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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-25
ABOUT ENDED
Plans for the Next Movement in
the Philippines Are
Outlined.
Filipinos to Be Surrounded by
a Rapid Water Move.
ment
Which Will Carry a Brigade OF
American Troops Beyond
MalolOs.
Will Then Be Compelled to Sur.
render or Break Through
Our Lines.

WASHINGTON. March est is under
stood here that General Otis has SO far
matured his plans of campaign that
within a week or 10 days he will be able
to begin movement which is expected
to mark the destruction Of Aguinaldo's
army. Although stragglers and fugi-
tives may infest the island Of Luzon for
some time, it is believed that after Otis
has delivered his next blow, the insur-
gent army. as an organization. will
have ceased to exist. The new move
ment will be. it is understood, by a
combined land and water attack, though
it is not expected that the navy's part in
the programme will be particularly
prominent. Otis has procured IL Of the
yunboats formerly owned by the Span
ish government. and these are to play
an important part in the development
Of the campain. Many of the troops
who have been engaged on the outer
lines up TO the date Of General Lawtons ;
arrival at Manila. have been withdrawn
to the water front and complete re-
organization of the army is now III
progress. The artillery is to be used To
maintain the lines established by
Wheaton's flying brigade.
viii Pen Them Up.
The next movement expected here is
10 be bv water. 1t is believed that Otis
will place a complete brigade on board
vessels. steam rapidly northward and
land them beyond the insurgent head
quarters at Malolos. If this movement
succeeds, AS it should if made with rap
idity. the insurgent army will find itself
completely penned III. with no oppor-
tunity for retreat. To the north will be
this flying brigade. on the east Lagrha
de Bay. across which they will be pre-
vented from escaping by the American
punboats now ahoat there: the Pasig
river to the south is we'll policed by tin
clads and with strong line in the
uosition occupied by Wheaton's brigade
will cut of any movement in that di.
rection. while to the West the bay OF
Manila is closed by Dewey's vessels. Il
is hard to conceive how, if THE plan car
ries. the insurgents can longer avoid
decisive conflict which must end eithe,
in their breaking through the American
lines or in their surrender. It is evi
dent that Otis expects tho latter for hi
has already advised the war department
that the insurrection cannot last much
longer.
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licity given the affair, and the fact that

licitv given the affair. and the fact that
the dinner had dwindled from national
to merely local importance. His latest
move il wa, said, was for the purpose
Of emphasizing his disapproval Of the
operations of the manager Of the Demo-
cratic club dinner Mr.. Brewster, who
is in charge Of the Bryan dinner. says
he has received assurances that several
prominent guests will he present, in
clndlng Tom L. johnson and Mayor
Jones If Toledo. Applications for seats
were accu,nula,ing fast. he SAID. and
everything favor, promise of a success
full dinner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-25
Free Twiue From Canada.

WASHINGTON. March .,-The secre-
tary Of the treasury has issued an order
for the free admission of binding twine
TO the United States from Canada. This
is because OF the fact that the new Can
adian tariff puts binding twine on the
free list when imported into that coun-
try. and our tariff law only imposes a
duty on the twire when imported. from
countries which make the article duti
able.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-25
many Would Consent If Given
the Island Of Most I'm.
pOrtance,
II Is Doubted Whether
England and the United
States
hill Be Content to Take What
Would Remain-.A Difficult
Question.

