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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
FEAR DRIVES HIM INSANE
Wisconsin Man Expected Death and ls
Now in Asylum.

Kenosha, Wis, April 30.-Nels
Christensen waited all day for death,
but was disappointed. 1t was the first
of a long series of calamities prophe-
sled for him which had failed of full
fillment. Instead of death he was
adjudged insane in the county court
and removed to the state asylum for
the insane at Mendoza
Physicians who examined the man
and heard his story are unanimous In
declaring that he was, driven to in
sanity by suggestion-4hat the direful
prediction made by a fortune teller
In Denmark to Nels just before his
departure for the new country a year
ago so preyed upon his mind that mad
ness resulted A physical examina.
ton showed the man to be In splendid
condition and the most reasonable
theory is that the mental breakdown
IL the result OF fear.
Christensen put in terrible night
at the jail Convinced that death was
near he spent most of the time ir
vehement praying. his shouts being
heard for blocks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
MILLERS FEAR CORNER.
Agree to Take No. 2 Wheat on Out
standing Contracts.


Minneapolis, April 30.-The North.
western Consolidated Milling com.
pany, by A. c. Loring, president, post.
ed notice at the chamber of com.
merce announcing that on contracts
for wheat ue it for May and July
delivery the company will accept No.
Northern wheat at fair and equitable
prices of difference, instead of No.
Northern, the contract grade.
The sensation caused by this move
was still at it's height when eight more
such notices were posted and what at
first had looked like the daring move
of one big company took the appear
ance of concerted effort on the part of
millers to stop the price manipulation
that has been going on openly in the
Minneapolis pit for some time and has
threatened to end in corner in May
wheat.
The millers' contention is that a
condition was developing that would
paralyze the industry; that while
there is wheat enough there is so
small a quantity of No. / Northern.
the contract grade in Minneapolis,
that one large firm or a combination
of firms might control It and run
prices to a level that would make it
impossible to sell -four, necessitating
the closing down of the mills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
NEW CURRENCY MEASURE
Bill Has Support of Republican Lead.
ers in the House.


Washington, April 30.--Another
emergency currency measure, which
will have the support of the Repub-
lican members In the house, has been
drafted after a conference of the house
leaders. 1t was framed by Represen-
tative Vreeland of New York.
The new bill eliminates practically
the bond secured circulation author
iZed In the Aldrich bill and In Mr..
Vreeland's first bill. 1t does not men,
tion bonds, government, state, munic-
ipal or county, In express terms.
In a way 1t authorizes an asset
emergency currency. It provides for
the formation of clearing house asso-
Citations, with capitalizations of $5,-
100000 each, as originally proposed.
1t fixes the amount of emergency cir
culation to be issued at S750,000, to be
taxed at the rate of / per cent the
first month of issuance, increasing to
2 per cent the second month and up
ward until the tax shall be at the
rate of 10 per cent. The bill provides
that this emergency currency shall be
based on securities held by the banks,
commercial paper, bonds, etc.
A commission to devise permanent
plan of banking and currency is one
of the features of the measure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
SENATOR DAVIS SPEAKS.
Tells Foraker of an Opportunity Il
Help the "Niggers."

Washington. April 30.--In the SEN
ate Senator JEFF Davis of Arkansas
attempted to have adopted resolu-
ton calling on the secretary OF the
interior for information regarding the
allotment of lands in Indian Territory
under Secretary Hitchcock's admins
tration. In brief speech he charged
that 10000 persons of Indian blood
had failed of enrolment and, address
ing Senator Foraker, told him that If
he wanted to help the "niggers" now
was his opportunity, as many of those
who had been counted out were Of
mixed negro and Indian ancestry. The
resolution was withdrawn for amend
ment and was not acted upon.
Senator Davis later reintroduced his
resolution without the preamble,
which was regarded as offensive to
the secretary of the interior, and 1t
was passed without further debate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

