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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04
No news of the death of any Amer


leans excepting A. S. Cheney, the
American consul at Messina, and his
wife and the members of the Pierce
family has been received from any
quarter. j. III. Pierce was formerly
American vice consul at Messina.
Stuart K. Lupton, the present Amer
lean vice consul at Messina, is safe.
He was last seen Thursday night alive
and Well.
An Italian who has resided forty
years in Messina said he was conf
dent that there were no Americans in
the city at the time of the disaster.
1t is stated here that train which
left Reggie early on the morning of
the earthquake carrying passengers
and of which nothing has been heard
since was overwhelmed by the tidal
wave following the earthquake.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04
IN UNITED STATES COURT
Action Begun to Test Alabama Pro-
hibition Law.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 4.-The
fight against the Alabama prohibition
law was opened in petition filed by
lawyers of this city in the United
States court The petitioners are the
Cook Brewing company of Evansville,
Ind, who allege that the law will
mean a loss to them of $125,000 a
year IN business. Judge Thomas G.
Jones set Jan. Z as a day for hearing
arguments for a restraining order. It
Is also said to be in violation Of the
Interstate commerce act
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04
HORRIBLE TO
contemplate
Suffering Of People Still in
Ruins at MeSSina.
EVIDENCE OF TORTURE

Bodies Recovered Bear Testimony Of
the Terrible Experiences Gone
Through Before Death Came to End
II AIi-chaotIc Conditions in the
Stricken District Showing the Re-
suits of Organized Rescue Work.
Messina, Italy, Jan. 4.-The town is
now thoroughly occupied by troops.
Each quarter has it's body of them
is without protection. A Gordon of
soldiers also surrounds the entire
town, which Is almost deserted. Only
soldiers and sailors are to be seen
there
The sufferings of persons still bur-
led in the ruins of fallen buildings
here, who are slowly dying from hun
ger, Is awful to contemplate. Dead
bodies have been found which bear
mute testimony of the torture en-
dured before death relieved their suf-
ferings. Several of these persons had
died gnawing at their arms and hands,
evidently delirious from pain and
hunger. Other bodies brought from
the ruins had portions OF shawls and
articles of clothing in their mouths
and one woman had her teeth firmly
fixed in the leg of dead baby.
The archbishop of Messina has
been found, still living In the ruins
of his palace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04
ELLIS AIDS INVESTIGATION
Assistant Attorney General in Pack
ina House Probe.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Wade Ellis, as
sistant United States attorney gen.
eral, is here to confer with District
Attorney Sims in regard to the inves-
tigation of I've government into the
packing houses.
Some of the evidence which is to
be put before the grand jury, 1t is
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04
"An Unexpected Disgrace"

Washington, Jan. Minister Rock
hill, at Peking, has telegraphed the
state department confirming the press
reports concerning the dismissal of
Yuan Shi Kai, but making no COM
ment on the matter except to refer to
It as IAN unexpected disgrace"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04

said, includes methods by which the
claim departments of various rail.
roads have been tapped" by packing
companies and inquiry is to be direct.
ed as to whether they form indirect
rebating.
The question of claims on railroads
for damaged goods" is also to be
gone into.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-01-04
Survivors Will Abandon Homes.

Almost all of the people of Reggie
and Messina, 1t is said are making up
their minds to abandon their beloved
cities.
As an indication of the progress
| that is being made in bringing order
| out of chaos the railway line from
Reggie to CatanZaro was again put in
operation. There is a break in the
| line, however, of $50 feet over which
| passengers must be transferred from
| one train to another. The distribution
| of food also is being made more reg
| ularly In the affected districts and
many of the starving have been re-
lieved temporarily. Many persons liv-
ing along the coasts of Calabria and
| Sicily paddle out in canoes to the
large steamers passing through the
straits and request and receive food
| from them.
Exact statistics of the dead and the
| surviving still are impossible to oh.
| tain, because all the dead bodies bur
| led under the ruins have not yet been
| excavated 1t is equally impossible
i
| survivors, for they are scattered from
| one end Of the country to the other.
| The only figures that can be given are
reached by calculating the total pop
ulations before the disaster and sub
tracing therefrom the members that
are supposed to have survived. The
result is of course approximate. On
this basis is made the estimate that
about $4,000 people have left Messina
pnd the Messina commune. AS the
total population of the city and com.
mune was about $4,000 and as there
are about $4,000 people still in the
district the dead probably amounts to
115,000. The victims are increasing
daily, not only through the dying OF
the injured. but also by the many sui
cides committed by desperate sur
vivors whose minds have given way
under their terrible experiences.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
NEW BOOKS ARE PUT
 UPON LIBRARY LIST

