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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
MINISTER TO PANAMA.
W. !. Buchanan of New York Selected
for the Place.

for the Place.
Washington, Dec. 14-The president
has selected w. L. Buchanan of New
lister to Panama.
Mr.. Buchanan's selection was
brought about by a desire on the part
of the president to secure temporarily,
at least, and during the crystalization
of the relations between the United
States and Panama the services of a
trained and experienced diplomatic
representative, having special refer
ence to his knowledge of the Latin.
American races.
BY reason of his long service as
United States minister to the Argen.
tine Republic Mr.. Buchanan fills that
description in the estimation of the
state department Ii is understood
that his assumption of duties is not 10
be permanent, for he sacrificed large
business interests in order to take the
work.
The new minister was originally
from Ohio and represented the state
as an agricultural commissioner at the
worlds fair at Chicago He was ap-
pointed by President Cleveland Unit
ed States minister to Buenos Ayres.
His record at that point was so salts
factory that President Mckinley con-
tinued him at his post for several
years after his accession TO office.
Next MIR. Buchanan became director
general of the Pan American exposition
at Buffalo and since the close Of that
enterprise he has been engaged IN pri-
vate business He also has been look
ing after certain interests of the st.
Louis exposition
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
EARLY ADJOURNMENT LIKELY
Congress Will End Session Before Con-
vention Meets.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE decision
of the national committee to. have the
national Republican convention meet
on June p created considerable talk
about the Capitol as to the probable
date Of the adjournment of congress
and the fact developed that there has
already been more or less exchange of
views among leaders of the senate
and the house on the question.
The opinion is quite general among
them that it will be possible to con-
clude the work of the session by June
/. They count upon Speaker Cannon
to press the appropriation bills to
speedy conclusion in the house and
the feeling is quite general that aside
from these and action upon the Pan
anna and Chinese treaties there will be
very little general legislation during
the present session.
Republican leaders generally feel
the advisability of taking up as few
questions as possible at this session
and the Republican senators are try
ing to secure an agreement with the
house to adjourn for Christmas on
next Friday.
The treaties will not be taken up
until after the holiday recess.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
WILL INCREASE SERVICE.
China Company Finds Pacific Steam
ship Business Good.

San Francisco, Dec. 14.-Eng Hok
Fong, president and general manager
of the China Commercial Steamship
company, which is operating a line OF
steamers between Hongkong. Mama
Milo and this port. has arrived here
from Mexico
He says that his company has found
its Pacific ocean enterprise a paying
one and is now figuring on increasing
its steamer service between the Ori.
entail and the Pacific coast ports.
AS regards the proposition to estab'
lish a regular service TO Portland Eng
Hok Fong confirms the report to the
effect that experimental visits of the
companys vessels to the northern port
had proved successful and that it is
the intention 10 include the North
hereafter in the traffic territory of the
company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
SUSTAINS A SEVERE LOSS.
Forestry Building at Yale University
Gutted by Fire.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 14.-Yale
university sustained severe loss
during the morning when the forestry
school building was completely gutted
by fire The loss involved is estimat-
ed at over 100000 on the building
alone, while many fine specimens OF
plants and trees, which cannot be re-
placed, were destroyed
The fire started, it is believed, from
an oyerheated furnace in the lower
part of the building The fire spread
rapidly and, although the fire depart
ment responded promptly, their ef-
forts to save the building were un-
ayailing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
CHICAGO CAPTURES II
REPU RlICAN NATIONAL CONVEN
TlON OF 1904 TO BE HELD
IN WINDY CITY.
JUNE Il SELECTED As THE DATE
CITIES OF PITTSBURG AND ST
LOUIS ALSO MAKE OFFERS
FOR MEETING.

