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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
Poor old Spain Is now III process VI

Poor old Spain Is now III process u
repudia,iug her national debt. She
does it in a very dignitied way. how
ever. The interest Is delayed III pay
men;. the government says. until the
cortes meet and pass a new budget pro-
vidins for payment Of the iuteres, which
means that i, will be a loug, long tune
before it ,s done, IN fact SO locg that the
creditors and their heirs will not live
long enough to see the day OF payment.
At the sam tiule the government kicks
out the Bank of Spain AS it's fiscal agent
aud the bank is dead broke, high and
dry. The governments securities &c
the Dank for its man! and large adj
vancas were Cuban bonds, treasury
notes and 4 per cent. redeemable bonds,
all Cow worthless. Wonder If Spain
has tried the sale OF an iron-clad D pei
cent. gold bond: Tney say they are all
riHh. anywhere and sell we'll.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway company will run an excursion
train. sunday, June Is. FROM Woonsock.
ct via Egan to Riverside Park and Sioux
City. Train leaves Woonsockst Mt 4 q.
IN reaching the Park ut ll:l5 a. M. and
Sioux City fifteen minutes later. Re.
turns at ESQ p. IN. Tickets good TO,
date OF sale only. Fare from Woorsock'
ct to Howard. inclusive, $50; Winfred
81. 40: Madison to Colman. inclusive
s225, for the round trip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
Aberdeen high school graduates .
class OF fourteen, June2.

Canton News: Ssnborn county held
it's convention last week to select dele
gates to the republican judicial conven.
ton. Not much interest was manifest
81. Only a few delegates were present.
Ex-Auditor Mayhem was chosen one OF
the delegates and when the delegates,
by a vote of twelve to ten, were instruct
ed for Judge Hauey, Mr.. Mayhem de-
cllned to serve as a delegate and MIR.
Wlnslow was chosen in his place.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

Since the return Of most Of the yolun-
teer regiments to Manila preparatory to
coming home, there is u noticeable
change in Gen. Otis reports OF casual
ties. The killed and wounded are nearly
all credited to regulars now, and our
volunteer boys are no longer being made
the victims Of q war for which they did
not enlist. But the boys have left a
record behind them that over the regu.
lars cannot surp8ss.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
DIRECT TO PORTLAND.

Oregon Volunteers Decide on . Route for
Returning Home.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Secretary Al
ger has received a cablegram from Gen.
eral Otis in response to his inquiries an.
nouncing that a majority of the Oregon
regiment of volunteers at Manila had
elected to return by steamer directly to
Portland, Or. The Washington regi.
ment decided to come first to San Fran.
cisco.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

Hot Springs dispatch, %: 4. g.
Smith OF Lead. who WAS IGNORED this
month by election to the office Of grand
master workman Ut the A. .. L. W.
lodge, Jurisdiction Of South Dakota, has
resigned his position and left last night
Tor Biuetie.d-. Nicaragua Al. {. A., to take
charge of the erection Of II stamp MIL
for the firm Of Samuel Well Il Co. OF
Blur.elGs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
White IOrfe1tS His Ball.

NEW YORK. May 3l.-Alonzo ],
Whiteman Of Dansville, n. Y, formerly
of Minnesota. who was held in x5O(
cash bail on a charge of securing $93. Z;
from the New Amsterdam hotel by
means of worthless paper. failed to ap
pear in police court and his bail wa
forfeited.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

oils only q few weeks before, represent
ing himself to be an insurance agent,
purchased a stock damaged by fire, ad-
ded a little to it, making it worth about
$40. and set up IN business in the
Northwestern block. He carried $500
Insurance on the stock.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
Minnesota Odd Fsllows' Homo.

NoRTHEIELD, Mimi, May 3l.-The
foundation of the Odd Fellows state
home is laid and the walls are we'll
begun. June 16, the day after the an.
nual session of the grand lodge, which
takes place in Minneapolis, will occur
the laying of the cornerstone Of the
building here. The city is plannin. for
a large delegation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

h. +. Collins OF Aberdeen has been ar.
rested for setting fire to his own store
and stock Of goods, Sunday night. The
fire. fortunately, was 1901 discovered
and put out before much damage was
done. Collins had come from Miuneap.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
CROP PROSPECTS VERY GOOD
Acreage of spring Wheat About tho Same
As Usual.

