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ing This work will buttreSs the ballk
of the river upon which the tomb imposes
considerable weight.
The great sarcopnagus in which the re-
mains of Gen. Grant are to be placed ar
rived in New York few days ago from
Chicago. The sarcophagus itself is CON
structed of the product of the quarries
at Montello Wis. The pedestal is ~ the
dark-bluish stone known railway granite,
and comes from the quarries at quincy,
Mass the same Qualries from which tie
stone was taken that was used i'll construct
ing the Bunker Hill monument. The culor
of the sarcophagus is "a dark, rich led,
slightly varegated by the spots Il at are
usually found in granite. Its hardness
is three times that of ordinary granite,
ami therefore its resistance to a crushing
pressure is much greater
All the exposed places of the sarcopha-
gus are highly polished so much SO in
deed that their surfaces will reilec rs
if they were mirrors. The pedestal meas
urcs ten feet ten inches each way. The
lower course thereof is in pieces, with
simple scotia molding, 1t is one fco'
eight inches thick. Above this is a i've
inch course also made in pieces. Under
and five feet wide. The pillow blocks,
which support the sarcophagus and its
cover, rest upon these. The total height
of the Sarcophagus above the floor OF the
crypt is seven and one-half feet
The plans of the architect, as stated
inciutie two sarcorhagi exactly alike
the second of which is intended as the
last resting place of Mrs. Grant, when
her life comes to an end. The block OF
stone from which the sarcophaguS des-
tined for Mrs. Grant viii be made is al
ready uuarried and will be wrought into
shane after a time The stone is SO very
hard and has to be worked upon win
such care That il is only by lahorinS night
and day that the sarcophagus for Gen
Grant s body has been completed IN season.
Few persons outside Of New YORK cty
realize the elaborateness of the cere-
,nonial OF April 27. on that day VIII be
seen the elimination of a series 81 efforts
whose qualifications have extended nto
every State in the Union. The Grant
monument is erected with money obtain. al
from citizens everywhere. lti not purely
n New York affair, New York's principal
share of the glory being the loca uoh
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days of silent iourncying from abandon
ment to dtscoveryl Ii is supposed that
during the short summers of 1854 and
1855 the ice loosened and drifted with
the current into Davis Strait, carrying
along with it the ship
Can't. BudGtngton resolved to sail the
Resolutc to America. With eleven men
and great labor he got her out of the ice,
put her sails in order, set up the rig
ging. and without chronometer or map
or chart. other than rough drawing
inade on a sheet OF paper of the North
American coast. with poor compass, Il
lever watch and quadrant, the brave
captain said good-by to his omradeS
of the George DENLY, and sailed for
New London, Conn.
After an eventful voyage of strong head
winds and gales, water tanks bursting, la
boring steadily day and night. he made the
New London lighthouse on December "a.
1855.
Congress passed resolutions that II. NJ
S. ReSoute, with her armament, equip
ment and property on board. be purchased
for $40. 900. be wholly repaired and put
in order. and be restored to her majesty
service.
With great ceremony she was welcomed
by the queen and the royal family across
the Atlantic, graceful speeches We're made
salutes fired flags raised, and the brave
old Resolute sailed into the harbor of
Portsmouth, Southsea, England.
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afterward buried at its summit, more
than one hundred years ago.
The monument in its design in the work
of the architect. John II. Duncan. More
than anything else it is temple. some
thing after the style of the Pantheon, dom
mating with its strong and simple lines
the scenery of its picturesque neighhor-
hood. 1t is both compact and symnetri-
cal. Its base is square, in the Doric
style. The exterior is granite; the in
terror white marble. At the entrance are
two massive bronze doors, sixteen feet
four ana a half inches high, of united
width of nine feet, and one and one-half
feet in thickness While the doors are
called bronze, they are in reality built of
ash, covered with a thick coating ot
bronze. put on in sheets about an eighth
OF an inch thick, and 50 skilhully placed
together that no jolntings are NlSlble To
the naked eye The total weight of the
bronze used is $500 pounds, while the
combined weight OF the doors is three tons.
The portals are severely plain, both in
| design and decoration In each there
are three deep panels, one large and two
smaller The only Orna1nentatlon con-
sists of bronze rosettes of different sizes.
| There are twenty-SlN OF IheSe IN eacn 81
the larger panels, and twelve in each of
! the smaller Rosettes OF larger size
embellish the sides of the doors, and are
| placed between the panels. In order TO
prevent relic-hunters from chipping off
! any of these rosettes, they are bolJed into
| the solid ash
On entering the porch at the southern
| exposure one sees through the doors the
opening of the crypt, thirty feet wide,
| in the center of the chamber. Looking at
! thevaulttherea are observed the sarcophagus
| intended for the remains of Gen. q rant
| and the space where eventually the sar-
| cophagus for Mrs. Grant will be placed.
| Overhead, the interior takes the shape
of a 1otunda At present, there is system
| of approaches to the monument, with wide
| steps to the east and west, winding
| path to Claremont, and a broad assent from
the south. AS soon as possible Will be
] constructed q broad esplanade, leading
| from the Riverside drive, which f1onts
| the monument, down the declivity TO the
edge Of the Hudson River, and bridging
| the tracks OF the New York Central, which
| lie at the rivers edge. AT the end OF the
| esplanade will be an ornamental boat land
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lish his headquarters, directing the pa
rade from the bridge OF the cruiser. 1t
is believed that this feature of the days
ceremunies W III be fully equal TO the great
parade ON the occasion OF the Columbian
festival in 1898.
So long has the Grant monument been
building that il has almost become the
perennial standby for the newspaper hui
morist. The tongue CT the railler is silent
now. The trenchant pen of the joke maker
must tell of something else. The Grant
monument is an established fact, grand
in its simplicity, inspiring in the memo
ries that it brings to life. There is no
place in New York OF vicinity better
fitted for the location of such a monument
than the one where il stands. From III
one looks upon the scenes that must hi
with pleasure the heart of the peasant
and the mind Of tie artist. The Hudson
River, the American Rhine, flows silently
within stones throw. Directly opro-
site, and across the waters, the pallsades
loom IN grandeur that has given them
worId-w ide fame. Looking north the Hudson
may be seen as far as the Tappan zee,
the eye glanCIug over a stretch of country
every inch Of which is famed in history.
The Immediate surroundings of the mon
umcnt itself are very beautiful. To the
rear and south are located the stately
buildings of the new Columbia University,
Adjoining them, viii stand, as soon as time
and labor permit, the great Cathedral
of St John, the Divine, which is to cost
$40, 600 ,oOo. Constantly flowing by the
front of the monument Is a stream OF
humanity on pleasure bent, for here. along
the edge OF the bluff, is the Riverside
drive, one Of the most charming of Nc 4
York delightful houlevards.
All around, too, is emerald sward, and
from this back ground the monument stands
ont in bold relief 1t is the object of
interest par excellence in that section
of New York, and its location has given
to old Bloomingdalc a fame which nothing
else could have inspired Here Grant rests
and rests alone, save for one coinpanion.
and OF that companion few are aware
Scarcely one out of a thousand visitors
notes the contrast between greatness and
simplicitv that is shown by the presence,
scarce a hundred yards from the monument,
or the marble nrn which marks the rest
ing place of the little child OF British
officer. who fell from the cliff, and was
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THE RESOLUTE.
This Brave Ship Made the Most Won.
derfui Voyage on Record.

