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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
Lying In smooth Water.

Captain Watkins reported that his
ship was lying comfortably in smooth
water and that there was no occasion
for any alarmist reports. He reported
the passengers and crew all well.
The first intimation of the vessels
striking the rocks was slight grating
sound, which was followed by a second
and more pronounced shock. The look
ont yelled that there was something
looming ahead, but before there was
time TO reverse the engines the ship had
gone on the rocks 200 yards from the
shore. Assistance was summoned by
means of rockets. A majority of the
passengers We're not aware that an acci
dent had happened until they We're
called up by the stewards. On reaching
the deck they found the ships boats in
perfect readiness for their reception.
Passengers Taken or Safely.
In accordance with the instructions
Of the captain the women and children
! were the first to be taken off the ship
Such perfect order was maintained that
passenger explained the situation as
simply slow procession Of women and
children making for the boats.
1t is suggested that as this is only the
second trip from Cherbourg the officers
of the Paris We're not familiar with the
course.
The crew of the Paris are still aboard
the vessel. 1t is believed that the
steamer has large rent in her bottom
in the forward part of the ship. Tugs
are standing by her and will assist in
an effort to get her off the rocks.
The passenger list includes IS first
cabin passengers, 100 second cabin and
1872 steerage.
First Attsmpt Unsuccessful.
An effort was made during the after
noon to tow the Paris off the rock.
Three tugs were engaged at full pres
sure, the steamers steel hawsers and
her own engines assisting for half sn
hour. The attempt was entirely unsuc-
cessful, the steamer not budging an
INCH -.
The Paris lies in much the same po-
s;tion as when she struck, her bow be-
ing about 100 yards from tho shore and
her stern about zoo. Just outside the
bows Of. the Paris 10 . great, ragged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
ADIS0N. SOUTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY NAV % 1000

rock and ridge CT rocks projects into
the water 200 yards ahead. There is
about l6 feet Of water in the three for
ward compartments
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
Snow in England.

LONDON. May 90 The weather is
much colder in England: snow has fallen
in the north at Yorkshire ana the West.
moreland Mills are covered with SLOW
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
gtranded ON Luudy leland.

BRISTOL. May 23.-The British steamer
Ksisow, Captain Maitland, which re-
Gently left Liverpool for Hiogo, Japan,
and China, stranded on Lundy island,
a. the entrance Of the British channel,
during a fog. Her foreholds are partly
full Of water, but tugs are endeavor'ng
10 6Oat her. t.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
WRECK OF THE PARIS.
1t Occurred Within Half a Mile of thu
MOhegan Wreck.

1t Occurred within Half a Mile of the
Mohegan Wreck.
FALMOUTH, Eng. May %. - The
American line steamer Paris. from
Southampton and Cherbourg for New
York. struck an outlying ridge of the
Manacles at point half mile from
where the wrecked Atlantic liner Mohe-
gan lies and five miles from Falmouth.
The Paris. which sailed from South
ampton Saturday called at Cherbourg
and picked up 30 passengers. She left
Cherbourg at q y. IN. Soon after l in
the morning. al high tide and in dense
fog, she ran ashore. From the first
there was no danger. Lifeboats and
tugs We're soon literally swalming
around the vessel to render assistance.
y majority of the passengers, who
numbered $50, We're brought to Fal-
mouth. where they obtained lodgings
for the night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
ste.msr Danube Ashore.

VICTORIA, b. G.. May 23.-The steamer
Danube. running from Seattle to Oyes'
II ashore 1T Cape Nudge.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
CtSneros Expresses COnf1dsnc CO.

HAVANA, May 23.-Salvador Cisneros,
Vhe marquis OF Santa Lucia) who was
president q the Cuban provisional gov.
err'ne:::. has published long state
}nent, Ill The course Of which he ex.
presses confidence in the United States,
Nut explains that the Cubans are nat
urally suspicious at the wholly unde.
tnea policy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-23
PAY TOO SMALL A SHARE,
Governor Roo,r 'eit Rriterates His Views
on Taxation of Franchises

