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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS.

Deci ion of Importance to Professional
en- Kend~re in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, u.s., Nov. ga de-
cision wAlch has just been rendered by
the supreme court in the case Of Dixon
VS.. The People is of great interest to
professional men who are called upon
to give expert testimony in the courts.
It is an agreed case carried up from the
circuit court of Sangamon county. DR..
j. N. Dixon of this city, who was called
as an expert witness in a personal In.
jury case against the city of Spring.
field. refused to testify unless he was
first paid a reasonable fee for this serv.
ice. claiming that his professional opin.
ion was his own property and could not
be taken away from him, except by due
process of law, as provided in the state
constitution. Judge Creighton ruled
against him and fined him for con.
tempt of court. The court held thai
this professional knowledge was not
property within the meaning Of the con
stitution, and that in the exercise Of
the right of the court to summon wit.
nesses and compel them to testify nc
distinction could be made between
kinds of knowledge. To make such
distinction would defeat the ends Of
justice. The finding Of Judge Creigh.
ton is upheld by the supreme court.
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DARRAGH'S SECOND TRIAL.

Former President of the Kansas City Saw
ing Bank Again Before a Jury.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 3.-The second
trial Of ]. G. Darrah, formerly president
Of the defunct Kansas City Safe Deposit
and Savings bank, for receiving deposits
when he knew the bank was in a fall
ing condition, is now in progress in the
criminal court in independence. The
case taken up was the am one upon
which Darrah was tried in November
and December, lS94-that OF Christina
Vogts, who deposited $500 in the bank
Just before it closed it's doors. The
former trial resulted in a hung jury
after five weeks of testimony and argu.
ment. There are 10 Or more indictments
against Darragh, but the charge brought
by Mrs. Vo9ts is believed to afford the
strongest case against him. E. G. Satt.
ley, the cashier of the same bank, was
tried on the same charge, found guilty
Aug. s, 1894, and given four years in
the ~penitentiary. He was hardened by
Governor Stephens this year. This
Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings
bank was the largest savings bank in
the state. 1t had 50, 0OO, 900 in deposits,
nearly all from poor people, and when
it failed only 81, 100 in cash was in the
vaults. Sattley owed the bank $50, 900,
all except $1,000 unsecured. and Oar.
ragh $l64,O00, of which 500, 900 was
protected by doubtful securities.
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A KENTUCKY RIOT
Four Dead and One Fatally Shot
as the Result of all Elec-
ton Row.
Trouble Starred in an Alleged
Attempt 10 Keep Negroes
From Voting.
One Man Si.ot at First AMI
His friends Did tie
Rest.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. ga riot, III
which Frank Egberc of the Frankfort
fire department was riddlcd with kp'.
lets, and Deputy Sheriff f. E. Deaklns,
John Smith and Walter Coins were
fatally wounded, occurred at 1:45 a. III.
The difficulty began by Frank Egbert
(Rep.) organizing a party to head Oft a
party of Democrats under the leader
ship of Ben Marshal, who, IS E,gbert
claimed, had taken a number of negroes
to the country to prevent their voting.
Egbert, it is said, with his party await
ed Marshal's return and fired on him
from ambush, wounding him seriously
and slightly injuring Alexander Ora.
ham, a negro. Deputy Sheriff Deakins
then organized q posse and attempted
to arrest Eybert and his party. The
later app, AIRED on the street brandish.
ing their revolvers. The two parties
met and firing began. Fifty shots were
fred and Eybert was instantly killed,
while Deakins was mortally wounded,
dying at 6 o'clock. Howard Glore, one
of Egbert's men. was also killed and
Walter Gains, a negro. severely hurt.
it is reported that he has died.
Mayor Julian has organized a large
body Of special policemen in view of
the excitement, as he fears further
trouble owing to bitter feeling among
the friends Of the men killed and ill.,
jured. The merest trife of a quarrel
would be likely to result in a resort to
fire arms. The dead:
Frank Egbert, Republican politician.
Howard Glore, Republican member
Of Egbert's crowd.
R. E. Deakins, Democratic deputy
sheriff, dying: John Smith, driver of
the Democratic wagon in which the
negroes were hauled to the country.
Wounded: Charles Graham, colored,
occupant Of returning wagon; Walter
Gains, white, bystander.
There is no confirmation of the
rumor that several negroes are dead
and concealed about town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03

