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NOW AT ST. LOUIS.
Negro Miners Kept Out Of virden Going
BACK to Alabama.

Negro Miner. Kept Out of virien Going
Back to Alabama.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-THE 81 negro men
with their l5 women and children, who
were brought to st. Louis after bein &
driven out of Vlrden, are being cared
for by the city temporarily. Inc ne
croes desire to be taken back 10 Ala.
bama, but have no transportation.
Mayor Ziegenhein says he will demand
that the Chicago, St Louis 4 Peoria
railroad. which landed them here, pen
nlless and hungry, take them out OF
town again.
Acting Manager f. G. Mills, Of the
Tniel detective agency in this city, says
his company Is paying the board OF u
number Of negro miners at Venice
I!ls., across the river from here. He
said: 1--WE were instructed to do tha
~ the Virden people.
The Chicago. Virden Coal company
will reimburse US. and we think the
state of Illinois will have to reimb burst
the coal company. At least strong
effort will be made to have the stat'
pay"
Speaking Of the negroes WHO arrived
here during the night, Mr.. Mills said
"Of course we will take care OF them
though we are under no obligations t.
do so. We have wired the Chlcag
Virden Coal company and they viii
doubtless authorize US to board them.
Mr.. Mills added that the negroe
here now would probably be sent {
their homes in Alabama.
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(le Was Blowing and the Sea
Was Running Very
High.
|obahly Blown Ashore After
Her Machinery Had Been
Disabled.

AMorrH, Eng, Oct. l7.-The Brit
steamer Mohegan, Captain Grill
rs belonging to, the Atlantic Trans.
t'auon company. has been wrecked
inc vicinity Of the Lizard, between
Nanacles and tho lowlands. 1t Is
le'ed that about LAB persons OF her
sSchgers and crew were drowned.
y ol survivors have reached the
Inc Mohegan was formerly tho Cleo.
VA OF tho Wilson & Furness. Ley lana
=. r, She left London for New YORK
thursday, having on board. 80 lar
'aa be ascertained at present, oo
ID men.
when tho steamer was seen to be IN
a'oss' hfeboats put of from shore.
very effort possible was mace &c
'ne Passengers. The coast Ut TINS
"' Is very dangerous and has been
~ scene OF many wrecks
h ~ ~ general opinion at present Is tha'
machinery ot the Mohegan became
Ih'"d ao.ed during the heavy easterly gal'
NY" ,vh was blowing, aud that she raj
o'o and foundered. A number O
~ winch put out from this port Y
,n assistance OF the Mohegnn wef'
pelled to return without being adj
,appraoch the vessel, owing to tn
fsh'y OF the weather prevailing.
''oas landed VI of the passengers an
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craw If tho Mohegan. One OF the 1or'
mer. woman, died after SIG "1'
brought ashore. There are rumors' un.
confirmed as this dispatch Is sent. tna'
another ifeboat succeeded III saving
six more persons.
The local seamen who have been
questioned ON tho subject appear 10 %
unable to explain how the Mohegan
got into such q position.
Later IN the morning IL became
known that another hteboat had lano'
od "a more of the survivors OF the Mo-
hegan, aud Us ifeboats put out from .
number Of places, hopes are eA'
pressed that the number OF survivors
may be increased. =
One Of the Is persons just known 70
have been saved is lady. All tue sur,
vivors are in pitiable condition ana
.o,no of them have been badly injured
10 ,voves and rocks and are sunerine
80, hrnises and torn and fractured
limbs. .., o-t.
o.o;vod here showed that 45 survivors
of the Mohegan were landed at Tor
Houstock, Cornwall. where the ooole'
of five dead persons have also oeen 80
ceived. ,. m.
Then came the announcement ina
"A of the crew Of the wrecked steamer
Mad been found alive on the rocks nea
the scene Of the disaster. One OF TN
=. - s.an GERS rescued by the Port hous
~as, lifeboat. says that all the passen
:US ."r. were dining when the oatastroph
occurred, though some OF the onl.ol'. :
and those who were seaslok' wese .
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Manager of the Chicago Nirden Coal
Companies.
it is the intention of the coal company
to press the matter, and it will be for
the grand jury Of Macoupin county to
say whether Governor Tanner shall
answer in court.
j. Franklin Eyster, manager Of the
campany stoSe, who was nearly killed
by the mob Wednesday. is recovering.
The militia commander, Colonel
Young, has placed guard OF soldiers
at the house whore Eyster was taken.
The authorities at Springfield are
considering the advisability OF sending
another Gatling gun here to be placed
inside the stockade. Colonel Young
however, does not consider additional
artillery necessary.
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their hunks. Suddenly the Mohegan
struck with a grating noise. At first
the engineers thought this was caused
by coal falling down in the bunkers,
but a second shoch followed ana the
vessel began to settle a coast guards
man, who was on duty at the Cover.
act says he noticed the Mohegan was
nursulng IA dangerous course.
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Army Othcer Pardoned.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Oct. H.
Ouartermaster Sergeant James Z.
Young of the Twentieth Kansas vol.
uuteers, who was placed in the federal
prison Mt Fort Leavenworth on Aug.
30 last TO serve one.year sentence tor
embezzlement OF company funds at
San Francisco, has received full par.
don from President Mckinley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-17
DeWitt's Witch Haze! Sasve
Cures piles. Scaics. Burns

