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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
AT AMERICAN EMBASSY.
Transfer Of Canal Property Will Take
Place April Is.

Paris, April AFTER a conference
between Ambassador Porter, w. A.
Day and Charles w. Russell. the as
sistant attorney generals who came
from Washington TO assist in the trans
fer of the Panama canal property, it
has been arranged that the signing
of the contract whereby the United
States will acquire the ownership of
the Panama canal shall take place at
the United States embassy. which is
nominally American soil. The date Of
the signing is not fixed. but probably
1t will be about April Is, following the
ratification of the agreement by the
stockholders of the company Some
Of the officials of the company thought
that an informal handing OF the prop
critics of the company to the represen-
tatives of the United States would
suffice. but the American officials
pressed the execution Of formal con-
tract. completely covering the trans
Ter and safeguarding all American in
terests. This contract is being drawn
up In conformity with all the require
ments OF both the French and Amer
lean laws
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
FIGHTING NEAR W|Ju
OFFICIAL REPORT TO ST. PETERS
BURG SAYS SkiRMISHERS
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
RUSSIANS SUSTAIN NO CASUAL TIES
FIRST ENGAGEMENT AND
SIX IN SECOND.

St Petersburg. April 7.-"All Il
quiet on the Yalu" is the report from
General kachtalinliy, telegraphed Apri
8 to General Kuropatkin, who forward
ed the message to the emperor.
The report added that an exchange
OF shots occurred between Russian
cavalry and Japanese skirmishers near
Wiiu. The Russians sustained no loss
es. Five Japanese were killed. The
number wounded is not known.
The stores of a Russian village near
Yongampo (south of Wiju on the Yalu
river, Korea) have been wrecked and
burned by a detachment of Japanese
infantry numbering 800 men.
General kachtalinky also reported
that opposite Turmitchen, on the isl.
and of Matuzeo, in the Yalu river,
some Russian volunteers had skir.
mish with a Japanese outpost from
Wiju. There were no casualties on the
Russian side. Six Japanese were
killed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
W0RkMEN IN DIE PERIL
FIRE IN NEW YORK SUBWAY
CUTS EFF THEIR USUAL
MEANS OF EGRESS.

New York, April For half ar
hour traffic on Lower Broadway, near
st. Paups chapel, was blocked by a
small fire in the new subway the vol
ume of smoke that poured through the
few openings TO the street driving pc.
destrians away and making difficult
the work of the firemen who were
called out in large force because of
the location of the fire. Telephone and
telegraph service were badly crippled
as a result.
The fire was started by the fiaring
up of small banjo lamp used by the
laborers in their underground work
the burlap that covered some of the
pipes along the sides of the subway
catching fire. the blaze spreading to
the temporary timbering of the tun-
mel. This was damp and dense smoke
resulted, soon filling all the nearby
workings OF the subway and pouring
out into the streets above.
The fire broke out near the corner
of Fulton street and Broadway, where,
beside St. Paul's chapel, is the prin-
cipal entrance 10 this section of the
subway, worlmen entering the tunnel
at this point. SO that the smoke shut off
Their Usual Means of Egress
and for a time ifty or more laborers
We're penned in ana in dire peril. How
ever, one block farther down the
street, at the corner of Dey street, il
had been found necessary to open the
street and build a massive wooden
platform Is. place of the usual paving
A few minutes hard work with the
axes made an opening here and the
laborers were helped to safety.
Through the regular opening into
the subway beside St Paul's chapel
and through openings made from the
cellars of buildings adjoining the sub
way flood Of water was poured down
on the smouldering fire and within
half an hour the blaze was extinguish-
ed and traffic on the street was soon
afterwards resumed.
Telegraph and telephone cables un-
der the street were exposed to the
fierce heat of the fire and the insula-
tion was quickly burned off, seriously
crippling all wire communications DUR
ing the morning Six thousand tele-
phone wires in the Cortland Telephone
exchange were put out Of business and
both telegraph companies suffered,
communication between the downtown
and uptown Offices being entirely cut
on and ont OF town service badly Grip
pied
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
PREPARED TO RESIST JAPS
GENERAL kUROPATkiN REVIEWS
THE RUSSIAN FORCES AT
NEWcHWANG.