Washington. Dec 1.-THE Republic
an national convention will be held ir
Chicago June II next This was de
cided on by the Republican national
committee, in session here, after the
claims of Chicago, Pittsburg and st
Louis had been presented. The vote
was taken in executive session and
resulted in 43 votes being cast for
Chicago, Z for Pittsburg and / for st
Louis The committee then adjourned
to meet in Chicago at the call of the
chairman.
The committee resumed its session
at 1890 a. m. when Chairman Hanna
called the gathering to order and an.
nounccd that there were two Porto
Ricans present representing the Re.
publican party of that island He said
tney would be given a hearing Com.
munications were read by Secretary
Heath from the Federal and Repub-
lican parties of Porto Rico, both claim.
ing representation on the committee.
Representatives of both parties We're
heard on the subject and Chairman
Hanna said that further consideration
Of the matter would be had in execu.
tive session.
Locating Next Convention.
The question of selecting a city in
which to hold the convention was then
taken up and representative of Chi
cago. ST. Louis and Pittsburg present
ed the claims of their respective cities
The offers made by the different
cities were $4,000 by St Louis. $60-
600 by Chicago and 100000 by Pitts
burg. After some discussion the Chi
cagO proposition was raised by Com
nitteeman Stewart to $4,000, he
guaranteeing that Chicago would con-
tribute that amount TO pay the eX
penses OF the assembling of the con-
vention in that city.
When the committee went into eX
ecutive session it took up the matter
OF the representation of Porto Rico
and. after discussing it for an hour,
referred ii to a committee. The pro
test against John q. Capers as a men,
ber Of the committee from South Caro-
lima was laid on the table The com
mittee then considered the question OF
location OF the convention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14

Heavy Scafolding Crushes in Roof OF
Four Story Building.

Cincinnati. Dec. IA heavy wood
en- scaffolding used for bricklayers on
the outside of the nineteen-story build
ing Of the First National bank fell
from the thirteenth story and crushed
in the roof Of the Bradley Sorin build
ing adjoining. Harry Denman was
caught in the wreckage and his head
was crushed. An overturned stove
threatened destruction by fire. Many
girls al work on the fourth floor oil
the Bradley-Sorin building were panic
stricken, but were rescued without IN.
jury. John Iris. an employe OF the
Robling Construction company, feli
with the scaffolding and was badly
hurt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
NO PLACE FOR SPENCER.
Remains of Philosopher Will Not Rest
in Westminster Abbey.

London. Dec. 1.-THE Westminster
Abbey authorities have declined to
permit the ashes Of Herbert Spencer
to be sepulchred in the British Val
halla They were informally ap-
preached, but expressed regret that IL
was impossible.
Prime Minister Balfour. who had
many controversial bouts with the
dead philosopher expressed himself
favorable to burial In the abbey. but
the dean and the chapter proved ad-
verse. II is said no question OF relig.
ious belief could have entered into
the matter because Darwin lies In the
AhkN1
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
COLLECT ON REINSURANCE
Wisconsin May Recover 100000 Back
Taxes.

Madison. Wis. Dec. 14.-According
to computations made by State Insur.
ance Commissioner Host Wisconsin
may recover from S150000 to 100000
in back taxes from 15l fire insurance
companies operating at present and
from 40 that have operated here in
thirty years II has always been the
custom to allow these companies to
deduct from their gross incomes all
moneys paid sor reinsurance Under
an opinion just rendered by the attor-
ney general the taxes must be com
puted on the gross incomes of these
companies. including the amounts paid
for reinsurance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14

NJ ]. Balm. Ann Arbor Have tried
many medicines bnt find nothing So
good as Rocky Mountain Tea.
There : no other medicine that makes
sick PEOPLE well so quickly. - cents
Frank Smith.
Tie Pleasure Of Eating.
Persons suffering from indigestion, dys-
,enaia ar other stomach trouble will
lind that Kodol Dyspepsia digests what
YOU eat and makes the stomach sweet.
This remedy l. never failing cure for
Indigestion or Dyspepsia and all com
plants affecting the glands or mem
branes of the stomach or digestive tract.
When you take kodol Dyspepsia Cure
everything you eat tastes gond and
every bit Of the nutriment that your
food contains il assimilated and approp-
rated by the blood and tissues. Sold
by Cook a Odee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
DULUTH MEN LOST.
Friends Think Them Dead in Northern
Wilderness.

