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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-21
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
Second Days Proceedings of the MIL
wankcc Convention.

Second Days Proceedings of the MIL.
waakc- Convention.
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 2i.-Thc National
Municipal Lengu. convention was slow
In assembling Charles j. Eonapartc
OF Baltimore presided. He reported the
recommendation by the executive COM
mlt,ee Of three slight amendments to
the bylaws. the principal one relating
TO the constitution OF tho executive
committee and providing for the elcc.
tiou by the board Of delegates Of / or
more members of the executive COM
miftcc instead Of IL only. The amend
mcnt was adopted.
Charles Richardson OF Philadelphia,
vice president Of the National Munich.
pal League ana Professor Samuel E.
Sparling Of Madison. Wis. secretary Of
the Wisconsin League q municipalities.
were tho principal speakers Of the day.
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uNGER'S OPINION.

"s' u" Occupied Cnsn
| : '''l' ment Is Effected. @sSsssrs
|reI Np'' T. vim Shanghai, sept. .
"ser' tho United States
|,:. ~ that Pcking must bsoc.
lay ''eii troops until some set..
Re Rsr'ea, sx', as othsrwise all the
r, ,Apsaltlon !. will DO lost.
| ,ba ln"',ce has issued orders
Fom ~ , American troops from
\ ,a' "on's' looting or forag.
Cbo "g''lty :, is to bo given to
/ ''s're to reopen their
'VrSthlng taken must be
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Price OF Flour Goes Up.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.-The price Of
flour is climbing higher with an ad.
vancng wheat market and the Chicago
householder is confronted with the pos.
slbllity Of being compelled to pay more
for his bread as well as for his coal this
winter The local agents for the stand
ard Minneapolis brands of spring wheat
flour have notified the wholesale trade
of an advance Of 20 cents barrel to go
into effect ut once.
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ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
's'nc' .nereasc Of Activity Among n
FtlipInos Around M..u

''no' increase Of Activity Among N.
FHip'nos Around Manila.
MAsiLA' Sept. 2l.-During the last
ssven days there has been distinct in.
crease OF insurgcnt aggression nart;cr.
.m,y near Manila. along the railroad.
anu IN the provinces of Laguna. Mo.
rong' bulcayan, Nauva Eclia and pam.
panea' eliminating Monday in an .n.
susement near Siniloan, at the east
e"u OF LaSuna dc Bay, in which de.
tacnments OF the Fifteenth and Thirty.
seventh infantry regiments, 80 men all
.oad' met LOCO insurgents armed with
.iues ana entrcnched. The American
LOSE was IL killed, including Captain
David d. Mitchell aud Second Lien.
tenant George A. Cooper. both OF the
Fifteenth infantry, 26 wounded and 5
missing. probably dead. The enemy
nan been pursued for several days.
4here are rumOrs Of attacks on the
railroad ands Of trouble in Manila.
Refugees are arriving here from La.
Runa. Morong aud pampanga provinces.
1he natives Of Manila are restless and
many are leaving the city. The hostile
demonstrations are particularly marked
along the railroad aud shores of In.
guna de Bay.
Armed insurgents have developed in
tho districts OF San Jose, San Mateo
and Mnriquina. In the province Of
Nueva Ecija ration wagons, with M
escort OF IL, were attacked and the
wagons burned.
Five members Of the escort are still
missing.
Adyiccs from Ccbu describe several
attacks upon American garrisons near
the capital.
The American casualties outside the
Siniloan engagement it is difficult to
ascertain, but they are ut least ID.
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! II. MADE PUBLIC.

