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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-20

WASHINGTON. Feb. -. Adjutant
Genera! Corbin has received cable
messag. from General Lawton. COM
manding the military expedition on the
,ranspor, Grant Ii is dated Perrin.
Feb. l6. an says: Arrived this evening.
Stop for coal only. Leave before morn
ing. Ideal voyage Sick improving.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-20
I.OUBET Is ELECTED.
President Of the French senate Elected
lrrsident of the Ecpubiic.

PARIS. Feb 2o.-l, j, officially an
nouncei tha, NJ. Louhe; has been elect
ed pres,den. OF the French republic. re-
ceiying .s3 votes against go votes cast
for NJ. Meline
The national assembly met at Yer
.aillc- o'clock p. IN NJ Loube.. the
president Of the senate, declared the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-20
"'''ENT LEAVES BOSTON.
rowded Into His La,s Dsy
hSr ut the Huh.

crowded Into His Last Ds,
bs,o. ut the Hub.
(iaen,, re reh: 2o.-The last day Of
spen, :, N'hiey's visit to Boston
sure an, ~ one continual round OF
crowIaa 'he different events which
fs followa,' INTO the few remaining
ns ran;s;. a" each other with bewil.
breakfas.'a'sy' The president arose
pck was ON " ut . o'clock and at II
where ha :" route to fremont TEN
Massach,.p spoke to the mem bers oi
!. R., R.hhusetts wh department OF tn.
conyen,;s were assembled In an
this carr;s" n. Immediately follow
'0''' where Hs,' tn. p,.sssn. ,ssss iSs s.,.s tn,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-20
Celtic Sails With Supplies.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2o.-The United
States refrigerator steamer Celtic has
sailed for Manila via Honolulu. She
carried large amount Of supplies for
the United States forces
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-20

HAVANA. Feb. 20.-0sneral Msx'no
Comes has arrived at Cardenss' nea'
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ACOU|TTAL OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS
 CONSIDERED DOUBTFUL IN PARIS
Members of the cOumaHa Appear to Absorb Every FakehoOd
 Told By the Lying Generals

in behalf of the government to accept re- sponbility for Major Cuignet's indiscretion, the fact being that the government has be- gun to get apprehensve of trouble if the foreign attaches names continue to be banded about court as has frequently oc- cured since the opening of the trial. Other parts of Cuignet's evidence evoked smiles of incredulity and suppressed laugh ter as when he declared his belief in M. Bertillon's wondrous chart.
 When M. Demange took up the majors cross-examination, not very brilliant per- formance in itself Major Cuignet immed- lately showed uneasiness, which was centuated every time counsel for the de- fense asked a pointed question, especially when the counsel threshd out the contra when the counsel threshed out the contra court of cessation. Dreyfus, too, was eff fective when he rose and protested against Cuignets bitter attacks.
 During the course of his deposition Major Cuignet referred to the "extraor- dinary dossier," which is doubted, how ever, the government will consent to pro- duce. Cuignet's reference to these docu- ments was very mysterious and as nobody took the trouble to question him on the subject, evidently little weight was att tached to his remark.
 Only Contained Parts of Original
 Another discrediting statement of this witness was the secret dossier only tained the pick of the document the minis try of war had in its possession and Cuig net said: T think the court ought to see the rest of the documents. It would then see that the Dreyfus affair is part of a big matter, and that there was not only one spy. The court would see that the military attaches do nothing but spying"
 General Debosdeffre followed. He is tall and like every general except Mercier, who has appeared in court, he boasts of a very conspicuous bald patch above rim of grey hair.
 Debosdeffre spoke in a blunt manner and in somewhat gruff tones, but with
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FOUR MEN WERE
 SHOT ID DEATH
Desperate Duel in a Louisiana ToWn-0ne Man kiIl-
 ed Three.

