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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
INDICATIONS POINT TO DEFICIT
or $61, 500 IN CASH OF ST.
LOUIS SUB-TREASURY.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS ARE NOTIFIED
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT AND THE
CHIEF OF SECRET SERVICE
SENT TO THE SCENE.

Washington, Oct 1S.-The officials
Of the treasury department have been
informed byIr. ]. Atkins, the assistant
treasurer of the United States at St.
Louis, That there is probable short
age In the accounts of his office of
about S61,500 and at his request his
accounts are now being checked by
the treasury experts. At his request
also Chief Wilkie of the United States
secret service has been sent to st.
Louis with a view of determining who
is responsible for the shortage, If 1t Is
actually found to exist 1t Is under
stood that the assistant treasurer, In
checking up one OF the cages In his
office, found the cash short to the
amount stated, but on being confront
ed with the figures the clerk In charge
insisted that he knew nothing of the
matter and that there must have been
an error In bookkeeping. Mr.. Atkins,
however, was of the opinion that there
was an actual shortage and imme-
diately notified the department and
asked for prompt examination OF his
office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
RETALIATE FOR DYNAMITING OF
A coLORED COLLEGE SEW
ERAL DAYS AGO.
SENECA, S. c, PARTLY WIPED OUT
ENTIRE BUSINESS SECTION De.
sTRoYED BEFORE BLAZE is
ExTiNGUlSHED.

Greenville, S. c., Oct 1S.-As a re-
suit of race troubles Seneca, s. c., is in
ashes. The work is claimed to be that
Of incendiary negroes, seeking revenge
for the dynamiting of the negro col
lege there last Friday night. The fire
broke out about / O'Clock a. M and
burned rapidly, consuming the entire
business section of the town, which
has population of about 1000. No
fire fighting apparatus was available
and citizens were powerless to. stop
the flames AS last resort dynamite
was rescrted to-
The superintendent of the Seneca
cotton mills, who was an eyewitness,
brought the first news to Greenville.
He says 1t Is matter Of common be-
lief that the town was fired by ne
groes. Among the buildings burned
are two hotels and hardware store.
The hotel people were all saved
Everything is quiet, although race
feeling Is still shown by the negroes.
No arrests have been made. The loss
10 estimated at $l5o,0O0. with insur-
ance of $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
GUILTY OF cANNlBALIsM.
Latest Charge Made Against the King
of AMMAN.


Marseilles, France, Oct. 18.-The
mail advices which reached here dur
ing the day from Indo-China brought
another and more revolving story of
the dOings of King Thanh-Thai OF
AMMAN, showing that he went to the
extent OF cannibalism. After killing
one Of his wives he caused the body
to be cooked and served up for dinner,
forcing his encourage to eat it under
pain OF DEATH Some of the kings
wives were bound and burned with
burning oil and subjected to other
cruelties, while naked women were
thrown into the cages of wild beasts,
where they were devoured before the
eyes of the king. Finally the French
authorities stepped in and made a
prisoner Of Thanh-Thai, who has been
adjudged insane by DR.. Domas of the
French colonial staff. The royal guard
has been disbanded, the palace has
been placed under the protection OF
$50 native soldiers and the terror
stricken inmates of the palace have
been rescued from further suffering.
The majority of the latter were wo-
men, who bore the marks of revolving
tortures. Some of them were terribly
mutilated, their faces being slashed
and tongues cut out, while others had
been suspended by pincers attached to
the fleshy parts Of their legs to in
crease their agonies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
WIFE WILL SECURE DIVORCE.
st. Louis Millionaire Brewer Agrees to
Separation.

separation.
st. Louis, Oct. 18.-William j. Lemp,
millionaire head of the Lemp Brewing
company, has left his beautiful young
wife, known far and wide as the
Lavender lady" and will permit her
to secure divorce. Lemp states that
in consenting to a permanent separa-
tion he has decided upon course that,
in his opinion, will bring the most
happiness to his wife as well as to
himself and will be to the greatest
advantage of their son. The grounds
for the divorce, it is understood, will
be incompatibility.
Mrs. Lemp, who was Miss Lille
Handlan, daughter of A. H. Handlan,
president of the Handlan-Buck Manu-
featuring company, declines to make
any statement concerning the separa-
tiOn
Report has it that Lemp has agreed
to settle 100000 on his wife on the
understanding that she get divorce
on the ground of incompatibility and
give him the custody of the child.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
LIMITS COUNTRY BUYING
REGULATION or CHICAGO BOARD
OF TRADE IN RESTRAINT
OF COMPETITION.

