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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
AN INQUIRY Is ASKED.
Resolution to Investigate an ALLEGED
Canal Conspiracy.

Resolution to Investigate an Alleged
Canal Conspiracy.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-Soon after
the senate convened. Mr.. Morgan, chair
man of the committee on interoceanlc
canals, offered a resolution directing the
committee to make an investigation.
sweeping in its character, OF the deal
ings Of individuals or corporations with
a view to monopolize ship canal at
Panama or in Nicaragua, and whether
the individuals or corporations proposes
to obstruct the United States III the
construction Of an isthrnian canal.
Mr.. Morgan stated that the 'oblect OF
the inquiry proposed is to enable the
president Of the United States 70 check,
escape from and destroy conspiracy
founded in fraud and corruption ana ar
rosance-asains the highest rights and
privileges of the people and government
of the United States
The resolution was referred.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
BUSINESS FAILURE
Is Frequently Caused by the Worry
Attendant On Dyspepsia.

If you would win in the Battle OF Life
you must have clear brain. Keen
senses, perfect vigor, shrewdness, en-
ergy and ambition. ;.
Dyspepsia kills these needtul guaii.
ties. You can't succeed if you are con-
stantly tortured by dyspepsia or indi-
cestion. But you can get rid OF dys-
pepsia, indigestion. biliousness. sour
stomach, or any other ailinent OF stoin-
ach or digestive organs by simply
taking one or two of Dodd's Dyspepsia
Tablets after each meal.
With a perfect digestion 60 strong
healthy body, a clear. capable brain'
vigor, ambition, determination, ener-
gy. activity, keen. alert senses. Dodd >
dyspepsia Tablets ensure all these.
Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets have new
er failed to cure any or all OF the dis
eases named when they have been
fairly tried. They cannot fail.
DR.. X. b. Strong. New York City:
writing III the American Journal OF
Health. describes nodd's Dyspepsia
Tablets as remedy which could not
possibly be more efticacious though u
emanated from council OF the leaoinS
physicians Of the world.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
SIXTH BALLOT TAKEN.
M.th,.li.t. Unable to select Gandidates
for New bishops.

,,,... Unable to select Candidates
for New bishops.
CHICAGO, May l9.-Thc result OF the
s;xth ballot for two additional bshops
was read this morning before the Me'n'
odist general conference lmmeoi"a"iS
after the reading Of the journal. Inc
vote was MS follows ;, ,....
Henry Spellmeyer, 300; }. r. Berry
o6l. ID. II. Moore. 259; }. w. Hamil'on'
o,o. ". Y. Kelly. l6d: J. W. r. boweh'
~: 4. B. Neely, IL. Others from TO
Is votes each. a,d t,yo
The conference l~s voted to scna 'wo
more missionary bishops to southern
As;o with the recommendation 'h"'
when two or more missionary bishops
are assigned toa given territory 'nes
shall le coordinate Ill authority.
A much disputed questioh-.no .,so 10
uoval Of time limits on pastora'e,"lso
come up for discussion, DEBATE oo.n1
unfinished when the conlerenoo ="
iourncd.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
NEAR JOHANNESBURG.
s'rst Gfeas Stand by Beers viii Bs MAJ.
At That Place.

1'Sst Ifeas Stand by Beers viii Be Ma.
At That Place.
LONDON, May 19.-The Standard sars.
From pro- Boer sources we learn that
the nrst great stand by the federals will
be on the ridge near Johanneshnr,
1hs position has been strongly on.
trenched and the burghers believe they
can hold it for some time. If driven
from that point part of the force will
oe thrown INTO Pretoria to withstand a
aeRe' while the main body will retreat
20 the Lydenburg district with the in.
tentlon OF keeping up a guerrilla war.
lare from that mountainous region.
1hey believe they can indefinitely post.
pone pacification Of the country
Ihls plan is partly supported by a
dispatch to The Times from Iourenzo
Marques, which says: There is gen.
eral talk III Pretoria Of President Kru.
ger contemplating ali Immediate depar.
ture from the capital. There is no fur.
ther doubt of the intention Of the
lransvaal to transfer the seat Of gov.
ernment to Lydenburg and to make a
final stand there. The raad is said to
have endorsed the project -
The Times also says that number OF
the Transvaal officials are preparing 70,
flight and that State Secretary Reit7
has selected South America for his fu
ture home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
Nh THE END IN SIGHT.
ltn View the situation With Great
tomplmcency.

