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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-01
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-01
THE WONDERS OFAClENCE
Lung Troubles and COn.um ption Can
he Cured. An Eminent New York
Chemist and Scientist Makesa Free
Offer to Our Renders.

be Cured. An Eminent New York
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Science daily develops new wonders,
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Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letters Of AdmInIs-
state OF South Dakota. County of Lake-sa. In
Comfy Court. In the matter of the estate of
Henrietta Ilass, deceased. The State of south
Dakota sends greeting to Charles iIaes. ,Julius
Heinrich IIass and Charles John IIass. heira nav,
or kin OF Henrietta IIass. deceased. and to all to
whom thes" presents may come Notice is here
ny slven that Charles IIsss has filed with the
Jndg' OF TINS court, a petition, praying for letters
OF administration of the estate of Henrietta Uass.
deceased. and that saturday, the twelfth day OF
feor'ary, 1S9~. at one O'Clock p. m, of said day.
be.hg a regular term of this court. to wit. Of the
February term, 1898. at the court room of said
court at the city of Madison in the county of
LAKE, ;. -, have been appointed as the time and
place lor nearing said petition, when and where
any person may appear and show cause why said
petltion.should not be granted.
witness me iion. VIM. McGrath, Judge of the
n 1sos ~ h Ho' ,nac TINS III 10Th day of January, A. D.
OF Lake. sta: of South Dukota. ~
WIN. McGRATH,
Attest. ! \, Dbl Judge of County Court.
Clerk County Court. Lake county. south Dakota
d. HOLDRIDGE & SON.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
] STARTED FOR HAVANA.

lid Csmmodore watsoa's Elect Had
Loft Hoy West IA ss-
MANI, Fla. May Alt IL reported
from Key West that Commodore Wat
/ son has started for Havana with United
States squadron No. 3. to work in har'
smony with the squadrons under Roar
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Sohlsy. :s ~, b 81. ,s.ss. y
Conmodore Watson took his feet
from Key West singly. He has been
ooaMng for several days and the fuel; i
3riled high on the decks His feet con.
sists Of the powerful monitors
SPasitan and Miantonomah. tho cruisers
OSncinnati and Helena, the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul, the torpedo boats
+ Eicsson, Dupont, Foote and Cushing,
sand the gunboats Bancroft, Hamilton,
Dolphin, Morrill,. Eagle, Hawk and
Wash. =. RI s.z 4. r "a.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
rHE STORM IN ILLINOIS
%o.ly loss Of Life Knows Was Near
E4 ~ Savanaah.

.oaly loss Of Life Knows Was Near
* L W. ~ .5' Savanaah. $%ss
The cyclone crossed TO lllinois ba.
tween Savannah and Thompson. One
family Of four persons was wiped ont
near Savannah. Passing 70 eastward
,mors damage was done, but Il No. con.
aned mostly % outbuildinga No lives
are thought 10 have been Lost anywhere
In Illinois except those mentoned near
Savannah. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down II III directions, but II
q believed the storm spent IT. force
shortly after passing over Savannah.
Another cyclons formed It Amboy,
sllls., shortly before dark. The storm
cloud formed abont nix miles south Of
3Amboy and took m easterly course.
Owing TO the peculiar atmospheric
conditions prevailing 81 afternoon. the
inhab itauts were on the lookout Tor
lust what happsnsd. AZ she first alarm
they took TO the cellars and many of
them were impsisonsd Tor hours Live
stock suffered considerably and the loss
o property generally win amount to
Thousands az dollaxs !.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20

AAAA4 - - /" 49, SAeeee.AeAeSA~ssAA.
AIS O'Clock the long watch ended and
! ths Anal bulletin was brought out IN.
nonncing that Mr.. Gladstone had
I asssd calmly from one slsep 70 an.
ether. n u \,
NJ. Gladstone had been. unconscious
4 1os several days, although s times hs
! stsmsd 70 regain consciousness Ia. Z
Il nonsut % watchers shout him ~.
\ arsntly hs slept . good deal. Occa.
aopally 10 uttered : few words IN An
5lnoohersnt, dreamy way. words which
stl,oss who were wStohing were unable
~ catch. Their only consolation was
stEat he WAS not suffering pain. No
{ nnrcotics were administered. Though
~ national funeral win probably BE-
accepted By tho family. there 10 little
doubt that tho remains Of Mr.. Glad
/ stone viii DO laid 70 rest In the peace
1 1nl graveyard ct Hawaxdeu adjoining
Gle church whore hs was married more
;tLan half = century ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
TELEdRAPtilC BREvlTlEs

