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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
REMOVING GOODS
Stocks at Allegheny City and
Other Points in Danger
From Flood.
Police Removing Residents in
Some Sections of the Sub
merged District.
Thousands of Dollars Loss to
Coke Furnaces--Mills Sus-
pend Work.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 24.-The continued
gheny valleys promise to cause food
here greater than any since 1891. At
noon the marks showed 26 feet of water
in the channel, and rising at the rate
of 8 inches an hoar. .Jispatches from
all points at the headwaters report the
rivers still rising and old river men
predict from rs to 80 here by nightfall.
The lowlands in this city, South
Pittsburg and Allegheny, are already
under several feet of water, and the
residents are moving to higher ground.
All the mills along the Monongahela
and Allegheny rivers have been forced
to close down, and the tracks Of the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie, Pittsburg
Western, and the Pittsburg, McKees-
port and Youghiogheny railroads are
submerged.
At MOrgantown, w. Va, the water
is 20 feet and rising inches all hour.
1t is now within inches of the
flood of last July, and feet below
the great flood of 1888, when the waters
We're the highest ever known.
Rose a Foot an Hour.
AT 2 o'clock p. m. the Market street
marks in this city showed nearly 27
feet of water and still rising rapidly.
During the night the Monongahela
rose ~ feet, or more than one foot an
hour. This beats all records. Great
excitement and activity prevails along
the river front. and business has prac.
tically been suspended, while the store.
keepers and clerks are engaged in re-
moving goods from the lower floors.
| During the morning. two furnished
shanty boats went down the river.
| AS no one was seen, it i!
thought the occupants escaped. Ii
Allegheny, Police Superintendent
| Muth early manned six boats, which
patrolled the submerged district for the
purpose of removing any Of the resi-
| dents who were afraid to stay in the
| houses. 1t is expected the loss in the
Monongahela and Ohio valleys Will
reach hundreds of thousands of dollars
This includes the loss from enforced
suspension of work in the mills and
| factories.
The CHARTERS valley is also reported
flooded, amp many families along Char
tiers creek We're compelled to move
their goods to the upper stories at al
early hour.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
OFFICIALS STILL DENY.
Persist in the Statement That Leo Has
Not Done the Things Alleged.

Persist in the Statement That Lee Has
Not Done the Things Alleged.
New YORK, Feb. pa dispatch to
The Herald from Washington says:
~ The resignation of Consul General
Lee precipitates dramatic climax to
the administration Cuban policy
which has caused CONSERVATION among
officials here. Whether for diplomatic
reasons, or because of an idea enter.
tanned that General Lee may be in.
duced to reconsider his action. admin.
istration officials still persist in deny
ing that he asked for war vessels to
back up his demands in Cuba; that he
has asked for instructions to demand
the immediate release of American
prisoners, and that he has resigned be-
cause Of refusal on the part of the
administration to grant his requests
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
Highest OF ali in Lcavcnng sengthLatest U. Govt Report
RH!A!l! g! RS%asSE Rsk3HS
ABSOLUTELY PURE

upon indisputable authority I can con.
firm it in every detail.
If necessary, further, am confident
that l can secure and send to The
Herald the full official kilograms in
which Consul Lee asked for warships.
Mutiny of Spanish Troops.
Great anxiety is felt at the palace
and in all official circles at the news
from Cienfuegos, which states that that
city is the center of a serious mutiny
of the Spanish troops. Large arrears
of pay are due the army in Cuba, and
the discomfort caused by this has cul.
minated in open disobedience in the
Spanish ranks in the Cienfuegos dis
trict.
The insurgents in the eastern end 0i
the island have captured an important
town in Santiago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
RETAIL MERCHANTS.
Thousands of Them Will Discuss Various
Matters at Chicago.

