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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-12
SYEDICIN Al.
When an innocent

F# same way he went in.
q He may break Jail and be
caught and put back again.
He'd rather have the door un-
locked and walk out and
stay out.
< sick man is a prisoner in
the Jail Of disease; he has gone
in by some door of carelessness
or neglect or irregular living,
and he must unlock this same
door by careful, sensible habits
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-12
LEGAL NOTICES.

FXECUTRlx's NoTICE-Having this
G day qualified as eIecutrix upon the es-
tate of FRENCH SMOOT, deceased, notice IS
hereby given to all persons who have claims
against the said estate 10 present the same to
me for payment, and all persons indebted to
said estate to settle said Indebtedness.
MARIE L. B. SMO0T,
nova ExecutriI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-12

A NICE TOOTH BRUsH with box #
n Myrtle Too.h Soap for 25c and q tooth
brush with every box Antiseptic Tooth Pow
der. st E.S. LsADREATER & SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-12
Encourage Home Enterprise.
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS.
letter. salt.Rheum and Eczema.

For sale by Grocers and Druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Serious Fires Have Ragged -Four
Days in the Vicinity of
Rapid City.
Three Hundred Men Fought Hard
to Keep the Town From
Destruction.
Great Loss Of Life and Property
in the Vicinity Of
Winnipeg.

RAPID CITY, S. D., Oct. 5.-Serious
fires have been raging north and south
of this city for four days, and the cit
liens are exhausted from fighting the
flames to save their homes. All night
800 men made a desperate fight against
the line Of fire approaching from the
north and finally succeeded in saving
the town, though many farm houses
were burned. The fire had approached
within two miles Of Rapid City. 1t
had been burning for four days in the
heaviest timbered part Of the Black
Hills. It was swept toward Rapid City
in a solid sheet of flame two miles wide.
From various points in Nebraska come
reports of various fires. Much farm
property has been destroyed, but as far
as known no lives have been lost. Much
stock has persisted. The woods and
prairie are very dry, no rain having
fallen for two months. Guards have
been placed on all the high hills to give
warning on the approach of fire.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

out and went like shot cakes" to nine
different bidders at a bonus OF 80 cents
each. The resignation of VIM. Rae as
director wss accepted and A. G. Schmidt
elected to fill vacancy.
Sioux Falls Press, 8: The Milwaukee
railway has announced a special train
to Sioux City for every day of this week,
on account Of the carnival. 1t will
leave Sioux Falls at 6:45 a. NJ. and arrive
in Sioux City ut 10 a.. m. Returning, the
train will leave Sioux City at 1890 p. N.
This will afford convenient train service,
and the Milwaukee officials expect to
carry large crowds to the carnival.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
LONDONERS ARE INTERESTED,

British Newspapers Comment on the New
York Election.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-The newspapers
here generally pay much attention to
the New York political campaign, pub.
fishing long articles, dispatches and ed.
itorials on the subject. The Globe says:
Guiding from The Times dispatch,
Henry George will be the next mayor.
The Americans do not exceed a quarter
Of the whole population, and the Euro.
pean anarchists, socialists, Italians,
Poles, Hungarians and Russians, all the
very lowest OF their race will support
this man, whose childish economics and
wild theories are detested in every cap.
ital in Europe. These being the people
who sway public opinion, it is the
height OF absurdity to ave about
blood being thicker than water"
The Pail Mall Gazette's article, writ
ten by an American, concludes with
stating that Tammany will win.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
FATAL PRAIRIE R

Death and Devastation in the Prov. nco Of
Manitoba.
WINNIPEG, Man., Oct. 5.-The prairie
fire which ragged all over the country
Saturday, famed and driven by a gale
of wind, died out during the night and
the morning sun dawned upon a terri
BILE scene of death and devastation.
Farmhouses, implements, crops and
livestock were everywhere consumed
and many farmers lost their all.
A most lamentable story comes from
Beauzjour, 40 miles east of this city,
where two women and five children
were burned to death. Fire came upon
their house, which was in the woods,
from two directions simultaneously and
shut off all means Of escape. Only a
few charred remains were found.
There were many narrow escapes.
Carcasses Of horses, cattle and sheep
are lying ali over the district and a
number Of families Of foreigners are
Homeless and Utterly Destitute.
At Bagot, IS miles west, the Canadian
Pacific railroad station and seven cars,
the Dominion rain company's elevator
with 10000 bushels Of wheat, a number
Of stores, a cold storage warehouse and
Farmer Waldron's farm buildings and
crops were totally destroyed. The little
town was practically wiped out of ex-
istence.
At Stony Mountain fire ran up TO the
Canadian Pacific railroad platform,
where, by desperate efforts, its progress
was stayed. Much hay and grain was
consumed in this district.
In the Lake Francis district north.
west Of the city there was also extern.
sive destruction of crops. A young
farmer named Markham was terribly
burned while
Trying to Save His Property.
At Oakland on the Portage branch of
the Northern Pacific railroad, several
hundred cords of wood and thousands
of tons of hay were licked up. Just
southwest of this city there is a large
hay marsh and fire was driven over
this, consuming everything in its
| course.
Nearly every farmer lost his hay and
many also lost their grain and nipple.
ments. There were large bands of
horses aud cattle pasturing on the
marsh aud the charred a of the
animals dot the ground every few
PAGES. Jack rabbits and prairie chick.
ems were also destroyed. The people in
this district were anxious for some
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION.

