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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
OMAHA PEOPLE MOVE OUT.
Fifty Families in the Lowlands Evicted
by High Water.


OMAHA. April 2+.-Fifty families in
the lowlands Of North Omaha and a
few along the river bank have been
compelled to move by the rising waters.
which came up SO slowly, however, as
to permit of removal without much loss.
Local Forecaster Walsh states that the
food will rea~h its height within the
next "a hours, with less than foot in
crease over the present stage. This will
not reach any of the large manufacture
ing industries, though access to several
smaller plants is now shut off. The
only serious damage that could be done
would be by the river taking its old
channel, through which water is now
running. This would leave the termi-
nal company's bridge spanning a slough.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24

fyou suffer from tenderness or full.
uess on the right side, paine under
shoulder blade, constipation, biliousnese,
sick headache, and feel dull. heavy and
sleepy your liver is torpid and congested.
DeWitts Little Early Risers will cure
you promptly, pleasantly and Perman:
emily By removing the congestion and
causing the bile ducts to open and flow
naturally. They srs good pills.
Cook & ODEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
Fatal Knockout Blow.

PlTTSBuRG. Apri 24-"kid" Lavelle
of Chester. Pa. known as the South
African Cyclone" is believed to be dy
ing at Homestead from the effects Of a
Knockout blow delivered by John Cav.
anaugh of this city daring prize figh,
Friday night Lavelle was Knocked GU,
in the twelfth round and although three
physicians have been working on him
all their efforts to revive him have
proved in vain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
BAD AROUND VERMlLLION.
Area Eight by Fifteen Miles . Solid Body
Of Water.

Area Eight by Fifteen Miles . Solid Body
of Water.
NERMILLloN, S. D., April 24.-The
food situation is far worse than any
time this week and the Missouri river
has risen two inches in five hours
Stock left on farms between the Mis-
souri, and Vermillion rivers cannot now
be taken off. From Vermillion for Is
miles west toward Yankton and eight
miles south to Nebraska Bluffs the
country is almost solid body Of water
from two to four feet deep. The land
east towards Sioux City is fast being
submerged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
FOUND AN ALLEGED FLAW.
Michigan. Municipal Ownership Law
Claimed to Ise multy.

DETROIT. Mich, April 24.-The dis
covery of an alleged flaw in the Mcleod
act authorizing acquiremen, 10y the city
Of Detroit of the street railways has
raised another point against municipal
ownership The cngrossed bill does not
contain "A clause which was IN the orig
inal. namely: Providing that nothing
in the act shall affect the granting OF
franchises 10y she city council Gov
ernor Pingree SAYS the omission of the
clause is Of no consequence. The attor-
news Of the citizens committee assert
that the alleged discrepancy is strong
point in the proceedings they are about
to bring to test the act
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
Continues to Rise ut Sioux City.

Sioux CITY, Ia, April 24.-The Mis-.
souri, river continues to rise and is
nearly 10 feet above low water mark.
At Walkers island, just above Sioux
CITY. all farms and truck gardens are
completely flooded and people have
barely escaped with their lives. Several
persons on the Nebraska side took ref
urge In trees and were taken of in
boats.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.

No Verdict In the Case Against Lake City
Lyncher>.
CHARLESTON. Sc. April 2i.-At 1G:49
a. N. the jury in the Lake City cases
reported its inability 10 reach verdict.
The jnry was out - hours.
In dismissing the jury. Judge Braw
ley was again moved to tears a> he re.
ferred TO the terrible crime. The case
goes over TO the next term CT court foI
retrial
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
AT KANSAS CITY.
squatters on tho Lowlanda There Pre-
pairing to Move Out.

KANSAS CITY. No.. April 2i.-The
Missouri river continues TO rise here,
though not so rapidly as for the past
four days. Sluatters on lowlands be-
tween here and st. Joseph are moving
to higher ground. and farmers are get
ting their property to safe places.
At Kansas City. Leavenworth and st.
Joseph much land is already under wa
ter. but no serious damage has resulted.
The Burlington tracks between Kansas
City and East Atchison are partially
submerged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
BRYAN Al BUFFALO.