Newehwang, April 7.-General Ku
Russian forces in the Far East, arrived
here during the day and reviewed
about 1000 troops on the parade
ground outside of the fort here One
battery of horse artillery, several bat
teries of field artillery, parts OF four
regiment of Siberian rifles and detach-
ments OF Cossacks and regular caval-
ry participated in the review.
Russian secret service agents re-
ported that the Japanese intended to
attack Newchwang Tuesday.
On account of the mining of the
river and also in expectation OF prac-
tice firing from the forts merchant
ships are not using the lower reach of
the river.
General kondratovich, the Russian
commander here, who has been prais-
ed on account of the order and clean
illness prevailing at Newchwang, says
he is now prepared for Japanese at
tack, which it is evident the other au-
thorities also expect.
The command of General kondrato-
vich embraces the scout patrols west
OF Lioa river and also the troops in
the districts south, including kaichou
and north, including the railroad ana
Haichong.
The troops now here are of better
class than when war opened.
General Kondratoyich Is opening a
new hospital at Newchwang. The re-
iations Of the Russian authorities with
the foreign residents here are improy-
Ing, aud the administrator. proposes
to consult and cooperate with the for
eigners for the protection of neutral
lives and interests.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
HELENA AT SHANGHAI.
American Gunboat Leaves Newchwanc
Unannounced.

Washington, April THE navy de-
partment has received cablegram
from Commander Mason of the Cincin-
lau, at Shanghai, announcing the
trivial there of the gunboat Helena
rom Newchwang. This is the first in
imation the department has had that
he Helena had left Newchwang.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY
RESULT OF JUDICIAL CONTEST
IN WISCONSIN SOMEWHAT
IN DOUBT.

Madison, Wis. April 7-Opinions
here differ widely as to the result OF
the judicial contest. Philip l.. Spoon
er, who receives returns for the Luse
men, says that he feels certain that
the majority for his candidate will be
somewhere between 5000 and 10000.
The governors Office is the head
quarters for the Kerwin men and they
are equally confident The estimates
they give out from returns received
and what they expect are that their
candidate will get at least $500 plu-
rality
Specials to Milwaukee papers from
big counties show that the candidates
run nearly on even terms. 1t is the
country districts that are expected to
tell the story definitely and Kerwin
men are confident that the late re-
turns will favor their candidate. 1t
may be a day or two before the final
result is known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
MAY CRUISE AT DISCRETION.
Restriction on American Asiatic Squad
ron Withdrawn.

Washington, April THE follow
ing bulletin was posted at the navy
department during the day:
"The restriction of the battleship
squadron of the Philippines has been
withdrawn and the commander in-chief
authorized TO permit his squadron 10
cruise at discretion, not going north
OF Fuchau. on the Asiatic coast.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
AT MADISON MAY 1s.
Wisconsin Republicans Will Hold
Double Convention.

Madison. Wis. April THE Repub-
lican state central committee met dur
ing the afternoon and decided to hold
the double state convention for choos-
ing a state ticket and electing dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton on May Is. The convention will
be held in the university gymnasium,
Madison. The delegates will be select
cd the same as two years ago. on a
representation of one delegate for ev-
cry $50 votes, and will number 1.068.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
Wounded Taken to vIacivostok.

Vladivostok, April 7.-Many wound
I'd men from Port Arthur have been
brought here. They are receiving the
greatest attention from the numerous
volunteer Sisters OF Mercy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07

Chicago, April IA quarrel over a
girl, their companion at school, has
eliminated In the killing OF one six
teen-year-old boy by another. The vic
tim was Paul Jelick and the slayer was
Henry Schaze. He was arrested and
has confessed the killing. declaring he
shot In self-defense
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
CONFERENCE BEFORE THRONE.
Meeting Of High Officials of Japanese
Government.