Lake Captains Report Passing Through
Dense Clouds of Smoke.
CHICAGO, Get. ~5.-Captains of incom-
ing vessels reported having passed
through vast clouds of smoke from for
est fires at the foot Of Lake Michigan
and the head of Lake Huron. The
smoke is so dense that navigation is be.
coming dangerous, vessels being COM
PEELED to pick their way through the
channels in the straits with all light
houses, lightships and buoys being hid
from view by the clouds OF smoke.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
Will lake Old Strikers Back.

BUTLER, Ind, Oct. 5.-During the
railroad strike Of 1894 large numbers of
Wabash employees were laid off and
their applications for reinstatement
have not been needed. 1t is now given
out here that all the old mel will be
taken back as rapidly as possible. This
will mean the reinstatement of several
hundred men over the entire system.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
Swift Old Men.

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 5.-The lO0.yard
footrace for the worlds championship
for men over 60 years Of age was vi at
the race track here in the presence of a
large crowd. The only contestants were
John Moore of Manchester, Eng, and
Tim Kennedy Of Halifax, N. S. Moore
ton by about a foot in 121a, seconds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
Four Fishermen Drowned.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Four men in the
employ Of Hennesey Bros, fishermen
of North Long Branch, n. j., We're
drowned while about their work, about
100 yards off shore. Three other men
who were with them were rescued. The
rlen had started for the pound nets, a
mile and a half out, when their boat
was struck and overturned by a heavy
Sa9
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
Bids for a,oal Wanted.

Bids will be received at the Office of
the county auditor FIR twenty-five tons
of hard and fifteen tons of soft coal.
Bidders are asked to submit prices on
Hooking Valley, Illinois and Iowa soft
coal. Bids will he closed Thursday,
October I, 1897, at 1:30 O'Clock p. m.
E. G, KEITH,
County Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
bad Blaze at Des MOines.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. j. - Seven
houses in North Des Moines caught fire
from a blaze in a barn in the vicinity.
Wind carried the flames several blocks.
The water pressure was low, and the
spread of the flames was almost IN
checked. The loss may reach , $1,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
NIale Helm Wanted.

YOUNG OR MIDDLE AGED MAN TO
travel in this and nearby counties;
permanent position; salary $50 a month
and expenses; good chance for advance
ment. Address, SHEpP COMPANY, 1920
Chestnut street, Phila., Pa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Local Time ante.
Chicago, Milwaukee 3 st. Paul Railway. which
took effect, sunday, Sept 6, 1856:
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Passenger, No. 1, departs IL 90 q. nj.
Freight, No. 96, departs 6 :45 .. N.
Freight, No. -, de parts Z 80 p. m.
TRAINS come WEST,
Way freight, NJ. ", departs 4:15 y. N.
TnAINs FROm THE EAST.
Passenger, No. !, arrives 4:W y. NJ.
Freight, No. %, arrives goo p. m.
Freight No. q, arrives 4:l5 a. n.
TRAINS FROH TIE wEsr.
Freight, No. VI, arrives 10: u. n.
All the above trains carry passengers; bnt
!reights only when passeng gers sre provided WITH
tickets.
Passenger trains going east make connection
It Eg0n for all points south.
MADISON b BRlerOL LINE.
Passenger going north. departs II 80 9. m.
Passenger from north arrives, 2:45 p. m.
I. j. HOLMES. Local Agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

hours as it was feared that the fire
would come into the suburbs where
many valuable residences are located.
A timely change Of the wind averted
this impending danger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
Buckliu Arnica Salye.