on Taxation of Franchises.
ALBANY. n. u. May % Governor
hooseVelts s message 10 the state legisla-
ture III extraordinary session, gives his
views upon improvements to the Ford
franchise taxation bill, and suggests
lines Of improvement. Concerning the
equity OF the proposal TO tax corpora
tlons, the governor SAYS:
"At the present, the farmers. the
market gardeners. and the mechanics
and tradesmen having small holdings
are paying an improper and excessive
portion OF the general taxes, while at
the same time many Of the efforts 10
remedy this state Of affairs. notably in
the direction of taxing securities. are
not only unwi,e. but inefficient and Of
ten serve merely 10 put a premium on
dishonesty.
There is evident injustice in the
hght taxation OF corporations. | have
not the slightest sympathy with the out
cry against corporations as such. or
against prosperous men of business.
To drive ont Of a community the men Of
means and the men who take the lead
in business enterprise would probably
entail. as one Of its final results, the
starvation of a considerable portion Of
the remainder of the population.
But while freely admit all this. it
yet remains true that corporation
which derives its power from the state
should pay to the state just per cent
age Of its earnings As return for the
privilege it enjoys. This should be es-
pecially true for the franchises bestowed
upon gas companies. street railroads
and the like"
Favors a state Board.
Relative TO the proposition to place
the determination of the tax in the
hands of the state board the governor
says:
Il deem il wise that the power Of lay
ing and assessing the tax on franchises
should be left with the state authorities
not the local authorities, this being. in
my view. desirable both for the sake OF
providing against dishonest fayorltlsm
or Of discrimination against corpora
tions by the local authorities. ana also
for the sake of working equity rs be-
tween the franchises in different local
tiles"
The governor believes that he can
count on the help of the corporations III
seeing the bill put into proper form. in
stead of, as heretofore, counting upon
the opposition Of some among them to
any and every scheme for making them
pay their just share Of taxation.
The message as drafted calls for the
enactment Of the law to take effect on
Oct. l, 1899, but it is understood that
when the governor returns to Albany he
will change it to read Jan. !. 1900, IN
conformity with the latest bill drawn.
1t is learned on good authority that
the Ford bill, incorporated III the pro-
posed new bill is to be changed SO that
the bill will read that special franchises
shall be taxed as well as local. the gov
ernor believing that under the term
"local franchises" some corporations
might technically escape the tax.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
Another Steamer Lost.

ST JOHNS. n. F., oct. 2.-The British
steamer Prodana, Captain Scroggie, ten
days from Baltimore for Lcith. with d
general cargo. went ashore last night at
Wildcovc. ST. Mary's Bay. a region noted
for frequency of wrecks. Heavy cur
rents prevail there and in the dense fogs
steamers lose their reckoning and so on
the rocks
The PrOdana struck az midnight and en-
tered a cleft in the steep sea front. where
she battered her stem against the cliff
and impaled herself on Jagged rocks
which tore out her bottom. Half the crew
were asleep below and the bulwarks be-
ing beaten down. one seaman had his
head split and another was severely
wounded by splintcrs of wood. 4 third
mans ribs were broken and others sus-
tanned smaller injuries. Two boats were
broken IN the surf and ten men plunged
into the sea, but all were saved.
The other boats were successfully
launched, the crew staying by the wreck
till daylight, when they landed. The in
iured men were hoisted 10 the hilltop
with the aid Of some men who were hsn-
ing nearby. The injured were placed in
a hut and the others walked eleven miles
10 ST. Marys The ship is total loss
but much Of the cargo will be saved
Fishing schooncrs are already saving II
and the steamers Panther and Aurora
will leave for the wreck tonight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
NO MORE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.
Japan Decides To Sanction Only
Secular Institutions.

VICTORIA. b. c., oct. 2-Oriental adj
vices from Yokohama say that the Jap
anese Government having decided 10
keep its system Of educaj0n strictly
secular, follows the logic OF its decision
by Withholding its sanctions and privi-
ieges from all schools in which religion
is In any form taught.
This has, Of course. been construed as
an attack upon the Christian schools,
which are. in effect, almost the only ones
10 suffer from the new policy Some have
been already closed and all are being
greatly depleted in attendance because 81
the superior advantages and privileges
which purely secular schools enjoy.
The missionaries In charge are placed
in an awkward dilemma for. if they elm
mate the teaching of religion. they must
lose the support of the home board, upon
which they are largely dependent. while
IL they attempt 10 carry out the main
purpose for which they are sent here their
schools Will inevitably languish and die
for lack OF native attendance
In the japanese Foreign Office much
friction is indicated by the manifest rest
lessness Of various occupants Of.Western
diplomatic missions. The source of diff
Guilty is assumed by the native press TO
be a general straining Of personal rela-
tions between these diplomats and the
present minister OF foreign affairs.
IL would appear that az Oriental triple
alliance Is on the tapis Some light Is
thrown on the recent negotiations between
China and Japan by a revelation of the
existence OF a semi-secret society, with
a large membership in the two countries
and Corea. having for the purpose the
reservation OF three Eastern empires.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
A STIRRING SCENE.
The Face of the Sea a Mass Of Bunting
Wireless TclcgrAuhN.