Shreveport La, August 19.--News has just reached this city from Lake End, sixty miles southeast of here, on Red river, in Natchitoches parish of the most desperate duel that was ever fought in this state. It was a duel to the death between Callie Brown, Robert Lee Brown and pr. W. II. Glover on one side, and B. c. Freeman on the other Freeman shot to kill, and with his first shots Callie Brown and Dr. Glover fell dead upon the fioo: The duel occur. d in Freemans store. The third shot from Freemans revolver felled Robert Lee spare his life. The latter allowed Brown to leave the store by the front door.
 Brown stepped to the rear door, and, taking deliberate aim, fired on the man who a moment before gave him chance to escape with his life. Freeman, seeing Brown in the act of firing, raised his re- volver, and with the precision which had marked his former shots, sent a bullet through Browns breast, and ere the echo of the deadly weapons died out, both ex- pired, leaving four dead men on the floor of the store
 All the participants in the duel were men of thigh standing. Freeman was a rela- tive of Sheriff Freeman of Natchitoches parish.
 Dr. Glover enjoyed large practice in the community, and the Brown brothers were men of means and well respected.
 The trouble grew out of an old grudge between Callie Brown and Freeman
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$15O,OoO FIRE
Miss, Visited by Devas-
 tating Flame

Vicksburg, Miss, August 19.-The fire which broke out last night at Il 80 in the big warehouse of the Lee Richardson com- pany is entirely under control this morn- ing.
 The building where the fire started was situated on Levee street, between Craw- ford and the depot. For time 1t looked as if the whole block bounded by Depot street on the south and Crawford on the north would be swept clean, but by the hardest sort of work the progress of the flames was stopped at the Vicksburg and Green vile Packet Company's headquarters, on the north. and Levee Bros oil mills on the south.
 The exact figures cannot be obtained, but the loss will approximate $15O,00O, well covered by insurance. The Richardson building, where the fire originated, was an Immense affair. built of corrugated iron, with a patent asbestos roofing The Crook building was a frame structure, and the Williams building was composed of corru- gated iron and wood.
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of those brief utterances of indignation which have had such powerful effect upon his hearers.
 The long monologues delivered by the witnesses at the beginning are heard with a certain restlessness which settles into general drowsiness upon the part of the majority of the audience, who are unable to catch one out of the many words spoken in consequence of the deplorable acoustic properties Of the court room. The report CTS are at an equal distance adjoining, as only a score of them, immediately beneath the stage, can follow the proceedings in- telligently
 The telegram of denial as to the authen- ticlty of a certain letter sent by Colonel Schneider, the Austrian military attacha, to the Figaro, which 1t was generally thought would be discussed yesterday, was introduced today by Major Cuignet, who was very emphatic in his testimony.
 Cornered by Cross-Examination
 Major Cuignet did not show to great ad- vantage in the ross-examina ton. He is a well knit, smartiy uniformed young officer obvious imitation of Colonel Picquart, whose fearless manner and resonant tones made such impression yesterday. Major Cuignet evidently, however, committed an indiscretion in dragging in Colonel Schnelders name which caused sensa- tion in court. The judges began to lean tGe'f heads together and look serious. Then Major Carriere, the government com nnissary, rose and with a praiseworthy ab- sence of his usual transforming gestures and careful avoidance of Colonel Schneid- CTS name. made few remarks, refusing
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certain air of sincerity which had it's ef- feet on the judges. The general was treated with obvious difference by the members of the courtmartial but he did not appear to relish the novelty of being questioned by a junior officer one of the Judges, who wished for a few harmless ex- plantations. The cross-examnation by M. Demange was not very productive The advocate puts his question in sorry to trouble you" sort of tone, quite differen. from the manner of M. Labori.
 M. Demange, however, scored one point. When General Deboisdeffre insinuated that he knew Colonel Picquart had relations with the Dreyfus family in 1896, counsel questioned him with the result that the general was obliged to admit he had no proofs of the accuracy of his statement, but relied upon impressions.
 Letter of Colonel schneider
 General Gong gave his evidence in quiet tone. His most interesting remark was with reference to the letter of Colonel Schneider, whom, however, he was care full not to name But the whole telegram of the Figaro he virtually declared to be d lie, as he said: We have in our bureau many letters enabling us to affirm the au- thenticfty of the letters"
 The most interesting portion of the pro- ceedings was the last half h'our when Cons, Pdcquart, Billot and Dreyfus were on their feet in a series of confrontatfons a move which, however, had dramatic ele ments and which produced much emotion in court and occasioned from Dreyfus un- expected outbursts of pent-up feeling The prinsoner spoke several times today with an indignation which rang severe But he never struck those chords which thrilled his hearers last Monday and Saturday.
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FRIEL'S WIFE AND
 HER PARAMOUR Believed Coroner's Jury Fixed
 Crime on Them. EVIDENCE POINTS THAT WAY Believed That Warrants Are in Hands of Officers for the Arrest ot Mrs.
 Margaret Friel and
 James A. Mccoy
EVIDENCE POINTS THAT WAY

