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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
SONS OF
Minnesota Grand Lodge Votes Funds to
Complete the Monument at New Tim.

Minnesota Grand Lodge Votes Funds to
Complete the Monument Mt New Tim.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 23.-The grand lodge
of the Sons of Hermann concluded its
work with the election and installation
of grand officers. The morning session
was taken up with IL long discussion on
the statue of Hermann, which is being
erected in New Ulm, and has been
under construction since 1883, when the
cornerstone of the pedestal was laid by
the national officers. Already about
$4,000 has been expended on the work.
julius Berndt, the sculptor of the
statue, was present ut the meeting and
explained that about $6, 900 more would
complete the work; that the resources
Of the committee in charge of the af-
fair had been exhausted, and unless
the grand lodge came to the assistance
Of the committee the work would not
be finished next September. when the
national convention of the society
meets in New Ulm, the date set for its
completion. A resolution was offered
to the effect that the grand lodge ad.
vance the necessary money to finish the
work, and after n lengthy discussion
the resolution carried, thus assuring
the early completion of the work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

Pierre dispatch, y: The Money.
arrived for the state treasurer at 2:J0
this morning. superintendent DanloIs
OF the American Express company Of
Minneapolis accompanied the EXPIRES car.
At Huron IA detachment Of thirty men
OF company X. national guards, boarded
the train and nave been CD guard anu
acted AS au escort to the messengers with
the ash. A. 10 .'1lccx { le money can
from the express Office and from the
different local banks, and WAS taken u
the state treasurer's office, where the
governor and the Legislative committee
proceeded to count the cash. They
have been hard at it ever since, and
won't finish till late tonight. One hun,
dred and sixty-seven thousand dollars
came from Chicago in large bills. The
governor insisted upon every package
being counted bill by bill. No one has
d~oubted:the money was all right, but i,
is quite generally regarded as a good
object Lesson in view of past looseness
The effect will be excellent.
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Time tO Call u Halt. :

The vital statistics clerk felt rather
than heard his visitor enter the Office.
He looked Up from the desk and bebeld
q cadaverous and w~oebegone individual,
in whose eyes Vas the feverish glitter
Of one TO whose lids sleep cometh not.
Poor commission three doors ta the
right, said the official glibly. l.
II don't IL the poor commission.
I want to see you," said the intruder,
with something very like defiance in
his voice and yet with that undertone
of despair that aroused the sympathy of
the clerk.
"And what can l do for you?'' asked
the latter.
lit ISL W hat you can do for Ire. but
what | can co fer you responded the
vlsltC.. 1--WE LtCn Trying TO do alto
y,thcr too mECi,, and I've got to have q
rest. l CENT belong TO 10 union, and
I'm wili.n 10 work overtime when it's
necessary. Int I'll he blamed if you
amt lry;IIn ne Il heat that nd dis
taucc aLyiouy let INC. I've got to have
shorter hLuIs and u day off once ip
awhile, un If ! don't get 'eni, I'll quit,
seer
But my dear sir. l never saw you
before. l never employed you. Who are
you. anyway"
Me? On, l amt anybody but Hear
Failure. That's who l be, an l mear
what l say. Detroit News.
In the south Of France the handing
Of n sweet pea by a young lady to
young gentleman is o polite way o.
stating that she is tired of his
Minutes seem like hours when a life j
at stake. Group gives no time to sem
for a doctor, delay may mean death. On
Minute Cough Cure gives instant relic
and insures recovery. The only harm
less remedy that produces immediat
result.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Lieutenant
Hugh d. Wise, Of the Ninth Infantry,
U. S. A, on Governor island, has
just made the first successful kite ascen-
sion ever attempted in America. For
six months the lieutenant, entirely on
his own responsibility, has been study
ing and experimenting with kites rs Il
means of assisting armies in warfare
The tandem system Of specially con
structed kites is intended to supplan'
the use Of balloons, which cannot Inv,
in gales.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
Considering Canadian Tariff.
SERIOUS Fun THIS.
College Boys at Champaign. Ills, Engage
In Their Annual Clash.