tBy q Staff Correspondent)
NEW YORK. oct 3.-Special-The
great yacht race is in progress. For fife
teen miles out before the wind and back
the best products of the two halves oil
the Anglo-SaxOn race are TO try their
prowess and though the wishes OF the
great majority are naturally with the
Columbia, may the best one win is
the desire OF ALL
Down a great avenue of water the Coz
lumbia and Shamrock, one white. the
other green as the Isle she represents.
are straining with every inch of gis-
tcning canvass set. 10 reach the stake
boat. TO the westward Die the long
stretches of the sandy Jersey coast COW
cred with tenantless summer hotels. To
the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. on each
side q long line Of vessels. kept in check
by scudd ne t0rpedo-b0ats, racing around
like animated smokostacks. follows the
course of the racers. Every craft i rep
resented. from the insignificant tug %
the majestic sca-g0ing steam yacht or
the mu.ti-miilonaire. ferry boats black
with congested crowds at one dollar per
head, with a heavy list 10 port whistle
their apologies to the patrol boats and
get back i'm line The number of palatial
steam yachts is astonishing
The whole face OF the sea down 10 the
horizon is one moving mass Of bunting
The whole air is filled with the joyous
shrek of the steam siren and the hoare
roar OF the fog horn. for the Columbia
has rounded the stake boat one minute
and forty seconds ahead OF the flying
Shamrock. The bands howl forth discor-
dainty their private renditions of Amer
ica." which answers as well as "God
Save the Queen" and so all hearts are
pleased for only the return is yet TO be
sailed.
The patrol boats are rushing Ike things
possessed TO keep the vessels from crowd
ing in on the turn, and one recalctrant
captain waited for a blank shot across
his bows before deciding TO follow the
regulations and keep in line.
From numerous boats carrier pigeons
are released 10 carry the news Of the
fray TO the city. on the Ponce. however,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
THE TIMES. RICHMOND VA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1899.

electricity has been narnessed ny the
genius OF man, without wires, and Sig
nor Marconi, the Italian electrician, IL
flashing back the news TO The receiving
office in New York with no other medium
man the air, while New York sends to
the moving ships twenty-five miles away
the stock market reports
Sgnor Marconi is thin young man,
twenty-five years OF age, with an almost
inperceptibie blonde moustache, but ne
has solved a problem that VIII revoiu-
tonlze naval and military warfare. I'm
agine the possibilities contained in the
invention that permits ships forty miles
apart or armies one hundred and twenty
miles distant from each other to carry
on full conversation throughout all their
manOeuvres without need for any wires
or appliances further than a transmitter
and receiver. Had Marconi lived In Lord
Nelson's time that master admiral would
have turned his blind eye in vain to
the unwelcome signal flags.
On the hOmeward reach the Columbia
lost her advantage. as the Shamrock sud
denly tackled and loomed up TO windward
and ahead. This advantage was never
lost and though the wind almost died
out. yet the Shamrock kept her lead.
Long before the end it became evident
that the race could not be finished within
the required FIVE and one half hours, for
the wind which had been light all day
died out almost entirely. The two yachts
were speedily taken in tow by their tugs
and Joined the long procession up the
bay
The clouds Of smoke on which the req
sunlight fell gave the impression Of gi-
gantic connagration Certainly some Co
mmbia prophesies have gone up IN smoke.
Among some OF the yachts were from
abroad. Sir Thos. Lipton's Erin, and The
White Ladye. once Mrs. Langtry's. The
Aandsomest boat was the Payne steam
yacht. Aphrodlte. which Is the largest
private boat in America. The Gould
Yacht. Atlanta. the Vanderbilts' yacht
Conqucror. j. Malcolm Forbes, The Wild
Duck J. 2. Morgan's. The Corsair the
Flagship. Mr. Walters, and the Nevada
J. s. B.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
THE TEXAS CARNIVAL.
Bryan Speaks on the Issue ofthe Day.
4 Dollar Dinner.

