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had furnished almost half their number
Daores eagerly opened fire first. HUH
reservoh his reply untn the Constitution
had drawn much nearer and had secured
the position wanted. Nearer and nearer
they approached. until close upon each
other, pouring In heavy broadsides. First
. . mast and then another of the Cur
f risre went BY the board and she was
up was she that Hull could not save her
as q prize ami was compelled to burn her.
she mad lost far more heavily in men than
ne RIGGING than i'll the body of the ship
Wntn the Constitution arrived at BOSTON
With her prisoners tho news OF her tri-
unph produced a profound sensation ana
When VI rolchei En,ylan nd there Was a
shock of surprise
4 1T + took DOL exactly Thirty minutes of actua,
man. The Constitution had seven kilJed
and seven wounded. while the C;licrrlere
i ma fifteen killed and siNty-rwo wounded.
is supposed that these were drowned.
TWo. months later che left Boston with
S sag ,,oh y, bainbridEe In command. in
Brazil. she deserted the Java, an English
thirty-cieht gun ship like the Guerriere.
Hnn!nfr rf The battle sas Of re5ed on GGse
suffered greatly, but by admirable sea-
manship she, gained end held an excellent
IpTitltH, st'Iu hTtn nrr superior gunnary
Gid the rest As in the case of tho Guer-
riere, the masts of the Java were shot
away. tho hull was rid1lcd, and 1t re-
manned to blow her up after her sutrcn-
der. especially as she was far from a
home port. The Constitution did not lose
mast or yard, and her total of killed and
wounded was not one-,hird that of the
JaNas crew,
During the next year. 1873 the Constitu-
tion required repairs, and her crew was
accordingly sent to the lakes. But in 1915
she was in active service again, taking
prize after prize. being then commanded
by Captain Charles Stewart. on Febru-
served and gave chase to two vessels A
sharp conflict resulted. for one was n
frlgsl.e and the other sloop- ofwar, and
the enemy counted on managing to rake
her with one vessel while she Was attend
ing to the other. The frgate Cyane was
she first of the vessels 10 surrender. and
the sloop Levarat followed soon after.
The two lost many more killed and
wounded than the Constitution. Stewart
took his prizes TO Porto Praya. whore.
soon after. three other English ships an
peared. He moved oIt to attack them. hut
the English ships succeeded in cutting off
/ the Levamt. which had fallen astern ANA
run back to port. the officer in charge
hauling down his colorS.
Soon after peace with Great BRITAIN was
declared, and the fighting career of Old
Ironsdes was over. Uncle Sam had no
need of warshps again until 1861, and then
the sailing vessel was a backn TIMBER
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A COMMANDMENT HAS BEGUN
CONTINUED from Page rirstJ

compiled tho demands OF Crete on Turkey.
His lieutenant is his cousin. George Chris
todouakis. also fighter OF great glory
among the Sphakio,es.
The mountain men ar. always In the
front OF the battle. although the $4,000 or
II, 900 other Crctans are not mean hsnters
Neither the Crptans nor Turks are proviu-
ed with very modern arms, and 1t is seldom
their attacks are made in force. The Gre
tan programme has been to draw the turks
into the mountains and pick them on al
leisure But they have encountered Cd
stacles In Turkish generals, who we're aoie
strategists or butchers.
To understand the present situation on
the unhappy island. some OF Its history
must no known, and the fact borne III
mind that OF its 100000 Inhabitants, less
than 30 900 are Mussulmans. The rest are
Greeks, and are Christians OF the Greeh'
Roman and Protestant churches. There
were many revolutions prior 10 leZ@, Whei
Greece won her independence Ihe ore'ans
then fought fercely for freedom, put We
European powers would not permit theih 10
succeed In 1865 another revolution arose
and ran internationally for two years Alex
ander III proposed to Napoleon III that
Russia and France declare for cream iiee-
dom. but Napoleon had promised sultan
Ahdul Aziz not to interfere and WOULD hol
break his word. . ,,
Many Americans expresseu eneii So
pathy for the Cretans at that tlne' anu
pr. Samuel Howe Of Boston formed III
tan committee, which raised a great , u,'n
of money to aid the revolutlonists; ny
sultan conquered. and the revointionis''
were inactive for many years
liter the treaty of Berlin. at the '9h,
cIusion OF the Russo-Turkish war INV
sultan. moved by the powers, mace treats
With the Cretans nj Halepa In when .ney
we're guaranteed Christian soVerho. GU
A parliament This treaty was Kep' lo'
eight wears and the islanders hao 10 Gun
siderable cause for complaint
I'm 1880 the sultan sent Mnssui,nan
governor to Crete. Tourhan Pasha' anu.he
peonle reyolted Tourhan Pasha was WIN
drawn. and a Greek governor cosShhis Hn-
throroniis. who Is now ambassador 70 i'nn-
don. went in his steadl but costakis. ma,
ing that he must fight agains, Peop,e y.
his own nation. resigned. Then oatir
Pasha. a Turk and a Mussulrhan, peea'n.
governor. He put down the revolution az ~
was transferred to Armenia. where w
publicity given to his cruel deeds won Inc
title of "The Butcher Governor"
But although the sultan had conausrea
Crete again he replaced sak'r with
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WILD MAN CAPTURED.
He is Thought to De George Taylor,
the MceIxh MnrIcrcr.

