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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-21
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

President Mckinley the Guest of Honor at
the 2Sth Annunl Reunion.
TROY, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Great prepa.
rations wer, made to entertain the
5000 visiting members and friends Of
the Army Of the Potomac, who gath.
cred here for their 2Sth annual reunion.
The city was ablaze with decorations
and every hall and available space had
been turned into an armory for the ac-
commodation of the welcome guests.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Alger arrived in the city at $50 o'clock
on President Oliphant's private car at
tached to the regular train. At the
station he was met by Adjutant Gen.
eral Tillinghast and Governor Blacks
military secretary, Colonel Treadwell.
There was a crowd and plenty of cheer.
ing, but the president refused to speak,
and entered carriage and was driven
at once to the Troy House, which will
be his headquarters. At 10 o'clock he
was taken with his party to see great
collar factory, with over 1900 girls and
women employed at work, and later tc
the Watervliet arsenal.
Following closely upon the arrival Of
President Mckinley, the various army
corps composing the Army of the Poto.
mac met independently at headquarters
heretofore established for them and
held their business meeting.
The parade in honor of the president
and the Army of the Potomac was one
of the largest ever seen in Troy. Nearly
1900 guardsmen were in line and about
1000 survivors of the late war. The
three national guard companies Of Troy
acted as escort to the presidential party
and Governor Frank S. Black and staff.
Along the line of march the parading
column was greeted by the the thou
sands that lined the pavements and
filed every available point of vantage.
The various corps representing the
division of the Army of the Potomac
met in the evening for the election of
officers and the transaction of other
business. At Sp. m. a meeting was
held at Music Hall, the programme in.
cluding some remarks by President Nc
Kinley. The Grafton was delivered by
Major G. A. Woodruff, U. S. a., and
the poem by Captain Rossiter w. Ray
mOnd, U. s. A.
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JUST AN AVERAGE CROP.

Estimates Of the Wheat Yield in Minne-
sofa and the Dak0tas.
M1NNEAPoLls, Aug. 21.-The Journal
says: A careful personal inspection of
the wheat fields in the three states
shows that Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota have apparently
raised this year about an average crop
of wheat.
Indications point strongly to general
disappointment in yields from estimates
made three or four weeks ago, but this
result does not deprive the Northwest
Of good crop Of wheat, as to quantity.
Latest estimates are that the three
states have 'aised q crop of $4,000. 900
bushels. This is very little different
from last year. The estimated division
by states is as follows: Minnesota.
~, SOC, 900 bushels; North Dakota. a..
1OO,O bushels; South Dakota, 26, lO0,.
600 bushels; total, 1t9. zoo, 600.
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September Wheat Closed at an
Advance Of Nearly Six
Cents.
Liverpool Cables and Extra0rdin-
arily Heavy Sales Abroad the
Chief Cause.
e. A. Pillsbury Celebrates 'Dollar
Wheat" With a Brass Band
at Minneapolis.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l. Another exciting
day in the wheat pit has passed, the
September cereal having advanced by
jumps until it reached 931a cents, clos
ing half cent lower. The net gain for
the day was 50 cents. The gain since
July 6 has been 20 cents.
The Chicago boards 4 o'clock Liver.
pool cable was at the top sgd to sgd
over closing figures Of the previous day.
New York wired that wheat acceptances
by cable were simply enormous, 81 boat.
loads being taken for export at New
York, and % loads at other points, all
FOR England.
Primary market statistics of fresh
shipments had as noteworthy feature
the fact that the shipments are consid-
erably over the arrivals. The predom-
mating element in the market, over
shadowing everything, was the sensa.
tional Liverpool advance.
AS noon approached the market be.
gan to soar and soon surpassed by =
cent the early advance. September
touched 90 cents. 1t was pointed out
that 3,75O,OOO bushels of wheat had
been cleared at the seaboard in the past
five days.
Much attraction was found in the an.
nouncement that No. Northern wheat
had sold at Sl.O614 at New York f. O. b.
afloat to English millers. Gable ad.
vices were that the excitement in Liv.
erpool was partly due to unsettled
weather and shorts covarinp Cast,
wheat at Baltimore touched 81. Later
reports from New York said 10 boat
loads has been taken.
Just as the market was closing here,
the tickers were telling that c. A. Pills
bury had m? rched into the chamber o1
commerce in Minneapolis at the head
Of brass band celebrating dolla,
wheat. The final trading on the reg
ular board here was at SO cents Septem
Der, or within half cent of the to1
price of the day. The tone of the
| market at the close was firm.
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OPERATORS ORGANIZE.
Committee Appointed tn Manage Their
Side Of the Strike.