Acreage Of sPrinE hea About tho Same
As Usual.
CHICAGO, May 3l.-The Farmers Re.
view prints reports from correspondents
throughout Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa,
Nebraska. Minnesota and the Dakota.
with reference to the acreage Of spring
wheat sown and the crop prospects. a
very small acreage is reported IN Hi
nois. but its condition is said to be fine,
In the other states the majority of the
correspondents agree that the acreage
Of spring wheat is about as usual OF
or about the same as last year with con.
ditions and prospects good. A Minnesota
correspondent considers the prospect:
the best in II years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

With the troops now ordered TO the
Philippines. Gen. Otis will have eighteen
regular infantry regiments, a company
Of engineers. the Fourth cavalry and
seventeen batteries OF artillery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

LONDON. May 3l.-The public prose-
cutor announced that he would not pro-
coed with the prosecution Of Ernest
Terah Hooley. the corporation promoter
and Spectator, upon the charge of
fraud.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
Cook s ODEE,

Inc priceos a pretty face Is one dollar
three PACKAGE OF Rocky Mountain
Tea. Brings rel lips, bright eyes. lovely
color.
FRANK G.. SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

There is q time for all things. The
time to take DeWitt's Little Early
Risers 10 when you are suffering from
constipation, b~iliousness, sick headache
indigestion or other stomach or liver
troubles.
Cook 4 ODrr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
Approprtating Indian Lauds.

APPLETON. Wis. May 3l.-White
settlers whose lands adjoin the Oneida
Indian reservation in this state are to
be brought into court this week to an.
swer for the appropriation of nearly
1000 acres Of land belonging to the In.
dams.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

D-Witt's Little Early Risars act as a
faulti-ss Eill should. cleansing and re.
vivI1 the system ,ustead OF weakening
II. They hr- md aud sure. small and
li.a ant To take. aud entirely free from
ot ~-ctionHbie drugs. They ass,s. rather
thar compel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

B~Iiiiousness IL caused by a lazy liver
permits food t o sour in your stomach
makes o cross. Rocky Mountain Tel
makes you we'll aud cheerful.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

Dreyfus, the noted French convict,
will be returned to France for %retrial,
the supreme court OF that nation grant
ing him a rehearinR.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
DAILY
WEDNESDAY. MAY 81. lSg9.
OFFICIAL Paper OF CITY AND COUNTY.
rEkMS OF SUBSCRlPTlUN
TO ADVERTISER

Tas DAILY LsApRs makes . special feature OF
surni.hirg ,uformauo concesnin1 the advan:. ges
sli resources Of the city OF Madison and OF the
sti,e 1t larae e~nsitling Is 60 toe patronage oiao-
rti.ere OF every clses.i
J. F. STAHL.. Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

The South Dakota Wool Growers
association Will hold It's annual conv-n.
tiou ut Big Stone Lake, June % and %
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

The republican county convention at
Mitchell instructs. for Judge Haney's
RECOMMENDATION
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31
for 1une.