Toxic. April IA conference was
held at the imperial headquarters be-
fore the throne during the day at
which Lieutenant General Terauchi,
minister OF war; Vice Admiral Yama-
moto, minister of the navy. command
Ing officers In the army and navy; Ma
jor General Ishimoto, vice minister OF
war; Rear Admiral Saito, vice minis
ter of the navy, and number OF the
elder statesmen were present.
II Is understood that the recent ma
val campaign was discussed and de-
tailed rennrts OF Vice Admiral Togos
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07

operations were reaa py l.leurenant
salto, who was participant in the
hrst attempt to block Port Arthur,
VINO recounted in detail this particular
operation. giving his personal expe-
rlences and views. If any conclusions
regarding future operations were
reached at the conference they were
not made public.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
RUSSIANS ENGAGE BANDITS.
Ten of the Latter Are Killed in tht
Skirmjsh

Mukden. April Tn skirmish be.
tween frontier guards and Chinese
Bandits, April 2, at point on the
southern section of the railroad, three
guards were wounded and ten ban
kits were killed and twenty were
rounded
A force has been dispatched in pur-
luit of the bandits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-04-07
WINS BY LARGE MAJORITY
PROPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL OWN.
ERSHiP OF CHICAGO TRAc-
TION LINES.

Chicago. April Tn the municipal
election here the Republicans elected
eighteen aldermen and the Democrats
sixteen. The chief interest in the
election centered on the vote the pro
posed municipal ownership of the
street railways. On this proposition
the vote stood 152, ,434 for the PROPOSE
tion and 30.104 against.
Kansas City, April Late returns
show that ]. II. Neff tRep), for mayor,
was elected by plurality of nearly
$500 All the Republican ticket, with
the exception of William Bucholz for
police Judge, was elected and the Re-
publicans will have majority in the
council.
Milwaukee, April Mayor David s.
Rose tDem) carried the city in the
municipal election, having a plurality
of 5,9t2 over Guy ID. Goff (Dem) The
Democrats control the common coun-
ell, electing twenty-four members.
Lincoln, Neb., April 7.--Republicans
elected their entire city ticket by ma
jorities ranging from 600 to l.100. The
proposition to vote bonds for munic-
ipal lighting plant carried.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
BRITISH DIPLOMAT At FAIR
SIR Henry Nortimcr Durnnd. British
Administering ~ WaShinGton,
Visitor - ~. Louis.

ST. Louis, Nov. S.-Sir Henry Morti-
mel Durand, the British ambassador
% the United States, is a Worlds fair
visitor and is staying at the Washing
ton hotel.
Sir Mortimer arrived in the city
Sunday, and will spend several days
here. He came direct from Washing
ton, and This is his first visit to St.
Louis. II" visited the Worlds fair.
Monday, spending the day viewing the
buildings and exhibits. Sir Mortimer
had a number Of callers Sunday, and
ate in tn" afternoon Wcn for Il drive
through Forest park.
Sir Mortimer is n Of the best
known British diplomas and is Il favor
tie with tn" government officials and in
social circles at the national capital.
He was selected for the post hccaus
If his intimate knowledge Of American
affairs.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
ENGLISH VICAR OBJECTS.
Rev. Il. 4. EeIIinKhnm M, Vicar Of Hex
tom, England, Objects To 81. Louis
Episcopal cathedral service.

st. Louis, Nov. S.-Rev, II. G. Eel
lingham, vicar of HeXton, England
who is making a tour of the United
States. campaigning against %ritualism
in religious services, has addressed an
open letter to Bishop ID. S. futile OF
the st. Louis Episcopal diocese, call
ing attention to the service as con
Quoted in Christ church cathedral.
Or. F~ellingham attended services at
Christ church, Sunday, and took cycep-
ton to what he termed mass, This,
the visiting divine contends, Is a viO-
lation of the rules and regulations of
the Episcopal church,
DR.. Fcllinpham, it will be emem-
bered. had a co~ntroyerSary with BiSh-
90 Potter of New York on this sub
ject, in a previous visit to America,
which attracted the attention Of church
people of both England and America,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
THANKSGIVING
DAY PROCLAIMED
President Designates Thursday, No.
vember "a, as Thanksgiving.
RECOUNTS YEARS BLESSINGS
Peace Has Prevailed Within Our
BORDERS, Our Hnrvcsts Have Been
Abundant and the Workers
Are Prospecting.


