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LOSS A MILLION.
Very Serious Conflagration DC
Knoxville, Tenn.

Very Serious Conflagration Occurs at
Knoxville. Tenn.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 9.-The
most disastrous fire ever experienced
i'll Knoxville occurred between 4 and s
a. m. The entire block between Union
and Reservoir streets on Gay street,
with the exception of the McGhe
building on n end, the longest and
handsomest block in the city, is a mass
Of rnins. The loss is estimated at
nearly 81, 900, 900.
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BuckIin Arnica Salye.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or 10 pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed t. give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by G. H.
Wood.
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1t should be made a matter OF public
knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Sa!ve will speedily cure piles OF the long
est standing. 1t is the household favor
lite for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and
sores OF all kinds.
FRANK SMITH
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LuoRer Again Elected.

VIENNA, April 9.-Dr. Lueger, the
anti. Semitic leader, has again been
elected "burgomaster, this time by a
three.fourths majority.
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For rent, quarter section OF land close
to the city. Apply to G. E. Kennedy,
one mile east Of town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-09

An elegant line Of carpet samples just
received at Morse & Munro's. See them
they will only be here a short time.
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When q cold is contracted, cure it at
once. One Minute Cough Cure will set
you OF the road to recovery in a minute.
1t will cure pneumonia, bronchitis,
Group and all forms Of throat and lung
troubles.
FRANK SMITH.
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Horse clipping>done at G. M. Klotz-
bach's livery barn. GEO. KLoTZBACH.
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line between sections % and 90, Leroy
township.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo QuiDine Tablets
All druggists refund the money il it fails
to cure. IS cents.
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Compulsory Education.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills, April 9.-The
compulsory educational bill has passed
the senate and as it is understood it is
acceptable to all classes and sects, in.
Guiding Lutherans and Catholics, it
is will undoubtedly become q law in its
present form. 1t compels every per.
son having control Of q child between
Z and IA years of age to cause such
child to attend some school IL weeks
annually.
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Group and whoopinR cough are child.
hoods terrors: but like pneumonia,
bronchitis, and other throat and lung
troubles, can be quickly cured by using
One Minute Cough Cure.
FRANK Smith. y
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When bilious or coetive eat q Cascaret,
candy csthartic, cure guaranteed, 1Oc. go.
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IT'S ALL HERE AND GOOD JUDGES
PRONOUNCE IT A DAISY.

We are talking to you now about our
new stock of Wall P~aper-which was
bought very close-selected with good
judgment as to quality-and in good
taste as regards style and appearance
} and as for variety and completeness it's (
1 the very best-affording a wide range for /
( satisfactory selection of the very best !
goods to be found in the market--We be-
lieve you will agree with us that every !
pattern of Wall Paper we show has got
the value in it--and is worth every cent
\ of the price asked--Its a line of Wall Pa
pers that will improve on close inspec-
1 ton and will stand by you like a brother
and you will find we have the price on
every piece just as low as it can be made
for an honest article-We would be
pleased to show you u line and recon- (
1 mend that you Make your selections now
1 while every combination is complete.
FRANK SMITH,
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Unconditional surrender, is the only
terms those famous little pills known as
DeWitt's Little Early Risers will make
with constipation, sick headache and
stomach troubles.
FRANK SMITH.
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FRANK SMITH.
The times., 1897-07-10
WORK OF DYNAMITE FIENDs.
Three Railroad yyorkmen Killed and
Three Others Fatally Injured.

Lexington, KY, July BY the explosion
Of dynamite cartridge at the crossing of
the street railway with the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad on South Broadway at
11:3o this morning IN entire gang Of col
ored workmen for the street railway W ere
either Killed. or wounded.
j. W. Callaway foreman; william Mason
and John Washington We're killed outright
George Carter, Sam TinsleyanG Cato Hutch
irtson Were mortally wounded.
One of the workInen struck a cartridge
which was in pipe fourteen inches long
ard presumably filled withdyna mite, with
his hammer. a terrific explosion followed
the men being blown fifteen or twenty
feet and torn to pieces.
Several hyStanders We're INJURED by the
flxing DEBRIS Detective Write, OF the
Cincinnati Southern, secured the remains
of the bomb. White thinks if was intended
to hiow I'D the Cincinnati Southern train.
It mrst have heen riaced in tie crossing
some tine ago. There is no clew as to
how it came there.
Roila Fart son of State Senator RoIia
Hart of Fleming county, Ky. was near
the scene when the bomb exrloded, and
be was seriously injured. He may die
1t seems that the negroes picked up the
honb and one of them struck it with
hammer 10 see what it was. This caused
the explosion.
The times., 1897-07-10