Two dozen new volumes were added to the catalogue of the Copper Queen library this week. These are mostly fiction and in the list will be found a number of old friends as well as some of the newest and latest works that have come from the publishers. These works were cataIogued under the date of August g. They are:
 Inner Shrine; Elizabeth Visits Am erica, Glyn; Katherine. Lane7T We'll in the Desert, Knapp; Man in Lower Ten, Rinehart; Woman in White, Collins; Man and Wife. Collins: Ari- zona Nights White; The Yellow God, Haggard; Three of a Kind. Burton; In old Bellaire, Dillon: Phroso, Hope; Loves of Pelleas and Etarre, Gale; Les Miserables, Hugo; Beatrice Leigh at College, Schwartz; Roads Of Des- tiny Henry; Soldiers Three. Kipiing; Lanier of the Cavalry, King; Songs of Summer, Riley; Fairy Tales of all Nations Laboulaye; Psychotherapy, Munstberg; New Ideals in Healing, Baker; Camping ar.> Camp Cooking, Bates; Fireless Cook Book, Mitchell.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
HORSE SALE Is
 CAUSE OF ARREST

Bob Franks was yesterday arrested in Bisbee and turned over to Con stable Reese of Pirtleville who took him with him on the evening train to Douglas. The charge against Franks was giving bill of sale for a horse which he did not own and it Is understood he pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was accompanied to Douglas by E. c. Strickler whom he retained to defend him and who was goin to attempt to secure hi release from Justice Taylor or bond last night.
 There was little doing in the local courts yesterday. Justice Burdick 1. had a civil case. Bond vs Welch, which he took under advisement He had two disorderly conduct cases
 while there was a minor case in Justice Highs court. City and coun- ty officers reorted nothing doing and seemed to be, like Mir. Micawber waiting for something to turn up.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
THE slssEe sBEE 1909
MINING MAN IS ARRESTED IN
 CHICAGO

GLOBE. Aug. 26.-Samuel Klaus. who spent several weeks in this city looking over mining property. and who acted as agent in at least two mining deals which were made re- gently, was arrested in Chicago a few days ago. for. obtaining money under false pretenses.
 According to the Chicago Record Herald. Klaus. after purchasing an automobile valued at S2,5o0 with a worthless draft. borrowed $5 from James Egan to whom he explained that his baggage. among which was a suit case containing collateral worth S75,000, had been lost in transporta ton. Egan. owner of the Star garage 2253 Cottage Grove avenue who in troduced the alleged mine owner tC MT. Russo of the Buick Motor com pany 1452 Michigan avenue, where the automobile was purchased became suspicious and caused his arrest or a charge of operating confidence game. A telegram sent to the Globe National Bank of Globe, Ariz., brough the information that Klaus was not known there and had no account witi the bank"
 A number of local people. who wer' connected with Klaus in some of hi transactions here, claim that he wa ,expecting a draft for s3.000 to be de lposited with the Globe National banl a few days after he left here, and hol' that he must have supposed that tn money was deposited to his credi when he purchased the s2,500 auto mobile.
 His arrest is not expected to hav any effect on the mining deals il which he was interested.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
SITE FOR CAMP 0F
 GUARDsMEN CHOSEN

PRESCOTT. Aug. 26.-The Tritle tract. located near the Whipple bar racks, at the edge of Prescott, was selected yesterday as the site for the annual encampment of the Arizona National Guard, Colonel McCiintock and Captain Alkire made the choice after viewing sites at Kirkland, Skull Valley. Del Rio and Prescott.
 The officials were met at Kirkla,fl by delegation of Prescott citizens and brought here in special train and were shown all available sites in this vicinity, including Del Rio. Gov ernor Sloan and Mayor Goldwater joined the party here at noon and went along on the an inspection trip Colonel McClintock and Captain Al. kire left last evening for Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
CITY OWNERSHIP
 0F WATER IN DOUGLAS

Our neighboring sister Douglas, has taken the first real steps towards municipally owned water system. This was the news brought yesterday morning by Alderman Frank Ramsey of that city, who is now engaged In the meat business here. He had been dow, ta his home town to attend to his duties as city father and returned to Bisbee yesterday morning.
 | Mir. Ramsey stated that the propo- sition which is to be submitted to the
 taxpayers of the shelter city em-
 braces the purchase of the plant of
 fhe Douglas Improvement company
 for s225,000 and the expenditure of
 sl00.000 more in beterments, improve
 nlents and extensions. which the ai-
 derman says would give our neighbor
 one of the best water plants, If not tic very test in all the southwest.
 At the meeting on Wednesday night
 propositions for bonds were also re-
 ceived and ten bids were opened The best bid for the bonds which are to be issued serially and redeemed year by year after a short fixed peri
 cd was a premium of but s120 on the
 entire issue, but the low rate of five Der cent was taken. Uhlin and Sutherlin bettered their former ap plication by more than $20,0o0 and then stood half way down the list house with Chicago and Kansas City headquarters is said to be the best bidder Ramsey declares the issue will carry. that a majority o the smeltermen are for 1t and that the business community will vote fol it three to one.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
TWELVE BODIES RECOVERED
 FROM LA PAZ MINE.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26.-Twelve bodies were recovered from the La Paz mine at Matapuela today. The men dropped from the top of the chaft down to the 1900 level when the cable parted Tuesday evening.
 Of the fourteen occupants of the cage two saved their lives by grasp ing the timbers and hanging to the shafts edge until rescued.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
E.P.&S. W. SUBJECT
 ID PAY $50 PENALTY

