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THE CITY.
LOCAL RREVlraEs

LOCAL BREVlraES
A teo-pourd 4: ri arrived ut the home
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gof ca, y this now
ing.
Weather report: Fair tonight and
Tuesday; warmer central and east por-
tion Tuesday.
Cd. Sanders of the Flandreau Her
aid was pleasant caller at The DAILY
LEADER Office to day.
A. G. Tyler's resort in "pig alley" was
broken into last evening and robbed OF
it's cigars, refreshments and everything
else, even to the matches.
M. Walker and 9. M. Klotzbach Of
Madison have been drawn to servo up
on the United States grand jury which
meets in Sioux Falls, ApriA next.
Willard Packard OF Wentworth, took
the train here this morning for Milwau
kee, Wis, where, a telegram informs him
his brother was lying at the point OF
death.
Henry Bart was arrested last evening
for disturbing the Salvation Army meet
ing. He was brought before Justice
Holdridge .o-day and settled. the matter
by the, pay ment OF $500.
The :frm of Goethel & Schultz has
been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
Schultz buying out his partner, who has
not yet decided what he shall do, but
may take trip to the old country for a
season.
Messrs. F. r. Van Slyke OF Madison
aud Dan. o. Connell OF Ramona, de.
parted for Ysnkton, each a delegate to
represent his local Camp Of Modern
Woodmen in the state convention which
meets in Yankton tomorrow. This
convention meets to select state repre-.
sentatives to the Head Camp Of the
order which meets once in two years
Il meets the coming May in. Dubuque.
Castlewood dispatch: We have to re
cord me death Of Miss Marcia Fiks
which occurred here on the 2lst inst.
caused by consumption. She came home
from the Madison Normal school about
November and grew continually WORSE
until her demise. Sne was an eetimabla
young lady. a clever student and Q sue
cessful teacher.
Lake Preston Timee, %: Jacob John
son lost two COWS last week with q dis
ease similar to hydrophobia. Mr.. j. die
not know Ut a dog biting them bu
thinks it was done in the yard. He see,
no other signs Of it on his stock ant
thinks there will be no further spread o
the disease. Mr.. Scboenweth has los
three or four more hogs but the dis
ease seems to be running out and hs hsl
kept it confined to the hogs.
Mrs. H. O. Bangs, wife Of the butter
maker in the Pleasant Valley creamery
died Saturday evening, OF premstur'
child birth. Deceased was q youn,
woman of estimable character an,
friendships, and her loss is very sad on
for her family aud friends. She leaves
husband with three small children
Awaiting the arrival Of frinds the funera
will probably not take place befor
Wednesday.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Supreme Tribunal Closes Its Sit
ting at indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS Ond). Feb, 6.-The
Supreme Tribunal, knights of Pythias,
closed their sitting this afternoon. The
tribunal consists of George E. Seay,
Dallas, Tex, who is Chief Tribune
John H. Alexander, Leesburg, Va; Ed
ward A. Graham, Montgomery, Ala. !;
Benjamin Chase. Lewiston, Me-; and
Frank p. Clarke, Cheyenne, Wyo.
The matter presented for adjudication
was the case of Philip Colgrave, as
Supreme Chancellor, and James r. Car
nahan, as Major General of the Uni
form Rank, Knights Of Pythias. The
question involved was whether or not
the so-called new ritual of the Uniform
Rank as presented at the Cleveland
session of the Supreme Lodge was le-
gally adopted and whether it was the
duty of the Supreme Keeper of Records
and Seals to publish this so-Cdlled
ritual for use of the rank.
1t was decided that this ritual was
not adopted by the Supreme Lodge in
the manner prescribed by the funda
mental law of the order, and that ii
was therefore not legally ritual of
the order, and the Supreme Keeper Of
Records and Seals was not authorized
to print and publish the same.
There were several other matters dis
posed of at this sitting, but none of
them was of general interest to the or
der at large.
The decision Of the Supreme Tribunal
is not subject to appeal, and settles the
question involved until the defects re-
ferred to are remedied by the executive
branch of the order.
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A Police Officer Found in the Street With
a Bullet Hole in His Temple.
