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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-08
j. A. GRANT
Tells More About ths Cook Inlet, Alaska,
Gold Fields-Louk Before You Leap
Mckinley Prosperity Not in
Evidence in Washington
Htate).

l
PoRT ANGELES, Wash, Jan. 1.-Mr.
Crozier and IN ysslf have been kept busy
answering letters since We returned
from Alaska, inquiries coming from
Massachusetts To California. / lind
many men are very forgetful or they
would enclose stamp II they expect a
reply. This thing Is about played out
with US; we are no ltcthchilds; not
much Some OF our correspondents ask
us il gold nuggets are melted gold dust.
| don't know; mother could tell but she
wont.
Cook Inlet, where our mines are loca-
tod, is u small part Of Alaska. There
has not been any rich finds at Cook In
let yet. The claims IN that district are
GOO feet wide by 1900 feet in length,
alon9 the bed Of the streams. Resurrec-
ton Creek, Six Mile Creek and tribu.
taries are located. These creeks are
about 800 feet wide. Bird Creek, on
the north side OF Turnngain Arm, vas
located last September, but how rich it
is MOI known. | saw some nice nuggets
that came from there. The best dig.
gings SO far are found on Canyon, Mills.
Lynch, Gulch and Bear Creeks, but all
are taken up. Parties who contemplate
going into that part Of Alaska must
make up their minds TO hunt for new
diggings. fear many will take in more
money this year than they will bring
out. The working season 10 short
about four and a-half months. My ad.
vice to all who have families and can
make IA living where they are TO think
twice before they undertake the jour.
ney With all its hardships. But il they
are bound TO go, they will have 10 fight
flies by the million, wade through snow
and swHmps, climb mountains Gnd cross
GLACIERS. Boat fare from Seattle is from
$50 20 $50, besides outfit aud grub stake.
; 1t Is not safe to start from the coast TO
!, Cook Inlet, or Copper River, without at
least 500. TO be used IN case OF bad
! luck. Boats can 50 TO Copper River In
winter. Many 90 to Cook Inlet that
way. From Portage Bay they cross the
divide on a glazier TO Turnagain Arm,
twelve miles distant. Cook lnle, is no!
open to navigation before April. on &C.
count OF pack ice.
; 1t will pay any man with meals tc
!, , visit Alaska. lie will see wonders he
ne yer dreamed OF. He could write a be
book on it's glazi RS, volcanic mountain
bclchlnR forth steam ana smoke on the
west side OF Cook Inlet. with It's earth
quakes every few days, which make.
:. the country appear AS il IL had beer
built by a lot OF drunken mechanics.
The finest red curranis | ever at,
grow wild in Alaska. Potatoes AN,
other garden truck can be raised n
| Cook Inlet.
The weather here IN Washington i
! somewha; moist at present; no snow o
cold weather yet. When We want rota
toes we so INTO the garden and dig them
Cabbage and other vegetables We picl
2 as we want TO use them.
Mckinley prosperity has not strucl
this part OF Washington yet. | think i
must be lowering around the cotto1
4 mills at Fall River, Mass.
y Respectfully, ]. A. GRANT.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-08
THE CITY.