Washington, NOV. 3.-lhe president
,oc ..,,, ,bo Tr,,kegiyipo rrocla-
ha9 i9"u'' NV io"ei''"5 PO~~
nation. setting aside Thursday, No
vemDcr "A, TO be observed as a day OF
ca,.i,ai o,d bo,Isgiyi,, ,y oil tba
noonIe of the limited States. at home
pcop'e Vi ~ H''' ''"''' :" ~
and abroad
The proclamation follows:
..p, 49, pr,.t1.,, 80 tho r,i,oa c,.,os.
- u Va '"' INV
y plotIdild''vH'
1t has pleased Almighty God to bring
tho American people in safety and honor
through anojAtr year, and in accordance
yin iI. i,nr uIbrlkCu cI-tnn handed
down to US hy OF. forefathers, the time
has come when a special dag shall be set
apart in winch to thank HIM who holds
for tho mcrcIos thus vuuchsarcd to Us.
During the century and a quarters Of
our national life we, as a people, have
been BLESSED beyond all others. and for
this We owe humble and heartfelt thanks
TO the author OF an blessings. The year
that has closed has been one of peace
tween us and ali other nations. The
harycs9s have been abundant, and those
who work, whether with hand or brain,
"krHaiu Aas awaited mon honest eff
fort We have been enabled 10 do our
duty 60 ourselves ana to others, Never
charitable effort has been more evident.
NlIch has been given to us and much Will
be cXpectcd IRON rs. We speak Of what
OF brastluluess or ~Naiuglory, but wiz:
Ana and r.vercut realization that our
Strength is as nothing unless we are
holp,d from above. Hitherto we have
he he" ,o sIEyH ali Ip4 't to u IisH as thy s"veTaiiy
nrogp- We are thankful for all that has
ben done FOR u. in the past, and we
urav maj in IN" future we may be
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
THEIR HARMONY IN DANGER
Clash Over Union Labor Threatens
the Existence of the Boston
symphony Orchestra.

Boston, Nov. 3.-Thcre is appar-
emily a crisis in the affairs of the Boa-
ton Symphony orchestra. the celebrat-
ed organization of musicians which
has been chiefly supported by the pub
lie spirit of Mai. Henry l.. Higginson.
A majority OF the players have be-
come members of the Musicians Pro-
tective union and threaten to quit UNI
less the others follow them. 1t is even
said the ~disintegration of the orchestra
Is threatened.
Mai, Higginson Is strongly opposed
to unionism, and has made some very
emphatic remarks. which the union
officials resent. One Of two things
seems probable. either the d~isbanding
OF the orchestra by the desertion OF Its
union members or the refusal OF Maj
Hieginson to contribute his financial
support longer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
FIRE AWAY" SAID BRlTON
Threat of tn" Husisnn admiral HAD
No Trrrors For commander of
British WnrshipS.

London, Nov. S.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Tangicr quotes a
naval officer as saying hat Admiral
Rojestvcnsky was annoyed by British
warships following him from Nigo. We
signaled to them: "If You don't keep
off we will fire" The British prompt
ly answered: Fire away The Rus.
sian commander did not carry out his
threat. Four British warships are fol
lowing the fleet, nominally going To
Ascension and ST. Helena islands.
Great Britain has arranged for a chain
of ships to keep in touch by means of
wireless telcgraphy with the Russians,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
Not So prepOstcrOus.

All London and Blackpool have been
laughing at the exposure of palmistry,
its professors, and dupes, and it needs
no little courage to say that the
science" cannot be so transparency
preposterous as the evidence of the
detectives would suggest. II the shots
made by the palmists were usually so
wide Of the mark as fhclr predictions
to the detectives, their business would
long since have gone out of itself, like
An ill-smelling farthing dip.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
JUST PLAIN CASE OF MURDER
The Suicide Theory Secuted In the
Case of T.. u. Snnderson's Death
ut Hartford CITY, Ind.

