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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
f, ,ss Of Life and Property
led by the High Water
in Texas.
;, Ten People Known to
| pspu prowned---Houses
swept Away.
That a Train Has Been
=, . RailrorI Wreck
Near McNeill.

!. Tex., April o.-At noon a
S >, feet deep and 500 feet long
.s.a ont Of the immense granite
NV. ,r;uring the power house, all
"a minutes. The torrent OF
ron, down the lower part OF the
k'sn;ur fully 100 houses away
". .,.;r contents. The occupants
|sscoped with their lives. Tele'
r,r,. having been swept down.
were dispatched down the river
70 notify the people living be.
| o;,r. bu, the water beat them
s;rb, or ten parties are known
| been drowned. Thousands
f,le assembled ut tho dam,
crowd resulted In pushing
.r.o the sand hank just below
which gave way with them,
y were precipitated into the
& swept away ON the raging tor.
nr.r 100 houses have been count.
=, here since 10 o'clock, aud it
! ,ba, reports from above here
news Of much loss Of life and
The water continues to rise
ou ,wo feet above the food OF
Ir,. the river being one mile
i having risen 30 feet within
mrs. The loss by the breaking
dam is at least half . million
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
WON By MICHIGAN.

Minnesota University Debating Team De-
feated At Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 9.-The University OF
Michigan debating team has defeated
the University Of Minnesota team.
winning the championship Of the Cen
tral Debating league, which is composed
OF the University Of Chicago. North
western university, Minnesota and
Michigan. The decision Of the judges
was unanimous. Michigan defeated the
University Of Chicago in the prelimi.
nary contests and the University OF
Minnesota defeated Northwestern. SO
by defeating Minnesota Michigan won
the series.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
ST SUPPRESS BOXERS.

Of Foreign Representatives 70
the Chinese Government.
o. April "a special dispatch
aanehai announces that the
Hn, British. German and French
have sent q joint note to tho
foreign Office. demanding the
pEresslon Of the society Of box
IN two months. and stating that
the powers mentioned will
ops and march into the interior
Provinces. Shan Tung and
IN order to secure the safety OF
u.s. According to the same dis
American, French and Eng.
now provided with naval guards
large gathering Of warships at
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
NILES Is WILLING.

"enerai Would Accept . Prcsi-
Dental Nomination.
'oRk, April 0.-The World
'eheral Nelson A. Miles 10 will.
"the Democratic nominee for
IT. he has SO stated to his
and 10 days ago visited William
uey to talk with him about the
~! ~ OF his being nominated.
.l'ney told the general that all
.aa'ng Gold Democrats were a.
opposed to the nomination OF
uow as they were when he was
M sa iour years ago, but he did
NV, himself to the support Of
,al. sa'l: lie merely took the matter
au'isement and said he would
with his friends.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
LORD ROBERTS REPORTS.

List Of Casualties at Redtlersburg, Killed
10, Wounded 35.
LONDON, April 9.-Lord Roberts tel.
egraphs to the war Office, as follows:
"Bloemfontein, Friday, April 6.-The
casualties at Reddersburg were: OH
GERS killed, Captain F. G. Casson and
Lieutenant G. r. Barclay, both of the
Northumberland; wounded 2, captured
8. Noncommissioned officers and men
killed, s; wounded, 33; the rest were
captured.
''Our strength was lO7 mounted in.
fantry and 424 infantry. The enemy
was said to be $500 strong, with five
guns"
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WILL ENTERTAIN DEWEY.
1Sjrag0 Celebration May 1 Will Sure
TakeA Place

1Sirago Celebration May 1 Will Eurely
Take Place.
CHICAGO, April 9.-The celebration,
in honor of Admiral George Dewey
ON the anniversary Of the battle of Ma
Mia, May l. will surely take place. A
special meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Dewey celebration was
held here, and after some discussion it
was resolved to go ahead with the ar.
rangements for entertaining the ad-
miral. regardless of any political devel-
opments, and to make the affair as sue.
cessful as possible. A special sub
committee left for Washington to &C.
quaint Admiral Dewey with the plans
for his entertainment while in Chicago,
and to confer with him regarding the
route to be taken in coming to Chicago.
The committee men said that politics
would not be mentioned at the con.
ference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
BOer Prisoners at SimOns Town
Try to Escape From Their
Caprors.
Fourteen Get Away, One Is Killed
Another Wounded and One
Recaptured.
Sir Charles Parsons Captures Two
Hundred Insurgents at
kenhardt.