he United >insrs to 0cr"ssnys
Proposition.
[.-o> Ser.. ai.-As tho state
1. ba, determined to adhere
Rsnatie proprieties and not
,.ronse 10 the last German
[, ,p,at.ye to the punishment
|,us. responsible for tho Pc.
t., !. i expected that the
lTnl,el states note and even
IT,, vi! bc withheld from
q here .at at least two days
e.sery.
ksyei ,hat tho answer will
brm II 4 circular addressed
knany alone but to each OF
s interested in the Chinese
Furthermore. 1t Il believed
ki .. being All unconditional
/ u rerc'ion Of tho German
4, !, will he rather contro-
Ia t. framed with a purpose
! IT, sentiments Of the other
k,.e,.a- the German PROPOSE.
i ~eare support for our own
ei matter.
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BERLIN. Sept. ai.-A special dispatch
tn The Lokul Anzeiger, describing the
canturc and burning, Sept H., of Liang
Hang Haien, southwest Of Peking. BY
. German naval battalion accompanied
by 40 Bengai lanccrs. says the foreign
force faced 5000 Boxers aud u number
Of Chinese regulars. tho enemy losing
$50 killed. ~E ~
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MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 2l.-Robert NJ.
Lafollette, the Republican nominee for
governor Of Wisconsin, opened the
state campaign in this city. The speaker
was greeted by large audience and
accorded close attention thr oughout the
delivery Of a lengthy address i'll which
he defended the national administra-
ton. criticised Mr.. Bryan aud aavo.
Gated for the state a primary election
law.
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FORCE THE LARGEST.
Ire That Ten Thousand ALLIES
(MNinier I'm l'rk1ng.

lr That Ten Thousand ALLIES
LMinier I'm irklng.
sf'. II. via Shanghai. Sept.
s.l.cat.ons are that 10. OOO OF
WI. winter at Peking. The
to-ccs viii BE- tho largest.
Ee'rQ1 y will probably be dis.
! tie surrounding cities to
strain. The japanese will
'ae i. - u their forces TO
TIC Russians will retain n,
4sre.
fxif.i'ion 10 Paoting has
f4 py the British, German
2 forces. The dowegcr en-
s1lre,sed her Willingness 70
fk!ns i Guaranteed protec-
generals III command and
81 = iae powers are unwi!!-
Pnt .HcA n rcsponsiHlity.
4s :
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-21
LOOT FROM CHINA.
Costly Ailks and Cu-los Taken by Our
Soldiers ut Ticn Tstn.

Costly Ailks and Cu-los Taken by Our
Soldiers ut Tien Tstn.
SAN Francisco. Sept. 2l.-Revenue
officers have brought from the Mare
Island navy yard Oh government ting
LA cases OF rare oriental goods which
had been brought into this country on
the hospital ship Solace. The articles
seized would meta small fortune. The
duty is nearly GO per cent. On this &C.
count. most of the stuff, which in.
cludes loot from Tien Tsin, probably
will be abandoned to the government.
Tho cases of silks and curios are ad.
dressed to persons all over the United
States
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baiy Has Diiatesl Heart.

New York, Sept 2l-A statement
given on. at the Hote! Netherlands
says that Marcus DAILY is not seriously
i'll and has not been since his return
from Europe. His trouble was heart
affection known as d.lated heart. His
physician says that he hopes to have
him out OF the hotel il. five days.
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CLEARING AWAY WRECKAGE.
Every Man willing to Work Pressed Int'
Service at Galveston.

Every Man willing 4" Work Prc~sed Tut"
service Mt Galveston.
GALVESTON, Tex. Sept. ai.-Every
man wl... is willing to work has been
pressed i,s.o service here and the wreck
age left by the tornado is being rapidly
cleared away. An air Of business once
more pervades the city.
The revised list Of those who per-
ished. .comp,lod by tho uouston Post
places tho number Of known dead at
l.7H. =,
Wonders are being accompl.ae. IN
-lhe wAS> a cieafink mp cP c.ty anu
iI pre parifig to rc!estnblish Industries.
Two hundred and seyenty.three deaa
ware recovered "Wednesday and i'is
row believed tho rainA in. thc has..
South and West, ends contain loss tnah
7UO corpscs. The end OF the week
nrobpbly will find the cit5 clear OF tho
dad. !
After next Saturday supplies Will DC
denied to all men at work ahd earnine
money. This will restore retai4 Dus''
ness in part.
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SPANISH SUNK THE SHIPS.

Hobson says Dewey's Fleet Did Little
Damage at Manila Hay.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 2l.-In an
interview with Lieutenant r. p. Hob.
son, published in local paper, Hobson
is quoted as saying that Admiral Dewey
did not sink the Spanish ships at Ma.
Mia. but that the Spanish opened the
valves ard scuttled the ship themselves
He said. according the interview, tha,
our shell ire did very little damage
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~ IL Ar TAKu.

