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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
KLONDIKE RELIEF
The Cabinet Considers Ways and
Means Of Getting Food to
the Miners.
Congress Will Be Asked to Make
an Appropriation, if There
Shall Be Need.
Some Private Schemes on Foot
Which May Afford Necessary
Relief.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The cabinet
considered the subject of sending relief
to the the people in the Klondike.
President Mckinley received tele.
gram from the Portland, Or, chamber
of commerce, stating that there was
danger of destitution and suffering on
the Klondike and offering to supply the
necessary food for relief if the govern.
ment would undertake its transporta-
ton.
The information was not definite as
10 the actual conditions but was on
the same line that has been telegraphed
from the Northwest. The cabinet con-
sidered every phase of the situation and
discussed ways and means of affording
relief.
1t was decided that nothing could be
done until congress meets, when an ap-
preparation will be asked for the pur.
pose of transporting food supplies. AL
though many plans have been discussed
none has been decided upon. It is
probable, however, that whatever &C.
ton is taken will be under the direction
of the war department and by the time
congress acts Secretary Alger will have
formulated plans. No attempt will be
made to 90 up the Yukon, as the ice has
closed progress in that direction. The
relief supplies will have to be sent over
the passes. Just how they shall be
transported is question requiring
earnest consideration, and one that will
require the study of many plans in
order that an entirely feasible one may
be evolved. Secretary Alger will gather
All Possible Information
and will communicate with persons
who know the route to the Klondike
and are familiar with the transporta-
ticn methods in the Arctic and other
frozen regions. Reindeer and dogs
possibly may be used and there is also
a suggestion that the steam snow shovel
which has been successfully used in the
deep snow of the logging camp, may be
utilized. Secretary Alger has conf.
dence in it as a means of transportation.
The members of the cabinet were all
intensely interested in the matter Of
securing relief. Whether the men who
are supposed to be suffering were there
or not against the repeated warn.
ings of all officials is beyond
the question, the simple fact being
that they are there and in need, max
ing it imperative upon the government
to extend aid il possible.
No estimate has been made as to the
cost and none can be prepared now.
Congress will be asked to appropriate q
sufficient amount, and the war depart.
ment will expend it in the most econ.
omical manner, as in the case of the
Mississippi flood sufferers, when $500, ,00o
was appropriated and only SIS. 900 used.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
PROVISIONS FOR KLONDIKERS

A Canadian Inspector Expects to Get In
Ten Toms by Christmas.
SKAaUAY. Alaska, Nov. ~, (via
Seattle, WASH, Dec. l.)-James Nc.
Gregor, one of the Canadian inspectors
of mines for the XII Klondike country, who
has been stationed here for the past
month, will leave tomorrow for Daw-
son city via the Skaguay trail. He will
be accompanied by seven men and will
have in his train ~ dogs and IL horses.
He will take in 10 tens of provisions
and expects to reach Fort Selkirk by
Christmas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
LARGER THAN EXPECTED.

DeAcit for November Nearly Nine Million
Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The forth.
coming November statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
shows that the receipts during Novem.
Der were about $25,OO0,O 900. This is a
trifiing improvement over October,
when the receipts were $24,39l, AIS.
The deficit for November stands at
about s.. .572, 100, which is larger than
was expected. The deficit for the tis.
cal year stands at s46, 1881, ,12O, the re.
ceipts having been $l27, 7Ol. 16O and the
expenditures STA, 2S2, $50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY.

Gale ON the Coast OF England the Worst
Storm In Recent Years.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The latest reports
from various points along the coast
show that the gale which has swept
English waters for the past 36 hours
was one of the worst storms of recent
years. In many places it was almost
cyclonic in it's violence and the long
list Of disasters includes large loss of
life, many wrecks of large vessels and
the loss Of scores, if not hundreds, of
smaller craft, with serious damage to
property ashore at many important
towns. In the north the wind was ac-
companied by binding snow and hail
chat hid the lights and immensely in
creased the difficulties of navigation.
Many ships are known to have foun.
iered, in most cases, it is feared, with
Ill on board.
Large Steam Collier Lost.
A large steam collier dashed upon
Marlborough Head, the famous prom.
otory on the North sea coast, foated off
and then foundered with all OH board.
A steamer not yet identified was
wrecked OH Bridlington Sands with her
entire company.
The steamer Rose Of Devon went on
the rocks near Redruth, Cornwall,
where she pounded all night long, her
crew Of IL perishing.
The British ship Larnica, Captain
Burgess, was driven ashore near Fleet
wood. The crew were saved.
Immense damage has been done to
the government property at the Sheer
ness dockyard and the Woolwich ar.
senal. Several thousand troops have
been ordered out to remove thousands
of pounds worth of ammunition and
stores from the wharves and sheds to
nlaces of safety.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01

