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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-28
Trouble Did Not Materialize

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The president
Bloxham Of Florida, stating that the
sheriff of Key West wires that contem-
plated trouble did not materialize. and
that everything there is quiet and
orderly
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-28
Governor Atkinson Married.

WHEELING, w. Va, June 26.--At 8
O'Clock Hon. George w. Atkinson, gov.
ernor of West Virginia, was united in
marriage at Clarksburg, the home of the
bride, to Mrs. Myra H. Camden, widow
nf the late Judge Camden.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-28

MARSHAATowx, Ia, June 2S. THE
Times Republican plant, one Of the best
equipped newspaper offices i'll Iowa, was
almost completely destroyed by fire.
Loss, $50, 900; insurance. 1000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-28

Changed the Duty on Hides.
WAsHiNGToN, June 2S.-The senate
finance committee has changed the pro-
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Men viii, Wear G.udy w.i.,co.s..

The indications are that the Raudy and
coloretl waistcoats which have been popu-
lar in England for 80 many yea RI will soon
become rs fashionable In this country as
other English things arr, and there are
some philosophers of the yardstick who
believe that they are paving the way for
the return of ruffled sleeves and shirt
fronts. Certain IL in that already the ultra
fashionable are dressing very much after
the style Of many, many years ago, and 10
10 not q difficult matter To encounter on n
Sunday afternoon at least n dozen men
made up with frock coat and high cut vest
Vt neutral tint, for all the world as II they
were about to appear as Frederick Iemai
ire. very becoming style Of dress IL Is,
too, for man OF slim and elegant build,
and as ID is only about one step this side Of
lace ruflics, we may expect 10 see that
courtly fashion revived, for evening dress
at least, before the close Of the century. -
Exchange
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
TESTING SUGAR BEETS.
Six Thousand Tons Of Seed to he sown
This Year.


This Year.
Whatever else Secretary Wilson accom-
plisbes in the department Of agriculture,
he seems determined to give the sugar
beet industry pretty good show. G. G..
Bell, president of the Horticultural Society
of Missouri, went to Canton last fall to
deliver series of resolutions adopted by
the society to Mr.. Mckinley, requesting
him when president to use his official au-
thority to encourage the cultivation of su.
gar beets.
few weeks ago Mr. Bell was in Wash
ington and went to the White House to pay
his respects to the president. AS he passed
in line the president remembered him and
his errand to Canton, detained him few
moments TO talk about il and suggested
that he should go over and confer with the
secretary Of agriculture.
MIR. Bell acted on the presidents sug-
gestion, and when he went back to Mis-
souri, he carried with him an order from
the secretary Of agriculture directing him
as special agent to secure the names of
five farmers i'm every county of Missouri
who are willing to plant sugar beet seeds
furnished by the department and at the
end of the season forward n portion of
their crop to Washington for chemical anal
ysis and tests Of saccharine quality The
secretary has contracted for Q, 900 tons of
sugar beet seed within the two months he
has been the head of the department.. he
will make experiments similar to that pro-
posed for Missouri In every county Of IA
states when the soil and climate are suit
able, and the experiment stations in the
several states will be used as headquarters
for making the chemical analyses.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
A Sneeze Did the Work.

Wee Willie Waters, Is months old, who
lives in New York, picked upa silver bead
Il little bigger than pea one day recently
and snuffed il UP one Of his nostrils. 1t
lodged in the nasal bone, and Willie could
not get it down again He squallcd, so
his mother picked him up and hurried to
Bellevue hospital. The doctors probed for
the bead, but could not dislodge 1t.
Superintendent Murphy suggested that
snuff be blown up Willie's other nostril,
and perhaps n sneezc would dislodge the
bead. A paper cone was made, and when
one of the doctors blew pinch of snuff
through one nostril the baby sneezed and
the bead came down the other. Wee Willie
and bis mother left the hospital smiling.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Long Voyage of q Bottle.

Captain William Cox of the schooner
Sapphire, while off the coast of Oregon,
picked upa bottle containing blank form
for recording the position in which the
bottle was found. On Oct. 8, 1895, this
bottle was dropped from the Norwegian
ship Albert Richmeres in latitude 43 de-
grees 26 minutes north and longitude 17S
degrees 81 minutes west, and picked up
by Captain Cox in latitude AZ degrees 80
minutes north and longitude l24 degrees 53
minutes west. The paper inclosed re-
quested the finder to record the position
where found and to forward to the nearest
Norwegian consulate e-Nictoria Colonist.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Preached Across the Creek.

