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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
OTIS Is OPTIMISTIC.
Cables the War Department That Pesc
Prospects Arc Bright.

Cables the War Department That Peace
Prospects Arc Bright.
WASHINGTON, May 12.--General Otis
has cabled the war department concern
ing the situation in the Philippines.
He SAYS that it is very encouraging.
The tone of the dispatch leads the OF.
ficials here to believe that the end OF
Ftliptno irsurrection Is near at hand.
Following is the text Of the dispatch
from General Otis: ,rs-s
..Situatlon As follows: Succeeded in
passing army gunboats to sCalump''
conAections with thai point secured thi'
| week; passage Of gaanboats through
Nacabebe country hailed with joyfu
demonstrations by inhsbitaAts. :
ls In country passed over BY troops
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
NO NEW ONES
,,> and Stoves the Latest Of
,he Great IndustriestO BE
Combined.
Shty Per Cent Of the PlOw
gu>ine>> Has Given Options
on Plants,
Ion. Them Are the Deere,
Pckin and Grand DetOur
Companies.
Hundred Stove Firms Repre-
>euted ut Il Conference at
Cincinnati.

: h. AGO. May IA special to The
ltale from Moline, Ills. says: Adj
3uAal information has been given ont
T. tie 9low combination now being
(Ael according to this informa-
J, j, claimed that 50 per cen, of
,low business Of the country has
r. options TO ex-Judge William \.
leel, q Chicago who is promoting
enterprise; that the United States
rea-e and Trust company of New
is furnishing the money and that
Esys Alexander and Green Of the
D. city are representing the Eastern
Of the enterprise.
pe4re q Co.. Of this city, and the
fs Island Plow company of Rock ISL
have given options. So far the Mo-
plow company has not given an
roa, but the failure to do SO is said to
difference in price rather than op-
Elton TO consolidation.
some Of Those in the Deal.
has been learned that some Of the
lnAlcs in addition to those named
Ven have been given options are the
Rl.ey Manufacturing company OF
Asakee, Ills: Parlin g. Orcndorf'
w company Of Canton. llls.: Sattley
hufacturing company of Springfield
l.; Pekin Plow company Of Pekin
J.; Grand Detour Plow company o
fon, HIS; Fuller & johnson OF Madi
Wis; J. Thompson e. Sons of Beloit
s.; Gale Manufacturing company O
ron, Mich: Peru plow company o
w Ills; Avery Plow company o
alsvllle. Ky: Bucher L. Gibbs o
l''n' o.: Syracuse Plow company Q
lacnse, n. T.: Morrison Manufactu'
company of Fort Madison. la.
y" manufacturing company OF Kan
elty, Mo.
ne hew company is to be called tn
.efican Plow company. and Will U
Eahlzed under the laws of New Jel
1t Is explained by Charles Il
gre the veteran plow manufactures
II is not the intention of the comb
a'h to increase prices. but that. Q
contrary, it is the intention OF IN
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
FOOD ADCLTERATION.
More Scientific Testimony Before tht
Pure Food COMMITTEES.

More Scientific Testimony HeIOr0 tns
Pure Food Committee.
CHICAGO. May 12.-The senatorial
pure food investigating committee
heard testimony regarding the use OF
preserva,ives and antiseptics by manu-
facturers IN preparing food. DR.. Albert
B. Prescott. agricultural chemist and
professor of chemistry in the University
Of Michigan. and Victor {. Vaughan,
professor Of hygiene Of the same insti-
tuition were the principal witnesses,
and both agreed that the use of pre-
servatiyes in the manufacture of foods
was injurious to public health. AS to
| the substitution Of one food for another
| the witness said it should be made
| known TO the consumers. because Ger
| tain kinds Of adulterated food or drink
| while harmless in some cases, are ex
treme.v injurious IN others.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
WISCONSIN TELEPHONES.
They viii likely he Controlled ny Al
Eastern Syndicate.