Thousands of Them Will Discuss Various
Matters at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Retail merchants
from every state of the Central West,
the Southwest and the extreme West
are expected to rendezvous ir Chicago
this week. Officers of the National
Association of Merchants and Travel
ers, which twice within the last six
months has had large mercantile gath
erings in this city, anticipate an at.
tendance of several thousand at the
spring series of meetings, lasting from
Feb. "a to March 2.
Comptroller of the Currency James
H. Eckels will address the merchants
Friday evening at Central Music Hall.
The occasion will be made monster
rally of the business interests of
Chicago, and the territory within its
wholesale market. Prominent business
men and bankers will occupy seats Oh
the platform and in the boxes Mr..
Eckels will speak on 1.-THE Rights Due
Our Business World" Franklin Nc.
Veagh will preside.
Other sessions of the merchants con-
vention will be secret. Matters of
business interest, especially concerning
favorable rates on railroads, will be
considered. The association includes
in its membership, which exceeds
$4,000, retail dealers in states from
Ohio in the East to Texas in the South
west and California in the West. Mer.
chants from these distant states will be
in attendance at the meetings this
week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
CUMBERLAND IN DANGER,

Fears Entertained That the Maryland
Town VIII he Flooded.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. 24.-The
heavy rain of the night has swelled the
Potomac river and Wills creek so that
there are grave fe ars of this city being
flooded. The waters already have
overflowed their banks, and people liv.
ing i'll the vicinity are compelled to
move out. The Baltimore and Ohio
tracks at Hyndman are covered by
four feet of water, and all the trains
are stopped. The trains of the West
Virginia Central are delayed and tele-
graphic communication is cut Off. The
an hour
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
BRIEr BITS UF NEWS,

The Missouri legislature has passed a
law which prohibits any persons from
solemnizing marriages who is not a
citizen of the United States.
Freight handlers Of the Flint and
Pere Marquette line at Ludington.
Mich, to the number of 400 are Oh a
strike for a restoration of former
wages.
Judge Long of the Michigan supreme
court, was renominated by acclama-
ton, as was also w. J. Crocker OF
Adrian, for regent of the University Of
Michigan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
THIS THE STORY.
The Dispatch TI om Havana That Caused
Much Excitement.

The Dispatch TT ON Havana That Caused
Much Excitement.
NEW YORK, Feb. PA dispatch to
The Herald from Havana, via Key
West. says: Consul General Lee has
resigned. His letter rendering his res
ignation under certain conditions, goes
by the next mail. He determined some
days ago to take such step if he were
not upheld in his efforts to protect all
American citizens in Cuba. The consul
general asked the state department that
he be upheld in his demand for the re-
lease of all American citizens confined
in Spanish prisons under the same lille.
gal conditions as was the ill.fated Ruiz.
Such authorization was not granted
him. Spanish warships in Cuban
waters have been concentrated in Ha.
vana harbor. This is regarded as very
significant, in view Of the important
incidents of the last few days.
Want Lee to Deny 1t.
Great pressure is being brought to
: bear here to make Consul General Lee
deny The Herald Jacksonville dispatch
to the effect that the diplomatic repre-.
sentative of the United States in Ha-
vana had asked the government to send
warships to Cuban waters. AS pre-
text for such denial, and as basis
upon which it can be founded, it is
said that according to the dispatch
Consul General Lee had asked for a
warship to take him to the United
States. What the consul general did
can reiterate on the highest author
ity, was to ask for warships to support
him in his efforts to protect American,
in peril of their lives, and American
interests which were in jeopardy.
The Herald's Jacksonville dispatch
therefore, was absolutely correct ane
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
Everybody Says So.

EVerfDCCy says SO.
Cascarets Candy Catiartic, the most won
derful medical Disco cry Of tie age. p cas-
ant and refreshing to tie taste, ac, gently
and positively on kidneys liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system. d!spel colds
cure headache. fever. hahitual constipation
and biiousness. Please buy ana try DO,
of &. G. {. to-day; 10, p. 10 cents. Sold ant
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
HE DRANK LYE.
Guard at the Anamosa Peuitentiary Made
Bad Mistake.