Boys said Prof. Cushing, for Your
debates and essays on next Friday even
ing the subject is: Naval vessels What
voyage do YOU consider the most event
full in history, in war or peace? Give the
narac of its commander, and, in brief, the
story of its voyage. It may be of victory.
defeat or adventure.
The essays were fine At the next meet
ing the Judges awarded the prize to Jesse
Bartlett, who gave the story of the Reso-
Lutte.
Are boys and girls familiar with it,
wonder?
In April, So, five vessels left England,
in command of Sir Edward Belcher, to go
in search of Sir John Franklin and his
compauons. Arctic searching expeditions
were always going out over new fields,
believing that Sir John had pushed be-
yond Melville Island, and might yet be
found near the northwest point of America.
The sailing ship Resolute was one of the
five on the 9Th of April, 1858, a cap
tain Mcclellan, of the ship Investigator,
while struggling in despair in icebound
seas north of America. met the Reselute
and Can't Kellett. One from the Pacific
the other from the Atlantic The lnvest-
gator was there abandoned on the ice
and the commander and crew received on
board the Resolute.
Later, at Sir Edwards command, the
Intrepid and Resolute were also aban-
doned, locked in the ice of the shores
off Melville Island. On August "a, of the
same wear, the Pioneer and Assistance
were both left, fast in the icebound
crews Of five abandoned vessels reached
England before the close of the year.
one vessel came to life and alone sailed
900 miles back to civilization! The
captain writes in his diary Of May /: "Al
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hands getting ready to abandon our ship
Every movable article struck below or
securely lashed; 10 pounds OF clothing and
ne ce ssaries to Officers, 80 pounds TO
men. The sun rose sloriously on the
morning of our last day on board our
good old ship. We were to leave her to
certain destruction in the pitiless ice
We wished to save Il few souvenirs, but
could not. All was hurry and confusion
at the last. Pilot Jack tLetter d. was
hosted at the foret opmast head, the
scarlet ensign ana pennant displayed,
that when she should sink her brave
colors would be flying. The bells struck
the hours, the signal books were burned
at the galley fire. After supper We
closed the main hatchway. We drank a
glass Of wine together to the brave old
ship Resolute, ana took TO our sledges.
When about a quarter, of mile away
we halted and gave three ringing cheers
for the Resolute and the Intrepid No
response came, no sounds but such
silence as is nowhere found hut on fields
OF ice'
The long, painful Journeys by sledges
their discoveries and failures, deaths OF
crews, scurvy and hunger, at last Their
safe arrival in England the next October,
is of great interest, but We must follow
the Resolute.
Late in 1855 Capt Buddington, in the
American whaler George Henry, was shll-
ing about in Davis strait. On the lNh
OF September, forty miles from cape
Mercy, he spied a strengthening snip.
From the rigging and through the glass
he thought it an abandoned vessel. sig
nails were put out, but none answered
no crew visible. The course did not vary
in twenty V four hours. Gradually the vessels
came nearer. The captain thought she
must have been struck by counter cur
rents and drifted toward him. For flve
DAYS they driited toward each other.
on the sixth, seven miles distant, Two
mates aud two crews went across the
packed ice and through pitiless storm
and on a tedious march, returning to Their
bark safely. The silent, phantom snip
was the Resolute, sound and hearty! Some
water in the hold, and perishable articles
destroyed.
A map Of the Arctic regions VIII show
the voyage of the OIL ship. made froi"
Melville Island, through Rarrows Straits
Lancaster sound and Barfins BAY, 4t4
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De.4ness Cannot BE cured

