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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
FINES AGGREGATE $13,150
Railroads Convicted of Violating the
TWenty-eight-Hour Law.

Chicago, May 5.-In ninety-five
cases brought by the government
against six railroad companies charg-
ing violation of the twenty-eight-hou
law for the transportation of cattle
Judge Lands, in the United States
district court, imposed fines aggregat-
ing $13,150. The railroads fined were
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,
forty-five cases, fined $3.50; Chicago
and Northwestern, twenty-six cases,
So, 500; Illinois Central, nine cases,
81, 100; Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul, seven cases, $3.50; Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe, six cases, $3.50;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, two
cases, 5000.
The majority of the fines were I'M
posed on pleas of guilty, but in all
cases the Chicago and Northwestern
pleaded not guilty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
SIX PERISH IN FIRE.
Catastrophe in ThickIy Populated Sec
ton of Brooklyn.

New York, May Six persons
were killed and four injured in an
early morning fire at IL Humboldt
street, thickly populated district of
Brooklyn.
Every member of one family, con-
sisting of mother and four children,
are among the dead. There We're
many thrilling rescues by police and
firemen. A half dozen or more per
sons who were trapped in the upper
stories were saved by jumping into
life nets.
The Abrams family lived on the
third floor. For some reason the
flames swept through their apartments
so that the only way of escape was
by jumping from the windows.
Charles Abrams and his sister Anna
did this. Both struck an iron railing
and were dead when picked up. Mrs.
Abrams and her other children, Sadie
and Carrie, were burned to death,
clasped in each others arms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
WILL. VISIT PAPER MILLS
Congressional Committee to Make
Tour cf Inspection.


Washington, HAY 5.-Preceding the
continuation of the examination of
John Norris, representing the Amer
ean Newspaper Publishers associa-
n. the house select committee to
| w -tigate the q, Iestion of wood pulp
caiie int paper was in executive ses-
sen'eu u.mulating "a long list of ques-
| pohu is,rarding che wood pulp and
signed bJst nanar industries. upon
7uie.les' gnmental statistical data is
AldeImai ,ca
president Oh ttaA a,so d,scusse ed the
las JONES' Visiting several paper
| ;t.a no inaS " ting hearings on the
mlttees as follow understanding was
reached that thelcommittee leave here
Friday afternoon for an inspection OF
the Hudason River mill at Palmers
Falls, NJ ", and possibly one or two
others.
Upon resuming his testimony MIR
! Norris submitted ITS kilograms from
publishers, replying to a query by Mr.
Ridder last Saturday, giving informa
tion regarding their paper contracts
He also submitted a list of forty-ont
| publishers who have signified theil
| willingness to come to Washington
and testify. Chairman Mann said tha
| rather than set particular day thi:
| week to hear item it would be bettel
to hear them hs they appeared. II
all likelihood the committee will b'
| absent on Saturday and consequent!
there may be no hearing In this cit!
| on that day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
MANY HURT, TWO FATALLY
Poles and italians Engage In a
Bloody Riot.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 5.-Poles and
Italians engaged in bloody riot at
Hudson, ten miles from here, two
Poles being fatally wounded, two 9TH
ers badly hurt, while many were in.
jured and were carried away by their
companions. The police are now
searching for these men. There has
been bad blood between the Poles and
Italians for some time owing to the
fact that a number of Poles took the
places of striking Italians in nearby
coal mines. Italians laid in ambush
for party of the Poles and attacked
them with stilettos. Joseph Wiserdt
was stabbed eight times, Alexander
Wilkowsky four times and both are
dying John Darboski and Joseph Yer
detti were badly wounded and mum
ber of others were hurt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

Included Among Europeans Marked
for Assassination.

Calcutta, May 5.-The police are in
vestigating the native plot just re-
vealed here to murder Europeans by
means of bombs and the more they go
into the matter the more serious and
widespread does the conspiracy ap-
pear. Documents seized at the house
where bombs and explosives were be.
ing manufactured reveal that it was
part of the plot to kill Lord Kitchener,
commander-in-chief of the British
forces in India, and other high Off.
ciaIs. The authorities believe they
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
HIGHEST SINCE 1902.
Corn for May Option Touches 7OLa
Cents at Chicago.