~" Proceeded IT Once
t., 70 irking.
Riela eept' 2l.-Admiral
|reea,,' e., acting secretary OF the
J Adm'e,'f Ane' ne following cable.
g., I'm! , Rcmey:
| Chan. =. i = have called upon
onr" ,fenant vessel. He will
Ter h,s ! eking. He desires
foa H. sincere thanks for the
PRS pon .as received from tho
VVernYnent ~
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Action Was Prematnrely brought.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 2l.-The su.
preme court has rendered an opinion
denying the petition OF the attorney
general to compel the production by
the Standard Oil company Of its books
and papers. The court decides the ac-
ton was rremature!y brought. the pre-
sumption Icing that no formal de-.
aud na- been made for the books and
pnDers.
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Wont on a sympathetic strike.

LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 2l-Two hun.
dre.i employees Of the Merrimac packing
room have struck i'll sympathy with the
print workers. over 400 OF whom are
on strike on account Of being required
to work overtime without any increase
in ppy. This practically suspends the
working of the printing department OF
the MerrimaC mills.
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Liam offered by British
|;,o Office for Staying
in pekins.
/, to Ieoccupy the Cap
roo,, as the Allies
withdraw.
|. .bc nited States to
I,uy', Proposal to BE
| Withheld.

c., 2,.-It is explained at
|, ,.r..,pu Office that 1t Is
E..d,.nt for the powers to ac-
t,.n withdrawal proposal
/, r.l,ai!c information that
s.. were ready to reoccupy
,a.the allies retired.
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Allen Haverson OF West Prairie, Wis :.
saye: "People come ten miles to buy
Foley's Kidney Cure" while ]. 4. Spero.
OF Helmer. Ind. says: 1T is the medi-
cul wonder Of the age"
CHRIS. ScIIuTz.
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ATTACK on PEI TANG.

Allies Begin n Heavy Bombardment of
the Chinese Forts.
TAXI. Sept. 2l.-The allies attacked
the Pei Tang forts at daybreak. Heavy
canuonaadin2 is going on.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-21
Bohemian Mine Disaster,

DUx. Eehemia, Sept. 2l.-An explo-
sion occurred at the Frisch Gluck mlne
"Wednesday. Thirty-fvc persons We're
killed and 10 injured. Five persons
e1s missing.
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DISTRUST OF RUSSIA.

Japan Thinks There Il IN Alliance With
the Ghiucsc GoycrnsncHt.
YOKOHAMA. Sepf7. via Victoria, B.
c., Sept. 2i.-Tha oonnrry Is trcmen-
dously stirred up BY the Discussion Of
Russin's propos,tioir to Withdraw from
Pcking.
While there is no fear OF Russia.
there is the deepest distrust Of her di-
plon,Acy aud CONVICTION that an alliance
exists between the Muscovite empire
aud the empress dowagcr's govern.
mcnt. The political ssiua ton here
now hangs upon the outcome Of this
kuRslan question.
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Many nod,cs stilI In tho RUFUS.

GALVESTON. Tex. Sept. 2l.-,ap'a'n
paue Of tho Dallas Rough Riders mas
made q careful survey Of the town aho
estimates that there are J. .ooo oouluS ~
"a he taken out Of the ruins which SUI
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-21
VII, Forward Relief to Galveston

LONDON. Sept. 2i.-ln the morning
papers appears 2 letter signed oy 'no
Earrings, Rothschilds, Spcers q nrown.
Shipley q Co.. in which these houses
offer TO receive subscriptions III III" =,
Galveston snfTercrs and to ior"aiu
them through tho New York chamoei
NJ commerce.
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Confirmed by Genera, Macarthur.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-A dispatch
has been received from General Mac
Arthur which confirms the report
cabled to the Associated Press from
Manila regarding the activity Of the i'll.
Surgents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
Extraordinary Carvings.