AsHINGIoN. March 25.-There is
suggestion that Mr.. Blaine's plan
partition Of Samoa may again be
sA' forward, although it has not
'a'ei oiiie!al form thus far. 1t is
81 the idea that AZ tho Samoan
consists Of three large islands,
q the three interested nations
tase one Of the islands. The
llaA' insis, that they have FREEDOM
as influence in the large island OF
u where the capital. Apia. is sit
and that in any partition Upolu
'aII 70 Germany. On this basis
as'ern island Of Tululia, with its
u OF Pago Pago. would fall to the
~ States, and the large Western
o' savali to Great Britain. At
A' IN" United States is preparing
NJ possession Of its naval harbor at
.aso' and a collier is now loading
@.o'S ", with supplies for that point.
""''e II Is one Of tho best naval
~ IN III" Pacific. there is much
whether this government would
IA,eh'ed with a naval harbor alone
'eFlnany absorbed the rich COM
a' ha1 parts Of the island group. Nor
'sN''ed Great Britain would &C.
PARTITION which assigned to
~ "e Western island, which is
). anu mountainous. While,
,ole' s' the partition Of Samoa
ss put forward in q tentative way,
ns1s' + VS. to involve too many anilnos'
rnove a practical solution. Ger
n'oably - would accept such a 90
\, s 1t would give back that com
preponderance. tho German,
n's sed since the treaty Of Berlil
pSs'1 Nue. At that time, William Wal
dea aps' our minister at Berlin. for
IL o. 20 Mr.. Blaine extracts from th,
sSans y; Of German political senti
At ~ lie; expressing deep diasppotnt
bsa -. losing the preponderating forc'
kn a formerly exercised. The Ber
.s;a saz Aeitung (extreme conserva
wed a' lni'nence is no longer to b
nan pp,,eponderating forge and th1
of ''ement is to be reduced to th'
RI ~ ,va other :, foreign elements. al
loa ars c~o.thirds = Of all folsigners il
(he ts. e "ermans and four.fifths o
he n. ,"ae Is in German hands.
lar, Hesate all aa' and radical views wer'
y had a; ;.' expressing regret that Ger
Aer MN ~ the treaty Of Berlin give,
view wys;iponderating y influence. 1
iation' =. :. would y, appear that. any r.
b linz ~, y. .he treaty OF Berlin woul
WIN German political sent
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CONDITION MOST PITlABLE.
Famine Prevails In Parts of E"r"pe""
Russia.

Famine Prevails In Parts Of E"r"pe""
Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, March %. = Inc
newspapers Of the city publish plt'aole
accounts OF the condition OF the So
called famine in the districts of Russia
especially samara, in the eastern part
Of European Russia. The efforts OF the
Red Cross society have staved on the
horrors of actual starvation. but the
society's funds are almost exhausted
and the dire distress compelling the
consumption of all sorts OF garbage mas
PRODUCED an epidemic Of terrible NOR
tality. with typhus and other pest'len'
ti.l diseases. Tho peasants are com
pelled to sell everything and are living
Ia cold, damp and filthy cabins. weak.
ened by hunger they fall ready victims victims
to .typhus and acute scurvy. unless
tho eovernment gives prompt s'd sne
Volgs provinces appear doomed .sd, 70. "a :
repetition Of the horrors OF '0'' ""'
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Dcx Moines Banker Drops Dead.

DEs MONIES. March a5.-J. w. Gene
ser. cashier Of the German Savings
bank of this city. dropped dead on the
street of heart trouble. He was about
IS years of age and one Of the best
known bankers in the state.
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Shot \VifA md Mot hC lin. aW

APPLETON. Wis. March .5.--Chris
Bos>er sho, ana instantly killed his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Brehme. and then
probably fatally Shot his wife. The
shooting occurred al the home of Mrs.
Brehme. where Mrs. Bosser was stop
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-25
ATTENDS THE DOLLAR DINNER
Parry belmont Change Hts Mind ~ 20
Where He win Celebrate.

Corry Belnl0nt ChNnSes nss AtuW - 20
whore He win Celebrate.
NEW YoRx, March 26.--The Times
says: It is announced that Oliver H. P.
Belmont, who withdrew from the COM
mittee on invitations and speakers OF
the Democratic club dinner on Wednes-
dav of last week, and decided not to
attend the function Of Mr.. Crokers' club,
INIT will instead partake Of the dollar
dinner, This Information WAS given out
Nv one Of Mr.. Belmont's personal friends
and businsss associated. MI. Belmont
gave q bic naaQq TIP -sEtensiye nao'
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A...n,.hop Henuessy Seriously Ill.