73 cents, No. 3, Gs; flax
%:
|.rry Hurley was passenger for
%bestone.
IT,. Kramer returned FROM Elan
on the evening ttain.
,ckley who has been in the city
s.rsral days returned to Hurley.
Hangar, drug clerk in +. G..
l;.h,, store, departed for Minneapolis
1.-TWO weeks vacation.
,,,. Chapter meets tonight ut I:3o
r,rk u the p. NJ. degree. Visiting
.,br4n cordially invited.
Miss Jennie Thompson entertained a
.ra., Of young friends at the
~cnpson home on the west side OF
I'm las. evening.
,..,. number OF Normal School s.u.
MS Departed by the outgoing trains
a.y i,r their homes to spend the win
r,,aron OF two weeks.
The repor, OF ,hepublic schools for the
bn,h ending January I. shows u total
%+oIlm.p, II SO. Number enrolled
ring month, II. Highest attendance
High school, ., per cent.
B,ya, POST: Prof. Jones, principal
the Willow Lakes shools, came up on
tu,ds,' s north bound Milwaukee train
bm Madison where. he spent his vscs
10. He resumed his work on the
lowing Monday. We understand
So.. Jones Is giving excellent satisfac.
BIZ in the schools there.
pl YOU see the eclipse Of the
bon last evening? A little tel
:, JUS, about ready to pass OIL when
moon rose. Well, it is the last
Vse you will see in this country for
arly o year. The eclipse Of the moon
Member -. le9s. will be total and yis,.
III this country and nearly over the
bole globe. OF the other four ec!ipses
sun and moon this year We shall see
),hlng.
TIE county commissioners finally set.
u The Rutland bridge matter yes,er-
!! oy giving the township SI0O 10 com
y" Us bridge AS !, saw tit. The board
s looked over It's list OF old warrants
Ned and uncalled for aud cancelled
PFrhnt No ~, issued April 8. 1891
e petitions ot Eva Smythe, Dora Van
Ven and \. Harms. for abatement oil
les 10 small sums, were allowed. The
uh'! superintendent record Of vista
10 ot schools was also examined aud il
found that he had visited all
loo's as required by Law.
he institution Of the new German
oeK"h lodge Mt Sioux Falls, says the
ess OF that city, was Imposing and 10.
es''nI to all present whether mem.
rs OF the lodge or not and il was
unanimous opinion OF all that n mos,
,.ess'al and eventual meeting wnf
More than sixty couples were
'''"' and enjoyed delightful evening
.'uued by u lunch that was voted
''tc'' At the conclusion OF the cere
les Hrand Master Marquart nd,
'''eo The assembled guests briefly
10y with the benefits OF the irnternal
OF Odd Fellows. Among other
.e' Nr' M%arquart said he was much
"'''' at the interest taken by the Re.
S"'h lodge work and was much
"'' 70 note the large membership
enough the members OF the l. q. q
''ay not be pleased at this remark,
s0"''e'led to say" snid he. "that the
N,'s are rs u matter OF fact the
"odd Fellows and I find this to be
""'l towns in South Dakota which
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-08
FRANK SMITHS GUARANTEE.

| hereby certify that have This day contracted with !. T. Stahl
to furnish him One Hundred Dozen. or more. Solid Silver Teaspoons.
standard size and weight. manufactured by the Gorham Manufac-
turing Co, sirersmiths. Broadway and Nineteenth street. New
York City. This company is one of the most reliable and extensive
manufacturers of solid silver articles in the country. and guar
antec the Solid Silver Teaspoons to be given away as premiums 10
subscribers Of The DAILY LEADER to be the genuine article.
FRANK SMITH.
Madison n December 49, rt
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DETROIT. Mich. Jan. S.-A special
to The News from Niles. Mich, says:
Mrs. Katie Aminon OF Vandalia town.
ship. Cass county. and two minor heirs
over whom she has been appointed
guardian. have fallen heir to a Is. OOO. 900
estate by the death Of her aged uncle,
Silas \. Trabos. u JACKSON Miss.
PLANTER.
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4d,so"' !ourned annual meeting Of the
n mo- = building and Loan association
enin, e'd at the city hall Monday
nich january 10, ut 8 o'clock, at
. ens";N The election OF officers for
Year will take place. It ia
II rso; That all stockholders attend.
q majority Of stock to make
j.. I. uuBBrLl.. Heo'y.
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rhine TaAle.
Lo..o 4 81. pauie.nway. which
"a. Miiwaasy December o, w
/, Eject, s,nAIss ooIs. .as,'
|(s s;sn,, "a, a, departs $40 ?; M
eisp" IhA'a a.. departs a:l3 p. M.
!, lric'..sA,xs ROT u IAN
.,snseHI,, rs IS, arrives : 40 p. m.
tisa.,s No. 3, arrive. e:s, a; M:
s rS as .rr,ves 10 40 q. m.
E,s' ..,,, going enst mako connection
|%.s.uss' point. south: ,v
w, run Mondays, Wednesdavs and
ns M ana ,.syinr Madison. north, at':lo p.
only, Madison At $3.50 ?. M. -
/, .!'' NJ "a. =, >. ' ,,sv, rsfSsS ss,:sn 1n "";;s, a;
saturday,, At Madison a. 1880 .. IN.
m; arr'''nsFj HOLMES. Local Agent.
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l0c.
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One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly
That's what You want!
FRANK SMITH
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little pills for constipation, biliousnes.
indigestion and nll stomach aud liver
troubles.
Lp.rr Snsrr
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FRANK SMITH