Guard At the AnamOsa PenftentIary Made
q Bad Mistake.
WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Feb PA cup
Of strong concentrated lye threw
Guard Glenn, at the Animosa peni-
Tertiary into spasm. from which he
is now in an unconscious condition,
and will die. The coffee is made for
the penitentiary convicts in large iron
kettles, and, after it is all drawn off
a can of concentrated lye is poured in,
with little water, preparatory to be-
ing washed. A convict had just per-
formed this duty, when Guard Glenn
came in with slice of bread, drew off
as he supposed, a cup of coffee, but
which was lye. He took big drink
of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
GENERAL rrTZ HCGHIEE.

effect that General Lee, consul general
at Havana, has resigned or intends to
resign, if>he cannot secure certain de.
mands he has made upon the state de-
partment, and also that he has called
for an American warship to support
him. In reply. Mr.. Thurber, secretary
to the president, stated positively that
there was not a scintllla of truth in the
story, either as to the resignation or the
call for war ship
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24

Don't allow the lungs TO be impaired
by the continuous irritation OF cough.
1t Is easier to prevent consumption than
to cure it. One Minute Cough Cure
taken early will ward off any fatal lung
troab!e.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
prosperou, winona v. NJ e. 4

WINoSA, Mimi, Feb. 24.-The di-
Iectors of the local M. G. A. have
held meeting and decided to erect an
addition to the present association
building which will cost over $l5, ,OOO
This action is ON account of the won.
derful growth of the association mem
bership during the past six weeks. rails.
ng from 912 to considerably over 1900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
COMING DOWN IN TORRENTS.

Rainfall at C1arksburg, W. Va, Causing
Apprehension.
CLARKsBURG, w. Va, Feb. "a
From present indications this section
will suffer from as bad if not a worse
food than the one in 1883. 1t has been
raining continuously for the past ~
hours and is still coming down in tor.
rents. People living on low ground are
moving out and the railroads have
suffered greatly. The river is now ris.
ing at the rate of over foot per hour
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
Cholera on tho Relief Works.

CALCUTTA, Feb. 24-Cholera has
broken out among the people employed
on the relief works Of the native state
of Rewah. In two days 100 deaths
have been recorded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
For Ocean-steamship Tickets

VIA any steamship line crossing the
Atlantic, at lowest rates for first cabi in
second cabin and steerage. both outward
and prepaid. apply to II. r. Wood. agen,
OF Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
way, at Madison. S. y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-24
VigoroW De1iels of the Story
That Consul General Lee
Had Resigned.
One From the White House and
One From the Consul Gen.
eral Himself.
The Story Originated With the
New York Herald Havana
Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Inquiry was
made at the White House as to the
foundation for the published story,
which has been repeated in various
forms within the past few days, to the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09

Some of the branches of the Orinoco,
though very deep, are narrow, so that
the tops of the trees meet overhead,
producing the effect upon the voyager
of passing through tunnel. From
these overhanging branches the great
water boas hang, head downward, wait
ing to seize any prey that may pass on
the current beneath them. A party OF
us were coming down one of these
streams in couriel (dugout), padded
by Indians, and, from time to time, an
Englishman of the party, named Yeo,
fired his rifle at some snakes. The
rest of us had cautioned him never to
fire at any snake until after we had
passed it; but with true English SELF
sufficiency he acknowledged our ad-
vice by firing at large boa hanging
from limb just as the canoe was be-
meath it. He hit the snakes body, but
did not break its back, and instantly
uncoiling from the limb the boa dropped
plump into the boat. As nobody cared
to share the canoe with writhing,
twenty foot boa, every man went out
of the craft as suddenly as the snake
had dropped in. The boa glided into
the water as soon as he could pull him
self together, and made for the shore.
Those of us who were on the same
side of the canoe with the snake made
haste to swim round to the other side,
and we all got safe aboard before tho
alligntors found ont what was goiug
on. Yeo, who had swum to dry tree
root and perched himself upon it, was
the last man to be taken in. We didn't
hurry bit about going for him, but
gave him full half hour there to re-
fleet upon the wisdom of sometimes
taking advice.-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
JAPAN'S ENTERPRISE.
Money Appropriated to Teach
Americans How to Make Tea.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 7-several months
ago the Japanese Tea Guild sent to this
country special commission to investigate
the condition OF the Japanese tea trade in
the United States and Canada, and to Coop
crate with its American representatives In
giving publicity to the merits OF Japanese
teas and the best methods OF preparing
them. Tea bazaars are to be opened in
many of the principal cities in the United
States and Canada, where ladies can enjoy u
cup of fine Japanese tea made by experts and
ut the same time receive instructions which
will enable them to make 1t equally we'll at
home More than half the tea consumed In
the United States and Canada is OF Japanese
growth. yet most Americans apparently do
not understand how to prepare 1t 80 As to
develop its delicious qualities. The Japan
ESQ government has appropriated large
fund to aid in prosecuting this educational
work. The Japanese Tea Guild has issued
this official recipe for making Japanese tea.
First-Use small, dry and thoroughly
clean porcelain teapot. Second
Put In one teaspoonful OF tea
leaves for each cup OF tea desired. Third
When using Japanese teas, pour on the
required quantity Of fresh boiled water. and
let stand with closed lid from two to three
minutes. Never boil the leaves. In order
to retain the natural flavor. Japanese tea
leaves should be kept in tight can or jar,
free from moisture. Note-To thoroughly
enjoy the natural, delicate and sweet flavor.
neither sugar nor cream should be used.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
alias Moroney, and scoffingly declared
he would not let him out under $4,000