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
LARGEST sale OF any Salve in the world.
This fact and its merit has led dishonest
people to attempt to counterfeit 1t.
Look out for the man who attempts to
deceive you when you call for DeWitt'a
Witch Hazel Salve the great pile cure.
Cook & ODER.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-17
Jefferson Barracks to he Enlarged.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-THE Post Dis.
patch says: President Mckinley has
ordered that jefferson barracks, near
this city, be made as large military
post as any in the country. The order
was given direct to Assistant Secretary
of War Meiklejohn, in the presence OF
a number Of ST. Louisans, at Omaha
This guarantees that Jefferson barracks
will, as soon as possible, be put in shape
70 receive a full brigade of trooua-
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End Of Camp Wikotf.

New York, Oct. l7.-The Seventh
regular infantry left Camp Wlkoff
during the day for posts in the depart
ment of the Lakes. The Seventh regl'
ment was the last in camp and lts de.
parture practically brings Camp Wikofi
to an end after au existence OF about 10
xveoka
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Two OF che Crew Drowned.

CHICAGO, Oct. II. = The barge
Churchill, loaded with ore, in tow OF
the Majestic. from Duluth, sank in the
rough water Off Waukegan. Captain
| Pa,r,ck Kane OF Detroit and Deckh hand
John Hansen were drowned.
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Broke tho World's ".iear.Old Secoro'
LEXINGTON. Kv.. Oct. l7.-Major H.
G. McDowell's filly Ecstacy broke the
worlds race record for 2.year'old -pac'
ere in pacing futurity. 2:lO1a IN second
heat. Notln Bells was second.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-17
0NA NEW TACK
Coal Company Gives Up Its At
tempt to Land Negroes
at Virden.
The Company's Attorney Says a
Decided Attempt Will
Be. Made
To Fix Responsibility For the
Shooting at Virden Upon
the Governor.
Will Also Try to Make the State
Pay Damages to the
Company.

VIRDEN, Ills, Oct. 17.-Attorney
William Patton Of the Chicago. .Virden
Coal company, is authority for the
statement that no further attempt will
be made to land here the Alabama ne.
groes whose coming resulted in the loss
OF so many lives. There is under con.
sideration, according to Attorney Pat.
ton. an attempt to fix the responsible.
ity for the tragedy upon the governor
Of Illinois. The lawyer declares that
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IT IS STILL A MYSTERY
NO CLEW TO THE SENDER OF THE
POISONED CANDY.
Ex-Congressman j. b. Pennington
Confident that Murder Was Intend
ed-Only Two Victims So Far.

DOVER, Del, Aug. l3.-The identity of
the person who sent the box of poisoned
candy to Mrs. j. P. Dunning, which caused
the death of the recipient as well as that
of her sister, Mrs J. d. Deane, is still a
mystery, although strenuous efforts are be-
ing made to locate the donor. 1t is the gen.
eral belief that the candy was not sent with
the intention of poisoning the recipients.
but it is thought it became stale on the way
and that poison was generated in the bon
bons. The candy was in plain white box.
DIR. Bishop who has been continually in at
tendance on the patients is of the opinion
that Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dunning died of
heart disease induced BY some unknown
poisonous substance Both suffered in the
same manner. When they became i'll they
were attacked with vomiting spells. 1t was
thought that an autopsy On the bodies of
the victims might reveal the cause of the
poisoning, bat DR.. Bishop is of the opinion
that the vomiting had been so great that
nothing to examine was left in the stomach,
and the idea has been abandoned All
hopes are based on the analysis of the can
dy. The Hon. John Is. Pennington. father
of Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dunning, is pros
trated by the terrible affair. The five other
victims of the poisoned candy will recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14

Clothing md Provisions for Gomez
Put Ashore in Cubn.


KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. 13-An expedition
which was designed to convey clothing and
provisions for Gen. Maxine Gomez, AMI
which Colonel BOza. the insurgent COM
mander's chief Of staff, took from here last
week. was landed without resistance at
Santa Maria, fifteen miles east of Key
Francis. The schooners Adams and Delis,
OF ninety and thirty-five tons, respectively,
carried the expedition, the cost of which
was raised by subscription among Cuban
citizens of Key West The Mangrove,
which left here two days after the Adams
and Dellis, was to have covered the land
ing, but she did not arrive in time. The
auxiliary gunboat Viking was there, how
ever, and her guns We're ready to
rcpel any Spanish forces that might
have appeared, but there was no
sign of the enemy. The Adams
was the first to reach the place selected
and after landing her cargo she put back
for this place, meeting the Dellis about eight
miles out, with her share of the expedition
There is no doubt that this, too, was safely
put ashore.
Besides Colonel Boza, there were in the
party Lieutenant Colonel Mendieta also of
General Gomez's staff: Col. Alfred La
Borde, of Competitor fame; Lieut.. Col. An
dres Hernandez, of General Rodriguez S
forces in the province of Havana, and thirty
Cubans, all well provided with arms and
ammunition. The Adams reached here to-
day and reported that the expedition had
been entirely successful.
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gave way to anger, showing symptoms Of
actual energy 1t was only for a moment
however
Thereafter he was sluggish and sulky His
fighting qualities resolved themselves into
a manifest determination that whoever
waGted to pull him in given direction
could do so but needn't expect any help
Once at the side of the boat his apathy
gave way TO terror, and he dashed the water
furiously. The hos'un was ready with a
boat hook and began by jabbing Mr.. Shark
where he thought il might hurt. The hos un
never did like sharks, and said so with ex-
treme force and candor while jabbed.
Then a tackle was made ready and after
much manipulation and many failures fixed
firmly around the sharks tail. The land
lubbers thought it would slip. but it didn't.
Mr.. Shark was hoisted alongside a
stanchion, despite his protests. He had to
break all precedents and exert himself in
the middle of a tropical day. He squirmed
and writhed and twisted. all to no avail.
At last he subsidized, and then the man with
a camera took" his picture.
The second cook who had disappeared in
the galley, came aft hourishing bread
knife
Il cut him and mack him dead" he sang
Nobody objected to the execution. but the
occupants of the cabin objected to the bread
knife, and the second cook was sent back
A machete was found which correspond
ent was saving to tell his friends that he
took it from the body of a dead Spaniard,
and with this Mr.. Shark was orened. Curl
cusly enough, the skipper. who did the
carving, didn't find the gold ring he lost
overheard in the gulf stream twenty years
ago.
Mr. Shark underwent the operations with
as much resignation. and immobility as If
he had been given an anesthetc.
Then the tackle was loosened and the
carcass permitted to drop into the water,
the bos'un remarking with much inward
satisfaction that that shark wouldn't bite
off and more sailors legs
But his SharkShip' was not dead. On the
contrary, he began to swim around just as
he did before he was carved into a hollow
mockery. Like the Rough Riders at FL
Caney, he didn't know when he was
whipped.
Something seemed to annoy him. though
for presently he swan head on for the side
of the boat, butting it viciously again ana
again. For fully FIVE minutes he kept this
up, and then swan slowly away from the
ship. sinking lower and lower.
He'll never come up again. said the
assistant engineer. wiping off the machete
"They all act that way after they're ripped
OPEN"
All who assisted in his capture agreed
that the shark lacked many qualities essen
tal for getting his name on the list OF game
fish. Then they forgot him. and turned
their attention back to the blockading fleet
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Casualties Reported by Miles.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin tonight received the following
cablegram from General Miles. dated Ponce,
Porto Rico:
General Wilson reports that General
Lancaster, with Potts's battery, at 1870 p.
m on the 18th inst. quickly Slenced the
enemy's battery at Asomanta, near Aibo-
nito, and drove him from his position and
rifle pits. There was no infantry fire on
our part. Lieut.. John Z. Haines, Fourth
Artillery, was struck by a stray Mauser bull
let, but not seriously wounded. A shell
from the enemy'S gun burst just over one
of our pickets. killing Corporal Swanson.
wounding Corporal jerks. Company l.,
Third Wisconsin, neck and arm; Private
Vaught, same company. seriously, in abdo-
men, Private Bunce, same company, in
chest. but not seriously
The War Department tonight also post
ed the following from General Miles:
Following is complete list OF casualties
in the engagement near Hormigueros on
Aug. 10:
"Killed-Frederick Fermberg Company d.
Eleventh Infantry.
''Wounded-First Lieut.. joseph c. Byron.
Eighth Cavalry, and the following of the
Wheeler, seriously; Corporal Joseph p.
Ryan, Company G; Private William Ros-
sitter Company G., serious; Private Arthur
S. Hays Company c. Private John l.. john
son, Company d: Private A. Sands. Com
pany d: Private Paul /. Milzkie. Company
Private Harry E. Arrick, Company E; Pri-
vate Samuel r. Cobb Company l; Corporal
Ames Willxie. Company T., serious; Private
Daniel Graves. Company q, serious; Cor
poral John Bruning, Private Samuel G..
Frye. Private G.. Curtis, Light Battery d,
Fifth Artillery.
The doctor thinks all but one of the
wounded are likely to recover.
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 13.-The
Fourth Regiment of Infantry was shipped
to-day on the Seneca and the Twenty-ffth
on the Comanche. Two batteries of light
artillery Captain Capron's E and Captain
Illness F, will leave on the Arcadia on
Monday. The Twenty fourth Infantry will
remain at present at Siboney on duty. The
First District of Columbia Regiment was
assigned to the Catania, but the colonel
filed a protest, on the ground that the YES
sci was unSeawOrthy.
A board was appointed to examine the
Catania, composed of the masters of the
Port Victor and Berkshire and the Break
water who reported the vessel in such ex-
cellent condition and her appointments so
good that it was decided to use her as a
hospital ship. No other boat has yet
been assigned to the protesting regiment
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vIEws oF sENoR rALMA.
Thinks the United States should Con-
suit the Native Cubans.