It Is believed that the coroner's jury in- qhiring into the murder of Patrick Friel, the aged night watchman at the Birming ham compress, has fixed the crime on Mrs. Margaret J. Friel. wife of the dead man, and James A. Mccoy, her alleged para mour. It is said that warrants have al- ready been sworn out for their arrest. The jury yesterday concluded its labors. and rendered a verdict fixing the blame upor TWO persons whose names are with held, but whose identity Is unmistakable in the face of the evidence.
 The jury was organized immediately af- ter the finding of the body of the unfortu- nate man, and by the testimony of numer- ous witnesses it was fully established that bad blood existed between the dead man and his wife, Mrs. Margaret J. Friel, and her alleged paramour, James A. Mccoy.
 Separated from Her Husband
 Mrs. Friel was separated from her hus- band. and an effort was made to locate her, as well as Mccoy, without avail.
 Ttwas shown that threats had been made d6diliSl Y IleI lie, dilu that lIle Olu man harbored fear of being murdered at the hands of his enemies, although nothing conclusive was established. Numerous the ories were advanced, but the mystery re- mained practically unsolved as far as the public was informed, and still so remains except that circums tances point strongly to the missing parties.
 The jury, after hearing all evidence pos- sible, adjourned several days ago subject to the call of the coroner ito await further developments. Yesterday the jury was called together, and after a short session rendered its verdict as follows:
 The Jury's Verdict
 We, the coroner's jury, duly empanelled by the coroner of Jefferson county on. to- wit, the 10th day of August, 1Se9 to inquire Into the cause of the death of Patrick Friel md from the evidence that said Patrick trlet came to his death by being struck or beat with coupling pin or other heavy or blunt instrument, on, to-wit, the 9th day of August, 1899.
 We further find from the evidence that we nave probable cause for believing and do believe that said blow or blows were struck by or through the instrumentality or or -, or both of them, and that said act was unlawfully done. JOHN R. HORNADY,
 'TfOs s. LETTERS,
 N& G. MULCAHY,
 --.-J KORAN,
 v. T. ROBINSON,
 "G. D. SMILEY"
 Warrants were issued and placed in the hands of Officer Cole who will make every effort to apprehend the parties.
 Governor Johnston has offered reward of Si0O for the arres and conviction of the guilty parties, Wh.c. l. an additional in- centiYe to the office and it is believed that t is only question of few days until the murderers will be caught.
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FATAL ACCIDENT
 NEAR AqTALLA Eddie McDaniePs Head Terribly
 Cut With an Axe. PART OF BRAIN OOZED OUT Ran Under an Uplifted Axe Which Another Boy Was Welding Telly Burgess Almost Graz
 ed With Grief
PART OF BRAIN OOZED OUT

Attalla, August 19.-(Special)-A horrible accident occurred near here today Telly and George Burges, aged 10 and 15 years, sons of J. F. Burgess, were in the woods getting out cross ties when Eddie Mo- Raniel, an orphan boy, came along and wished to be employed but was told they did not need any one.
 The boys were all good friends, and Ed- die, who was about 12 years old, said he would help Telly any way. He picked up a maui and wedge and started to work, passing near George Burgess, who looked up in time to keep from hitting him. He ran to where Telly was working and di- rectly under the descending axe, which struck him in the center of the head cut ting gash four inches long and an inch deep.
 McDaniel cried out: O. Telly, you have killed me. Take the chip out of my head" Telly dropped his axe and pulled piece of DOne out llle buIStSS DoyS home where medical attention was pro- cured. He is in precarious condition, a part of his brain having oozed out and the skull is pressing the balance.
 McDaniel says it was purely an accident, and no one is to blame but himself. Telly Burgess is neary crazed with grief over eta nl the time He cannot recover.
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WASHINGTON TURNED DOWN
Afro-American Council Rebukes the
 Negro Leader