fh
CHAMPAIGN. Ills, Jan. 23.-The an
nual clash between the freshmen and
sophomores of the University Of Hi
nois occurred last night and was at
tended with serious results. 1t leaked
out late in the afternoon that the
freshmen were to have their sociable in
Busy's hall ut Urbana, and ut 7o'clock
the sophomores began to gather in the
street in front Of the opera house build
ing. They smashed all the windows in
the dining hall and drove out the fresh.
men by the use of foul smelling chem
icals. Miss Della Radenbagh of this
city, i'll company with a freshman, wa
about to enter the hall, when chemicals
were thrown upon them, and the
young lady will lose her eyesight as a
result. The sophomores were finally
dispersed by the fire department, which
turned several streams Of water upon
them. 10
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
Hanks Standing Together.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. 23.-No more
failures seem likely to occur here.
The banks received more than 81 200, 900
from outside sources, and are all stand
ing together. All agreed to refuse to
pay time deposits without 10 days
notice, under the law. The savings
banks are taking advantage of the state
law allowing them to refuse to pay
savings deposits except on TO days
notice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
The Banker Had Nerve.

New YORK, Jan. 22.-Three men
were arrested for completely i'll the
holdup of Henry Pinous, Il private
banker, in his place of business i'll
Grand street. The robbery had been
boldly planned, and would have sue
coed had not Pinous displayed quick
decision not often found in similar cir.
cumstances. Though threatened with
q pistol, he raised an cutlery which
brought help at once and started a pur.
suit of the robbers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

III The matter OF the communication
ct tho secretary Of lie Sat. uIanSe OF
ltllnu.e, dated January |, 1891, enbody-
IN Il resOIu luh Oi that DO y adopted AZ
lis Docem Der meotlng, 1896, asklus til.
Il arI ri Il uTuAI ami Warehouses Com
m~lssluuers o reduce tue passeuAe: rate
from turoo (I) ceuts two 10 (2) ceut, per
mile.
The Commission Is Of tue opinion that
Ia do "a at has time would be uuwIse
and uu"nrranted, and Would De unjust
t. the railroad Interest i Inc stale.
While some or the great trurk lluee Al
Illinois might be able to stand such IL
reduction, yet the smaller roads aud
those whlcl do almost wholly d .oca!
business, AID winch arc now and nave
been for the last Two years Struggling
for existence, would be most seriously
affected by II. ~
Such action Oh our part would simply
Increase the heavy burdens under which
they are staggering now. 1t Is a we'll
known fact to those who have taken the
trouble to investigate the amount OF
passenger business done by the rail
roads 10 Illinois during the past two
years, hat there has been a large de
crease in the number Of passengers car
ried. This is due. in our judgment. no
to the amount charged for such service
cut to the general depression in all line,
OF business, the low price OF farm pro
ducts and the unsettled financial condi
tions which will nave had their effect OIL
the passenger ~ we'll as the freigh
business.
And 1t is IA so "a fact, as shown by IL,
sworn reports OF the railroads OF Illinois
= that the capital invested in such prop
srty has not paid even a fair interest t
the stockholder. This question wa
before US when We revised the freigl
schedule in 1896, and the whole quest.o
was thoroughly considered. We di
not think then and neither do We fe,
now, that, in justice to both the publ
and the railroads, because each shout
stand on the same equality with ii
law, this reduction should be made
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
WONDERLAND 90.