Miss Allie Hughes. Norfolk. Va, WAS
frightfully burned on the face and neck
Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. which healed the in
jury without leaving u scar. 1t is the
famous pile remedy.
ER,Nk SNIru
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Tu
Order Of Exerrlses In the Da"crent
Houscs Of Worship In the ti'S
To- borrow

r~KESBYTERIAN CHuRCH.
Preaching services at 1890 n. M. ard
40 :. m, by Rev. G. Il. Bronson. Sab
bath school ut noon. Young peoples
meeting ut $50 p. m. Everyone cor
daily invited.
LUTHERAN iIukCH
Preaching u. 1890 n. IN. and 80 =. m
by R.v. y. NJ Mime. Sunday school
ut noon. Every body invited.
EAR. ST CHURCH
Thelusunl services morning and even
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opinions Of dancing and kindred amuse-
ments, | will give it at the morning ser
vice. Evening subject: "'Vhat Think
ic OF Chist?" {. Nj. CLINE.
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Mrs. NJ. y. Ford, Ruddell's. H.. suffer
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stomach and liver troubles.
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10
DRAMAS IN MANILA.
When the Play Pleases, a Whole Scene
Will Be Repeated.

When the Play Pleases, a Whole Scene
Will Be Repeated.
The people at Manila have the
fondness Of Spanish countries for excit-
ing sports. The old theater, which seats
about 1900 people, is nearly always
filled. It pays the Spanish government
revenue of about SIS, 900 year. Some
times all opera or theatrical company
will come there from Paris or Madrid
and play seven nights in the week for
months at time. Operas with lot of
buffoonery and lot Of desperate vii
lains are immensely popular in Manila,
and dramas in which there is vein of
immortality will draw for weeks.
While the play proceeds boys go
about the theater vending cigars and
sweetmeats. Often cloud of tobacco
smoke. obscures the stage at the close of
an evening. When the play pleases, a
whole scene will be repeated. once
attended an opening night of q new
Spanish drama, and the audience cheer
ed 50 Justify that the whole first scene
was repeated twice before the second
came on. There are some marvellous in
congruities in the drama there, but the
audience enters, so enthusiastically into
the plot that there is no chance for such
triaing criticism I saw play last year
in which Roman soldier shot the vii
lain to death in a room where there
were curtains and glass window panes.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10

was rewarded By the report brought IN
by one =off our watchers that the enemy.
was approaching. Each one off us ac.f
8cordingl sough q place Of concealmentI
which commanded the road. The sys-;
tenn under which the Insurgents fight
requires each man before he goes into
action to select three places Of retreat,
situated il q straight line directly back
of one another and separated by about
100 feet, SO that when the men retreat
8 relative formation will be maintained
and there will be no confusion. AS soon
as the head Of the Spanish force got to
9 point directly opposite we let them
have1 volley. Six men fell, and the re-
naming troopers were thrown into great
confusion. We fired second round,
which wounded and killed few more.
The officers tried to rally their men,
but despite their efforts the troopers dug
their spurs into the tanks Of the mad
sdened horses and rode off in the gather
ing darkness, leaving their wounded to
their fate. We gathered up the wound
ed and made them as comfortable as
possible, and then, taking all the valu-
able equipment and armament in their
possession, made rapid retreat to the
main body. There we were received
with enthusiasm by our companions,
and our victory, combined with that
scored by another column which had re-
turned with lot of horses and cattle
captured from neighboring Spanish
farmer, was made the occasion Of a
great celebration. The men Toasted on
such delicacies as were obtainable and
spent the greater part of the night sing
ing and dancing. New York Sun.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10
PLEASE SEND NO MORE PIE
Colonel Reeves Novel Request Of So,
Francisco's Generous People. p5f !.

Colonel Reeves Novel Request Of San
Il Francisco's Generous People. Il
Thu attentions Of the San Francisco
people to the Thirteenth Minnesota reg
i inn have become SO overwhe refining
that cplonel Reeve has called halt and
published the following notice:
70 thel Generous People 81 San Fran
. cisco II 5 \, 81
Vhib i do not wish to appear lack
Ing IN appreciati on for the kindness
which Prompts the tlona tion 81 delioa-
.oies toFhe members of this regiment /
would feqnest that no more fruit 81
pastry any kind be brought to us.
We are koing on q long and trying jour
;ney intdIa still more wing climate, II
80 absol4el necessary for the efficiency
rs the Aen that they remain - perfect
health, d1dto keep them IS such oondi-
ton will be imp ossible gif they arc IL
lowed Il indulge their appetiites foe
goodies. If youlr bene evidence must find
SyVould fresslh eg9s
eel Paul Pionee'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10
A CUBAN EXPEDITION.
How Gomez Received a Relief
Party From United States.
EXPERIENCE OF A CUBAN VETERAN