NAAN AnC 4NNtANG CuDShSs
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The Times this
morning prints the following: Thomas
Estrada Palma. delegate at large of the
Cuban republic, talking of the peace pro-
tocol anG the steps that would be taken by
the Cuban government, said:
The first thing to be done by the Cuban
patriots in America after the blockade has
been raised will be to send relief to the
starving Cubans in the field. Money that
would otherwise be spent in purchasing
guas and ammunition will be spent in food
and clothing for the Cuban soldiers, and
their families This relief will be sent i'm
mediately with the consent of the American
government.
Another thing that will be looked after
will be 10 try and secure the release of
those Cubans who have been deported from
Cuba and sent to the Spanish penal settle
ments. We shall urge that the Washington
authorities secure the release of these pris-
oners.
As far as the present government of
Cuba is concerned the leading men of that
government, from President Masso down.
have implicit confidence in the declaration
that the United States government went o
war, not for the acquisition of Cuba, but
TO free the island for the Cubans. 1t may
be that in years TO come the Cubans may,
OF their own volition, request this country
10 annex Cuba, but that is not for the
present Whether the present government
OF cuba VIII be recognized or not is no mat
Ter now. The Cubans do not wish to en-
barrass the Washington authorities, and
rave no doubt that what is done will be
Tor the best
1t may take several months for the
Spanish government to remove it's soldiers
from the island. After the Spanish soldiers
nave gone away there will be left only
"oout $4,000 SpaniardS Many of these
might renOunce allegiance to the Spanish
government. But, assuming that there
would remain 100000 Spaniards on the ISL
and. that is small number in comparison
with the 600 native Cubans While the
Spanish troops are being removed / think
mat the United States government would
be wise IN consulting unofficially the wishes
or the large native population.
The american provisional government
which VIII no doubt be of a military char
acter, can do much toward strengthening
the gratitude which the native Cubans al
ready feel for the United States for having
freed them from the Spanish yoke In
what way the United States should try to
get the opinion of the people of Cuba
whether by popular election or otherwise
IS one of the problems which it will have
10 solve. But no matter in what way the
american government goes about It, ii will
always find the native Cubans not only will
ing but anxious to help the Americans in
the solution of the problem"
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STRIKERS GAIN HOPE.
One Hundred Chainmakers Added to
Those Out of Work.