Duluth, Dec. 14.-The great wilder
ness to t~e north of Duluth holds an.
other mystery involving the fate OF
two Duluth men. Patrick Bavin and
Patrick Mccoy, both over fifty. min
eral prospectors and timber cruisers.
They left Duluth the first week in
August. expecting to be gone fifty or
sixty days Their friends say that
they undoubtedly met death on the
Pie river
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
STILL LIVING IN TENTS.
Russian Troops in Far East Suffering
Greatly From Cold.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 14.-According
to the Novokrai of Port Arthur the
Russian troops in the Far East are
suffering greatly from extreme cold.
Although 10 degs. of frost were regis
tered at Talienwan the soldiers are
still in tents and the hospital facili-
ties are inadequate.
The Novoe Vremya denies that Rus
sia is temporizing in the Russo-Japan-
eSe negotiations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
Millionaire Acquitted Of Murder.

Carthage. Mo-. Dec. 14.-Ben C.
Aylor. the Webb City millionaire mine
owner who shot and killed Gordon AL.
len wealthy Joplin man, was acquit
ted during the day by jury in the
circuit court. The jury was out only
eight minutes Aylor's plea was self
defense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-14
Torpedo Boats for Panama.

Washington, Dec 1.-THE torpedo
boats Perry and Paul Jones have been
ordered to proceed from the Mare ISL
and tCal) hayward 10 Panama TO
augment Admiral Glass fleet The
Paul Jones will be placed in commits.
sion there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
SOUTH LOOKING FOR
THE ISTHhIAN CANAL
People Profting From Good Cotton
Prices and Keeping Wo.k-
ers Busy.

President John Shelton Williams. OF
the Seaboard Air Line. who has been
with party OF hnanciers inspecting
his railroad system and conditions gem
orally in the South, was in Washing
ton I. few days ago on his way 20 New
Yo.k. He was enthusiastic over the
progress made. and the prosperity he
found. Concerning this prosperity. he
said:
Perhaps the most interesting and
gratifying feature OF this trip IS the
healthy and prosperous condition Of the
people through the territory we visited.
from Richmond to the southern portion
Of Florida and from Norfolk to Biz
mingham.
In Georgia and Alabama a fair cot
ton crop was realized for which the
farmer has received from 10 to u cents
pound. yielding him more cash than
! IronS- any previous crop in the country
The result is that the country banks
are well stocised with money and the
country merchants as well as the farm
eds are prosperous.
AT Birmingham we found no symp-
toms Of business depression. notwith-
standing the low price of iron.
AT Atlanta the beneficial effects Of
I2-cent cotton was distinctly evident and
business in all lines seemed to be ac-
tive.
The same favorable conditions exist
in South Carolina. where the value OF
cotton as a money crop was illustrated
in the bank deposits. which in one eouu-
~ recently increased from S250.000 to
100000
In North Carolina. we visited one
large cotton mill which earned last
year more than 40 per cent. re met an
officer of another mill who told US that
Notwithstanding the unfavorabIe condi-
tons as to raw cotton. his mill had
earned its six months dividend in the
months of September and October.
The South is unquestionably today.
from manufacturing. commercial. and
agricultural standpoint. on a higher
plane than at any time in its history
IL has alre1dy equaled the rest OF the
country il: the number OF spindIes en-
ployed in tie cotton milling business.
The rs3:d development of nanufac-
turing industries n Georgia and Ala
hama drew a great many people to the
cities and towns, occasioning a scarcity
Of labor for farre work and the work Of
railroad construction.
This has been largely met by the re-
cent passage and enforcement of va
Erancy laws in Georgia and Alabama
under which all persons. white or black
who are found idle and without visible
means OF support are arrested and sent
to work on public roads and other pub
lie improvements.
These laws are rapidly eliminating
the idle negro and converting him into
a useful member of society
Everywhere in the South the opening
OF the isthmian canal Is earnestly looked
forward to. as It is the belief of the citi-
zens of that section that the operation
of the completed Panama Canal will
tend to greatly increase commerce at all
Southern ports
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
MUSIC OF WOOD SAWS
WON COIN FOR CHARITY
Prominent Citizens of Akron Engage in
Public woodsswing Contest.