On "a recent Sunday, us the Methodist
preacher drove near the schoolhouse at
Green Valley, O. H., where services are
held, he found that n small creek had risen
SO high that he could not get across.
part of the congregation had assembled on
the other shore The clergyman according
ly preached his sermon to them across the
stream.
The account of this sermon has recalled
to many citizens II wedding which occur
red in the northern part of Beaver county
some years ago, when the bride and groom
stood upon one side of swollen stream
and were united by u clergyman standing
OH the other side and shouting tho cere
mony at tho top of his voice. The fec of
IS bits" was thrown across tied up in n
handkerchief with stone-New York
sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
CUT HIS FRIENDS LIVER.
Colored Men Quarrel Over Cards with
Fatal Results.

Colored Men Quarrel Over Cards With
Fatal Results.
Jim Kelly, negro bod carrier, with an
old grudge up his sleeve, rushed into Logan
Hudson's saloon in st. Louis ono night re-
Gently and stabbed James Jenkins, anoth-
er negro, several times In the stomach.
One Of the knife wounds penetrated the
abdominal cavity and another the liver.
Jenkins fell almost lifeless to the floor,
with his intestines protrnding from the
cash. Kelly escaped after the cutting.
His victim died at the City hospital at / l
o'clock.
Jenkins and Kelly, it appears, were
wont to frequent Hudson's saloon and
play cards in tho evening. About week
previous to the killing they were playing
together in the saloon when an argument
arose between them over play made by
Jenkins. Kelly at the time accused Jen-
kins of cheating him, and they parted enc
mics. On the night of the murder jenkins
went into the saloon and commenced tn
play cards with a number of his friends.
Kelly learned of his presence there, and
with a dangerous looking knife he rushed
into the saloon through the side door.
jenkins back was turned toward him,
and with an oath Kelly fell upon his enemy
and commenced to cut.-St. Louis Re
public
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

4 Woman Who Lost Her Memory and
Was Unable TO Got Homo.

Was Unable tn Got Homo.
Mrs. Annie sloane IL confined In the
insane pavilion Mt Bellevue hospital. New
York, subject to the scrutiny Of scientists,
who will eventually decide whether or not
she has parted with several of her mental
faculties.
The trouble with Mrs Sloane is that
she has lost her memory. She doesn't
know where she lives nor where any of her
friends live.
Mrs. Sloane, dressed In her usual wild
Ow's weeds, called recently at the apart
ments OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gordon, ~
Roosevelt street Mr.. Gordon knew her
husband, who died several years ago, but
had seen little of Mrs. Sloane since his
death. The little woman said she was on
her way to the United States pension bu-
reau to draw the quarterly pension which
she receives as soldiers widow. Asked
where her pension papers were she said
they were In the hands Of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Anne Halligan.
"She lives somewhere i'm Forty y-second
street" said Mrs Sloane in a perplexed
way. 81 ought to know where, but can
not remember somehow"
Mrs. Sloane staid with the Gordons till
Wednesday. Then she started out TO look
up her sister-in-law, Mrs. Halligan.
Three or four hours afterward she came
back.
"It's very strange" she said, "but
seem to have lost my memory. don't re-
member where Anne lives, and l don t
even remember where l live. This Is aw-
full. What II should become insane?'
The Gordons didn't know where Mrs.
Sloane lived either, and after few days
they informed the police, who sent her to
Bellevue New York Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Love Made by Letter.

The sequel to romantic elopement ter
minated at Cumberland, Md, recently
when Ernest Nickle of Erostburg, Nd, and
LenalDuntz of Gallon, o., secured a license
and were married.
Their acquaintance originated entirely
through correspondence, and they had new
sr met until short time ago, when young
Nickle went to Gallon. AS soon as ar
rangcments could be made the couple
eloped to Cumberland. After the narriage
they took q train for Frostburg and arc
now at the home of the groom. Young
NiokIe belongs to good family and Is
highly respectable. He Is 23 years Of age,
while the marriage records give the bride s
age as 17.--Pittsburg Dispatch.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

The Famous French Exe sutioner Will Go
Out Of the Strengthening Trade.