General William Writ Lowe died al
Omaha q paralysis q the heart, aged
s0S ysass. !, Ss.5.t
The Herman Construction company d
81 Louis has secured the contract to
Pit In ! 1000. 600 sewerage system fos
the City Of Mexico
The cold and rainy weather has In.
creased Prince Bismarck's neuralgia
and aggravated the swelling Of his legs
! and he has been unable 60 leave hia
bid Tor several days
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
ALARM At SAN JUAN.

RssaAsa0s n TsaS Of ths Rea ppsarasss IL
a III the Amsrlsan Fleet
e 81. THOMAS, Danish West Indies,
May 10. Over ~ Porto Rlcan refugees,
mostly women with very little money.
arrived here on board the French
steamer Rodrieues. Il II reported that
The governor general OF Porto Rico has
issued 3 proclamation saying eight
soldiers were killed and thirty.four
wers wounded g 8 result d the bonn
bardment Of the forts at San Juan ~ :
portion Of Rear Admiral sampson's
dest On Nay IL 10 adds that two
Runs were dismounted q Horro castle.
which otherwise was little damaged.
h also rays the other forts were nos
much hurt -tt u
me R.laes Danassd.
II the town. one shot, Il = alleged.
penetrated the palace and the corner o.
powdsrhouss was carried away. The
9panish transport Alfonso XII and the
spanish freight steamer nanusla were
damaged By the American IRE. The
Spaniarda % usual, claim . victory,
basing this assertion upon the fact that
the American warships departed under
Gro, but the refugees say the city Of
San Juan 10 still terroeised. ito In
habttants bsing in hourly fear Of tho
Seappearanco Of the American feet and
. repetition Of the bombardment
Therefore, people are camping In the
country out OF reach Of the American
emma Et sI .}.f .&3l3. 4 E,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
OREGON IS SAFE i:
Believed the Big Battleship
Has Joined Admiral samp-
sons Squadron.
Announcement Officially Made
That the Vessel 8 Now
Out. Of Danger. D.
CONSIDERABLE J. RELIEF FELT | ]
! Her Trip From Bahia FoI-
lowed With Anxiety BY
Naval Officials.
Feared tho Spanish Admiral
and His Superior Fleet
Feared tho Spanish Admiral
and His Superior Fleet
Might Attack. ~ {.

e WAsHlHaroN. Nay l9.-secretary
Long gave out the Welcome informa.
ton during tie day that the battleship
Oregon, the second largest craft In the
American navy, had successfully com.
pleted her long trip from San Francisco,
making the entire circuit Of South
America, and was now. safe. Whsthsr
Of not she has Joined Admiral samp-
sons feet tho secretary would not say.
Tho rigid secrecy Of the navy depart.
mont was relaxed only enough to make
known the best news the navy depart.
mont had received since the battle Of
Manila, as Il meant not only that the
Oregon was ont Of harms way from an
attack By tho Spanish squadron now in
American waters, but that also her
great fighting strength would be. added
to Admiral Simpsons aeet In the near
future, ii, indeed, it had not already
augmented the admiral's strength.
The. Oregon left San Francisco about
nix weeks ago ssfa5ss5 Is gS.s..
&108OkO SDO SVv ~ &1ssSA ~ UNOssosst
and at that time It was not admitted
that shewas TO- Join the ships in Allan
tic waterA She stopped at CAllao ion
dispatches and than wont around tfS
Horn and mp the east coast Of South
America The last stretch, from Bahia
to the Windward tislands, has bean fol.
lowed with anxiety BY naval officials,
for, ~ strange coincidence. the for
midabls Spanish squadron Of armored
cruisers and torpedo boats approached
the Windwards islands at ths,very time
whom the Oregon: was due theress II
had bsen suspected. that the Spanish
admiral would ny . interoept the bat.
tleship with his superior force. and be.
fore leaving Bahia Cap,.ins Clark % q Of
the Oregon was warned 20 keep = close
lockout. "a. tho Spanish Asst For this
reason the Official infosmation reachin9
the authorities during the day Wasfa5
source Of most hearty congratulations.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
GLADsToNE's MALADY.