W OhUcrIUWu w.
Is the uame Of the Northern Pacifio's
new tourist book for 1896. The cover
design will prove e happy surprise to
lovers OF the artistic, aud its illustrations
will he fully up to the standard of it's
predecessors. One OF it's principal char
Rcters recounts a hunt after the we'll
known, yet rare, Rocky Mountain or
White Goat. made by the author in
September. 1895, in the defiles of the
Bitter Root Range. One at all inclined
to big game hunting will want to read
about that hunt. An account Of a trip
| through Yellowstone Park on horseback
will also prove interesting. Six cents in
stamps sent to Chas. Fee, General Pas.
senger Agent, st. Paul, Mimi, will
| secure the book
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
New Atlantic Outlet.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Acting President
Monsarrat of the Columbus, Hooking
Valley and Toledo railroad confirms the
reports as to Il railroad deal, the con
summation of which means a new line
from the great lakes to the Atlantic
seaboard at Norfolk. Va, by which the
product of the Lake Superior iron
mines and of the grain fields of the
Northwest will find Il new outlet to
the ocean.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. %. The story
published recently in a local paper that
the island of St. John in the South sea
was inhabited solely by women who
were pining for husbands. has borne
fruit in the incorporation of tie United
Brotherhood of the South Sea Islands
The capital stock has been placed al
$50, 200, and already over 30 men have
su bscribed.
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Denied the Demurrer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Justice Law.
Pence, in the criminal branch of the su.
preme court, handed down an opinion
denying the demurrer to the indict.
ments found some mouths ago for cen.
spiracy against the officers of the Amer
lean Tobacco company. The case was
argued a few weeks ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
I)ined the Diplomatic Corps.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The second
in the series of state dinners was given
by President and Mrs. Cleveland at
the White House last night, the diplo-
matte corps being the guests. The
number accepting invitations was such
that the long corridor in the rear Of the
main vestibule had to be used for the
accession.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
National Clothing Combine.

CHICAGO, Jan. ga special to The
Tribune from New York says: After
q years quiet but persistent effort, the
clothing manufacturers of this country
have finally organized q combine to be
known as the National Clothiers asso.
citation. According to the organizers,
it is to serve purely rs a board of trade,
so to speak, for the clothing industry
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
LOTS
Fer Ocean steamship Tickets

Via any steamship line crossing the
Atlantic, at low est rates for first cabin
second cabin and steerage, both outward
and prepaid, apply to II. r. Wood, agent
OF Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul Rail
way, ut Madison, S. D.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

john Dow for several years professor
OF literature ~ the university at Yer
million, ). d., and recently bounced
from Il similar position III the Unlver-
sity OF Wisconsin for .nebrlet!, com,
mitted sul,i lie by tie lhudanum route
on the Dist inst.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
IDS
Land Aeekers' Excursiou.

Tickets sold January 5 and 10, Febru-
arc 2 and 16, March 2 and 16, April6 and
20. One fare fer the round trip plus q
to prominent points in all states and
Territories west Of the Mississippi river,
also south Of the OHIO River.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
RuckHu s-Arnica Halye,

Best Salve in the world for Cute,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores. letter: Chapped Hands, Chill
blnins, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Pilee, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed t. give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
ten cents per box. For saIe by c. II.
Wood.
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TIE DAILY LEADER
- =
MONDAY JAN. -. 1851.
rERMS or SUBSCRIPTIONS
TD- \nVEETISER

AR DAflV Trader makes a special feature ol
'.-1-1r Information concerning the advantage
a. -,.~0uIces OF the city of Madison ana OF thT
st.. IL iarg-\t emitting Il Ia tn" patronage" OF All
&c .-rr- If rE4Cy class.
: ?. STAHL. Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

Lost-A denr little child who made
home happy by it's smiles. And to
think, it might have been saved had the
parents anly kept in the house One Min
nte Cough Cure, the infallible remedy
for Group
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
DETAILS OF A MASSACRE.
flritish Expedition Was Practically
Wiped Cut at Benin City.