Domocrnlic Leader Addresaca tu''y I"rcc
thousand People.
BUFFALO. April 24.-Fully 5000 peo-
ple crowded Music hall to listen to Hon.
William j. Bryan. Colonel Bryan ap-
peared upon the stage at s:a3 o'clock
onpanied by large company. ne
was enthusiastically received, the crowd
rising and cheering for some time. JUS
tice Titus presided. He spoke against
territorial expansion and urged the
Democratic party to plant itself
snuarely in opposition to that "heresy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
'LhAR THE JUNGLE.
"'"n's Flying Column An.
nounced.

houncGJ.
s''"N, April 24.-The war de-
H., 80 received a cablegram from
az a. announcing the formation
~, |',1S column under command
L"Wion. and the initiation
N G'' 0sn which is expected TO
ENai''S out the jungle in the
h. "''''" NJ TO the foot hills Of the
n,,... - me northeast and up to
! r.''sl OF the railroad at Bnla.
ksbr;se eA' OF the dispatch was not
|t..,, out It is understood to
ks,. with the account Of the
IT,. ','h'alncd in the Associated
~.ches from Manila.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
THREE PEOPLE KILLED.

Avoided One Trais Only to Be Run Down
hy Another.
BARABoo, Wis. April A.-While re-
turning from dance four young people
were run down by the Chicago and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24

Wanted Immediately -tifty-tive young
ladies with pimplee. black.heade, nasty
complexion to take Rocky Mountain Ies
and have q beautiful face.
FRANK SMITH,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
DEWEY IS PERpLEXED.

Mystery.
MANILA, April 2i-Admiral Dewey,
IN an inter siew. said the expedition of
the Yorktown to Baler was purely
to rescue the Spanish soldiers and
priests who are being besieged in a
church there. The soldiers refused to
surrender when ordered to lay down
their arms by General Rios at the end
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-24
tl REBELS
N Lav,on and a Flying
hmm in the Field Against
the tilipinos.
! Made in Front of Nova.
hes. the North Dakotans
in the Lead.
/ Retired After a Briet
hit. Leaving Many Dead
AMI Wounded.
(can> Greatly Annoyed by
kbel >harp>hOOters in
the Jungle.

t-A. .i,r, -. General Lawton
i .r4 a: laybreak with a coll
fuVy;> consisting of the North
n-.ment. two battalions If the
l1.M'ry. the Tweniy-second in
tx guns Il scuit's battery. three
c:'ae Fourth cavalry. and Gales
f.a, ,4u.ucd IN light marching
Ih.> .#ree started a; ) o'clock
p A1yal'ehes road. travcsing
fa:! previously cleared OF rebels
fs4lA'ly rcoccupied by them.
b Presumed that General Law
t. May ment will ouihank the
t:oT" joining General Near
foT'A .: Na.olos.
'ned lire IN North Dak otaus.
Dahe.A regiment first encoIn.
" eAriny N from, Of Novalichcs
= TIE rebels opened fire on
r., hut their fire was silenced
4" .a'oy, the enemy retiring in
|+' aa1 ne americans advancing
- foE-h roads around Nova.
.lef "'Te considerably annoyed
~ = 'ic rebel sharpshoo,ers
+ ,nh-." .or two hours.
"~t" i! The afternoon the re-.
[''s III nj. flight, leaving many
r., ~ ned and our troops were
- 'dN" a brief rest in the
~ A"ai was oycrpowering.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
ENGLISH RED TAPE.


1t Took Broken Leg to Get the
Chair Repaired.
1t is stated that one morning recent
ly young fellow who had just secured
clerkship in government Office was
considerably startled by little scene
that he witnessed. An elderly man, one
of the senior clerks in the room, sud
denly rose from his desk, dragged the
comfortable chair on which he had
been sitting into the middle of the
room, seized poker and attacking the
chair with great vigor succeeded in
breaking one of its legs. When it was
done, the official gave sigh Of relief
and flung the chair into corner Of the
room The budding Junior first thought
was that his senior had suddenly taken
leave of his senses, and he almost ex-
pected that hrs colleagues would put
him under restraint But to his aston
ishment the other clerks hardly raised
their eyes while the work of destruction
was in progress. Before the Office work
was over the newcomer sought informa-
ton from one of his fellow clerks
'sCan you tell me, said he, ''why
Mr. Dash carried on in that extraordi-
nary fashion / mean, of course, when
he broke perfectly sound leg off the
chair in which he had been sitting"
''Oh, that was ali rightp' replied the
other with meaning laugh. "a caster
had come off one Of the legs of that
chair, and. you know. my lords will
not provide us with new casters; they
will attend to nothing less than broken
leg So Dash had to break one of the
legs TO get his chair put right at the
public expense London Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
LIKE THE PRovERBIAL CAT