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-W. H. Bartlett, a
prominent member of the board of
trade, was the first witness called be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion when the hearing regarding the
grain trade was resumed
Mr. Bartlett declared that a rule
recently passed by the board of trade
fixing prices to be bid on grain In the
country is, in his opinion. in restraint
of competition and Of trade and not
good business proposition for men
dealing in grain as he deals.
rs the rule good for any one?'
asked Commissioner Clark.
"Oh, yes" replied the witness. 1T
Is good for the commission men,"
1T is also good business PROPOSE
tion for burglar to get away with
his booty" said the commissioner
with laugh.
Mr.. Bartlett declared that the rule
is injurious to the man Iii the country
who buys grain because the rule fixes
a price which the dealers on the board
of trade may not cverbid.
The rule was then read into the
record of the proceedings. 1t provides
that no member of the board OF trade
shall bid on corn and oats in the coun-
try differently than appears on a call
posted each afternoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
AN AGREEMENT APPARENT
COMPROMISE REACHED IN CON.
TEST FOR CONTROL OF THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Chicago, Oct 18.-As soon as the
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Illinois Central was called II became
evident that there would be no fight
for the control Of the road, as William
Nelson Cromwell, acting for Harri.
man, turned over to Stuyvesant Fish,
the president of the road, all the prox-
les fer stock held by Mr.. Hartman
and MIR. Fish was empowered to vote
all the Hartman stock In the meet
ing.
Mr. Hartman was not personally
present at the meeting. Mr.. Crom.
we'll said that Mr. Hartman left New
York with him, but had left the train
at Fishkill N. Y, and had returned to
New York.
President Fish nominated j. w. Cut
ting Of New York to serve for two
years as the successor of the late w.
M. Grinnell The three retiring direc-
tors, Charles M. Beach, J. T. Harshan
and Cornelius Vanderbilt, were nom.
mated to succeed themselves as direc-
tors for term of four years.
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MRS. THAW NOT WORRIED.
Refers to Jerome's lntimation OF An
other Indictment.

other Indictment.
New York, Oct l8.-Mrs. Harry x.
Thaw said during the day that she is
not in the least worried by the intima-
ton made by District Attorney Jerome
that another person In addition to
Harry Thaw may be indicted for the
murder Of Stanford White. Mrs. Thaw
met A. B. Peabody, of her husbands
counsel, when she made her regular
visit to the Tombs and the attorney
was with her when she spoke of Mr..
Jerome's statement. When Mrs. Thaw
had gone to her husbands cell Mr..
Peabody said that Thaw was consider
ably perturbed when he first learned
OF the intimation made by Mr.. Jerome.
HE was little alarmed until Mr..
Hartridgc, his attorney, called upon
him." said Mr.. Peabody. But he knew
that the facts in the case could not
possibly warrant the indictment OF an
other person We have positive In
formation that Mrs. Harry Thaw did
not purchase the revolver with which
Stanford White was killed"
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OIL TRUST is INDICTED.
Document Contains More Than Fifteen
Hundred Counts.

Jackson, Tenn, Oct. 1S.-The grand
jury of the special term of the United
States district court has returned a
volumtnous Indictment against the
Standard Oil company of Indiana.
The charge Is transportation of sep
arate carloads Of oil at rates discrim-
mating in favor of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana Alleged illegal
shipments for the last three years are
covered
The indictment contains 1,524
counts, each count constituting a sep
arate offense. The maximum penalty
for each is $4,000 fine and the mini
mum is $1,000 The maximum total
fine upon conviction would reach $780,
100000; the minimum would be ST.
$4,000.
The indictment is the outcome of
the investigation made by Commits
sioner Garfield of the bureau of cor
porations, department of commerce
and labor
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Madison, Wis. Oct. 18.-Articles OF
incorporation have been filed for the
Madison and Fond du Lac Electric
Railway company. The route OF the
proposed road will touch at Windsor.
Columbus, Beaver Dam and Waupun.
A cross line will be built from Water
town and Fox Lake, crossing the main
line at Beaver DAM where the power.
house will be locatLd
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS.
Attempt Will Be Made to Raise French
Submarine