MILWAUKEE. May la.-lt was re-
ported during the day that an Eastern
syndicate had secured all the stock Oh
the Wisconsin Telephone company ana
would soon take control of the offices
and lines Of the company. II was ascer'
tained that Henry {. Payne and Frank
q. Bigelow had secured an option from
the majority Of the stockholders OF the
company until June !. and II IS pre-
sumed that Eastern capitalists are De-
hind the deal.
The Wisconsin Telephone company
covers about the entire state OF WiscoH
sin. Henry {. Payne is president aho
F. G, Bigelow vice president and teas
ursv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
PLEASED THE PRESIDENT.

News That the Filipino Congress Favored
Peace.
HoT SPRINGS. Va, May 12.-Presi-
dent Mckinley was given the news
from Manila reporting the failure of
the Filipino congress to act on the ces-
eation Of war. through lack of Il quo
rum. ut showing a strong peace ten
deicy, just as he was retiring for the
night. The information was most
pleasing to him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12

company 10 materially reduce prices to
the consumer. and that this can be done
because Of the great saving in the cost
OF selling. distribution and freight rates
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
CAPITALIZED AT S5.OOO.OOO.
| Big Land Trust Organized Mt kcnosha
Wisconsin,.

Big Land trust orShnlHeo NJ Neuos""'
Wisconsin.
krNosna. Wis. May lo.-The Wau-
bun Colonization and Improvement
company. land trust. was organized
Lere during the day. w. NJ. Cowell of
kenosha was elected president. The
trust is composed of a number of large
land firms aud has been incorporated
with paid capital stock Of $1,000. 1000.
The new trust now controls over 1900
acres of coal and oil lands in Virginia
and these will be opened for colonial.
ton at once. The trust has just pur-
chased large tracts Of land in Price,
Oneida, Lincoln and Ashland counties,
in this state. and the lands will be
opened at once. The company also has
large holdings in Florida, Nebraska
and the Dakotas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12

temporary civil administration inaugu-
rated and protection to inhabitants
against insurgent abuses given as far az
possible. Signs Of insurgent disintegra-
ton daily manifested. Obstacles which
natural features Of country present can
be overcome"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-12
rwo students Drowned.

ELKHARr LAKE. Wis. May l2.-Alex-
ander Volrath of Sheboygan ana II.
Delivers of Baltimore, two students OF
Mission House college. were drowned III
\ small lake near Franklin. They were
enjoying boat ride on the lake ana ap'
narently the boat capsized.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
The Man with the Hoe.

The man with the hoe will have no
one but himself to blame II he does not
turn to golden account the bright op-
portunities of these cheerful August
days. Throughout the country there
IS reported a scarcity in farm labor.
An employment agency in Chicago has
for several days been advertising its
Willingness to pay $6 a day for engi-
neers 20 run thrashing machines, "a
for feeders and sackmen and from
$2.25 to 50. so for common harvest hands,
including board. yet it cannot supply
the demand for this class of labor
which comes to it from the great grain
fields of the Northwest In many cases
employment is guaranteed to competent
men for specified period of time, say
sixty or ninety days, and yet the sup
ply of workmen is inadequate. In
some localities the railroad service has
been crippled by the desertion of sec
ton hands, who have been tempted by
the higher offers of pay to leave the
track for the harvest field.
OF course this is a periodical and not
continuous phenomenon; yet it shows
that the man with the hoe is not nee
essarily an abused and a downtrodden
being. II he stands on his barren half
acre and gazes stupidity at the ground
it is because in earlier years he lacked
the "get-up- -and-git'' to take advantage
of Galusha A. Grows free homestead
act and thereby have a part in the
great agricultural operations of the
fertile Northwest. which annually, at
about this time of the year. culminate
in harvests requiring thousands of eX-
ira helpers. The government is not
at fault for this. 1t gave him the finest
free chance than any ordinary citizen
ever had offered to him from the pow
ers that be: and it has made those
once barren plains to blossom with all
the conveniences of modern rural civ
ilzation. If the man with the hoe has
kick coming, he should begin by kick
ing himself.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Paid for News.