Chicago, August 19.-The Afro-American council resumed it's sessions today, with the committee of resolutions still in conference. Numerous resolutions, more or less in con. demna ton of the national administration, it is said, were shelved during the night. It was resolved to send a cable to Captain Dreyfus expressing tine sympathy of the colored people fer man who had suffered much on account of racial prejudice.
 Booker T. Washington was bitterly re- buked because he has been in the city but fused to attend the sessions of the con- vention. He was practically deposed from his leadership of the colored race.
 Today Washington's wife sent in re- quest that her name be removed from the programme, asserting that it had been put there without her consent.
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PARIS THINKS DR6yFUS HRS
 NO CHANGE OF HGQUITTAL

August eveaons of further orgeres foreign to
  o
   to
  O
  
  ward Colonel Picquart  for Monday crossxamning will
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MAYOR HIGHT DEAD
Annistons Chief Executive Breathed
 His Last Yesterday Afternoon

Anniston, August 19.-(Special.) .)-Captain F. M. Higiat, mayor of Anniston for more than eight years and one of rfe most in- tellectual men in Alabama, died at 1:lo o'clock this afternoon.
 The funeral Will occur tomorrow after noon at 4:3O, and will be attended by all of the civic and military organizations of the city.
 Captain flight was formerly general man. later its secretary and treasurer during the days of its greatest prosperity. He fought and was widely known and admired. He was 56 years old.
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Is Accompanied by His Wife and Children and is the Guest
 of His Brother and Sister,
COL. 4. 4. WILEY APPOINTED MAJOR
  The News Was a Great Sur prise-He Will Decline
 the Office.

Montgomery, August 19-(Special.)- mel A. A. Wiley this afternoon received a telegram from the war department bearing the information that he had been appointed a major in one of the provisional regf- ments
 The news was a very great surprise to Colonel Wiley, as he was not an applicant for this or any other army position. He will decline the commission.
 It was insisted in the telegram that Colo mel Wiley accept the place.
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order him, as he was wont to do. not to speak until he was addressed.
 M. Demange is more hopeful although acknowledging the perverse use the na- tionalists are making of the Schneider and Panizzardi telegrams to infiame patriotic sentiment. That party now demands the full publication of the secret dossier so as to heap disgrace on the military attaches and the ilustrious German prince involved, a prince who lived long in Paris.
 l should not be surprised at tie. This would enable the prisoner to leave ths court a free man, but would show that half the judges believed him guilty. The Schneider letter or telegram is resented by all but the Dreyfusites as an attempt to cast odium on the French army. It ought to benefit the prisoner but does not. Mill
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Mclean Will Le oininated

Cincinnati, O., August 19.-Conventions have been held in seventy-four of the eighty-eight counties of the state and of the delegates selected the friends of John R. Mclean claim he will have S62 on the first ballot for governor In the democratic state convention or eighty more than nec- essary. Kilbourne, his principal opponent is a. close second in the matter of in- structed voters, but the Mclean people claim great strength among the uninstruct- ed delegates.
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tary men say it would set the face of the courtmartial harder against him.
 The majority seem to adopt Captain Cuignet's opinion. It is thought, though not expressed. thus: That the military at taches have behaved admirably in the Dreyfus affair; that the French govern ment is in possession of numerous speci- mems of Schneder's handwriting, that the document on which General Mercier relied will bear every test and that 1t has been accepted by every minister of war since 1894 and has been compared with letters written to six of them by Colonel Schnei- der. Captain Cuignet spoke with a hollow voice, quite different from that in which some days ago he made his virulent at tack on Dreyfus
 EMILY CRAWFORD
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MRS. CRAWFORD TAKES A MORE
 OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF DREYFUS CASE

