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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
BRITISH COLONIAL SECRETARY
DECIDES TO RESIGN FROM
BALFCUR MINISTRY.
WILL ORGANIZE NEW POLITICAL PARTY
PREMIER'S ATTITUDE ON FISCAL
QUESTION THE CAUSE FOR
PROPOSED ACTION.

London, Sept 1S.-The Associated
Press learns that Colonial secretary
Chamberlain has decided to resign
from the cabinet on the ground that
Premier Balfours attitude on the fiscal
question is not sufficiently advanced
to enable Mr. Chamberlain to remain
member Of the government without
the sacrifice OF his own views.
According to the information con"
veyed to the Associated Press the res
ignation is quite likely to be an
nounced within a day or two, but may
be postponed until Mr.. Balfour has an
opportunity to make his promised pub
lie announcement on Oct. L. There Is
lust a chance that the king, in his prl-
vate capacity, may avert what is now
declared to be inevitable. Mr.. Cham
berlain's resignation is almost certain
to cause an appeal to the country, MT.
Balfour being thus left without the
support of either the protectionlsts or
the free traders. Chancellor OF the
Exchequer Ritchie and his followers
are as openly opposed to any measure
of retaliatory tariff as Mr.. Chamber
lain is convinced that the unity OF en-
pire depends Oh preferential duties
In Favor of the Colonies.
With the exception of few Liberal
organs, which viewed Mr.. Balfour's
pamphlet as a Reputation of Mr..
Chamberlain S policy, there has scarce
ly been a seriously considered sugges-
tion that Mr. Chamberlain would re-
tire from the office. But the generally
accepted opinion that he would retain
his portfolio is shattered and the news,
when 1t becomes generally known, VIII
come like a thunderclap not only TO
the supporters of the government, but
to all other political sections. BY Mr.
Chamberlain detection practically all
the existing party lines will be swept
away and their reconstruction must
largely depend on Mr. chamberlain
future attitude.
That he will be content to retire
from public life can scarcely be con-
sidered. 1t is believed he will not ally
himself with either side, but will rally
to the banner Of his preferential pro
gramme all the support he can gather
from every quarter. Mr.. Chamberlain
can rely on the almost solid Irish vote
when he confines himself TO fiscal
ideas.
The Associated Press learns def
nitely that Mr.. Chamberlain urged his
colleagues to appeal to the country on
the preferential trade issue. He ad-
mitted they would be defeated but
maintained that six months of weak
Liberal government would put the
party back in power with an improved
standing
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PAPERS ON IRRIGATION.
Ondcn Convention Listens to Govern.
ment Experts.

Ogden, Utah, Sept 18.-Practical il
Illustrations of what irrigation will do
for Western land and the best methods
of supplying the needed moisture to
the arid stretches of the West, as we'll
as the theoretical science OF irriga-
ton, were set before the delegates to
the irrigation congress at the day s
sessions. The morning session was
almost entirely devoted to the read
ing Of papers by government experts
in irrigation and forestry, headed by
their chief, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, who gave a comprehensive de-
scription of the great work the de-
partment of agriculture is doing in the
matter Of irrigation.
No session of the congress was
scheduled for afternoon and nearly all
the delegates visited the model farm
of forty acres conducted by the state
at the deaf, dumb and blind institu-
ton. This entire tract has been de-
voted to irrigation experiments.
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PRESIDENT PARTICIPATED.
Monument to New Jersey Dead Dedi'
Gated at Antetam.