chairman, and Alexander Troup OF
New Haven, one of Mr. Bryan's most
intimate friends, were unanimously
chosen the two delegates at large.
The other delegates chosen are:
Henry c. Ney, Pennington; Louis
A. Fisk, Branford; Frank P. Fenton,
Windham; Melbert B. Cary, Ridge
field; Henry J. McManus, Hartford; !;
Thomas Noono. Vernon; William Ken
nedy, Naugatuck; Rollin U. Tyler,
Haddam; Tyron Robertson, Montville;
Oscar Ross, Thompson; T. M. Cul-
linan, Bridgeport; James l.. Farley,
Torrington.
OF the delegation the personal pref
erences of only Messrs, Troup, Ken
nedy, Cullinan and Cary are outspoken
for Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Cary was dele
gate eight years ago and is a personal
friend of M. Bryan. Each delegate
has the right by convention vote 10
appoint his own alternate and va
cancies on the delegation will be
made by the delegation itself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
BITTER LEGAL BATTLE OF
Former Chef IF Police Collins of Chi
cauo on Trial.


Chicago, April 30.--A legal battle
which promises to be one of the most
remarkable in the history of Chicago
has begun in the criminal court before
Judge Chetlain. Several hundred wit
nesses will be called on to testify and
all the old animosity of bitter polit-
ical campaign will be reopened. The
case is that of the state of Illinois
against John NJ. Collins, former chief
of police, and Frank d. Comerford,
former police attorney, who are
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the city of the services Of its police
men.
The prosecution will be conducted
by States Attorney Healy and his as
sistant, James ]. Barbour. Attorneys
Nathaniel c. Sears and James Hamil-
ton Lewis will represent former Chief
Collins. Attorney Comerford will
plead his own case.
The prosecution expects to show
that 500 or more policemen, by the
direct orders of Chief Collins and of
Police Attorney Comerford, were
taken from their regular duties short.
ly before the election of Mayor Busse
and set to work campaigning for the
reelection of former Mayor Dunno
Some were at this work, it is alleged
for as long as two weeks.
The indictment is under the old
conspiracy law, under which many
convictions for the misuse of public
funds have been obtained, but the de.
Tense denies that such an offense as
the misuse of labor is within the con.
temptation of the statute
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
ALL DEMOCRATS SIGN
Petition Presented Asking Action
on Free WC,d Pulp Bill.
WILLIAMS CONvULSES HOUSE

Exhorts the Republicans to Join in
Request for the Speakers Permis
sion to Call Up Measure.
Washington, April 30.-John SHARP
Williams gave the Republican major.
ity in the house an opportunity to
either permit or refuse to permit a
vote on the Stevens bill to place wood
pulp on the free list. In the course OF
a cleyeriy humorous and satirical
speech he unrolled and held up to
view the following petition to Speaker
Cannon, bearing the signatures of 164
of the 1G6 Democratic members:
I'VE, the undersigned, representa-
tives in congress, request, each for
himself and each for each of the 9th.
ers, that you recognize one of us, or.
If you prefer, some other representa-
tive, to move to discharge the commit
tee on ways and means from further
consideration and to suspend the rules
and pass the Stevens bill or any other
bill having the effect to put wood pulp
and print paper on the free list"
Mr.. Williams said that the two Dem
ocratic members whose names were
not appended to the petition were out
of town, but efforts were being made
to reach them by wire; when their
signatures were added only thirty Re.
publican names would be needed to
swell the strength of the petition to
the proportions of majority request,
which, Mr.. Williams said with good
natured sarcasm, he felt sure the
speaker would heed.
A table had been placed In front OF
the stenographer's bench and on it
the petition was spread with flank.
ings of ink bottle and pen, while the
minority leader, Stimulating the voice
and manner of revivalist, exhorte1
the Republicans to rise and go for
ward and sign up pleading for thirty,
only thirty" and asked: Are there
not thirty who will come forth?" He
concluded amid handclapping and
laughter, indulged in by Democrats
and Republicans alike.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
PHIlANDER c. KNOX.

velts administration The platform
calls for a review by the next con-
gress of tariff legislation to the end
that notifications may be made to
meet present conditions.
The convention, besides adopting a
platform, renominated Judge w. d.
Porter of Allegheny county for the
superior court bench; named dele
gates at large and alternates to the
national convention and selected
presidential electors An attempt by
delegate to get local option reso-
luton before the convention failed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
Sole Heir of Pet Dog.