Bizerta, Tunls, Oct. 18.-Prepara-
tion for an attempt to raise the sub
marine boat Lutin, sunk near this
port Tuesday with Lieutenant Phoepon
and fourteen men on board, were inau-
gurated at dawn. Admiral Bellue left
spot, three miles off the coast, where
the Lutin is supposed to have sunk.
Although the bottom at that point Is
sandy the chances of raising the Lutin
to the surface in time to save the lives
Of the crew are regarded as slim.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
BODY FOUND IN coRNFIELD.
Farmer Shoots Deputy and Later Com
nnits Suicide,

Chatfield, Mimi, Oct l8.-The dead
body of Ferdinand Meter, aged sixty
five, who barricaded his house against
the deputies bringing a physician to
attend his sick children and who while
resisting the officers shot deputy,
was found in cornfield near his
here, where he committed suicide by
blowing off the top Of his head.
The deputy went to Meters home
to arrest him for not having his chill
drcn attended by doctor and while
trying 10 force an entrance was at
tackled by the old man. A daughter
cut tho deputy's head open with a
garden rake, bat it is not thought tfe.t
he is seriously injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18

Valette. Island of Malta, Oct. 18.--
The British battleship Implacable, the
armored cruiser Carnarvon and the
torpedo boat destroyer Albatross left
here at full speed during the afternoon
for Bizerta with diving gear to assist
In salying the French submarine boat
7 ,tf
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For Alleged Bank Wrecker.

Toronto, Ont, Oct ia warrant
has been issued for the arrest OF
Charles McGill, late manager OF the
wrecked Ontario bank. The specific
charge Is issuing false statements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
Army Of cumber,ano Reunion.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 1S-The
Society OF the Army OF the Cumber-
land met here during the day In its
forty-first annual reunion, being called
to order by its president, General
Gates p. Thurston. Several thousand
veterans ars present from all parts OF
the North
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS DEAD.
Widow Of Confederate President Viz
tim Of Pneumonia.

New York, Oct 18.--Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, widow of the president of the
Confederacy, who had been i'll for a
week in this city, died at 1925 a. m.
Death was due to pneumonia, induced
by a severe cold which Mrs. Davis
contracted upon her return from the
Adirondacks, where she had spent the
summer months. She was eighty
years Of age.
Mrs. Davis had for some years made
her home In this city, where she had
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18

Washington, Oct. Is. President
Roosevelt has sent the following tele-
gram to Mrs. j. Addison Hayes, ex-
pressing the sympathy of Mrs. Roose-
velt and himself over the death OF
Mrs Jefferson Davis:
pray accept the most sincere SYM
pathy of Mrs Roosevelt and myself"
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
also have sent flowers for the funeral
of Mrs Davis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
Mother and Children Perish,

Lima, O., Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Clinton
Bryan and her two sons, aged eight
months and two years, were burned to
death with their home in this city.
The fire is believed to have resulted
from gasoline explosion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
ORDERED TO RETAIN Ills POST
Chinese Minister Resigns on Hearing
Of Mothers Death.

Washington, Oct. 18.-The Chinese
minister, Sir Chentung Liang Cheng.
has Just received news of his mothers
death In China. In view Of the fact
that Chinese custom requires that he
should retire from official life and be
In mourning for a period OF three
years the minister telegraphed his
resignation Immediately upon receipt
OF the sad intelligence. The govern
ment. however, considering 1t best not
to change It's diplomatic representative
at Washington at present, has ordered
him to retain his post.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-18

a wide circle of friends. Throughout
her illness solicitous inquiries regard
ing her condition were continually
made at her apartments.
The Washington times., 1906-04-15
TO AN OLD LOVER.