for he is black-as black Us jet-aM hut
his eyes and teeth This lawyer Thought
black WAS the only complexion that could
he fully decorated He said that a really
black person could wear any color of the
rainbow, or all of them at once. and, In
the West Indies, to say nothing OF in.
diyiduais in this country, some of them
do ant look like some sort of gorgeous
tropical bird.
Then the reporter interviewed a milliner,
who SAID that brown was out of style,
and priest of the temple of Chance,
who said there was no such color as
brown-only red and blue. and the most
money on.
IL all probability, the genial Mr.. Clemens
never meant to make that Chicago re-
porter SO much trouble, but 1t is a good
thing 10 realize that white is not the
only pretty color on earth for a human
skin. In fact among tropical scenes,
where all nature is SO brilliantly colored
and the light is Of a dazzling quality
unknown in the North, there is Something
rich and satisfying in the darker skin
OF the native, which proves that Nature
knew what she was about when she col
ored skins, and that she, after all. is The
one unapproachable ooorist.
The times., 1897-07-10
Foolish Mr.. Gage.

(From the New York Evening PoSt.)
Secretary cage has nade most I'M
pelitic proposition to prevent the sugar
T'rn st from getting profit of 81 2 ,G6t},Gt0
to SIS zoe 200 cut OF tariff legislation 1t
was highly indistreet 10 call attentiCn TO
this state of affairs at all. Everybody
knew. or course, that the Trust was go
ing to make $40 ,80o 600, but why blurt
1t OUT? Has MI Gage no dread OF the
WAY this will SCUM u Gil the Western stump
He faat5ly says that it is 'oniy a business
proposition foI the Government to take
tili-s iI,tsr,c instea1 Of the Trust. his could
be done 10 doubt, by an internal revenue
tax. a the Secretary proposes, but Con-
gressnen see fatal objections to tits
course though a plain business man Would
never dream of them. In the first place,
If would cause more delay it would be
s.contentielis matter which Senators would
W art tf talk tshctt. Besides, 1T is too laoe
nov. WHY didn't Mr.. Gage think OF all
this before. Furthermore, the sugar
schedule is all settled, and the Trust had a
ma iority CT only two votes; who knows but
II wei,,i turn around and defeat the whole
bill ifits profits We're now to be threatened?
Foolish Mr. Gage to stir up this question
and imagine that business propositions"
were tire thing to lay before Congress.
The times., 1897-07-10
MARYLAND MEN DIVIDED.
Quarrel Among Republicans In the
Distribution of Patronage.