Helena, Mont, April 30.-Through q
decision rendered by District Judge
Clements G. ID. Beattie, city alder
man, named as co-heir with pet dog
In the will of Mrs. Mary A. Pryse,
who died last February, becomes the
sole heir of the pet dog and thereby
inherits a valuable residence in this
city. The dog died on Feb 8. shortly
after the death of Mrs. Pryse.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

To check cold quickly get from your
druggists some little Candy Cold Tablets
called Preventics. Druggists everywhere
are now dispensing Preventics, for they
are not only safe, but decidedly prompt
and certain. Preventics contain no qui-
nine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor
sickening. Taken at the "sneeze stage"
Preventics will prevent Pneumonia.
Bronohitus, LaGrippe, hence the name
Preventics, geod for feverish children
48 Preventics, % cents. Trial boxes 30
Sold by Sohuts1& Ketcham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
BRYAN PLANK DEFEATED.
Connecticut Delegates to Denver Un
instructed.

New Haven, Conn, April 30.-Not
many minutes were needed to dispose
of the business of the Democratic
state convention Immediately prior
to the call to order the committee on
resolutions opposed a resolution in
structing the delegates for William J..
Bryan by vote OF 10 to IS.
When the convention was called to
order Temporary Chairman Comstock
yielded the gayel to former Governor
Thomas NJ Walter. The county and
congressional district delegates were
accepted as fast as they were reported
from the floor and then John j. Walsh
of Norwalk. a former state committee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

A great many people Imagiue they have
heart trouble when the fact is that the
whole trouble lies lie the stomach. The
pains in the side around the region OF
the heart are not necessarily heart trou-
BILE. We suggest that you start with
the stsmach and whenever you feel a de-
preston after eating or whenever your
food seems to nauseate take kodol. 1t
will not be very long until all these
heart pains will disappear. Take Kodal
now and until you know you are right
again. There isn't any doubt about
what it will do and you will find the
truth of this statement verified after you
have used Kodol for few weeks
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
Serious Results Feared

Serious Results Feared
You may we'll fear serious results from
a cough or cold, as pneumonia and con-
sumption start with cold. Foley g
Honep and Tar cures the most obstinate
coughs or colds and prevents serious re-
suits. Refuse substitutes. j. III 4Ander-
sen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

Trial Catarrh treatment are being mail
ed out free, on request, by DIR. Shoop
Racine, Wis. These tests are proving
to the people without penny's cost
the great value of this scientific prescrip
tion known to druggists everywhere as
DR. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, Sold by
Schultz & Ketcham
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

Here comes the spring winds to chap
tan and freckle, Use Pinesalve Carbol-
lied, (acts like . poultice) for cuts, sores,
burns, chapped lips,s hands and face.
1t soothes andsheals. eSold nv Schnts.&
Ketcham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures plies, Scaids, Burns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30

80 Days Trial $1OO is the offer on
Pineules. Relieve back ache, Weak back
Lame back, Rhuematic pains. Best or
sale for Kidneys, Bladder and Blood
Good for young and old. Satisfaation
guaranteed or money refunded. Sold by
Schultz & Ketcham &
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-30
DECLARES FOR KNOX
Pennsylvania Republican COnyen.
ton Meets at Harrisburg.
ROOSEVELT is COMMENDED
Platform Calls for Review by Next
Congress of Tariff Legislation That
Notifications May Be Made to Meet
Present Conditions.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 30.-The Re
publican state convention, which met
here, reaffirmed the action taken by
the state convention last year when
United States Senator Philander c.
Knox was placed before the Repub-
licans of the country as Pennsylvania's
choice for the presidential nomina-
ton. The resolutions adopted strongly
endorse the senator for the nomina-
tion and also praise President Roose-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered In the
Gopher State
Plans for Duluth.

New York-In connection with the
proposed Duluth steel plant of the
United States steel corporation, the
report of the corporation for the year
ending Dec. 81 last says:
There has been purchased a site
containing 1880 acres, of which 800
acres are now submerged, ten miles
from the center of the city of Duluth,
on which is proposed to construct a
moderate sized iron and steel plant
The tract fronts on the St. Louis
river, which is navigable for large
lake steamers, and is located on the
line of the Northern Pacific railway.
1T is expected, however, that there
will be constructed in connection with
the steel plant belt railway, extend
ing northwardly therefrom to a con-
nection with the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern railway to enable the prompt
and economical delivery of ore to the
plant from the Minnesota ore ranges;
also eastwardly from the steel plant
across the st. Louis river into Supe-
rior, Wis, where connections will be
made with five trunk lines of rail-
ways reaching the head Of Lake Su-
perior from the south and west.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Sis AN ACRE REALIZED ON
CROP IN WESTERN CANADA.
ANOTHER FARMER REALIZES
$22.5o PER ACRE FROM HIS
WHEAT CROP LAST YEAR.