Out Of the Strengthening Trade.
Tho man In France who has probably
killed more human beings than any other
person In the world IL NJ Diebler, popular
ly known as an. dc Paris" and he Is
about to resign his Office as the public ex.
ecutioner of France, with record of COG
official deaths TO his credit
He Is very old, his hand trembles, and
his extensive services should give him the
right to rest. His achievements are known
toall. He has dealt more than 500 wounds,
all of which have been fatal, but not for
him. Lately it was noticed that he has be-
come enfeeblcd; he had no longer the skill,
the smartness of his youth.
At his five hundred and second execu-
ton, ut Nancy, recently he very nearly
bungled the ceremony, and the people Of
that province are very particular. Very
soon the grewsome identity of IN. de
Paris" will have fallen upon another than
nj. Dicbler, who will retire from the world,
known simply as M. Moreau, good, hon.
est citizen living on u small yet sufficient
income.
M. Dieblcr has been an executioner for
3S years. From 1858 to 1853 he assisted
Rech, his predecessor. I'm SO executions,
and then became executioncr des hautes
Guyres himself He is now 73 years of
age. If such "a term be permissible, 1t may
be said that he is the most popular bour-
reau that France has ever had, and he has
very seldom been placed in an embarrass-
ing position at the scaffold.
In personal appearance M. Diebler has
been an ideal IN. de Paris, )" with his black
beard, iron gray hair, dark, mournful eyes
and pale visage. He always dresses. in
black, with long frock coat and tall silk
hat. His domestic life has been quiet, as
might naturally he supposed, and his wife,
who died few months ago, was delicate,
refined and we'll bred woman, hardly the
spouse that one would expect to find in the
home Of IN. de Paris
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Pound a Dummy Check.

Some practical joker left duly filed
ont check for S35 and indorsed In pre-.
scrihd form In Dearborn street, Chicago,
recently, and raised passcrl,y's hopes,
which were only Ia bc dashed when the
slip was presented ut the Commercial Loan
and Trust compsny's counter.
The seeming check was drawn ON the
concern named and In favor Of John An
dcrson." IL was sigped ~. ". Smith. No:
1877 Wabash avenue. The indossement OF
John Anderson" was ON the back, with
the q. X. of the supposed Smith.
The Commercial company had never
heard Of j. II. Smith. nor was he known
at 1s5 Wabash venue.--Chicago Times
Herald.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
A Potato Anniversary.

The present year is the three hundredth
anniversary Of the planting of the potato
in England. The seed brought from
America by Sir Walter Raleigh was first
planted in 1897 in the garden Of Gerard,
the botanist. For 200 years the use of the
tuber was confined to the SO called higher
classes. 1t was not until the close of the
last century that it became a common ar.
ticlc of food among the masses. To the
improvement of no other vegetable has
been given such solcitous study. In this
respect the United States has taken the
lead, and the various sorts which have
originated here are accepted throughout
the world as representative of the highest
attainment in quality, rapidity of growth
and size
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
A RUN ON LEMONS.
Every Prospect That the Popular Fruit
VIII BE Scarce and Costly.

Every prospect InaC the fOpular
VIII BE Scarce and Costly.
With the arrival of warm weather every
body is interested in lemons and lemonade
and particularly concerned with the prob
able price Of the former. The outlook for
a plentiful supply and cheap prices is not
very bright.
The market for lemons is in an interest
ing position. In the first place, the pros
pect of u large increase i'm duties on the
fruit has stimulated speculative interest.
Added to this is the increased demand for
consumption, which naturally follows
warm weather. But the worst of all is the
announcement that while the receipts this
year are in excess of those year ago, the
stock afloat is about 90 per cent less than
il was a year ago.
Some of the handlers declare that If the
duties are increased to the limit now pro
posed, many of the Sicily shippers will he
unable to send anything more To this
country. This would mean, of course,
greatly reduced receipts of the fruit and "A
probable further rise in prices. s.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

The past few months August Busch,
aged "a years, and Anna Gathman, aged
20 years, have been paying considerable
attention to each other, and recently
August proposed marriage, and the old
lady consented, hut her children did not.
The old folks were not to he outdone,
however, and when the pension voucher Of
Busch arrived ne quietly accompanied n
friend to tho clerk office, procured mar.
riagc license, sent for his sweetheart, and
they were married. - Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Not Her Size.

