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The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

Some time somebody has got to rise
to the situation and satisfy Spain's ach-
ing need for a good, sound thrashing.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04
Inventions of savages.

1t has been less than 100 years since
civilized humanity used many odd de-
vices for the purpose of obtaining fire.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

Never look for big business from
small ad. If farmer planted gill of
wheat to the acre what kind of crop
could be expect?
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

mighty for good or i'll In others. Guard
therefare well the door of your lips.
Weigh with care the words that may
poison or bless forever.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

Virtue is its own reward, but that
isn't the reason that Chicago aldermen
are paid only So a week.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

On the new suits buttons do not
show. At last we shingle-nail chaps
have an inning.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

The shooting of footpad by Chi
cago police justice shows the difference
between upholding justice and holding
up justice.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

One of these days the Yankees Of
the East may join issue with the
Yankees of the West over a few Sand
Wiches.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

When you buy thing for almost
nothing, it is generally worth it.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

Rider Haggard's latest novel is call
ed 'sThe Swallow" 1t ought to go well
In Kentucky.
The Winslow mail., 1897-12-04

THE FIRST ELECTRIC CAR
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
FORMED A COMBINE.
Minnesota Iron Company AMI Illinois
Steel Company Join Interests.

Minnesota Iron Company AMI Illinois
Steel Company Join Interests.
CLEVELAND, Feb. i5.-There is now
being formed combination which
may prove worthy foe of the Carpe-
ME- Rockefeller deal AS soon as the
last named combination was an
nounced, the Minnesota Iron company.
anticipating ore troubles, began look
ing about for some large consumer to
join interests with. This consumer it
has found in the Illinois Steel COM
pany, which has not been 1member of
the steel rail pool. The Minnesota
company owns immense tracts of ore
land in the Mesaba range and the Illi-
nois Steel company is a worthy COM
petitor Of Carnegie. Cleveland iron
ore men declare that the agreement be.
tween these two immense interests has
already been reached.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
COLONY FOR ORONOCO.

Party of Twenty five From the North west
Sails From New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. l5-The World
says: A party Of rs American colo.
nists sailed during the day OH the
steamer Venezuela to make their homes
on the Orinoco river. The Orinoco
company has a concession for tract of
land 1875 by 80 miles in the state of Bol.
ivar. granted to it by Venezuela. The
concession originally embraced about
5000, 600 acres in the territory now in
dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela
The majority Of those who sailed
were persons of means and come from
the Northwest, many Of them from Far.
ibault, Mimi, where the officers of the
company live. The enterprise in
which they are engaged is the first Or.
ganized effort to colonize South Amer
lea with citizens Of the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
AN AMENDMENT
Foreign Relations Committee
Agrees to Another Change
in the Treaty,
By Which All Matters Arising
Under 1t Are Referred to
the Senate.
This Would Obviate the Neces-
sity Of the Other Proposed
Amendments.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The senate
M. on motion of Mr. Sherman, for the
purpose of taking up the arbitration
treaty. The senate was Immediately
Informed that the committee on foreign
relations had agred upon an amend.
ment which it was hoped would insure
the speedy acceptance of the treaty by
the senate. This amendment, as read,
was directly in the line indicated by
the Associated Press dispatches putting
into words Senator Turpie's idea that
the effect Of the treaty would be to
bring back to the senate for it's accept.
ance questions passed upon by the
proposed board of arb tration. It was
also stated to be the purpose of the
committee to withdraw all the amend
ments heretofore suggested by the COM
mittee, in the belief that the amend
ment now made would be sufficient to
meet all the objections that had been
advanced against the treaty.
Not Yet Acceptable to All.
1t soon developed, however, that the
proceedings i'll the committee had not
been SO harmonious as the friends Of
the treaty had been led to hope they
would be i'll view of their announced
willingness to amend the instrument
to meet what they had supposed was
all the objections, and that Senator
Morgan and other opponents of the
agreement had made it clear that even
with the amendments the treaty >yould
not be acceptable. SO evident was this
opposition, that the advocates of ratiti.
cation became convinced for the first
time that the opposition was lrreconcil-
able, and Notwithstanding the conclii-
atory spirit manifested by the friend.
of the document it would still be nee
essary for it to fight its way through
the senate.
Other amendments were suggested
by individual members of the senate
during the session. One of these was
by Senator Chandler, and binds both
contracting parties to this treaty to
make similar agreements with other
nations, whether weaker or possessing
large war establishments. The amend
ment also declared it to be the purpose
Of the present treaty to promote the
policy of military disarmament and to
exemplify the principle of arbitration
for the benefit of other nations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
HOLD POWERS RESPONSIBLE.