Lived Several Hours, But Never Re-
gained Consciousness.
had Created Ill-Feeling Among the
Saloon Men and Night FOUNDERS
by Enforcing the Laws Against
Keeping Liquor Houses Open After
Midnight.

SANTA CRUZ. Feb. Cat 3 O'Clock
This morning the body of night watch
man John w. Afford was found in front
Oh Day saloon in Watsonville with a
bullet wound in the temple. His hat.
winch was powder burned, Law near
hlm. One chamber of Affords pistol
was empty. 1t is clearly a case of
murder, which the officers are now in
vestiga ting. So far there is no clue.
Afford has been night watchman for
about year He was formerly a res
ident of Boulder Creek.
Up To this evening no clue has bee,
discovered to unravel the mystery Of
Afford death. The evidence points TO
murder. The bullet passed through the
temple, passing upward to the brain.
he lived four hours after being shot.
but never regained consciousness.
Afford enforced the laws against
Keeping open the saloons of Watson
vile after midnight, and the result was
several arrests. one Saloonkeeper for
letting his license. Bitter Feeling was
engendered among all the night round
ers against Afford. Some of his friends
advised him to resign, fearing harm
would result, and he said he would
resign in the spring. when he expected
10 secure other employment. The fact
that no powder burns were found on
the temple dissipates the suicide theory.
The Coroners inquest will be held Nom
day
Afford was A vars old and leaves a
widow and eight children.
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INGLESIDE RACES.
Damien Wins the Hobart Stalses-A
Large Crowd Present.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6.-The pc-
bart stakes, handicap for three-year-
olds and upwards, valued at 81 800.
was the feature of to-day's racing at
lngleslde. Pat Dunn's colt Damien.
ridden by Tod Sloan. won easily by two
lengths from Salvation. the latter being
played from 20 to / to , to l. Jockey
Simms A.ifved from the East yester-
day and had the mount on Lucky Bald
wins Argentina in the stake Weather
fine. track heavy. Attendance 1000.
Six furlongs, selling, Showdown won.
Brametta second, Franco third. Time
1;1S&.
Six furlongs. selling. Foremost won,
Scimitar second, Mercutio third. Time
i :1SH.
One mile, Geyser won, Imp. Sain SC
ond, Lincoln ii. third. Time ;4Jti.
Mile and a sixteenth, the Hobart
stakes, valued at 1900, Damien wor.
Salvation second, Schiller third. Time
-1;51A.
Mile and a half, over six hurdles,
Reddington won, ]. o. c. second, God
Dust third. Time-2:55H.
Three and one-half furlongs. two
year-olds, Sir William won Outlay Sec
ond, Kummel third. Time-0:4Jh.
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monitor Amphitrite, w4.Ich Hamp-
ton Roads with the Fern, are expected
here on Tuesday.
The blockade feet is expected to
number about twenty vessels, and they
will all probably be here within the
next few days, when the great mimic
blockade ON Charleston Harbor is
scheduled to begin. Arrangements are
i'll progress for the entertainment OF
the officers of the navy. A number OF
navy officials have been appointed, and
navy officials as we'll as leading officers
of the blockade fleet will be given a
hospitable reception. 1t is proposed to
give a grand ball and several recep-
tons during the blockade maneuvers.
Secretary Herbert and Colonel Far
row will be the guests of the Chamber
of Commerce, which will give a dinner
in their honor
Charleston will probably witness dur
ing the blockade one of the largest
crowds ever assembled here.
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THE SULTAN HAS NOTHING TO FEAR.
EUROPEAN CONCERT Is WITHOUT
FORCE.
Russia and France Will Not Accept
Salisbury's Policy for the Par
tition of Turkey.

NEW YORK, Feb Ca dispatch to
the Herald" from st. Petersburg says:
Highly interesting are the signs which
mark the return of Count Muravieff,
showing as they do the wisdom of the
imperial command which sent him in
all haste direct to France at a time
when all sorts of intrigues, of which
there is now documentary proof, were
being used to break the good relations
between Russia and France and force
Russia's hand in her peaceful policy at
Constantinople.
A diplomat who is in the best posi-
tion to know said in conversation:
Nothing Will now come of the delib-
erations at Constantinople beyond Civ
ing Turkey what assistance may be
needed to right her.