Hartford City, Ind, Nov. Cor
oner Hollis' verdict in the death OF Il,
=. Sanderson, it is declared, will DO
murder in the first degree, and as a re-
suit Of the inquest. held Tuesday after
noon, four and probably five arrests
will be made.
At least two and possibly three will
be arrested for murder In the first de-
gree, and the others will be charged as
accessories to the crime.
The autopsy revealed q plain case OF
murder and removed all SUSPICION Of
suicide.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
Who Owns Our NnilrOndsf

President Fish, of the Illinois Cen
trail, has for the second time rendered
a public service by stating in his re-
port how that railroad is owned. A
majority of the stock Is in holdings
of less than 800 shares each. One-liftf
is in fractions" of less than 100
shares. One-siXth is owned in the 70
states through which the road runs.
But the most significant fact is that,
where ten years ago a majority was
owned abroad, more than three
America.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
DECIDED IN AFFIRMATIVE
A $500 Bet on the Color of Thomas
Jefferson's Hair Settled.
The Assertion Tint We Never Had
a Rcd-iinircd President Proved
to BE Erroneous.

Washington, Nov. S.-HistOrians OF
Washington and those who have made
bets Of whether or not Thomas Jeffer.
sol had red hair, have decided the
weighty question in the affirmative.
His historians are backed up in their
decision by descriptions and some OF
the hair, which has been in the keep
ing of the government since il was
clipped from Jefferson'S head while he
occupied the White House so long ago.
The question as to the color of JEFF
fersOn'S hair carnc up in Washington
as the result Of a bet. II seems that
several men were discussing the cleo
ton in the Union League. New York,
when some one asserted that the peO-
pie of the United States had never
elected a red-headed president. Conse-
quently, the speaker argued Judge Par
kcr had no chance. The statement was
Immediately questioned, and 1t was as
serted that jefferson had red hair. The
controversy waved 50 warm that a bet
Of $500 was made and a committee was
appointed to come to Washington to
inspect Stuart's picture of jefferson,
which hangs in the Red pariOr of the
White House. The committee saw this
ana decided that the statesman had
sandy hair. Bat now the historians
have taken a hand in the controversy
and have discovered that jefferson had
red hair. and that the painting has
either faded or IVA the artist tried to
ba charitable.
In the case containing relics of JEFF
fcrson in the national museum is the
small lock of hair which was cut from
Iofforson's head. This was inspected
by DR.. A.. Howard Clark, curator of
history, and a reporter. The hair il
nOw faded, of course. to that peculiar
brownish yellow gray which red hair
fades into with age. The hair was
taken from the case 50 it could be in
spocted closely and the decision was
that the writer Of the Declaration Of
Independence could not even escape in
to the auburn class,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11

In the race of the present generation
toward material success no qualitica-
ton in the young man exceeds in
worldly value the possession Of a
pleasing personality. This thing called
personality las been overlooked in a
great measurc in the last - years, and
now, just before a reaction logically
IS to be expected, the young mar Of
tomorrow should prepare and be pre-
pared to get into line.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11

Onc Of the least scIf-adyertised Of
great men is Prof. Rocntgcn, who dis
covered the marvellous rays which now
bear his name. The professor has
never been interviewed. never been
banqu"tod and he has even refused i'm
mems" sums Of money offered him by
American publishers for a book on
what he himself mOdcstly styled "a
new kind Of ray"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
Talk About High ADetI.

II took -four days to run "A train -
miles on the Siberian railroad awhile
ago. but the tracks are now clear and
trains 20 whizzing over them at q
pace of - miles an hour. An Ameri-
IAN train operated on that line would
startlc the Russians almost as much
as the appearance of a Japanese regi-
Mont.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11

Can it be possible that "dollar'
wheat is to become a retrospect and
that the goal Of the farmer is to b."
set twice as high? II may be possible,
but il is not probable, that within
the lives Of carth's present Inhabitants
wheat will sell AT s. "A bushcl because
il Is worth that price.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11

The rod is again appearing in the
discussions Of modern educational
methods. According to 7he views Of
many cXaspcratcd teachers OF the
young idea, solomon vas not such IN
old fosy As the theorists of to-day hold
him to De.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-11
p OF THE DAY.


The emperor Francis Joseph is "A.
He has now reignnd for sc years and
has been called to stand up against
heavier misfortunos than any monarch
of his time.