Chicago, May 5.---Corn on the board
of trade touched T0h cents for the
May option. This is the highest fig
ure at which 1t has sold since 1902,
when John W. Gates and others, COM
prising what was known as the "tin
plate crowd" attempted to corner the
market
1t is said that James A. Patten and
w. H. Bartlett are largely responsible
for the bullish demonstration. They
have taken In and paid for, 1t Is
claimed, almost 100000 bushels
since May / and many of the bears
who have sold for May delivery are
having much difficulty in filling their
contracts. The fact that only small
amount of corn is being received from
the country aids the bull movement,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

regarding the Indian frontier situation
adversely affected consols, as well as
Indian stocks on the stock exchange.
The latter declined l to 11a points
under fair offerings, while consols
which opened at Sc, declined to 85A.
In the course of the afternoon con.
soils relapsed another 9-16, making a
net decline for the day of 1b, which
is remarkable slump for this secur
itv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

persons Of position are either suspect
ed or implicated that 1t has been de-
cided not to bring any prosecutions.
Nevertheless, in order to keep up ap-
pearances, King Manuel when he
takes his oath of Office, will grant a
general political amnesty. This, how
ever, will only cover offenses up to
Jan. 80. The assassination occurred
Feb. 1.
Although King Manuel has ex-
pressed his willingness to repay to
the treasury the money advanced to
the late King Carlos the cabinet, on
account of the present condition of
the finances of the royal household,
has decided to ask parliament to can,
eel these debts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
Royal Houses United.

ST. Petersburg, May 5.-The popular
sailor prince, Wilhelm of Sweden, Sec
ond son of King Gustave, was married
to Grand Duchess Marie Pavliovna
cousin of the emperor of Russia and
daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexan-
drovitch. The ceremony took place at
Tsarskoe -Selo and was accompanied
by all the pomp and brilliant display
of color characteristic of the mos,
stately court in Europe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

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, Is cents. Trial boxes Sc
Sold by Schuts & Ketcham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
Hows's ThisY

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0
We, the undersigned, have known f
J. Cheney for the last Is sears, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. Walding Kinnan i Marvin
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucas surfaces of the system. Tes
timonials sent free. Price 75c pei
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for Consti-
patton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
cleveland Continues to improve.

Lakewood, N. j., May 5.-Former
President Grover Cleveland continues
steadily to recover from an attack of
digestive trouble which has prevented
him from returning to his Princeton
home. All reports from the Lake
wood hotel were to the effect that he
continues to improve and that his con
dition Il not alarming.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
Thanks Court for Life Sentence.

Battle Creek, Mich, May 5.-Joseph
B. Blunt, liquor salesman of this
city, who last Saturday morning shot
and killed Mr.. and Mrs Homer Jones,
his wife's parents, in their home here,
was sentenced to life Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary at Jackson.
Blunt said much obliged" when the
Judge passed sentence ON him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
eucketshop Operator Sentenced.

Washington, May 5.--Percy Wade,
recently convicted Of violating the
gambling laws of the District of Co.
lumbia by conducting "bucketshop,"
was sentenced by Justice Barnard in
the criminal court TO serve thirty days
In jail. Mr.. Wade took an appeal and
was released on $500 bail Wade's
case was regarded as a test one under
the District code.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
MANY PERSONS IMPLICATED
Assassins Of King Carlos viii Not Be
Prosecuted.

Lisbon, May 5.-The government
has completed its investigation into
the plot that led to the assassination
last February of King Carlos and the
crown prince of Portugal, but it would
appear that the conspiracy had so
many ramiflcations and that SO many
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
Killed in Electrical storm.