The conference of the Maryland dele
CATION In congress with Senator Welimg-
ton, in the rootn OF the committee on uni
yersaty extension in the United States. of
wtica Senator Wellington is chairman, last
Thursday, has emphasized the lack OF
harmony that has been manifest FOR long
time The conference was called over The
filling OF the offices Or collector of internal
revenue, Surveyor Of the pert. and United
sthtes district attorney. IT was a fuuie
une, and instead OF reconcilihg The niein-
bers Of the delegation has If an ytlliag. made
thu breach in the rank wider
-Four of tue Congressman, Messrs. Bar
ber, Baker, McIntire, and Mcdonald, are
resol.te in their opposition to DR.. Tuck
for internal revenue collector, and insist
that Mr. Parieet should have that place.
They also want Mf j B. Hanna APP
pointed surveyor. while Senator Yelling
ton is determined I o continue to oindUrse DIR.
Tuck for the former place, and is willing
to support Mr.. Parleet for the snryeyorship
AS a result of the conference the delega-
tion / 5 how divided into two factions. one
led by Senator Wellington. and the other
10y Representative Barber.
Senator wellington has as allies Rep
reSentatiyes Booze and Mudd, and Repre-
sentative Barber has as followers Rep'e-
sentatives Baker, Mcdonald and MclDtIre.
The Wellington factien want the appoint
rleuts to BE made as follows: DR.. Washing
ton G Tuck, tie Anne Arundel Republican
leader, TO he collector of internal reyen ue
for the District of Columbia and Man land,
BENJAMIN F. Psrleet, to be surveyor of
the port, and Comptroller Graham to lie
district attorney The Ba rber faction
desires the appointment of hr. Eeniamtn
F. Parieet, of Talbot county, as COLES tor
of intern al revenue, and MI John B.
IIanna @. Hartford county, az surveyor
of the port Both factions favor Comp
troiler Graham for the district atturneyship
1t is stated! that the Barber faction is sup
ported iD its present stand by Postmaster
General Gary.
Members of both factions are working
hard to reach some kind of an agreement,
but the conference has made it only more
difficult for the Same to be done Both
factions have determined to stand by their
an inch The fight over the filling Of
the Offices win now be taken 10 the White
House and there settled unless some OF
the delegation yield To the desire of the
others. Postmaster General Gary may
now take a hand, and his wishes may
greatly Influence the Presidents action
In the matter
The times., 1897-07-10
A Gentleman In q Box.

That clever writer OF Celestial affairs,
Chester Bailey Fernald, once wrote story
about Doctor Wing shee, who had himself
headed up In barrel in order to get In
formation without being discovered A real
gentleman in barrel, or In a box, recently
baffled the police of San Francisco. He was
a young Chinese business man named Sam
Yick, and besides his regular butcher S busi-
ness he carried on private enterprises con-
nected with the United States mails He
managed to abstract postoffice drafts.
mails, mostly from letters directed to
Chinese, thoughtwo three Americanfirms
suffered from the depredations OF the
almond-eyed thief After this had gone ON
for some time. Sam Yick waxed fat and
boas.ful, ard he told friend. The friend
told another friend, and the matter reached
the police, who went for Sam Yick with
giad celenty Through some of the multi
farious secret avenues of the Chinese
quarter, on the same night. came warning.
and the depredator fled over the roofs,
chased by the officers. He got away and
took refuge with O friend ia tie interior of
the State, for some ten months. Atthe end
Of that time the friend went 10 China, anu
Sam Yick went with him And how did
he 90? He had himself boxed up as freight
anI Sbinnad hy rail to San Fran.jsco vfif.a
his friend. as a passenger on an outgoing
steamer, saw that the box was not slowed
away in the bottom of the hold, and when
the steamer was fairly out at sea, released
the prisoner and chaperoned him safely to
s.bome China Hecarried with him 81, 600.
The great dan ger OF the Chinese as imn4i-
simulate with American people. There
are probably not six persons OF American
blood in this country who have anything
like thorough understan ding Of the
Chinese character, to say nothing of the
language, which is the work of half
lifetime for an ordinary linguist The
iElnPSe comes To Ibis tOunIIS only d
short stay, keeps his own manners cos
tune and religion, learns very little of our
language, and carries little of America
home with him except American money.
But there is another side To this which is
rather a good side. He does not mix
with on, people in such a way as to
commit any crimes worth mentioning
against them. 1t is very seldom, for ex
ample, that snch a case as the one above
related could possibly occur, because, al
though in itself not an extensive robbery,
il pTesapposes a knowledge of our language
and ability to write American script,
Which only very few Chinese acquire
The Chinese has wholesome fear of cur
courts, since he cam OF make himself
understood in them, and he does not get
into them very often Such troubles as
he is mixed up in are mainly among his
own people.
The times., 1897-07-10
STABLES AND HORSES BURNED.
Fire of Mysterious Origin Destroys
Buildipgs ON the Morris Estate.