the Mcekk murderer.
Little Rock, Ark, February IA re-
port reached here tonight that George
Taylor. the murderer of the Mceks family,
is In Jail at Salem, Fulton county, Ark,
and that he Is Il raving maniac. This In
formation was brought here by travelling
man named Hunt. who claims to have
been acquainted with the Taylors when
they were In business at Carollton, Mo. lie
says that he saw the man now in iail at
Salem and feels satisfied that he Is none
other than George Taylor. although he Is
so changed in his appearance from his
former self as to hardly Resemble the
George Taylor OF a few years ago.
For two or three weeks the people OF
Fulton county were alarmed over the pecn-
liar actions of an insane man running ut
large at that county. The unfortunate man
roamed the woods during the day. At
night he venturcd out on the county roads,
He was almost naked and wore no hat.
All attempts OF the officers to capture him
were In vain and he came TO be spoken OF
as "The Wild Man of Fulton county
Finally a posse OF citizens captured him
and landed him In the jail at Salem He
there gavo the name OF hampton. An ef-
fort to have him confined in the state In
sane asylum was unsuccessful as no one
would swear that he was resident OF the
state. He has acted very peculiarly while
in jail. evlncing a mortal fear Of the sher
If and begging the iailor not to allow the
sheriff to take him back. When asked
where he meant by back" he would not
say. The officers became convinced that
the man has committed some terrible
crime somewhere and that fear of arrest
for his crime proyinS on his MIND mas
caused him TO go cray.
Mr., Hunt says that the mad man is none
other than George Taylor.
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London. February 1.-THE Cretan crisis
caused slight precautionary hardening Of
the money rates. For the same reason the
week at the stock exchange was gloomy.
There wa. disposition to await the course
NJ events Almost all markets declined,
spectators realizing wherever possipie
without loss. Greek, Turkish and Spanish
securities, all freely sold from Paris. show
ed declines OF fr9m 10 per cent. bulsar-
lon .ec,,rities fell per cent. South Ameri-
cans were fat In sympathy. Paris was also
selling African mining shares, Americans
Mere stagnant. Lake Shore up per cent
Net other Americans showed decrease
on the week. among them being the follow
IN inc. Reading frsts g. Denver preferred and
Missouri tours per cent. All Others were
froc,ionpl
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Cambridge Mass. February li.--iiar-
ward ami Yalc have at last signed IA
definite trolty and n complete athletic
reconciliation has been effected. Walter
Camp aud William A, Brooks, Jr., drew
M the agreement last evening, but IL
was not slRned until this noon. IL provides
for baseball football and track Mhlntcd
TO he Aided by the students ana for ar
bitrltIon cnmnht;cc IN csse of dislgr' g.
mcnt. In case OF "A boat race, Cornell APP
pears to hold the key 10 the situation.
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Marlin. Texas. February 13.--Last night
at o'clock fire broke out In the Residence
owned by a Mrs. Martin as a private board
Ing house a lamp exploding In the room
Of one Of the boarders was the cause The
flames rapidly spread over the entire build
Ing and before any assistance could b.
rendered. Most Of the furniture was saved;
partially insured No Insurance on house.
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Dallas. Texas. February l4'--At meet
ing Of citizens called by the Dallas Free
Thinkers association tonight strong reso'
buttons calling on the National government
.,.,arforo 4, heha,f OF Sylvester Scovell,
~ Nv York World correspondent now
t ,,,',,,scnad IN Cuba. were adopted. Senator
Nils Mis- and Congressman J. V. coekreli were
asked TO present the matter to the presi-
dent and Secretary Ulney.
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London, February 14.--sir Alfred Miner
So. ho.n amounted governor OF Cape Col
ony. to succeed Lord Rosmeaa' ue'.er
known as Sir Hercules hooinso"' VIM
signed on account OF iil-health'
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,,.,, ..xnaue Grief.

