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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
Farm Loans at Lowest
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SoIICITuRe WANTED-Ladies or gentle
men. for our complete sets Of Juvenile
Books for the holidays Each set has
four books graded for little ones to
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delightful. captivating. Prices range
from soc to $50. Large books. each
overilowinG with happy illustrations.
Tremendous sellers. Nothing like them
Four months golden harvest for ener-
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paid. Biggest commissions Outfit
with samples Of all four books free
Send twelve > cent stamps for paving
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exclusive Juveniles. The National
Book concern. Juvenile Dept. Chicago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
MANY MISSING
Believed Nearly a Hundred Per-
, sons Perished in Wisconsin
Forest Fires.
Bodies Of Several UnfOrtunates
Found by Searching Parties
Sent Out.
All the Cattle and Other Stock in
aI.arge District Burned to
+ Death.
Lumberman Mason Says Four Of
His Men Have Undoubtedly
Perished.

. MILWAUKEE, Oct. "A special to
The Journal from Riee Lake says: Re.
lief parties are now out through the
burned district south and west Of this
city. The loss of life from the disas.
trous forest fires cannot now be esti.
mated, but it will be great. The work
of getting to the burned districts Is
slow as all the bridges are down. Over
100 persons are missing.
Many dead bodies have teen found
and they are burned beyond recogni'
ton. The remains of one man by
the name of Nielsen was found at
the bottom of we'll, where he
had gone to escape the fre.
At another place a woman and two
children were found in a well. The
woman was so badly burned that she
will die. At another place where a
man had been plowing in a field, his
charred remains and the carcasses OF
his horses were found. All the cattle,
horses aad other stock in q large dis.
trict have been burned to death. Even
the wild animals could not escape the
| flames.
The wind is southeast and blowing g
| at rate of about 30 miles an hour.
Fires are NV raging III tae hari wood
timber lands between this city aad
Cumberland but fortunately the dis
trict is thinly populated. The mills in
this city have been shut down and an
other reserve fire department has beer
ordered ont.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
NEVER EXCEEDED FORTY.
Sick List Of Admiral Dewry's Suqadron at
the Minimum.

Sick List Of Admiral Dewey's Suqadron at
the Minimum.
w ASHlNGToN, Oct. 3. Admiral
Dewey appears TO nave been lucky IN
preserving the health of his sailors. In
u report dealing with the imatlc con.
ditions in the Philippines he says:
LAS Luzon Is the farthest north Of
the large islands Its climate is natur-
ally the most temperate. In this con.
nectlon it may be mentioned that out
of force OF over 1000 ON the ships OF
my squadron the number OF men on
the sick list at any time has not ex.
ceeded 40. As matter Of fact Manila
is far from being an unhealthy city,
and the climate is as fine as that Of any
nlace in the tropics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
FIRST FORMAL SESSION.

Spnnish and American Peace Comm -
sioners II Ill Their Initial Meeting.
PARIS, Oct. 3.-Tne American and
Spanish psace commissions Assem- bled
Tor their first business session ut
o'clock p. ~, in the rooms assigned to
them for their deliberations at the
French foreign office on tho Quar-
d'Orsay. A slecial entrance is Sc,
apart tor the use Of the commissioner
in order to furnish them with every
rriyacy and convenience possible.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
Ensland's Drouth Broken.

LONDON. Oct. 3.-The clerk Of the
weather has at last relented and Great
Britain has emerged from period Of
prolonged drought amid general re.
joicings. Tae Western, Central aud
Northern counties were deluged on
Thursday. while London and the South
were treated to refreshing showers.
The thermometer and the barometer
fell together. Frosts are recorded in
several narts Of the country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03

somo American missionariss were SIM
ilarly a,tlcked. rs was the Ch'nese
secretary Of the United States legation.
The lat,er's ribs were broken.
Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald, the British
minister at Pekin, reports that there Is
a dangerous feeling abroad.
Steps have been taken to cali the AZ
tention Of tho Chinese government 70
these OutraRes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
WIPED OUT EVERYTHING.