DvpuoUs, Ia. March e5.-Archolsnop
Hennessy Is seriously i'll at the arca' a
episcopsl residence here. ne was suu
denlv etricken after dinner Wednesday;
hnt his condition was not cons'dereu
serious. His speech is affected, lssa;ns ;ns
"a the assumption that he IS sune'.s .ss
from paralysis. It is also feared '"o
brain il affected.
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ment as made known by Mr. Phelps to
Mr.. Blaine at the time the treaty was
made,
The Republican., 1899-03-23
BYWhat RIGHT 2

Tuesday was busy day at the
court house.
The Board of County Commission
ers, composed Of Messrs. Layman,
Geary and Kelso, was in session.
The Circuit Court was also in ses-
sion.
A great many people were in town.
A majority of them wanted to see the
Board of County Commissioners on
matters of public business.
The Commissioners could not be
seen.
They were transacting public busi-
ness behind locked doors. Repeated
knocks upon the office door failed to
bring any response.
To all indications the board was
not in existance, certainly mot present
in the Commissioners office for the
purpose of transacting business with
the tax payers and citizens of Garrett
county.
If present in their office what right
had they to lock their door against
the public when everything trans
acted in the office is of the utmost i'm
portance and should be known to
everyone?
That they were present is not de-
MED and when the question was asked
their clerk what was going on in the
office he stated that "the Commission
ers were fixing up assessments and
that SO many were around botheriDg
them"
Aren't they elected to be bothered
when such 'bothering" concerns the
welfare of the public?
They can spend half day going
over the assessments of few indivi-
duals behind locked doors, but when
a farmer whose every minute is valu.
able at this season of the year comes
to town to transact business with the
County Commissioners their office
door is locked and they virtually hane
out the sign, 1--WE don't want to be
bothered with you"
Truly, this is a beautiful state o1
affairs and a lovely way to carry or
public business.
The Republican., 1899-03-23

|. JUDGE SLOAN, at the opening of the
Garrett county court, told the jury
that if they found that the recon-
mendations of the previous jury and
the instructions of the court in regard
to improvements in the county jail
had not been carried out, it was their
duty to indict the county commission
ers "who will then be removed and
persons placed in the office who will
do .as directed by this conrt and
the grand jury" There is no
mincing of words in that language,
and the jury should follow its in,
structions. Where county manage
ment is not what it should be, where
county authorities neglect theil
duties, the blame should be placed
where it belongs, and judge and jury
should do all in their power to see
that this is done.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
The Famous Fairfnx Stone.

To the Editor of The Republican.
An article in the Baltimore SUn of
the 21st inst. purporting to give GER
tain information respecting the loca-
tion of the Fairfax Stone and assert
ing that it stands at the source of the
Potomac river contains so many glar-
ing misstatements of facts, that are
known to be such, your correspondent
has obtained the following reliable in
formation respecting the stone:
In the first place the stone does not
mark the source of the Potomac river
but that source is marked by the
stone planted at Potomac Spring" p"
more than mile and a-half north
west of theFairfaxStone. The springs
at the Fairfax Stone are only "wet
weather" springs and long prior to
the time when any timber was re-
moved from the country in which it
stands these springs were known to
frequently go dry. At point 230
feet northwest of the Fairfax Stone
is strong natural spring and which
really marks that branch of the Poto-
mac river flowing from the direction
of Fairfax Stone. The other branch
of the river having its source at Po-
tomac Spring which is a never fail
ing one, takes the general course OF
the river throughout its entire length,
rises in the great water shed of the
Allegany mountains, its source being
one hundred and thirty-two feet high
er than Fairfax Stone, while the
stream from Fairfax rises in u foot
hill of the mountain.
The designation of the Fairfax
Stone as point in the boundary line
of either the State of Maryland OF
Garrett county is entirely erroneous.
According to the contention of the
State of West Virginia taking the
Fairfax Stone as marking the source
of the Potomac river neither the
State of Maryland nor Garrett county
reaches the Fairfax Stone by four
thousand and thirty-two feet, because
a right line drawn northward from
the Fairfax Stone crosses the main
body of the Potomac river at that
distance north of the stone.
The only stone now there to mark
the spot where the original stone for
merly stood is that erected by Lieu
tenant N. Michler in 1859 and the
Davis Coal and Coke Company has
never put any stone or monument at
the spot to designate the former posi-
tion of the Fairfax Stone. The original
stone was not cut stone but only a
rough boulder picked up in the neigh
borhoodand contained the inscription
"F. x" The survey which was made
by the agents of Lord Fairfax was an
erparte one entirely and not until
seven years thereafter did Lord Bal
timore learn that the same had been
The Republican., 1899-03-23
To Make Public Officers Do Their Duty.