The Best Salve in the world for Cute,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rhea.n Fe-
yer Sores. letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, Or no pay 70.
quired. 1t is guaranteed te give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
8 cents per box. For sale by G. H
Wood.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick head.
ache, sallow skin and loss of appetite.
You have never tried DeWitt's Little
Early Rlsers for these complaints Or you
would have been cured. They are small
pills but great regulators.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

No man or woman can enjoy life or
accomplish much in this world while
suffering from a torpid liver. DeWitts
little Early R,sers, the pills that cleanse,
that organ, quickly.
FRANK SMiIp.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Moments are useless il trlfied away;
and they are dangerously wasted il con-
sumed by delay in cases where One
minute Cough Cure would bring i'm.
mediare relief.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Liquid Amber-ask your druggist
what it is.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

To heal the broken and diseased
tissues to soothe the Initiated surfaces,
to instantly relieve ard to permanently
cure is the mission OF DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05
New Building for the California U.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-The archi-
tects of the world have been invited to
enter a competition for the new build.
ings Of the University of California.
Models and maps of the ground will be
placed at various accessible points in
Europe and America aud ample time
will be allowed for the preparation Of
the designs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Cascarets stimulate llve,. kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
1Oc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Attorneys and typewriter owners car
find a stock Of typewriter paper, 81 b,
ID, at The DAILY LEADER Office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Girl wanted, to do general houeeworl
Apply to Mrs. Jacob Kundert.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

13, at The DAILY LEADER office.
Running sores, indolent ulcers and
similar troubles, even though Of many
years standing, may be cured by using
Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It sodthes
strengthens and heals. It is the great
pile cure.
FRANK SMITH
II you have ever seer a little child in a
paroxysm of ~whooping cough or If you
have been annoyed by a constant tick.
ling in the throat, you can appreciate the
value of One Minute Cough cure, which
gives quick relief.
FRANK SMITH
When bilious or cost,ve eat a Cascaret
candy cathar:ic, oureg guaranteed, 10c. 25c
The "Bicyclists Best Friend" Is a
familiar name for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, always ready for emergencies.
While a specific for piles, it also instantly
relieves and cures cute, bruises, salt
rheum, eczema and all affections Of the
skin. 1t never falls.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

Liquid Amber ask your druggist
what it is.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-05

When bilious or co3tlve eat q Cascaret
candy cathar:ic, oure guaranteed. 1Oc. 25c
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
would thereafter feel deeper interest
than now in the welfare Of Richmond
Nothing attaches n man, or set OF men,
10 community so much as TO have
large properly interest in g.
Not only would the company's enter
prise circulate great deal Of money
among our workingmen, but we cannot
but believe that Il would stimulate ac-
tivity I'm many other directions. we pre-
dict that the building Of the depot on
Main street would result in the erection
OF many stores and warehouses I'm that
vicinity. Already. indeed, there Is an
upward tendency in real estate Vaiues
IN that neighborhood.
II now we could hear OF the purpose
Of the Southern Railroad Company 10
make expenditures here or at Manches-
ter. upon a scale proportionate to those
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Companys'
we should feel that We were upon inc
eve of a great revival ip local Duslhess'
Though the Southern Company, as yet
gives no sign OF such purpose, we ieei
confident that the example set by the
Chesapeake and Ohio would not be win
ont GOOD effect upon It. our Southern
friends ought not to forget that we
have been very good customers Of theirs
and have exacted from them very 1T
tie indeed in the way Of terminal faciii-
ties and depot accommodations we
think we could name some other cities
with less claim upon the Southern thah
Richmond that have demanded and got
ten much more from the company.
But to return to our subject. The ac-
ton Of Manchester has had Clarity
ing effect upon business conditions here;
we all feel that a danger point has been
passed. and that we are upon the hish
road to improved business prospects \
S2.OO0OOO enterprise in prospect Is
pretty good starter for these nara
times.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
CITY LICENSE TAXES.

Public opinion here will not approve
any increase of city taxes at this time
whether upon property or upon business,
whether upon merchants or professional
men.
Wherever II Is found that any one has
escaped the payment of the usual taxes
that should have been assessed upon
him. 1t would be perfectly proper FOR the
Finance Committee or the city Council
to correct the error. but farther than
this we do not believe the authorities
ought to go.
Take. for instance, the case OF whole
sale liquor dealer. His taxes have always
been heavy His is a traffic that Is
supposed TO be able to bear heavy
weight Of taxation but the general pub
lie may not know that our city mer-
chants in this trade have to sell In COM
petition with drummers from other States
who come here with their samples and
pay no local taxes. yet are entitled-as
the United States Supreme Court mas
said-to take all of the orders that they
can get
So our city authorities may tax our
merchants out OF business, but they can
not in any wise thereby diminish
the wholesale liquor traffic. The ques-
ton to be considered, then, is whether IL
would be wise for Richmond to do any
thing that might turn over more OF our
business to nonresident and non-taHa-
BILE drummers We think not. Upon re-
consideration, we hope this, too, VIII be
the conclusion of our councilmen.
Already there is a marked disposition
on the part of wholesale merchants TO
seek locations where they may do ali
the business that they can do here and
vet have much lighter taxes TO pay.
During such hard times as these, the
justification for an increase of taxes in
any direction ought TO be so clear and
so convincing to the general public as 10
need no explanation or defence. ms
does not appear TO be the case at hahd'
We therefore, think the Finance Com
niittee would do well TO confine itself 10
the correction of such manifest errors in
classification and taxation as have been
brought to its notice and not let 1t be
said of II that it has increased taxes upon
any class of merchants or professional
men.
The Dispatch sympathizes heartily with
the Finance Committee in its onerous and
vexatious labors, but we should not
be doing our duty to its members II we
failed to say that any increase of taxes
now would be unpopular. Such increase
II resisted to the uttermost by the inte-
rested parties, would be quite sure to be
upset in one way or another, not being in
accordance with the financial fitness OF
things.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
"APPRECIATING" BEN.