Turkey Evidently Prefers to Let Them
Deal with the Cretan Question.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Feb. l5.-There is
disposition in official circles here to
hold the powers responsible for any.
thing that may happen in Crete. The
sultan has been prevailed upon by the
ambassadors to refrain from sending
reinforcements of troops to Crete, and
has been assured that the powers have
decided not to permit the landing of
Greek troops in Crete.
Therefore the whole matter is in the
hands Of the powers, and the sultan's
encourage at least is inclined to believe
that the powers may have falling out
as to the disposition to be made of the
insurgents island.
Turkey Mnst Remain Passive.
The council of ministers, it is semi.
officially announced, has decided that
Turkey will remain passive, pending
the efforts Of the powers to prevent di.
rect Greek Intervention in Crete, but it
is further stated, if the powers are un.
successful in these efforts, the Turkish
government will be compelled to begin
military operations on the Thessalia
frontier, or in other words. Turkey will
declare war against Greece, and
promptly invade that country.
This is no rumor from diplomatic cir.
cles. The decision Of the porte on the
subject has been formally and officially
communicated to the different embas.
sizes, and the Turks are in earnest.
There is no doubt, however, that the
Willingness of the sultan to apparently
bow to the will of the powers in the
present crisis was largely due to the
impoverished state of the Turkish
treasury Money in no small amount
would be needed to send an army corps
to Crete. and this money is not yet
forthcoming.
The situation is grave one, beyond
doubt and, as usual, the sultan IL
calmly reckoning on coming out of it
ahead by trusting to the jealousies of
the powers and the advent of the un.
expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
GENERAL j. o. SHELBY.

Che Noted Confederate Soldier Passes
Away at His Missouri Home.
KANSAS CITY, Feb 15.-General J.
D. Shelby died at his country home,
eight miles from Adrian, No., at 4
o'clock a. IN.
The end came peacefully. The pa.
tient had been unconscious for nearly a
week. General Shelby was taken
seriously i'll 10 days ago, with pneu.
monia, and gradually grew worse. His
vitality was great, however, and his
friends and family had hopes that he
would overcome the disease Definite
arrangements for the funeral have not
vet been made. but it is believed that
General Shelby will be buried, in Kan
sas City, where his family reside
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
AMERICAN CASTINGS.

Competitiou of the American Article
Agitating the Br ti.h Mind.
) LONDON, Feb. 15.-Mr. Wolfe Barry,
president of the Institute of Civil En-.
gineers, warns British manufacturers
that they must wake up to the fact
that American castings are being used
in the new underground tunnels of
London. Mr.. Barry says:
"a decade ago the idea Of Americans
exporting castings to England would
have been laughed at. Now it is a fact.
I do not believe that the United States
cap seriously compete, but, neverthe-
loss, the thin edge Of the wedge is a
cutting one, and must be respected"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15

was true as rumored that Mr. Mason
had suffered stroke of apoplexy were
evad ed with the response over the tele.
phone from his house, "CanTSt tell"
After the consultation the physicians
stated that they did not believe Mr..
Mason's ailment was apoplexy, and
that if possible, he would be taken
South at once to recuperate his strength.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
The Speaker Got Even with Them.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 15.-Speaker
Street caused CONSERVATION ON the Re.
publican side of the house during the
day by repeatedly refusing to recognize
members of that party who arose to
present bills. Populists, on the other
hand, were readily recognized, and bill
after bill introduced by their members
were passed by a strict party vote
without debate. This state of affairs
came about through the Republicans
having adopted filibustering tactics,
and blockading work for the past week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Broke short, Stop Billiard Record.