He Tells of the Quick Move In New York
When Word Was Received That Fight
ing Had Started - Marching to the In
surEents' Camp - Lying In Wait For
Methods.
II wish that could have been in
Cuba when the patriots received the
news Of the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween the United States and Spain, {"
said member Of the insurgent army
who is recovering slowly in the United
States from the wounds received in ten
engagements fought with Gomez in
Cuba. II left the island,'' he said, in
speaking of his experience with. the
grand general, as the Cubans call their
leader, "before my countrymen had
heard the welcome tidings, and SO can
only conceive of their joy by my own
feelings.
''For years the Cubans have looked
to the United States for assistance in
overcoming their enemies, and now that
the hope OF years has been realized their
enthusiasm must be almost too great for
expression. was connected with a mer-
camille house in New York when the
ansurrection broke out in Cuba, and
we'll remember my feelings when upon
picking up morning paper read that
a few insurgents had taken up arms
against the Spaniards and hidden in the
marshes of Santiago and Matanzas.
"The Cubans who live in New York
have always kept in touch with one an
other, and upon the receipt Of the news
In our colony here the sympathizers
with the cause gathered at the different
Offices Of the Cuban merchants and dis
cussed the situation. The junta was
soon formed, and we began the work of
recruiting. I joined among the first and
started with filibustering expedition,
which consisted Of many representative
Cubans. A.. : (. s..|>.#s
"We reached the shore Of the Ever
Faithful Isle after an uneventful, vow
age. Our captain, who was an old hand
at the business, kept off the shore until
nigh6all.s The ship in which we reach
ed the island was scarcely more than q
tugboat and carried upon it's deck one
small boat about the size Of a dory. oIt
was capable Of carrying only six men at
. time and made the task Of transfer
ring the members Of the party from the
chip to the shore extremely tedious
~ the first boatload approached the
3qcky shadows, which on the shore 81
4atanzas project far ont into the deep
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10
ViktOr Bros. /
Mx""EXEUE ||HEEEE

water, one of the members of the party
whistled a phrase from The Depths of
My Lady's Eyes, as all old Spanish
serenade now famous in the Cuban army
is called. The signal was recognized on
shore by guides who had been sent by
Gomez to bring the recruits to his ar
my. The guides came down to the shore
and met the members of the first boats
company as they came on shore. The
meeting between the guides and their
fellow patriots was enthusiastic in the
extreme. The men embraced, and from
the guides the new arrivals gathered
their first real information as to the sit
uation.
1.-THE officer who had been sent by
Gomez to take charge of the recruits
decided not to attempt to make the pas
sage from the shore to the insurgent
camp that night, as a troop of Spanish
cavalry was encamped in the vicinity,
and he feared that in the darkness the
expedition might run into the outposts.
Accordingly we made ourselves as COM
Portable as the rocky nature of the coun-
try permitted, and after stationing SEN
tries about the temporary camp at COM
handing points the others of our force
lay down among the rocks. taking care
to select positions which rendered them
as lnconspicuous as possible. 49,:
"The next morning at o'clock the
order to assemble was passed along from
man to man, and in absolute silence the
line set out through the forest, which
was almost jungle at that place. The
men marched in single file, with rifles
and revolvers cooked. We had tramped
for about two hours when one leader
gave low hiss and waved to the column
to halt. The members of the expedition,
many of whom had had experience in
former instructions, stopped instantly
and without further orders sought places
Of concealment among the powders.
"The jingling Of accouterments was
soon heard as troop of Spanish horse
men trotted by on a road which ran be-
low and around the lone bluff upon
which the party Of flibusters was hid
den. We waited until the soldiers had
passed, without attempting to attack
them, as we were not prepared to make
rapid retreat, hampered as we were
with provisions and equipment BY 10
o'clock that night we reached the place
where the main body Of the insurgent
army was encamped. s.=.= 2@= [
Cur approach was heralded BY
scouts, who ran ahead and warned the
sentries not to fire uDon us s,Accotf1inp-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10