Sharpsburg, Md, Sept. 18.-Under
lowering skies the magnificent monu-
ment erected on the historic battle
field at Antietam by the grateful state
of New Jersey to its men who fell in
the great engagement was dedicated
during the day The occasion was
rendered particularly notable by the
presence at and participation in the
ceremonies of the president OF the
United States and of Governor Muir
phy, the chief executive of the state
which was hcnoring its heroes.
At 10 o'clock the president and Gov
ernor Murphy, accompanied by Sena-
tors Kean and Dryden and hundreds OF
citizens, left Sharpsburg station for
the famous old Dunkard church on the
battlefield of Antietam. There the
brigades of veterans, In columns of
fours, escorted the president. Governor
Murphy and distinguished guests to
the monument. After the assemblage
had been called to order by James O..
Smith of the New Jersey monument
commission and an invocation had
been pronounced by Rev. Dr. Frazer of
Newark Mr. Smith reported to Govern
or Murphy the final work of the COM
mission. On behalf of the state of
New Jersey Governor Murphy accept
ed the monument in an appropriate
address.
President Roosevelt as he arose to
accept the monument on behalf OF the
federal government, was accorded an
ovation He spoke at some length.
Benediction was pronounced by Rev.
William H. Mccormick of New Jersey,
a veteran chaplain.
greater part of the afternoon was
spent by the president in an inspec-
tion of the points of historic interest
on the battlefield
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
ONE CHILD is DEAD.
Entire Family Poisoned by Eatin
Canned Ham,

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. lS.-The en-
tire family of seven of William Grover.
residing near Galasville, were poisoned
by eating canned -minced ham. One
child is dead and the rest of the fam
lily are III serioAf condition.
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NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Long cabIegram Received From Min
lister Leishman.

Washington, Sept. ia long cable
gram from Minister Leishman at Con-
stantinople was received at the state
department during the day. 1t was
sent to the president. Although not
made public it is stated that it indi-
Gates disposition on the part of the
sublime porte to take up for settle
ment questions in which this govern
ment is interested 1t is stated fur
ther that the communication is not
efficiently definite to show what prog
ress is being made by the minister in
this direction and that no conclusions
were announced.
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HIS CONDITION CRITICAL.
Senator Scott Has an Alarming Change
for the Worse.

Denver, Sept. 1S-United States
Senator Scott of West Virginia, who
has been i'll at the Brown Palace hotel
for the last few days. has taken an
alarming change for the worse and he
is now in most serious condition.
Dr.. Clemens Of Canton, o., who has
been attending him. says that there
has been a noticeable decline and that
the senator's condition is very grave,
Mrs. Elizabeth N. Scott, wife Of Sen
ator Scott, has arrived in Denver and
is at the senator's bedside.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
TRUST BOATS TIED UP.
Strike Against Steel Combine Flee
in Effect

Chicago, Sept 1S.-The strike OF
the Masters and Pilots association in
tying up the boats of the United States
Steel corporation here and at South
Chicago has become effective. Four
steamers are tied up in the Chicago
river They are the +. B. Bartlett,
Frank Rockefeller, Maritana and Ka-
toa. Three of them brought coal and
iron ore. At South Chicago nothing is
moving of the steel trust fleet, but the
Douglass Houghton, which had loaded
grain at the Merritt elevator, will
probably be allowed to depart on an
understanding between the union and
the owners of the grain. This will
probably be the last departure of a
steel corporation ship from this end
Of the lakes until the strike is over.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
State Convention at Baltimore Selects
Candidates.

baltimore. Sept. 1S.-The Republic
an state convention of Maryland met
during the day and nominated the fol
lowing state ticket:
For governor, Stevenson A. Will
Jams OF Hartford county; attorney gen
eral. George Whitelock of Baltimore
city; state comptroller, l.. e. p. Den
mis- of Somerset county.
The platform endorses the admin
istraton of President Roosevelt and
favors his nomination in 1904; the
present state Democratic administra-
ton in Maryland is denounced re-
form of the present election laws Is
demanded and the adoption of cor
rupt practices law to prevent bribery
in elections Is advocated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
On the Charge OF Bribery.

Minneapolis, Sept. 18.-Forner Cap
tain Charles r. Hill, second in com
mand under Superintendent of Police
Fred w. Ames during Mayor Ames'
administration, has been arrested on
his farm near Milton junction. Wis
Ii is understood that the Indictment
under which the arrest was made
charges Hill with having accepted
$3.50 from two women of the town.
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Leading Wisconsin Woman Dead.