CAPE Town, April "a determined
attempt to escape was made by the Boer
prisoners at Simons Town and Ia of
them succeeded in getting away. In the
confusion of the prisoners was killed
and another was wounded. One man
was recaptured but about IA are miss.
ing. Sentries have been placed at diff
ferent parts Of the town, and the station
is under military supervision.
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AI TRAIN Is LOST.
I Railroad Wreck Near Nc
Ncill. Tex.

Railroad Wreck Near Nc
Ncill. Tex.
Is, April "a special to The
ra,ch from Dallas. Tex. says;
rp.ess train wrecked on the In.
ral and Great Northern near
ii is feared. is lost. Reports
lica,e ,ha, the engineer and mail
|ere drowned and that the fire.
Jas fatally hurt. AL sorts OF
bg reports arc received. The
50 high that 1t is feared the
srs are all drowned. Bridges
on both sides Of McNeill and
has been able to reach the train
tas, Austin or Taylor. Prepara-
" being made to try to get a
men and small boats to the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09

Amendments to the Army b'ii.
WASHINGTON, April 9.--Senator Lodge
has introduced an amendment to the
army appropriation bill giving to the
commanding officer of the army the
rank of lieutenant general, and to the
adjutant general the rank OF MAJOR
general, and Senator Pettus an amend
ment providing for the employment by
contract of additional surgeons to tho
rate of to 1000 men.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Fire Mt Waynesville. O., destroyed an
entire square in the business portion Of
the town. Loss not yet known.
Frederick Z. Church, the celebrated
scenic painter, died here. Interment
will take place at Hartford, Conn.
The fund which is being raised by
subscription for the benefit Of the widow
Of the late General Guy v. Henry, u.
8. A., has reached total Of 81, 663.
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'lL IGNORE THE 500.

'aai Lines Believe It the Only
H. Remedy.
I'M, April 9.-The Record says:
no " 900 line recedes from its
'ns''lon 80 with reference to the
(roa, Va passenger rates the numer-
= i's !, ; IN this country may decide
ldr,. N all matters pertaining to
Apa : OF traffic. Representatives
sd; ot' Paul lines believe that
to ! "l step. which they are not
biz ,,tSlsnatc u, as a boycott. is the
'i"t will serve to keep rates
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Wanted i'm Wisconsin.

SPOKANE, Wash, April IL z. Bun
ner. wanted in Buffalo county, Wiscon-
sin. for embezzling $l5O,OOO, was ar
rested in Republic by deputy sheriff
from Wisconsin. Little can be learned
here of Burners alleged crime. It il
.a;d he was president Of a bank.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09
Increased Exporta to America.

BERLIN. April 7.-Corrected official
Aunres from the consulates comprising
the northern half Of Germany for ex-
norts to the United States during the
last three months show 348, 166, ,O24 as
against $l2, ,s72, 200 for the correspond
ing quarter last year, and ~, 1SS. 900 for
the corresponding quarter in 1893.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09

DUBLIN. April 9.-The Dublin police,
by order Of the government. seized the
days issue Of the United Irishmen as a
print calculated to produce discomfort.
disaffection and disloyal,y"
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Plumer Returning North.

LONDON. April 9.-The Pretoria cor
respondent Of The Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Thursday, says: Colonel
Plumer's $ column is returning north.
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CAPTURED Two Hundred Beers.

CARNARvoS, Cape Colony, April o.
It is reported that 200 insurgents. who
were not aware that Sir Charles Parsons
had occupied Kenhardt, rode into that
place and were captured by the British
troops
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-09

Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman. Milesburg,
Pa. sxys. .As aepeedy cure for coughs,
colds. Group and sore throat One Minute
Cough Cure is unequaleo. 1t ie pleas
ant for children to take. l heartily
recommend it to mothers" II is the
only harmless remedy that produces i'm
mediate results. 1t cures bronchitis
pneumonia. grippe and throat and luhG
diseases. 1t will prevent consumption.
Cook & ODEE
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Makes Nearly Five Thousand Pages.