Some very extraordinary carvings
are to be found at Thomboo, on the
lrawaddy, where they are cut out of
the face Of high cliff rising directly
from the river bank, and ARE of great
size. They consist Of a succession of
rudely formed inches, in appearance
something like the catacombs Of
Rome, and these are full Of large and
small images Of Buddha, who is rep
resented in several positions. On the
summit Of the cliffisa pagoda Of great
sanctity, which is visited every year
by large numbers of pilgrims.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

"That was your idea, getting that.
l don't see what earthly use they are
to you. You haven't looked into one
Of them since the night they came,
and / d&p't suppose you ever will.
The ideaHof paying $40 for few old
books! And then you talk as If / was
to blame for it,"
81 never accused you Of anything so
sensible. The fact that don't have
to refer to them very often myself is
merely because-well because I'm
pretty we'll informed on most sub
iects. At the same time it was only
the other day ] had forgotten about
the exact location of the pyramids
and"
II could have told you that without
any $40 encyclopedia If you had asked
me. They're in Egypt"
"Good grill Who says the higher
education IS wasted on women? They
didn't tell you about the Nubian pyra-
mids at the seminary, did they, or the
Mexican pyramids2 Didn't happen to
mention them2 guess little course
Of home instruction wouldn't damage
YOU Thatf the idea / had an GET
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

ting that set ] thought 3 naturally
ambitious and Intelligent woman IKE
sou would be anxious % store her
mind with the knowledge and lhc wis-
dom of the ages. ! expected Shat these
long. dark winter evenings we would
pull down tho window shades ard
turn on the cheerful gas riate and
then we'd start in 40 Aaron 'Aar'
and 'Abacns' and work orr way
through to 1vei beer r. there hap
pcned to be anything that the ency-
clopedia didn't have The very lniest
on then I'd be there to supply the
lack Of information"
swell, I'm tell him to call around
and see You at the Office"
"You can do that if you like.
guess that would be about as good a
way as any. He can explain his little
system to me, and ] can understand 10
SO that there won't be any trouble
when the payments come due. Yes,
don't you bother your head any more
about it. just send him around TO
me-"
Eyes, and then you'll say you don't
want tho piano"
I'D be telling the worst kind Of
lie If said did"
"Ohl"
Nov, see here, Elizabeth, my queen,
you talk about me geeting useless
things, and I'm free to admit that that
folding bed was against my better
Judgment"
"That folding bed is the most useful
piece of furniture we've got In the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

Washington. made the first hit Of the
season by a new member. Cushman
is only 80 years old. yet be has lived
in four states. Born and educated in
Iowa, he was cowboy at l6 in Wyo-
ming, a lawyer in Nebraska Al 81, re-
moving to Tacoma. in Washington. at
"a. AT 81 he beat James Hamilton
Lewis, the democratic shooting star
of the last congress, on a gold stand
ard platform. Hence be is rspub-
lican of purest ray serene, He came
to Washington heralded as the Abra.
ham Lincoln of the Pacific slope. And
he looks the part. That Is, he looks
as lincoln probably did at Clishman's
age. He is tall. hank and as homely
as a rail fence. He is fluent and forci-
bic Of speech and humorous withai.
without this latter quality he would
be a dismal failure as Lincoln re-
sembler But he has the saving grace
Of humor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
BISHOP HENRY TURNER.
Distinguished CoIOred Divine who
= Was Refused a Berth In a GeOr-
ala Sleeping Car,

Bishop Henry M. Turner, who was
refused berth in a sleeping car on
the Georgia Central railroad because
OF his color, is one of the most famous
negroes IN the United States. He was
born ia south Carolina in 1884, and
from has earn t childhood showed un-
u~ul ujcnt. Before he was IL years
old be had. entirely by his own eff
forts, learned to read, and at IS Sc
cured employment in a law office at
Abbeville. His employers quickly rec
ognized that the young negro had I'M
usual powers of intellect and assisted
him in his studies, so that he ac-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