Ottumwa, la, May 5.-R. E. Lowry,
cashier of the Bank of Seymour, was
instantly killed during an electrical
storm when the team he was driving
crashed through the railing of bridge
and fell INTO the swollen creek below
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
VREEL.AND BILL DEAD
LEADERS BUSY CONFERRING
Hope to Agree on Some Currency
Legislation Acceptable to Repub-
lican CaW:us--Bill Prepared by Rep
resentative Payne Favored by Many.

resentative Payne Favored by Many.
Washington, May 5.-The house
committee on banking and currency
voted 13 to 8 to lay the new Vreeland
financial bill on the table. Those vot-
ing in the negative were Messrs. Bur
ton, Weeks and Mckinney. 1t was
decided to ask that the committee be
given sufficient time, a week if pos
sible, for the discussion of all pending
currency measures pursuant to and
under the ordinary rules of the house.
Chairman Fowler of the committee
will request Speaker Cannon for this
permission.
The Republican leaders of the house
were busy all day trying to agree upon
a currency measure which will be ac-
ceptable to the Republican caucus,
many of them favoring bill prepared
by Representative Payne, which pro-
vides that national banks may pro-
cure additional circulation by the de-
posit of United States bonds or GER
tificates of Indebtedness such as were
authorized by the act of June 13, 1898,
the time of the extra circulation being
limited by the secretary of the treas
ury. The purpose is to attach this
measure as an amendment to the FoW-
ler commission bill
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

are facing an attempt at revolution.
A number of prominent Bengalese are
implicated and sensational arrests are
expected to follow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

80 Days Trial $1.O0 is the offer on
Pineules. Relieve back -ache, Weak back
Lame back, Rhuematic palms. Best or
sale for Kidneys, Bladder and Blood
Good for young and old. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Sold by
Schultz & Ketcham
Here comes the spring winds to chap
tan and freckle, Use Pinesalve Carbol-
lied, (acts like q poultice) for cuts, sores,
burns, chapped lips,l hands fand face.
1t soothes andsheals oSol@ INV Sch nts 4
Ketpham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

1t is pity to see person neglect
indications OF kidney or bladder trouble
that may result in Bright's disease
when Foley's Kidney Remedy will cor
rect irregularities and strengthen these
organs. Take Foley's Kidney Cure at
first sign OF danger. j III Anderson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
Colds That Hang On

Colds that hang on in the spring de-
plete the system, exhaust the nerves,
and open the way for serious illness.
Take Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t quick
ly stop2 the cough and expels the cold.
1t is safe and certain in results H
Anderson
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05
ELEVEN DEAD IN FIRE.
New Ayeline Hotel at Fort Wasnoe
Ind, Destroyed. our pal
Ill.
DOZEN SERIOUSLY Iks,rs pint; pint
Building Was Erected Half a Cen, pt
AGO and the Woodwork Was Dry
Tinder-Rescuers Driven Back
Rapid Spread of Flames.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Mayld 5.LTh9
death roll in the New Av,r Ne hotel
fire stands at eleven knoS'n dead,
with several persons still unaccounted
for. A revised list of the dead fol-
lows
]. B. Miller, travelling salesman,
Sheboygan, Wis; j. E. Ellis, travelling
salesman for Carson, Pirie, Scott &
Co., Chicago; Isaac Hirsch, travelling
salesman, Chicago; William Pitcher,
travelling salesman, Duluth; r. s.
johnson, travelling salesman, Pana,
ILL.,; Joseph w. Deviney. travelling
salesman, Philadelphia; Charles Ben
iamin, travelling salesman, Detroit;
unidentified body Of woman, supposed
to be that of Miss Mary Burkett.
Mishawlxa, Ind; unidentified woman,
supposed to be that of Miss Sarah
Hathaway, Mishawka, Ind; untdenti-
fed body of man, consisting only OF
trunk and head almost burned off, sup
posed to be that of Burke, hotel por-
ter; unidentified body of man, SO bad
Iy burned as to be practically unrec-
ognizable.
Of the dozen persons seriously in
jured by burns or by leaping from the
burning hotel all are doing well at the
hospitals except q. M. Matthews OF
Columbus, O., whose death is hourly
expected.
Number of Persons Missing.
The fire department, police and two
companies of militia, aided by many
laborers, worked throughout the night
burrowing into the ruins in search for
dead. There are a number of persons
yet missing, though how many and
the identity of some of them is alto
gether problematic owing to the burn
ing of the register and other guest
records of the hotel. The total num-
Der of deaths cannot be determined
until the debris has been completely
searched.
The fire was discovered at $3.50 in
the morning in the elevator shaft by
Night Clerk Ralph Fl. Hopkins. He
rushed to the upper floors alarming
the guests until flames, which had
spread with appalling rapidity, drove
him back. His efforts, however, saved
many lives.
The hotel was erected half a GEN.
tury ago and the woodwork was dry
as tinder. 1t burned like matchwood
and within a few minutes from the
time fire was discovered the whole in
terror was a mass of flames that filled
the corridors and rooms with suffo'
eating clouds of smoke and laid fiery
barriers across all means of escape
save by the windows.
The fire department rescued many
by means of ladders, but some, fren
zied by the onward rush of the flames
leaped from high windows to the
paved street.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