WASHINGTON, April 9.-The secretary
of war sent to the senate the original
record of the proceedings Of the mill
tary court which conducted the beef in
Quiry of last year. This was done in
response to a resolution calling for a
copy of the record. The secretary ex.
plains that the record covered 4,7O(
typewriter pages and to copy it would,
he says, occupy the time Of two com
positors for six months.
O. beauty! what q powerful weapon
thou art. The braveet men fall at thy
feet. No wonder women take Rocky
Mountain Tea to prolong the joyou'
spell.
FRANK SMITH.
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-. Attract western Grain Trade.

New YORK. April 7.-Application for
a tract of about As acres Of riparian
land lying between Bedloe and Ellis
islands, made to the riparian board OF
New Jersey several months ago by Ed.
win Cragin Of this city. has been
granted. 1t is said to be the purpose to
construct an island in the bay and on 1t
to erect grain elevators in number and
capacity to attract to this port the grain
trade of the West.
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what Two Cents will 10.

what Two Cents wilt 10.
It will bring relief to sufferers from
asthma or consumption, even the worst
caeee. This js about what one dose
~ Foley'e Honey and Tar coete. Isn't j,
worth trial? Take no substitute.
CHRIS SCHUrZ.
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NOT ORDERED HOME.

General Otis Has Not Been Told to Re-
liuquish His Command.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-The state
ment is made in authoritative quarters
that no order has yet been given to
Major General Otis to relinquish his
command in the Philippines and return
to the United States. These steps are
left, in a measure at least, to the gen
erals discretion and he is to determine
Just when he feels it proper for him te
leave his post of duty in the islands or
the leave of absence the war department
has promised him. He will turn ovel
the command to the next general officer
now on duty in the Philippines. Gen
eral Mac Arthur.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
The Winter That is Coming to Kansas

The echo of the tread of giant-brow-
ed winter is heard in the land If not
yet in sight, nor anything showing
the touch of his finger still the birds
have all fed. The woods are silently
awaiting their doom, and the divert
ing chatter of the winged singers no
longer enlivens park or grove. No
blade or leaf has yet been blighted by
frost yet the inevitable is seen in the
shortening days and felt in a DINNER
sunshine. The ending weeks of sum
mer we're so dry and hot that wheat
sewers and cattle growers, alike, we're
discouraged. But the abundant rains
of the first month of autumn brought
back spring-time's green, and herds
which is to be harvested next June,
has terminated and for the most part
will soon be furnishing its own pro-
lection. Taken all in all, this has
proven a good season for Kansas.
Her people have prospered more than
measuredly. And whether her prairies
shall be sered and the leaves of he
groves be stricken soon, or not until
a month hence, her inhabitants are
fortified against whatever of chill and
inclemency old winter may have to Of
fer. The country fair andcity festival
being now but memories, the distrac-
tions ofthe election once through with,
there remains the anticipation of the
good cheer of tie holidays. With
full larders, and no debt unprovided
Tor, winter is more blessing than an
adversely. a southern Kansas winter
is not, as "A rule, a thing of dread, but
more an excuse for idleness and mae
ity and content. And 50 Kansas is
ready for the letters of ice whenever
they shall have formed, and the irigid
embrace of the shivering hero OF the
yellow leaf and the icicle.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
PAPERlOF ALLEN COUNTY
WHEN THE WATER STARTS
Talk of Having Chief Hale and Fire
Brigade From Kansas City Here
to Turn il On

1t will be a great day for lola when
the waterworks and electric light
plants are completed and already
there is talk of having a town jubilee
to celebrate the event. OF course it
will be in winter but in this section
there are lots of fine days in Decem-
ber and January when people would
enjoy day out of doors.
The first plan suggested is by Mr..
Mcdonnell, the engineer, and it is a
good one 1t is to invite Chief Hale,
the famous fire chief of Kansas City,
TO be present with crew and give an
exhibition of how to handle water.
This would make an attractive after
noon program on Il crisp winter day
and i'm the evening there could be held
a grand prance around the square be-
meath the glow of the numerous cleo
tric lights Such a celebration ought
to draw good crowd from the
country and neighboring towns and
with twenty foot cement sidewalks
around the square and the band to
lead the grand march the evening
would be a very enjoyable close for
the day.
Speaking of securing Mr. Hale's
presence, recalls the experience al
Wamego, when that town had it'
water opening and wanted the chief
He couldn't be present. Then thu
Wamego business men simultaneously
wrote to the wholesale houses whicl
they patronized in Kansas City anC
asked the men to call up Mr.. Hal
over the telephone and inquire
"Why are you not going to Wa
mego ?' The inquiries came thic
and fast and one forenoon, when h
had answered fifty different ques
tioners, he gave up and began answer
ing: "Who said | wasn't going
OF course Pm going to Wamego-
wouldn't miss it for the world"
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR GAS CITY
Second Year of the THRIVING Manu-
featuring Town Opens With
Great Promise.