washington. February is'--L'eweiiyh
Jordan of yickburg, Miss. has faiien hein
n $40. 900 by the death of Miss Matte Leo
rarre,l Of Huntsville, Ala, which occurred
here last week. The story OF the neaueath
a, is an interesting one. Mr.. Jordan anu
Mis- Fenneli were sweethearts for many
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Attnchnrrnt Run.

Terrell. Texas. February l3.--An attacl-
ment was run on the Terrell Furniture conn.,
pany, under The firm name q Brooks =
Baldwin. by Deputy Sheriff II. NJ Swami,
in behalf Ct l.. Puster OF Evansville. Ind.
This new firm moved TO Terrell about
ten days ago from GreenyilIe. few days
prior to their arrival II. NJ. Peoples failed
In the furniture business at Greenvillc.
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christian. Alexander Caratheodori pasha.
who had been Turkish minister of foreign
ahairs aud now is the first Interpreter Of
,ho sultan. lie is great politician and Is
broadly educated. Although born In SIAM
pouI ana serving the sultan. he has ever
ueen considered as Greek and has held to
the faith of his people, His rule in Crete
was wise. on his withdrawal trouble arose
Ivy the treaty OF llalepa. the Turkish gov
ernment bound itself TO devote money OBJ
famed from taxes ON the island TO thu
creek schools. This was never done under
any governor. Various attempts to secure
the money having proved failures. a re-
FORM committee of twelve made an appeal
10 the consuls of the powers Mt Cancn aud
10 the Greek press to collect money for
revolution Having gone thus far, and
tearing that the anger of the Turkish Of
Meals would lead to their assassination or
Imprisonment. the twelve called out 1000
Cretans as a guard.
That inflamed the TURKS and caused the
massacre at Canea fiv. months ago.
Ihen tho committee declared the revolu
tioh' Deputies in the Greek chamber urged
the government to send a warship to Crete
IN ala or the revolutionists, but no shin
was sent at the time.
Inc Turks went on with the massacres.
and after the mon Joined the insurgent
army in the mountains, slew 1000 Cretan
women and children. The revolution was
al lts height when the ambassadors of tho
powers nj Constantinnple forced The sultan
TO promise reforms on the island lie signed
firman re- establishing the treaty OF Hale
pa,with additional concessions of courts and
police control by native islanders
The sublime porte sent as governor Mt this
time George Verovit2 pasha a Christian.
aud rs commissioners TO establish IL @ re-
form courts George Scaltsounls and Oiki-
AIDES Efendi. The commissioners showed no
disposition to do anything. and the revolu-
tionists refused to lay down their arms
until the reforms were established Ten
DAYS ago, becoming convinced that the sui
tan had no heart for reforms and that the
commissioners were only sent as a blind
the nsurrecton'sts rcopened hostilitics.
The Greek chamber aud the people OF
Greece have obliged the government to in
terfere, and warships have been sent to
Crete. There are but 10000 Turkish sold
ers on the island and the success of the
revolution seems now to he certain. The
battle cry is union with Greece. which will
be accomplished If Turkey is not aided by
the powers.
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Minister Ransom ON HIS way Home.