> The storms and winds of trouble and
sickness assail the mariner on iife's seas.
He must be c1ear-headed and stronghold
led if he would successfully combat them.
The man who works with his hands, and
the man who works with his brains, must
have a healthful, wholesome body, or he
will fail. A blacksmith can't do good
work if he is weak and sick from impure
blood, poor digestion and weak lungs.
The lawyer cannot strongly plead his
clients cause if the brain is full of impur-
tiles and his nerves are racked by Sleep
lessness and unrest.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
ID q money maker BECAUSE it puts body
and brain in perfect trim for work. It
makes stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys
do their proper work. 1t helps the food
to digest and supplies blood and nerves
and brain with just the material each
needs. Weak and nervous men and
women become strong and vigorous with
its use. For thirty years it has been
recognized as the best of all tonics and
blood makers. =
Niuetenths Of all the ills that human ae3h Il
heir to are due to constipation. If people never
became constipated, or promptly relieved that
doctors would starve to death. Headache, heart.
burn, sour stomach, biliQusness and Z thousand
Other ills are due to constipation. and constipa-
ton Is prom pity and perInanen tly cured by DR..
gentle laxative and two q mild cathartic. They
never .gr!2e and do not get you up 1t night:
Druggise. cell them. Nothing el6e 10 'Jns(
~ good"
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SHOW A SLIGHT DECREASE.

Internal Revenue Collections for the Eis-
cal Year Were $146,610,593.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The report of
the commissioner of internal revenue
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1897,
shows the total receipts from all sources
to have been Sl49, GIG, 500, a decrease as
compared with the fiscal year 1896 OF
$31l,O22. The important changes in
consumption are an increase of 81, 1885,,
Az in the receipts from the distilled
spirits, and a decrease of practically the
same amount in the receipts from fer
mented liquors. The total receipts from
the taxes Oh tobacco, cigars, cigarettes,
snuff, etc., were $50, nc, 297, a de.
crease for the year of S1.3al.
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20" - "''ST
Dividends for Bank Creditors.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 .-The comp.
troller OF the currency has declared div.
idends in favor of the creditors of in.
insolvent national banks as follows:
Twenty per cent, Second National bank
of Grand Forks, N. D.; 1870 per cent.
Citizens National bank Of Madison, S.
d.; Is per cent, Keystone National
bank of West Superior, Wis; two divi.
deids, 10 and 10 per cent, respectively,
Union National bank of Minneapolis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Argentine Crop Will he Large

NEW YORK, Nov. ga dispatch to
The Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The prospects for crops in Argentina
are splendid and there is every indica.
ton that the yield of wheat will be
very large. In view of this fact no
North American wheat is being pur.
chased here. That which is being de.
livered was bought before it became
known that the wheat CROP here would
be SO large. II
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MICHIGAN VILLAGE BURNED.

Three Blocks on Each Side Of q Pincon-
mig Street Destroyed.
P1NCoNN1NG, Mich, Nov. 3.-This
village has been visited by the worst
conf1agration in its history. The fire
started in DIR. Porter's residence on
Second street, leaped across to Kaiser
street and cleaned out the buildings on
both sides for a distance of three blocks
The wind was blowing a gale from the
northwest and the progress of the
flames could not be stopped until every
thing in their path was consumed.
The total loss will reach $50, 900 with
SIS, 600 insurance.
Several persons were burned in try
ing to save their chattels.
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Trouble Believed to he Over.