How the Professors Desk Came
HACK at His Own Expense.
The young lawyer has good taste in
antiques and has done much browsing
about in search of them. He knows
the places in Worcester and the neigh
boring towns where those who like old
furniture and have the money to pay
for it may find what will delight their
souls. So 1t was no more than nat
ural. when the professor sold his desk,
which was of ancient design, but of
doubtful age, and began looking for
something better, that he should con-
suit the young lawyer. The man of
law was delightfully."- sympathetic. Il
saw just what you want the other
day." he said, but Pm afraid it's gone
now. IN keep my eye out for the next
few days."
well, If you see anything really
good" said the professor, buy 1t and
hold 1t for me. 1t is not safe to let
bargain go too long Only let ME
know as soon as you can, so that l
won't be buying one too. 1t would be
a great favor"
mot at ALL" said the lawyer. Its a
pleasure to buy q good thing, even If
you are not to keep it yourself"
In day or two the professor receiv-
ed joyful note. The young lawyers
mother had found just what the pro
fessor wanted-a beauty, one of those
no ~, old bite fhat thov oanuof oornfor-
felt, and such bargain, only $40. The
professor was charmed. He imme-
diately sent his check to the young
lawyer with an enthusiastic note of
thanks and request to send up the
desk. He was in the hall when 1t ar.
rived. He tore off the sacking and in
spected his prize. 1t was his old desk
that he had sold a few days before for
$S.5O.-Worcester Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
MONKEY AND BOY.
They Were Equally Concerned In
the Jail Delivery.

They Were Equally Concerned In
the Jail Delivery.
In the picturesque little town of Law
renceburg, Ind, there used to be an old
stone building that was used as Jail
It could tell many a strange story of
the persons it deprived of liberty. but
would. if it were wise, be silent con-
corning one incident that proved to be
joke on itself
Among the boys of the town was a
half witted lad who. was particularly
incorrigible, and whose constant COM
panion was a little monkey, who at
tended him as faithfully as Mary little
lamb. One of his mental weaknesses
was known to be a confusion of the
ideas of mine and thine, and after one
very considerable theft the local Sher-
lock Holmes found footprints of Jocko,
the monk, in regions from which the
missing articles had disappeared, and SO
the boy was arrested There was no law
for imprisoning the monkey, SO he was
not 'pinched The boy was a model
prisoner for several days. but was sud
denly seized with desire to have his
monkey with him. So earnestly did he
beg for this that the good natured jailer
had Jocko brought to the cell. That
night the lad. who was supposed to be
without intelligence. began clawing out
the mortar around one of the largest
stones in the outer wall He could not
do much with his blunt fingers and
weak nails, but the monkey Immediate
ly began initiating him. The long claws
of the animal soon loosened up enough
mortar to enable the boy to pull the
stone out of the wall, and before morn
ing both boy and monkey had disap-
peared. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15

One of the many camera tiends of
this city has recently been showing his
friends very unusual photograph of
himself, caught in the act of falling
from a ladder, and seeming to be a
winning candidate for a broken neck
In spite of the fact that the injury seems
SO certain the tumbler's face wears q
CHEEKY smile, and on close inspection
may be seen to be winking his eye mis-
chievously at you as well as the force
of gravity. In reply to questions he ex-
planned that that was an accomplish
ment acquired only after long practice.
81 could pose for that picture all day
long with no serious injury to myself,
except waste of time and little ply
steal fatigue, he insisted. But the less
credulous of his friends refused to be-
lieve that he took pleasure in such
acrobatic performances, and finally he
had to tell the whole story.
''It's all very simple. First you place
your camera in some way about 10 OF
10 feet from the floor, with the lens
pointing downward A picture taken
with it in this position will make the
floor appear to be a side wall. Lay q
sheet of white cloth on the floor and
then arrange your ladder and yourself
upon this sheet, and the posing is done.
A strip of carpet tackled to the wall and
a couple of chairs deftly arranged adds
to the illusion, but the whole thing il
so simple that am ashamed of myself
for explaining it to you instead of max
ing you think it out for yourself. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15