The "Glasnos,' which has especial
sources of inspiration, says: The Eu-
rcpean concert is without force. The
Sultan has nothing to fear. The Pow
ers are not now demanding his terri
tory, as in the past, but are calling for
the Turks to remain and giving them
money for necessary reforms. The
Sultan has now not only the destinies
of his own country in his hands, but
also those of the peace of Europe"
The "Novoe Vremya," touching on
the results of Count Muravieff's return.
in a strong article, says: Russia and
France will never accept Lord Sails
bury's policy of the partition of Tur-
key. Germany has no interest in play
ing England's game, and it is inconve-
nient for Austria to act contrary to
GERMANY
Count Muravieff, in conversation last
evening, expressed himself as most fa-
vorably impressed with the Meline Cab
met
The interview with NJ. Hoskier. pub
hshed in the "Neue Freie Presse" from
it's Paris correspondent, relative to NJ.
Hoskier's visit to ST. Petersburg and
his audience with the Emperor, made
people doubt whether the Austrian
journalists understood well what was
said by the French banker or whether
the latter did not oyereStimate his in
ffuence and whether his remembrance
of the imperial audience granted to
him was exact
At any rate, the account has not
made a favorable impression in st. Pc
tersburg One insinuation is that NJ.
Hoskier had intimated that unless Rus
sia assisted France in obtaining her fl
have little chance of obtaining loans in
France. This is not considered here to
be the case at all.
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THE Ohio SENATORSHIP.
MAY CAUSE A RECAST OF McKIN-
LEY'S CABINET.
Unless Gov Bushnell Changes His Hind
About Appointing Jones, Sherman
Will Not Resign His Seat.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The Suns
Washington special says: In Washing
ton the opinion seems to be growing
that Governor Bushnell of Ohio in
tends TO appoint LieutenartG Governor
Jones to succeed John Sherman in the
Senate. and that this action will be the
signal for war between Hanna and the
Foraker faction Of the Ohio Repub-
licans. The impression that this is
now the programme is 50 strong that
the prediction is made by many Sen
ators that Sherman will recall his ac-
ceptance Of the State portfolio and re-
main in the Senate. Should he do so.
there would undoubtedly be recast of
the Cabinet as at present formed, and
there is no telling how far the Ohio
situation might affect the general pol
icy Of the Mckinley Administration
Many Republicans here are inclined
To believe that Alger was selected to
be Secretary Of War through the di-
rect influence of the Foraker faction
in Ohio, and that therefore if sherman
should remain out of the Cabinet in
order to prevent Lieutenant Governor
Jones from succeeding him, Alger
would be sacrificed by the President
elect as a retaliation upon the Fora
ker men
All this may be true. but there are
two very good reasons why II may ba
only irresponsible political gossip of
the ever busy Ohio politicians. In the
first place, Senator Sherman long ago
told not only one. but a dozen of his
personal friends in the Senate that he
would not accept a place in the Cabi-
net until he had been assured that
Hanna would be appointed to succeed
him. As was reported at the time. he
received that assurance and the day
following he wrote the President elect
that he would go TO Canton at once
He did so and Immediately after this
conference announced his acceptance
of the State portfolio. Since that time
Sherman has publicly stated that he
favored the appointment Of Hanna, and
friends With whom he has talked freely
represent him as being entirely conf
dent that Hanna will be appointed not
withstanding the numerous persist
ent reports to the contrary
The reason why it is not proha BILE
that Alger is To be sacrificed because of
the factional fight among the Ohio Re-
publicans is that he was not appointed
because Of mis- influence with the Fora
ksr Republicans. He owes his selec-
ton almost entirely To the fact that he
has for many years been warm per-
sonal friend of Major Mckinley and
that the very first thing decided upon
by the President-elect was that he
would crafty the ambition of his Mich
igan friend by making him Secretary
of War. Ayers was the first name on
the Cabinet slate.
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induced to promise to comply with it.
Instructions were issued by the Prus-
sian Minister of the Interior to all the
Presidents of the Government districts
of Prussia to add, in every instance
where trichina had been found in Ameri-
can pork, such details, numbers of GER
tificates and facts which might enable
the American Government to trace the
offending shippers and officials at home
And the forthcoming report is the result
of this decree.