Crcat Damage Done at Ftdeld, Clear
Lake and Gienw0od.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. S-A special to
The Wisconsin from Fifield. Wis,
says: Forest fires have been raging in
the vicinity Of this place. sweeping
everything in their way. for the past
Jew days. The road from Pike . Lake
resort to Nfield is impossible on ac-
count Of fallen timber and the guests
are Obliged to remain there until the
road 10 cleared away. Rain has
checked the fires so there is no danger
now.
A special from New Richmond
Via, saye: The forest fires which
have beeA raging around Clear Lake
aud Glshrood are now. nearly ont. al
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
SAW THE PRESIDENT,

Aguinaldo's Representatives Have u Pri.
vate Conference at the White House.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. 3.-Agonci!lo and
Lopez, the epresentatives OF Ayuin.
aldo, the Philippine insurgent leader,
called at the White House in com mpany
with General Green and had private
conference with the president in the
cabin es room.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
WITH STONES AND MUD.

|tk,n - n" Britiah Foreign once at
kosno. s"'y Ussd-Other Outragss.
|ce haa' oct. 3.-The British foreign
6estv's 'ece'ved dispatch from her
u NJ minister at Pskin saying
tish wortlmer. q member Of the
b a l,as ,asat'on, On return ng home
q moi was insulted aud attacked
u winch stoned him ami GOV.
Ia 'Sith mud.
ns day. the dispatch adds
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
IDEAS TOO ADVANCED.

m, ~ Chinn.s Leading Statesmen Sent
Into Ex lss
PEKrN, Oct. Y.-An imperial decree Is
published dismiss,ng Chang iln
Houen. the opponent in tho Chinese
foreign Office Of Ii Hung Chang ana
former minister Of China at Washing
ton. He is dismissed from all MS
ofy,ces and is ban,shed to III. district
NJ Chinese Turkestan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03

More than twenty million free samples
OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve have
been distributed by the manufacturers,
What better proof OF their confidence IN
its merits do you want? 1t cures piles,
burns, scalds, sores, in the shortest
- Cook 4 ODEE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03

though much damage has been done.
The fire did not enter Clear Lake VII
lage Rumors are that The town of
Spracue. on the Omaha road, was
wired out
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Minister Oon'
Ger at Peking has forwarded the iol'
lowing to the state department: slx
alleged conspirators executed BY order
- ennress Friday. Kang. leating re-
sormer. adviser OF the emperor. es.
- nod ON British vessel Order ana
S.,,.t rravail here. Trouble feared at
some interior points not ye' neaiu
FROM"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03

She's fine girl, quite brilliant l hear
I understand she he's jus: completed a
course OF Rocky Mountain Tea. That
accounts for her brilliancy.
FRANK G. SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
Fire at Ipswich.

Fire at Ipswich.
IPSWICH. 5. D., OF. 3 Fire which
DESTROY ed two blocks III the business
center of the town, started at a. IN.
in the rear OF Roberts general store.
The estimated damage is So. 900, with
half that amount OF insurance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03
chinese Refugee on Beard.

Hone Koxo. Oct. s.-KAne Ynwei
has arrived hsse on board ths steamer
Ballast. which was escorted y me
Rriuah second class cruiser bonsven'
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Good farm for rent.
CHAs. B. KENNEDY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-03

(, ture. He was landed and lodged at
tho barracks. Upon sighting two
Chinese cruisers on her way the Bona.
venture cleared for action.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
STRIKE MAY END.

New Bedford. Mass, March s-The
proposition which the weavers have sub
nnitted TO the manufacturers as cure
for the fning OF grading system Is a sort
OF grading system in itself. although
the principle differs from the grading
system now in use. II provides that the
first bad work turned of by a weaver
will subject him to a reprimand. fke
second offense will subject the offender
to fine. but II is provided that the fine
shall not exceed an amount which shall
he agreed upon at the conference be-
tween the weavers and the manufac-
turcrs. The third time the weaver has
bad work II is proposed that he shall be
discharged. There Is considerable faith
on the part OF the weavers that the man
ufacturers viii accept this proposition.
If IL is accepted as outlined the weav-
ers VIII consider II In the light Of a
concession. and the strike may end.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
GENERAL COURT.