During the regular storm period. GER
trail on the 4,h aud embracing the 3D. to
9th, it will grow steadily warmer, begin.
ming ia the west and spreading eastward.
The barometer will fall, cloudiness will
ensue. and storms OF wind and rain, at.
tended by much hail and thunder III
many sections, will eliminate about the
4th, 9th and 9th. TIE moon is at her
extreme north point on the 7th aud 's
new on the 9Th, from which facts we
predict that wind currents will continue
southerly, the barometer will remain be-
low normal, high temperatures will pre-
vail. and general tendency to thunder
showers and storminess will bridge over
the interim between the period 3D. to
9th, and reactionary storm daye, 9th to
18th. From about the 9th to 18th very
active thunder storms, hail and rain Will
be almost c%ertainties. Seismic shakes
for ten days before and after the 10Th.
the date Of Saturn's opposition, need
not surprise Or alarm. on and about the
sth. the date OF new moon. being a time
of great seismic probability. Extremely
high temperatures may be expected
about the dates above named, which.
after storms Of thunder, rain and hal.
will suddenly give place to high barome.
ter and very much change to cooler. We
shall not be surprised TO hear OF touches
OF frost far northward. about the llth TO
Nth.
\. regular storm period is central on
the 10th covering the l4th to 18th, caus-
ing many storms OF Very marked light.
ming. thunder. rain and hail in their
eastward passage over the country.
Daily squalls OF showers and wind, with
electrical displays all round the heav-
ems during the evenings. and often
throughout the night, are the regular
and normal results during all this part
OF June. The 22d to oath ,s a storm pc,
riod exactly at the point where the earth
begins 10 turn backward, or westward.
from her extreme alonRation eastward
from the sun. All that We have sand
above concerning marked electrical and
other perturbat,ons applies to this peri
cd. The last storm period for the month
will be central on the eth. extending
from the a6,h to the 18th. Look for very
high temperature, low barometer and
active thunderstorms. Cooler, fair
weather with rising barometer will ad-
vance from western parts as the month
goes u
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

WHAT you want is not temporary re-
lief from piles but cure to stay cured
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles,
and they stay cured.
COOK e Onrv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

The ". T.. church at Watertown was
struck by lightning Saturday night
during d heavy thunderstorm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-31

Thomas Thurmon. deputy sheriff OF
Troy. Mo-, says il every u IN the United
States should discover the virtne Of De
Wits Witch Hazel Sslve for piles
rectal troubles and skin diseases. the de
mand could not De supplied.
Cook + ODEE
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04
q. A. r. Appointments.

William II. Muysr1n department COM
mander Of the Department ot Delaware
Grand Army Of tho Republic, has made
ths following appointments for tho ensU-
ing year
Official Staff Inspector, a BracIs Starr
Post No. %, Wilmington; Judsc-Advo-
cate, Peter B. Ayers, Post No. ., Will
mington; Chief Mastering O1iicer Will
liam II. Blake. Post Nc. H. Wilmington.
Military Stafr--Cbief of staff, VIM. G.
Baug!,, Post No !, Wilmington; Senior
Aidu-1o Camp, Samuel Hawkins, Pest
No. ?, Wilmington; Junior Aide-de Camp
Moses Bullock. Post No 49, Wilmington.
Special Aides le eCamp-Robcrt No
Cauley Post No. |, Wilmington; George
X. Morris, Post No 9, Wilnington; john
W. Turner, Post No 8. Dover; l. l. Fisher,
Post No. 4, Wilmington; A. A. Anderson,
Post No. 4, Wilmington; William NJ. Ped
rick, Post No. s. New Castle; james Ria
Post No q, Dover; Joseph s Bradley,
Post No. 8. Newr rt; Charles Waters,
Post No.9 Pleas Mt lill; J. L French.
Post No. 23, Wilmington; Purneli Perk-
ms. Post No 27, hrid seville; John Il. Dot.
nell, Post No %, Smyrna; William I.
Tucker. Pos, No %. smyrna
Assistant Inspectors - William II.
Douglas, Post No. !. Wilmington; John
K. Wright, Post No. 2, Wilmington;
f. f. Wood, Post No 3, Dover; Jacob
Brister, Post No. 4, Wilmington; Ed
ward Dalby. Post No. S. New Castle;
William Jones, Post mo 6. Dover;
Henry Abbott Post No. 7, Milford;
Daniel Green, Post No S. Newport; Joseph
B. Sutton, Post No. 9. Pleasaut Hill;
Thomas Peters, Post No. 13, Wilmington;
f. L. Uber, Post No. 23, Wilmington; Elias
Carey. Post No ~ B!idgovil!e; john H.
Smith. Post No. aS. Smyrna; John Gar
nor, Post No. ~, Smyrna. Additional ap-
poiutments AZ to be male.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04
City Court Cases,