Mexico City, February 1i.-United States
Minister Ransom is ON his way back to
North Carolina having been summoned by
n telegram announcing the serious illness
of his wife. 1t Is feared here that the min
lister will not return before his successor is
appointed. Minister Ransom has won the
universal good will of the Americans and
Mexicans. He has been efficient. careful
and a most courteous minister. having tho
sincere respect OF the Mexican government,
and his attitude on all matters that have
arisen has been patriotic and thoroughly
American. The legation is left in charge
OF Secretary Sepulveda
Native capitalists have organized a novel
insurance company. the first OF Its kind in
this Republic, taking accident. burglar.
carriage and plate glass risks.
Hundreds OF American tourists are here.
The weather is warm and pleasant.
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an hours conversation Senior Madrlgal re-.
tired with me. Mr.. stovol rcAosting us 70
call again as soon as posaible.
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BOB FITzsIMMoNs AND HIS DOG YARauN

They loved and trusted their commander
Were proud Of thor shin. and burned to
Nvngo the wrongs TO which many had
neeh subjected. for the merchant service
had furnished almost half their number.
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Americas Times: MIR. Bryan says the
silver men arc az fully justified In kocfh9g
up the agitation as the other side. THAT,
are constantly agitating. and friends az
silver may prohtsbly keep their side q ~
question bstore the people
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Majorlbanks. brother Of Lord Tweedmouth
and Miss Missy Brown. Colonel strathy
viii appear in uniform.
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New York. February I4.--At midnight
Mr.. Isa.g. was locked up, he having failed
10 secure bondslnan.
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BURT SELECTED
Third Vice President of the North
western to Be President of
the Union Pacific.
He Will Put Into Effect the Plans
Outlined For s. H. H.
Clark.
The Board of Directors Includes
Railroad Men of National
Prominence.

New YORK, Dec. est is officially
announced that Horace G. Burt, third
vice president of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad company, has
been selected for the president of the
Union Pacific Railway company. Mr..
Burt's election as president is expected
to carry into effect the policy deter.
mined upon by the reorganization COM
mittee when it was supposed that Mr..
Clark would be able to continue in the
management of the property. but which
is impossible, owing to Mr.. Clark's i'll
health.
The board Of directors is to include
Winslow S. Pierce, chairman; James
Stil!man, Marvin Hughitt, Roswell
Miller, E. H. Hartman, Louis Fitzger.
aid, Henry B. Hyde. John w. Doane,
Otto H. Kahn, T. Jefferson Coolidge,
Jr., George j. Gould, Oliver Ames,
George Q. Cannon and Jacob H. Schiff.
Oliver w. Mink is to be vice president
in charge of the New York office.
Mr.. Burt has been with the North
western for many years. Previous to
1888 he was chief engineer of the road.
In that year he was appointed general
manager of the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley railroad, part of the
Northwestern system, and served in
that capacity until year ago when he
was elected third vice president of the
Chicago and Northwestern.
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AN ACT OF INTERVENTION.

Senator Morgan So Characterixes the
Appeal For Aid For Cubans.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-The Journals
Washington special says:
1t is well understood here that Mr..
Sherman's appeal for aid for the suffer.
ing Cubans was brought about by the
influence Of Minister de LONE, who de.
sired to head off threatened appeal
from the Catholic bishops of the island,
which, if it had been made, would have
told from every Catholic pulpit in this
country the reign of terror that has
prevailed in Cuba.
But the embarrassment of Senor de
Lome's position may be realized when
1t is considered that by this act he actu.
ally invited the administration to inter-
vene in affairs in Cuba.
Senator Morgan's View of 1t.
On this point of intervention Senator
Morgan OF Alabama says: 1.-The recent
appeal of Secretary Sherman calling for
aid to be distributed in Cuba is direct
act OF intervention, and one that may
cause us some annoyance it the repub.
lie OF Cuba should become an acknowl.
edged nation.
''Spain comes and says she has no
money to feed those wretches whom
her policy has starved. Let the United
States step i'll and feed them. In this
way Spain can save the last cent of her
resources to buy powder and ball to
kill armed Cubans. There is no one so
adroit as to excuse this breach
OF neutrality between the pro.
visional government of Cuba and the
kingdom of Spain. This breach of
neutrality and the direct intervention
in affairs OF foreign people is made in
favor Of the strong and against the
weak.
II might say this further, that the
administration should ask for an appro.
priation from congress and not, as now,
make a forced loan from the benevo.
lence of its own people, to support the
Spanish cause. not only consider this
proclamation an act of intervention in
the Cuban struggle, but disgrace.
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REMOVED THE CLOT.