House sub-Comnittee Already 1T Work
ON Them.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Work on the
appropriation bills for the coming ses.
sion of congress was formally started
during the day when q subcommittee
of the house appropriations committee
began consideration Of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Representatives Bingham, Hem
inway, Moody and Livingston attended
the meeting. 1t was decided to hear
the heads of the several departments on
the items in the bill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
LATEST IN THE BARTLEY CASE

Nebraska Ex-Treasurer Alleges Legal
Death aud Objects to suit.
OMAHA, Dec. la novel petition
has been filed in the district court by
Joseph Bartley, ex.state treasurer, now
under ~ years sentence for looting the
treasury Of $500, 900.
The petition was an answer to the
states suit in which BARLEY is made
co.defendant with his bondsmen by the
state, in which it seeks to recover the
amount stolen.
The petition declares that BARLEY
cannot be sued, since he is dead, hav.
ing been sentenced to the penitentiary
for 20 years. His attorneys declare
that under the state law no convict can
be sued. II this contention is held the
suit against the bondsmen cannot be
maintained, since the principal must
be sued with or before sureties are sued
in Nebraska.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
Ovitt Chief Consul.

W1NoNA, Mimi, Dec. 1.-Secretary.
Treasurer John l. Wilson of the Min.
nesota division of the L. A. W., counted
the ballots cast in the annual election
for the board Of officers tor this division
which showed the election of the fol.
lowing: Chief consul, Albert B. Ovitt,
St. Paul; vice consul, +. L. Hoxsie, St.
Paul; ecretary-treasurer, Charles E.
Bond, Minneapolis; representatives, o.
NJ. Hartman OF Duluth, John Wilson
of Winona, A. E. Whitford of Hastings.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
NORMAL SCHOOL BURNED.

State Institution ut River Falls, Wis, De-
strOyed by Fire.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. Dec. THE
River Falls state normal school was
burned last night. Loss, $4,000. The
fire broke out in the laboratory on the
third floor. A good share Of the Ii.
brary and pianos and furniture in the
kindergarten were saved. The building
was erected in 1874. 1t will be rebuilt
without delay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
Most of the Exiles Are Dead.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. L. Letters re.
ceived here in the West African mail
bring terrible news concerning the Gu.
Pc. the Spanish penal colony. 1t is
said that $50 out Of the 25O exiles sent
there are already dead and the sur
vivors complain bitterly of the treat
ment they have received.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
OUR MEDIATION
This Government Asked to Try to
Settle the Affair Between Ger
many and Hayti.
The Haytian Minister Says Right
Is on the Side of the Little
Republic.
German Newspapers Warn Uncle
Sam Not to Cross the
Kaiser.