Wiped Cut at Benin City.
LONDON. Jan. 23. The Evening
News publishes "a dispatch from Laso>.
capitol of tEaRritish West African coll
onv of that name. giving details of the
massacre of the British expedition un-
der Consul General Phillips by the in
habitants of Ecnin City early the pres
cnt month. The party was unarmcI
and was proceeding to Benin City, III
order 10 request Il conference with
King Obbah, III regard to increasing
the trading facilities with that part of
Africa, the king having previously on
sented that tho> expedition should visit
his capital. The nine offic ers went un.
armed, i'll order to impress the king
with the peaceful character of their
mission, and over 200 native carriers
were taken with the party to propel
the noes and carry presents intended
for the king. After proceeding up the
river, the expedition landed at "A spot
about ID miles from Benin City and
the carriers were sent ahead through
the dense jungle. the officers following.
Five miles from Benin City the officers
suddenly came upon q narrow detile
which was
Filled with the Dead Carriers.
who were fearfully mutilated. Almost
Immediately afterwards the officers
and their servants were surrounded
and attacked by hundreds of savages
armed with guns, cutlasses, spears and
clubs, and in ii few minutes all the
members of the party excepting Bots
ragOn and Locke were killed.
The affair is looked Upon as deserv-
ing of the sending Ola punitive expe-
dition to Benin City, known us the
City of Blood, on account Of it's being
the seat Of the fetch priests of that
part Of Africa and because human sac
rifices are of frequent occurrence, the
remains of sacrificed slaves being seen
bleaching in the sun on all sides.
The British warships Phoebe, Wild
geon, Alecto, Barossa, Thesus and
kForte have already been dispatched to
the entrance of the river Benin. Brit
ish officers left Liverpool for tho same
coast Saturday and munitions of war
will follow on Saturday next.
Considering Canadian Tarin.
WINNIPEG, Jan. rs. Premier Green.
way is sending nj letters to each of
the AZ members of the Legislature ask,
ing them to select one good intelligent
farmer to give evidence before the Do.
minion tariff commission, which sits in
Winnipeg early i'll February. The gov
will pay the expenses Of these
wlfnnSSpS
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Soothing for burns. sca!ds, clapped
hands aud lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. ~Instan, relief for piles. stop pain
at once. These ara the virtues OF De
Wits Wltch> IIaZAl SaIva.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25

Homeseeker, do you want \ ,
cheap home in the best portion
of South Dakota
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FRANK SMITH.
The herald., 1897-02-28

meath which the bit Of metal was lodged
to bulge out, showing the exact posi-
tion of the particle, as clearly as the
x-ray indicates the whereabouts of a
hidden bullet Now. then. this is where
the surgeon finds 1t necessary to use the
gouge or the bistoury, just as in an op-
Grafton where the magnet was not used
The advantage In this case Is found In
the fact that there Is no delay or doubt
as to the location of the offending par
ticle. So plainly is the kulge N the eye
ball seen that even the most cursory
examination answers as well as would
the most careful under other circum-
stances.
How is It when the particle merely ad-
heres to the surface Of the eyeball in
stead of penetrating the tissue in great
degree? A slight penetration Of one end
of particle may, In this instance, be
classed as an adhesion, granting that
the magnet Is to be the instrument for
removing the metal Again eye and
magnet are brought into juxtaposition.
The eyeball is barred to the full extent of
the electric current. In less time than
an eye twinkles, as quickly as thought
travels from the brain of the hypnotist
to the subject of hynosis, the particle
as II endowed with life, fairly leaps
from the eyeball to the magnets sur
face. There Is no brushing of the eye
pall with absorbent cotton. There Is no
necessity for the use of cocaine. Elec-
tricity and the big magnet have accom-
plished 1t all in very much less space
of time. and without the slightest dis
comfort to the subject Of the expert
ment.
The use of the magnet in removing
particles Of steel from the eye is not
altogether a new idea. but the magnet
at the New York hospital is the first of
lts KIND to be used for that purpose. 1t
was an experiment at first. 1t has now
become grateful reality. The oculists
OF New York and all others who have
heard OF 1t proclaim 1t to be the fore
runner of happiness to hundreds of vic
tins. They declare that the time Is not
far distant when every city, when every
town, viii be possessed Of one of these
big magnets, and thus the lines of ex-
perience of oculist and victim will both
be found to lie in pleasanter nIaces
The herald., 1897-02-28
CHEAP FARMS IN ENGLAND
Great Reduction In the Prices Asked for Agrl.
cultural Lands