BY LOCAL APP LEGATIONS, as they can
not go to the seat of the disease Catarrh
is q blood or constitutional disease, and
i'm order to cure it you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is not a uuack medicine. 1t was prescribed
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1t is composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
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The perfect combination of the two In
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FL. CHENEY s CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c. S-1yr
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here of the tomb. The events as national
as the celebration of the Fourth of July.
1t viii be superb demonstration OF The
fact that the fire of patriotism kiHdled
on that famous day more than century
ago still burns brightly in the heart of
every American.
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Morning After Pay Day.

MY dear" said Mrs. Darley, could
you leave me about $50 this morning."
MY sweetness" replied Darley, "a bank
cashier has just died from the effect of
handling paper money and I'm afraid TO
expose you to the danger. Can you wait
until l procure gold for ou:"-Harper's
BaZar
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Tho cnnsumrtinn of Things.

The II .263, coo people of the United
States consumed per capita last year
1s.46 pounds of cotton, AIS bushels OF
wheat. IA. 73 bushels of com, 62 pounds OF
sugar. 8.O4 pounds Of coffee. / 81 pounds
of tea. gallon of whisky. 1916 gallons
of beer and one-fourth of a gallon oil
wine.-IndianaroIis News
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Why. Iudee d?

Cvnic-I can't see why man who Is
happy when single should ever marry
Friend-He never dOcs.-Puck.
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unnnn,. JACK screw.

From the Omaha World-Herald)
When Senator Hanna gets hold OF tha'
tariff bill he will put jack screw under
tile coal schedule.
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A Ienten Martyr.

lyon look weary Tibbetts. Aren't you
keeping Lent too strictly?'
Yes; my wife has let the nurse go
home for a rest, and the baby is sleeping
with U.S. Chicago Record.
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His Dutch Is Up.