Gas City, which appeared on the
map of Allen county just about a year
ago and has grown from a sloping
meadow Of native prairie grass into a
busy town of FIVE hundredpeople is all
stirred up over the immediate futur e
prospects before it.
The town was founded to furnish
homes for the men employed at the
McRae-Daly and Cherokee-Lanyon
smelters which were both erected close
at the edge of the town site. Today
these works are each employing 125
workmen at good wages, operating
four blocks of furnaces and turning
out fine grade of spelter. That is
the story Of the past and the cause of
the phenomenal growth.
Today there appears every evidence
that the tale is to be repeated. The
companies operating both plants have
decided to cease operating their
smelters in the coal fields and to con-
centrate their capital in the gas field.
Already preparations are being made
to enlarge at Gas City and the materi-
al is on the ground for additional
blocks of retorts. Contracts for
twenty new houses to accommodate the
new workmen have been already let.
All this means new homes, newwork'
men, new merchants, and all the citi-
zens who compose the population OF
all towns, about an average of one
workman at the factories to one man
making his living in some other call
ing. 1t means population of l,OOC
within the immediate future and the
development of a substantial little
city. A 81, 800 school house is being
built today, the streets are being grad.
ed, and stores of brick are under con
struction.
Few places offer the same induce
ments for the investment of capital
and few places ford an opportunity
for new comers to locate and get in or
the ground floor. A letter addressed
to e. X. Taylor at Gas City, Aller
county, Kansas, or better, call il
person, will convince anyone that the
foregoing is a, conservative statement
of facts.
Monday, November 5, at , p. m
twenty lots in Gas City will be sold al
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, Warranty deed and alb
stract furnished with each lot.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
1t Happened in a Drug Store.

cone day last winter lady came
to my drug store and asked for
brand of cough medicine that | did
not have in stock" says Mr.. G. r..
Grandin, the popular druggist of On
tario, N. Y. "She was disappointed
and wanted to know what cough prep
aration | could recommend. | said to
her that | could freely recommend
Chamberlain Cough Remedy and
that she could take a bottle of the rem
edy and after giving it fair trial If
she did not find it worth the money to
bring back the bottle and [ would re-
fund the price paid. In the course of
u day or two the lady came back in
company with a friend in need Of a
cough medicine and advised her to buy
bottle of Chamberlain Cough Rem.
edy. | consider that a very good recon-
mend alton for the remedy" 1t is for
sale by lola druggists.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19

O, beauty! what powerful weapon
thou art. The bravest of men fall at
thy feet. No wonder women take
Rocky Mountain Tea to prolong that
joyus spell. Ask your Druggist.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
Humboldt Tramp is Gnilty.

AT the preliminary hearing Of the
one-armed tramp, an account of whose
arrest at Humboldt was given in Fri
Gays REGISTER, was held at Hum
boldt Saturday and he was bound over
to the district court. There was so
little doubt of his identity that he con-
fessed thatIhe met the girl and walked
down the railroad with her. but
stoutly maintained his innocence of
the grave charge.
He was brought to lola and lodged
in Jail and it will be the duty of Judge
Stilwell and jury to decide for him
whether or not last Friday was not
the unluckiest day he has had since he
| lost that arm.
The man gave his name as Johr
Marion and declined to talk at the
preliminary hearing at all. Th'
waving of the hearing on his partpre
vented the introduction oftestimony anC
the Justice bound him over TO the dis
trict court under g, 600 bond which h
was una bic to give so he will remail
in Jail, where he was placed Satur
day night, until his trial comes up il
court.
While no evidence was taken, tn
girls story is known and the unfortu
nate man will very probably alton
for his depravity in the state pen
tentiary.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
Death of LlOyd BOlen.