Committee Appointed tn Manage Their
Side Of the Strike.
PlTTsBuRG, Aug. 2l.-The coal opera
tors held conference during the after
noon The meeting was we'll attended,
and permanent organization was ef-
fected. The fact that the coal operators
Of the Pittsburg district have not had
all organization for more than year
was talked over and it was decided to
form an organization for the special
purpose of breaking the strike. An
agreement was drawn up which pro.
vides that the signers shall pay assess
ments based on the producing capacity
of their mines to fund to be raised for
the purpose Of paying the expenses Of
the strike and committee of seven was
appointed to carry on the campaign.
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HIGH PENSION MARK.

Commissioner Evans Expects q Falling
OF in the Future.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Fl. - Commits.
sioner of Pensions Evans has had q
statement prepared on the number of
applications for pensions filed since
July, 1896. The comparison shows
that in July, 1895, applications for pen.
sions aggregated 2.8Y8, while in June,
1897, there were 10, 1863, largely for in.
creases and for widows and minor chil.
dren. The commissioner attributes the
increase to the hard times which have
prevailed during the past few years.
He thinks, however, the high water
mark of pensions has been reached, and
that now the number Of applications
will begin to decrease.
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St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Aug. ~
HOGS-Market was steady Quality
good. Range of prices, s3.25@3.s5.
Market firm and str lg on
butcher cattle; others slow.
Sales ranged at 8. So 93. 95 for stockers;
S2.9O@3.l0 Tor heifers $500 for cows;
S4.OO@4.25 for calves.
], SHEEP-Market for good sheep strong
lambs barely steady.
Muttons, s2.7o@34O; lambs, s3.2O94 40
Receipts: Hogs, 800; cattle, $50; sheep,
50; calves, 10.
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After Iowa Coal Mines.

DEs MONIES, Aug. 2l.-President
Woods of the Carbondale Coal company
and other New York parties are here
for the purpose Of securing control of
all the coal mines in this district, 40 in
all. Local operators have been given a
choice of stock in a concern to be
formed, or being paid cash for their
property. The combine, if formed, will
result in raising the price of coal here
rs to SO cents ton, and will have great
influence ON the general price over
Iowa.
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FOREIGN CROP DEFICIENCIES.

Shortage in Various Countries Confirmed
by Semi-Ohicial Reports.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-Advices to
the agricultural department from pri.
vate and indirectly official sources, con.
firm the predictions of a considerable
deficiency in the European wheat crop,
while rye, which is the chief bread
grain Of Eastern Europe, is also short.
"This fact, a special report of Stats.
tician Hyde of the department. says.
las well as the wheat deficiency, will
tend to restrict the expectation of the
latter from those European countries
which usually have surplus Of that
grain. AS to non.European countries,
other than the United States, their ag.
gregate contribution to the European
supply will be materially affected by
the fact that India, denuded by the
famine, will have practically no wheat
to export. United States Consul O'Con.
nor at Yarmouth, N. S., reports that
early crops in the southwestern part of
that province were much injured by
wet weather during the first half of
June, which also prevented planting the
usual potato area. Plums are failure.
Apples will be short crop. Small
fruits, like strawberries, were abun.
dart, with increased acreage. The wild
berry crop is immense. Unofficial re-
ports from Ontario show an unfavorable
change in the fruit prospect, with a
probably small crop of apples. In West.
ern Ontario the fruit outlook is better,
but there will be a poor crop around
Quebec, while in Manitoba the wheat
area exceeds the reduced acreage of last
year by 20 per cent, and is IA per cent
greater than the 1895 acreage, until
then the year of the largest.
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MAY Sue Sheriff Lowry.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 2l.-It was reported
among the strikers that o suit was to
: be entered against Sheriff Lowry for OBJ.
structing the roads in Plum and Patton
townships. The strikers contend that
he exceeded his authority in closing the
roads to them, and that the matter will
be tested in the courts.
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Cincinnati Aids Strikers.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 2l.-Four thousand
people attended the open air meeting Of
the chamber of commerce for the relief
OF the striking miners. Rev. DR.. d. H.
Moore Of the Methodist Book Concern
presided. Speeches were made by
prominent citizens and clergymen,
Protestant and Catholic. A collection
taken at the meeting realized respect
able sum.
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water at Erbacon. Many freight cars
were smashed. Fireman Clarence Peck
was killed. Engineer Frank Smith suf.
fered a crushed leg and other injuries,
but will recover. Ex-senator Camden
himself suffered painful but not dan.
QerOus bruises,
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Sioux FALLS, s. D., Aug. 2l.-The
state Christian Endeavor union is hold
ing q four days session here. with .
large attendance and with many dis.
tinguished Endeavorers present.
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Ala for Illinois Miners.

