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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

The action of the board of SuIly
county in declaring all section lines prac.
teal for travel to be open AS highways
has caused a rifle among ranchmen who
must now fence each section by itself in-
stead of fencing eight or ten sections in
Que piece.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

One OF the oldest residents Of Douglas
county, 40 old soldier, John Schroeder.
vas killed on the 18th inst. by an en-
ragged bull.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

Congressman Gamble is once more
back in his seat IN the house after an
absence OF more than Two weeks ewing
to grip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

Cleanse the liver, purify the blood. in.
vigorate the body by using DeWitts
Little Early Risers. These famous little
pills always act promptly.
Cook l. ODEE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

~ order OF Commander Palmer, de-
partment OF the South Dakota q. A. r..
the seventeen divisions Of tho depsrt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
CHRIS. Schultz

Harper Whiskey 10 liquid music. bot.
lee poetry, ripe mellow, refreshing and
oe''cious. Sold BY FRED KuRTH.
Madison, 8. p.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
Nafel Health In Town.

The creates, healer OF modern times
is Banner Salve, for cuts, wounds, Sores,
piles and ali skin diseases. Guaranteed.
CHRIS. SCHUTZ.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
Pains In the mack.

A. b. Harrington, Constantine. N. Y.
says: Il was troubled several years with
kidney disease and suffered severe Mains
IN the back. l used Foley's Kidney Cure
and n bottle cured ne. RECOMMENDED
It to my friends. It has given pe-fect
satisfaction"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
For School Treasurer
JOS.

For Members Board OF Education
c. A. NICHOLS. First ward.
J.J. FITZGERALD, Second ward.
ED. WESLEY. Third ward.
PETER MARQUART, Fourth ware
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

For Aldermen
n. D.. MCGILLIVRAY, First ward.
GEO. E. COCHRANE. Second ward,
SID. LEE, Third ward.
l.. A. STEVENS, Fourth ward.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
H DAILY LEADER.
FRIDAY. APRIL l3. 1900.
eFFlcIgL Paper OF CITY md COUNTY.
TERMS OF ~SUBecRIrTION

City Election, April II, 1900.
For Mayor
II. p. SMITH.
For City Justice
j. H. WILLIAMSON.
For Police j Justice
d. D. HOLDkIDGE.
For Treasurer
j. 4. JOHNSON.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

Bright eyes are an infallible inaex to
youth, nice windows from which Cupid
shoots his arrows. Rocky Mountain
Tea makes bright eyes.
FRANK SMITH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
PERSONAL.

General Nelson A. Miles has accepted the invita-
ton Of the trustees Of the University of Pennsyl
vania to lay the cornerstone of the memorial
tower and gateway the university grounds
The exercises to take place this afternoon
and the general student body will be present
there being half-hoIiday in all departments for
that purpose. Addresses are to be made by Provost
Harrison and General Miles Samuel F. Houston
Chairman of the War Memorial Committee. VIII
have charge of the exercises. The memorial Is III
honor OF the professors and students OF the uni
versity who served in the Spanish war.
p. A. B. Widener has formally transferred to the
city of Philadelphia his beautiful mansion and us
contents for free library 1t will be known as the
H. Josephine Widener Memorial Library III nheHu-
DRY of his late wife,
report has been widely circulated throughout
the country that the widow of Bishop John p
Newman, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has
offered to give $4,000 to the First Methodist Epis
copaI Church in Omaha condition that the
remaining $4,000 needed to free the church from
debt be raised by the people, and that the church
be called the Newman Memorial church IN
private letter yesterday to friend Mrs Newman
authorized denial of the above report Sne an
In part: al have never made any such orer. BsnoP
Newman was very much interested IN Iha t Gnu his
will & 600 which was to be paid the last OF the
entire Indebtedness. / promised to give S0' 3IlIy
10 the ladies' which was all l could afford; You
his life and presume this is why ne was e9n ~
to be a rich man. Why, II l were to give SSoVVV
of my husbands estate; and what his Drew stu
dents will do carry on their studies Is prop
lem"
Chicago. Feb. 12-Archbishop Patrick A. FeehPn
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Chicago Is
Ill with pneumonia. The venerable preate was
taken sick on Friday with what seemed to be Sc
we're cold. His regular physician was called and
diagnosed the disease as mon AT use
archiepiscopal residence 1t IS said that tne PRE- PREF
ate's condition is not regarded as critical Inc
Archbishop is seVenty-one years old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
aeml)ork - tilu Gribn,,e.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORAING.