From the Philadelphia North American }
Dom Paul has screwed his Dutch up to
the last notch, ana trouble is on the taps
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Latest in Microbes.

A medical paper claims that dentists
fingers carry disease gertils. Bo.i your
dentist. Minneapolis Journal.
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- Lucky tHtS uiIiIi SeC AI' !lIS'' S"'
/ 1 wouldn't have got shot at 'enl If
they had
u picked out the biggest and ughest
one Of the sixteen had killed TO carry in
as a trophy, and started for home, l was
disappointed, though
Timber wolf amt my size! says l.
l must stir up a silver tip.
The timber was thick where | stooc,
but looking ahead through the trees
| saw an open space. l strolled ever
that way to see what sort OF prospect
spread out from that spot. L found TIE
omen space To be a wide plateau, extend
ing along the face Of hill long distance.
walking to the ter of the bluff | saw
that it terminated abruptly, and had a
perneudicuIar face. 1t overlooked lar
row valley. on the further side of which
was a dense growth of timber Which
covered a slope that led up to a high
rocky mountain, two or three miles
away. The valley was not more than
n hundred feet below where l stood,
| and after n mUmentary glance at an in
tarastinr group Of animal life that was
for the time enjoying itself in the valley
| l let my eyes wander over the charming
picture that the vale. the woods, the sun
| capped heights, spread out in Incompatible
| nanorama below, beyond, around, Ihove
me. After lingering ii long time in rapt
admiration OF the scene, at last let
my ewes rested on the representatives of
| the animal kingdom that my first casual
| glance had noted. These were collec-
/ ton Of bears. There were thirteen of
| them. and from their enormous size and
! formidable style of makeup L had no
| doubt that they were silyer-tlps They
| were scattered about between the base of
| the bluff and the edge OF the woods, some
| stretched lazily at full length on the
| ground. others wrestling and sparring
in comical sport among themselves, and
still others shambling laZily and aim
| lessly about.
| For many minutes / gaZed down upon
| this divertng spectacle, and, although l
could have picked off every one of them
| from where l stood, began looking for a
| way to get down from the bluff into The
valley, so could come out andface them In
| the open, and offer them chance to give
battle if they felt inclined. While l was
| reconnoitering for thoroughfare down the
bluff, suddenly change came over each
| and every silver-tip. Those that were
spoozng in the sun scrambled to their feet.
The wrestling and sparring bears instantly
quit their fooling. Every one OF the tmr'
teen big beasts had assumed an attitude
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-27

New YORK, Oct. 27.-With only a
few days remaining in which to COM
plete the work Of the municipal cam.
paign, the political situation in Greater
New York continues to afford large op.
portunities for conjecture. So far as
the betting is indicative of the results,
Tammany appears to have the best OF
it, although there are offers ct Rerub.
lican money upon terms that should
prove alluring to those who have cash
with which to back up their predictions
that Van Wyck will be chosen the first
mayor Of the great municipality. The
odds on Van Wyck against the field are
quoted at betting headquarters as 3 to l,
but at the rooms Of the Republican
campaign committed it is said that those
who have a desire to bet against Cen
eral Tracy can be accommodated with
even moLey to any extent they may
desire.
That the strength of the Citizens
Union movement is not held in con-
tempt is shown by the space which it is
given in journals advocating n or the
other of the regular political parties.
Columns and even pages are devoted to
assaults upon Mr.. Lows record as a
public official and as the head of Col
umbia university.
While the Jeffersonian Democracy:
strength, within certain limitations, il
conceded ON all sides, it is only among
the most enthusiastic adherents o.
Henry George that the claim is made
that he will be elected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-27
PINGREE IS DETERMINED.
Railroads Must Sell Mileage Tickets Ac.
cOrdinH tn Law.

Railroads Must Sell Mileage Tickets Ac-
cording t" Law.
DETROIT. Mich, Oct. Ex-Governor
Pingree will begin a mandamus suit
to compel the Michigan Central and
the Lake Shore roads to sell mileage
tickets, good for the purchaser and fam.
lily to two years, at $40, according to
the terms of the law recently declared
valid by the supreme court. The Mich
igan Central sells mileage tickets for
$50, but requires many details in
purchasing them. The Lake Shore re.
fuses to sell mileage tickets of any
kind.
To get a case against the two roads,
Governor Pingree made a demand for
mileage tickets in person, and raj re-
fused by the Michigan Central for less
than $50 and by the Lake Shore abso-
lutely. He declares he will fight the case
all through the courts as fast as they
can be reached.
The roads named are operating under
special charters, which, it is claimed,
exempt them from state enactments
regulating the sales Of tickets.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-27
BITS OF NEWS.