Don't cough your head off when you
can get a guaranteed remedy in Bees
Laxative cough syrup 1t is especially
recommended for children as it is pleas
ant to take, isa gentle Laxative thusex.
pelling the phlegm from the system
For coughs, colds, s,croup, ,whooping cough
hoarseness and all bronchirl trouble
Guaranteed Sold by Schultz & Ketcham
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-05

When man writes as follows don't you
thiuk he means it? Mr. S G Williams OF
Powderly, Texas, says, 81 have suffered
for years with kidney and bladder trou-
BILE, using every preparation that | came
across and taking many prescriptions all
without relief until my attention was
called to Pineules After 30 days trial
(s1.oO) / am feeling fine" Money refund
cd il not satisfied Sold by Schultz &
Ketcham.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29
AFFAIRS AT THE
FAMILY THEATER
Report That 1t viii Revert to J. c. So
dini Tonight Not Vet Verified
-Lewinsohn's Lease.

The lease held by S. A. Lewinsohn
on the Family theater expires tonight.
Mr.. Lewinsohn has maintained all
along that he would again lease the
property, and although the deal had
not been consummated late this aft. T.
noon. he has until midnight to close
the option. Should Mr. Lewinsohn fail
to secure the place of amusement for a
longer period it will revert to j. G.
Sodini, who owns it and who in that
event would probably conduct it.
Mr.. Lewinsohn's brother, David Lew.
ins,,hn of Chicago, has been in the
citNsfor the past two days. to place
| the Management of the tfeater on a
firmer financial standing, put the re
suit of his visit is not known. Mr.
Lewinsohn could not be found this
afternoon, but it was stated at the
theater that he would be in later III
the day.
A local firm secured an attachment
against the theater this morning for
some furniture purchased by Mr.. Lew
insohn. The outcome of the. situation
| is awaited with interest.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29

urgent request of managers who have
watched its success in Chicago.
1t will depart from the La Sale
March s, and for two weeks thereafter
the theater will be occupied by The
Time, the Place and the Girl" present
ed by company headed by John E..
Young. Elizabeth Goodall, Fred Wal
'on and Jessie Huston. The Time,
the Place and the Girl will give way
March % to Honeymoon Trail" which
is the latest product of the brilliant
young authors of The Girl Question, y
THE Time, the lace and the Girl, y
The Umpire" ana other La Sale hits.
Honeymoon Trail has a California
setting, and is woven around material
gathered by the authors during re-
cent sojourn. The plot deals with com
Eplications resulting from the establish
ment of a hotel patronized by di
vOrcees near a rest cure for tired-out
business men. The plot is one of the
most ingenious ever written into a mu
sical comedy. A dozen or more musi
cal numbers will be included in the
piece, and the music is the most tune
full composed by Joe Howard.
The full strength of the La Sale
musical stock company will be founC
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29
LOCAL SCHOOL LOST
TO MOUNT CARROLL
Basketball Game Taken by Iowa Team
40 to 2o-Kewanee and Y. M.
c. A. Play Tonight.