New YORK, Dec. IA special to
The Herald from Washington says:
The Haytian government has asked
the United States to use its good Of
fees for the settlement of its contro.
versy with Germany.
Ambassador White is feeling the
pulse of the German authorities on this
phase of the subject and if it can be
ascertained beforehand that Germany
will not reject the good Offices of the
United States they will be rendered.
While believing that Germany has
taken an unnecessarily harsh course,
there is no disposition on the part of
the administration to interfere by pro-
test or otherwise, as long as Germany,
in pressing her claims against Hayti,
keeps within the bounds of sound prac-
tice of international law.
The administration is reluctant to be-.
lieve that it will be called upon to
make any assertion about the applica.
ton of the so called Monroe doctrine to
the present controversy, but state de.
partment officials do not deny that this
government will take a very firm stand
should Germany make any movement
in the direction of permanent occupancy
of Haytian territory.
The Marblehead Will Cruise.
For the purpose of giving adequate
protection to American interests and to
show Germany that this government is
alert to it's own interests, Secretary
Long, after consultation with the pres
ident, has directed the cruiser Marble
head to make cruise in the West In.
dies, stopping at Hayti. The instruc-
tions have not yet been sent to
Commander McCalla, commanding the
cruiser, but there is reason to believe
that they will direct him to anchor off
the harbor of Port au Ptince and see
that Germany takes no action in con.
travention of well known principles of
international law.
Ambassador Whites dispatches to
the state department do not indicate
that the Berlin authorities have any
further purpose in view than to secure
full reparation Of the reported outrage
on Lueders, the primary object being to
give Hayti wholesome object lesson
which will compel better treatment Of
German subjects in the future.
Germany has practically rendered an
ultimatum. She has demanded the i'm.
mediate payment Of an indemnity and
an apology.
According to the Haytian minister,
even after the German guns were
turned upon the city, should this hap.
pen, the Haytien government will not
yield to the demands of Germany.
"It is matter Of principle with rs, y
he said. "Our honor is involved"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
Don Carlos Is Active.

MADRID, Dec. Lit is stated here
that Don Carlos, the pretender, has
summoned to Venice, where he is now
residing, the Marquis Cerralbe, his rep.
resentative in Spain, with q view of
promoting fresh agitation on the SUBJ
iect of the autonomy DEGREES.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
VIII Not Send the Warship.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The German gov.
ernment has abandoned its intention of
sending the warship to Port an Prince,
Hayti, to enforce the demands for the
payment Of indemnity to Herr Emil
Lueders for alleged false imprisonment.
The warship Getion instead will be sent
to reinforce the German feet in Chi.
nese waters. Baron Won Bulow, the
German minister for foreign affairs.
has given the United States ambassa.
dor, Mr.. A. -. White, u wholly satis-
factory explanation OF Germany's in
tentiOn toward Hayti.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01

recent arrest aud imprisonment of Herr
Lueders by the Haytien tribunals, but
that it will not brook any interference
in the matter on the part of the United
States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01

Defeated the Federation Bill.
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. THE
colonial Legislature, by a vote of 81
against II, has rejected the federation
enabling bill introduced by the pre-.
nier, Sir Hugh Muir Nelson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
Goa. Operators Combine.

DEs MONIES, Dec. Local coal
operators have formed combine with
the support of outside operators and an
advance OF 50 cents on all grades will
be quoted
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
Unc.e Sam Must lse Quiet.

BERLIN, D>c. 1.-The Berliner Tage.
blatt says i. rs reliably informed that
the German government only wants
monetary reparat.on from Hayti for the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21

Road race; purse, $50: Lucy K won in
straight heats. Stoner Girl, Tom, Coastnie
and Hazel finished in order. Best time,
2:50A.
2:22 Pace; purse, 1920: Lucy Van won
in straight heats Otalgic, Ivy r, Ben H.
tit,oo .00K
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
The Campaign for the L. A. w. Meet.

There was meeting yesterday afternoon
of the committees which have been looking
after the work of securing for indianapolis
the L. A. w. national meet in 1898. A plan
of campaign was marked out on recon-
mendation of the subcommittee appointed
to make suggestions for the plan of pro-
ceeding. it was agreed that a provisional
meet club should be organized This club
will be made up of number of commit
tees, some of which are already in exist
ence, and others of which are to be Sc
lected by Chairman Albert Sahm and Sec
retary~treasurer Evans Woollen. The COM
mttees are to be seven in number. One
of Trade, one from members of the Com
mercial Club, one from members of the
Indiana division of the L. A. w, and an
other is to be a finance committee, with
Albert Sahm as chairman. There Is also to
be a committee of which Wallace Sherwood
is to be chairman, the duty of which is
to work upon the probable delegates to the
national assembly and prominent L. A w.
members. Then there is to be the publicity
committee made up of the old press com
mittee, appointed before the Philadelphia
trip The members of these seven commit
tees are to constitute a provisional meet
committee, to exist until the meet is as
sured. At that time further plans will be
made for carrying on the work of adver-
Using the meet and preparing to receive
and entertain the visitors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
MATCH BETWEEN PAGERS.
Star Pointer and Joe Pntchen May BE
at State Fair.