OsKALoosA, Ia., Aug. 21.-The coal
miners meeting transacted no business
Of importance. Only nine delegates
from the Iowa camps were present.
Two Illinois delegates were admitted
and tArough their efforts . committee
Of two miners was appointed TO solicit
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To Revise A. O. u. w. Lava.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. 2l.-The re-
vision committee Of the grand lodge Of
the A. o. U. W., now in session here
will recommend that the organization
issue 1000 certificate hereafter and
that biennial sessions of the grand lodge
take the place Of annual ones.
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Miles at St. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2l.-General
Nelson A. Miles of the United States
army was present at the military ma
neuvers which took place before EN-.
peror Nicholas and the empress ut
Camp KrashnOe Lelo.
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Will BE a Total Wreck.

FORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Aug. a.
The American bark Matilda, bound in
from Honolulu to Port Blakely, loaded
with lumber, went ashore ON Tatoosh
rock. The bark will be total wreck.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CLOSING PRICES.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.
WHEAT-August, 931ac; september,
v3c; December, $3.50; old. sic; May,
9434c.
CORN - August, 29Ac; September.
291ac; December, 3llsc, May, 1890.
OATS - August, lSc; September.
lSlac;. October, 49,; December 1890;
May, 23ssc.
PORk-August, :S67; Septsmbsr.
IS 81; December, $50
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Poultry, Butter and Eggs.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20
Live poultry steady. Turkeys, 9@lOc;
chickens, 7@7hc; spring chickens, lOc;
ducks, e(99,. Butter, firm, cream
cries. 1l@l7c; dairies. 1O@l4c Eggs
firm: fresh, Iylac.
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LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

MILWAUKEE, Aug 20.
WHEAT-No. l Northern, 96c; No.
spring, 9IG9ic; December, 9lMc
CORN-No. 3, 29c
OATS-No. white, 2lA922Ac.
BARLEY - No. 2, 43c; sample OF
track, 3l@l43c
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Aug. 20
WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, sl.OO; No.
Northern, Sl.0o: No. Northern, 95c;
No. spring, Sc; rejected, 74k@
s2Hc; to arrive, No. / hard, 81 90; No.
Northern, Sl.O0; September NJ. North
ern, 9iLc; December. 921.c.
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Minneapolis Grain.

M1NNEAPoL1s, Aug. 20.
WHEAT-August closed at sl.OoN;
September, JlHc; December 9oAc. On
Track-No hard, Sl0!1s; No North.
ern, Sl.0lhc, No Northern, 96L 9ylsc.
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financial aid from Iowa for Illinois suf-
Unable to Secure Coal.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 21.-The
big steel manufacturing plant of the
Riverside works have shut down on &C.
count of inability to secure coal.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

CHICAGO, Aug. 90
HOGS-Market steady.
Sales ranged at s. S5G4lO for light;
Sa75@4.O5 for mixed; s3.5OG4.OO for
heavy; S3.5593. Is for rough.
CATTLE-Narket weak to 1Oc lower.
Sales ranged at s39o@5.oO for beeves;
2l9Ol4.S5 for COWS and heifers; s.. $50
400 for Texas steers; s. 34OG4. s5 tor west.
erns; S33O@45O for stockers and feeders
SHEEP-Lower, 5@lOc
Sales ranged at s2 3OG3 81 for native
sheep; S2.90@5. IS for westerns; s33)I5. 80
for lambs
Receipts-Hogs, 22,OU; cattle, 5000;
sheep, 5000.
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When a baby il
sent from Heaven.

