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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-05-21
NOT A SOUL ESCAPED.
Every Miner In the Fraterviiie colljerv
le Dead

Coal Creek. Tenn, May 21.-At 6
a. m. the bodies Of "a victims of the
terrific explosion at the Fraterville
coal mine lay in the old Armour sup
ply store, ready to be dressed for bu-
rial. All of the bodies will be buried
In the Leach cemetery, just east of
town, on little mound where the
United Mine Workers of America will
be asked to contribute fund to build
a monument to the dead and where
q section has been bought by them.
Women and children We're present to
sec the bodies and identify them If
possible. The burials began at noon.
as some Of the bodies were torn and
charred and hasty interment was alb
solntely necessary. AS a result of the
terrible force of the explosion the
faces and heads OF some OF the vic
Tins are torn as If they had been
pummeled. Two bodies have their
heads completely severed.
Superintendent George Camp and
others. who worked all night, have
gone almost through the entire course
Of Fraterville and Thistle mines and
are now assured that the other missing
bodies are In the rooms and wings
leading from the main channels. Air
Is being pumped into the mine, but a
sichening stencil has arisen from the
corpses inside and men find 1t almost
impossible to work without stimulants
Doctors are on the scene to render
any assistance.
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THE CUBA OF TODAY.
General Wood Sums UP the Work Of
the Americans

New York. May 2l-ln a dispatch
from Havana The World publishes.
over the signature Of General Leonard
Wood. a review If the work accom-.
plished during the American regime
In the Island
Public order. says The article. Is per.
feet throughout the island. Cuba is
free from all contagious diseases and
rs death rate compares fayorably with
that of Tho United states
An Efficient and well equipped school
system has been established
The hospitals. charities and jails
have been rcorganized, rebuilt and re-
equipped.
During the last year % per cent Of
the total revenues of the island went
Into public education Schools have
been constructed at tho rate OF more
than one day for the past year.
TIL. lighthouses have been rebuilt
and re-equipped and two frst-class
lights have just been completed on the
Colorado reefs.
The ports and harbors have been
fully supplied with huoys and launches
for harbor patrol work and fleet oi
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CAUSED BY A WATERsPour.
High Water Causes Loss Of Lite at
Covington, Ky.

Coyington. KY. May 21.-Shortly
after II a. m. watcrspout occurred
in the Lewisburg hills, just south OF
here, which caused a wave of water
% feet deep and 100 yards wide to sub
merge the valley. The frame house OF
family named Millens was carried
over four blocks and dashed to pieces
against the Covirgton ball park grand
stand. The bodies of Mrs. Millen and
her child have been recovered.
The water was 90 feet deep at places
on the ball grounds. The house OF
Mrs Watson was submerged but she
and her three children We're rescued.
Three more bodies We're found late
in the afternoon. They are: George
Becker, driver of a beer wagon.
drowned at a street intersection: +.
W. c. Bellville. carpenter blown from
building on which he was working.
and Ferdinand Rapp. drowned while
removing goods from cellar.
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revenue cutters built and the service
FULLY organized and equipped. The
same is true OF the customshouse serv
ice and launches.
Complete quarantine and immSra
tion service has been established.
The courts have been rcorganlzed
and rcequipped.
Free schools for typewriting and
stcnography have been opened.
new law OF public works has been
written on the lines followed by the
United States government.
Cities like Santiago and Havana
hoyc undergone sanitary recon
struction.
In short. Cuba Is turned over In q
we'll ordered. healthy condition and
the new government will find all de
partmenfs well equipped and In good
running order.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-05-21

H. " The many arches erected at
|foc,,, "''ahccs Of plaxas by political
|,a,, '''S' fraternal clubs. residents OF
|bue,n'S civil divisions Of the city and
heal ~ organizations had an air Of
|,oyab b'ahd'nr. Tho scafEOliing was
|ton .' :, with canvas painted in imita.
|ilL,s'i marble and from distance tho
lon '' W. was complete. bunting spread
|narra"' "'''an masts canopicd the deep.
sun ~" streets from tho rays Of tho
|ban n'heath these canopics the Gu.
door."'' ."''rs and palms graced tho open
Conf, "''s' through which glimpses
lin ~ De caught OF luxuriant gardens.
|balca"o'' inner courts. Many Of the
waI,o','' jutting from the white
Poses buildings were adorned with
The - s,,N'. Nature seemed in harmony with
Were a',ilt u, Of the festivities. The parks
aowe,al' literally aaame with tropical
hight and the vaulted sky above
quois. nave been chiselIed out OF tur-
roae r't, a Above Above every red-tiIed roof
aeemea Uaban hag. The whole city
est or OF v suddenly buried beneath . for
waving banners.
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WhoOpiny Cough