Charles Mccormick of Kenville.
Manitoba, writes:
During the season Of 1907, I had
100 acres in crop on the s. w. quarter
of section Is, township 35, range q
west of the Principal Meridian, Wes-
tern Canada, yielded as follows:
$50 acres at % bushels per acre,
which I sold for 80 cents per bushel;
and 20 acres oats yielding 60 bushels
per acre 1 sold for IS cents per bushel
so that my total crop realized $1,000
90. From this deducted for expenses
Of threshing, hired help, etc., $4,000,
leaving me net profit on this years
crop of over $780,"
Thomas Sawatzky of Herbert, Sas-
katchewan, says:
"The value of my crop per acre of
wheat is $3.50. / threshed 1,750
bushels of wheat from 70 acres, and
was offered 80 cents a bushel for it.
Oats, Is acres, 500 bushels; and
barley, 5 acres, 80 bushels.
do not know If I have been doing
the best in this district, but 1 know
If all the farmers were doing as well,
Western Canada would have no kick
coming as far as grain growing is
concerned; and l further say that if
you want to put this in one of your adj
vertisements, this is true and / can
put my name to it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Find Home on Fire.

Crookston-Mrs. Peter Huff and son,
Louis, a boy fifteen years old, had a
narrow escape from death by fire.
The dwelling is situated about a block
from the business portion of the city
and two blocks from the fire depart
ment. The young boy was awakened
during the night and smelled smoke.
He descended the stairs and investi-
gated it's origin. He found the en-
tire lower floor of the dwelling mass
of flames, and ran hastily back up the
stairs after his mother.
They again returned to the head Of
the stairs to escape from the house,
but were driven back by the flaming
of the wall paper which had detached
itself from the wall. The mother, an
old lady, became frantic and ran wild
ly back into the upper rooms. How
ever, the young boy discovered that
the paper at last consumed itself, and,
calling his mother, they ran down over
the burning embers and made their
escape.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
NEWS NOTES.

Duluth-Interior department will be
asked to interfere in reported killing
of surviving herd of caribou by the
Indians in Minnesota.
st. Paul-Jeremiah Daily, retired
Langdon farmer, sustains probably
fatal injuries in an elevator accident
in the Manhattan building.
Grand Rapids Lord, young
boy, while riding on the freight ele-
vator Of the Itasca Paper company
here, became frightened, leaped from
the car and fell in such a way that
his neck was broken. He died in.
Stantly.
lie Sueur, Minn.-Fred Breitkreutz,
a prosperous farmer living west of LIE
Sueur, was in town in great state
of jubilation and excitement, exhibit
ing a specimen of gold ore which he
had taken from rock ledge on his
farm in Sibley county.
Morris-Joseph Schroeder, about 40
years old, Great Northern section
foreman, was knocked down by an
engine and run over, cutting off both
legs just below the knees. He is
married and has five children. By
amputation the physician hopes to
save his life.
Fisher-Burglars and vandals looted
five stores here, and secured about
$500 in cash, $500 in goods and did
about $1,000 In damage. They broke
into Kile's general store, Hamilton g
hardware store, c. Widenhoefer's
jewelry store and the saloons Of Al.
bert janice and Carl Vinge.
st. Paul-Three new state banks
were authorized to do business re-
Gently by Public Examiner Schaefer,
as follows: State Bank of Dennison;
capital, $4,000; ]. g. Schmidt, presi-
dent; w. w. Westcott, cashier. Uhlen.
kott State Bank Of Freeport; capital,
$4,000; George Uhlenkott, president;
H. H. Uhlenkott, cashier. First State
Bank of Mentor; capital, $4,000; A.
D. Stephens, president; Joseph Tag
ley, cashier.
astings-Charles c. Flower plead
ed guilty to stealing $85 from Fred
Burns of South St. Paul in district
court and was sentenced by Judge
Crosby to three months in states pris.
on.
New Ulm-The annual picnic of the
Southern Minnesota Picnic associa-
ton of the Modern Woodmen of
America will be held in New Ulm,
June 2. 8, and 4.
Towner-Right Of state fish and
game commission to gather spawn in
rivers Is established in damage case
h Ramsey county district court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
PRESCRIBED cUTIcURA
After Other Treatment Failed-Raw
Eczema on Baby's Face Had
Lasted Three Months-At Last
Doctor Found Cure.