John was a bashful lover and had
been calling on Mary for three years,
but that was as far as he got until, Wis.,
iting St. Louis on business, he found
himself detained beyond the expected
time.
He had to write to Mary, explaining
his absence on the usual evening, and,
while writing, the courage he had so
long lacked came to him and he made
a point blank proposal of marriage. He
mailed the letter, and for two hours
was one of the happiest men in Mis-
souri,.
Then he began to believe he had been
precipitate and was assailed with doubt
as to how his letter would be received.
That night he didn't sleep. He thought
all sorts of things, and vainly wished
he could intercept the letter before il
reached her But that was manifestly
impossible.
It was not until noon the next day
that he received an inspiration as he
was passing telegraph, Office. Rushing
in, he seized a blank and nervously
penned the following:
Miss Mary -, Chicago:
| Mailed you wrong letter yesterday. Please
| do not open, and deliver TONNE on my return.
After that he breathed freer, at the
same time wondering if he hadn'i
played the fool in not letting the mat
| ter stand. That evening telegram wat
awaiting him at the hotel. 1t read:
| John -, st. Louis:
No; you mailed right letter. 1t was about
! time
| And John didn't allow business tx
interfere with his return to Chicago
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
Oda rendenctes of slams.

A writer in the Journal des Debats
complains of the process Of degrade
ton which is going on In the French
language. The peasantry. for instance,
frequently speak of the ass, humble
partner in their daily toll, as ''the min
ister," and other words of digniied
import are applied to equally humble.
if not actually base, uses.
The same tendency, however, appears,
to be showing itself in Germany, where
the title monarch" passes current in
modern slang as a designation for
tramps and footpads. The other day a
noncommissioned officer in charge Of
barracks at Danzig addressed this
term to troublesome private just as a
captain happened to be passing. The
latter at once reported the incident,
and the barrack master was brought
before the magistrates on charge of
'leze majesty"
Evidence was adduced to prove that
in east Prussia rascal and mon
arch" were convertible terms, so that
the court acquitted the prisoner, al
though he loses his rank and his pen
sion
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15

.'Strong emotion, says Darwin, Gin
terrupts the steady flow of nerve force
to the muscles. . This prevents the
proper working Of those muscles which
are used in speaking; hence the STUN
bling and indifference Of the speech.
1.-The voice sticks in the throat. to use
the words of Virgil In some cases
speech is for short time impossible, as
is seen where a person is said to be
''speechless with rage The hoarseness
of the voice is due partly to the fact
that passion causes an overaction of
all the organs, partly by the fact that
for generations harsh and fierce sounds
have been made use of to terrify oppo-
nents in quarrels, and SO have come to
be associated instinctively with anger.
Possibly the fact also has its influence
that the utterance of sounds such as
those referred to is in some way or the
other relief to the feelings
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15

Mrs z. A. Bender of Keene, Coshocton Co.
Ohio, writes: II never courted newspaper noto-
riety. yet am not afraid to speak good word
for your Favorite Prescription and Pleasant
weakness. After using one bottle of Favorite
Prescription and one of Pellets was a we'll
woman. / have taken no medicine since and
have had no symptoms Of nv former trouble y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
KELLAR's GREAT MEMORY.