AKRON. Ohio. Dec. 24.-At the inter-
section of the two principal streets
here novel contest in behalf OF charity
took place yesterday. To the music of
the Salvation Army band. the Hon
William BuchteI. eighty-one years OF
age; o. c. Barber. president of the Dia-
mond Match COMPANY; Mayor Kempel,
Judge c. r. Grant and other well-knOwn
citizens engaged in an old-time wood
saving bee to attract the crowds of
holiday shoppers to the army kettle"
Nearly half a cord of wood was sawed
in this way. and later il was sluctioned
of. The exhibition netted Learly $500
for the army's Christmas dinner.
A casual remark made bv Judge Grant
in his office at the Akron Savings Bank
led to the contest. He and Mr.. Buchtel
were watching the people pass the Sal
walton Army kettle or the corner with
out deposit.ng money. when. turning to
Mr.. Buchtel. the Judge said:
IF the army would pile up a cord of
wood provide saws and young men to
saw it. they would attract a large crowd
and greatly swell their receipts
Splendid suR gestion," replied Mr.
Buchtei. and J. they do it. despite my
eighty-one years. 1 viii help
The conversation was reported in the
newspapers and promptly taken up by
the army.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
OF COLLECTOR CRUzEN
Secretary Shaw Takes Steps to End
Charges Of Smuggling in Custom
House of Porto Rico.

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
accepted the resignation of Alonzo
Cruzen. collector OF customs of Porto
Rico.
The resignation of CTuzen is the out
growth of recent Investigations into the
charges of smuggling made against GER
tain officers of the United States Navy
and Porto Rican officials. Nearly year
ago, charges against Cruzen were in
vestigated by Special Agent Leslie Cul-
lon. who made an exhaustive report to
Secretary Shaw in which reflections were
made against the collector. He was ae-
cused among othe- things of receiving
gifts OF tobacco. cigars and liquors of
importers.
The report was held up in the Treas
ury Department. IL WAS announced
Cullom was biased in ciss report. and he
was sidetracked ard given a job in Bal
timore- IL was given out that another
special agent would be sent TO Porto
Rico to Investigate Cruzen.
Dispatches from San Juan say 1t is be-
heved w. II. Elliott. OF Indiana COM
missioner of the interior of Porto Rico,
viii succeed Cruzen. and that he, in
turn, will be succeeded by Regis II.
Post. of New York. the present auditor
of Porto Rico. Elliott is understood to
be backed by Senator Beveridge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
TRYING HARD TO GET
MONEY FOR JAMESTOWN
Directors Aiming to Get by First OF
Year Million Required to Make Ex-
position Charter Valid.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec 24.-The Gen
eral Assembly took a Christmas recess
yesterday until December %. The house
senate bill validating marriages that
have taken place since December u I'M
der license of county court clerks, and
the senate could not concur in the
measure which passed the house ex-
tending the time Of the jamestown Ex-
position Company in which to raise the
remainder of the 100000 necessary to
validate its Charter.
The friends Of the jamestown Com
pany are working hard 20 raise the adj
ditioDal money which will render any
relief legislation unnecessary. They
have 900 pledged and are hopefui of
getting the balance by the first of the
year. If they fail In thi1 they have
three days after the reconvenilS of the
legislature in which II may be 81 sible
10 have the senate concur IN the mouse
bill. Even should the directors fail in
both of these expedients they will ap-
ply to the corporation commission for
an extension of their charter. This
would necessitate the payment of
charter tax. which the company is anx-
ioGs to avoid.
An enthusiastic mass meeting in be
half OF the jamestown Exposition was
held at Newport News last night.
Speeches were yrtade by local orators
and $4,000 worth of stock was sub
scribed Formal resolutions indorsing
the exposition were unanimously
adopted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
SHOOTS FRIENDS HOPE
FOR PRESIDENTS AID
Mormon Church Paper Says If Senator
Is Unseated State Will Go
Democratic.

SALT LAKE, TITAN. Dec. 2A-Advices
have been received here from Washing
ton by the opponents of Reed Srnoot
that the committee will not disturb
him unless they can establish under
oath straight evidence that his ale
lance 20 the church beyond all doubt
precedes his duty as Senator" and that
the Senate committee will give him a
great warming up through the inVesti-
cation, then accept his statement, and
let the agitation wear itself out
The announcement was published here
few days ago, in a weekly which is
supported by the church. that from the
highest source OF authority in Washing
ton next TO the President it was learned
that Smoot would retain his seat or the
State OF Utah would be thrown into the
Democratic column" That this was q
threat from the church no one in Utah
questions. The church is in absolute
control Of politics here, as well as Of
business.
The church is now counting on the
Presidents influence. II it is now de-
cided that the Roosevelt Republicans
will need Utah in the national conven-
ton at Chicago next June they viii
urge the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to report in favor OF SmOot re-
tanning his seat in the Senate. II these
Republicans think they do not need Utah
and conclude that public opinion against
the Mormon has become TOO strong TO be
ignored they viii fire him out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
FLAG OF PANAMA KEPT
BY HAY AS SOUVENIR
One of the Two Wrapped About the
Canal Treaty on It's Trip
to Isthmus.