The reports from the President of the
tkirty-three Government districts COM
prising the Prussian monarchy have
now reached the Prussian Minister of
the Interior. In only five of these dis
tricts is there any report of alleged
American trichinaeous pork, but these
reports, in disregard of the inStruc
tions issued by the Prussian Minister
of the Interior are unaccompanied by
the necessary proof which would es-
tablish the fact that the pork in ques
ton was really of American origin and
had been seized in the original Arleri-
can packages before others had had a
chance to tamper with Il. Hence even
thse cases, of which there are thirteen,
all told, are worthless, and do not prove
the trichinaeous character of Ameri-
can pork, even in single instance
These cases are reported from Mum
ster, Westphalia, Pomerania, Coslin,
Linden, Hanover, Haedsleben, Ischler-
Wig and Altoona, near Hamburg. Each
package of imported American pork is
accompanied by a register number, and
with a certificate from the American
meat inspector at the place of ship
ment bearing the same number. In
none of the above cases are these num-
bers given The American Embassy
will therefore dispute that these cases
Of trichineous pork are of American ORR
gin. So far, therefore, as this Gov
ernment is concerned, at amounts to
vindication of American pork.
This report will be ready for publi
cation about March list, or sooner.
Meanwhile it will go through the hands
of the chiefs of the different depart
ments, both in the Ministry of the In
terror and of the Ministry of Hus-
bandry. If the American Embassy is
able to obtain this report it will be sent
to Washington. 1t is likely, however,
that the report, since it is so much
more IaVOfaDle TO American meat IN
terests than was suspected, will not be
forwarded to the American Embassy at
all, as it is surmised ON the Prussian
side that it would only furnish the
American Government the means to
disprove the allegations made so often
and SO persistently to the discredTt of
American pork.
a number of statements have been
made in the Prussian Diet to the eff
feet that American pork in Prussia
was a detriment to public health, and
should be excluded. 1t is probable,
now that the official report utterly dis
proves these allegations, shat the Rad
ical and Liberal factions in the Diet
and Reichstag who faVoF the unre-
stricted importations of American pork
as a wholesome and cheap food for the
masses in Germany will, as soon as
the facts contained in the report are
accessible to them, interpolate the Gov
eminent as to the reasons for restrict
ing the importation of American pork
by veXatious tariff legislation
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STEAMER THREE FRIENDS.
The fiiibuster Seized and Libeied on
Charges of Piracy.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla) Feb. G.
The steamer Three Friends was seized
and libeled to-day upon her return
from towing trip down the coast. The
libel charges piracy in that Hotch-
kiss gun was mounted upon the bow of
the steamer and was fired al a Span
ish gunbOat at the mouth of the San
Juan River. while endeavoring to land
an expedition
The persons named in the libel are
John o Brien. w T. Lewis, John Dunn.
August Arena. Michael Walsh and r.
ID. Payne. Judge Locke fixed the bond
at $1,000. which was Immediately fur
nished. and the boat was released upon
the special provision that Deputy
Marshal should be placed o1 board.
and have authority to take charge of
the boat In case an attempt should be
made at any time to violate the law.
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LIQUIDS POSTAL BILL.
The Senate Committee Fails to Con-
Clude Its Consideration.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The Senate
Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads failed to-day to conclude con-
sideration of the Loud bill in regard to
second-class mail matter. as it hoped
to do. The postponement was due 10
the fact that some Senators, not mem
bers of the committee. expressed a de-
sire 10 be heard on the bill before it is
reported. Senator Stewart was given
an opportunity to-day to further ex-
press his objections 10 the measure
He said if it should be reported to the
Senate he would talk two days against
it rather than allow 1t to pass
The committee agreed to report ia
vorably the nomination of George II.
Van Alta for Postmaster at Clay Cen
ter, Kan, the holding up of which has
been the cause of contention in execu-
tive sessions of the Senate of late.
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CANNOT AFFECT M'KINLET'S TITLE.
nURRAY'S SCHEME TO STOP THE
ELECTORAL COUNT,
Claiming That the Election Laws i'm
South Carolina Are in Conflict
With the Constitution.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Hoar, Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on judiciary, was asked to-day
to express his opinion upon the ques-
ton of the effect of the objection to the
counting of the electoral vote of South
Carolina (such as is threatened by Rep
resentative Murray, who has charge Of
a petition alleging frauds in the South
Carolina Presidential election) in Joint
assembly of the two houses of Congress
next Wednesday.