alias Moroney, and scoffingly declared
he would not let him out under $4,000
bail.
81 did not stay to argue the matter
ont, but in less than IN hour was back
with couple of friends of we'll known
wealth and standing.
next morning my client was in a
state of fever. / easily got certifi-
cate from my physician exaggerating
the illness.
"He remained in my house aud in
bed for nearly week. During that
time l had found out enough to solve
the mystery to my moral satisfaction,
but not enough to convince jury or
even any outsider. The solution of
the mystery was this:
"The man with many aliases had
come by the same train as my friend
Rowley, had registered at the same
hotel and had been assigned room on
the same narrow corridor. BY some
chance, my friend ti -, after ts M sn"pe; %;, had
room and had gone straight to bed.
"Mr. Wilcox's keen mind, ever bent
on covering up his tracks, on finding
that he had been given the wrong key,
said nothing, examined my friends
valise, aud then the idea evidently
came to him that it would be good
thing if he could pass ont of the hotel
as Mr.. II. Rowley.
"The probability was that he (Row-
ley) was in his room. 70 open the
door was an easy thing for the crook.
Then he must have taken my friends
attire, leaving his in its place. This
effected, he paid his bill rs Mr.. Row
ley, saying he was going to catch the
H. 45 p. m. night express for Syracuse
and so vanished.
ellis resemblance in Wilcox's attire
was so like the photos sent on to the
people, and so unlike his own photos,
that, with the correspondence, paners,
cards and odds and ends which Wilcox
had. either in haste or Intentionally,
left i'll the coat and vest pocket, and
which the police at the station had
seized when they had searched him, T
shudtleringly felt the chances were all
in favor of speedy conviction"
"What did you do?" asked the young
lawyer.
"What did do?" you ask. 81 snug
gled him off on boat to Cuba and for
feited the bail. He was, as I said,
rich man. 1t was the simplest way
ont of the difficulty and the surest.
Still my client, though perfectly in
nocent, is now fugitive from justice" "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09

Is 1t a compliment or treat to this
country that England is constantly
strengthening her naval forces in
American waters? Every ship OH the
North American and West Indian sta
tions whose term of service expires is
replaced by more formidable one,
and great sums are being expended in
improving docks and harbor defenses.
Why this display Of strength? Surely
1t is not for the protection of Canada !:
the most hopeless pessimist in the Do
minion cannot fear an attack from the
United States. But there is scarcely
more reason to fear an attack on the
United States by Great Britain. Prob
ably the true and simple explanation
is that the British Government is build
ing larger vessels now than 1t did form
erly. and. having them on hand, is
sending them to foreign stations in the
usual routine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
BIG SMUGGLING SCHEME.
BOstOn's Service Lax-Arrest Made
More to Follow.