The Rock Island high school team
was defeated by a score of 40 to 20
last evening by the Mount Carroll
high school team in rather one-sided
basketball game. The local team was
surpassed in the first half % to 8,
playing a little close in the second
part of the game. which ended IS to
- The teams played as follows:
Rock Island-Brennan. center; Lift
and Voss, forwards; Young and
Streckfus, guards.
Mount Carroll-Hartman, center;
Grossberg and Schroeppel guards /;
Kline and Bancroft, forwards.
Coach Hall was the official for Rock
Island.
The Kewalee Y. NJ. C. A basket
ball team arrived in the city this
afternoon and this evening meets the
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29

in the cast. The principals will be
headed by Cecil Lean and Florence
Holbrook, the popular idols Of The
Time, the Place and the Girls" others
in the cast Will be Lee Kohlmar and
Frances Demarest, who won personal
successes in ''The Girl Question; -
Clara Weldon, formerly with THE Col
lege Widow" Edwin Baker. associated
with Richard Carle in The Tender
foot and The Mayor of TolIio;" Ar
thur Saunders, William Robinson, Ham
iltOn Coleman, Lisle Melshaw. Phry
nette Ogden, Frank Marion and Zeke
Colvin
Manager Mort H. Singer announces
that the new Princess theater the-most
beautiful playhouse in Chicago, will be
finished for its premier performance
May l. 1t will be opened with mu-
sical comedy by Adams, Hough and
Howard. a number of popular players
have been engaged for the Princess
stock company, among them Mabel
Barrison, the star of The Wizard OF
Or" and other recent successes.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29
Relatives Assemble for Funeral
but Find Corpse is Stranger

Strange things continue to happen in
Mercer county. The other day there
was to be funeral at Viola The rel
|atives had gathered from various parts
of the state, the corpse was there. and
everything was in readiness to proceed
with the ceremony. Somebody opened
the casket, however, and discovered
that the dead party was an absolute
stranger to all present The funeral
was postponed with considerable haste.
The mistake lay in communicating a
name over the telephone, Bessie Hem
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29
ELkS TO HAVE A
BASEBALL TEAM
Meeting to Consider Plans for Season
is to Be Held at the Lodge Club
Rooms in Morning.

The Rock Island Elks are planning
TO put a first class baseball team in
the field this year and in order to lay
plans along this line, meeting of the
enthusiasts of the lodge has been
called for tomorrow morning at 1O:3O
at the club rooms in the Elks Build
ing. The lodge, with its membership
of 325, has abundant material for a
star team q amateurs, and it is likely
that a big squad will be formed, and
perhaps two teams organized.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29

died at the county infirmary, and the
supervisor of the township was inform
cd OF the fact by phone. He misunder-
stood the name, and summoned the rel
atiyes of the wrong woman. The SUI
parintendent of the poor farm brought
the remains TO Viola. and when the
mistake was discovered he hustled his
charge back and buried it in the pot
teF's field. Over at Alede the incident
is referred 10 as a grave" mistake,
which isn't bad-for Aledo
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29

sort. They will rest until Monday and
hey then will appear at the Coliseum
Rollaway, Davenport. every evening
next week and at the Saturday and
Sunday matinees 1t is hard to be.
iieve that there could be such thing
as skating pony. but nevertheless
it is true and as high as 5000 people
enjoyed this entertainment in one day
N the eastern Kinks The price of ad-
mission for this feature attraction has
not been changed, it being only 10
cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29
POLICE STOP BOUT
Save Ed Kelley From Knockout
at the Hands of Abe
Attell.
WAS FL00RED FOUR TIMES
Battle at San Francisco for Worlds
Featherweight Honors Termi-
mates in Seventh.

San Francisco, Feb. 29.-Abe Attell,
American featherweight champion,
last night practically knocked out Ed
Kelley, the Buffalo Newsboy," in the
seventh round of scheduled 20
round bout. The Californian floored
His man four times in this round with
wicked left clouts to the jaw and stop
ped the very uneven contest.
Fought Fast Clip.
The men fought at a fast clip from
the tap of the initial gong until the
end, Kelley at all times being willing
to mix it. Kelley surprised the crowd
by showing great cleveress during
the fight and there were several excit
ing miXups.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-02-29
The. Family.

"The Honeymoon TraiI.'-"The Hon
eymoon Trail" new musical comedy
by Adams, Hough and Howard, is an
nounced as the successor of "The Girl
Question at the La Sale theater, Chr
cago. The Girl Question" which has
passed the mark of 500 performances
and has enjoyed the third longest run
in the history of Chicago theatricals,
will be sent on an eastern tour at the