Edward Mulvey was drunk Inst night
and had it not been for Officer Kelley he
would have drowned in he Brandywne.
He foil down the enbank'nenG Mt
Eleventh street bridge Judge Ball told
Mulvey this morning. in the city court that
he would bo in safe keeping for thirty days
in default of payment of So and costs.
Mary Spencer colorod, appeared on the
stand with green patch over her eye and
badly cut face She charged james
Spires with assaulting her. Witnessej
testified that Spires struck her three times
Spires mother claimed that the Spencer
struck Spires with brick. His hand was
in such q condition that IL doctor had to bs
summoned. His sister said that when the
woman came to the house she had u razor
and a half brick iu her hand. She threat
cned to fix him if she caught him. He was
fined $25 and COS ).
When the case of John Schultz was call
cd Deputy City Solicitor said that tho wo-
men was afraid to 1.-Two with him. The case
was hel l up as tho condition Of the wo4 an
i, critical ut present
At the session of the Court last night
Lewis Faulkner, Fred Bierman, William
Ioncsli and Walter Cummins sninlt',bGys,
were each held In 800 bail for he upper
court last night charged with stealing pig
cons. The facts In connection with the
cuss have already been published.
Rotort Lynn was rated ut IS and Co IS
for Begging and Robert Wilson drew the
buo ribbon rs5 for vagrancy,
The charge of assault and battery pre-
ferrcd against Fred Mettinger was dir
missed. Tho prosecuting witness was
given grand shake up.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04
Natural History Society,

Last night meeting of the Natural
History society was interesting. There
were no paper read, but somo interesting
verbal reports were presented by tho SOW
cral committees.
The donations were n largo pine cone
from California and seed pol of Florida
arrow. oot. by William NJ. Candy, and a
nut called tho coroZo nut by }. n. CAV
throp, Jr Tho como is about foot in
length, and when filled with seed weighs
from eight t" ten pounds. The peculiar
ity of tho arrow root pod Is that the seed
is held loosely in place by hexagcnal disks.
The nat prosonted by Mr.. Gawthrop Is
from the ivory plant. and is called voge-
table ivory. The botanical name Is ply
telephns macrocarpn, aud tho nut Is ma
tive of South and Central America At
tlrss the cuutents uro of u clear fluid This
chang, to Of milky white, and tire 80
hard rs ivory, hence tho name vegetable
ivory. 1t is Used for making buttons, UNI.
brclla tops and trnkets. Mr.. Penny.
packer produced some specimens, evidence
OF the approach of spring, gathered by
himself and Mr.. Jones, in the vicinity OF
Mt Cuba. They We're twigs of arbutus,
hazel-nut, English walnut, oak and some
dandeions. DR.. L. Ihcbanlu- Rivnillcs
was nominated for membership. and G. A.
Bnnting WAS elected niember Of tho Sc
cloty. The inquiry committee for tho next
meeting rs Mrs. Fylo Miss Mclaughlin
and !. NJ. Rogers,
Unless other arrangements are made, q
lecture on entomology, illustrated by
lan.ern slides, will be given by D.. skin
nor on April II,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04
The Election in Michigan.

Detroit April 4.-Yestcrday's elections
in Michigan have not shown any marked
change in the general political complex.
ion of the state, which is normally Re-.
publican, but the result shows quite
heavy Democratic gains in some of the
larger cities notably so in Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Jackson and
Kalamazoo. On generally light vote
the Republicans hold their own in tho
smaller cities and throughout the rural
districts Circuit judges were elected
in 80 judicial districts. OF these about
twothirds of the now judges, who are
elected for six year terms, are Repub-
licans. The Republicans elect Justice
Clauds L. Grant as justice of the su-
preme court by majority Of at least
10000. They also elect Henry S. Dean
and Eli Il. Sutton regents of Michigan
university.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04
A NEW WHISKY POWER.
Formidable Rival Of the American
y Spirits Company.
HAS THREE MILLIONS CAPITAL.