DENVER, Nov. 3.-No additional
news has been received at the state cap.
itol concerning the Indian troubles in
Routt county. The troubles are be.
lieved to be over aud the cavalry troop
under Captain Wright is probably now
on the ground.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03

SCoTTDALE, Pa, Nov. ga riot oc.
Cured here in which Henry Gillespie,
John Jordan and Manager Skimp OF
the Scottdale Iron and Steel company
were badly injured. Trouble between
union and non-union men was the
canSp.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
UNLUCKY

Bakers Dozen of Philadelphia Firemen
Injured bp u Gasoline Explosion.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-During the
progress of a fire at Bernots dyeing and
securing establishment, a large can of
benzine exploded. Thirteen fremen
were so seriously burned that they had
to be taken to a hospital. 1t is feared
that some of them may lose their eye
sight. The loss by fire was slight.
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.-.xxtuUuy says SO.

Cuac.rete I andy Cat.,urJic. the mosv WOu-
ierful IN unai disco cry Of tik. age. peas
u.t and rely sLlng to the ,as,e. a., gently
mi positively on Kidneys. liver ana bowels,
licensing tie entire SYST II. dis,el. colds,
..u.n :,cahaclm. ie", =. hal itnal oi,stiroticn
and .. ionsn."s. PLEASE bay anu try u boz
Of l.. -. e.. t,-inv: 10, III. - CENTS. Sold emo
guaranteed to eIir., by I'LL drug gists.
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Minister Finch Takes a Wife,

LA CROSSE, Wis, Nov. 3.-Hon. Viii
liam B. Finch, recently appointed en-.
voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary to Paraguay and Uurguay and
editor and proprietor of the Republican
and Leader, was married during the
evening to Miss Lillian Law, daughter
If the late ex.Mayor David Law. They
left at once for Montevideo, South
America, going via Europe and Africa.
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Deficit of $50, COO, 600 for October.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The compare
tive statement Of the receipts and ex.
penditures Of the United States shows
that the total receipts for the month of
October were s24,39l, AIS and the ex.
penditrres &333, 70l,512, making the ex.
cess of expenditures over receipts for
the month $~9,3l0,O97, and for the four
months OF the present fiscal year $685..
OO9,Ol
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Railroad Gang Strikes.

LYLE, Mimi, Nov. 3.-The entire
gang employed on the new Illinois Cen.
trail extension to Stacyville. Ia, struck
for q raise in wages and are now lying
idle in this city. The grade is com.
pleted, but three weeks more will be
required to lay the steel.
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Four Killed in an EXPLOSION.

DENVER, Nov. "a special to The
Times from Victor, Colo, says that
four laborers were killed and several
others injured by an explosion of dyna-
mite near that city. The men were
blasting rock in grading for the roadbed
for the Cripple Creek district railway.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3.-Ex-G Governor
Charles P. johnson, one of the best
known criminal lawyers in Missouri,
and almost as well known out.
side of the state, has been retained
to conduct the defense of Luetgert, the
Chicago sausagemaker, in his coming
second trail for the alleged killing OF
his wife. -
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Decided Against the s~quatters.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 3.-The first ct
numerous eviction cases Of the Illinois
Steel company against squatters- on
Jones island has been decided in favor
of the Illinois Steel company in the
United States district court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Maher and Ryan Matched.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Peter Maher
and Tut Ryan, the Australian heavy.
weight, have been matched for a 20.
round fight. to be pulled off within six
weeks, for the largest purse.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
SCAFFOLD FELL.
Section of a St. Louis Platform
Gave Way, Carrying Eight
Men With It.
Two of Them Were Fatally and
Four Others Seriously
Injured.
Thirteen Philadelphia Firemen
Badly Burned by a Gaso-
line Explosion.

ST. Louis, Nov. 3.-Wljee IS work.
men were on a large scaffold extending
the whole length of the Wabash build.
ing, which was recently partially de.
stroyed by fire, a section of the plat
form gave way, falling to the floor be-
low. 1t carried eight men into the
mass of debris. Two were fatally in
jured and four others were seriously
hurt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Frost For the Fever Districts.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. - Probably
light frosts in the yellow fever districts.
The frost line has extended we'll to the
south in Louisiana and it is probable
that it will go further south, causing
light frosts in the vicinity of New Or.
10n,c
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Shot His Escaping Prisoner.

