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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
MEXICO CITY RAILWAY.

II Goes Into the Hands of a London
Syndicate July.
City OF MEXICO, May s-The first
payment of the part of the London and
South African syndicate which has
purchased the entire street railway sys.
tenn OF this city and suburbs. has been
made. the amount being $s25. 600.
The new company enters into pos.
session in July 1t will introduce the
electric traction and will modernize the
property and give service that will
tend to build attractive suburbs Of this
city. The syndicate intends to enter
upon other enterprises here Of great
magnitude
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THE CRIMES OF HOLMES,

His Execution Closes q Most Extraor.
dinary Career.
PHILADELPHIA, May s. S.-The murder
of Benjamin F. Pietzel, for which Her.
man Mudgett. alias H. H. Holmes was
hanged occurred on Sunday, Sept. 2.
1894 The crime was the elimination
of conspiracy between the men to de-
fraud the Fidelity Mutual Life associa.
tion of this city of $4,000, and the
swindle was successfully accomplished.
Holmes and Pietzel became &C.
quainted in Chicago in 1890. Pietzel
was poor and was not averse to engag
ing in dishonest business if it were
lucrative. From his meeting with
Holmes until his murder the two were
engaged in many questionable deeds.
In August, 1894, the two men came
East and rented house in this city.
Here Pietzel was murdered in such q
manner as to make it seem a case of
accidental death. Holmes had confided
his plot to an outsider. however. and
the declaration of the latter led to the
murderer's arrest and conviction.
Other Crimes Laid at His Door.
This is the story Of the murder of
Benjamin F. Pietzel, but with it is in.
terwoven the schemes and acts which
brought about the killing of at least
eight other victims. These were Alice
and Nellie Pietzel, the little daughters
Of Benjamin. who were asphyxiated in
q trunk in Toronto: Howard Pietzel,
the young son. killed at indianapolis.
Holmes cutting up and burning the re.
mains in q stove; Julia l.. Conner, di.
vorced wife of l. L. Conner, and a
bookkeeper for Holmes; Pearl Conner,
her daughter; Emeline G. Cigrande Of
Anderson, Ind, stenographer for
Holmes; Minnie r. Williams Of Fort
Worth, Tex. his private secretary, and
Mana Williams. her sister. The scene
OF the latter crimes was the notorious
castle in Chicago. building erected
by him and provided with all sorts OF
devices for disposing Of his victims.
The murder of these eight persons has
been fixed upon him almost certainly
but there are at least a dozen other
cases which have slso been laid at his
door.
His Alleged Confession.
The execution of Holmes closes one
of the most extraordinary narratives in
the criminal annals Of modern times
| Murder was his natura! bent Some
times he killed from sheer greed OF
gain. oftener, as he has himself con.
fessed. to crafty an inhuman thirst TO,
blood To him murder was q fine art
and be revelled in the lurid glamou,
cast upon him by his abnormal genius
Even with the shadow of the nooss
dan Cling over his head he evolved So
called confession, detailing with hor
Irible calmness bow he had extermi
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mated 2, fellow creatures and coldly
setting forth the varied and bloody
tortures he employed
Bur the man was an atrocious liar,
and several of those with whose muir
der he charged himself have since de.
MED his story with the own lips. The
statement was prompted by prevented
ambition to be regarded as the great.
est monster who ever walked in the
form of man, and an incongruous de.
sire to gam for the education of his
little soa IN Gilmanton, n. H., the
&5, 900 offered for the confession by
q newspaper.
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stolen Papers Recovsrsa,

BUTTE. Mon. May S.-The police
recovered valise containing over 90. /.
600 worth Of negotiable paper belong.
ing to Julius Sultan. San Francisco
cigar drummer. which was>stolen from
the Butte hotel Sunday night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.

There viii he Two Rec ol utions on the
Money Question.
DETROIT. Mich, May s.-The state
Republican convention is in session
here. Before proceeding to business
Chauncey NJ Depew was called upon
for a speech.
General Alger and Thomas O'Brien
will be two of the delegates at large
The majority of the committee ON
resolutions viii report an unequivocal
sound money plank. A minority OF
two members will report free silver
resolution
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LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwa ukee Grain.

Milwaukee Grain.
MILWAUKEE, May Z, 1896
80 -~FLaUR-Quiet and unchanged
WHEAT-No. spring, 6lEc. No. !
Northern, G41c; July, o2Tc.
CORN-No 3, 29c.
OATS-No . white, 20c; No. white
l9H@2o1c
BARLEY-No. 2, gee; sample on track
27(a32kc.
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Minneapolis Grain.