In the recent debate III the lower
branch of the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture on the question of making an APP
nropriation to erect in the Bay State
a statue of Ben Butler an orator of
the spread-eagle order declared that If
II hadn't been for Bens prompt action
at the beginning of the war Washing
ton would have been captured; the scene
Of hattie would have been transferred
from the fields of the South to those
of the North; the booming OF cannon
might have been heard from Dorchester
Heights and Breeds Hill, and Bob
Toonbs might have called the roll of
his slaves from Bunker-Hill monument.
Also that Bens prompt action afore-
said made it possible for the mil
lionaires Of State street TO clip their
coupons In peace; TO join the Myopia
Club: TO chase the wild-fox or the anise-
seed bag over the Blue Hills of Milton"
This address no doubt, thrilled the
assembled statesmen, and evoked from
Boston a sympathetic echo, especially
that part referring to coupon-clipping'
But before the champions of Ben
could profit by their leaders eloquence'
a hard-headed, hard-hearted. impairment
old member asked the question: IF
statue were erected, what battles would
be inscribed on the pedestal?' That
was a poser. and settled the business.
A general laugh followed the propound-
ing of the cold-blooded query, and the
appropriation was refused by vote OF
81 TO So. The New York Times, In COM
menting on the defeat Of the appropria-
ton, says: 1T is not necessary to deny
entirely the ability, or even the patriot
ism of General Butler, to see reasons
for commanding this outcome OF the
movement thus to perpetuate MS
memory. Such merits as he had ADDS
the Times, ''were too dubious, and his
faults were too obvious TO cntitle him TO
public honors" Verify, the people OIL the
North are beginning 10 appreciate beh'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
OH. No: NOT STUPID.

The other day we called attention 10
the tax upon the people involved in the
duty on mattings, which tax was slipped
into the Dingley tariff bill in the interest
of the manufacturers Of ingram carpets.
Now another operation Of the mating
duty scheme is pointed out The ma
tural tendency Of the duty will be TO
prevent the shipment of mattings TO TINS
country. in which event the American
vessels that carry petroleum TO the East
will return light and lose money on the
VOYAGE. or else they will have to raise the
pr1ue of petroleum. carried out. The re-
suit of this latter recourse will be that
the Russian petroleum dealers VIII I'M
dersell us in the eastern markets, unless
a remedy is provided.
But the great economists Of the
Mckinley Hanna-Dingley school have
proved equal to the occasion. They pro-
nose that IL an American vessel cannot
afford to carry out petroleum and come
back empty, she shall be paid out of the
Treasury a subsidy of 5000 or $4,000, as
the case may demand. That Is TO say,
the people are not only to be forced to
buy high priced carpets in preference to
cheap mattings, thus paying, in sense,
a heavy direct assessment Of the robber
tariff BILL but are also to pay an indirect
tax for indulging in that privilege. This
Is double taxation with vengeance.
There may have been framed a more
blood-sucking measure than the Dingley
hill but we doubt ii. Certainly there
never was one framed that contemplated
drawing blood IN more different directions
so far as the people of moderate means
and the poorer classes are concerned.
We notice among our Democratic con-
temporaries that allied themselves with
the Republican party during the last
campaign. a disposition to cnticise as
"stupid" the work on the tariff of the
WAYS and Means Committee majority.
II is beyond question that many Of the
provisions Of the bill do not evidence a
high order Of craftsmanship and political
sagacity on the part of the Republican
members Of the committee; but our Dem
ocrqtic friends who ~are repenting of
their folly in the fairgrounds Of sorrow.
and eating the bitter fruit of mis-
placed confidence, have fallen on the
wrong word. AS illustrating shrewdness
of the baser sort II. covering up tracks,
and imposing taxation where taxation is
not suspected, the bill cannot be beaten.
The more 1t is studied, the more it chal-
lenges admiration in this respect.