mckinley was 10 the
Lead aud stood the best chance to win.