CHICAGO. Feb. l5,-George Sutton,
the Canadian biHiardist, has broken
the short stop record. In 14-inch
balk line game after missing the first
two shots, he ran 800, the game. He
made 340 points before missing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15

TOPEKA. Kan, Feb, l5.-The rail
road committee of the senate has de-
finitely upon IL railroad bill making re-
ductions i'll freight, rates as follows ::
On coal, 20 per cent: livestock, 10 per
cent grain and all other classes of
freight, 10 per cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Agreed to Another Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The senate
committee on foreign relations has
agreed to an amendment to the arbi.
tration treaty providing that all nego-
tiations under the treaty shall be sub.
mitted to the senate just as as an orig.
inal treaty would be.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15

HELENA, Mon, Feb. .l3-The house
killed the woman suffrage amendment
bill, which has caused much debate,
by vote of ii to q. Being consti.
tutional amendment it would have re-.
Quired two-thirds of the vote. or 46.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Expect a Milliou p,eava.-

LONDON, Feb l5.-To celebrate the
queens diamond jubilee, the teetotal.
lers OF London propose to secure a mill.
ion additional signers Of the pledge.
On selected day every home in Eng
land will be visited by their canvass.
ers The queen Is patroness of the
movement
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
PEOPLE CALMER
Change for the Better in the
Situation at the Greek
Capital.
Anxiety Now as to What the Out
come of the Demonstrations
Will Be.
A Disposition in Turkey to Sad
die Responsibility on the
Powers.

ATHENS, Feb l5.-There is a change
for the better here. The people are
becoming calmer and the public off.
cials are betraying anxiety as to the
eventual outcome of the demonstration
of Greece in behalf Of the Cretan in.
surgents.
1t is now known that very strong
pressure has been brought to bear upon
King George within the past "a hours,
and that equally strong pressure has
been exercised upon the sultan Of
Turkey, in order to prevent an outbreak
of hostilities between Greece and
Turkey. The latter country is under
stood to have agreed not to send troops
to Crete, and the powers in return are
believed to be restraining Greece from
actively interfering in Crete.
Danger in Macedonia
At the same time there is evidently
danger in the direction Of Thessaly and
Macedonia, for Greek troops are being
hurriedly dispatched to the frontiers,
and reports from Salonica say that the
Turks are mastering all army corps there
in order to be prepared for emergen.
cies. The situation in the island of
Crete has somewhat improved. Desul-
tory fighting is still reported. and it is
stated here that the insurgents are
practically in possession of the whole
island, with the exception of the larger
towns. If this is the case, the union Of
Crete with Greece, having been form
ally proclaimed, the independence. of
the Cretans from Turkish rule is al
most fait accompli, and it is difficult
to see how the pre-existing order Of
things can be restored without joint
action OH the part of the powers, and a
military occupation of Crete by the for
eign fleets In official circles here this
outcome is not believed to be possible,
and there is disposition now to
quietly allow events to take their nat
ural course, the idea being that Crete
is practically free and that the island
is likely to remain SO unless subdued by
the powers, Therefore the question to
be discussed, it is said, is whether the
powers will permit the Cretan insur-
gents to enjoy their independence and
eventually ally themselves with Greece.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Je wish Quarter Looted.