pany front in this country. General
Blanco, Weyler or any Of the other cap
tains general, despite their gilded ret
inues, could not have assumed more
commanding mien than this slight old
man, who by the mere force Of charac-
ter, which shone from bis eyes, impress
ed his beholders at once with the fact
that they were looking upon man Of
tremendous energy and strong purpose.
Gomez walked directly up to our lead
or, young Cuban Of the name of Real,
and, holding out his hand, said simply,
You are welcome. A break in his
voice, however, betrayed the depth Of
his emotions. Wewere assigned to quar-
tiers in which to spend the hours until
daylight. When we rose, we were dis
tributed about among the different COM
,mands and became members Of the
army.
''My first expedition against the enc
my occurred the second day after my
arrival in camp. Two hundred of us
were ordered to proceed to the rlanta-
tion Of Spanish sympathizer If the
name Of Benota, who was known to
have. furnished information as 10 the
whereabouts Of the patriot army The
plantation in question was situated ten
miles from our camp, and we covered
the distance in about two hours The
progress Of the insurgents when on an
expedition is necessarily slow, as a
strict lookout has to be maintained for
the enemy. s..=.5@..s ...-.l
''When we arrived within sight Of
the plantation, we found that tie pro-
prietor had received word Of our APP
proach. A large force of Spanish caval. .
ry was stationed about the housein an
ticipation Of our coming, while armed
men could be plainly seen in and about
the quarters of the negro farm hands.
We made no attempt to carry nt our
first intention of destroying the proper
ty Of the informer, but postponed our
proposed attack until a more favorable
opportunity. = :..... ..:. @: ESP.
f r. "''We had no intention of rStiring
without having inflicted some injury
upon the enemy, however. We there
fore, made q detour, and, by keeping as
much as possible to the woods and cross
ing the open spaces one at a time, sue
ceeded in getting between the plantation
and the town, thus cutting Off the re-
treat Of the Spanish soldiers. The caval-
rymen remained on guard over the
property Of their countr man, who pos
sessed consid erable influence ii Havana
and Madrid, for two days, and for that
length Of time we lay concealed along
the main highway awaiting their r.
turn. Although in the course of the two
days several Of their scouts passed 81
each side Of the district IL which We
were concealed |, our presence was not
discovered 81.
by 8. There was consid erable ufIering
among gu: men during the weary wait
ing, owing to the scarcitt ofs provisions
For two days i lived al dried ffrnit,
bread and tepid Final j, " towalrs1l
the close &c the secqnd .dlay orr iencs
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10
Had Nothing to Say.


You want to be soldier, Jim2 Well, don't
blame you, lad.
The fever that has hit you now once monkeyed
with your dad.
l know exactly how you feel-yor1' re achin fur
a scrap
An want to go an help to wipe ole Spain clean
off the map.
siXty-one,
wasn't half content till was coupled to a
gun,
An now that you're a-feelin in that same ole
hostile way
An want to emulate your dad I've not word
hope you've reckoned up the cost an counted
it up we'll,
Fur war, as Gen raj Sherman said, amt fur
removed from hell!
You'll find it amt no picnic, Jim; you'll soon
find out that you
Won't have bit O. nerve too much in pullin
O. you through.
It amt no circus day affair when shells begin
An comrades lay in blood an pain a-writhin in
the dust
An bullets, jes' like maddened bees, zip past
in fendish way, i.
But if you have mind to go I've not word
-. to say.
lwant to tell you honest, boy, that this amt
e5 r. no surprise. -t q: - .s>.,.i .>:E.-
I've seen the sparks Of loyal pride a-dancin in
your eyes,
An I've been waitin fur week to hear you
make your talk
An show your daddy that you come O. good
ole fightin stock
An now, to close the matter up, I'll tell you
further. Jim,
Your daddy would have knocked you out or
you d a-walloped him
If. when you'd hear your country call, you'd
make coward play.
I'm proud O. you! God bless you, boyl That's
all I've got to say.
Indianapolis Journal
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-10
Our Army Rifles Terrible Power.

The enormous piercing power of the
Krag- Jorgensen rifles bullet was shown
recently at Mobile, when during the
sham battle ball tore through tree
trunk Is inches thick, struck the butt
of Private Hogan's rifle, penetrated it
and shattered the bone in his left leg,
where it imbedded itself. New York
Evening Journal