M1NNEAPoLIs, May Z 1896.
WHEAT-May closed at 6)1ac; July,
6lHc; September 6l11c; No. hard. 624c;
No. |. Northern 6lH; No 2, Northern
6Okc
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH. May Z, 1896.
WHEAT-Cash. No. hard. G47sc; No.
Northern, 633sc; No. 2 Northern, 60x8
6lHc; No. spring, SO a597Sc; rejected,
5sh@59Ic; to arrive, No. hard. 64sc;
No. Northern, 63Hc; July No. hard.
65Hc; No. Northern. G31c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST PAUL. May Z. 1896
HOGS - Market steady and active
Quality good. Range of prices, s.. 1898 So
CATTLE-Market steady and active
Good demand for fat cows and butcher
steers. Stockers strong and active.
SHEEP-Good demand for good sheep
Receipts: Hogs. |. 500; cattle, %; sheep,
200. calves IS
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Chicago Uoion stock Yards.
CHICAGO. May I, 1896
HOGS-Market now weak and sc lower
Trade dragging.
Sales ranged at s3+193.75 for light;
t3.3 ,(G i65 for mixed $40 Gt3 30 for
heavy; s.. 2o(d3 sc TO rolgh
CATTLE-Stee-s slow and barely steady
cows strong
Beeves, $54O@A50; cows and heifers,
l.75@45 so; Texas steers. 800 ga. 10;
stockers and feeders S. 0old+05
SHEEP - Market slow bidding l0t
lower.
Receipts: Hogs, $4,000, cattle, 1880,
sheep, 5000
Chicag, Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, May Z. lS9i
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT Ma. ,2Ac, June, 6}Xc:
July. TIC: September. 6+Tc.
CORN May. &c June. 2sAc July;
3OH@34Hc; September. 81 &C
OATS-May. leAc June. 1910; July,
1910 September, &c.
PORK-May. ~ w, July. s7.y7X; Sep
tember. Is 10.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-10-06
NOTICE.

BY order Of the Board of County
Commissioners o; Elko County, State
Of Nevada, made this 4th day Of
March, 1895, notice ls hereby given
that all persons who are charges uron
the county must come to the County
Hoel ital, or all claims for their sup
port will be disallowed by said Board
except in cases OF extreme emergen.
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER PATTERSON,
Deputy County Clerk
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Collection Agency,

Endorsed BY the, Leading Firms of. q
Coast.
What lat
The INTERSTATE CoMMERcIAI
AND COLLECTION AGENCY.
Send your slow accounts to them for d
lection.
once, 90 2 fifth Street. Sacramento, c.
Don't delay. Call at once and let MS hsV
your business.
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FILE YOUR BILLS.

BY order OF tho Board OF County Comnis-
acted upon by the board, must b filed onor
before the Saturday Immediately preceding
the Monday upon which the Board m0ots,
otherwise tho bills will no4 DO acted upon
until tho next meeting OF tho Board.
Attest: JOHN HENDERSON.
BY W PATTERSON, Deputy.
Dated March IpoS.
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NAMING 10 SALkAN7l

By. order OF the Board OF County Con mis-
siCners oil male persons 1aying the ILya!
cal ability to work, convicted Of vagrana'
and imprisoned on q Judgment therefe,
shall be required to perform labor on III
public works, buildings, grounds and way,
Of Elko county.
Attest:
JOHN HENDERSON,
n, County Clerk
By w. PATTERSON.
Deputy Clerk.
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Total disbursements. ,s13,266 70
TREASURER q BALANCE SHEET.

Cash in Treasury to tie credit of the
various funds,Juns q, 1896:
In State fund o D q 1914 90
In general county fund. 267 81 |
In cash contingent fund. 3,126 col
In INDECENT sick fund o D.. 3O8 rs |
In county school fund. 1874 Sal
In officers salary fund.-. 90. 3S1 "a
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SUMMARY
Total receipts. .s23, 1924 65
Paid from county funds. $3.50 AZ
Paid from school finds. 6.66O IL
Paid from road funds. 1,O48 25
Total disbursements. .,s13,266 70
Balance in treasury. :. .S10,657 SO
The above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
June q. 1895:
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
AN ATROClOUS TRAGEDY.
Two seamen and n Passenger Murdered by
tho Crew of an American Vessel.