sent from Heaven,
to gladden. a moth
er's heart, her well
come is incomplete
unless she bestows
upon the little Wis
itor All abundance
Of health and cour-
age to meet life's
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MRS. ELIZABETH r. TILTON.
The Wife of Henry Ward BeeCher's S
ACcuser Passes Away.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Mrs. Eliza
beth r. Tilton, the wife of Henry Ward
Beecher's accuser, died on Tuesday last
at her home in Brooklyn. The news of
her death was not made public until
to-day.
Since the famous Beecher trial she
has shared her home with her widowed
daughter. Even the fact of her death
was kept secret, and there are no eX-
ternal signs of mourning about the
house where her body lies. Theodore
Tilton her husband, is in Paris where
he had lived ever since the Beecher
trial.
For time Mrs. Tilton was almost
totally blind, but less than a year ago
she underwent a difficult operation, and
regained her sight. Then, about a
month ago she suffered a paralytic
stroke, from which she was slowly re-
covering, when, in the latter part of
last week, she was again stricken.
The funeral services We're held to-
night. Few We're admitted to the
house. Malachi Exeter, a preacher of
the Plymouth Brethren, to which sect
Mrs. Tilton belonged, officiated The
interment will take place tomorrow.
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LATE SENATOR VOORHEES,.
His Remains Laid at Rest Beside
Those of iis Wife.

TERRE HAUTE Qnd), April 10
The funeral of ex-senator Daniel W.
voorhees, took place this afternoon
from st. Stephens Episcopal Church,
Rev. John +. Sulger, rector officiating.
This is the church in which he was
confirmed a number of years ago, and
which he attended when here.
During the two DAYS the remains
layed, awaiting the arrival of his eldest
son, Charles S. Voorhees, of Spokane,
Wash. They have lain in state in the
parlors of the Terre Haute House, in
which he has made his home since he
broke up housekeeping a number of
years ago. A steady stream of people
has passed through the flower en-
broidered room and looked upon the
face of their dead friend All classes
and conditions of people have been rep
resented, and their fearful eyes have
told the story of the universal sorrow.
During the afternoon all places of
business in the central part of the city
were closed. The public and private
schools were dismissed, and the whole
town united IN doing honor to the men,
ory of its distinguished son.
Senator Voorhees, was a Mason. and
the various Masonic lodges participated
in the funeral exercises, while the City
Council and many civic and military
organizations followed his remains to
the grave in Highland Lawn Cemetery.
where he was laid beside his wife. who
died several years ago.
Governor Mount, Ex-Governor Mat
thews and many distinguished men
from all over the State We're present.
While from the towns near by delega-
tons came by the hundreds, for in all
these towns he was almost as we'll
known as at home
The funeral was the most impressive
that even took place in the history of
this city. Among the honorary palIbear-
ers were Colonel W. r. Thompson and
II. r. McKeen
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TORE UP AN AMERICAN FLAG.
Outrage Committed by Spanish
Troops at Encruiada.

NEW YORK, April ia dispatch
to the Herald from Sagua le Grande
via Key West, says:
A report has just reached here of an
outrage peIpetrated near the town of
Encrujada by Spanish troops. who
destroyed the property owned by the
wife of the British Vice-Consul Mr.
Harris of Sagua, and tore up an
American flag which the manager Of
the estate, George Harris, who is an
American citizen, had draped over his
bed.
The estate Of Mr.. Harris. called la.
Palma, is about two miles from En-
crujada. The troops broke omen the
doors and removed articles of value.
Finding the flag in the managers bed
room, the soldiers carried it out. with
many epithets, and tore it to bits Be
ing satisfied with their vengeance on
the bit of bunting, in the absence of
it's owner. they departed
The matter was reported to Mr. Har-
ris on his return and he promptly laid
it before the British and American Con-
sular officials in Sagua, who will cause
thorough investigation.
1t is said that the Spanish assart tbat
they had seen insurgents leaving the
estate, but this is denied by the man
ager.
The American Consul at Sagua his
friends say. will make a full report on
the flag incident. He is Mr. Barker
one Of the most vigorous American rem
resentatives on the island.
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LIEUTENANT. PEARY.
Effort to Have the Mare Island Order
COuntermanded.