FOREIGN-General Buffers attack at Vaal
Krantz and subsequent retirement are believed
to have been moves in the larger operations at
Mo6der River; the Dutch are acting on the
offensive near Colesberg; Cronte is said to be
preparing for d final assault on Kimberley;
statements regarding home defences were made
sn the Houses of Parliament - A dispatch
from Manila says that the Princeton took pos
session Of the Batan and Calayan islands. -
In the Reichstag bill, introduced by Count Won
BuloW abrOgating the Samoan treaty of
1919, was passed to the third reading -
continue. - a bill was introduced in the
French Chamber providing for changes in the
law relating TO the punishment of Clericals
who attack public officials. - Rumors
continue to come from Kingston. Jamaica, to the
effect that the Colombian insurgents are closing
in on Bogota.
and Butler spoke the pending Currency
bin - House: bill extending the bonding
privilege to goods in transit in all parts Of the
United States was passed
DOMESTIC.-The President nominated Com
missioners 10 the Paris Exposition, the list be-
ing headed by the name of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Of Chicago. == Governor Roosevelt positively
stated that he could not consent TO become a
candidate for the Vice-Presidential nomina-
ton. - There were Lincoln Day dinners in
Cincinnati, Chicago. Baltimore and other places
with speeches by many prominent public men
- Another antitrust conference was held in
Chicago, with about three hundred delegates
present. and speeches were made by dozen
from various parts Of the country. -
Arguments in the cases OF the minor Kentucky
State officials were heard by United States
Judge Taft, In. Cincinnati and he viii render his
decision tomorrow.
CITY.-BartoW S. Weeks expressed his conf
dence that the verdict against Molineux would
be reversed. - The PresbyIery threw out the
charges OF heresy preferred by the Rev. Dr.. G..
W. T. Birch against the Rev. DR.. A. c. Nc
Giffert. - There was no general observance
OF Lincoln Day in this city. - At the Lincoln
dinner of the Republican Club the principal
speakers were Acknowledgement Griggs, Con-
gresham Cousins and Senator Depew. -
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith spoke
fha RrOa nil
dinner. - court OF inquiry mas been APP
pointed TO investigate the recent fire at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Rain,
followed by clearing weather. The temperature
yesterday: Highest. 4e degrees; lowest. 81
average, II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
FAVORED PUERTO RICO.

Most Of the critics of the plan to levy a small
tariff on goods passing between the United
States and Puerto Rico have probably never
taken the trouble to notice of the remark
able gifts to be bestowed on Puerto Rico. That
is the receipts from customs collected not only
in the island but also in American ports on
island products. They have made a great cutlery
about Congress dealing unjuStly with the Puerto
Ricans, sacrificing them to selfish home com
mercial interests and taxing them to their i'm
povershment and this country's enrichment As
a matter of fact, however, the proposed legis-
lation for Puerto Rico is unique in the extent to
which II puts aside all considerations of Amer
lean profit and makes the welfare of Puerto
Rico its single object. People who are so
prejudiced against the Republican party that
they can see no good in its actions, people to
whom tariff duties are a red rag, people who
are convinced that cannot wisely govern
new territories that they are angry at any step
taken in that direction, cannot be expected to
find anything good in q tariff levied by The
Republican party for application to Puerto Rico.
In the first place. it suggests Protection; in the
next place, Republicanism; in the third place,
actual government of new territory. OF course
it must be bad
But really, when comes to think Of it,
what is there particularly selfish in giving 10
Puerto Rico all the customs duties collected
there and then giving il a lot more of our home
revenues? Was ever an oppressed, downtrodden
colony treated in that fashion before? Certainly
New-York does not enjoy like privilege The
duties collected here are not expended here by
any means Never before, we think did the
United States Government undertake TO appor-
ton its revenues to the benefit of any particular
class Of persons or allow the people of any
locality to think that their contributions Justly
belonged TO them, either for the purposes of
local government or for enterprises Of the Fed
eral Government concentrated in their vicinity
The old Territories have never been SO favored
The taxes collected al their ports went into the
general Treasury, and as likely as not nothing
was given In return, not even a harbor i'm
provement, but local government was organ
lied, which had to pay all It's running expenses
from local taxes. The Puerto Rican tariff is 10
be In no sense an exaction for the United
States Government. On the contrary a certain
part Of the proper revenues Of the United States
is set apart for Puerto Rice The levying of
customs duties In this case is merely method
Of providing for the needs OF Puerto Rico The
island is poor, and it is doubtful If direct tax
sufficient to meet its requirements could be col
lected without imposing n heavy burden. So
while opening the door TO profitable trade with
the United States, the attempt is made to raise
from this stimulated trade which will prob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13