Beloit, Wis, Sept. 1S.-Mrs. w. II.
Grinnell. past department president
of the Wisconsin Woman's Relief
Corps. died during the day from ap-
pendicitis at the emergency hospital.
Mrs Grinnell was a brilliant woman
and had been popular speaker at
Grand Army and Relief Corps events
throughout the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
NAMES NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Three More indictments in Postal
Scandal Cases.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The federal
grand jury has returned three indict-
ments in the postal cases, involving
two persons, one of them being joint
Indictment. The names of the indict-
ed nersons were not made public.
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MISS BRYAN ENGAGED.
Announcement of Her Betrothal to w
n. Leavitt, an Artist.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 1S.-At a party
given in honor Of Miss Ruth Bryan
eldest daughter OF W. j. Bryan. formal
announcement was made of the be
trothal of Miss Bryan to William Fl
Leayitt, an artist of Newport. r. /
The wedding will be in October.
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HELD TO AWtiT Inquest.
Marinette (Wis.) Reporter Placed Un
der ARREST.

Marinette, Wis. Sept 1S.-Harry
Carter Irwin, reporter on a local news
paper, is under arrest to await the re
suit of an inquest over the body OF
Charles Boynton, I jeweler Irwin is
charged with having administered sew
eral doses of morphine to Boynton
while the latter wfs i'll. from which he
died
Irwin has. worked on papers in New
York, Washington and Boston.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13
BAD DATES AHEAD.
Hobo Who Wouldn't BE at Leisure to
Shovel Snow Before the
Coming July.

A resident of Cass avenue was
standing at his gate the other morn
ing and looking at the three or four
inches of snow to be cleaned off his
sidewalk, when a tramp came plow-
ing his way along and asked for q
dime.
Here's a chance for you to earn ::
and Is cents additional" replied the
citizen. take right hold now and
warm yourself up"
Whats the work?" was asked.
"This snow, of course"
"You want it shoveled off?"
81 do"
Him. Lemme see."
He took a greasy notebook from
his pocket and "a his finger up and
down several pages, and then re-
stored the book, and said:
Sorry l can't oblige you, sir, but
1 find that all my dates are filled up
to the 2sth of July. If Pm aroun5
on the goth, and you think you could
pay about 35 cents for the job,
shouldn't wonder if we could come
to a mutual understanding. Mean
while, if you wish to become a pre-
ferred creditor you can advance me
a dime or So"
81 didn't become a preferred cred
itor,' smiled the citizen, according
to the Detroit Free Press, land l
don't remember that / threatened to
boot him. / just stood there with
my mouth open and looked at him
and wished l had been born under
the same brassy star"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13