The state fair management has a propo-
sition for match between the two great
est PAGERS the world has known, Star
Pointer and ice Patchen, that 1t will prob
ably accept The proposition was received
by Secretary Kennedy yesterday from c.
M. Marks, of Chicago, owner of Patchen,
and j. w. Murphy, of Chicago, owner of
Star Pointer. 'It is a reasonable PROPOSE
tion," said Mr. Kennedy. 81 have wired
it to the members of the board and 1 have
no doubt it will be accepted.
This will be the fastest track that these
PAGERS, who have been productive of such
sensational performances this season, will
have gone over, and their owners are con-
fident that if the match comes off the
two-minute mark will be reached. Joe
Patchen made a record of 2:0l4 week be-
fore last at Columbus in a race. thus
equaling the record of Robert J. made
against time on the Terre Haute track.
Star Pointer last week made the mile over
the Fort Erie track against time in 2:01%4.
Both these tracks are slow in comparison
with the one here, upon which Robert j.
paced mile in 2:0212 in 1894 and Nancy
Hanks nearly equailed her 2:N record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Standing of the Clubs,
BLUES SHUT OUT.
Goar Held Them Down to Three Hits
Good Pitching by Abbey.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 20.-The Hoosiers
tbrashed the Blues in approved fashion to-
day and won by a score of to o. Pitcher
Goar was in fine form and held the home
team down to three miserable hits, two of
which were made by "Cap'n" Pickett
Reust, an amateur, was pitted against the
bad fielding errors, coupled with errors by
Blanford, gave away all chance of winning
the game. Abbey succeeded Reust and
barring one inning, did fine work Not a
hit was made off his delivery after the
fourth inning. The only feature of the
game was a one-hand catch of liner by
McVicker from MOTIFS bat, he falling with
the ball and rolling over and over. There
was some doubt as to whether he had held
the ball, and Mccarthy, who was on first,
ran to second and was doubled on the
play.
one run in the first inning. A triple and an
error added another in the second, while
a base on balls, wild throw by Ruest, fol-
lowed by a bad throw by Blanford, added
two more in the third. Three singles mixed
in with some wretched fielding and an
more in the fourth. Then the game passed
into q pitchers battle that took away good
deal Of the interest. Umpire Warner was
away off on his decisions, and there was
more or less kicking by both teams. At
tendance, 900 Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
AFRAID OF TEMPTATION.
Esther Lachman Wanted to Go to an
Institution.

Esther Lachman, the young girl taken
from Liberty street resort a few nights
ago by the police. was arraigned in the
Criminal Court yesterday afternoon on the
charge Of incorrigibility. The case has a
pathetic side. The Lachman girl belongs
to a Jewish family residing on South
Capitol avenue. She left home a week ago
and her parents knew nothing of her
whereabouts until notified by the police
that their daughter had been taken from
the Liberty-street house. The proprietress
of the resort claimed the girl represented
her age as. eighteen. She is scarcely six
teen but is we'll developed. The girl is
pretty ard neat In her dress. A peculiar
feature of the case was that she begged
to be sent to the Reform School Her
parents were both present and told the
court their story, claiming they had no in
f1uence over their daughter.
The erring girl admitted she had done
wrong, but could make no promise to lead
an honest life. She told the court she
made her first misstep a year ago, before
she was fifteen years of age. She asked
that she be sent 10 some institution where
1t would be impossible for her to meet evil
associates. Judge McCray ordered a com
mitment made out and she will be taken
to the Reform School for Girls to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Cleveland 80 0 / 0 $40 0-5 Il
Baltimore 90 O O O O O @ 90
A Pacific Coast Trip.

