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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Senate Will Look Into Election
Methods in Montana and
West Virginia.
House Committee Continues to
Consider the Eligibility
of Roberts.
Night Sessions for Debate on the
House Financial Measure
to Be Held.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.--At the open
ing of the senate, resolutions were re-
ported favorably from the committee
on contingent expenses, authorizing the
committee On privileges and elections
TO proceed with Investigations of cleo
tons to the senate Of Clark Of Montana,
and NJ. B. Scott Of West Virginia. The
resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Cullom's bill providing for a form
of government for Hawaii was sent to
the committee on foreign relations.
Questions by Pettierew.
Mr.. P~ettigrew IS. d. offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
That the secretary be and he is here
by directed to inform the senate
whether the flag Of the Philippine re-
public was carried by vessels in the bay
of Manila, and whether the flag Of the
Philippine republic was ever saluted
by Admiral Dewey or any Of the YES
sells of his feet at any time since May
list. 1898; were Spanish prisoners dellv-
cred over to the Philippine forces at the
time Of the surrender at Subig bay!
Did a vessel commanded by the forces
under Aguinaldo, flying the Philippin,
flag, accompany the vessels Concord
and Raleigh back to Subig bay in June.
1898, in order to compel the surrender
of the Spanish forcesy'
Mr.. P~ettigrew asked for immediate
consideration Of the resolution, but Mr..
Chandler objected and it went over.
When the resolution of Mr.. Petit.
grew relating to the trouble in the
Occur d'.Alene mining district was laid
before the senate, Mr.. Chandler offered
a substitute. eliminating the charges
against General Merriam. made in the
original. After a sharp colloIuy be-
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Pettigrew,
the resolution was referred to the com.
mittee on military affairs.
At l2:55 the senate went into execu.
tive session.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
d COLLlNN' 0
Triouds End orso HE Candidacy for "a
2 or Of Minoaoota.

Trisnds End orss HE Candidacy for Gov.
ernor oi Miooesota.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1S.-It is the judy.
ment of the friends of Loren w. Collins
Of st. Cloud that he is the strongest
candidate who could be nominated by
the Republican party for governor, and
a meeting. the attendance at which up.
proximated a score, not only formally
voiced these sentiments in a resolution
adopted at the conference, but ap-
pointe@a committee to take further
action. The resolution is:
Resolved, That. after thoroughly
~canvassing the situation, Judge L. w.
Collins is, in u judgment, by all odds,
the strongest candidate that the Repub.
lican party could nominate for gov.
ernor. and that the chairman appoint a
committee Of five to further confer
with the friends of Judge Collins
throughout the state, and that after
consultation with said friends the com.
mittee wait upon the judge and receive
his final decision as to his candidacy
and announce his determination no.
later than Dec. 16."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13

avv IMPORTANT TO CABLE.
. Consul Macrum IL Retarning wit
M0mentous In foPmaeion.

Said Consul Macrum IL Returuing with
Momentous JnfePmaeion.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA special to The
Chronicle from East Liverpool, O.,
says:
Friends in this city of Charles E.
Macrum. until recently United States
consul to the Transvaal at Pretoria. say
he is returning to this country with
information for the state department
which he would not risk cabling. His
letters conclusively prove that not only
was Macrum not persona non grata to
the Transvaal government, but that he
was on the best possible terms with
President Kruger. Cabling could only
be done over a line controlled in part by
England. 1t is believed the informa.
ton brought by Mac,um is from Presi.
dent Kruger. and the purpose is to in.
itiate measures to bring the war to Il
close On honorable terms &c H. D.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
FEDERATION OF LABOR
Ninth Annual Convention Opened al
Detroit-Gompers Couldn't Attend.

Detroit-Gompers Couldn't Attend.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 12.-Nearly zoe
delegates. representing all branches OF
trade unionisln. with an estimated total
membership of nearly 500, 900. were
present at Harmonic hall, when the
nineteenth annual convention , of the
American Federation Of Labor was
called to order.
In the absence of both President
Gompers and Vice President Mcclure,
the gathering was called to order by
James Duncan Of Baltimore, second
vice president. Mr.. Duncan announced
that Mr.. Gompers was still suffering
severely from injuries received in a
recent bicycle accident in Washington,
and possibly might not be able to at
tend the convention. In compliance
with the Federation rules, prohibiting
speeches by outsiders, no welcomes were
rendered by officials Of the city or state.
The only address Of this character was
by Herbert J. Greville, president Of the
Detroit council of trades and labor
unions.
Vice President Duncan, responding to
the welcome, said that the convention
is the largest of organized labor repre-
s~entatives ever held in the United
States: besides containing affiliated
delegates from across the sea and
Canada.
After adoption of a resolution of
sympathy for President Go,npers, the
annual report Of President Gompers
was read by Vice President Duncan.
After the conclusion of the reading of
President Gomper's report, the conven.
ton took a recess until 2:3O p. m.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
THE ROBERTS COMMITTEE.
Investigation Of the Utah ber
Eligibility Contin ues.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l3.-The Roberts
investigating committee resumed its
session behind closed doors. This, it
was explained. was to permit the COM
mittee to read and discuss reports on
procedure. form Of subpoena, etc.
Meantime Mr.. Roberts himself and
quite a gathering of Mormons and Gen
tiles stood outside the committee door,
awaiting admission. Mr.. Roberts was
prepared to continue his argument on
the demurrer to the right Of the com
mittee to try him. The Gentle dele
cation was more numerous, including
the whlte-halred Rev. DR.. Tiff, Mr..
Schroeder. to whom Roberts interposed
rather sensational objection on Satur.
day, and the others who have come or
from Utah TO direct the proceeding:
against him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Want Alien to Keen Out.