PIPEsToNE, Mimi, Nov. 8.-Henry
labelling, aged Is, while drunk and
under arrest, broke loose from Marshal
Mccall and ran He would not halt
when called upon to do SO and the mar.
shall fred three shots, the last killing
him.
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Result of a Collision,

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-One man was
fatally injured and five persons were
severely bruised by a collision on the
Panhandle read at Hartsdale, Ind.
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Biggest Cargo of Wheat.

TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 3.-The largest
cargo of wheat ever loaded in a vessel
Of Puget sound was placed on the
steamer Clentarg, which cleared at st.
Vincent. The cargo consisted of l70,.
40 bushels of wheat valued at $40, 900.
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1oun.berry Buys The Argus.

FARGO, N. D., Nov. 8.-Colonel w.
II. Robinson has sold The Argus to the
Record Publishing company which
will take possession at once. The trans.
action is for cash and the name will
probably be The Argus.R Record. Colonel
G. A. Lounsberry will have editorial
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03

Warning:-Persons who suffer from
coughs and colds should heed the warn,
-inRs OF danger and saw themselves
suffering and fatal results by using One
Minute Cough Cure. Il is an infsllible
remedy for coughs, colds, Group and all
throat and lung troubles.
FRANK SIXTH. :,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Don't Tobacco Spit and smoke your Lite away.

!sonT 10pacco SPIT end SMOKE xouf Lilo away
II you want to quit tobacco using easil::
and forever. bemade well, strong, magnetic.
full Of new life aud vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400, 600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac Of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, SOC or
$l.OO. Booklet and sample mailed fires. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Barn, and Horses Gone.

GLENCOE, Mimi, Nov. 8. - J. J.
Brechet's livery stable, occupied by J.
Q. Senescall, and containing II head Of
horses, 10 vehicles, harnesses, hay, oats.
ETC., valued at $4,000, was destroyed by
Ere during the morning. No insurance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
Liver Complaints and Nervousness
Cured.

No complaints are more common than
the above; you feels dull and muggy;
your bowels move ~irregulsrly and you
have q clumsy feeling about the liver.
As this condition develops you are apt
to grow respondent. Try at once a bot
tie Of "Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic" It will
brighten the spirits and give an excep-
tional vigor to the body. II not salts.
fed after Using y bottle, your money
will be refunded by Frank Smith Of
Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03

There is no need Of little children be-
ing tortured by scald head, eczema and
skin eruptions. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve gives instant relief and cures
permanently.
FRANK Smith
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03
British After Filihn>ters

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. "a spe.
cial to The Times Union and Citizen
says: 1t is reported in Key West that
the Cuban flibuster rendezvous in the
Bahamas has been seized by the Brit.
ish government, a quantity Of arms Sc
cured and q few men arrested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-03

You cant offord to risk your life by
allowing a cold to develop into pneu'
monia or consumption. Instant relief
and q certain cure are afforded by One
Minute Cough Cure.
FRANK SMITH
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COURT Ne WIS.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12rH.