He said: The whole matter is COW
cred by the Act OF February >. 1887.
which prescribes very clearly the meth
od of proceeding in case an objection
is made to counting the vote of any
particular State. The law provides for
objections, but it requires that all OBJ
jections be in writing, clearly setting
forth the object without argument, and
that they be signed by at least one
Senator, as well as one Representative
1T is further provided that no ne
turns shall be rejected from any State
unless there be more than one return.
and when there are more than one it is
directed that those only shall be count
ed which shall have been regularly
given by the electors who shall have
been chosen according to law
Each State provides its own tribunal
for determining the result of its cleo
ton for Presidential Electors and when
this tribunal made it's return the Gov
ernor is required to certify the result of
this action. In case any objection is
made which renders it necessary for
the houses to separate and pass upon
the question involved the determination
of the matter must rest upon the judg-
ment of the returning board of the
State. We could not go into the legal
ity of the returning board or any of
them"
The Senator expressed the opinion
that, if put to a test, the law would be
found adequate, and "all would work
out right" He declined to express in
more direct terms his opinion as to the
policy of making such objection as
Murray is said to contemplate.
Murrays contention is that the cleo
ton laws and the State Constitution of
South Carolina, upon which they are
based, are not in accord with the Fed
eral Constitution.
Whatever immediate result this at
tempt to discredit South Cardinals vote
may be, there is no doubt a programme
to be thus dramatically inaugurated is
part of a far-reaching scheme on the
part of several Southern Republicans
to overthrow the registration and cleo
ton laws of various Southern States
where the negro predominates, but
where his vote is not a factor. the pur-
pose being TO secure either Republican
domination in these Southern States
or to reduce the Democratic representa-
ton in Congress.
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MURDERER BUTLER.
Being Closely Watched to Prevent
Possibility of Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6.-Never
was a criminal more closely watched
than Butler alias Ashe. the Australian
murderer to prevent the possibility of
his committing suicide. a trusty is on
guard constantly near Buffers cell to
prevent visitors handing anything with
which he might defeat justice by self
destruction.
To-day Mrs. Eliza WISER, who identi-
fled the prisoner as Richard Ashe, said
she had formerly kept a lodging house
in Sydney, n. S. W., and that at inter-
walls Ashe lodged at her house. She
said that one night he brought to his
room a ships steward. Next morning
the steward declared he had been
drugged and robbed of his discharge
papers and f1J. Ashe had disappeared,
and the old woman says she never saw
him again until she saw him to-day in
a cell at the City Prison.
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ENDEAVORER CONVENTION
Railways Have Not Yet Determined
What the Rates Will Be.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6-The Chairman of
the Western Passenger Association has
issued instructions to all the agents of
the Western roads in the East that un-
til further advised they are not to con-
tract for any business for the conven-
ton of the Christian Endeavor Society
at San Francisco next July The East
ern agents are waiting for final action
on the anti-scalping law, now pending
before Congress, and if the bill be-
comes a law they will be at greater
liberty to extend concessions to the
members of the society than they are
now able to do when the scalpers are
in a position to create all sorts of de-
noralzation with the unused portions
of tickets.
The Western roads have declined to
make any reduction in rates for the
coming prize fight in Nevada The
chances are. however. that a low rate
will be made. as one road has already
given notice of its intention to make a
low fare independently of any action
by the association, and it is likely that
others will be forced to take similar ac-
ton
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COONEY TRIAL RESUMED.
Senator Fairs Valet on the Witness.
Stand

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6-When the
trial of j. j. COOney, eX-Notary, for al
legged perjury was resumed to-day, Her
bert Clarke, who was Senator Fairs
valet testified that on September -,
1894, when Cooney says Fair acknowi-
edged deeds to Mrs. Craven, he (Clarke)
was with the Senator all that day. he
accounted for Fairs movements from
the time he arose until he retired, ana
said the date was fixed in his mind be-
cause of the beginning of Fairs sickness
on that day His memory was not so
good about other dates. as shown by
test of cross-examination.