OMAHA. Dec. 12.--There is evidence
accommodating that friends Of G. NJ.
Hitchcock are placing their main reli.
ance upon the effort to induce Allen to
withdraw from the present race and
make his campaign in the fight for the
legislature next fall for the Thurston
succession. In order to induce him to
do so, Democratic leaders are assuring
him that in case the legislature has a
fusion majority, he will have the
united support of the Democrats for the
placa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
REAL YOUTH.

Dr. P1erce'S GOlde
Medical Discovery puts into a mans
veins. 1t gives him digestive power; it
turns his food into good nourishing
blood; 1t enables the liver to keep that
blood pure and free from bilious poisons.
It fills him with muscular strength and
vitality. It makes him in the truest
m young again, and keeps him SC.
~ am pretty we'll now, for a man Of sixty.
three years" says Mr.. John Larsen Of Ashby,
Grant Co, MINI. had been very badly troub-
led for many years with dyspepsia. also nasal
catarrh, and got SO bad and weak that I could
IL could hardly eat anything without vomit-
ing; had a pain in the stomach and a burning
sensation coming into the throat. took Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medal Discovery and Pleasant
Pellets and can truly say these medicines have
them in the fall aud used them all winter. I
took fifteen bottles Of the Discovery and six
Of the Pellets according to directions. and
must say that both are good honest medicines.
II improved right along from the very begin
latter part Of May and then felt as well as ever
in my life. I can eat all kinds Of food and il
dosent cause me any pain in my stomach now
as it always did before I took DR.. Pierce's med
icines. I can cheerfully say to the public that
golden Medical Discovery for dyspepsia; it
will"
If you are in poor health write to DR..
R. Y. Pierce, Of Buffalo, n. Y. It will
cost you nothing whatever for his advice
although he is at the very head of his
profession In the treatment Of obstinate
chronic diseases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
ENJOlNED.

Directed BY the Court to Close Up Their
Places Of Business.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Dec. 12.-The
fight on gambling which has been un-
der way for q couple Of weeks here has
eliminated in the issuing of four in
functions restraining IL alleged MEM
beers of the fraternity from running
gambling houses. The locations en-
Joined are on the principal business
street of the city. The in;unctions
have apparently had the desired effect,
for all the places served have been
closed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Committee Will Visit Utah.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Roberts
investigating committee vas not in ses.
sion during the day. A member Of the
committee stated there was little fur.
ther doubt that a subcommittee and
possibly a full committee would have
to visit Utah and take testimony.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Trade Com mission for tho Orient.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Nc.
Cumber Of North Dakota has intro.
duced a bill providing for a commission
to investigate trade relations with
China and Japan with a view of ex.
tending in those countries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Eoer EesOl utiOn in the House.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. IL. -Representa.
tive Jett has introduced in the house a
joint resolution expressing sympathy
with the Beers. 1t is almost in the
same terms as that introduced in the
senate by MIR. Mason.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Hay Authorizes a Denial.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The state de.
partment authorizes a contradiction Of
the report that the government Of Den.
mark has offered the Danish West
India islands for sale. No communica.
ton on this subject has passed between
the two governments since the failure
Of negotiations on that subject several
Years 400
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
WILL TALK NIGHTS,
Evening Sessions For Debate on the
Currency kill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The debate
on the currency bill continued in the
house.
Owing tc the pressure for opportunity
to speak on the Democratic side, Mr..
Richardson, the minority leader, asked
that night sessions be held for the re.
mainder Of the week, but this was de-
INJURED to, and 1t was finally agreed
that night sessions for debate should b.
held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Grosvenor co. was the first speake,
Of the day,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Recovered stolen Property.