tho Crew of an American Vessel.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 24.-A
trading firm in this city has received
advices from the English counsel on
the Island OF zap, one of the Pelew
group in the South Seas, regarding one
OF the most atrocious sea tragedies thai
has been reported for months.
On November 18th the crew of the
American trading vessel Maria
mutinied, it is said, and murdered
Captain Brown, Mate Holman and a
passenger. The captains wife and
their son were nearly killed by blows
from an axe. The tragedy was reported
from Singapore on November Goth but
1T was enormously stated that the
mutiny took place on the Spanish ship
Maria Secunda. The mutiny occurred
off the Andrew Islands.
Captain Brown retired, leaving the
boatswain, man named Hover, to
stand watch. Mate Holman had already
turned in. The boatswain stole quietly
forward and gave a word to the crew
hat the time had cone to act. He
secured hatchet and, stealing below
10 the skipper's cabin, struck at Cap
tam Brown with the weapon, nearly
setering the sleeping mans head from
his body. Browns dying groan awak-
ened his wife. Mrs. Brown raised her
self on her elbow and shrielked for helm.
Mate Holman heard her cries and
sprang from his berth to go TO the
rescue. Hover had stationed boy be-
hind the door of the mates cabin. The
boy was armed with an axe and when
Holman made his appearance he dealt
him a terrific blow on the head, killing
him instantly. The passenger was
Gagged below, but mutineers called to
him to come on deck. saving that his
life would be spared. When he came
on deck he was struck by one of the
crew. He ran to the rail bleeding from
a cut on his shoulder and jumped into
the sea. The mutineers then pitched
the corpses of Captain Brown and the
mate into tbb sea. The schooner was
headed for Andrew Island and Mrs.
Brown and her boy were kent close
prisoners. 1t was the intention of the
mutineers to Lut them ashore on the
isolated coral reef near Andrew.
Before the island was reached the
crew got to fighting among themelves,
two half breeds were killed and an
other died of wounds received. Pro-
visions gave out and when cruising off
Andrew Island the vessel was manned
solely by the boatswain, two Chinese
and half-breeds. The vessel was steered
into port and the King % the Islands
gave the murderers food enough 10 last
them several weeks Before the vessel
sailed again, however, the King be-
came suspicious, boarded the craft and
rescued Mrs. Brown and her boy. The
Spanish gunboat Vclasco put in at An
drew and took the murderers to Man
lila for trial.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30

mean full of art. The gentlewoman Of the
older day, who made her special toilet
for bed and permitted her gallants, to
the number of 10 or 20, to sit around
as she drank her morning cocoa, pos
sessed great wisdom, for she convinced
thom that she was always beautiful to
look at, and that neither fire nor
burglars would be met by anything,
but charming woman And charm
ing woman could, do believe, frighten
OFT burglar even IL she could not put
out fire. She is capable of much.
She can rule the heart of man, tho
brain OF man, and when she is really
charming, she can win her way TO tho
heart Of, and gain the admiration Of
q woman-of many women and among
them BAB.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
GOMEZ EXTREMELY I'm.

POSITIVE Assertion That the Cuban Com
mahder IL a Very Sick Man--The Infor.
nation Obtained From Trustworthy
Sources-His Case Recently Diagnoseci.
Havana, Jan. 2i.-For some time
past reports have been in circulation
here concerning the physical condition
OF Gen. MaXimo Gomez, commander
in chief of the insurgent forces. One
story has been asserted that he was
suffering from wounds and another that
he was seriously i'll with fever. ID an.
pears, from information derived from
trustworthy sources, that neither of
these reports is correct, but 1t is posi-
lively asserted that the insurgent chief
is very sick man.
1t ia stated by the authority cited
that tho doctors in attendance upon
Gen. Gomez recently held consufta-
tion and diagnosed his case as being an
advanced stage of consumption, com
pllcated with fever. 1t is further stated
that the physicians have come to the
conclusion that Gomez can only live
about two months longer These state.
ments have caused considerable alarn
among the insurgents and their friends
as, even though his condition NAV be
exaggerated to some degree, il ID be-
lleved that the main facts are correctly
stated.
Gomez was under a terrible strain
during the past few months and he is
no longer young man.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
n. CO.'S NEW PR esIDEsr.
Congressman John X. Cowen Elected at
SpecInl Meeting of the IInnrd Tridnp-

