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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
SENATE COMMITTEE DECIDES TO
REPORT CONVENTION FOR
RATIFICATION.
REPUBLICANS VOTE SOLIDLY FOR II
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SAN.
ITATION AND HARBOR CON-
TROL ADOPTED.

Washington. Jan. 19-The senate
committee on foreign relations has
directed Senator Cullom to report the
Panama treaty with three amend.
ments. The Republican members
voted for the treaty. but only two
Democrats. Morgan and Money, We're
present. The former voted against
the treaty and Mr. Money stated that
he had not YET had time to consider
1t, as it was the first meeting of the
committee he had been able to attend.
The three amendments relate to
sanitation. limitation of cities and con
troll of harbors. The United States,
ton. is granted more direct power in
all sanitary regulations. The amend
ment concerning the limitation OF the
cities more specifically defines what
are the limits of Panama and Colon in
relation to the canal zone. The har-
Dor amendment gives the United
States control of the harbors for the
purpose of Improvements.
On Saturday, at the meeting of the
foreign relations committee, Senator
Lodge offered a motion which was
agreed to providing that at the next
meeting of the committee the pending
amendments should be disposed of and
the question OF reporting the treaty to
the senate should be taken up.
Members of the minority say that
none of their members were present
when the motion of Senator Lodge
was adopted and this accounted for
their absence when the motion to re-
port the treaty was adopted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
POSTAL SCANDAL IN SENATE
Mr.. Hale Defends Course of the Ad-
ministraton.

Washington. Jan. 19.-Resolutions
looking to an investigation by congress
or the postoffice department were laid
before the senate during the day and
Mr.. Hale (Me.D addressed that body
In defense of the administration and
In criticism of the Democratic charge
concerning the insufficiency of the
Bristow inquiry. He declared there
never had been so ruthless an investi-
CATION as that which had exposed the
frauds In the postoffice department.
Mr. Hale said ii had been settled by
general consent that all OF the resolu
tinns coming from different senators
should be sent to the committee on
postoffices and postroads for consid-
GRAFTON. He believed that to be the
most suitable way of proceeding, in
asmuch as the chairman of that COM
mittee had given assurance that the
resolutions would be promptly re-
ported.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
FAITH IN CARS WORD.
Oipiomats at st. Petersburg Believe
He Desires Peace.

ST Petersburg Jan. 19.-The cars
assurance given at the winter palace
Jan. IA. on the occasion of the New
Years reception that he desired and
intended to do all in his power 10
maintain peace in the Far East is re-
garded by the foreign diplomats as
hostage given to the world for the
preservation of peace. while the guar
antee that Russia will recognize the
omen ports and other concessions in
Manchuria will. il is thought, place the
onus of rupture on Japan
Most OF the newspapers here join in
the peaceful chorus. one paper remark
ing. however. that it was strange for
Russians to first hear of the cars
words by way of America.
The Novoe Nremya, referring to the
reports OF the offer of good offices
from the United States. France and
Great Britain. asks:
"Is such action necessary when the
whole world has been informed what
his majesty has graciously been
pleased to say to the diplomats at the
winter palace? How Is 1t possible 10
render further service to the cause OF
peace after the czar has announced
that he will direct all his influence TO
maintain It? A more precious guaran-
tee that Russia will not draw the
sword ii Is impossible TO conceive
The NovOe Vremya concludes as fol-
lows:
Japan is in an unfortunate position
and will require great tact to avoid
the dangers arising from the good
offices OF ofiicious friends"
AS a sidelight on the situation the
Moscow Gazette announces that its
editors and other employees are donat-
ing their salaries to the purchase of a
swift privateer and adding that the
sum of $4,000 has already been raised
for this purpose
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
SITUATION NOT IMPROVED.
Feeling at ST. Petersburg 10 Less Op-
timistic.

New York, Jan. l9.-Private dis
patches from St Petersburg indicate.
says a Times dispatch from Paris, that
the Japanese note has not helped TO
fortify optimistic anticipations. As
long as there was room for further ne
gotiations Russian diplomacy helped
Russia to gain time. But Japan, hav-
ing given final answer to the latest
Russian note, will not. II Is expected.
wait indefinitely for decision on Rus
sia's part.
There Is said to be a good deal OF
irritation in ST Petersburg over the
failure OF Russian diplomacy. II is
recognized that the conclusion of the
Chinese-American treaty has mate
rally affected Russia's prestige.
1T is reported that Russia stands in
greater fear at the present moment OF
the United States than Great Britain.
Another source OF chagrin is the in
different attitude Of France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
OFFICIAL CALL ISSUED.
Democratic National Convention Meets
on July 6.