CHICAGO, Dec. l2.-In a raid by the
police on two houses in West Van Blu.
rem street, stolen property, the value of
which is estimated at 81 1000, was re-
covered. The property consist1o of seal
skin garments, dress goods, s-lverwsre,
laces and cut glass.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Ervar Does Not Want It.

GALVESTON, Dec. 2.-William j,
Bryan, who passed through Galveston
during the day en- route to Austin,
when asked if he would be a candidate
for the acant senatorshi p seat in Ne.
braska enphatically replied:
No, l will not"
He positively declined to further dis
S Nebraska politics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
MINED THE BOTTLES.
Prominent Kansas Politicians Drink Dis.
tnfectant For whisky.

tnfectsns For whisky.
TOPEKA, Kan. Dec. 12.-Colonel
James Graham and William P. Cuneen,
two prominent politicians Of st. Marys,
drank from . bottle containing . disin.
fectant, believing it to be whisky, and
both are seriously i'll and may die.
Colonel Graham had bought q bottle OF
disinfectant to guard against smallpox,
and also a bottle Of whisky and mixed
the bottles by mistake. Graham wa.
lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-second
Kansas regiment in the Spanish wa,
and is we'll known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Congress Adjourns Dec. II.

WAsHINGToS, Dec. l3.-lt is practi'
eally decided that the holiday recess Of
congress will be from Thursday, Dec.
81, to Wednesday Jan. 3. Thus far,
however, there has been no formal &C.
ton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13

"Our baby" gets more health and
comfort from Rocky Mountain Tea than
all other baby medicines. It's baby'e
friend. Mrs. S. VI. Brown, Bloomington,
III.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Confirmed Woods Nomination.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The senate
in executive session confirmed the nom.
ination Of Leonard Wood to be major
general Of volunteers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13

Don't sit down and wait for your for.
tune to turn up. luke Rocky Noun.
tain Tea. briags prosperity. happiness To
all who use it
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
FRANK SMITH.

81 hsd dyspepsia hfty-seven years and
never found ent relief til! | used
kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Now I am well
and feel like q new man. writes s. j.
Fleming, Murray, Neb. 1t ls the best
digestant known. Cures all forms OF ia.
diResti n. Physicians everywhere pre-
scribe it.
Cook s. ODER.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-13
Cook s. ODEr.

QYon look just like q Sunbeam" nv
daring. What have yon been doing?
Why, George. l take Rocky Mountain
Tea every night. Sensible girl.
VFRANK G. SIXTH.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
MORE COMPLICATIONS.

The demand for the speedy termina-
tiou of the war in the Philippines is
becoming decidedly more pronounc.
ed, and by the time congress convene es
in December it will be so loud that
something definite will have to be
done. Either enough soldiers will
have to be sent to the islands to crush
out the insurrection before the next
rainy season begins or peace will have
to sbe established on amicable terms.
Not only is the demand for termina.
tion OF the war pronounced atshome,
but there is unrest abroad. European
governments do not accept the en-
croachment of the United States on
Asiatic territory with any degree of
friendliness, and it is not unlikely that
Germany. France and Russia may
recognize the Filipinos as belligerents
at no distant date, for they will tire of
having their commerce with the
Orient interrupted. Should this oc-
cur this government would be placed
in most embarrassing situation. AL.
ready China has shown her friendliness
toward the Filipinos by refusing this
government the righJ to supply horses
for the army from Chinese ports.
Yet while China cuts but little
figure, its action may be viewed with
alarm, for it is hardly likely it would
have taken such stand without the
sanction of other powers. So far in
this war the United States has had
only the Filipinos to contend with,
but should some of the powerful
European nations recognize their bel
the complications would he
difficult to untangle.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
OUR MINERAL PRODUCTS.

The statistics of mineral production
in the United States show that this
country in 1895 was the largest pro-
ducer of iron and,steel in the world;
was second only to Great Britain by a
small margin in the production OF coal,
and furnished more than half the total
supply of copper. The production OF
copper increased from 223, ,S25 long tons
in 1897 to 239. 241 in 1898, the increase
being chiefly in Arizona and Michigan.
Montana showed slight decrease.
The value of the copper produced was
S63, 129,O47. The domestic production
of gold in 1898 was 3,14S,642 troy
ounces 1865, ,Os2, ,43O) against 2,S54,576
1853, ,2lO, 1855 in 1897. The production
of silver was 5S, 1853, 127 ounces, against
Sc, ,557, 1892 in the previous year. The
largest part of the increase OF gold
came from Colorado, while Arizona,
Idaho, Montana, South Dakota and
Utah made important increases.
Arizona, Colorado and Utah made in.
creased outputs of silver, while in
Montana there was large falling off,
and IN Utah small one. Besides the
production above reported, 5.O65. .532
ounces of gold and 80, 1874 900 ounces Of
silver were smelted in the United
States from imported ores. The
average value of silver in 1898 was SO
cents per ounce, against 60. 354 cents in
1897. The don estic lead production
in 1898 was 228,475 short tons, against
197,7l8 in the previous year. The
most part of the increase was due to
Colorado and Utah. There was an in
crease in the production of Missouri
and a small decrease in the Occur
d'Alene. The output of Montana fell
off about 1000 tons. Besides the above.
American smelter5 in 1899 recovered
Sc, ,209 tons of lead from foreign ore
and base bullion, The average price
of lead at New York was 3.7S cents
per pound, against 1858 cents in the
previous year. Molybdenum was pro-
duced in the United States in 1898 for
the first time, to the amount of $3.50
pounds, worth about Sl.25 per pound.
Western Mining World.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12