(tn View the situation With Great
tompiacency.
toN, May l9.-Therc is n lack Of
news from South Africa but de.
past operations tend to confirm
ew that the end Of the war is
! measurable distance. From
f''ad comes a story, attributed to
t-l 4u'hority, to the effect that n
party is being formed Mt Pretoria.
|!spor,s from Pretoria itself indi.
ai>cauragcmcnt mt the recent re.
an the possibility of al early
.or peace.
" j nothing to throw light on
Pys'cry Of Mafcking. The usual
P rnmers were started on the
(hNchangc and elsewhere. based
y On the fact that May IS is the
p date on which Lord Roberts
El' 70 Mafcking the prospects OF
HE national anxiety is strained
beyond endurance. although no.
y there the slightest doubt that
~ Badcn.powcll will keep the
Jack flying.
'ae line of Lord Roberts advance
1.v Important news is that the
nave blown up u bridge over the
's'er river, 81 miles north OF
lstal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
LACK POLICE PROTECTION.

9. 1oui. street Car Onicials Claim to Have
Plenty Of Men.
ST. LOUIS, May l9.-General Manager
ponmhotf Of the St. Louis Transit COM
r,nv saws he has 5000 men at his COM
mand. many of them old employees.
.With this number OF men, said he,
.I would be able to operate every line
,o,onriny to the Transit company III the
c;ty providing the police would give us
tho nroper protection. For the very
,;,,,;tad nrotcction we are receiving |
have more men than | can use. ana
there aye any number OF applications on
Mr Raumhoff further said it was his
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
MONEY GIVEN UP
Deputy Auditor Reeves of the
Island of Cuba Surrenders
Stolen Funds.
Says Agent Neely Gave Him
$500 for Certain Serv.
ices" Performed.
Congress Asked to Enact a Law
to Meet the Present Sit
uatiOn There.

HAVANA, May 19.-W. H. Reeves,
deputy auditor Of the island, has made
q confession and given up $500 given
to him by G. +. w. Neely, the arrested
financial agent of posts at Havana, to
perform certain services the day he left.
General Wood and the postal inspectors
refuse to disclose the nature of the con-
fession, barely admitting that the con.
fession has been made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
REJOICING AT HONOLULU.

News of the Passage Of the Hawaiian hili
Received in the Islands.
VICTORIA, B. c., May l9.-The news
If the massage of the Hawaiian bill
making Hawaii territory under the
presidency of Samuel Dole was received
II Honolulu May with rejoicing
prenorations are being made for i'm
mediate public celebrations.
Preparations have been completed Tor
,,ornoctinp the various islands of the
Hawaiian group with Mnrcon' WIRE
loss telegraph system. all experiments
having been most successful.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
! AS PRIVATE CITIZENS.

"'scusscs tho Reception to tsocr
EnvOys.
fshlSdroN. May l0.-At the cab
t.ee'lng the question Of the recep'
h lhe Boer envoys was discussed:
understood that they probably VIII
y. cssehted to the president by tho
("s Of state. They will bo re-
I. .~lth every courtesy. but only as
/" citizens, and not in any dipi"'
|, capacity. The cabinet also DIS.
FL n az some length the question OF
n s'l TO be issued by Secretary Gage
s. redemption Of the outstanding
Veht bonds Of tho funded loan OF
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rnder General Methuen
-, That Place With.
out Opposition.
tl,c Latest Free State
(;,a]. Also in the Hands
Of the British.
.uaant Botha and Party of
h.. Captured by Hut
tons Infantry.
= yav l9.-Mnfeking has been

- Nav l9.-Mafeking has been
L.. May 10. 1T is officially an.
,bat when the laagcrs and
,,nd Mafcking had been severe
,.raed the siego wns abandoned,
4 force from the south taking
kou Of the place.
lsx Nav l9.-It has Just been
8 announced that General Me-
Entered Hoopstad Thursday, un-
4. that Generals Duprey and
and 30 men have surrendered
|. General Broadwood has occu-
|niley.
|trr,her announced that Hutton's
ii infantry surprised and cap.
Botha and 23 others.
|. northwest Of kroonstad. Lord
!. dispatch is as follows:
Ibns,ad, May ls.-Methuen en-.
H.ps,ad yesterday unopposed.
Z. Duprey and Daniels and 40
r. surrendered.
kelwood occupied Lindley yester-
h. slight opposition. Only two
mn were wounded. Stcyn was
r. and his government officials
|. IN; Sunday.
|t:aa mounted infantry yester.
k.,rised and captured. about 30
northwest Of this place. Com
Il, Eotha, Field Cornet Gasscp,
kae,hurg policemen and Il Beers.
vt.e no casualties on our side.
[.er reports that several Natal
: ar handing i'll arms.
ksn,.y the Commandant Botha
! LGi Roberts reports captured.
..abcr Of others. is not the fed
k-aandcr-ln. .chict or Lord Rob
}Q-!d have mentioned that fact III
k,e.4b
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
RUMORS OF RELIEF.