There is silvery frost on your hair. old
boy,
There are lines on your forehead, too;
But your clear eyes speak Of the peace
and joy
That dwell in the heart OF you.
For the passing OF youth you have no
regret,
No sighs for the summer gram.
And the lovers moon They are with
you yet
In the light Of the lamp at home.
In your summer of youth. in that sunny
hour
That will come to you never again.
When you wooed your love. as the bee
the flower,
The sweets that you gathered then
You have hived and stored for your later
life,
And your heart is The honeycomb-
Ali I've seen your face when you kissed
your wife
In the light of the lamp at home
Oh, you rare old lover, Oh, faithful
knight
With your sweetheart of long ago,
You are many days from the warmth
and light
OF the summers you used TO know;
But you need not yearn for the glamour
and gold
OF the fields you were wont 10 roam
Oh, the light for the hearts that are
growing old
Is the light of the lamp at hones
-Catholic STANDARD and Timsk
The Washington times., 1906-04-15
SUGAR-COkIED HOUSE
IN KENTUCKY TOWN
Sleet Driven by the Wind Through
Maple Trees Covers Walls With
Sweet Syrup.

LOUISVILLE. KY. April 14.-Sugar-
coated pills and capsules have long
been known 10 the medical fraternity,
but II has remained for ]. VIII Jef-
ferson. of Glenarm. KY, to produce a
real sugar-coated house. Such q phe-
nomenon. however. Mr. jefferson sue
ceeded in displaying TO his neighbors
yesterday morning.
The children who happened in Mr.
JeffersOn's yard were attracted by a
light yellow covering which coated two
sides Of the house and which had at
tracted the dogs. The latter had iicE-
&c the weather boarding clear in sew
eral spots. Mr. jefferson was called
and after seraping off a little Of the
coating with his knife discovered that
IL was nothing less than very finely
crystallized brown sugar.
Mr.. Jefferson's house is surrounded
on Two sides by a wind break Of sugar
maple trees. A heavy sleet which
lately fell was driven through these
trees and against the sides OF the
house. leaving a covering Of thin Ice
1t was the next day that the sugar
was discovered. At the present sea
son of the year the sap in the trees
has risen to the topmost branches and
the trees are ready for tapping for gen
uine maple sirup. Realizing this fact
the theory was advanced that the
sIeet, being driven through the trees
had been covered with sap from the
tiny branches and the sap had crystal
lized after the ice had melted from the
house.
The Washington times., 1906-04-15
BRAUN IN 4 BOOK
CRIES CORRUPTION
Hungarian Statesmen In
fluenced immigration.
CriticiSeS Storer.

Marcus Braun has written a book.
The former Hungarian, now a citizen
of the United States. has undertaken
to explain the troubles between himself
and the government Of Hungary; and
In doing so he has made charges of cor
ruption against the most distinguished
and prominent statesmen OF that coun-
try.
Mr. Braun charges that there is a
corrupt deal between the Hungarian
government and the Cunard steamship
line. for the purpose OF diverting as
largely as possible the ernigrants from
Hungary TO the ships Of that line; that
the present Hungarian emigration law.
passed In 1903, was gotten up 10 throw
sand IN the eyes of those people OF
Hungary who are honestly opposed 10
emigration, while on the other hand IL
created a monopoly TO fill the pockets
Of the sza-Fejervary regime, by
which they are to be rewarded for
their heavy contributions to the cam
paign funds of NJ. Tisza and similar
statesmen. and who had to be recon-
pensed in some way.
These remarkable charges are not all
that Mr. Braun makes. He was sent
TO Hungary 10 investigate the conduct
of the emigration business there. and
he did so. lie charges that his report,
which laid bare the various alleged cor
r,lpt features concerning this business,
was not published for a year after he
sent II to this Government; but that
nevertheless. during that interval, the
government OF Hungary was able to dis
cover its contents and. knowing them.
proceeded to raise q great protest
against his work in that country.
Whatever the inspiration, II is mat
ter of common knowledge that there
was a falling out between Mr.. Braun
and the authorities in Hungary. and
that as a result of II he was recalled
10 this country. and later given a post
in Canada.
Mr.. Braun's book IS a somewhat re-
markable literary production. Its pref
ace declares that the author served the
Government. during the time he was
special immigrant inspector, honestly
and faithfully. but that intolerable OBJ
stacles were thrown IN his path Dy tht
Hungarian authorities, and postscript
lately removed as ambassador 20 Aus
tria- Hungary, in these words:
The foregoing pages were in type ant
printed when the American people were
informed OF the recall OF Bell2my StOr
er. the American ambassador at th'
Habsbourg court.
The Washington times., 1906-04-15