From the st. Louis star
All the personal paragraphs and So
ciety news that appear In the London
papers are paid for except that which re-
lates to the royal family, the nobility and
the diplomatic corps. If an ordinary citi-
zen gives ball or marries off his daugh-
ter or cntertains the Prince of Wales at
dinner he is compelled to pay for his
glory. Mrs. John W. Mackay, Mr.. Will
lam Waldorf Astor and other ordinary
persons, native or foreign, in London So
ciety pay for every notice they receive
In the newspapers; sometimes the re-
port of ball or a wedding costs $500 or
800 for every newspaper. The following
standing announcement will be found in
the London papers,
"All society, personal and fashionable
paragraphsi except those relating to
royalty and official incidents, will be
charged for at u minimum rate of one
guinea for two lines, each succeeding line
ton shillings and sixpence additional
Therefore when any Of your friends in
London send you n copy of an English
newspaper containing n personal notice
you may understand 1t has been paid for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

New York is said to have $500 barber
shops and 2j,OUJ BARRIERS
Even radishes are adulterated now IN
Berlin. They are dipped into aniline dye
to make them look fresh and pink.
1t is the opinion of a German oculist
that the use of ordinary states by school
children tends to produce short-sighted-
ness. AS a substitute he recommend pen
and ink, or an artificial white slate with
black pencil. The latter have been in
troduced in some of the German schools,
Broad street Philadelphia is unique in
being exactly 113 feet wide and eleven
miles long. 1t Is now paved with as
phalt for seven miles, but will soon be as
phalted its entire length, and then nave
the distinction of being the longest
and widest smoothly paved straight
street in the world. 1t passes through
the heart of the city.
The Shining privilege" on a New York
ferry boat line is a valuable one, and
the person who acquires it is compelled
to pay a good round sum. Then he en-
plOyes boys to labor for him at s. a
week The Staten Island ferry line shin
ing privilege, for instance, is in the hands
of padrone named Vincent Catoggio,
who pays $500 year for it, He clears
at least $4,000 a year from his manage
ment of the bootblacking industry.
In Boston the other day a balky horse
held up thirty trolley cars and blocked
traffic for over an hour remaining I'M
movable while mud was rubbed in his
mouth. ignoring a blazing paper with
which his Whskers were singed and eX-
hibiting the utmost contempt for a
blacksnake whip welded by muscular
driver. A happy thought finally struck
bystander who procured a soda siphon,
and, taking deliberate aim, squirted half
it's contents in the animals ear As
soon as he recovered from his surprise
the horse started off down the street at
| II twO-minute gait, and the blockade was
lifted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
a Man of Destiny.

1t is again currently reported that
owing to ill-hcalth Vice President
Hobart will decline a denomination
and that political leaders who are
aware of this intention are taking it
for granted that the vacancy thus
created will be filled by the nomination
Of Theodore Roosevelt. 1t is said in
support of this theory that within the
past few weeks well-informed New
Workers who had previously looked up
on Governor Roosevelt's denomination
and reelection as matters of course
have ceased 10 consider them in this
light, being assured that Roosevelt
would prefer the vice presidency and
that the way to the qualification of
this preference will soon be cleared.
We offer this gossip for what it is
worth, but at the same time we trust
that il is, erroneous. An arrangement
of the kind suggested would be unwel-
come for two reasons. In the first
place. Mr. Hobart has conducted him
self so admirably in the vice -presiden-
tial office and in a quiet way been
president that his retirement on any
account would be regretted In the
second place, the most cursory knowl-
edge Of the talents and characteristics
Of Colonel Roosevelt is sufficient to in
dicate that as vice. president of the
United States he would not be we'll
placed
lem is ahead Of us. While the new
dependencies have been under military
rule, the presence of American soldiers
in them has been an incentive ia
watchful public scrutiny Of the doings
Of their administrators. both at Wash
ingtOn and in each of the dependent
islands. SO long as it shall remain
matter Of life and death to the sons
of anxious American parents whether
the rulers delegated by our government
10 supervise the public affairs of Por-
to Rico, Cuba and the Philippines are
honest OF dishonest men, fit or un-
fit for their responsibilities, there is
scant likelihood of an utter collapse
in our system of colonial administra,
tion.
The danger will come when the nov,
city shall have worn oft; when most
Of the troops shall have been called
home; when public interest in the eX.
pertinent, having witnessed a favor.
able beginning, shall begin to lag
when the pressure of spollsmen for ap
polntive places in the far-away ter,
ritories shall encounter from public
opinion a decreasing opposition; and
when, with good bit of the presen
moral tension relaxed, the men whit
serve their country in these distan
possessions shall become increasingl!
exposed to the temptation simultan
eously TO serve themselves. Gu
scheme of government is sure to Civ
forth good results when the popula
will and the popular conscience are il
unison aud thoroughly reused; tn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
Making Good His Promise.
From the Chicago News.