Arguments will probably be made
this week before the Supreme Court
in the celebrated Whit Owens death
sentence case, appealed from the
Circuit Court of Lafayette county.
The Supreme Court recently grant
ed a writ of %certiorari, directing the
circuit clerk to forward a certificate
concerning the eligibility of the jul
rors who served on the Whit Owens
panel. Other portions of the rec
ord not sent with the transcript have
also been requested. The attorney
general has prepared his brief in the
case. The attorneys for the defense
are making a strenuous fight to save
the life of Owens, and owing to the
many grounds of objections set up
and errors suggested there is a great
possibility that the prisoner will es-
cape the gallows.
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had seen the Perkins boy buving q
lace and turtle dove CONNECTION, and
had led the gang" in calling the
Perkins boy "Softyp in a most of
fensive and insulting But
now the world had changed for him.
He was a ''softy" himself, and he
felt that nothing but the biggest val
entine of all, marked at the enor-
nous figure of rs cents, would fitlv
express the depth and fervor of his
affections.
he carried in the kindling for four
weeks at ten cents a week; he gath
cred and sold IL cents worth of old
iron and nine cents worth of bot
ties; he sacrificed his "slingshot" for
a nickel to the Perkins boy; and,
finally, at the last minute, his fond
grandmother gave him the dime
needed to make up the necessary
amount.
Never, before or since, has the
Grown-up Boy had SO proud a mo-
ment as when the coveted master
piece of valentines became his prop
erty. He was puzzled for a time as
to how it should be sent. But he
was too much ashamed to ask advice.
At first it seemed almost necessary
that it should be accompanied by
some original poetry. This was
tried, but given up in despair. Final
ly it was decided to send it without
any marks to identify the sender.
1t was certain, as he looked at it,
that Laura would know at once that
it came from him. Besides, if the
gang" ever found it out they would
make life miserable for him. So he
went SO far as to carefully disguise
his hand in writing the address, and
he slipped out in the dusk after sup
per to drop it into the mail box. He
almost hated to trust a treasure of
such great value to the charge of
the post office. Looking out of the
front window an hour later he saw
the postman collect the mail. He
wondered that the nan was not
overcome by the extra responsibility.
But he tossed the contents of the
mail box carelessly into his sack and
went off whistling down the street
without the slightest apparent effort.
The Boy decided that when he grew
up he would lick" that postman.
He went to school next morning
in an excited and unhappy frame of
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bingham dress and a white apron
with shoulder straps. Her eyes were
big and blue. and her hair hung
down her back in two long braids,
each tied with a blue ribbon. She
was giggling and looking around the
room at all the new boys and girls.
1t was a case of love at first sight
on the part of the Grown-up Boy, and
it was his first attack.
That morning at recess he waited
until she came out, looking more
beautiful than ever in her little pink
aunbonnet. Then, in full sight of his
goddess, he fell upon and sslickeds'
his best friend and henchman bv
way of displaying his prowess. He
had licked" the friend frequently
before, and therefore felt sure that
he should make an impressive. exhibit
ton. When the snow fell and the
boys set out ito wash the girls
faces he pursued his hearts desire
around the schoollaouse yard, as an
Indian chief pursues the squaw he
wants for a wife. He then threw her
down in aNdeep drift and rubbed
snow into her eyes and mouth until
she cried and went in and told the
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valentine by that time, would not
thank him publicly for sending it.
Ii she did he would be tempted to
deny it.
When school stook up" Laura was
in her seat. but she did not even look
in his direction. He wondered w,heth-
er the valentine had not vet been
delivered or whether she was entire
ly overcome by the magnifcence of
the offering.
Next morning. when again she neg
lected even to glance at him, he de-
cided to bring matters to a crisis.
He %skillfully threw a paper wad,"
which landed on her desk. When she
turned quickly he was prepared for
an eloquent acknowledgment in her
eyes. But she only made a face" at
him.
That was the only acknowledgement
that he ever got. The Perkins boy
and Laura grew up together, and final
ly he heard, after he was a Grown-up
Boy himself, that they We're mar
ried. Twenty years after the valen-
tine episode he had gone back home
and had been introduced to Mrs.
Perkins and her four children and
had wondered how he had ever fallen
in love with such a huge, common
place, uninteresting woman.
That evening, when the Grown-up
Boy got home from the city his wife
The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13
Penitentiary Property Appraised.

The report of the penitentiary ap-
p~raisers shows a total realty valua-
ton Of $382,500 and a personally
valuation of $123,247. The CORE
spending figures for last year were:
Realty, S223,0oo; personally, $685.
GIG. The increase is chiefly due to
improvements in the new plantation
in Sunfower county. 1t is now val
ued at 100000. The report states
that during the present year 5000
acres will be in cultivation. During
1902 over 900 commercial bales
were raised on it. The plantation
is divided into seven sections, with
central headquarters where the hos
pital is located. The convicts on all
the places owned or rented by the
State are well treated and cared for.
The board passed an order for the
purchase of $50 mules and horses.
The contract will involve about $780,
900.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13
FOOTWEAR FOR THE HOUSE.
Suggestions Concerning the Latest
In Slippers for Dress
Occasions.