sight Tricks.
1.-The second sight trick as perform
ed on the stage calls for a marvellous
memory" said a former theatrical
manager. Some years ago attend
ed one Of Henry Kellar's entertain
ments with Mrs. Scott Siddons. His
lady assistant sat blindfoided on the
stage and described different articles
which he picked up at random through
simply pointed to curious little green
charm which Mrs. Siddons had loaned
to me and / was then wearing on my
watch chain.
1t was green intaglio,' said the
assistant In reply to Kellars Ques-
tons; q very peculiar little medallion,
which was presented to Mrs. Scott Sid
dons by the sailors of a vessel bound
for San Francisco from Australia
I'VE were so astonished that we al
most fell out Of our seats. After the
show we went behind the scenes with
Nellie McHenry and some other the
atrical folk who happened to be pres
ent, and Mrs. Siddons proceeded to
corner the magician. who was an old
friend. Now, Harry she said, / want
you to tell me honestly how you knew
about that locket.'
"Kellar laughed. You recollect
came over from Australia on the same
ship he replied, and would certain
~ know that stone If / saw it in Chi
ma
HE would say no more, and pre-
sumo, of course, that he conveyed his
information to the stage through his
system of cues. But the marvellous
part about it was his prompt recogni-
ton of the charm on my watch chain.
The presentation on shipboard had
taken place all Of seven or eight years
before. New Orleans Times-Demo-
orQf
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
Got the Wrong Woman.

A pastime which obtains among the
farm classes of Korea, known as the
packing off of widows" consists of a
raid by some disconsolate widower and
his friends on some village known to con-
tain young widow, the forcible abduc-
ton of the lady in question and her mar
riage to the widower. An instance of
this kind has recently come to our no.
tice. A widower living in one of the
villages Of Kangwha with II friends
went to hamlet close to the walls Of
Kangwha city where widow lived
and seized and carried off. after some
what of a battle. a young lady. 1t so
happened, however, that they had mis-
taken the house and unfortunately got
hold of the wrong lady. Early the next
morning an indignant posse came in
pursuit, but the men who had commit
ted the dastardly deed succeeded in
eluding them. The young lady, how
ever, was rescued, and after the house
of the widower and its contents had
been completely demolished che was
escorted home in triumph by her hus-
band and his friends Kobe Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
Ahout nm Even Thing.

A well known member of the Detroit
bar tells this story: ''Some years ago l
attended a session of the circuit court
up in the state. A pro confesso divorce
case was called and it SO happened that
the judge was very much opposed to di-
vorces, especially those which were I'M
opposed. After the attorney for the
complainant in this case had announced
himself as ready TO proceed, the judge
asked if any one appeared for the de-
PENDANT. There was silence for a mo-
ment, and the judge repeated the ques-
ton. At one end of the lawyers table
sat an attorney who had acquired the
liquor habit and who was at the time
considerably under the influence of
stimulants. He was noticed struggling
to get on his feet, and, on observing
him. the judge seized the opportunity
to ask:
:" DO you appear for the defendant.
Mr.. Blank2'
No, your honor. l merely rose tc
remark, as "friend of the court" that
with Brother Doubleblank as attorney
for the complainant and no one on the
other side it was about an even thing.
''Then Blank resumed his seat while
the whole court roared with laughter. y
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15

There's dog in Bucharest who has
just distinguished himself by Identify
ing his masters murderer.
The murdered man was the proprie-
tor of a wine shop. His shop boy was
sleeping in the taproom on the night
of the murder, the dog between his
feet, when he heard a shot. The muir
derer a moment later entered the shop,
presumably to rob it, but was driven
away by the dog. which followed the
fugitive, barking. Afterward he came
back alone. Several suspects were ar
rested. The shop hoy had never seen
the robbers face land could not iden-
tify him. Finally the inspector of po-
lice arranged the wine shop as it had
been ON the night of the murder and
compelled the suspected men to enter
it one by one. Three passed unchal-
lenged and came out again. vastly re-
heved.
Then peasant named iDracu en-
tered. at once the, dog flew at him,
chased him out of doors. precisely as
he had done on the night of the muir
der. Dracu was thandcufed land held
1OE Erla1- 4-t =,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15

Some Irish body snatchers had rified
grave and hid their booty in corner
Of the churchyard, when it occurred tc
half tipsy fellow. who had been watch
ing them unobserved. that it would be
pleasanter to be driven back to the near
est town than to walk He accordingly
secreted the dead man under hedge
and lay down in his place He was duly
transferred to cart. but when about
half the journey was over one of the
men who had touched his hand scream
ed to his friend, "Good heavens. the
body is warmI'
Hereupon. in deep voice, the sup
posed dead man remarked. eff you had
been where I've been for the last two
days, you'd be warm tool
In a moment he was left in full pos
session of the vehiclel--Sir M. E. Grant
Duff's Diary