" N9ge os MafckinE Wss Raise"
!. Tuesday.
'''S, May ia special dispatch
!. amsterdam says n telegram from
source announces that MafcklnH
Moved Tuesday.
!, ''clpient Of the telegram is cred
-, w having heard of the RELIEF OF
~."i1h before il WAS announced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
SPANS GREAT Ftlohn'
v.,,.r From Her Colonies Was > '"''s
In Disguise.

w.licT From Her C"IOhIe"
In Disguise.
LONDON. May l9.-General ''o".s e,,.as
!, wnn1ford. formerly United states
minister ut Madrid, has great hopeS ~
op.1, ..rhs loss Of her colonies. said me-
...,,a.ns spain's national rcjuvenatlon'
a,,s os .f,er wears Of ceaseless strehs'n'
rel'o' -, =, ,nxie,ics. incident to the gov
sappi"S h.r scattered island poss. $
" s;ans. leaves her statesmen lree a',,trv 70 "u :
% en, III, destiny Of their own . co,n' 'ras =
T The war with the United STATES WIS :
hlessiny in disguise.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
CALLING IN MORE BONDS.

ola Two Per Cents to the Amount of
&.5, 900. 900 Wanted.
WASHINGTON. May l9.-The secretary
Of the treasury has issued call for the
old ? per cent bonds to the amount OF
Sa5, 900, 600, the amount outstanding, the
interest to cease on Sept. !.
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intention to open several new lines each
day, until the entire system OF tae
Transit company was in operation
Rioting had accompanied the opening
of each line, he says, but it had been his
experience that these demonstrations
ended with the first day. providing the
police acted faithfully in their sworn
duty to protect property.
President Mahon Of the International
Association Of Amalgamated Street
Railway Employees has announced that
Il labor organizations in st. Louis have
expressed Willingness TO join strike
Of sympathy in aid of the street car
men A meeting will be held soon 10
decide whether or not to call general
sympathetic strike.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19

J. G. Hood, justice OF the peace.
Crosby, Mise., makes the following state
meni: Il can certify that One Minute
Cough Cure will do all that ie claimed
for it. My wife could not get her breath
and 'he first dose relieved her. It has
also benefited my whole family" It acts
Immediately and cures coughs. colds.
cronp. grippe. bronchitis, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles.
Cook E ODEr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-19
Cured n Running uore.

II had bad running sore on my breast
for over year." says Henry Richards,
OF Wilsey vile. N Y, land tried q great
many remedies, but got no relief until |
used Banner Salve After using one
half box. | was perfectly cured. / can.
not recommend it too highly, and will
never be without it in the house."
CHRIS. SCHUTZ.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
NAVAL CADETS AT CRAMPS.
Midshipmen study the Methods of
Building Mmrntips


PHILADELPHIA. Aug 1S.-The half
hundred cadet mfdshipmen and engineers
of the Naval Academy practice ship New
port visited Cramps shipyard yesterday
bell and officers Of the gunboat. A COM
plete tour of the mechanical departments
was made and minute inspections Of the
processes by which the sea fighters are
constructed were undertaken by the visit
ors- They marched through the machine
shops and studied the workings of the
complicated machinery as it shaped the
plates and turned out the thousands of
parts required in building the floating for
tresses
Great attention was paid to the con-
struction of the giant marine engines up
on which the efficiency of modern war
ships SO greatly depends. After inspect
ing all the shops the cadets clambered
about the Russian battleship RetviZan and
the new American battleships Alabama
and Maine to watch the busy workmen
skillfully assembling the sections that
complete the great vessls.
The inspections were not superficial for
each of the sailor students noted the work
in detail, and later Will be expected to
answer a series of questions covering ship
construction. For three days OF more the
cadets will study practical shipbuiiding at
Cramps and other yards. and then will
visit the great steel plants that furnish
material for constructing navies. On
Tuesday they will go to Bethlehem, and
then will make tour of the States steel
works.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
REPULSED IN SIBERIA.
Expedition the Steamer Samoa
Driven OF by Natives