bOSJOnS b SefVlCe AaX-hrfest Maut
More to Follow.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7-According to United
States customs officers, q scheme has been
worked ut this port by which several hundred
thousand dollars worth OF drugs have been
smuggled into this country. Hugo Hahne-
man. who has been placed under $500 bail
is said to be chief conspirator. Hahneman is
tho namesake OF the distinguished physician
who founded the homeopathic school Of
medicine ;but this Hahneman has been hand
ling drugs in quantities that would frighten
the most devoted allopath. The detectives de-
clare he has been largely instrumental In
bringing into this country free OF duty hun
dreJs OF pounds OF phenacetine and triono.
They say too, that since Jan. ], 1897, $780,
go worth Of phenacetine has been smuggled
In. and that Uncle Sam did not get penny
OF the heavy duty the tariff imposes on it.
The iubiiant customs detectives limited that
some sensational and important arrests will
soon follow that OF Hahneman.
lie and his accomplices imported the
drugs on steamships, most Of which landed
Mt Boston, where 1t Is said the customs SER
vice is more lax than here. The detectives
also have their eyes on smuggers who work
over the Canadian border. To prove the
Importance OF these arrests 1t may be s!a:eu
Z, that reputabe' druggists sell phenacetin.
D.. wholesale at 81 an ounce, and trionol al:
tl.50 al ounce. The smugglers have beer
selling phenacetine at $i.25 u pUup and
trionoi at :6 80 n pound.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
A New Artificial Fuel.

Favorable notice is given in the col
umus of Machinery, an English jour
mil of the new artificial fuel known as
cocette or ovoid, in distinction from
the more familiar briquettes for that
purpose Special regard has charac-
ter;zed the efforts put forth in this in
dnstrv by Europeans to produce fuel
az cheap as possible, and suited, in the
h;ohast dearee, for convenient hand.
ling storage, and transportation. The
systems of preparing the coal a,;n ior cook ok
ing and briquettinig 6y washing and
jigging, originated in Europe and have
been there long practiced to such an
extent that, almost throughout the
whole of the continent, coke can be
Guaranteed to contain only certain
oer cent. of ash. Age Of Steel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
Fountain Pens Are Ancient.

Fountain pens are rather older than
most people imagine. As long ago as
1924 they were in use, for in that year
Thomas Jefferson saw q contrivance OF
this sort, tried it and wrote to General
Bernard Peyton, of Richmond, Va,
asking him to get one of them. The
pen was of gold and the ink tube Of
silver, and, according to Jefferson's
letter, the maker was a Richmond
watch repairer, named Cowan.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
HEARTSEASE,

While DER my life still hung the morning
star,
Dreamy and soft In tender-lighted skies
While care and sorrow held themselve.
ufar,
And no sad mist OF tears had dimm'd IN,
eyes:
saw Loves roses blowing,
With scent and color glowing,
And so wished for them with longing
sighs.
The brightest hung so high and held aloft
Their crimson faces, passiOnately bright
The gay, rich, golden ones escaped me oft
And hedged with sharprst thorns the
Iony white:
From all my eager pleading
They turned away, unhe ding:
Among Loves roses none were mine OF
right.
Yet, OF sweet things, those roses seemed
most sweet
And most desirable until voice,
Soft as sad music, nd: 10! ut thy feet
little flower shall make thy heart re-
joice.'
And so, the voice obeying,
saw In beauty straying
A wealth Of Henrtsease, waiting for my
choice.
Great purple pansles, each with snowy
heart,
And golden ones, with eyes Of deepest
blue;
Some "freaked with jet," sOmc pure white
ones apart,
Bnt all so sweet and fresh with morning
dew
could not bear to lose them,
I could not help to choose them,
For sweet Content sat singing where they
grew.
So, now, Loves roses shake their scented
leaves,
But tempt me not to their enchanted
quest:
I gather Heartsease set in dewy leaves
And am contention Inc it Is the best.
Be glad II, sweet and glowing,
You find Loves roses blowing
sing through life with Heartsease ut my
breast.
Mary A. Barr, in Pittsburg Comme rcial
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
was Fail River Boy.

EAGLEvILLE, r. l., Oct. THE skcle-
ron found IN this town on Sunday with u
bullet hole in the skull has been positively
Identified by Mr.. and Mrs, William kershsw
of Fall River as that OF their son, who LEFT
,,'.s is vears of age. and his health was fail
;na at the time he left home. The bullet
hole 5 in the skull is still un:ccounted for. as
!, s3.calibre revolver owned by the boy was
i,S, n, home when he went away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
Drowned Like Older Brot her.

CASTINE. Me-. Oct Frank Morey, ~
years old. has doubtless been drowned while
on a cunning expedition among the islands
in this vicinity. His boat was found in
Long bay, but the body has not been recov-
cred. Seven years ago this month an older
brother Of Morey was drowned while on a
similar expedition.