The Philadelphia Record tells ~ u coun.
try woman who recently went to n Harris.
burg hotel and asked for room. After
assigning her q room the clerk handed the
key to the Front" and ordered him Ia
show the lady to room L.. The boy ush.
cred her into the elevator. and was Just
about TO close the door when she exclaimed
I'm voice loud enough to bc heard through
out the entire Office: ooh, this room H. too
small. Can't you give me a larger oncs''
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Prospective Crime In Alaska.

United States Marshal Williams Of
Alaska said recently:
There is need Of more help in the
marshals Office In Alaska Thousands of
miners ere going into the Yukon country
this summer, and there ought to be some
adequate police force to restrnin the law
Sess element that always fiocks TO a gold
camp. The vast majority Of the miners
are peaceable and law abiding, but with
no local magistrate or courts OF any kind
there win be no way to hold the turbulent
fellows in check, and ! shall not be sur
prised II we hear Of any number Of rob-
berries snd other crimes before the ssason
- over "--washiugton Poss. t1
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
HeIpi HeIpl Helm

lscrvant girls have formed ~ trust.l
Mary Jane and Mary Ann
Have formed a servants trusti
Mary Jane and Mary Ann
Are out FOR sll the dust.
Mary Jane and Mary Ann
will raise awful rows
10 overcome that tyrsnt man
And his lawful spouse.
Mary Jane and Mary Ann ysl
Want each sunday free. -E
Mary Jane and Mary Ann n" y
Want socisbility. e.
Mary Jane and Mary Ann
:, went thsir moueys worth.
Mary Jane and Mary Ann
: Wabt ths blssssd sarthl
$500, -ss "A, rNsy yast Vesh
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
A Good Imitation.

"Johnny. johnny screamed the hor-
fihcd mother. what are you DOING
"Nothin, answered tho little boy with
the long curls.
Didn't just see you throw apebble ~
the policeman and then run around Ia the
back yard as fast rs you could goy''
"Ob, that! was jist playin Greece
fghtin Turkey. .'--Indiapapolis journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
A Vanderbilt who viii, Live Abroad.

George w. Vanderbilt, the youngest son
of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, has taken
up his residence in Europe for an indefinite
period. ''It can be reliably stated" said
q man recently who is closely identified
with some Of the Vanderbilts' business
plans, ''that he will remain abroad for
long time, possibly for several years"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Repentance That Cam. Too Late.

Mrs. Benham-The newspaper has quite
IN account OF man who committed big
smy. don't see why man should want
nors than one wife. ~
benhsm--I don't 80 why he should
Want ops.-Tovn Topics.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

Seven British regiments have been given
permission To add the word "Chitral'' TO
their colors.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
FOREIGN FACTS.

1t 10 London now that has the button
fever. The department stores arc selling
the motto nuisances by the thousands.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

Interest at the rate of 1000 per cent was
mentioned In money lending case heard
at Dublin recently.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

Boer families not uncommonly run to
IL or even 90 i'm number.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

strumcnt for ladies i'm British drawing
rooms.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

A London contemporary says that it
will be surprising If the 22d of June is not
worth at least 100000 10 the building
trades.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

A new lace machine has been invented
In Austria which turns out an article
which cannot be distinguished from hand
made lace.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17

According 10 the recent Russian cen.
sus, the populations of the four chief cities
are: st. Petersburg, 1850, 900; Moscow,
1850, 900; Warsaw, 600, 600, and Odessa
i10, 900. 81.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
Who was shey"

eve don't know that"
One day while strolling through one OF
the pretty cemeteries l came tn grav,
marked Ivy plain stone. Julie" " II said.
"Wbo she was Is known to her friends.
When she died will bc remembered by
them. Wien she was born, we do not
know. Enshrlncd In the hearts of poets,
artists and sculptors are written her yir.
tues. What does II matter 10 otbcrsy"
And that was N far as ever went I'm
my investigation. -Exchangc
The Republican journal., 1897-10-28
The Tryst.