To Make Public Officers Do Their Duty.
Editorially the Baltimore Sun of
yesterday, commenting upon the con-
dition of prisons and almshouses in
the counties of Maryland, and more
particularly upon the Jail at Oakland
and the charge delivered by Judge
Sloan to the grand jury on Monday,
said
The notoriously bad condition of
the prisons and almshouses in some of
the counties of Maryland is standing
reproach to the State and an evidence
of incompetent and negligent local
administration. The miserable state
of some of the almshouses was strik-
ingly presented in the recent report
of the State lunacy commission,
through its able secretary, iDr. Pres
ton, and the public is encouraged to
hope that through the instrumental
ity of this presentation the disgrace
full evils that exist may be removed.
But to do so it may be necessary to
invoke the aid of the courts and
the grand juries in the way proposed
by Judge David W. Sloan with re-
spect to the prison reform desired for
Garrett county. In this county the
jail is pronounced to be little less than
a pesthouse and unfit in every way
for the safe keeping of prisoners. The
prison was condemned by the court
last September. and now at the be-
ginning of the March term the court
feels obliged to impress upon the
grand jury the need of carefully in
specting the premises, and, if proper
improvement has not been made, of
indicting the county commissioners.
Judge Sloan's charge in this respect
is worthy of the highest commenda-
tion. He clearly advises the grand
jury upon their duty to inquire into
neglect of duty by public officers and
to proceed against them in accordance
with the provisions of law. County
commissioners have the power to
remedy such evils as are complained
of, and the court rightly thinks they
should be made to do so. If they do
not, they should be made to suffer the
consequences. AS the Judge says,
they "should be indicted and remov-
ed from office and persons substituted
who would perform their duties"
There is large class of duties which
are neglected by public officers, or
which some of them seem incompetent
to perform, all of which may in one
way or another be brought under
review by the grand juries. Men
elected to public office seem to think
that because the public business is
''everybody's business it is nobody's
business" and that nothing is to be
done but levy taxes, draw salaries and
appeal to party prejudice for the con-
tinuation of things as they are. But
the courts have given significant signs
of a purpose not to suffer the contin-
uance of bad government in cases at
least where the matter is within their
control. This is "a hopeful sign. The
judges have the drawing of the grand
juries, and the grand inquest is cloth
ed with all necessary authority. Co.
operation in the proper enforcement
of law will speedily bring about prop.
er local administration and introduce
many much needed reforms, tc
include not only prisons but aims
houses and other matters of detail.
The Republican., 1899-03-23

OUR record as an eX-School Com
missioner of this county is well known
to the public
Bless your buttons, honey, who ever
questioned your record as an ex-School
Commissioner? We all know that as
such you were engaged in the mer-
camille business in Oakland up to a
short time ago when you thought the
owners of two newspapers in Oak
land were making a little money and
you concluded to come in and en-
deavor to shear down their earnings.
Isn't that the case in a nutshell?
1t was your record in your official
capacity that THE REPUBLICAN was
questioning.
We believe you were a member of the
Board ofSchool Commissioners which,
going directly against the will and
votes of the people and entirely ignor
ing them you foisted upon the people
of the county a debt of $4,000 OF
more for the erection of the public
school building in Oakland and thus
deprived the children of the county
schooling for almost an entire year
This portion of your record, Mr.. Ham
ill, majority of the people may not
be acquainted with. In all your pos
ing as a friend of the tax payers you
have endeavored to be everything
to everybody and you have succeed
ed in some instances but in this we
believe you have kept very quiet.
You are very much afraid of pub
lie opinion, aren't you, Mr.. Hamill
You want to pose as an independent
don't you? Still you are willing to bt
placed upon the Democratic ticket tC
The Republican., 1899-03-23

Gus discussion in a congress in which
Pingree, Debs, Pettigrew, Gompers,
'"Coin" Harvey, Altgeld. Sibley, jerry
Simpson, ex-senator Allen of Nebras-
ka, Senator Butler of North Carolina
and other bright spirits of like reputa-
tion and sprightliness are to be gath
cred under one roof that the determi-
nation to bottle it all up is in the ma
ture of national deprivation. The
genesis, CESSATION, delivery and growth
of the new party ought to be spread
forth to the world day by day.
The Republican., 1899-03-23

THERE was a quiet, informal cele-
bration of the second anniversary of
the Inauguration of President McKin-
ley which the country has thus far
overlooked. 1t took the form of an
industrial boom under which on the
4th of March more than sixteen thous-
and workmen employed in iron, steel
and cotton mills received noticed of a
voluntary increase in their wages.
The affair was a spontaneous and
cheerful recognition of the through
ness with which the pledges made by
the advance agent of prosperity in
1896 have been fulfilled.-New York
Mail and Express.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
Governor LOWndes.