DALLAS TEN. oct. 3.-The second and
last day of the Democratic carnival in
conjunction with the Texas State fair,
was the most successful from point OF
numbers of any political gathering In the
history OF the state. IL is estimated that
5000 people were present.
Colonel Bryan and a party Of friends ar
rived AT 1879 a. NJ. and he was accorded
"a magnificent ovation.
The meeting was called TO order by Cap
tain Garden. and Judge James u. Iarvin,
of Kentucky. was introduced as the iirest
speaker
Judge Tarvlns address was frequently
intcrripted by applause. and when he had
concluded there were loud cries Tor bryan.
Then the Nebraskan stepped forward and
was enthusiastically received. re as
claimed being present ass a Presidential
candidate and spoke for an hour on the
issues of the day.
The meeting then adjourned until the
evening when the dollar dinner closed the
proceedings.
I'm the afternoon the Young Mems Demo
cratic club rendered q banquet TO the VS.
fling Jefferson Club Of Mis- ouri
There was a large attendance at the dol
lar dinner tonight The first speaker of
the evening was Hon. Oliver n T. Bel
mont, Of New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
INDIAN FAIRY WON.
Hot Race for the Wcstchester $50 1000
Matron Stakes.

NEW YORK. oct. 3.-The fall meeting
Of the Westminster Racing Association
began to-day at Morris Park with tnf
first running of the $4,000 Marion Stakes
ass the chief attraction.
Charconac. the winner Of the FutultN,
Gonfalon ana Gulden We're scratch
ed. but Mr. Jersey was added, so that
sixteen of the best tW0-year-ods i'm tram
ing faced the starter. They were on
on the first break 10 "a struggling starr
and Runaway Girl and Modrne rusned
out 10 Ike the running, closely attended
by Indian Fairy. This order was MAIN
tanned TO the dip. when M0drine began
TO falter, and Indian Fairy and Redpatn
moved up. Al the sixteenth pole latte
Slack rushed Indian Fairy TO the 'front.'
and. riding out with hands and heel, won
by scant length rJm kcdpath. Run
away Girl lasted .r enough 10 take
third money by U. rom Killashandra
and Briagdier. botA oi whom closed fast
OLeary. who rode Redplth. claimed "a
foul. as he said Indian Fairy shut him
of when he tried TO come through on
the rail. IT, was not allowed. The oil
vision of the purse was $1,000 10 the WIN
ucr. s. 500 TO the second. and 1920 90 the
third: 81 500 TO W. II. Jackson. nom.n'tor
of the dam OF the winner. $Llpl TO Au-
gust Belmont. nominator of the dam OF
the second. and $500 10 j. r. ano f, l..
Kccnc. nominators of the dam OF the
third horse. summary:
First race-0no miie-Charentus l5 TO
ID first. Rush o. TO DO and I'D TO a. second,
Isidor q TO ID third. Time. 1910 l-2.
Second racc-nve and half furlongs-
Star Bright a TO ID first. The Scotchman
as TO / and 20 ID second Allaire GO
to II third. Time 1904
Third race-The Matron. Eclipse
coursc-Indian Fairy 03 TO 81 first. Repath
as to I and 2 to ID second. Runaway Girl
as To ID third. Time. 1:lO "a.
Fourth raee-The Manhattan Handicap.
Eclipse coursc-Firearm q 90 ID first. He
liobas 40 TO and TO JOB second, Toluca
a to ID third Time. 1:0S3-f
Fifth race-Il e jerome Handicap, mile
and quarter. over the hill-King Barley
corn 0f TO 30 first. Maid Of Harlem rs 10
I and 10 - second. sir Hubert % TO -
third Time 300.
Sixth race-one mile Maxine Gomez @
to ID first. Jefferson ~ To- and 4 to %
second. Dan Rice % 20 j. third. Time
$40 3-4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
WILL TAKE THE COTTON.
Western Union Offers To Buy All SOLD
ON the Fake Quotations.