Further controversy over the Hood
river lease proposition seems hardly
necessary, since it appears that the
Hood River LAUNDERING Co. had a
lease, and actually filed bond, the
county court journal to the contrary
Notwithstanding. While the jour nal
says no bond was ever filed by the
company, it appears that a bond was
filed soon after the lease was granted,
and the only contention that can now
arise is whether or not the company
has forfeited its lease by failing to
comply with the terms thereof in not
opening the river for transportation of
logs, etc. That the records are faulty
is an oversight no doubt of the Gus.
tod:an of public records. And it would
seem that the only plan for the people
who want the river opened will be to
institute proceedings to haye the lease
annulled.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
A GOOD INVESTMENT.

Citizens of Oregon spent probably
5000 In entertaining the delegates TO
the National Editorial Association
which met in Portland last month, and
the different railroad lines gave them
about that amount of transportation.
AS result Oregon is getting column
after column of advertising In return.
The editors who visited the state are
filling their papers with articles de-
scriptive OF what they isaw, and are
telling of the resources of the state in
most glowing terms. These descrip.
tiye articles go to the readers in way
that every statement made therein q
will be believed. They are written by
people whom the readers know, hence
will be accepted az facts, and in con-
sequence home hunters will be at-
tracted to this state.
Oregon needs more people to engage
in every industry-agriculture, min
ing, lum moering, manufacturing, etc. 1t
needs willing hands and capital to de-
velop its resources. The reason it has
not secured them In the past is tlat
the descriptive advertising matter the
various boards of immigration have
issued have been viewed with suspicion,
and have been considered as being
boom publications, but what the edi-
tors from abroad are now publishing
will be accepted as facts, and will
cause people in search Of places to in
vest to look toward this state. The
money invested in entertaining the
National Editorial Association and in
showing them the state will
bring good returns, for oregon IS
getting advertising that would other
wise have cost il half a million dollars.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12
DOES IT MEAN WAR;

For the last year we have been hug
ging our British cousins because they
displayed a friendly disposition during
our unpleasantness with Spain, and it
was asserted that lasting bond Of
friendship had been established that
could not be broken. So strongly had
their love for us been cemented that
nothing but universal peace could ex.
ist between the two nations. But the
Alaskan boundary question has sud-
denly assumed rather a serious aspect,
and the British lion has begun to wag
his tail as II he were going to pounce
upon us. A dispatch from Victoria, b.
c., says the military station at that
place is to be increased and strength.
cned, by the addition of more men
and guns. This move on the part OF
England, when relations between the
two governments are somewhat
strained, looks as II England and
Canada propose TO give Uncle Sam
the choice of settling the boundary
dispute on their terms or resort to
war. Whatever the intention of this
increase of the forces at Victoria may
be, it will not have a tendency to
hasten the settlement OF the contro-
versy. 1t will be looked upon as q
bluff.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12

Henry Willard, when in The Dalles
Wednesday. remarked that the place
had not filled his expectations. When
he was last here, 16 years ago. he thought
it had the brightest future of any
city in the state outside of Portland,
and be expected it would by this time
be place 10000 inhabitants. "What
ir needed then and what it neeGs now,"
said Mr.. Willard, sis manufactures,
something that will give people en-
ployment and create pay roll," Mr..
Willard is one of the levelest
headed business men of the country,
and the people of The Dalles may well
profit by considering what he says.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-12

The existing prosperity of the work
ing classes in England is strikingly
evidence by the report just issued by
the postoffice savings bank covering
the year enoing January l, 1899. The
report shows that no less sum than
1856, ,809, 100 was received from depos-
itors during the year this amount in
cludes the sums realized by the sale
of government stock. the amount of
divident creditedto depositors, and the
amount credited as payments under the
annuity and insurance contract. The
interest'on these amounts represents
a total of S14, l91, ,52O. while the cost of
the managentment of this branch Of
the postoffice department for the year
amounted to So, 253, 200, and still there
are those in this country who insist
that postal saving bank are not good
thing. They are. however, those who
have not the interest of the masses at
hoor ort