Lloyd, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bolen who live southwest of
lola, died at l o'clock Monday after
noon of typhoid fever aged twenty
two years. Thefuneral was held from
the house at o'clock Tuesday and the
remains inferred in lola cemetery,
Rev. n. l.. Vezie officiating. One week
before the young man was in town,
apparently in good health and his
death has come as severe blow to the
stricken parents. With in the past
few months they buried another son
who died from the same dread disease,
and the hearts of all theirmany friends
go out to them in deep sympathy in
their loss.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
peath Of Miss Laura B. Smart.

On last Sunday morning the hearts
of this community were made sad by
the death of Miss Laura b. Smart.
She had been sick only short tine
and her friends did not know she was
so near deaths door. The deceased
had typhoid fever and on Saturday
evening October l3, she grew worse
and at IL p. m. she passed to the
other shore at the age of % years 2
months and II days. She was born
in Fillmore county, Minnesota, July
27, 1879, and united with the Presby-
terian church in South Dakota at the
age of l6 years. After moving to
Kansas she became member of the
Episcopal church at lola where she
was member at the time of her death.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. j. M. Ruby at the home OF
of the parents one-half mile
north of Pleasant Valley church
After the service the remains were
followed by large procession to the
Carlyle cemetry where they were laic
to rest to await the resurrection morn
She was beloved by all who knew hel
and will be sadly missed. She leaves
a father, mother, two brothers anC
five sisters to mourn her loss. Ma.
Gods grace be sufficient for them il
this their sad bereavement.
j, NJ, RUBY,
The Iola register., 1900-10-19

Lost: On Friday, Oct. II, gold
watch and chain. Suitable reward
for return of same to Mrs. Charles
Often.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
Soldiers Unmarked Graves

The Government furnis hes head
stone for every grave of "a soldier on
request, free of cost.
M. Cook Post G. A. r, wants the
grave of every comrade in arms suita-
bly, marked, and instructed the com
mittee on unmarked graves to publish
notice, so that all friends desiring
such marking, may at once give some
member OF the committee the Name,
Company, Regiment and Date OF
Death of tho Sc buried within reach OF
lola.
j. w. JOHNSON.
j, w. WALTERS.
j. w Thomas.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
George Bonnelrs Preliminary.

The preliminary hearing of George
Bonnell, who was arrested some days
ago and brought back here from Par
sons on a charge of obtaining money
under false retenses, was held before
Justice Gard this afternoon. Miss
Sophia Donica was the complaining
witness and charged that she bought
house from Bonnell which he repre-
sented to be free of incumbrance.
Later workmen filed liens on it to the
amount of S40O.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
Programme

For the Teachers Association to be
held in the lola High School Room,
at 2 O'Clock Nov. 3. 1900.
Roll Call.
United States and Foreign Powers, pages %
TO 1856 ..,,.; -. .. ,.... MISS Dollle Aunns
Fifth and sixth Grade Composition Work
............. ..... Miss Vide Fetherngill,
Current Events ,.-.. Mr.. Orvile Williams.
What are You doing in Music .,.,.. .., .,...
......... for General Discussion,
MiGcel laneous Business
Essays from the Eighth Grade
Suggested Reading The Study OF Literture'
.................. pages w to III.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19
CRUSHED BY THE CARS.
Frank Murphey, a Brakeman, Caught
Between Freight Car and Mo.
Pac. Platform.

Frank Murphey, brak eman on the
east bound Mo. Pac. freight met with
an accident while switching here Tues
day evening that will lay him up
for several days. The train was
switching on the siding next to the
freight house where the high platform
is when Murphey was hurt. He was
making a coupling and gives as his
reason for beingcaught that the engin-
eer did not stop when he struck the
cars. This gave Murphey no chance
whatever tolget out and he was simply
rolled between the platform and the
train. His coat was nearly torn off OF
him, his hands mashed and his back
hurt. His lantern was literally smash
ed to pieces and the wonder is that the
same thing did not happen to him. He
LAYS the entire blame on the engineer
and stockman who was on the train
aid that the engineer had made trou'
BILE all day. Both men declared they
would report him and this accident
may make him some trouble.
The Iola register., 1900-10-19

Call and examine the DeKalb hog
fence, the most perfect one on the
market. j. w. Coutant.