Driven OF by Natives
TACOMA. Wash. Aug 18-W. c. Will
hanson. a well-kuown Chicago fnancfer
brings advices from Nome to the effect that
the expedition sent to Siberia on the
steamer Samoa was attacked by natives
and defeated. and that later mutiny broke
out among the crew fostered by the Rus
sian representing a noble to whom the
Russian Government had granted con-
cession-
When the Samoa returned 20 Nome from
Siberia. it was announced that ice had
prevented landing. The real story.
though as learned by Williamson, was
that the party Immediately on landing, vas
attacked by natives, apparently without
any reason. and beaten back three men be
ing seriously injured and another rilled.
The dead man was buried al sea, his name
not being learned.
Williamson says one OF the sailors told
him that the Russian representative on the
voyage back was ironed and locked and
vas still in irons when the Samoa left
Nome for a second time
Twenty yoIeys were fred during the
trouble with the natives, who were armed
with rifles The captain OF the Samoa
came back to Nome TO secure guns and
ammunition.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
safe-Breakers Disapnointed

HAGERsToWN, Md. Aug. 1S-safe-
crackers few nights ago broke into the
Western Maryland Railroad station at Bue-
ma Vista Springs, but they got only few
dollars for their trouble. They were after
$500 which had been received by the agent.
but he had taken the money home with
him. The safe was blown wide open dur
ing the night and the burglars left no
cleW The robbery was not discoyerd until
the next morning. 1t is thought the men
who planned the burglary were on the plat
form at the station when the train which
carried the $500 reached the station and
that they sew tn money handed of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
AMEL1E R1vEs TAKEN AWAY.
Authorizes Reported to he Going TO
IA Saniterium.

u S1hAtEFIums
GORD0NSVILLE, Va, Aug. 1S.-Princess
Troubetskoy. better known as Amelie Rives.
accompanied by her husband and two
maids. drove here from Castle Hill Thurs
ay night, and took train with the inten-
ton, it is said of going to a sanitarium
for treatment. GordonsyiIle is about ten
miles from Castle Hill and their nearest
railroad station is Cabham. about three
miles from Castle Hill.
Notwithstanding the denials of the fam
lily, it is said the Princess did disappear
as already reported, and was searched for
and found at the old ice pond at the foot
of Peters Mountain after a nights alb
sence. The Princess on the afternoon in
question left Castle Hill for a walk. She
was dressed in white and when she was
well away from the house she removed
her white dress and donned one of dark
color In their search her friends found
the discarded dress and that made them
very uneasy.
Her reason for going away was because
OF the wish of her family to take her to
4 sanitarium and her desire to escape the
proposed treatment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
A SOUTHERN EXPERIMENT.
Test o. NoIorcd Cotton MiII Opera
siyes Il Failure.


tIyes n Failure.
CHARLESTON. S. c., Aug. 18.-The ex-
pertinent of operating cotton mills with
negro labor, which was begun in the Vesta
mill here about year ago. has not proved
the success that the managers had expect
ed
The negro operatives have been found
willing but unsteady and in many instances
unreliable. and they cannot be depend d
on to\stick to their places. Mill people
elsewhere who have been watching the ex-
pertinent are doubtful as TO its ultimate
success. as it was argued that CharlestCn
was the best place in the South where tn 2
new order Of things could be given d far
and satisfactory trial
Lack OF coHstancy is the great fault
found with coloTed the operatives About
a year ago, when the negroes were first
employed, white men were engaged to
train them to manipulate the delicate ma
chinery. After learning how to handle
the machinery and after they had b=ea
working for weeks the negroes would
Quitely walk away at night and not re-
turn for work In the morning.
One fact which prompted the owners of
the Vesta mill to employ colored help was
that it could be had much cheaper IN
Charleston, and this was All item which
city is cheaper for colored than for white
people, and they could, therefore, work for
less wages; and another consideration was
that the class OF White operatives usually
found in cotton mills could not be hired in
this civ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
BOY KILLED BY DUELLIsTs.
Fighting Italians Arrested on n
Charge of Homicide