Boston. March 9.-The house yesterday
discussed the gas Investigation order
q good part OF the afternoon but did not
reach a vote. The state house COM
mittee made a report and exonerated
the engineer at the state house from
charges against his department. The
senate passed bird protection bill.
The committee on prisons reported TO
the house bill that all sentences TO
capital punishment in Massachusetts
be executed at the state prison in
Charlestown. and by means OF elee-
tricity. The convicted criminal would
be kept i'm solitary confinemens from the
day OF sentence, receiving no visitors
exec esting his relatives. counsel. spirit
ual advisers and prison officials. unless
Oh an order from the court. and would be
executed between midnight and sun
rise on a day set by the warden of tie
prison within the week set by the court.
by the waruSrI or his deputy withou: pre-
ylous announcement excepting to the
authorized witnesses. The means OF
execution would be an electric current.
and no one should be present except the
warden and his assistants. the physi-
clans. three persons chosen by the con-
vict. a clergyman and the sheriff of the
county in which the crime was COM
mitted.
The committee on rules reported fav-
orably for the admission of the bills,
under a suspension of the rules. to pre-
vent fines for imperfect weaving.
While the adverse report on the bill
for registration in medicine is taken az
virtual defeat for the measure. DR..
Harvey OF the state board. the framer OF
the bill. is still anxious to save the pro-
vision that medical men themselves shall
be required to pass an examination In
anatomy before being allowed TO register
as qualified physicians.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
BUSINESS HAS IMPROVED.

Boston. March 9.-The annual re-
port of the Boston chamber of commerce,
giving the commercial statistics Of Bos-
ton and the entire United States for the
year 1897. says that while high de-
gree Of prosperity has not been attained,
and all sections OF the country have not
shared equally in such Improvement as
has been effected. IL is fact that general
business has improved. and at the close
OF the year was better than that for
several years.
The number of business failures In
the United States for the year was IL,
099, or 1873 percent less than in 1896. The
aggregate liabilities were $l56 166, ,S73.
against s247, ,052, 343 i'm 1896. a reduction
OF 81 percent. Agricultural products
and better prices helped greatly In the
general Improvement. TO the extreme
benefit Of the western farmer.
The foreign trade of the United States
presents interesting features to the busi-
ness man. The enormous exports made
the total trade the largest In our his
tory. They reached the high figures
of $1,000. 743, 544. or $4,000. 900 in excess Of
1896. The exports Of gold exceeded the
imports by $255.000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
The New York Stock Mar
ket 0penci Strong.
LARGE GAINS THE RULE.
Metropolitan Street Railway Led
With Advance OF 3 IL.
IODAY'S RANGE OF QUOTATIONS.

The New York stocE market opened
strong with Atohison IL l-2; Sugar
1875 Ia; Tobacco 9i 3-4; Peoples Gas
VI rs; Burlington, % "a; ST. Paul.
VI ga; Rock Island, sb i-9; Northw est, l20 /;
Louisville. 5l Id; Western Union. SO la;
Southern preferred, "a Ia; Manhattan,
1903; Missouri Pacific. 27.
Large gains were the rule, the special-
Il 9 leading the advance. Sugar ress
5ls ana the international stocks ard
Grang rs showed gains Of i-2 to q
point. Ths quotations from London
show cd hotter tons for Americans there.
Additional Improvements Of "a sutstan-
tial character were recorded In many
properties during the first hours trans
actions, Metropolitan Street Railway led
with rise Of l-2, but gains In other
speoialties were less Significant. BIsi-
ntss was In moderate volun Q but re-
r.ctsd largely 10 b prominent stocks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
in FAVOR OF MARTIN.
Judges Charge TO the Jury Shows .
Leaning Toward the Defense.