4 woman who hHs had experience WITH
this disease tells how to prevent any
dangerous consequences from it. She
says: Our three children took whoopinG
cough last summer. our baby boy being
only three months old. andowing to our
giving them Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. they lost none of their plumpness
and came out ia much better health
than other children whose parents did
not use this remedy. Our oldest little
girl could call Justify for cough syrup
between whoops. -JEssIE PISKEY HALL,
Springvale. Ala. This Remedy is for sale
by all Druggists.
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WA, peck.RoUssEAu TO RETIRE.
French Premier Believes His WORK
Accomplished.

Paris May 2l.-It is officially an
ro,,mcod that the premier. NJ. Waldeck'
nousseau. will resign before. June l.
leaving President Loubet to form :
now cabinet simultaneously with inc
,,,on,;nr Of the new chamber NJ. wal.
nnoL Rousseau notified NJ. Loubet ana
hts colleagues just before the preSi'
dents departure for Russia .na' .ho ,o
considered he had accomplisnea ~. ~
work of unity. which was the ohJect %
his taking Office. and that therefore,
no desired to retire from the presem;;
"ohinet but would retain office untli
a new cabinet was formed from repre-.
"ontat,vcs of the majority of the newly
elected deputies.
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(TBA NATALDAY
pRmaL TRANSFER or CONTROL
OF GOVERNMENT TO THE
NEW REPueLlc. h.
CEREMONIES VERY SIMPLE
ehERaL WOOD LOWERS STARS
AND STRIPES AND HOSTS
cueA's BANNER.
kMENsE CROWDS ON HAND
gtaTaeR is MOST DELIGHTFUL
AND BANANA ELAeoRATELv
DECORATED.
IMMENSE CROWDS ON HAND

Havana. May 2l.-Thc natal day Of
p iopaillc of Cuba found Havana ar
H!ea .lhe queen to await the coming
h'r Lord She seemed roinvestcd
pf the occasion with the dignity OF the
4 F'sI"toae days of her power and
'ea.ta The decorations were univcr-
~ III some cases men Ind worked
y hifhi ~ the light OF torches to
pni'!4'e elaboratc desisns4T was
t' residence. prctcntious .or humble.
1a' ala not bear upon its quaint IA
~ one emblem In honor of the
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Refused the Carneqie Gift.

New York, May 21.-An ordinance
ior the acceptance tr.m Andrew Car
negie of sl5u.ooo for a free public H.
brary has been rel acted by the city
council. says an Albany dispatch to
The Times All the members of the
council were present and the vote
stood 10 in the Affirmative and in the
negative
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n,IE TO RUMORS OF PEACE.
Business Very Buoyant ~ the LONDON
Stock Exchange.

London. May 21.-Business on the
Stock Exchange was very huoyant dur.
ing the afternoon owing to reports OF
the receipt Of private telegram an,
nouncins that the Boer conference had
voted In favor of peace on the pest
terms procurable by delegation 70 DC
sant To Pretoria to confer with LORD
Ki,chcner and Lord Miner. the Brit
ish high commissioner.
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Fire Causes Panic Of Employees.

London. May 21.-Fire during the
morning damaged the Welsbach in
candescent works at Westminster to
the extent OF G100,oDo. One thousand
employees. mostly women. became
panic stricken but got out without Sc
riOus injury TO any one.
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Uroent Deficiency Bill.