SAVANNAH. GA, oct. 3.-The attorneys
of the Savannah Cotton Exchange rem
dered an opinion to-day on the matter OF
fixing the liability of the bogus Liverpool
quotations OF last Friday. They quote
the supreme Court OF Georgia as saying
that the telegraph company must az It's
peril. see to it that messages are sent
and delivered without alteration, nOtwith-
standing the company is not ordinarily
an insurer
when a telegraph company enters into
a special contract TO furnish market re-
ports quotations, etc" says the report, lit
insures the correctness Of the Intelligence
il receives for Information as well as the
correctness with which the c0mmuhlca-
ton Itself is made"
The Cotton Exchange is advised therefore
that the telegraph company is liable TO Il,
but the Exchange is not liable TO its
members for trades made on the iniorma-
ton received from the company. In such
matters the responsibility Is Individual
ATLANTA GA. oct. 3.-Thc journal
to-day publishes a story TO the effect that
the Western Union Telegraph Company
will buy all the cotton secured by mer-
chants at prices based on recent fake quo
tdtions which came over their wires.
The Journal says: There is the
strongest kind Of a rumor on the cotton
markets to-day that recent fake Liverpool
quotations which caused so much excite
mcnt Ia the southern exchanges and which
were said 10 be due 10 a mistake on the
part OF the telegraph company, is as
Stunning the proportions of deal 10 is
said on the inside that the telegraph COM
pany has notified all its customers, who
bought cotton on the fake quotations and
who have threatened to bring suit against
the company for the misake that it will
take all the cotton bought on the quota
tons"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04

neccssitatlng no extra work she is ths
one who knows how 20 Dee pleasant 10
levery member " the family. and who YET
has 'qot enough To- retire from "a room
when some special family affair is under
discussion. she is the one who does not
find children disaereeable or tho various
pets of the household things 10 be dread
cd. she Is the one who. when the hostess
IS busy can entertain her elf 7.i-h a book
% bit of sewing or the writing or a letter
She Is the one who when her friends
come TO see her. docs not disarrlnge the
household I'm which she IS staying that
She may entertain them. she is tho one
having broken the bread and eaten tho
salt NJ her friend. has set before her lips
ID seal of silence. go that. wien she goes
from the house she repeats nothing but
the agreeable things she has seen. This
Is the welcome guest the one to whom
vyo eov "Good-bver with regret. and 90
whom we call ont. welcome with me
Urs and from lhe heart.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
BOERS' STRENGTH.
Statement That They Can Raise Not
Over -. 900 Men.


LONDON. oct. I'm an interview to-
day j. y. Robinson. "a South African mill
lonaire. who claimed 10 speak as a friend
Of President Kruger and the Beers
ascribed the failure to reach settlement
to the bad influences surrounding the
President the Executive Council and the
Volksraad. lie declared that the 5urgh-
ers of the Orange Free state were by no
means unanimous I'm support of the Trans
vaal, and that if there was "a war there
would be a rush of these bun 1ers across
the Orange river into British territory 10
escape fighting.
Mr. Robinson said that the fighting
strength of the Transvaal was grossly eX-
aggcrated Speaking from intimate
knowledge of the country. he estimated
the total force. including the friendly
Uitlanders, at 1900 men. while the Orange
Free State could put only 200 men in the
field In conclusion Mr. Robinson de-
clared that the real the only pOlul 5-
sue so far as the Transyaal was concern
ed was suzerainty. President Kruger
would willingly grant a fve-y ears fran
chise if Great Britain would agree never
again IN interfere in the affairs of the
Tra 'aal; nothing else would satisfy him.
New Ia.k Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
Of degrading it.

lawyer The difficulty grew out Of the
argument of case in chambers before
Judge Hanseil of the Superior court by
colonel Halves and Captain william Ham
mond. father of the man who did the
shooting. During the course of the argu-
ment Colonel Halves characterized as UNI
true statement made by Captain HAM
m0nd. They had some words and blows
with walking canes. outside the court
room. but were separated by policemen.
Later w. H. Hammond. son of Captain
Hammond. met Colonel Hawes, taxed him
with insulting his father and shot him.
Both Captain Hammond and Colonel
Halves are prominent. Each has often
held public office. Colonel Halves is alive,
but may not survive the night.