There are two ways OF. dressing the
feet. One is as plainly as possible and
the other is as deliberately. Between
the two there seems to be no line
drawn. The plain low cut slippers
with their French heels are very be-
coming to the foot and there is a dull
finish that is liked well. Then there
are the satin slippers and the glazed
kid.
These are all to be worn with very
handsomely embroidered stockings,
for the plainness of the slippers must
be amply compensated by the elabora-
ton of the stocking scheme, says the
Brooklyn Eagle.
And along this line it can be told
that there are new stockings made
with all the trimming up the back.
A wide panel of color goes up the back
from the heel to the top; while the
front~of the stocking may be in white.
Then there come the Napoleonic
slippers with their bright red heels
and a bow of velvet upon the instep,
very large and placed almost erect.
There is a great knack in making this
bow with it's four stiff loops and no
ends at all.
To make such a bow take bright,
blood red velvet, stiffen the loops,
make them very wide, and set the bow
upon the instep, 1t should be almost
as large as the foot.
White satin slippers and slippers of
white suede, and of white velvet, are
trimmed with bows of chiffon and
bows of tulle. They are decorated
with bows of taffeta and with bows of
half silk and half tissue. There are
also bows which are a bewildering as
sortment and mingling of cloth-of-sil-
YER and chiffon.
These bows are put or flat, in the
f1oppy way, so that they spread at
each side of the foot, making one large
platter-like bow, relieved from fiat
ness only by the fact that the material
is fluffy. a
And in the bows there are fastened
pearls which dance on spirals; and
there are fastened little %glittering or
naments that flash at a turn of the
foot.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13
VALENTINES.

He stepped to the counter and
picked up one Of the paper lace crea-
tions displayed upon it, says the Chi
cago Tribune. AT the top stood a
paper angel, blowing q silver trump
ct. The feet of the angel rested
upon q bank of pink clouds, spotted
with green and yellow. Below were
two huge white turtle doves. The
doves were tied together with a
crimson ribbon. Between the angel
and the doves was Il blushing Cupid.
The Cupid worked on hinges. He
swung back out of the way, only to
reveal a bleeding heart, pierced with
a golden arrow. The heart, swung
in the other direction, laying bare, in
the innermost recesses of the valen-
tine, three magic words, printed in
silver letters on a light blue back
ground.
81 love you," was the tender legend.
1t was a poor, tawdry affair, fur
Their cheapened by a wanton sign
above the counter: paper Lace Val
entines Reduced to 19c."
The Grown-up Boy remembered
when nothing more beautiful than a
Cupid and flower bedecked valentine
had existed for his inexperienced
eyes. And, in those days, they used
to cost vastly more than 10 cents.
1t had taken him weeks to save the
money to pay for the first one he
purchased. He smiled as he thought
of it.
1t must have been more than 20
years ago. He had just entered the
fc,,,4I o,oxlo o-a.
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Do you think YOU
could stop and send one up to the
h~ouse?"
The Grown-up Boy got off his car
at State street and went into the big
shop which was making 9 run on
Kitchen utensils. ~
The place was already crowded
AT every counter dozens of women
were pulling over the bargains, while
behind them saleswomen, in their
black uniforms, pounded on the glass
tops with their pencils and cried:
Cash girl, cash girl in shrill, nasal
voices. -
Men carrying big bundles and
women without any ran into him and
hurried away when he stopped to
apologize. A young nan with a
large expanse of shirt front and a
waxed lnustache wound his way
among the shoppers, his restless eyes
falling on each of the saleswomen as
he passed.. &W&@A &&S
Hurry up your checks! Hurry up
your checks!" he called through his
nose, apparently addressing nobody
in particular. There were acres of
floor space and hundreds of people in
sight. yH g
Finally the Grown-up Roy took
courage of his necessities and caught
by the sleeve a young man who was
dashing by with the air Of a general
bringing his brigade into action.
Coffee mills?"
sixth floor, right hand section,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13
Hearts to Let.

a delightful valentine game called
Hearts To Let" is played somewhat
in the same way as going to Jeru-
salem, or, as it is also called, 'Clap
In and Clap Out"
The chairs are placed back to
back, and each one is labeled with
the name of n of the young men
of the company, there being exactly
as many chairs as there are young
men present.
The girls are blindfolded before
the labelling is done. They march in
line around the chairs to the strains
of some good old love song, and
when the music ceases sit down in
any chair which happens to be handy.
Of course, when the bandages are
taken from the eyes there is much
sport over the seats and the girls
who have chosen them. 1t is under
stood for the occasion that fate
guides each maiden to choose the
chair of the mar whose personality
she is most taken with.
The mems turn comes next. Here,
of course, the chairs are labeled with
the names of the girls. The men are
blindfolded and march around the
seats, dropping into the nearest
when the piano ceases playing. This,
of course, decides the important fact
of which girl is perferred by the
man.