Washington. May 2l.-The house
omnibus claims bill, which passes the
measure. Mr.. Cannon called up the
urgent deficiency bill making appro-
priations for the several departments
OF the government and 1t was passed.
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States. Thousands Of women gather to
hear her lecture everywhere she goes.
The great work she has done for the
Maccahees is appreciated by every
member Of the order. She was so alb
sorhed in her work that she neglected
to give her health proper care-failed
to take warning that the symptoms Of
approaching kidney trouble gave her.
the sallow complexion and torpid liver
But Wine Of Cardui cured her the same
as it has cured thousands of others and
Mrs. Mcdonald has written this letter In
order that other suffering women may
secure from Wine Of Cardui the same
relief she got from it.
"For four years | suffered with torpid
liver until my skin looked yellow and dull.
then found my kidneys were affected and
had severe pains across my back. and felt
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ever since. ] know there - nothing Dettef
for sick woman who wishes to enjoy per.
feet health and am very pleased to give my
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No suffering woman can afford to
ignore such letter as Mrs. Mcdonald
writes. Her plans and advice have
proved valuable in building up one of
the greatest women > organizations in
the United States and she takes time to
give advice which she knows will help
you.
Do not delay in securing this medi-
cine. There is nothing to gain and
everything to lose by delay. The choice
is before you. Will or will you not
secure relief now by taking Wine Of
Cardui? All druggists sell 81 90 bottles
of Wine Of Cardui as well as 25c pack
ages Of Thedford's Black-Draught.
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MRS. IDA MCDONALD,
Supreme Deputy OF Maccabees of the World.

that l must do something
to regain my health. A
friend advocated your Wine
Of Cardui treatment so
strongly that ! decided to
try It, although ! had little
faith In patent medicines.
| am now very thankful that
! did 50. for within ten days
blessed relief came to me,
and in less than three
months ! was cured. and
have enjoyed fine health
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|DR.PRICE'S
cfsP" Baking Powder

Each time the United States Government
has officially tested the baking powders
the report has shown DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder to = be of supcrlativc
lcavcning strength, free from alum, abso.
lutcly pure and wholesome
This is gratifying, for DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder is depended upon by mil
lions Of people to raise their daily bread.
korE.-Ticsc Government INQUIRIES also
developed the fact tla ih.rear many
BAKING POWDER Co. arkct
iaiIon OF baking powder but tcon,a
alum or other acid, whose use u
IS "
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IA RS. MCDONALD,
II" No. All I}eaubien
Street. Detroit.
Mich, is a prom
inent woman who was
greatly benefited by the
great woman smedicine.
Wine Of Cardui. Mrs.
Mcdonald is the supreme
deputy Of the Maccahees
Of the World. and one Of
the most widely known
u.au,an in Tho T7pitad
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
NORTH HINSDALE.

School is in session again after one
week of vacation.
The Ladies' Society of North Hrs
dale are to have supper and sale at
the home of Mrs. Hattie Darling Dec
10. 1t is hoped good company will
be present. All are cordially invited.
Charles Tyler who is attending the
academy at Saxtons River was home
for Thanksgiving. - Miss Lena and
Alice Torrey, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hud-
son and Miss Bessie Barrett, all of
Brattleboro were home corners. Mr..
Parker's two sons from Massachusetts
were also home, and Mrs. Walter Min
err, husband and child, were at her
fathers. a number of others were
home for the day.
The exercises at the school house at
the close of the term were very appro-
pirate, and considering the pupils were
mostly small children it was surprising
to see how we'll the program was car
ried out. To close the exercises an old
fashioned spelling match was called, in
which old and young took part. \ good
deal of amusement ensued and much
enjoyment. Thanks are due Miss Zig
gins, the teacher, for her successful
entertainments
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
DUMMERSTON CENTER,

The grange held their fortnightly
meeting as usual in the vestry Tues
day evening.
The magazine club will hold its an
nual meeting this week to make ar
rangcments for the coming year.
The Congregational church society
meeting was held in the yestry Tues
/ day afternoon. The same officers,
trustees, secretary, treasurer and ush-
ers were elected that held the Offices
last year.
The ministers of the Congregational
churches in Windham county held
their annual meeting at the Brooks
House, BrattleborO, last week. Rev.
Mr.. jackson from Dummerston deliv-
ed the address.
Miss Maude Stark, our former teach
err. went to her home in West Brattle-
boro Wednesday morning. She is en-
gagged to teach school the coming term
in Dover. Miss Lizzie Mixner has
gone to work for Mr.. Lawson in Brat
tleboro.
Harry Cannon has decided TO move
onto the Herbert Knight place, now
occupied by Pascal Laughton Mrs.
Dustan Reed and children spent
Thanksgiving week at James Reed :.
Mr.. and Mrs viii May had an elab-
orateThanksgiving dinner for their fam
lily and Mr.. Cannon and his family for
guests.
Mail Carrier Hall was an hour or
more late Wednesday night. During
his absence a chimney in his house
caught fire and burned tiercely for an
hour. Fire and smoke were forced out
into the rooms adjoining, doing con
siderable damage to the newly painted
and papered rooms. The neighbors
were called in and prevented serious
conhagration.
Thanksgiving, the great feast day
and of family reunions of the year.
passed very quietly in this neighbor-
hood. In many families there were va
cant places at the home board never to
be filled. E. H. Miller was guest of
his brother, ". d. Miller, of East
hampton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs, Lean
der Stark ate turkey with Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Reed Bert Reed and wife
joined the family circle at Daniel
Gates Mrs Della Nourse was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Miller dined at
Walter f. Walkers. Miss Jones had
her usual Thanksgiving turkey and
other good things with Mrs. Adams and
George Pearsons as guests John
Nourse and family spent the day with
his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs S. W.
Estey, on Dummerston Hill.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
WESTMINSTER