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-The trip of the
Baltimore team, of the National League,
and team of All-America players to Cal
ifornia and the West next winter is now an
assured thing. Final arrangements were
completed in Brooklyn to-day. Manager
Barnie, of the Brooklyns, and Manager
Selee, of the Bostons, assisted by J. Frank
Eline, of Baltimore, the financial man of
the venture, will pilot the teams from the
Atlantic to the Pacific by way of the
South. With one or two exceptions the
Baltimore team will go as at present con-
stituted. The All-American team will COM
prise Griffin, A. Smith and Anderson, of the
Brooklyns; Collins and Stahl, of Boston;
LANCE and Callahan, of Chicago, and, pos
sibly, Rusie and Van Haltren, of the New
Yorks; Delehanty of Philadelphia; F.
Clarke, of Louisville; Halman, of st.
Louis; Tom Brown, of Washington; Brett
enstein and Corcoran. Of Cincinnati; Zim-
mer, of Cleveland, and Brodie, of Pitts
burg. The teams will start from New
York about Oct. 10. Each player signed will
deposit forfeit of 500 with the manage
ment as a guarantee Of good faith regard
ing his behavior. The teams will play
about six weeks on the coast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
CITY NEWS NOTES.


The pulpit of the Central-avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal Church will be occupied to-
morrow morning by Rev. r. G. Ferguson,
d. D., president of Westminster College,
New Wilmington, Pa
over seven hundred horses, or nearly
three times as many as have ever been
with any circus, with the exhibitions
given by Buffalo Bills Wild West and
Congress of Rough Riders of the World
which will be here next week.
DIR. W. H. Wishard will give a lecture
this evening before Chapman Post, in it's
hall, corner of Delaware and Pearl streets.
on Pioneer Life in Indiana" Miss Marga-
ret Golden, Miss Mona Mccormick and sew
eral quartets will furnish music. The pub
lie is invited.
The sheds at 70 and "a Bismarck avenue
Haughville, belonging to John Weinbacher
and Clinton Tomlinscn. were destroyed by
fire last night, causing a loss of about 500
Mir. TomlinsOn is a carpenter and he lost
his chest of TOOLS valued at about $50. The
origin of the fire Is not known.
The Labor day committee has called q
special meeting for tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, when report will be submitted
by the committee on transportation The
committee will meet at the Headquarters
Of the Central Labor Union, No. new 1872
North Pennsylvania street. Labor day is
to be celebrated by the State labor unions
at Muncie.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Trouble in Reaching Conduit..

The Western Union Telegraph Company,
which is placing its wires underground,
complained to the Board of Works that
it had experienced some difficulty in enter
ing certain streets This complaint caused
the board to address a number Of letters
yesterday to those concerned in making
conduits in the streets. Hereafter where a
telegraph or telephone company fails to re-
ceive the consent Of a paving contractor
to tear up the street the company will
apply to the city engineer for permission.
If the contractor remains stubborn and re-
fuses a. fair price, the city engineer is au-
thoriZed to grant permit to do the work.
The city attorney received a letter from
the board inquiring whether the city can
compel the Western Paving Company to
replace defective curbing under the repair
guarantee clause of its contract
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Death of Mrs. A. NJ. BIoomhun.

Mrs A. NJ Bloomhuff. mother of Mrs s.
e. Morss. died yesterday morning at the
residence Of Mr.. Charles G Stewart. where
she has been residing for some time Mrs.
Morss was in Colorado Springs, where she
had gone for the summer, and Mr.. MorSs
was in Montana when messages were sent
to them. They are en- route TO this city
Mrs. Bloomhuf had quite circle of friends
Y hich she made during her residence here
with her daughter previous TO the latter
going TO Europe, and since then she visited
her daughter abroad for a short time Mrs
Bloomhuff was formerly well-known resi-
dent of Fort Wayne. to which place the
body viii be taken for burial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
BRIDE WON BY POLITENESS.
Illinois Man Rewarded for Showing
Courtesy on n Street Car.

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, Aug. 20.-Joseph
Guthrie president of the Jefferson County
Board of Supervisors and a wealthy
merchant Of Belle River, was yesterday
united in marriage at Salem with Miss Elsa
f. Brown, Of Cincinnati, under circum-
stances OF unusual romantic interest. Mr.
Guthrie had been a widower for several
years. Last spring he went TO Cincinnati to
meet widow with whom he had been cor
responding with matrimonial intent. They
met but were unable to satisfactorily agree
and negotiations were declared off, Next
day while on a crowded street car the
merchant, with the proverbiai courtesy of
lllionis men, gave his seat 20 woman
whom he afterward learned was a regular
boarder at the hotel whore he was stop
ping. The hotel proprietor kindly brought
about a meeting, and the marriage yester-
formed.