FROM the Chicago News.
Andrew Carnegie is making pretty good
progress in his new work of distributing
his wealth. Since issuing his declaration
of devoting the remainder of his days to
doing what good he can with his money
DE has given away over half million, In
Guiding $25O,00O to an English college. The
other day he gave Fort Worth $4,000 for
new public library building. and has
followed this up by the offer of n similar
sum to San Diego. Cal, for library pro-
vidng a site is donated and the library
maintained as at present. No one ex-
poets the Scotch-American philanthropist
to work overtime in his new vocation,
but IT is pleasant to note that he Is MAX
ing good his sclf-imposed promise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
Mexico and Silver.
he New York Tribune.

+ ibhl illC ANtN lplh
Mexico has grown rich under her sill
yer standard not because of, but In spite
of it, the root of her prosperity being
good government, wise economic and
commercial arrangements, good faith
with the public creditors, hospitality to
foreign capital and enterprise and intelli-
gent and systematic encouragement of
her home Industries. In these conditions
1t would have taken currency of Chinese
cash or Laccadive cowries to prevent her
prosperity. Her silver standard while a
detriment TO her, could not benumb her
productive activities. But she wants a
gold standard, feeling herself entitled to
be up to the level of the most solvent
states, and the signs are that she will
get It without any great delay.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
LIES IRONY.

For The Tribune.
A lad on his vacation went.
To regions cool and shady,
BY woodland stream he pitched his tent,
Great show Of fishing made he.
a maid her summer outing took
Down by the dashing ocean
In certain quiet little nook
Just suited to her notion.
Yet strange to say, that girl and boy
In their month-apiece vacation
Took very, very little JOY,
Got small eXhiaration.
The lad among the pines repined,
The maid sighed by the seaside;
80 were she here!" filled one sad mind,
While "All is lonely!" she cried,
When reunited were the pair
Who'd suffered separation,
They vowed henceforth through life to
share
Both work and recreation.
And now they're living in cot
On means that scarce would board one
Their former outings pleased them not,
But now they can't afford one
-Oriana NJ. Williams.
PeckVille, Pa, Aug. 9.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

peril dates from the moment when
these twin agencies of genuine reform
show indications of lassitude.
The doctrine. so frequently vindicat-
ed i'm our history, that for each emer-
gency I'm American government ProVl-
dence may be depended upon TO sup
ply the man has for some time, in the
Judgment of many, been pointing to
Theodore Roosevelt as the individual
intended by destiny for the coming
occasion which we have Just outlined
In "A peculiar sense he has grown in
TO recognition as a singularly FORUM
ate and admirable type of the COM
mon honesty, the native energy and
the inherited high purpose of the
American people. Successful as fight
er in war, he has shown to even sup
erior advantage as a resourceful cour-
ageous and h-principled worker in
peace. His honesty and his nerve are
both warranted to last through calm
as well as through excitement. He IS
a growing man, with the capacity for
growth which is one of the prime es-
sentials of large craftsmanship; and
the feeling Is already very widely dlt-
fused, among thoughtful and critical
men as well as among enthusiasts, that
the quality of selection which gave TO
the nation in it's recent emergency a
Dewey, a Leonard Wood and an Elihu
Root is the kind of quality needed to
safeguard the early stages of the es-
tablishment Of a colonial system on
the basis of common honesty and good
faith.
For these purposes a vice presidency
is inadequate. The preference of the
people is more likely to be in favor OF
the highest place of all when the ap-
propriate moment shall come in, let us
guess, the year 1904.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

The reported intention of the new
management of the D., l.. & w. to
return to the normal use of mileage
books is welcome information. Idiocy
when it devised the present scheme of
exchanging mileage book coupons for
tickets, and required this tedious oper-
alton TO be performed at the same
window ald before the same official
employed in the general sale of tickets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
ODDITIES IN PRINT.