The annual roll call and dinner of
the Congregational church will be held
at the church parlors Jan. l.
Mr. Buggy who resided in Miss
Smiths house, moves his family to
Walpole this week Mr.. and Mrs. Bug
by are good citizens and will be much
missed.
All those having contributions for
the fancy table for the fair which has
been announced to take place Dec. l.,
are requested to hand in their articles
to Miss Kellogg on or before Dec ).
Berton Harmon, former Kurn Hat
tin boy. who has been for the past two
years at Joseph Ranney's at Westmin-
ster West, met with a serious accident
while out cunning Thanksgiving day,
one foot being badly injured.
Mrs. r. X. Barber has been visiting
her old home in Jewett City. CT.
Mrs, Welcome of Claremont spent a
few days recently with her little boys
who are boarding with Miss Mary Ten
ney. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Bond left
Wednesday for an extensive trip
through the northern part of the state
Judge Ormsby of Halifax, spent
Tuesday al Judge KellOggs
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
WEST HALIFAX

Annual meeting of Guiding Star
grange will be held Dec. 10. 1t is
hoped that the members will all be
present for the election of officers for
the year ensuing.
The telephone that there was so
much talk about a few days ago, to
run from Jacksonville through West
Halifax to Halifax Center, seems now
to be an uncertainty. 1t looks now as
if we should not get one this winter, at
least.
Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Powers of Brat
tleboro were at her fathers, G. L.
Clark s, Thanksgiving. Arthur and
Stella Cook from Brattleboro were at
home Thanksgiving. Fred johnson
and wife from Amherst, Mass. visited
her uncle, j. G. VIM, "A few days re
Gently -Mertie and Robert Knowlton
of Brattleboro visited their aunt Mrs.
f. S. Cooke, Saturday and Sunday. -
Henry and Eliza Brown were at Ar
thur Robbins in Marlboro Thanksgiv-
ing. Horton Eames and wife from
Brattleboro were at Mrs. Eames' faith
er's, f. II. Miners, Thanksgiving and
remained the rest of the week. The
families of W. f. and A. l.. Thurber
and the Rev. j. E. Berry and family
took dinner at Dea. Warren Niles
Thanksgiving day. james Graves of
Brattleboro came last week to G. G.
Hicks, where his wife had been at
work several weeks. and both went
back home Saturday. Representative
A. G. Jones was at home last week and
does not expect to return to Montpel-
Ter before the last of the week
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
Legislature Notes.

Gov. Mccullough Monday signed a
pardon for Stephen G. Wyman of An
dover, who at the June. 1884, term of
Windsor county court, was convicted
of murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment at hard
labor in state prison.
The joint committee on temperance
met yesterday and discussed several
proposed amendments, some of which
were practically agreed to. 1t is I'M
derstood that the time Of the refer
endum vote will be made the last Tues
day in January and that in case of a
negative vote the law will not 90 into
effect until 1906 and that the commit
tee will insist upon an even division of
the fees between town and state.
The Legislative committee, consist
ing of Drs. l.. NJ Greene of Bethel
and W. B. Mayo of Mortified, sena-
tors, and Drs f. j. Fish Of Royalton,
c. W. Peck of Brandon and James
Conland of Brattleboro, representa-
tives, to determine as to the sanity of
Charles Doherty and Frederick East
wood, condemned murderers, reported
Tuesday afternoon. They believe that
DClI men dIt dlllltbtu Will d lOEul Vi
insanity, the former with paranoia and
the latter with alcoholic dementia.
The committee made their examina-
tion Nov 20. Paranoa usually being
in progress several years before it Is
recognized. and it being an established
fact that all paranoacs are dangerous,
they have no doubt that Doherty
was insane when he committed the
deed for which he was convicted.
Eastwood's dementia is complicated
by the degeneratiye disease Of the spin
al cord known as locomotor ataXia.
The man is a wreck mentally and ply
sically. lis weight has dropped from
30 to l4T pounds since his imprison-
ment There are progressive degener-
atiye changes going on in his brain and
spinal cord that are incurahle, and as
in all such eases will 90 on to a fatal
termination.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
WEST DUMMERSTON.