The Ease of the State VS.. Jane,
Clay was taken up and tried and thu
jury returned a verdict Of guilty.
The case OF the State IS. Bernart
Penouille, charged with extortion ant
oppression in office as justice Of tlls
peace was taken up and the evidence
a~dduced, W%herenpon the District At
torneo abandoned the case and the
jury returned . verdict of not guilty.
MONDAY, MARCH 18TH.
Cases tried !; State of La. VS.. Will.
Smith, charged with entering a shop
without breaking with 1ntent to steal.
End count. petit larceny. The jury
being unable to agree, after several
u elaboration a mistrial was en-
tered and the case reassigned for the
18th.
State IS. John Shedrick charged
with assault by silfully shooting at
was tried aud the jury returned Il YER
dict of guilty of assault.
The case of the State vs.. James
Rawley and James Dorian, charged
with larceny, tried and resulted in a
verdict of acquittal.
TUESDAY. MARCH 18TH.
The following cases were tried and
resulted as follows: The State va.
Frank Reese and Will jackson, charg-
ed With robbery |; the jury returned !
verdict Of guilty Of larceny.
State vs.. Harvey Morton alias Har-
vey Payne, charged with assault bv
wiIfnlly shooting; the jury returned i
verdict of not guilty.
State vs.. Harvey Morton alias Har-
Vey Payne, charged with assault with
a dangerous weapon, the jury return
ed a verdict of not guilty.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH, nth.
The case of the State VS.. Meadv
Powell, charged with burning a balm
on the Ridgetield plantation was tax
Gu up and tried, and the jury returned
q verdict of guilty.
The State Va. Alexander Mitchell.
for perjury, was taken up and tried.
resulting in acquittal.
The case of STATE VS.. Hazard Craw-
ley fixed for this day was o reached.
The case OF Felicien Thibodaux VI.
Thibodaux was discontinued
motion of plaintiffs co~unsel's.
Motions for new trial were made in |
the cases Of State Va. Will Jones.
State vs.. Henry Gary, and State Va,
Frank Reese and Will jackson.
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the applicant is a qualified elector nm
der the constitutions, his name shall
be placed on the proper registration
books, ~ provided by this act. ANY
register, of voters, supervisors Of reg
lstratlon, clerk or assistants, who shall
violate the provisions 81 this section,
shall he tiermrd guilty of Il felony,
hhd an conviction thereof shall suffer
imprisonment vt hard labor for not
less than II nOr more than three
years
While these provisions are very
minute, it will readily be noted that
the questions are very simple and a
be easily filled by one havinga snlat-
tering of education, and as easily an
s"ered by any illiterate man of ordi-
nary intelligence.
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In the event Of said applicant, tor
any cause, is unable to write, the su-
pervisor of registration shall read "a
him the printed questions and lie NAV
get some other persons to fill cut in
the presence OF the supervisors of reg
lstration, or his assistants, or the as
SCISSOR, or his assistants, said blank for
him, at his dictation, without snpges
tlOn or any assistance whatever from
the persons filling out said blank:
except writing the words of said adpli-
cant, or who shall fill in said blank by
any words other than those OF the said
applicant. and any person so called OF.
to assist said applicant who shall alter
ia any manner the answers of said
applicant. or who shall fill in said
blanks by any words other than those
OF the said applicant, or who shall
suggest to said applicant any word
or words proper to fill in said blank,
or who shall 10 any manner or form
whatever, render any assistance to
said applicant, except to write truly
the language and answers of said ap
plicant in said blank shall, on coDvic-
ton thereof. be punished By imprison-
ment ut hard labor for not less than
one nor more than three years.
And 1t it appears from the atfidav i,s
and evidence above provided for, that
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-03-20
CONTEST

We are reliably Informed that
Judge Beattie has abandoned his
contest for the zeal of Congressman
Broussard. the Judge considering the
decision OF the Committee i'm his
contest for the seat Of ex-Congress-
man Price determinative of the whole
issue.
Judge Beattie has acted wisely in
thus abandoning a contest, which has
always looked to us as hopeless, and
saving the people of the district the
annoyance and irritation %inseparabls
connected with the taking of evidence
in contested election cases. His
besides, will rebound to the
public good, AZ it will leave his sue
cessfnl competitor in tile last election.
the opportunity to look after the
interests of his constituents in the
present session of congress-, free and
unhampered BY the worry, trouble and
yexation of a contest and of the
taking of the testimony.
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Iftha old saw. "brevity is the soul
of wit" can Le applied to state papers
as well as % snar sayings, then
President Mckinley may be said to be
full OF wit, for his message to Congress.
on their assembling last Monday, was
characterized BY that species of the
soul Of witt But whether witty or
dull, the people will thank him for
being precise and to the point, and
spaiing them the in1icti0n of a long
rignarole Of piatitudes and ~giittering
generalities, which usually make the
sum and substance Of official MESA
ges.