The splendid new town hall Of Ham.
burg, which cost 16,00o,0 900 marks, has
been formally dedicated.
A large bonded warehouse on York
street, Glasgow, was Quilted by fire
Tuesday. The damage amounts to
ESQ, OOO. "
The boiler on Bedford, Weikel &
Nugent's gravel digger at Evansville,
Ind. blew up. killing N man and in.
juring five others.
Captain @. Il. Stacey was married in
st. Georges church, Sweden, to Miss
Alice Maud, daughter Of the late Lord
Alfred Henry Paget.
There is . movement on foot to con.
solidate all the wir0 manufactures Of
the United States in . single corpora
ton. with . capital Of 4l00. 000,00U.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-27
GENERAL M'COOK SAYS NOT.

Denies Tha He Ia to Succeed Attorney
General McKenna.
KANSAS CRY, No., Oct. 27.-General
John McCook Of New York passed
through Kansas City during the day Oh
his way to Denver, in the interest of
the Santa Fe Railway company. In an
interview with a reporter as to the re-
port that he is tc succeed Attorney Gen
eral McKenna in President McKinley's
cabinet, the New York lawyer said: II
was offered the choice Of three port.
folios in the cebinet when it was
formed. I was unable to accept any
one Of them. It is entirely improbable
that the president will hunt me up
again to offer anything. I have no in.
timation about it, although my news
paper friends insists on running me 70,
the place and continually print rumorl
that ! am to be offered it,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-27
ALLEGED $4,000 FRAUD.
Investigation Being Made Of the Creeh
Indian Payments.

Investigation Being Made Of the Greek
- Indian Payments.
|, WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Over 5000
Of alleged fraudulent warrants on the
United States treasury on account Of
the Creek Indian Nation, Indian Terri
tory, have been discovered by govern.
ment authorities.
The alleged fraud was perpetrated in
connection with the payment Of the
Greek Indian nation debts. and only
the barest details have reached here.
Congress by a recent enactment author.
lied the liquidation of indebtedness OF
the Greeks amounting to $685., 600, in.
Cured by the Indians for various pur'
poses. The work of paying off was be-
gun months ago, but when the las
warrants were presented it was found
that the amount paid, instead of 1888,
600 as authorized, has reached $352, 600
Special agents are at work on the case
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-27
Colorado Game Wardcns Shoot
Down Reds Who Were Re-
sisting Arrest.
Indians in an Ugly Mood and a
General Uprising Seems to
Be Certain.
General Otis Watching Matters
and Will Send Troops if
Necessary.

RIFLE, Colo, Oct. 27.-Reports from
Snake river are to the effect that Game
Warden Wilcox attempted to arrest some
Indians near Lily Park for violating
the Colorado game laws, and was fired
upon by the Utes. The officers re.
turned the fire, killing five Utes. Game
Warden Wilcox, with several posses of
deputy sheriffs and ranchmen, are after
the Indians and a further conflict seems
inevitable. The excitement here is in.
tense and parties are organizing to go to
the relief Of the game warden, fearing
. general uprising Of Indians,
The trouble commenced last Week
when the White River Uncompahgre
and Uintah Utes began pouring over
the line from Utah on their annual fall
hunt. The White River Utes are ex-
c~eptionally ugly and have been appar-
emily
II Anxious to Pick Trouble
with parties Of whites with whom they
have come in contact. These Utes
were in the Meeker mas sacre and have
never been anything but ugly and wait.
ing for an opportunity to do mischief.
There are several hundred of them now
in the state. Game Warden Wilcox,
with a small party, started out to warn
the Indians that the game laws must
be observed. The game warden wa
resisted and was finally fired upon by
the Indians. Then a serious encounter
followed in which O number of Indians
were killed or wounded. It is reported
that Game Warden Wilcox's party also
suffered severely. Brigadier General
Otis, of the department of Colorado,
has said that if the circumstances war
ranted it, troops would be sent to the
scene Of the conflict at once.