WASHINTON, April 15.-The Navy
Department is in a ferment over an
order to Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic
explorer, to leave the New York Navy
Yard and take up his station at Mare
Island, Cal. Just at this moment the
officers friends and persons taking an
active interest in Polar expeditions are
engaged in raising fund in New York
to defray the expense of another Arctic
expedition to be conducted by Lieuten-
ant Peary into the far north. 1t is as
serted that the detachment of the Of
ficer from New York now will involve
the enterprise in failure.
The Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks is said to hold that the New
York Navy Yard, which now employs
four civil engineers, can get along with
three, wherefore it is proposed to send
Lieutenant Peary to Mare Island On
the other side are the scientists urging
Secretary Long to allow the officer to
remain in New York for a time, and
then go on leave of absence while con-
Quoting the Polar exnSdition.
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General Belief That Gamblers Are the
Responsible Parties
Ex-Treasurer Spalding Makes Vol
untary Assignment to the Trus-
tees of the University of Illinois of
His Realty and Bond Secure
ties ApprOximating Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

KANSAS CITY, April 15.-Conclusive
proof that at least one or two of last
nights fires We're started by incendiaries
was developed to-day in the finding of
kerosene saturated bundles of rags, ETC.,
in the ruins. AS yet no clew to the fire.
bugs has been found The aggregate
loss on the different buildings will
amount to but $15,000 with insurance
of about two-thirds that amount
The general opinion among business
men to-day is that the gamblers and
hoOdlums of the city are responsible for
the fires, and acted in spirit of revenge
against the newly appointed Board Of
Police Commissioners and Chief of Po-
lice Vallins, who have been pushing a
crusade against all evil doers This be-
lief is strengthened by the fact that the
Scarritt estate, owned principally by
Police Commissioner Scarritt, suffered
the heaviest loss.
Since the days of the "Lexow" in
vestigation gamb blers and "touts" have
been harshly dealt with, many having
been heavily fined or driven to other
cities, and they have repeatedly made
open threats against the city officials.
The last effort of the incendiaries was
an attempt at burning a two-story brick
building at 604 Broadway, occupied
principally by the Consumers Grocery
Company, a wholesale concern. Rags
saturated with oil had been pushed
under the door and set afire from the
outside. Fortunately the door smoth-
cred the blaze. The attempt was not
discovered until opening time to-day
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PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S POLICY
IN REFERENCE TO THE CUBAN
CUES TON.
Imprisonment of Suspects for an In
definite Period Will No Longer
be Tolerated.

NEW YORK, April ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington saws,
The policy of the Administration in ref
erence to Cuba is not likely to be criti-
cised as was that of his predecessor
on the score of Indifference to the rights
of American citizens. Secretary Sher-
man, unlike Mr.. Olney, will see to it
that imprisonments of suspects entitled
to the protection of the United States
for an indefinite period is no longer
indulged in by Spanish officials in Cuba.
He will even go further and make it
plain to the Spanish authorities that
they cannot in the closing of the nine
teenth century be permitted to carry on
war on principles widely divergent
from modern civilization. In short. no.
tice has been served on the Spanish
ernment-informally as yet, but
still in unmistakable terms-that this
Government recognizes a state of civil
war on the island of Cuba, which de-
mands treatment of prisoners some
what different from that which seems
to have been accorded to them thus far.
The immediate cause of this notice
being served on the Spanish Govern
ment was, of course, the capture of the
Cuban General Rivera and the report
that he would be forthwith tried by
drumhead courtmartial and shot
The President Immediately after the
news of the fate in store for the pris-
oners was received, directed Secretary
Sherman to draw up a protest against
the contemplated action of Captain
General Weyler. Upon second consid-
Grafton, however. the protest took a
less formal shape. Instead of being
delivered to the Spanish Minister in
writing, Senior De Lone was sent for
by the Secretary of State and informed
as to the views of the Administration in
the matter
This protest, it was assumed, was
no less explicit than that which Secre-
tary Sherman had previously drafted.
At any rate it had its effect, for Cen
eral Rivera is still living.