= Ia SUAsssd Json Heart Disease for
Several Years Past. ST..
According 70 tho description. Of the
sfllnsss given by d.. Dobis, M. Glad.
\ tons's heart had been wsaksr and Il.
aGble TO failure for the last eighteen
snonths o. two ysarA When IN Sop.
s1smber last he went % Scotland hs
drove about and exposed himself :
Sepod deal, though hs was at that time
Gxpst isncing the s6sot OF his weakened
SoDndition. Subsequently, hs suffered
4 oonsidorabls Irritation ii the face and
I; |kead, and b Il wsss decided o try Z
u hanxs of climate. Dr.. Dobie recon.
@luonded Cannes, his decision being
based IN NJ. Gladatone's knowledge
atk &c tho climate Of Cannes had s do.
M iedly beneficial s6eot upon his con.
] asitution. n Mr.. Gladstons's circulation
I had not .besn 20 strong @ usual and
s,lhore was : tendency at times 20 IN in
{ leease Ii frequency 81 the pulse, but
u Tie symptoms were not considered b.
10. Dobdo 20 b any reason why hid
\ Atient should mot 60 abroad, and II
n ~ hoped that the change would op.
s rate bsnshdally upon Mr.. Gladstone'a
I spirits sand remove the tendency % dc.
rrssaion which was occasionally no
4 Decd " those around him, AZ THU
7 1iins NJ. Gladstone had abandoned hia
1 sOading, hut 10 wAs advised to ronsw
& M Old habit, 60 far o. posdbla, and
6 aaenny4A in1Iv hA faAd nth much onioY.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
MANY lives Lost
Eastern Iowa and Western llii-;
nois Are Devastated bya
Cyclonic Storm. 81
Number Of Dead N lot Definitely
Known but More Than q
Score Perlshed.
no TOWNS IN ITS PATH 'Il|
% TOWNS IN ITS PATH ;|'|
Stricken Section Was q Rich
Farming Country and
ThIckly Settled.
Reports From lanark, Ills.
Tell Of Many Fatalities
Near There.

CLINTON, Ia. Nay la.-Over . scors
q lives were lost and Thousands OF dols
lars worth Of property was destroyed
By cyclone which swept Cedar, Gin.
ton and jackson counties during the
afternoon. The storm jumped Into
Western Illinois near Savannah, and y
was st that point whore the loss Of life
was greatest. Telegraph and telephone
facilities are psralyzed and tho full ex-
tent Of the damage 10 yet to DO learned
Tho dead o. far % reported sre: AZ
Preston, Ia, Charles Flora, wife and
three children; ct Quisisy. Ia. VIII.
lam O'Meara and child OF John
CLARK; ct Riggs Station, Ia. Mar.
Tin Hines and daughter OF Michael
eolon; ct stanwood. La, Michael Ma
oney and Luke Malonsyi st Dslmar
junction, L., Ora Allison and saueren
Ulsmensen; at Savannah, Ills, four
persons, names unknown. At Skill
man Valley, nlA. the home Of Michael
Nelson was destroyed, and Nelson. biz
wife and two children wore killed.
Two persons, names unknown. were
titled at Adeline, Ills. Richard Reese
1t Byron, lila, and Mr.. Frank Chick
sring st Pawpaw. nls., lost their lives.
.ss. No Towns IN it, Path. 81
s.ss The storm which worked such devas.
tation In the rich farming counties
along the eastern border Of lows and
Western Illinois started shortly after =
o'clock : mile south Of stanwood.
From Stanwood the storm moved rap
idly In northsasterly direction, paaa-
ing over the northeastern part Of Cedar
county, the northwestern part OF Clin'
ton county and then over the south.
eastern portion % Jackson county.
4 This section Of the state . thickly ~
lied. No towns we're IN tho path Ct the
storm, but farmhouses and harms were
torn to pieces By the score. The storm
was seen approaching BY many Of the
farmers and they sought refuge in; thd
cellars. AZ least %. however, were
unable to find shelter and possibly
% many moro were seriously
injured BY flying timbers Roofs Of
tarmhouses wore lifted like straws and
carried along the path Of the storm.
Hundreds of cattle which had taken
shelter. In sheds were killed. Halt .
dozen school buildings are known I'd
have been destroyed. but it, 10 not
Thought any Of the pupils persisted.
Near Preston, La, moro buildings were
destroyed than In any locality. The
wind swirled through the little village
With frightful velocity. leaving scarcely
Z house standing. .ss.sS
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
NO SECOND CALL JUST YET
Prels6SsS VIM wais Ustll 80 rrsssas
1 rsrss ID rally EqaippsA.