Rennes, August 19.-Opinions differ as to what the judgment of the Dreyfus tribunal will be- Townspeople who know we'll Gen erals Germaine and Lucas of this army corps. think the decision will be against the accused. On the other hand, at the Hotel Modore, which is now the great conver- sational news center, the idea prevails of a reluctant judgment in his favor
 The tribunal certainly shares tine feelings of the military witnesses, but there are signs of coming around. noticed a mem Der of the courtmartial watching Dreyfus today with an expression of compassionate interest. Then again, Colonel Jouaust the president. did not rebuke him for apostro- phizing Captain Cuignet. who led the pro- cession of military witnesses today, nor
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The stage in the Dreyfus courtmartial today was occupied successively by the enemies of Dreyfus, Major Cuignet, Gen eral Debosdeffre and General Gong, who from 6:30 to Il a. m. mainly devoted them selves to reteratng what they had previ- ously said in evidence against the prisoner, who followed them with chara cterstic composure but when the moment came for him to reply the prisoner delivered one
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strnck by Lightning

I.eesburg. August 19.-(Special) )-,W. ,L Daniel and horse were knocked senseless this evening by bolt of lightning, strik- ing a tree which they were driving by. An umbrella which MT. Daniel had in his hand was twisted to pieces by the shock.
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EVIDENCE AGAINST ACCUSED Boideffre, Cuignet and Gouse on
 the Stand. VERDICT OF GUILTY PROBABLE The Rennes Court Seems to in Every Way Forward the Purposes of Organized Military Against
 the Poor Exile
VERDICT OF GUILTY PROBABLE

Rennes, August 19.-This afternoon NJ. Labori was able to take a walk in the garden and to attend important business but he ceived only Colonel Picquart. His general condition continues satisfactory.
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P0cAH0hTA6-The best grate coal on the market. Gilreath Coal and Iron O.. sola First avenue,
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ROweIrs Newspaper Directory, the official authority on the circulation of American newspapers, is out under date or June l, 1899 If accords to The Age-Herald the Iargest bama. The Age-Herald continues to grow.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-30
GERMAN GIRLS EDUCATION.
As soon M She Is Confirmed She Be-
gins Preparation for Her
Marriage.

An important part in q girls educa.
ton in Germany is her instruction in
domestic science, writes Charlotte Bird
i" the July Ladies' Home Journal. She
IL taught how to knit and darn stock.
ings, and how to repair towels and bed
md table linen skillfully. She crochets
lace and other things, and makes all
kinds OF cross-stitch work. Most Ger.
nan girls Of the upper classes have
some musical education. AS a rule
they play better on the piano than they
ing. After the girl. has finished her
-"hool course she goes to boarding
house of the better class to learn how to
ook and keep house, and to acquire the
ways of refined society outside of her
bwn home. Here she remains for sey.
eral months and watches the process of
The cooking and other work, often lend.
ing hand herself. 1t will be seen that
her education presupposes that she
VIII marry some time in her life, and II
IS in measure preparation for that
event. Consequently, when she has
been confirmed she begins to prepare
her trousseau. She 'crochets lace makes
table covers, works long tides in cross.
stitch, and by degrees collects a large
supply OF towels and bed and table
linen. Everything, that is available is
put away inthe chest holding her treas.
ures. D..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-30
MAKES MAN AND BEAST Man
french photographer Says Red Ex-
cites Human Beings n. Well
- al Animals

why does the bull so strongly object
to IA red rag? While the professional
phEsiologists do ot, as vet. apnear +o
nave found any satisfactory exnlane-
ton OF the fact, a French manufacturers
81 Photographic materials processes n
nave discovered that bulls are bv No
means the only members of the animal
Nihgdom who are excited by anything
red, says the New York Express. A
large number of hands are employed
III the manufactory, both male and fe-
male, and most of the work has hitb.
crto been performed in rooms to which
all the light that was admitted came
through panes of red glass. Hardly q
day passed without some terrific dis
turbance taking place among the work
people. Now it was a duel almost r.
the death between two of the men, now
between two of the women; sometimes
the melee was general. "Workshor
regulatlons' were absolutely ignored
and no amount of fines or other punish.
ments seemed to have any permanent
deterrent effect. This state of affairs
was assumed until recently, to be in
seParaple from work carried on in un.
comfortable conditions. Atlength it oc.
CURED to some bright spirit that the
red panes of glass might be at fault
and it was decided to try what the ef
tect OF green panes would be. The eff.
feet was instantaneous. From that day
a sudden peace fell upon the whole
workshop that had never been know
before. Bickering and fighting ended
as II by enchantment, and voice of mar
or woman was never heard raised above
n whisper.