No"Et"nhthhh conn As toWen Elected at n
Special Meeting of the Hoard Friday.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 2i.-Hon. John
X. Cowen, general counsel of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Co., and repre- .
sentative in Congress from the Fourth
Maryland district was to-day elected
president of the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad Co., TO succeed Charles +,
Mayer, who resigned in November.
Mr.. Cowen was decided upon as a
compromise between the factions in
the board favoring Major Alexander
Shaw and Second Vice President
Thomas M. King. The meeting at
which Mr.. Cowen was selected was a
special one and was held at IL a. IN.
Mr. Cowen was the choice of the
New York and Garrett interests and
their votes were cast solidly for him.
His e Election was mere formaiity as 1T
was decided at conference between
the Baltimore and New York directors
at the Hotel Stafford last night to
present his name.
Mr. Cowen was present at the con-
ference, and at first was adverse to
assuming the presidency OF the system,
but finally yielded to the pressure
brought to bear and announced his
Willingness TO accept the honor. He
was consulted again this morning pre-
vlous to the meeting of directors. This
conference was held in his private office
and was attended by Messrs Eugene
Delano, Howland Davis and others Of
the directory,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
rnn WnIrrInn soofErr.
Friends School Pupils Entertain HI
Sohopl seniors.


school seniors.
The Whittier Society Of Friends'
School entertained about so members
OF the senior class Of the High School
on Friday afternoon. g. Sellers Smith,
president of the Whittier Society, pre-
sided and Miss Grace Beadenkopf was
secretary.
The following programme was pro.
sented: Recitation, "The Courtship Of
Miles Standish," Miss Lucy Eastblrn |;
recitation, Waiting for the Cat to
Die, John Cooper; reading, Dorothy
Down in the Strawberry Bed,'l Miss
Ethel Derrickson; oration, "The Elo-
quence of O'Connell," by G. Sellers
Smith; debate, Reasolved That tine
Whipping Post Should be Abolished, :"
affirmative, Arthur s. Goodman and
Miss Edith Poole; negative, w. w.
Pusey second, and Cyrus Pyle; recta-
tion, "Aunty DolefuI's Visit, " Miss
Alice Palmer; recitation, ''The Duel, {"
Miss Mary A. Jones; recitation, "A
Life Lesson" Miss Marion Francis; !;
recitation, "our Whippings," George
Gibson.
The debate was decided in the mega
tive. After the exercises the visitors
were escorted through the school build
ing.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
RARRIs0N ~ nAsHIxeroN.


The ex-President AN Object of Attraction
at the Session of the United states su-
preme Court Friday.
washington, Jan. 24.-The Supreme
court room was the centre of attrac-
tion at the Capitol to-day. The news
that ex-President Harrison would ap-
pear drew thousands through the mud
and ram to the Capitol and for two
hours before noon the halls were
thronged and the doors besieged.
Owing to the very limited space in the
Old Senate chamber, where the SUI
preme Court sits, the pubic was gener-
ally disappointed and few gained ad-
mission. In the court room were quite
number of Senators and Representa-.
tlves and some of the most prominent
members of the bar of the country.
Mr. Harrison appeared Just after
the marshal had called the court to
order. He took scat at table i'm
mediately in front of the Chief Justice
and sitting there in the presence OF
many famous men he Immediately be-
came the target of all eyes. II was his
first public appearance in Washington
since he left the White House three
years ago. His appearance had
changed but slightly. The careworn
look had disappeared and fine had
seemingly dealt kindly with him.
There was the same soft grey hair and
beard alL.ost white, the clear pallid
complexion and the bright grey eyes.
He wore pair of ordinary spoctacles
and consulted his notes freely while
ex-Chief Justice Rhodes, who preceded
HIM, was speaking. There was great
array of legal talent on both sides of
The case, which involves the validity
Of q California Irrigation act.
Mr.. Harrison appeared as special
counsel in the case in favor of sustain
ing the constitutionality of the Wright
Act, he representing interested bond
holders.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
ASsWERs FILED.
Movement to Concentrate the Business of
the Wilmington Dental Manufacturing
In


Amovement to Concentrate the Business of
Co.
J. II. Hoffecker as counsel for the
Girard Life Annuity and Trust Co,
receivers of the Wilmington Dental
Manufacturing CO. on Friday afternoon
filed in the United States circuit court
tho answer of the receivers to the peti-
tion of the S. S. White Dental Manu-.
featuring Co., in behalf of itself and
other creditors, and to the petition of
Messrs. Nowland, Pennypacker and
Mccullough, representing the stock
holders of the Wilmington company.
The petitions asked that the receivers
be called upon to wind up and termi-
nate the receivership by the liquida-
tion of the dental conpany's affairs
The anHwer was in accord with the
request Of the petitioners. The plan
is TO dispose OF the stock in the various
branches of the company, and thus re-.
duce the business to tho Wilmington
plant This will require months of
work. The next step after the filing
OF the answer will be tho order of the
court putting the plan into operation.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
BED OF FEST STREET.
The Deed VIII Probably he Transferred I,
the City Eventually.