The trustees of the Baptist church
have engaged Mr. Packard to make
the repairs on the church building.
We suggest they consult the ladies OF
the and society in regard to improve
ments to be made.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. o. Norcross had a
real old time thanksgiving gathering,
and of those who ate turkey with the
"old folks were Mr.. and Mrs Halli-
day, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Norcross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Norcross,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Horton and son,
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Reed, Miss Ida and
Miss Gertie Norcross.
Bert Pike and family arrived at his
mothers thanksgiving eve from Mary
land. where he has been teaching the
past year Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. White
and Roy Pike, mother and sister, ate
their thanksgiving turkey at Mr.
Heard S. Mrs. Geo. Taylor from Prov
idence, r. l., spent thanksgiving with
her brother, Geo. Sargent, and daugh-
ter Ida. John E. Townsend, our new
young merchant, ate his turkey with
r. A. Knight and family, and Martin
Burnett with VIM. B. Leonard s family.
Miss Grace Burnett was home thanks
giving week from Brattleboro High
school. Mrs. Clouse from North Ad-
ans, Mass, formerly resident of this
village, is visiting Mrs Nelson J. Ev-
ans
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
Turkey Rattle Raided at Mortified.

A raid was made the night of Nov.
&c on the Loveland house at Mortified
where a party of men are said to have
been having a turkey rattle. State
Police Maj Mckay and Deputy Sher-
ifs Pratt and Davis were the raiders.
The officers entered the hotel without
warning, ordered the proceedings to
stop, seized dice, money and turkey
and made list of those present. 1t is
said that over 20 names were secured
and that about 80 men were in the
room. 1t is also said that poster an
nouncing the rattle is in the hands of
the authorities and that it advertised
50 turkeys to be rallied. The officers,
however, are not talking about the af-
fair and no complaints have as yet been
sworn out. Several turkey rallies are
reported to have been held, undis
turbed, in Orange the same night.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05

Raymond Smith Dugan, native of
Montague, Mass, has become famous
by discovering a planetoid, while pur-
suing his duties at the government OBJ
servatory at Heidelberg, Germany, He
was educated in the Greenfield schools
and at Amherst college Oct l he OBJ
tanned the position of first assistant at
the Heidelberg observatory, under the
direction of Max Wolf, a noted astron-
omer- Every night he took photo
graphs of the heavens and on Oct. %
he discovered a new planet, the iden-
tity of which has since been established
by observations at Vienna. Mr.. Du-
gan has rece ltly received from Am
herst college, the degree of master of
arts for his work the past three years.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
Reported Small Pox Case in Stratton.

A case of what was called small pox
has occurred on one of S. L. Griffith Is
lumber jobs in Stratton. The patient
has been taken to Rutland Mr.. Grit
fifth has sent physician to the camp,
where there are about GO people, and
a general vaccination is being had.
Everything possible is being done by
Mr.. Griffith and the local health board
to hold strict quarantine and stamp
out the disease The camp lies in an
isolated position and it is earnestly
hoped that no new cases will occur
and that the citizens of the town will
be generally vaccinated.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
Windham County & Vicinity.
All the News in the Reformers Baiwick as Gath=
cred by Score Of Special Correspondents.
(oher County Vicinity News Page

White has moved his family to Hollis
ton. Mass. Lester Booth has a posi-
ton as clerk in the Office of the Hamp-
den mills at Easthampton, Mass. -
Thomas Cunningham returned to Hins-
dale last week, after spending several
months with his brother, DR.. Cunning
ham, in Michigan. George Fisk of
the Fisk Paper Co., has purchased "A
very fine pair of horses to be used on
the paper mill team. Mrs. Murphy,
who lives on High street, has been con
fined to the house by illness the past
week. - Richard Stewart of Boston,
Mass, visited his uncle, P. c. Stewart,
a few days recently.