Farms in England are selling at
ruinous reduction of their former value,
and in many cases cannot be sold at all.
Many properties within two hours ride
of London are deserted. Recently at
the sale of Langdon abbey, 639 acres of
land, with farmhouse, stabling, home
stead and seven modern cottages only
realized $500, or less than SO per acre.
Fifteen years ago the property was val
ued at over 100000, and four years ago
it was mortgaged for 914,000. In Essex
county, within days walk of the Bank
of England, farm which in 1875 rented
for 9400 has for the last five years rented
for 91 per annum, the occupant paying
the taxes, amounting to 9150. In many
cases farms have been sold for less than
one-tenth Of their value twenty years
ago. Well-to-do farmers are abandon
ing the business and going to the COLO
nies or to cities to start life anew. Nor
does there seem to be any hopeful out
look for the industry in the future Lord
Salisbury recently declined TO receive a
deputation of English farmers, saying
that he knew as much about the wants
of the agriculturists as they could tell
him, which was no doubt true, and it
is equally true that with the best will in
the world the government is powerless
to render them any material assistance
Although the situation Is grievous, there
may be some consolation in the fact that
it is worse on the continent and seems
to be equally irremediable. We have
not yet suffered so severely in this
country, but have by no means escaped
the depressing influences which seem to
have fallen on agriculture everywhere
New York Tribune
The herald., 1897-02-28
TRAFFIC IN COUNTERFEITS
Bogus Spanish Douboons Once Sold at
euiun

Bogus Spanish Doubloon3 Once Sold at
Premium
A peculiar incident of the counterfeit
ing and open sale in Wall street of
Spanish gold douoloons is related by an
old New Yorker, who, in later years, be-
came acquainted with one of the coun-
terfeiters. Although there was an Of
fetal investigation of the matter at the
time, nobody was prosecuted, for the
reason that under the then existing laws
the coming of foreign money in this
country was not a criminal offense.
Not the least extraordinary feature
about this counterfeiting episode was
the fact that the counterfeits were
honest counterfeits." That is. the coins
made and sold contained as much gold
as the originals, and were as well ex
ecuted as though they had come from
the official mint. The actuating motive
of the counterfeiter was desire to reap
the benefit of the high premium that
Spanish gold doubloons happened to
command for a while. The coins were
made by an Englishman named Peach,
assisted by boy, (who afterward be-
came an eminently respectable citiZen),
and the counterfeiting was done in the
basement of house in James street.
From two to three hundred pieces were
struck each day. Gold Of about double
ing pot, and afterward cast into an in
got. This ingot was rolled out in bars
about two feet long, according to a steel
gauge set to the correct thickness Of a
doubloon. The coins were stamped out
in blank, all being at first trif1e over
weight. They were then filed, trimmed,
and finally weighed. All that was not
of the standard weight (seventeen PEN
nyweights and eight grains) or
were imperfect in any way were thrown
back into the melting pot. After being
completed, the coins were rolled about in
barrel filled with sawdust to take the
fresh look off, and afterward were heat
ed over charcoal fire in order to give
them the stained effect caused by bilge
water on board ship, as all Spanish coins
at that time were generally transported
in the holds of sailing vessels.
Mr.. Peach made the doubloons in a
little shop on Wall street. near William,
for S17 each, 81 of which was the pre-
MUM caused by scarcity Of the pieces
In the market. He sold about 200 coins
each day for six or eight months, and
only stopped because the premium dis
appeared 1t was all along an open
business. and although for time was
kept quiet, was not considered a secret.
Exchange.
The herald., 1897-02-28
Caught rl,hlne for overco.t.

About II o'clock Saturday night Abraham
Davis, proprietor of a meat market, heard
a noise in the rear of his store, and upon
investigating saw pole with wooden
knob on the end of 1t being pushed through
a window which had been opened. The pole
was held still for moment then it moved
in the direction of Davis new s25 over
coat, which was hanging on hook near TIL e
window. The end was inserted deftly under
the coat and the astonished butcher saw
dow. He reached the window in time to
see a man Jump from a barrel which had
been placed under the window Davis
jumped out of the window and captured the
man as he was jumping over a fence He
held him until Policeman Marlander Of the
Delaney street station was called. The
man gave the name of Edward Erhart
and said he lived in the Equitable hotel. In
the Essex Market court he was held for
trial.-New York SUM-