CLEVELAND, o.. Aug. 13. - hopeful
rift for the strikers appeared in the Amer
lean wire nail mill strike clouds to-day,
when it was learned that one hundred chain
makers of the H. p. nail works were tempo
rarily out of employment and necessarily in
the strikers camp The strike leaders had
predicted that those chain makers would be
forced out of employment, and the predic-
ton came too true to-day when the work
men were informed that lack of material
would necessitate a shutdown of that de-
partment for a few days. Manager Boley,
of the Fl. P. nail works. stated that the
shutdown was temporary, and that suffi-
cient material would be obtained by Tues
day or Wednesday to continue work. but
the strikers declare that the chain makers
can do nothing until the link winders return
to work. Strikers claim this incident will
greatly aid their cause.
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WHEN LEAP YEARS WILL CEASE.
They Will Run Along az Usual for
Eight Hundred Years, However.

Eight Hundred Years, However.
Washington Star.
I'm time leap year will go out of exist
ence entirely" explained an almanac com
puter, but as it will not occur for over
800 years, we haven't much personal interest
events 1860 would be a leap year but it will
get left in the calculation. In other words,
while it does occur, 1t does not occur
simply because it is not in the agreement
that it shall occur The story is long one,
but it can be briefly told so that the aver
age person can understand it without much
difficulty.
In 1882, in the arrangement of the Julian
calendar. ten days were dropped as to
get things running on the then new, but
to keep things running right it was deter
mined that year ending a century should
not be bi-sextile, except every fourth CEN
fury Thus there was no leap year in 100,
1900 nor 1900. 1t is. or at least was. rather
rough on the ladies, who have special adj
vantages in leap year. for 1t is the only
year that it is proper for them to propose
themselves in marriage, but as it has al
ways been so in matters affecting woman
kind men always find reasons for restrict
in 1900, but though there will not be many
of those who see 1900 who will see 1000, the
latter year ending a fourth century, will
be n leap year In this way three days are
retrenched in four centuries and the re-
naming seven days will be made up in lit
tie over 800 years. After that calendar years
will be like solar years. and future errors
in the calculation of time will occur no
more
The loss of leap years will in thousands
the mathematicians of the centuries hence
will be 80 flip in handling figures and MAX
ing calculations that they will have no diff
Guilty in keeping things going correctly.
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CUBANS ARE HAPPY.
Think They VIII Soon Be in Possess
sion of Their Republic.

SION Inelr HepuDI1c.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-The Cubans in
this city are happy over the signing of the
protocol and the position taken by the
United States in Cuban affairs. Word has
already been received from the Cubans in
the field that they have accepted the arms-
tice and are no longer fighting the Span
iards. This information was received at
Junto late tonight.
II. S. Rubens. counsel for the Cuban dele
CATION. said: THE Cubans are overjoyed to
think that the object for which they have
fought for thirteen years has been at
tanned. The Cubans may be depended upon
TO cooperate with the Americans in carry
ing out the establishment of peaceful and
a stable government on the island. AS l re-
gard the language of the resolution of Con-
gress as the base of American intention
mainly the establishment of stable and
Independent government by the people of
Cuba, and recalling the language of the
President in his message to Congress when
he said the object was the establishment of
a government in Cuba capable of fulfilling
international obligations. l do not think the
intention was to submit the question of
annexation to the people of Cuba.
The CubdpS stand accused by the Span
iSh as not being capable of Self-government,
and they feel that IT is a question of dignity
and honor to disprove that falsehood to all
the world They have no feelings but graft
tude for the timely and effective and best
intention of the United States in their be-
half. They have fun confidence in the jus
tice of the American government, and feel
sure that they, the true friends OF
republican institutions will not discrimi-
nate against them in any way because of a
pretended fear for the safety of the island,
or because of the calumnies of Spain. They
will assist the United States in every way
in their power to settle any questions that
may hereafter arise. and with the same ar
COR they maintained when their principle
for the realization of the new motto Peace
and Prosperity