Washington. Jan. 19.-The following
official call has been issued for the as
sembling of the Democratic national
convention at st. Louis, Jan. next
The Democratic national commit
tee having met in the city OF Wash
ington on the 18th day OF January,
1904 has appointed Wednesday, the
9th day of July. 1904, as the time and
chosen ST. Louis, Mo. as the place for
holding the Democratic national con-
tention.
Each state is entitled to representa-
tion therein equal to double the num-
ber of its senators and representa-
tives in congress OF the United States
and each territory, Alaska, Indian
Territory and the District OF Columbia
shall have six delegates.
"All Democratic citizens OF the Unit
ed States who can unite with US In the
effort for pure. economical and con-
stitutional government are cordially
invited to join us in sending delegates
to the convention
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
CONDITIONS IN MACEDONIA.
Hundred Thousand Persons Without
Means Of Support.

Boston. Jan. 19.-The latest reports
to the American board from the relief
centers in Macedonia show that there
are now 100000 persons who are
homeless and without means OF sup
port for the winter. OF this number
between SO. 900 and $4,000 are In Mon
astir vilayet. The Turkish govern
ment is affording some relief and
funds are coming from America and
England. There is fear on the part OF
those on the ground that unless some
decisive steps are taken during the
winter there will be another political
outbreak In the spring.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
THOUSAND DELEGATES PRESENT.
Annual Convention of Mine Workers
at indianapolis.

indianapolis, Jan 19.-The fifteenth
annual convention of the United Mine
Workers of America opened in Tom
linson hall during the morning. Ap-
proxmately 1000 delegates are here
from the various districts OF the coun-
try, Canada being also represented.
The convention will continue for ten
days and will be followed by the an
nual joint conference between the
miners and coal operators OF the states
of Indiana, Illinois. Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania. 1t is at the joint con-
ference that the wage scale for the
ensuing year is fixed. 1t involves 300
operators and 100000 miners Illinois,
with $50, has the largest single state
representation.
The convention was opened with an
address of welcome by Mayor Holtz-
man. which was responded to by Pres
iGent Mitchell The report of the com
mittee on credentials was then called
for,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
AT REDUCED WAGES.
Employees of illinois Steel Company
Return to Work.

Chicago, Jan le.-Thirty-fve hun
dred employees of the Illinois Steel
company at South Chicago returned
to work during the day with the re-
opening of the open hearth, plate and
slab mills. which have been idle since
before Christmas. The mills did not
resume at their full capacity. Only
three of the ten furnaces in these de-
partment were started and the rail
mill did not open at all. II is expect
ed however, that the plant will be
running full blast within ten days.
The men who returned to work accept
ell a reduction in wages OF from 10 to
2S per cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
RADICAL LAW EFFECTIVE.
Compulsory Compensation for All Ac.
cidents in Russia.

Moscow. Ian. lg--Tbe law providing
compulsory compensation for factory
employees and miners in the case of all
accidents, one of the most important
measures of the present reign. has be-
come effective In the event of death an
annuity is payable not only to widows
and legitimate children, but to illegiu-
mate children and TO the mothers OF
such children and also 10 adopted chill
dren, the annuity TO equal the wages
of 260 days per annum, whereas the
average of working days only numbers
220 AS reliable statistics are not
available the insurance companies re-
fused to issue accident policies except
at enormous premiums, so the employ
ers combined for mutual insurance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
MAJOR MAUD GETS DIVORCE.
Defendant Now the Wife Of Senator
Hanna's Son.

London. Jan. 19 Justice Jeune has
granted Major Walter Maud divorce
from his wife on the ground that her
marriage TO Daniel r. Hanna of Cieve-
land, o.. was bigamous. The Mauds
we're married at New York, April 3,
1897. While Maud was fighting In
South Africa his wife obtained di-
yorce from him in America and on
Feb. 10. 1900. married Mr. Hanna
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
New Religious Sect in Boston.

Boston, Jan. IA new religious
sect known as the Christian Israelites
has appeared in Boston. Part of the
creed for the men Is allowing whiskers
to grow as long as possible and the
hair to such length that 1t has to be
coiled up like . woman's. They pre-
dict the millennium In 1915.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19

T b e W III a n
who suffe er s
from ill-health
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and the
happiness of
o n e rs. She
cannot help it.
Those who suf-
fer ca n n o I
smile and sing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
PUERTO PLATA FALLS.
Government Troops Capture San Do
minicen City.


New York, Jan. 19.-The government
troops which have just captured this
city. says a Puerto Plata tSanto DO
mingo) dispatch to the Herald, were
commanded by General Iinardo. There
were 500 men engaged on the govern
ment side The commanders OF the
United States cruiser Detroit and the
British cruiser Pallas agreed 10 the
surrender on condition that the troops
put down their arms and disband.
Generals Deschamps, Despradol, Ef-
res and Meyerles, who took refuge In
the United States consulate, will EN-
bark on the first steamer leaving this
port.
A strong guard has been landed by
the American and British commanders
to preserve order
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19

John A. keliher was elected as mem
Der OF the house from the Ninth con-
gressional district OF Massachusetts
and was entitled TO a seat and that
Joseph A. Coney was not elected
member from that district.
The resolution was adopted without
division and without q dissenting vote.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
HOUSE CONTEST SETTLED.
Case Involving Massachusetts District
Disposed OF.