]. s Force % Fuliy EaaippsA
WASHINGTON, Nay l9.-Thers - !.
3aoo6 dos1 of talk at the war depart.
meiiit % the possibility o. On issus ~
The president Of another CAL for yolun.
tsess. but careful inquiry tsnds g war.
rant ~ statement that this g lea, Z =
prematurs. and that no furshsE oall -
likely u issue until the asgrsgass mum.
ber " soldiers already called tor havs
sresp6udsd and have been duly equipped
for service. This last matter, the
se06tpmsnt Of the new troOps, = the
main sourcs q delay and promisss %
become even more % In the future
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20

1lno1y. I've 5ho1sand Musts5ed II
WAsnIKaToM, May l9.-Reports 70.
csived ct tho adjutant generals Office
up 70 II o'clork indicate that S6, OU0
volunteer had been mustered into the
servico Of the United States
WILL 6E CENSORED.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
MlNNEsoTANs ARRIVE.

9VoIxth 80 1outtoo0tA &o6t0onto d
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 1.-THE
two Mipnssosa regiments. the Twelfth
and Fourteenth, arrived here during
the svsnins. both having bssn delayed
along th4 line. All through the South
Ne Minnesota regiments shared in full
measure the hospitality which the pso.
pls are showsring upon the soldiers
hurfylng 70 the 'front.' 80 Tar ~ infan.
~ regimsnts, l cavalry and s batteries
of light ARTILLERY, IN III 100 officers
and men. have arrived. @
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20

AZ Milwankee, 8; st. Paul, Z
At indianapolis, 4; Omahs, q.
At Detroit, 8; Minneapolis, 2.
At Columbus, 2: Kansas City, 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
REPORTED FROM MADRID,

said Santiago q Gaia Has Bsss Beu-
b. sf2 G& boRd04. 49, 4;
!. NApRIn. May ia dispatch from
Havana Gays that Santiago do Cuba has
been bombardsd, but ''no great damage
has been DONE t @S
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20

At Chicago, I; St Louis, II.
AZ Baltimore. 3; Pittsburg. q
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
Still AZ FORT pc FRANCE + ] \ g ::

W6OH0060usS lNpAuun5 ~ =. =
$#2 iis:5ssss KnoWn.S fsS,sS 3sS Ssss
@ 81. PIERRE. Martinique, May l9.-
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyei
Terror 10 coaling at Fort de France and
may lsave ut any moment to- join the
Spanish feet Ut Cuba or Porto Rico.
The am ulance ship Alicante also re.
mains. Three unknown vessels passed
Martinique during the Day. bound
northwest, evidently carrying coal and
probably for the feet. They would not
signal T.. ..s - ls5ts ss4..: sss..5. 81
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20

n NJ. ROBERTS, Physician and Sur
III. geon. N. D. philadelphia, Pa. Z.
throat and ear. is.s 49, sss{tsIS
RHODKs BLGIx, LITTLE FALLS, MINI
Residence at Hotel Buchanan.
81 Office hours Q to IL q. M, to 4 and to
D. m. Telephone. .$ 99li.s {5sss., n
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20
MEDICAI,,,

~ &C.. TRACE, Physician and Surgeon.
10 "a II q. m, = to p. m. Residence on East
eide of Fourth street, south OF Oak street.
Surgeon to N. p. Il. +.
|nR. Physician and Sur
FL geOn. Office In FlYnn's rev block
ONCE hours to 4 p. m, and Z to p. N:
avenue southeast Telephone At residence
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-20

nk. N. w. CHANCE. Physician and Sur.
~ geon. Office over Tanners store.
Residence Corner Broadway and Eight
street East. III @ 9f s5's SE $50 34Es
Telephone connection, wetxel's Drug
Store. 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22

c. L. Lawry. OF ssohon!sh. q ra1l
At the Diller.
Miss Maud Houle. of Everett. ,
OF the piiier.
DR.. o. n. Pine. Of 81. Paul, y 70
At the Dilier.
Mrs ". D. Jenkins. Of olynslA , 7
the Occidental hotss- 80.
John Klidaii, OF New whatc01 !
guest OF the Hotel Stevens.
r. ". vailie, OF Portland. formeIH
once inspector. Is at the HAo = -
hotel, -
w. s. Moore. cashier of the hAeA @s
none coal mines. ~ among sns
guests. =
q. II. Nyer, OF Portland, oxneT
Ayer cannery. - 4 guest Of the
Grand hotel. =.
DR.. o. s. Paine. who has been
ing physician at Dyea. refurneu r.
Yesterday and In ~ the Hotel
Paine carne from st. Paul. Minn -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22