Secretary Hay has in his possession
the Panama flag in which was wrapped
Panama's treaty with the United States
on its trip from Washington to the 18TH
mus and back again
The flag was presented to him by Min
ister Bunau-Yarilla. who himself kept
the American flag which was also wrap
ped about the treaty. the two being en-
biematic of the relations entered into by
the two republics. The Panama flag in
Mr.. Hays possession is the first large
nag of the new republic that has been
received here. 1t was made especially
by order of Minister Bunau-VarilIa TO
send with the treaty To the junta at
Panama. Red. white. and blue are the
colors. but the arrangement is totally
different from the flag of the United
States. or the tri-color Of France
In a blue field a; the upper corner is
a white star. Then there is a red field.
and next to it is a white field with a red
star. The two stars. the minister says
may indicate either that Panama unites
two continents. or else that two great
oceans are to be united by the building
of the canal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
The Chicago Situation.
Acute Discomfort as a Result of the
Strike.

Conditions in Chicago seem to have
reached the limit of discomfort and
Inconvenience. Those who know say
that it is not the older unions which
are causing all the trouble, hence it is
not insulting any respectable labor
union to say that these conditions are
disgraceful. Funerals have been held
up, and the dead have been kept out
side the grave longer than they should
have been, in the hope that something
would happen to settle the strike.
The mourners now assemble quietly
under cover of darkness, and steal to
the cemetery in guarded fashion, not
TO mar the so!emnity of the occasion
by having to fight A wedding party
chartered an ambulance and fooled
the strikers, and doctors have been re-
fused carriages. in which to answer
calls which demanded haste. Only the
private citizen with horse, a bicycle.
or an automobile has been free from
harassment, and it may come to pass
that a man viii not be allowed to
drive his own horse unless he belongs
10 a union. Whether he would be al
lowed 70 drive il if he belonged to the
union, and the union was out on
strike, and he wanted to catch a train
IL a hurry is matter for interesting
speculation. 1t is a quaint spectacle,
with some elements of the grotesque
and horrible.
It is said that this condition of
things Is due TO the fact that Chicago
has become of late hotbed for up
start labor unions which have not the
caution and good judgment Of the
older organizations, and go off az
half-eoek without considering whether
they will ALLEVIATE public sympathy or
not. Certainly such performances as
these viii ALLEVIATE public sympathy if
anything will. The exasperated Cit
zen who has not been allowed to go to
a friends funeral is not likely to for
get the experience, and he will have a
g1udge against labor unions from that
time on. The mayor, or the walking
delegate, or somebody, ought to
squash this mushroom crop of unions,
or American independence will assert
itself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-24
AUSTIN CORBIN ESTATE
ALMOST ANNIHILATED
Shrunk Through Constant litigation
From Nearly Five Millions to
Less Than 100000.

NEW YORK. Dec 2A-How a great
estate may shrink from millions to
comparatively insignificant sum through
constant litigation was shown when
Judge Nathan ID. Petty, of the Suffolk
surrogates court. entered a decree SET
Ting the second judicial accounting Of
the estate of Austin Corbin, former
president of the Long Island Railroad.
From the accounting filed by the execu-
tors II appears that in seven years the
personal wealth of Corbin has dwiadled
from 81 800. 329 to $3.50. S31.31.
This great reduction in the size OF the
personal estate. it is said, Is due largely
TO the long fight which Mrs. Anna Cor
bin Borrowe. a daughter of the mil
lionaire, has made against IL since the
probate of the will. Since 1895 she has
used every legal means to delay the
final settlement and distribution Of the
property, and as soon as Judge Petty
order was entered she took another APP
peal This will keep the case in court
for another indefinite period. Should the
estate shrink at the present rate. il IS
predicted the heirs soon will owe money
TO the executors.