TRIPoLI, Feb. l3.-The Turkish Of.
ficials having withdrawn the guard
from the Jewish quarter here. a mob
Of Mussulmans invaded it, pillaged tho
synagogue and destroyed the scrolls of
the law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Highest of ali in cavcnig Strengh-Latest u S. Govt Report
R!y>!a!a!l! g! RS%as&z RRskiR&
ABSOLUTELY PURE
MASON SERIOUSLY ILL

Newly Elected Senator From Illinois .
Subject Of Medical Consultation.
CHICAGO. Feb. l5.-United States
senator.elect William E. Mason has
boen taken seriously i'll. At 2 80 p. m.
. consultation of physicians was held
1t his home. Inquiry as to whether it
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Fer Ocean~Ste e am ship Tickets

VIA any steamship line crossing the
Atlantic, at lowest rates for first cabin
second cabin and steerage, both outward
and prepaid, apply to II. r. Wood, agent
OF Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way, at Madison, S. d.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
ONE TO THIRTY-TWO.
Japan viii Establish the Gold STANDARD
at That Ratio.

YOKOHAMA, Feb. f5.-Aco ording to
the newspapers, the government will
introduce measures at this session of
the imperial diet for the establishment
of the gold standard at the ratio Of
tO 30
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
Everybody Says So.

Everybody Says So.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discore ery of the age. pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system. dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and bilionsness. Please buy and try a box
OF &. G. G. to-day; 10, -, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Minutes seem like hours when life is
at stake. Group gives no time to send
for doctor, delay may mean death One
Minute Cough Cure gives instant relief
and insures recovery. The oniy harm
less remedy that produces immediate
result.
FRANK SMITH.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
UNLICENSED DOCTORS.
The State Board Of Medical Examiner.
Commences "a Crusade

The State Board Of Medical Examiners
Commences u Crusade.
DR.. c. c. Wadsworth, secretary of the
State Board of Medical Examiners, swore
to complaint in Judge Joachimsen' 8
court yesterday charging James Mclean
of 1928 Market street with practicing
medicine without license.
Prior to October 13 Mclean furnished
medicine to Elsie Petersen, 26 Monte
yuma street, who was sufferin from can
Ger In the stomach and led on that date.
Mclean signed the death certificate as
James Mclean, NJ. D."
The law requires taat every physician
who practices In the State must first be
registered with the State board, no matter
If he has graduated from the highest col
leges in the world, which Mclean has not
done.
The State board intends to take similar
action against all those who are practicing
without a certificate. The penalty for
the offense is fine of not less than $50
nor more than $500, or imprisonment for
not less than thirty days nor more than
one year in the County Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
DILLARD TN DAN GER,
The United States Grand jury
Inquiring Into His Off,
oial Acts.
0sca M. Welburn Appeared Before
That Body Yesterday and
Testified.

Ex-Internal Revenue Collector Welhurn
appeared before the United States Grand
Jury yesterday afternoon in o bedience TO
a subpoena from that body. After he had
given his testimony Captain Thrasher,
special revenue agent. was sent for.
Neither they nor any of the mem bers of
the jury would disclose what had taken
place, tn ey having been pledged to Sc
crecy. 1t IS believed that the jury is in
vestigating the actions of Dlilard and
Loupe with the view of finding indict-
ments, and that Weiburn will be indicted
for mbezzling part of the salary of Miss
Nellie +. O'Brien.
1t had been understood all along that
the neglect of the Government to apply
for an indictment against billiard after
his confession of forgery and perjury was
in return for his becoming an intormer
and that the Grand Jury has made up its
mind that it has a duty to perform and
that the matter needs thorough investi-
CATION.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
BL0USES AND TROUSERS,
The Uniform Board of the National
Guard Awards the Contract to
Pettibone & Co,

General Dickinson and Colonels PIatt
and Smith, com posing he uniform board
of the National Guard of this State, met
Monday afternoon in the office of Gen.
eral Dickinson to consider the bids that
were opened last Saturday and that were
submitted by parties who desired to fur
nIsh the members of the National Guard
with uniforms.
After full examination of all the bids,
aud taking into account the amount OF
funds available, the board decided to ac-
cept bids only Tor blouses and trousers
and Pettibone Bros, being the lowest bid
ders, were awarded the contract.
The board Will send out circulars TO all
the companies of the State and receive a
requisition from each for the actual num-
Der of articles needed. The circular Will
also set forth the prices for which hats
and leggins and overcoats can be procured.
The contract price for the blouses is
So 04, 81 81 for trousers. and the firm offers
10 furnish hats for 81 10 each.
General Dickinson stated after the ad-
ioprnment of the board that the material
will be the same that is furnished TO the
United States army, and that the con-
tractors will be held to strict account
ability in every particular.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20