Since his induction in office Hon.
Lloyd Lowndes has proven himself to
be the Governor of the people. His
administration of affairs plainly show
that his sole desire has been to give
the people of this State clean, hon
est, conscientious and economical gov
ernment. How far he has succeeded
the people and press, irrespective of
party, can attest. His appointments
- almost without exception - have
met with the heartiest appreciation
of the citizens generally throughout
the State. Entering as he did, after
democratic supremacy for nearly
thirty years, and finding the affairs of
State so loosely administrated, he set
about to reform the many abuses
The Republican., 1899-03-23
FOR GOOD ROADS.
The State Geological Survey Seeking to In
terest the People of the Counties.

The State Geological Survey Seeking to In
terest the People of the Counties.
Now that spring has opened the
work begun last fall upon Maryland
roads by the State geological survey
will be carried ahead as fast as CO.
operation upon the part of the cOun-
ties can be secured.
During the past winter season,
when outdoor work was impossible,
the highway division utilized its time
in testing and experimenting upon
some of Marylands road material.
Several quarries have sent specimens
of stone to be tested, particularly
various kinds of limestone. The ce-
menting and abrading quality of each
sample sent has been accurately made.
DR.. johnson says that the letters
which has been sent to the various
boards of county commissioners last
fall will be followed shortly by special
letters addressed to farmers and other
interested individuals in the various
counties.
DR.. William B. Clark, the head of
the survey, is very desirous that the
counties will accept the proffers of the
survey to teach them how to build
their highways upon approved scien-
tific principles.
The Republican., 1899-03-23

THE editorial in last weeks REPUB-
LICAN 4 commenting on our often
sive partisanship in our official capa-
city as an eT-o65cial of this county
savors of what might properly be
termed slander-Journal.
The italics above are our own and
are simply used to show the incon-
gruity of the language used by the
editor of the Journal.
We have been for a week trying to
figure out what the Journal meant
by the above and have come to the
conclusion that the editor of that pa
per whilst a member of the Democrat
ic School Board for Garrett county
was an ex- official in an official capa-
city or perhaps he may have been an
official-ex in an ex-official capacity;
again he might have been an official
in an official capacity.
We refer it back to the editor of the
Journal for amendment and trust
that he make the matter palmer.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
A New Political Party to BE Formed.

A convoca1ion of notables is to be
held in Buffalo from June 29 to July
3, with a view to the formation of a
new national party. Among those
mentioned as pushing the movement
are some individuals of note but the
greater number are cranks, soreheads,
statesmen-out-of-iobs and political
waits and adyenturers. They will
not be able to agree; and it is announ-
ced in advance that their deliberations
will not be made public.
There is such surety of sulphur
The Republican., 1899-03-23

that came under his observation,
The task was herculean; he scarcely
knew where to begin, but like the
true yoeman that he is he did not
hesitate, and went about his task
manfully. AS result we have to-day
in Maryland, after three years of Re-
publican rule, a government of which
any State might feel proud. He has
restored confidence in the people,
Governor Lowndes, assisted by such
able men as Comptrollers Graham
and Goldsborough, and Treasurer
Shryock. has managed the finances
of the State in such way as to make
Mayland's financial standing second
to no State in the Union. Our pub
lie school system is such that every
child in the State can obtain an edu-
cation to fit them for any business
they might aspire to follow.
We might go on and enumerate a
great many other reforms that have
been inaugurated during his admins
tration which rebound to the credit
of the State, but with which the pub
lie are well acquainted.
After making for himself such an
envious reputation by his untiring
efforts to give to the people an honest
and economical State government is
it a wonder that the Republicans OF
the entire State are clamoring for his
denomination Surely not.
With Hon. Lloyd Lowndes as oul
candidate for Governor, and equally
bright and competent men nominat
ed for Comptroller and Attorney
General we need have no apprehen
sions of the result.-Annapolis Elk
aminer.