The New Company, with tho Largest
Public Warehouse and Ton Dlstill-
cries In Kentucky as a Nucleus, VIII
Mako Bids For the Trade.
Chicago, April 4.-The Record says:
Supremacy in the whisky market, long
held by the American Spirits Manufac-
turing company and its allied interests,
is to be contested by an opposition conf
bine. Arrangements will be concluded in
Chicago before the week is over for the
organization Of rival corporation with
$3,OO0000 capital III branches of the
trade dominated by the American conf
pany-distilling distributing and ware
housing-will be pursued, and with the
largest public warehouse and ten distil-
leries in Kentucky as n nucleus the mon
behind the now consolidation declare it
will be equipped to furnish the older
trust formidable competition. Men in the
whisky trade in Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Louis, in association with Louisville
bankers, who control the Louisville Pub
lie Warehouse company, are promoting
the company, whose prospective title
is said to be the Illinois Distillcry and
Warehouse company.
In addition to the Louisville Public
Warehouse company's property, which
embraces three storage plants in thar
city, with a gross capacity of 100000
barrels, the syndicate has taken over
the Il. H. Taylor & Co. distllery and
the ]. II. McBrayer & Go. plant at
Frankfort and tho peDDrr distiIlpry at
Lexington. Options are also in hand
for half dozen more
The new company claims to own, by
reason Of heavy purchases in antcpa-
ton Of its formation, 100000 barrels
more Of manufactured goods than the
trust Possesses.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04

bs.OI
Eighteen fishermen of tho Association
aud fourteen of the non Association are
pleased over the fact that tho obstacle in
ths Delaware has been removed. The men
paid their pro ratio share of the costs OF re.
noval. The shad fishermen are In poor
spirits on account of the extremity cold
weather The men cannot fish and the
slad keep away So long as the water is so
extremely cold Tic fishermen at New
Castle ara out Of pocket at date Mt least
s4,50O. Again they pay for their nets and
the hire of their boats thoy will bav3 very
poor season.
At tho moe ing of the Citizens Building
and Lonn Association held last evening
the annual election of directors took place
and tho old board wss reelected. The Of
ticers arc President. George Diclierson,v ,vice
president John G. Maloncy, treasurer, j.
D. Janvier, Secretary. w. J. Ferris.
There was royal timo at tho Dohb'ns-
vile Hotel last evening whom an Eas er
parry was held.
Mrs. Merritt died early this morning mt
her home on Delaware street.
Thu ragular meetings of City Council
AMI Trustees of the Commons will ba held
this evening The annual report OF the
Trustees of the Common Will be presented
at The meeting.
Charles Wilson, colorcd was given a
hearing before Mayor Bnvh Yesterday nf-
ternoon and was held in $290 bail for his
appearance at Court.
He must answer the charge of attnmpt'
ing to murder Officer Tohin. Wilson
claimed that the cartridges that were in
tho revolver vera blanks.
William Wilson was lined $40 and costs
for interfering with an officer and given 10
days for d sorderly conduct
Charles Pedrick OF Phoenixyille Is the
guest of New Castle friends.
Thomas BOYLE and James Wright at
tended bail in Chester last evening
New Castle is to have first class ball
team dnring The coming season.
C, S, King il O be manager and Will
liam Leach will be Captain. Give the club
royal send off and let the cry be play
Ball u
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04

The Forum is to be congratulated on
presenting its readers with II number con
tanning not n single article relating to tho
war with Spain, On which subject there
ha, of la,e been u surfeit. The leading
paper in the April issue is on Tho In.
dnslrial Development of Russia; and tho
writer Is Prof. Ivan Oseroff of Moscow
University, prominent Russian ccono.
laist. An article by q Russian on Russian
industries in an Am ntrican magazine is n
ruri y; and Prof. Osercfrs s,lrly Is both
comprehensive and-wAaC is more impor-
tant TO the ENTHUSIASTICALLY interest
ing. Another paper, on subject of $ i'll
q, or IN, o tnca 10 an Anicrican,is Is that
by Mr.. John Z. Young on "The Menace
to England's Commercial Supremacy"
Mr.. Young proves conc usivc!y the dcca-
Gcnce of English agriculture, and shows
tho disastrous results to British results to
B.iii4h industry Of the invasion of the
English iron and S eel markets l'y Ameri.
cun products. Tic wrincr considers that
the inevitable outcome Of existing cond!-
tions will b, tho development of IN
American shipbuilding iniust.v which
will 10 ablo o produco ships as cheapiy ns
iron and steel are now produced In tho
Unit ID States. Tho whole number fully
maintains tho Forums standard