The sale Of portion of the John NJ.
Dunn estate, Wednesday afternoon,
brings up the matter of the purchase
of piece Of land that has been before
City Council for long time The
property referred to is between Four
teenth street and the south long race
at the foot of West street. The sale
had to go through the orphans court
because of the minor children of Mr..
Dunn and to enable deed to be
made. The whole property was owned
by John II. Dandy, Il. Fl. Gayley, ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins and the John
NJ. Dunn estate. About one third of
the Dunn estates share was the nor
tion sold by the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Co., guardian.
This property includes the bed of
West street and strip along the race,
comprising section which had been
desirable as an entrance to the park
drive. The owners propose to deed not
only the bed of the street but an addi
tional tract six feet in width. as we'll
as radius at each Of the corners
In the course of time, after the city
solicitor has examined the title, it is
expected that The property will como
into the city's hands. The owners are
to receive $1,000 for the property.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
STORAGE BATrERIEs.
Gam~well Reprrsenative Talks to city Fa.
thers Rnh EnlIca commissioners.

uamHweH Representative Talks to City Fa-
theirs and Police Commissioners.
Frank Stover of the Gamewell Police
and Fire Alarm Telegraph Co., talked
to members Of City Council and the
Board of Police Commissioners Thurs.
day on storage batteries. His propo
eition wac to do away with the gravity
batteries used in the present police
signal system and put storage batteries
in their place.
He stated that according to the
figures he had gathered the present
system costs about 81, $50 year to
maintain it. lie offered to put in
Gamewell storage batteries for So, GAO
and said that it would cost only $l08
year for its maintenance. The com
mercial electric current could ho used,
and in case of break down at tho
electric works, the batteries could be
used for IA hours without renewal.
Mr.. Stover offered to substitute per-
feet Gamewell system for the present
system at cost of about a., 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
western Railroad Consolldoriop.

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. 25.-A
local paper says there is reason to be.
llieve that James J. Hill, presidant Of
the Great Northern, is behind tho
scheme to consolidate the North Pacific
coast and tho San Francisco & North
Paciiic roads. The object is said TO be
to obtain a competing transcontinental
road by way of San Francisco. It il
said that Hill had secretly bought
rights of way through counties Wing
along the north coast of California for
the clear way of railroad before max.
ing public the announcement of his
project to connect his Great Northern
system with San Francisco.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
A BANK Oashier,s Irreru,nr,,,.,

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 81. The irregu.
larities Of ex-State Senator Samuel w.
Ramp, while cashier of the Market
National Bank, of which Charles
Fleischman ia president whereby
Ramp. is alleged to have appropriated
over Sl60, 600 of President Fleischman' "a
money, occurred about three years ago.
Until yesterday they were kept sacredly
secret Now that this exposure has
been made there have been INQUIRIES
as to how Mr. Ramp administered
several estates committed to his care
by the courts.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
A Successful Ministry.

Rev. George NJ, Hickman, who served
as pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in this city for several years, is
quite successful in his present charge
at Bradford, Pa. On December Sth,
last, the congregation paid off mort
gage OF 81, 600, thus freeing the church
Of debt and at the annual meeting fol-
lowing the PASTORS salary was in
creased 5000. The church owns the
parsonage and it has been recently i'm
proved. The congregation evidently APP
preciates the work of Mr.. Hickman and
shows it in substantial way.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
NH. REA Aoo0k,s SUCCESS.
Former WilmiDgtonian Now Owner Of a
Large Flour MIN In the West.


W. W. Heacock, miller, who for.
merly resided in this city, has built
and is now operating large -four mill
in Denver. Ida. At the mill, which is
known as the Denver Plansifter Flour
ing Mill, all the latest machinery for
handling cereals has been put in, and,
according to the Denver Progress, ex-
cellent flour is being manufactured and
placed upon the market. Although the
mill was only recently opened for husi
ness, it has as much WORK on hand as
the facilities can conveniently take
care of at the present time. Judging
from an account in the Progress, the
mill is the leading industry in Denver.
Mr.. Heacock's friends jn this city
will be pleased to hear OF his success.
He resided here for long time and
worked in various capacities around
flour mills, but he went West with a
determination to make fortune, and
he is evidently on the road to success.