Judges Charge 10 the Jury Shows q
Leaning Toward the Defense.
wilkesbarre. Pa. March s.-If the
Jurors who heard the evidence In the
Lattimer shooting case are governed by
the words of Judge Woodward they will
return a verdict for Sheriff Martin and
his deputies. That was his instruction
when ne said I'm his charge: IF you are
eatisfied, gentlemen. from the evidence,
that the purpose OF the sheriff and Of the
posse was To preserve order and prevent
riot, then IL would follow that their i'm
tent and object was not criminal or un-
lawful one. and the rule Of the law which
makes the act OF one the act ofall has no
application 10 the facts OF this case. III,
on the contrary, you are convinced by
the evidence that the sheriff was not
actuated by a desire and intention 10
preserve the peace. but that he sum-
moned his posse with the idea of infiict-
ing upon the body Of men known In the
case as strikers wanton and unnecessary
outrage and injury. without reference
10 their action and conduct-if In short
his purpose was a base malicious and
wicked one. then so far as he was con-
cerned, and SO far as the deputies were
concerned. If they understood his motive
and acted with the same intent. the fact
OF criminal and unlawful combination
would bS established, and then all the
defendants might be convicted, although
the shot which took the life Of the de-
ceased was fired by single one Of the
defendants"
The session was adjourned until this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
BAGGAGE ON RAILROADS.

New York. March 9.--At meeting OF
the joint traffic passenger committee OF
thetrunk lines association, the following
resolution was adopted: THAT 100
pounds OF personal taggnse may be
checked free over the lines OF the joint
passenger committee on each fun first
or second class ticHct sold at authorized
regular or reduced fares. and 80 pounds
on each half ticket: that through bag
gage of first and. second class passea-
gers weighing in excess Of the free al
lowance thus authorized ahall he sub
jected to a charge OF not less than i2
percent of the standard FIRST class fare
via the direct route. and when no limited
fare Is quoted. not less than Il ~, ent NJ
the Unlimited fare via The direct outes.
provided that no less than 25 cents shall
be charged In any case"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
RoTHsCHILDs WILL NOT LOAN.

London. March 9.-Spain has made re-
peated attempts TO raise money. the most
recent attempt being made only fort
night ago, when the Rothschilds and
other flnanciers emphatically and finally
Informed the Spanish agent that there
was no more money TO be had from them
for Spain.
Diplomats say Spain has endeavored to
raise a loan among her wealthy citi-
gems abroad. Offering n lien on public
buildings as security. and II is thought
possible this may be the source of the
present disbursements.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
PLAYED IN NEW HAVEN.

New Haven, March 9.--The players
who made up the Pawtucket team OF
the National Polo league played here
last night in a New Haven uniform.
The players secured their release from
the National league and were signed by
Manager Hilton of this city 10 play for
the rest OF the season in - state league
under his management. Hilton has also
signed the players for rext season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
Works of Art-rne wiseman Collection

IL TO be sold AZ auction on "Wednesday and
Thursday, March y and 10, at hi' art stors. 40
Westminster street, commencing at 2;20 clock
each day. among them some rare works 10
suit lovers Of good pictures. All elegantly
framed aud viii lie sold regardless Of their
cost or value. This IL an opportunity that IL
rarely had and should not be missed by those
who can afford the luxury of good pictures
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09

Quotations marked by are for less than
5000, par value of stock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-09
A GREAT SURPRISE

Is in store for all Who use Ecmp's Balssn for
tho 1hrost nud Lungs Would you believe
.hat if - sold IN is merits md any druggist
= authorized by ih' nronrietor of this won
orfnt l-ii edv 70 give you n sample bottle
fr 80 Ia eser fails to4rure acute or chronic
coughs All druggists sell kemp's Bsissm.
Price IS and Soc
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-17
Literary Notes.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, whose
life has been spent in the literary atmos-
phere of Boston and Cambridge, has
written for The Outlook charming
paper entitled my Literary Neighbors,"
which will be published at an early date
with large number of portraits. Colo
mel Higginson will also furnish an early
paper on "The Eccentricities of Re-
formers"
The November Forum contains the
following strong table of contents
"The Dreyfus Affair."" by Yves Guyot
"Shall We Keep the Philippines by
Hon. Charles DENLY; 1.-THE Moral of the
Cuban War;" by Goodwin Smith "Naval
Lessons of the War" by Fred T. Jane
"Some Weak Places In our Pension Sys-
tenn" by Major s. N. Clark; "Germany
and England" by His Excellency A.
Won Schaffle; 1.-THE Nicaragua Canal, u
by Ex-senator Warner Miller; "The
New Panama Canal" by Brig. -Gen. II
l.. Abbot; "Does College Education
Pay?" by Prof. John Carleton Jones
and "The Change In English Sentiment
toward the United States" by Sidney
Low.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-17