More than 5000 persons are buried an
nually In the paupcrs' cemetery of Berlin.
In the south within the last five months
81, 100000 of new capital has been invest
ed In cotton mills.
1t Is popular belief that a holly bush
planted near dwelling protects the
house from lightning
There are now published i'm Paris 2,5S5
periodicals, nearly 100 more than were is
sued at the corresponding date last year.
The most costly parliament In Europe
Is that of France. The senate and cham
Der of deputies eat UP annually Sl,5OO, 900.
There are IS silk plants in Pennsyl-
vania, and the output of silk ribbon in
the state has been doubled in three years.
Kamchatka may soon become as popu-
lar a resort as the Klondike, as gold has
been discovered there in promising guam
titles.
During the fiscal year of 1S9T-9S, the
United States sold S29 900 worth of type.
writer's In Mexico and $4,000 worth in Ar
gentine.
il Is estimated that at the beginning
OF the new century England will have
so, 900, 100000 tons of coal stlll unused and
available
The average number of horses killed in
| Spanish bull fights every year exceeds
| 5000 while from 1000 to 1900 bulls are
| sacrificed
The average weekly wages of the men
| employed in the cotton mills of Maine are
s7SS, of the women $3.50 and of the chill
| dren S273.
Among birds the swan lives to be the
oldest. in extreme cases reaching 80,
years; the falcon has been known to live
| over 1862 years.
There are lilo paper and pulp mills In
| the United States, producing annually a
million tons of paper and more than 60O,'
| 600 tons of pulp.
| German army officer estimates that
| In the century just closing no less thar
| S0,0000OO men have been killed in war ii
| civilized countries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
SCRANTON, AUGUST 10. 1899.

The attempted assassination OF
Maitre Labori by means of shot fired
from behind differs merely in detail
from the attempted assassination Of
Captain Dreyfus by means of forgeries
and false reports. The assailant of the
eloquent and able French attorneys de-
scribed as fanatic clad in homespun.
The assailants of Dreyfus were sneaks
and towards clad in gold lace and
broadcloth. Inevitable justice will be
fastened by this new exhibit of fiend-
igbnasc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

Richard Croker announces that he
was wrong in making statements some
time ago in favor of retaining the SOIL
won by American soldiers in the Phil
ippines. Any readers who have been
in doubt as to whether the admins
tration should be sustained in its en-
deavor to restore order in the Philip
pines will doubtless be convinced by
this last manifesto. No mistake can
be made in adopting a creed in opposi-
ton to that of the Tammany chief.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

A decrease of 26 per cent, has been
noted in the number of bicycles which
entered Fairmount park in Philadel-
phia in July last, compared with the
number recorded for July of last year;
and the inference that bicycling in
general is on the decline seems to be
sustained by observation. This, how
ever, is not cause for regret. AS the
bike" goes the automobile comes
and even in vehicles we have illus
trated the invaluable law of the sur
vival of the fittest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

Atkinson is now seeking justification
at the hands of returned soldiers from
the Philippines. When the boys fully
understand that the lives of many Of
their comrades were sacrificed through
the indirect influence of Atkinson and
mischief makers of his class, he will be
liable to get satisfaction in quantities
too copious for comfort.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

Governor Bradley and others de-
nounce Congress Al. Berry's warning
to Colonel Bryan to keep out of the
state and avoid being shot at as an
insult to Kentucky, They are conf
dent that nti-Goebelites will be salts
fed in making faces at the orator pro-
vided he refrains from discussing the
Baker Howard affair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

Recent reports from Monroe county
indicate that there is a necessity for
some of Senator Tillman's regulations
in the preparation of the wet goods
down there. When citizens of Strouds-
burg begin to encounter twelve-foot
black snakes in the morning before
breakfast it is pretty conclusive evil
dence that the popular beverage needs
analyZing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15

Very soon, under present intentions
of the post office department, you Will
be able to secure from the letter car
rier who delivers mail at your door
registration of valuable mail matter
which you may desire to have posted
Thus the postal service goes continu-
ally forward, and hope is renewed that
we shall yet have penny postage.