The mills Of the gods grind slow. but
they grind efrectually-
The un-American American, who has
allowed himself 10 be Oyerawed BY the
aristOcracy and the willy politicians Of
an effete monarchy. who. notwithstand-
ing his long years of residence at Wen
ma. and his still longer experience in the
diplomatic service, did not know the
real status of Hungary. and the official
position Of Count GoluchOwsky. has met
his Waterloo. He showed his ability by
committing the objectionable political
sin. or stupid blunder or the perhdy or
mentioning In one OF his official reports
Hungary as one Of the provinces Of Aus
tria.
He was ANONYMOUSLY recalled; his
noble-hearted wife. of course. took up his
fight and put forth a stronger what
she. in good faith. thought to be a
strong-defense In his behalf. but the
fact remains. he has been most sum
rnarily recalled Poor Storer! ReqUies-
cat in pace
In connection with my case. dlplom-
acy has committed many other sins OF
omission and commission against me-
Some other time. on some other Occa-
sion. I might feel inclined to speak more
elaborately upon this subject. Sufficient
unto the day. the main evil thereof Mr..
Storer. who misled the late lamented
Mr.. Hay and who has hoodwinked the
American Government, Is recalled and
removed. and can do no further mischief.
once again. / say: Let the dead past
bury its dead
Briefly. Mr.. Braun in his book charges
that Count Stephen Tisza, TIL recently
premier Of Hungary, has attempted TO
force all Hungarians who desire to emil
CRATE, to use the Cunard steamers. That
company established a Hungarian
American line via Fiume. a Hungarian
port. without any bounty, and in con-
sidera ton Of this the Hungarian govern
ment undertook TO turn the business to
IL. Most of the enligrants from Hungary
preferred to go via German ports rather
than the AGriatic. but the whole infiu-
ence of the government was eXerted TO
force them TO use the Fiume route, even
to the extent. Braun charges, OF con-
ffscating tickets sent to Hungarian WO-
men by their husbands, which were
routed via the German ports, and telling
the women they must go by way OF
Fiume or not at all.
Before he left Hungary Mr.. Braun got
into trouble with the government there.
In his book he charges that his mail
was opened and tampered with, that he
was spied upon, and that he was a
marked man. in the Hungarian official
eye, from the time he began to learn
the real conditions of the immigration
business
The Washington times., 1906-04-15

rooms of decorative interest. such as
the rotunda. the main stair, the eau
Gus room, and the dining room. The
exterior is TO correspond to those of
the Capitol and Library-it will be
of white stone. generally classic, of
restricted height. and given interest
by judicious ornament. 1t will not
be nearly SO costly as the Capitol
building, of course, but, like the
Library, II will represent the expendi-
ture of several millions.
The Senate Office building is to be
identical in exterior design with that
for which the President laid the cor
nerstone yesterday Since the death
of Senator Merrill little has been
done toward the erection of the pro-
posed Supreme Court building.
A fine vista is suggested by the
prospect of these five constructions.
With them finished, or with only four
of them finished, the new railroad
terminals, the new Agricultural build
ing, the new building for the National
Museum, the new District building,
and new Department of Justice,
Washington will have advanced far
toward that enviable position among
the cities of the world which Ameri-
cans would have their Capital occupy
speedily Work beyond those build
ings must still be planned. Economy.
to say nothing Of national pride,
should move Congress to provide now
the six new buildings so sorely need
ed by the departments Of the execu-
tive service. But today 1t is enough
to scan the prospect involved in the
structures already in course of build
ing.