Washington, Jan. 19.-When the
house met ii proceeded to the consid'
GRAFTON OF District of Columbia bust.
ness and passed a number OF local
bills.
Mr.. Gaines rep. Va.), from elec
tions committee No. !. called up a
privileged resolution declaring that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
LIGHT and DARk,

Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are not more different from each other
than a healthful from a sickly woman.
The healthful woman carries light and
sunshine with her wherever she goes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
ASKS MORE PROTECTION.

Minister Allen Wants Legation Guard
at Seoul Increased.
Washington. Jan. 19.-Minister Al
len, at Seoul, Korea, has made a re-
quest of the state department that the
legation guard be increased. The min
listers request has been referred TO
tive navy department, which is con-
sidering means of sending more ma
rines from Cavite to Chemulpo.
Ii will require about week to rein
force the present guard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-01-19
LOSS or LIFE FEARED.
Waterspout at Bloemfontein Destroys
Many Buildings.

Bloemfontein. Orange River Colony,
Jan. IA waterspout destroyed three
hotels and many houses here and, it
is believed, resulted in loss of life.
The number of dead however, has
not vet been ascert aimed.
Hundreds OF persons have been rem
dered homeless and destitute by the
dica Sf
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
RUSSIA IN STRAITS.

The end of the Russian resistance
in Southern Manchuria seems to be
at hand. Port Arthur is at the last
extremity, and by series of desperate
attacks the japanese have reduced
Kuropatkin's army to state in
which the only question apparently
is whether it can save itself from de-
struction by neadlong flight. Part Of
it has been cut off already, and the
rest may be trapped before it can
make it's escape.
The Russian General Staff is said
to be amazed at the strength OF the
japanese forces. When the war be.
gan Japan's army on paper contained
only lao, 9S1 men with the colors and
$50, 600 in the reserves, against over a
million men in the Russian peace es-
adjustment and five millions on a
war footing. But apparently it never
occurred to the Russian authorities
that Japan was country more popu-
lous than France, that it had ten
million men of military age, all anx-
ious to enlist, and that the Japanese
army could become just as large as
the Japanese Government chose to
make it.
The truth is that as long as Japan
retains control of the sea she can pour
more men into Manchuria than Russia
can send over single track railroad,
whether the war lasts month or five
years. Good management could have
reduced the odds against Russia, but
on the Pacific shore of Asia she must
always remain the weaker power. -
New York World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
TERRIBLE MURDER,

Philadelphia, Aug. 8. Joseph
Scharon, aged thlrty.two, and bride
of four months, were shot and killed in
cold blood this morning at their home
on Emerald street. Robbers are be-
lived to have committed the deed.
Later it was ascertained the crime
was committed by Harry Fisher,
brother of Mrs. Scharon. Fisher en-
tered the house for the purpose Of
robbery and upon being detected in
the bedroom Of his sister and brother
in-law shot and killed them both. He
then shot himself but the wound was
not fatal and it was his last car
fridge. He lett the house but re-
turned later when the Investigation of
the tragedy was under way and then
he calmly confessed to his deed and
was sent to the Episcopal Hospital.
Fisher died at noon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
"RELIGIOUSLY CORRECT. "

Every intelligent, unbiased person
believes that if that telegram to the
st. Louis convention had been sent
two or three days earlier ne Parker
would have been beaten. "The New
York platform" said William j.
Bryan, after the ST. Louis convention
had adjourned, twas vague and mean
ingless, and purposely so, because the
advocates Of Judge Parker were try
ing to secure votes from among the
people who would have opposed his
views had they known them. If he
had sent to the Albany convention the
telegram he sent to the st. Louis con-
vention he would have had very few
instructed delegates from the south,
and no possible chance for the nomi-
nation. But he and his managers
adroitly and purposely concealed his
position until the delegates had been
corraled and the nomination assured. )"
This, of course, sis religiously correct.
Parker knew that the revelation of
feated him at st. Louis. This, and
not his duty to the court" impelled
him to keep silent. He is still men,
Der of the court. He has not resigned
yet, and nobody except himself can
tell when he will resign. After the
nomination had been given to him,
and when he knew it could not be
taken away from him, he spoke out.
The truth is that Parker. Hill, Bel
mont and the rest of the Parker clique
entered into a conspiracy to fool the
majority of thesDemocrats, and to in
veigle them into giving him the nom
nation on the assumption that his
votes of 1896 and 1900 in favor of the
silver standard represented his posi-
ton today This is why Parker and
Hill kept the money issue out of the
Albany platform of three months ago.
which placed him before the people
as a presidential aspirant. All this
is plain to everybody now. 1t was
plain to all the Republicans and to
some of the Democrats at the time.
Parker is just as much a member of
the court now as he was just before
and just after the Albany convention
Of April, 1904. The gold standard
telegram could have been sent i'm
mediately after the Albany convention
or Immediately before it without vio-
lating any Of the proprieties except
those which he violated by his mess
age after his nomination. The reason
why he kept silent is SO obvious that
his friends convict themselves of stu
pidity and convict Parker of dishon-
esty in trying to defend him. His
| duplioity cannot be made any the less
vicious by diluting it or making apol.
ogies for it. Parker's course was
crooked and oowardly. and it will
pass sentence Of political death upon
him in the canvass. st. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11