The present system Of selling rebate tick
cts = understood by most people who
travel nowadays. and when 1t II not.
few words OF explanation usually serve
TO Set them right and give them an on-
derxandsng that when they reach their
Destination they are 20 present rebate
ticket at the depot ticket Office and cob
lect tho amount due them. Not 30. how
ever. with old Mr. and Mrs. MaubeI who
managed to leave the city yesterday after
noon sitter . three days struKxie to get
good start for Tallahassee, Fla. Mr.. ard
Mrs Maubel are German people who ar
r.vsd In Seattle Monday evening too late
to takc the Northern Pacific train fer
81. Paul. although Fach had been their
intention. They left Port Townsend some
time during the day On steamer. with
theis haR4age. Including basket OF food
that was to tide them over
against the pangs q hunger un-
III they arrived IT the Florida
capital. The matter of SETTING Ieft did
net seem 10 bother theirs % much the firss
1ay. ana they Nsnt - The up-toWn ONCE
g - N1ssAssn rnetnc cd hunEnt. thete
tlehsl1 ~ tie uay thFeueh - 1ahas-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22

e. W. Dooley. OF North Taksme ~
guest al the Hotel DIiler. NJ. = a
Gently took a large number q " =
Skagway and sold them there to 81
vantage. He now intends 70 puffee
other lot and return TO the sans -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-26
WOOL.

,cto 9, .oo,ISlo voo so-'o'"
July ... ITS, 1910, 1876
August ............... LU,o1o,olo
These figures show that the importa-
lions during these four months were OF
wool over 900 pounds more in 1897
than they were in the corresponding
tation of wool in the year 1896 having
been only a little more than $4,000, 600
pounds In other words there were Inn
ported into this country in those four
months more than AOOO,OOO pounds OF
wool more than had been imported In
the whole of the preceding year, or in
other words they had anticipated the
supply of wool for more than year.
I wish I had time to compare the i'm
portations by months, comparing 1897
with the preceding year, 1896, and the
succeeding year 1885, but must go on.
This table shows that the importations
of sugar were nearly 9lS,OOO,OOO pounds
more in 1897 than in 1896 and over .3OO,-
all these facts into consideration, the
enormous increase in the customs receipts
during the last five months of the opera
ton of the Wilson bill as compared with
the receipts during the corresponding
months of 1896 when conditions were nor
NAL, the great falling off IN hose re-
ceipts for several months after the Ding
ley bill went into operation, the enor-
NOUS increase of importations as shown
by the figures as to wool and sugar, aad
it is impossible to escape the conclusion
that the customs receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897. were more than
10000, 900 greater than they would have
been but for the long delay in the passing
of the Dingley bill, or in other words,
that 100000 of revenue had been trans
ferred to the year 1897 while the Wilson
bill was yet in operation instead of be-
ing collected a. the Usual and proper
time after the Ding,ey Oil went into
operation instead Of being collected at the
usual and proper time after the Dingley
bill went into operation. Also that the
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
&c. 1885, were over 50,000,0 900 less than they
would have been under. normal condi-
tons, for DIT must be remembered that
these enormous anticipatory importations
of wool were free and therefore caused no
part of the increase of over 100000 col
lected during the year ending June 30,
1897 whereas under the Dingley bill they
would have been highly dutiable and
would have added largely to the more
than 40, OOO, 900 which would have been col
lected in the first year Of the Dingley
bill but for the anticipatory importa-
lions other than wool. ;,
This brings me to answer the claim
that the Dingley bill is a failure as a
revenue producer and that even If the
war had not occurred we would have been
obliged to change the internal revenue
laws so as to increase the receipts or
else face constant deficiency. From the
table Of receipts given above from Au-