A fire, which destroyed three large sta
bles and their contents, together with two
horses, occurred about half a mile beyond
the Boundary. on the Renning road, shortly
before noon yesterday.
Owing To the fact that the fire was ut
side the city limits, there was necessarily
considerable delay before engine companies
Ncs. 10 and reached the grcDnd
All three buildiugs were wrapped in
flames githiR fifteen minutes after the fire
was discovered, and the firemen confined
their efforts in preventing Il spread OF the
conflagrauon.
The burned buildings belonged to the
estate OF Robert Morris. but Were leased by
G. F Riley. who conducts dairy farm
there
The origin OF the fire Is complete
mystery aud no one in The vicinity seemed
to have tile slightest idea as 20 l.ow
IL started Nj Riley, the tenant, DE-
clarcs thrt there was no fire of any
description in any OF the buildings, and
he concluded that the only possible ex-
planation v as that OF spontaneous con,-
bustion.
Tie fire was discovered by Mrs. Harris
who quickly gave the alarm a boy was
sent TO engine house No. 10, which CON-
pany speedily responded, but found that
all the hose at their dis posal failed TO
reach the burning buildings. Wnen the
reel of No arrived q few moments later
all the nose Of both companies $500 feet.
was put in use. and found barely sufficient
to reach the fire
Two horses confined in cne of the stables
were l:,st one af them being burned TO death
and the other so badly injured that il was
shot after being rescued from the building.
The fire originated In the frame static
which vas rendered dry by the hot weather.
and ir q few II Cments the two brick build-
ings were also ignited. The loss to the
buildings will amount TO $4,000, par
tiailI covered by insurance. Mr. Riley.
the tenant. lost all his nay, etc, together
with the two j'c,seS, which lie places a.
a fetal value of $500 Ee had no insiir-
anee whatever.
The times., 1897-07-10
A Japanese-spanish Alliance.

New York papers appear to be taking
seriously some reports of sudden rap
prochement'' between Spain and Japan.
The extraordinary japanese mission has
been lavishly entertained and much deco
rated by the Spanshcourta at San Sehas tan,
and correspondents OF a certain sort are
impress ed with the idea that an alliance
against the designs Of the United States
in Hawaii and Cuba is on the taps
Allowing for all there may be in the re-
ports, we decline 10 allow ourselves to be
pursued By a pale panic. If small and
weak nationlise Spain can gain the friend
ship Of a comparatively strong power like
agreeable and exhilirating; but we should
not begin to feel frightened even if the
arran cement were extended to take in
Kaffiristan and the Society Islands.
II is much more important that there
has been some appearance of a movement
10 England to form an alliance with the
have not the slightest objection to offer.
IL it should mean hostility TO any Of our
interests or projects In the Western Henri
sphere, or in the Pacific, that need not
affords US the greatest measiness. Great
Britain is not in a position to take many
chances against this country. If we found
that matters were getting uncomfortable,
it might not be difficult to make some
mutually satisfactory deal with Russia.
Therefore, let the banqueting, the decor
ating, and the ailiancing go On We. are
quite easy.
The times., 1897-07-10
That Currency Mania.

1t must lie apparent 10 the most abJect
or MI MeKinley's apolgists that the occu-
pant OF the White House has attained TO
such condition Of anxiety and panic over
the situation in Ohio that ile cannot be
trusted alone for q single day For some
time ii has been growing conviction with
the committee in control of tie Executive
that file slightest abatement OF vigilance
fn his case is certain 10 lead to uncDm-
Portable results.
This was illustrated in the recent and
prepared by Mr. Mckinley without the
advice or consent of the privy council
or its chairman, Mr.. Hanna. For once
ne was almost firm enough TO send 1t to
the Congress on his own motion; and.
according 10 all reports, was only pre-
vented by the urgent pleading OF Allison,
DiagIey and other trust representatives
from Capitol Hil
There : only one kind OF currency ere
own this Administration. Not that they
are SO particular regarding the form, but
the one thing they want and, if they can,
are determined TO securein connection with
the currency. is the retirement of the green
backs, Treasury notes and silver certifi-
Gates, that the whole volume may be Ie-
10.
they howl fer reform" that is what they
mean and nothing else. The nation Knows
It, and without any sort of question The
birnei.-ilic Senate Of the United States
knows it. Under whatever guise the
scheme might be presented its true in
tent ard purpose could not be concealed and
trouble would follow instantly.
Mr.. McKinley's controlling privy council
is aware. If he is not. that the Senate is
rcck-ro1-ted on the silver question. an d that
1t is utterly hopeless 10 expect any action
5y that body in the directioa Of permitting
further restriction or contraction OF the
non-interest bearing volume of the peo-
pies money. The President may hug the
idea that q movement in such direction
would fire the Republican heart in Ohio.
It could result only In rendering it more
certain that the Republican party itself is
TO be fired IN that State next November.
On attaining power the Hanna Adminis-
tration chose tn ignore the sole issue Of
the campaign preceding, and elected TO
create a new one OF trust and monopoly
protection OF that it has made pitiable
mess, but it is too late 10 redeem the
error Most certainly it is not to be done
by going back now to the financial Issue.
The people have settled that in their minds
already. and the Senate is safe TO protect
them from any further inroads upon the
money of the Constitution until they can
register new national decree at the polls.
The times., 1897-07-10