1894 On this admission Mr.. Hutton in
sisted that the statute of limita tions had
run against Mr.. Eragorri's claim, and the
court seemed to think So too, and init
mated as much, greatly TO the annoyance
of Attorney Cook who manifested his
displeasure, whereupon Judge Bahrs said :
II would naturally suppose, Mr.. Cook,
that when you see your case peterlng out,
you, as an astute lawyer. would have the
frankness to abandon il.
With considerable heat Mr.. Cook asked
the reporter to record his objections to
the remarks of the court.
Mr.. Eracorri insisted that he had not
lost all hope of winning Mrs. Stearns,
even after he had left her house, as he
took conso alton from the reflection that
women sometimes change their minds.
and he hoped for q favorable change in
his case.
Very little OF the courtship conversa-
tion could be recalled by NJ Eragorri,
but he said his intended bride drew his
attention to the fact that she owned the
house where they were living, ana that
as they would have no rent to pay they
could live happily and comfortably.
Mrs. Stearns was called TO the witness
stand and denied that she had ever prom
ised to marry the plaintiff; that he had
never asked her, although he had perse-
cuted her with his attentions and that at
last she ordered him from her house.
In regard to the silk skirt Mrs Stearns
said that Mr.. Eragorri seemed to be a sort
of peddler part of the time and wanted
to buy and sell garments. She sold him
some siiken hose for $24 and he paid her
$12 on account. In order to even up the
account she was PEELED to take a skirt
that he mad for sale. There was no
thought OF giving a present on either
side. 1t was a business proposition.
After brief argument the case was
submitted TO the jury, and after consul
taiion OF oEIv five minutes the jury re-
turned verdict in favor OF the defendant,
and Mrs. Stearns left the room as happy
as the congratulations and a sense of her
victory could make her.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
MAMIE AN1SLER the Heroine Of the California Fuse Works Explosion and NORA
MURPHY FomaI Horrible Death.
81 said All right responded the wit

Il said All right responded the wit
ness.
The eager ioyfuIness of hope EN- bodied
in this eager reply moved the hearers to
levity, though Judge Bahrs smiled sadly,
for he saw the deep earnestness of the
man, and evidently sympathized in his
distress.
In January, 1895, Mr. Eragorrt said that
be and Mrs. Stearns went to the Boston
oys;er- house for refres hments, and while
there be was introduced by her 10 John
Ecklan, at which time she said, This Is
my intended husband"
Mr.. Eragorri continued the story of his
Woolngs, saying that she often took HIS
hand, and every week he asked her TO
marry him. To this she would saw, Yes,
but walt till DR.. Stearns goes 10 Japan to
tx up his money matters there; so the
the wedding would be again postponed.
An interesting part OF The proceedings
was when Mr.. Eragorri told OF some of
the presents he purchased for his lady
love. He remem bered that he bought a
big lot of cutglass goblets for her, and
took her to the White House, where she
selected 4 silk skirt costing SIS, a lace
necktie Tor 81, pair of hose, two silk
undersAirts, some garters and other gar
ments, ali OF which he paid for. At an
other time he bought her some corsets for
her. She showed him some old corsets
and told him where he could get her some
fine new ones on Market street for SO %.
But l had to pay Sc, said the unhappy
swain, with q sigh. After that other
things were bought by her and the bills
Were sent to him, all of which he paid.
do you think l would have bought So
many presents for woman if l didn't ex-
pect her TO marry me?" asked the plaint-
if, turning appealingly to the jury.
On cross-examination Mr.. Eragorri de-
MED that be was thrown out OF Mrs
Stearns' house, but admitted that he had
by mistake formerly sworn to complaints
In which he asserted that Mrs. Stearns
had refused to marry him on April 8,