ably be better able to endure taxation than any
other Puerto Rocan interest sums sufficient to
put the islands own public affairs in good con-
dition If the exporters and importers who will
be first to feel the benefits of what will be
almost free trade with the United States cannot
afford to pay small duty for the maintenance
of their home government, the establishment of
schools and the building OF roads, 1t is hard to
imagine who else on the island can afford TO
pay taxes for those essentials OF civilization.
The question whether the consumer the
producer pays tariff tax is an old one. Which
ever be the true answer, the Puerto Rican Is
going to be taken care of. He is to have not
only the benefit of the tax which he or the
American pays to get his goods into this cOun-
try, but he is to have the benefit of the tax
Americans goods into Puerto Rico. 1t Is heads
he wins and tails the American loses. Whoever
pays any part of the tax on any sort OF Puerto
Rican trade he gets 1t all. That does not look
much like making Puerto Rico a mich COW for
the American farmer, sugar man, tobacco
grower or manufacturer. 1t looks like an I'M
commonly generous attempt to give to the peo-
pie brought under our dominion a chance to
build up a prosperous commerce and turn all
the proceeds from it, including revenue, to their
own exclusive use, and free them entirely from
contributing to the expense of the general Gov
eminent which protects them and is respon-
sible for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
MUSIC.
THE PRINCESS CHIC"

A new operetta was brought forward at the Ca
Sim last night It's name is Princess Chic and
its creators are Kirke La Shelle the literary
side Oet the term be received graciOusly and not
too seriously and Julian Edwards the musical
There are pleasant memories of melodies which
the latter has given us heretofore and they and
some other features Of the performance pleaded
for the new work perhaps eloquently than
was necessary There pleasant memories
connected with Mr. La Shele's previous effort In
the line OF bookmakng (operatic). and all the
charity he has invited he invited last night by
reason Of his having chosen story which has
been told this journal without calling for disn-
fectants. which Is prettily romantic, offers oPpor-
tlnites for varied music and picturesque costumes
and which fails of It's effect only because Of the
writer's want of constructive skill. The company
which presented the new work Is not strong either
musically or histrionicaly. but IL has most win
some and ingratiating advocate for genteness OF
censure In Miss Christie Macdonald. and one of
the opposite kind who. by excess OF impertinently
artificial action and sharply aciduous voice, did
much to ruin what other modest and talented peo-
pie strove to accomplish. This was Miss Louise
Willis Hepner OF the men, Mr. Richard Golden
afforded some amusement. A handsome chorus.
handsomely costumed, did its work well. but was
exasperatingly calisthenic. This of course, Is an
evidence Of good discipline on the stage, and
little Of It is piquant and enlivening. but between
much see in comic operettas nowadays
and the moIluscan rigidity of the ordinary grand
opera chorus a compromise might be made wnleh
would be restful and gratifying.
There is an element OF Straightforward tuneful-
ness about Mr.. Edwardss music which Is amiable.
and his discreet orchestration is restfu in these
days. when trombones and all the array OF brass
procaimant and yociferous-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
TITLE THROUGH CONQUEST.