"Our baby boy broke out with ee-
zema on his face when one month old.
One place on the side of his face Che
size of nickel was raw like beefstnak
for three months, and he would cry
out when bathed the parts that were
sore and broken out. 1 gave him
three months treatment from good
doctor, but at the end of that time the
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using
cake of Cuticura Soap, third of a
box of Cuticura Ointment, and half a
bottle of Cuticura Resolvent he was
well and his face was as smooth as any
baby's. He is now two years and a
half old and no eczema has reappeared.
Mrs. M. L. Harris, Alton, Kan, May
IA and June II, 1907"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Want Recount.

Owatonna-A petition has been filed
with s. c. Golf, Jr., clerk of court, for
recount Of the license vote at the
election of March 10. The formal Pc
tition is brought by w. P. Garfield VS..
The City of Owatonna, and is signed
by large number of prominent bust
ness men of the town. 1t is the de-
sire to find out If there was crooked
work in the throwing out of no license
votes at the election.
Three years ago license won by Is
votes. For the next two years the
saloon was voted in by over 100 ma
jority. This year the vote was down
to 8 for license.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Historic Event

Hamline-The main attraction at
the state fair next summer will be
Fort Ridgley in 1852" A full board
meeting of the state fair board was
held at the fair grounds. 1t was de-
cided that the great attraction for
the infield, inside half-mile track,
would be an Indian sham battle rep
resenting the attack on Fort Ridgley.
Three hundred Sioux Indians, 200
horses and 600 soldiers will take part
in the spectacle.
The amount laid aside for special
decorations of the grounds is $4,000.
An immense flower bed is to be made.
100 feet by $50, extending from the
main entrance to the grandstand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
How to Raise Bows.

THAR amt much of a problem in
raisin' boys eff you'll have little COM
mon sense about it." said Mr.. Billy
Sanders. Don't let 'em run wild like
pigs in the woods, an don't keep the
lines too tight, an when things go
wrong don't be afear'd of usin' a raw
hide. But don't fergit that the mann
mics an daddies of the land are twice
responsible when one of Their boys
goes wrong. Eff the legislator wants
to do good work, an make better
citizens out'n the risin' generation, let
1t put heavy penalty on the dear
parents of the boys that go wrong
Joel Chandler Harris, in Uncle Remus'
Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Vengeance 10 Boomerang.

Worthington, Mimi, March 27.-
Because they believed they had been
wronged by neighbors, August w.
Nelson and Ben Berning, each stole a
team of horses and forged two checks
to get even. Both are in Jail.
Nelson, when arrested, explained
that last year he worked for Foster
Moore, but that Moore did not gay
him all he thought he had coming SO
last Sunday he took the horses, har-
ness and buggy from Moore's barn
and started to Duluth to sell them.
He was arrested at Storden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Mountain Lion Seen.

Tower, Minn.-B. G. Everett was
here from the dam and brought with
him the startling news that a large
mountain lion had been seen several
times in the vicinity of the Alger-
Smith camps. Mr.. Everett states that
on several occasions he and others
have seen and examined the tracks,
which the huge animal had left in
the fresh snow but few hours be-
fore, and that they measured Eve
and one-half by six inches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-03
Caribou.

reenbush-Although 1t has been
supposed for several years that carl
bou were no longer to be found in
Minnesota, except stray animal now
and then, it is now reported that there
is herd of fifty to sixty in the re-
gion northeast of the north arm
Of Red Lake in Beltrami county. Re-
ports have also been received by Car
los Avery, executive agent of the state
game and fish commission, that the
Indians on the Red Lake Indian reser-
walton have been killing some of these
caribou during the winter, and the
matter will be taken up with the in
terror department In an effort to re-
strain the Indians from killing of
this last herd.