quired a good common school educa.
ton. His memory was so remarkable
that in the course of a single evening
he could memorize three or four chap
tiers of the Bible. He was licensed to
preach when be was 90 years of age.
and soon afterwards studied Latin,
Hebrew and Greek, becoming prof.
cient in all. In 1862 he became pastor
of the largest colored church in Wash
ington, d. c., and in 1868 was appoint
ed chaplain in ithe army by Presi.
dent Lincoln. being the first colored
man appointed 10 such a position. In
1880 he vas elected bishop of the
Methodist church. Bishop Turner,
who had been given the titles of IL,
ID. and d. d. by universities of the
highest standing, is one Of the prin-
cipal agitators for the return of his
race to Africa. He Chinks their pros
poets in this country are poor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

es than 3 year remains ia which
salhcI facts. and information that
y Influence youf vote for the next
PRESIDENT OF the United States.
That gfievous wrongs have been
committed, and grave errors allowed
TO exist without effort at correction.
evidenced by the speech, writings, ahd'
comments Of eminent statesmen and
jurisis congressman and leading men
Of business; professors and clergymen
IN every state.
Party affiliations have been ignored
h the cutlery against thrustine aside
the safeguards Of our fathers and rush.
ing pell-mellinto the affairs Of Europe.
The situation is a deplorable one If
not alarming; as is also our domestic
affairs dominated by gigantic Trusts.
The evils are not Of spontaneous
growth They are the result Of years
Of labor and expenditure of millions
of dollars Beginning with the dis.
placement Of American silver FOL
English gold, the cunning Of Eng
lands diplomacy in shaping the des-
.lny Of our Republic is apparent to
any ordinary observer seeking the
due inwardness Of events.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has fre.
quently called attention to each and
every move as it was transporting, and
during the campaign of 1900 viii
present its readers with truthful
array Of facts that will be extremely
interesting and startling.
No fair-minded American. be he
Republican, Democrat or of other
political faith, can afford at this critical
time to ignore the truth. Partisan
prejudice, with the Trusts as dictators,
is a far more degrading slavery than
that which existed previous to the Civil
War Of '6I-64,
Trusts in the United States alone
have a representative capital greater
than all the gold and silver in the
world. These viii spend many more
millions Of dollars to suppress truth
and facts and mislead all who fail to
iook beyond their plausible decep-
tons. Read IlIe Enquirer and you
viii be able to discern the truth and
combat falsehood A victory for
Trusts and the Mckinley Admins
ration in 1900 will epd the era Of
greatest good to Creates number.
Watch carefully the
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
Australia las on the ayerage ons

Australia has on the average one
hospital for every 1929 persons.
The trip by motor car from Cairo
to the pyramids is made in IA min
utes,
A Vienna scientist has written
learned article to prove that dogs
laugh.
The artists Of Naples sellabout 700
pictures a month, those Of Rome $50,
Of Florence 400, Venice 1875, Milan 65.
1t is asserted that the wine cellars
Of France contain alleged champagne
enough to supply the worlds demand
for three nearly 150,000,0Oo
bottles,
Table mountain, at Cape Town,
South Africa, is a magnificent natural
curiosity. 1t is nearly 1000 feet in
height, and has level top about three
square miles in area.
AS now ErrTeyed from New York
to Buenos Ayres, the intended Pam
American railroad would be 1921
miles long, To finish and equip it
would cost at least $2O0,000,OOO.
Lord Charles Beresford says that
the roads in China are very bad. When
he was in that country be complained
Of them one day to an American resi-
dent, who replied; Eyes, mule was
drowned the other day in the road
outside my house,
With the Hindoos Of to-day the
ruby is esteemed as a talisman which
is never shown willingly to friends,
and is considered ominous Of the
worst possible fortune if it should
happen to contain black spots. The
ancients accredited IL with the power
Of restraining passion, and regard it
az a rafnaa,nr1 q flaf4et Itnhfn1n0
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
LlttIe alirHa strnnre 20.

Miss Daisy Keevil of St. Louis, owns
the strangest pet in that city. II is a
eatamount, which was captured near
Wittenberg, H., six weeks ago and was
then about a week old. Capt Byard
Burton, of the steamer Cherokee, shot
the mother and Miss Daisy admired the
bright little bundle Of fuzzy fur so
much that her father gave it to her. Il
goes where 1t likes about the house, and
is very gentle with it's mistress and the
other members of the family, though It
splits angrily when strangers come
about