Captain Mahans remark in THE Indepen-
dent that 1.-The United States holds the Philip
pines by the unimpeachable title of successful
war, confirmed by the subsequent treaty with
. 1.-The previous unimpeached possessor," has
aroused the ire of some Of the anti-expansionsts
and provoked them TO assail the doctrine of title
through conquest Thus a correspondent Of
The New-York Evening Post" insists that "a
successful war never of itself constitute an
''ethically unimpeachable title to conquered ter
''ritory" and does not know Of ANY claim made
by modern civilized peoples that success in
war Of itself establishes the conquerors au-
'thority"
We 90 not know of any important authority
upon international law who does not include
conquest among the bases of sovereign title
Wheaton, for example, says that title is origi-
nally acquired by occupancy, conquest or ces-
sion" II is true, he adds, subsequently con-
''hrmed by the presumption arising from the
lapse OF time, by treaties and other COM
'pacts." But that is precisely what Captain
Malan said-''title confirmed by subse-
quent treaty. And such subsequent confrma-
ton appears 10 be called for IN case of occu-
pancy, discovery, cession, as much as in that
OF conquest. The rule has been well laid down
that discovery alone does not give full title,
unless followed by actual occupation or posses
the nations Of Europe 10 their domains was
originally acquired through conquest. The same
may be said Of America. 1t is idle to talk of
title through discovery, since these lands were
not 4uninhabited and without an owner" and
therefore according 10 Vattel, to be acquired by
discovery. They were inhabited and owned by
the Indians, and title 20 them was acquired by
conquest from those Indians
The same correspondent accuses Captain Ma
han OF falsehood in calling Spain the previous
unimpeached possessor' of the Philippines. and
urges that her title 10 the Islands was i'm
peached, first, by native insurrection; second by
American denupciations Of Spanish misrule, and
third, by our more or less forcibe seizure Of the
islands from Spain. IL instruction be a valid
Impeachment of title, what becomes of the title
Of the United States, Or for that matter Of any
other nation On the globe7 If conquest cannot
give title, how on earth can attempted conquest
take IL away? Or If criticisms Of misgovern-
ment impeach title, where is there a valid title
in the world? As for the last ground OF i'm
parchment, il is the most amazing of all. SPANS
title 10 the islands was not unimpeachable says
the correspondent, because the United States
took the islands away from her as the result OF
successful war. We should think that fact and
the fact that in thus taking them the United
States made a formal treaty with Spain, under
which the title acquired by conquest was finally
"'~-irIned, are the very strongest proofs that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
THE on LEONG TONG DINER.
CHINESE MERCHANTS ENTERTAIN ANIERI-
CAN GUESTS IN dOTT-sT

The On Leong Tong Chinese Merchants Club
gave a dinner last night for its American business
political and other friends at No. Il Mott-st-.
mark the closing Of the new year festivities The
street in front of the house when the guests
rived was an inch or two deep in red paper scraps
that had once been frecrackers, worked into
paste by the rain and the passing feet It looked
like n great pool OF clotted blood. but 1T meant
nothing more than Chinese exuberance.
The members OF the club did not sit at the table
with their guests or at any table. except 20 MI
waste space. While there were not enough guests
to fill all the places, some OF the members OF the
club sat at the table. but they rose fast as new
guests arrived till by the time the dinner half
over they were all standing They ate a little. ap-
parently TO show the guests that there was No
harm in the viands but IL their dinner; II
the guests dinner
There IS no in trying to describe the bill OF
fare. 1t consisted largely OF cakes and conrec-
tions. but there few more solid things Il
is always hard TO tell what a Chinese dish -
made of. and IL Is unsatisfactory in the end When
the Chinese themselves are asked what the dishes
are they usually say they do not know. Some OF
the guests of last night were afraid OF the dishes
and some were not but ii is safe TO say thar
average each guest ate about half the dinner
Mayor Of Chinatown who is the head OF the club
drinking rice wine with each one or the guests
separately There about sixty OF them. and
Tom Lee said that he could 60 around twice more
Rice wine is not really wine II Is a sort OF corcal
much stronger than wine
At the end of all paper bag was given 70 each
guest in which he was expected TO take home all
that he could reach Of what left Of the cakes
and bOubonS The plan pleased everybody. and
saved a good deal of trouble in clearing the table
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
AmrsemfnfS.