NEW YORK, Aug. 18--Frank Mino,
twenty-nine years old. of 20 Henry Street.
and Bartolomeo Mancetti, thirty years
old, who says he lives at 358 East 18th
Street, are locked up in the Elizabeth
Street station on the charge of homicide
The men met last night at Hester and
Mott Streets Each drew revolver and
they exchanged shots until the weapons
were empty
The street was crowded at the time.
mostly with children. Among them were
Tony Capola, seven years old, of III Mott
Street. and Antonio SaIimbeni, nine years
old, of rs Mott Street. The Capola bow
received a bullet in his head, and he died
soon after he had been taken to the HuG-
son Street Hospital. The Salimbeni boy
was hit in his body by several bullets, and
his condition was reported at the Hudson
Street Hospital as critical.
Policeman Nelson, of the Elizabeth
Street station, attracted by the noise of
the shooting, ran to the place and arrested
the men
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
HYPNoTIsM FOR INEBRIATEs.
4 Jerseyn,an's scheme for Suppress.
ing All Offenders

JERSEY CITY. y. J.. Aug. Isl am
anxious to become a great hypnotist. and
in order to attain the highest state of per
lection I practice daily on my wife and
children, putting them asleep and making
many interesting experiments" said Sam
ueI Appiebaum yesterday My wife is the
best subject I have She is so much
easier to put in a trance than the chill
dren, because she more readily places her
mind in that state of inactivity so neces-
sary to the successful operation"
Applebaum is about forty years old.
Mrs AppIebaum looks much younger.
They have FIVE children. ranging in age
from seven months to thirteen wears
They have all been in the hypnotic trance.
so that the husband and father might be-
come more proficient in what he calls the
greatest science of the age"
'Applebaum has made application to
Chief of Police Murphy for the position
of official hypnotfst" OF the department.
He offered TO place all the prisoners in a
trance when arrested and make them tell
all they know of the crime charged against
them. He also offered to cure everyone
arrested for drunkenness of the drinking
habit IF you will allow me to in few
months. l Will clear the city Of drupkards.
No man ever work on VIII drink after
have finished with him" he said.
Chief Murphy did not grant Apple
baur's reqnest. but he is persistent. and
says he viii appear before the board of
police commissioners at the next meet
ing and make application for a place. He
said not one-haIf of the policemen in the
department would be needed, and he was
also willing to spend a great deal of time
in the city hospital assisting the doctors
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
SUICIDE OF A RATTLFsNAKE.
Surrounded by Flames, a. Reptile
Dies by Its Own Fanex

Dies by Its Own Fangs
BEVERLY, y. J., Aug. tS.-A remarka-
BILE story Genes from Perkins, N. J., d
small town two miles from this place
Howard Bot, resident of Beverly, was
fishing in one of the numerous little
streams between Perkins and Delanco,
when his attention was attracted by a hiss
ing sound in the high grass a few yards
behind where he sat.
He jumped up hastily and rushing TO the
spot found fire burning Some empty
peach baskets and crates were blazing and
the flames had run through the grass. The
flames had burned about in a circle and
were steadily pushing inward. In the cen
ire of this fiery ring was a Tattlesuake and
from the fame-encircled reptile came the
Missing sound that had disturbed EoWard's
piscatoEial reVeries. He gazed on the sight
with opeu-mouthed and open-eyed wonder
As the flames drew near the snake the
reptile Coiled itself cd in as small com
pass as possible for the purpose of avoid
ing being burned alive. Its skin-sPeckled
and shining in the lurId light-was first
almost as brigh; as the sun and then it
seemed to shrink and shrivel up. All at
once the reptile reared its head high in
the air and bringing its poisonous fangS
out 10 their full length and drawing Its
body up daTted the faEgs in its own vitaIs
Bolts noticed that Immediately after
ward the snake fell lifeless on the ground
Another moment and the rapidly advancing
flames had consumed the body. There wa.
no manner Of doubt about il 10 his mind
the snake had committed suicide
The story has attracted considerable at
tention and discussion in Beverly. Dr.
L. la Aoyne, g graduate Of the Academy OF
Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia who has
been visiting some friends in this city. was
inclined 10 be a little incredulous at first.
but afterward admitted that there was
nothing in nature or science that would
make snake suicide impossible He said
that an examination of the skin CT the
snake might convince him. but that he
would have TO see the thing with his own