| is as follows:
Senators: g. e. Moody, leading
Republican of Waterbury; DR.. W. B,
Mayo, Democrat, residing in North
field and Senator in the present Leg.
islature W. T. Dewey, Republican,
Montpelier, leader of the Clement
faction two years ago and former
license commissioner
Assistant judges: M. s. Hathaway,
Democrat, Calais. Holds the office
under election of 1909. Joseph Bart
lett, Republican, Plainfield.
States Attorney: William Wish
art, Republican, Barre. A candidate
for che office in Barre Republican
caucus for election Of delegates to
county convention. Defeated by s.
Hollister Jackson. Hence these flu
sion tears?
Sheriff G. B. Evans, Democrat,
Waterbury. Holds the office under
election 1909.
How in the world G. e. Moody of
Waterbury appeared in this accouche-
ment was surprise and wonder in
all the regions round about. Far and
away the most promising kid in the
litter, tie pride and hope of the ILL
consorted parentage, was it not pitt
able that he did not survive the born
ing? So soon as the glory and grand
eur Of the fusion senatorial candidacy
burst on his infantile vision, he in
continently kicked the bucket-or
was it precocious sense of humilia-
ton? Ii seems to be one of those
things that may never be fully ex-
planned, unless DR.. Evans may
please to disclose the cause. The
blushing nurses remained in carefully
guarded and rather suspicious seclu-
sion during the ACCOMPLISHMENT and
afterwards. The unblushing newspa-
per reporters were not allowed to ap.
proaoh them. Thus many Of the Sc
crets OF the interesting event remain
concealed beneath the white caps of
the ministering attendants, and the
condition of the rest of the brood
time and the undertaken must dis
close.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
Oh, We who hold the written clue
To all save all unwritten things,

Oh, we who hold the written clue
To all save all unwritten things,
And half a league behind pursue
The accomplished fact with fouts
and filings,
Look, to your knee your baby brings,
The Oldest tale since earth began,
The answer to your worryings-
Once on time there was a man.
He single handed met and threw
Magicians, armies, ogres, kings;
He, lonely mid his doubling crew,
In all the loneliness Of wings;
He fed the flame, he filled the
springs,
He locked the ranks, he launched the
Straight at the grinning teeth of
things.
Once OH a time there was a man.
The peace of shocked foundations flew
Before his ribald questionings,
He broke the oracles in two
And barred the paltry wires and
strings;
He headed desert wanderings;
He led his soul, his cause, his clan,
A little from the ruck of things.
Once on time there was a man.
Thrones. powers, dominions block the
view
With episodes and underlings;
The meek historian deems them
true,
Nor heeds the song that Clio sings,
The simple central truth that stings
The mob to boo, the priest to ban.
Things never yet created things.
Once on time there was man.
A bolt is fallen from the blue,
A wakened realm full circle swings
Where Dothan's dreamer dreams anew
Of vast and forborne harvestings;
And unto him an empire clings
That grips the purpose of his plan.
My lords, what think ye of these
things?
Once-in our time-is there man?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11

rency, asks comparison of the working
of present tariff laws with those of
1893, and deals the Democrats solar
plexus blow on the reciprocity issue
This he does by saying: cit is sim
gular fact that the only great reci-
procity treaty recently adopted-that
with Ouba-was finally opposed al
most alone by the representatives of
the very party which now states that
it favors reciprocity. This is a fair
shot. and it goes direct to the bull s
eye. or the boasts In regard to irri-
CATION. the Panama Canal, settlement
of the Alaskan boundry dispute, our
work in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines and of our foreign policy
there can be little adverse criticism,
They furnish honest party capital.
The opposition can pick flaws in all
these claims, but the independent must
admit that the President has good
reason for aver1ing that is party has
met most of the problems needing So
luton in the last seven years with
reasonable Efficiency"