arADrNy OF NIrsIC-s:lo-wsy Down East.
aEERTCAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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f-kSTNO-S-The Princes Chic,
rPTTFRTON THEATRES:2 o-The Lattis Minister.
ns1vsS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ambassador.
TsT1FTN MIrSEE,-a a m to IL p. m.-Naxworks 1iaAi"
Concert and CfnemstogTaph
EMPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ohcers
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Fin. -.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-s-A Romance Oh
GARDEN THEATRES ;20-The Degenerates.
GARRIC-K NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holmes.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-S-Shenandoah.
HGMMERSTEINs VICToRIA-s9o-C and the won
derfus Lamp
HERALD SQUARE THEATRES: 20-Naughty Anthony.
TFNTNfS PLACE THEATRE-s-Ais Ich Wiederkan-
KFETFS-Continueus Performance.
KNICK ERBOCKER THEATRE-S:2o-Nhen we were
TWenfy-one.
ROSTER q BIALs-s15-Round New-York in Eighty
T.Yc-T-i-M ATRF-s .so-The Surprises Of Love
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-s:S0 -Coralie & Co..
Dressmakers
MEMBERSHIPS HALL-s-Concert-s:S o-Initial Con
cert.
MURRAY HIII-2-s-The Private Secretary.
NETWORK THEATRE-s:lo-Broadg to Toxic
PASTOR S-Continuous Performance
ST. NICHOLAS SKATING RlNk-S;l5 Hockey match
WALDoRF-AsToRIA-Da and Evenng-Exhioiiion OF
Water Colors.
WAIsLACk S-S-Sspho.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
AMERICAS DUTY TO CUBA.
GENERAL WOODS VIEWS ON AGITAToRs
IN THE ISLANDS.

IN THE ISLANDS.
Havana, Feb. 12.-General Wood has received
a number OF complaints from influential Cuban
property owners, Mayors and other persons, rep
resenting that a named Drake, said to
come from Chicago, is apparently doing consid-
cradle mischief This man, 1t is said, goes about
holding private meetings. at which he abuses
the Government and does all In his power TO
prevent amity between the Americans and the
Cubans. 1t is also asserted that he has the
backing Of ''men of the highest official stand
ing"
While the GOvernor-General does not think 1t
necessary to take action with reference to
Drake. he deprecates such conduct as is imputed
10 him, pointing out that in modern times
traitor TO his country can do much more damage
than he could formerly. owing to the benefcent
forms Of government existing in most civilized
nations The General says
Americas duty to Cuba is to be performed
not on a narrow partisan basis but upon the
broadcast and purest principles Of Amertcanism
When men of intelligence and ability devote
their time and energy whether for their own
advancement or in furtherance of the schemes
of others. promote the ends of wicked agtta-
ton they commit crimes, not indeed, crimes
punishable by law. but, nevertheless. crimes
1t is assuredly high crime to attempt TO per-
suade a people naturally sensitive that every
thing which has been done for them is wrong,
or has been done with Interior objects in view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
THE BROWN UNIVERSITY DINNER

The prospect is that there will be an unusually
large gathering OF Brown University men az the
annual dinner Of the association Of alumni in New
work which is 10 take place at Delmonicos on
Friday evening. following business meeting al
$40 o'clock Many acceptances of the general invita-
tion 10 all Brown men in New-Icrk have been re-
ceived. and more are expected The pres'Ien' .
~ Tsrown University Club In New-York Charles
+ Hughes and the Rev. Dr. ". H. p Faunce'
the president of the university. will speak tins
being the first occasion OF this kind since Dr-
Faunce assumed his present position. other speaA-
ers are 10 be announced. Those VINO Intend 20 DC
Dr.sa,t at the dinner should II they have not a.
ready done So give Immediate notice OF thSt. ~ a.
tention 10 the secretary. Gardner OoioS' W. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
NAVY
FOR BIG CIVIC MONUMENTS.

THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY TO DISCUSS
NINE PROJECTS.
A meeting OF the National Sculpture Society Will
be held this evening at No 25 West Fifty-sevsnth-
St 10 discuss nine projects for colossal CIVIC
monuments for New-York. There Will be an exhioi-
ton of the designs by the artists for the mohu-
ments and forty photographs OF different uonU-
ments in Europe will be shown by slides.
There will be q short talk by Ernest Sel9n-
THOMPSON In favor Of the establishment or studl1
in Bronx Park where artists may study amman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
FUNERAL OF COL. RICHARD ". THOMPSON

Terre Haute Ind. Feb. 12.-The funeral Of Colo
mel R. w. Thompson, former Secretary Of the Navy
occurred this afternoon. Governor Mount and the
State officers, including the members of the Su-
preme Court attended in a body. The body lay
in state at the First Methodist Church Tor Two
hours and half, and all the schools or the CITY
were dismissed There were church services
The service which very simple, was held al
the Thompson home.