Cheese is very rich and valuable
food, likely to form very large CON
stituent in the future and, especially
for the workingman, to be very extern
sively used There is a difference in
stomachs in their ability to digest this
article.
The writer is able to make an entire
meal'of cheese, with very little bread
and digest it more easily than rice or
oatmeal but in most stomachs it is less
digestible, in some extremely SO. Each
person must learn for himsetlf. 1t is a
convenient form of animal food and
when good, particularly agreeable
There isl great difference in the com
position of cheese both in it's water, fat
and heterogeneous matter In general,
however, it may be remarked that
every variety contains a large amount
of heterogeneous matter, and it is for this
that it is especially useful as food
Skimmilk cheese is especially rich in
this constituent, but less rich in fat
Those who abstain from flesh food will
find in cheese abundance of heterogeneous
matter to take the place of that found
in flesh. London Family Doctor
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-17

A correspondent sends us the follow
ing story from Mississippi: Counsel for
the defense was addressing country j.
p. of the "old school" Said he: 81
realize that stand in the presence Of q
descendant of the grand old Huguenot
family that emigrated from France to
escape from religious intolerance Many
able jurists have sprung from that fam
lily and embellished the bench and bar
of the Union Their watchwords are
honor. truth and justice, and their
names are spoken in every home. The
law is so plain in this case that he who
runs may read. Shall insult the in
telligence of this court by reiterating q
proposition SO simpler Need | say
more No." interrupted the judge,
faint necessary. I'll give you a
Judgment. Counsel sat down while the
judge, with emphasis, knocked the ashes
from his cob pipe, and counsel for plain
tiff began: May it please the COURT
esquire, what are you fixin to do?''
asked the judge. II have the closing
Argument, was the reply. well, you
jes' as we'll set down l done got my
mind sot on the other side Judgment
for defendant Law Notes
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-17
Good Templars.

Following is the declaration of princi
Piles of the order of Good Templars:
Total abstinence from all Intoxicating
liquors as beverage.
No license in any form or under any
circumstances for the sale of intoxicat
ing liquors to be used as beverage
The absolute prohibition of the man
ufacture, importation and sale of intox
icatiRg liquors for such purposes-pro.
hibition by the will of the people ex'
pressed in due form of law, with the
penalty deserved for crime of such
enormity.
The creation of healthy public opin,
ion upon the subject, by the active dis
semination of truth in all the modes
known to an enlightened philanthropy.
The election OF good, honest men to
administer the laws.
Persistence in efforts to save individ.
uals and communities from so direful
a scourge, against all forms of opposi.
ton and difficulty, until our success Ia
complete and universal.
The pledge reads: No member shall
make, buy, sell, use, furnish or cause to
be furnished to others as beverage,
any spirituous or malt liquors, wine,
beer or cider, and members shall dis
countenance the manufacture and sale
thereof Ia all proper ways.
The order originated In 1851 in the
State of New York through the efforts
of few young men who recognized and
desired to counteract the evils of the
prevailing social customs. Since that
time it has spread over the whole civil
lied globe, and now, with total mem
bership of about 100000, claims to be
the largest temperance organization in
the world.
1t is the duty of every patriot and
every Christian to help on the good work
of this organization.
Will you join lodge near by, and give
it your presence, your aid, and your
support
All over the land today are blighted
homes, broken hearted wives, and moth.
ers, and pauperized children, the victims
of the liquor traffic, who need the help
you can give.
So long as the seeds of moral and
physical death are sOwn in our midst,
and thousands slain annually by the
drink traffic, so long will it be the duty
of every lover of his country, every lover
of his race, every lover of home, wife,
child, or husband, every lover of God,
to do everything possible to overthrow
the terrible curse