Surgical Operation for Apoplexy Proves
Successful.
NEW YORK. Dec 2S.-One of the
most notable surgical operations per.
formed recently, and one which may
furnish precedent for the treatment
of apoplectic cases in which the pressure
of clot OF blood formed ON the brain
can be localized, took place at the New
York post graduate hospital. The
operation was that of trephining, the
cutting of a hole in the skull of the pa.
tient through which the effused blood
resulting from stroke of apoplexy was
allowed to escape, aud it was performed
by one Of the visiting staff of surgeons.
The patient was Henri Chevallier, a
French dressmaker, IS years old. Chev.
allier is man of good physique, not
unusually plethoric, and at the time of
his apoplectic stroke, which occurred
on Dec. l6, was apparently in good
health. When Chevallier was seized
his family physician discovered that he
was fast dying. It was decided to per.
form an operation as quickly as posi-
BILE. The skull was trephined, and the
ciot of blood formed by the bursting OF
some of the smaller arteries on the left
side of the head was allowed to escape.
Some 80 seconds after the brain pres.
sure which was killing the patient had
been removed, his pulse and respiration,
which had almost stopped, began to ap-
proach their normal actions, from that
time he has steadily improved. Not
the slightest setback has occurred to
reflect discredit on the Judgment used
in performing the operation and the
surgeon who carried it through looks
for the patients recovery. Just what
his state of mind and body for the rest
of his life will be is matter of future
DEVELOPMENTS.
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from increasing the embarrassments of
the situation in Spain in consideration
of all the concessions already made to
Cuba.
The government will delay replying
to the note for several weeks as the
United States took nearly two months
to reply to the Spanish note. When it
does reply Senor Sagasta will rebut the
arguments Of the note in friendly but
firm tone. The government cannot
longer risk the accusation of not being
in touch with national feeling, which
is getting very weary Of American in.
reference
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NAY COMPROMISE 1T.

New York Oleo Litigation likely to Provo
Too Expensive.
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. z8.-The state
department Of agriculture. the attorney
generals Office and the special counsel
engaged in the prosecution of the Ar
mours of Chicago for damages amount
ing to $1,70O,O0O for violation of the
dairy laws in the distribution of oleo-
margarine throughout the state, find
themselves in predicament that seems
to foreshadow failure to convict. When
a recent court order was promulgated,
giving the state counsel the right to ex.
anime the books of the various railroad
companies for evidence as to shipment
it was believed that the conviction of
the Armours would be easily accom-.
plished. 1t was found, however, that
the same court order refuses the state a
change Of venue and compels the com.
missioners of agriculture and the state
counsel to prosecute the suits, of which
there are a score, in the counties in
which the violation is said to have oc.
Cured.
This would mean endless litigation
without much prospect OF result. Some
time ago the Armour people sought to
make an agreement with the state
authorities whereby, if the suits were
dropped, they would agree to pay q
certain amount and promise not to de-
liver any more unmarked oleomarga.
rine in the state. The proposition has
been submitted to the governor and
while he believed that the prosecution
should go on if there is any chance to
convict, as = lawyer, he is inclined to
the idea that the acceptance of the
proposition will be in the end more ad-
vantageous to the state.
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KILLED THE CONDUCTOR,

Hishwaynen Hold Up II Traction Car
Near Norrstnwn, la.
NORRISTov-N, Pa, Dec. 2S.-A trolley
car On the Schuylkill Valley traction
road was held up by four highwaymen
at Swedeland, near here. Conductor
Charles Galloway Ct Norristown re.
fused to give up his money and was
shot dead. Three shots were fired at
Motorman Matthias, but none took
effect. After rifiing the body of the
conductor of money and gold watch
the robbers escaped. There were four
women passengers il. the car and the
highwaymen covered them with their
weapons, but made no attempt to rob
them. The men looked like tramps
and escaped in the direction of Phila.
delphia.
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MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER %.

down as an unfounded statement.
Naval authorities say they have abso-
lutely no use for coaling station in
that part Of the globe. The present
customs laws of Greenland forbid any
communication between foreign ships
and Greenland ports except under spe.
cial permits which must be taken out
from the Danish officials, and it is sug.
gested that the present story may have
its foundation in the attempt Of some
Arctic explorer. to obtain from the
Danish government privileges in his
effort to establish station for base of
supplies in the course Of all attempt to
reach the north pole.