Here is the wonder of moonlight slanted
AdoWn the enchanted woodways, here
The strange and sibilant song of sedges
On wlnd-swept edges of stream and mere
And the roses swing in the burgeoned hedges,
Leaning their lips anear for pledges
Of tryst new found and life made dear.
OF tryst new found In our days asunder,
The gray skies under, ah, sweet, my own,
If | had but known in NY far sojourning
OF this returning, the hope alone
Had won my heart from its hapless yearning
Alike my fears and my doubtings spurning,
had been content--if had but knownl
For, wheresoever my feet went roaming,
At every cleaning my heart would fly,
Hitherward drawn and hither winging,
Persistent clinging to trysts gone by,
Seeking the hours of the night-b birds singing,
Hours of the stars in the far skies swinging,
OF dusk and the roses and you and 1!
Yet, if in days of dread disaster,
When Love was master, his gifts were slow,
Shall l now complain that he meant to cheat
me,
When roses greet me with seems know,
When liquid notes of the thrush entreat me,
And when through the dusk you come to
meet me,
Even as then, in the long ago?
At our tryst again, under mystic, far light
OF steadfast starlight and rising moon,
| have come to the end of doubt, and griev-
ing,
And dreams deceiving-for soon, for soon,
Wooed unto peace past all believing,
And all my sorrowful quest retrieving,
l shall touch the lips of my rose of June!
lHarper's Bazaar.
The Republican journal., 1897-10-28
The New School Laws.

w. W. Stetson, State Superintendent OF
public schools, speaks in the highest terms
of the operation of the new school laws.
In a recent interview Mr.. Stetson had
something to say about these laws One
of the most important was the one pass
ed by the last legislature which requires
the disseminating of all schools after the
FIRST of March next, having an attendance
of less than scholars.
'I've never heard word other than
commendatory of this law said MI.
Stetson. ''The law of 1898 provided that
weak schools might be consolidated, and
as result there are l, 100 less schools in
the State than then. SO you see the
towns are making good progress"
GLOW do the people take these new
departures?''
''Now there's a thing worth mention
ing. There's very much less friction now
than formerly. People are coming to see
the benefits of consolidation. The sue
cess of this law in Massachusetts, where
it is carried to extremes, is having it's
effect here. There are many Maine men
and women teaching in the Massachusetts
schools, and their influence is being felt
in eastern educational circles. The only
thing about which there is any question
or trouble is relative to the distance
which pupils shall be transported to
school. The statute does not and cannot
fix distances. The legislature couldn' t
make law to cover small children, old
ones, the sick, ETC.
''The law prohibiting members of
school committees teaching in towns
where they are legal residents meets with
general approval of patrons of the
schools
'The law defining the terms of admis-
sion to the free high schools is raising
their standard. 1t will close up some OF
the kindergarten schools and those doing
simply a common school work.
''The superintendent of the State are
generally cheerfully complying with the
statute which requires teachers to be ex.
amined and certiticated before they are en-
ployed. This is law which has been il
force number of years but not observed.
The last report of this department show
ing that 50 per cent. of the teachers were
not examined or certificated.''
The Republican journal., 1897-10-28
The Noted Field Family.

Justice Stephen J. Field of California
has resigned his place on the supreme
bench of the United States, and his
resignation has been accepted by President
Mckinley. The retirement of Justice
Field will mark the disappearance of one
of the most remarkable families which the
United States has known. The four sons
of David Dudley Field, a poor clergyman
of Massachusetts, Dudley, Stephen
j., Cryus w. and Henry M.-were all re-
markable men. Each held high place
in his particular sphere. Cyrus, the
greatest of them all, had name which
was known in every country in the world.
To smaller extent the other three have
had an international reputation. David
and Cyrus are dead, Stephens life work
is virtually finished, and Henry, the young
est of them, who is now Is years of age
though still connected with the New Y ork
Evangelist" is seldom heard of by the
world. With their departure the glory of
the family dies. Not one of them has son
who can transmit the luster of their name
to another generation. In the Field case,
as in many other instances which can be
mentioned, the truth Of the old saying is
exemplified that ''great men leave no
continuance