The reported recall of Weyler and the
combined with The condition OF panic ex-
is:ing in that city, ought to constitute d
sufficient warning to the United States
Government to provide for the safety Of
American ci;izens III the even. OF sudden
emergency, saicil as is lias,ie to occur very
shortly. Perhaps a few of our Spanish
i4,Ace patrol navy vessels could be spared
temporarily for the purpose
The times., 1897-07-10

secret and reached an agreement. This is
breach OF privilege which ge should resent
most emphatically if the action of the Dem
to considera tion. Having surrendered their
rights in the House, and some of them har-
ing PLAYED Pandarns to the Republicans In
treatment.
The times., 1897-07-10
DENOUNCED BY THE w. c. t. U.
Ex.President Cleveland and Gov.
Griggs Strongly Condemned.


Griggs Strongly Condemned.
Asbury Park, July 9.-The w. c. I. T.
OF New Jersey, at Ocean Grove today,
nitched into ex-President Cleveland and
GOV. John w. Griggs for indorsing applica-
tions for liquor licenses. Mrs. Emma
Bourne, State president, wns particularly
emphatic il Ter deuunciaton OF these nien.
At tie afternoon session she said that the
temperance workers OF New jersey We're
panied to hear that Gov. Griggs had given
his personal Endorsement IT, an applica ton
fora huuol licensed 1.-THE State camp grounds
at Seagirt.
The protest was submitted to the hundreds
OF temperance workers and they Endorsed
it by 3 rising vote They also protested
against the introduction Of the centeen sys-
TEN at the soldiers hcIne atK carney.
In the evening session, State President
Bourne referred TO the licenses recently
granted to Princeton Inn, and said that
among the signers to the application were
ex- President Cleveland and three pro
fessors of Princeton University
I'VE must protest against the actions or
the ex President and three professors, said
Mrs. Raurne. Those in favor OF the pro
test were as ked to stand up, and the entire
audience rose.
Afterthe meeting the ladies CON graduated
tie officers of the union for the bold stand
they had taken,
The times., 1897-07-10
Woodward 6 Lotl1rop.
WANTED HER MONEY.
Mrs. Myers Relatives Hire a Mn
10 MErGer Her.

RridgeiOr, \. J., July 9-Joseph Agorri-
son was jailed tonight. charged with at
tempting 20 murder Airs. Abbie Myers.
aged sevsD-y. Of TeTsey Point. Mrs. My
erS owns considerable property and lives
alone and rs cutie feel,le- She charges
that Morrison came To htr swelling this
afternoon, knocked her down, ard, seizirg
gun fron. a Cor ncr. fired at her. She
struck the gin and the load was lis-
charged overhead Morrison then ifesI
He made affidavit that ne was hired Ia
do it 5y relatives of the odd woman, wia
wo,iId come into Possession of her farsa
ia the eve ut OF her death.
The times., 1897-07-10
Overhead Track, With Suspended
Car, to Be Constructed.

Anderson Ind, July e.-Another gas
belt railroad is being projected. TIE new
lire is to lie built by Thomas Nesson, of
Indianapolis, the inventor of new sys-
TEN which can be operated for So 800 Ter
mile. the present system costing 81 2 ,6e0.
The new pattern provides for an over
head track. under which the Car is sus-
pended and worked by electricity. 1t is
proposed to pat the line In operation be-
tween Indianapolis and Chicago via the
ss.s belt cities.