Becouse it is said the Southwestern put carload of hogs. which were be- ing exported to Cananea. out through the sub port at Naco, Arizona without a manifesto or without notifying the collector there the railroad is sub jected to a fine of $50
 This information has been received in the office of the special agent of the treasury department. The federal statute makes provision that notice must be given to the collector of all exportations that they might be checked for statistical purposes.
 Heretofore. in such cases, penalties have been assessed and collected.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
SENATOR BAILEY FACES FIGHT
 0F LIFE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.- Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, who has had to fight tooth and nail to remain n congress, is in the midst of another e ntest. Information reaching Wash ington from the Lone Star state is to the effect that, although Bailey's pres en. term will not expire until March 3. 1913, a campaign against his re-elec- ton has already been launched against him. and it has reached such proportions that the most polished orator in the United States Senate has been compelled to take to the Si SilinF.
 T.s iley's political enemies are charg- ing uat he was traitor to the Demo cratic party during the extra session of congress. and while ostensibly fol- lowing an independent course, was in reality acting as the lieutenant Of cei:ator A'drich. Bailey chose to ig- norc n q charges for short time after hi return home, but he is now going from one end of the state to the other explaining his position on the tariff bill.
 Although Bailey will not come up for reelection until 1912 he will know long before that time whether he will be returned to the senate The campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor is already under way. In its early stages the is- sue was prohibition and anti-prohibi- tion. Now that issue has taken sec ond place and half the candidates who are making the race are being labeled Bailey men" or "anti-Bailey men"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
REGISTRATION FEE TO BE
 INCREASED TWO CENTS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-An in- crease of two cents will be made soon in the fee for registering let ters and packages. Announcement of the change was made today by Post master General Hitchcock. The gov ernment has been losing several mil lion dollars through the present sys- tenn.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
METAL MARKET

New York. Aug. 26.-Copper was quiet in the local market and no sales of standard were reported. Closing quotations follow: Spot and August, s12.56G12.S5: September. 12.65a12.s5; October, s12.70@13.00: November. 12.90d13.o5: Dec. 12.90@13.50. Local dealers quote Lake 13.00@13.37 1-2; Flectrolytic. s12s7 12G13.f2 l-a; casting. 12.e2 1-2d12.sI London copper. steady. spot. 50 12s Sd futures 60 Ills 4d. Silver 51 5-s; Mexican, A
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
AMBASSADOR DENIES BUYING
 RAILROAD FOR HAR7IMAN

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 26.-Ambassa- dor Davis l. thompson emphatically f.n:ed .nday the report that he pr chased the Pan American railroad for s10 900. 900, acting as agent for Harri- man. He admitted however having been trying to purchase the road for f,imself.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
Bisbee Is Different.

In Bisbee conditions are different. Here we have no free delivery, al- though the city is entitled to it. Still 1t is impossible to furnish such de- livery for no able bodied man wants to take the hard job here where hills are steep and where much better pay can always be obtained at other occu- pations than Uncle Sam can pay his mail carriers under present regula- tions. As result the positions are all vacant and Bisbee is the largest city, probably. in this country not to have postman delivery service. It certainly has more post office boxes than any other city of it's size or many thousand more inhabitants.
 A Review reporter called upon Post master Cassidy yesterday and ask ed what he knew about the agitation against the general delivery in the post offices. He stated that he had read some of the magazine articles and newspaper stories and had heard the suggestion that generally deliver ies. where there is free house 10 house delivery, should be modified but he has not heard Of any steps towards this end being taken by ths govern ment. In any event, he said, such regulation would not affect Bisbee. He told of some of the manners in which the Jaw has been evaded here, both at general delivery and ia pri- v1te boxes and of the steps taken whenever such evasion of law or wrongful use of mails was discovered but asked that those cases be nut published as they might suggest a means of wrong doing to others who had not discovered such methods. i Some of the means used to conduct clandestine correspondence are cer- calmly unique. but this far a word to the offender. when discovery came. has generally meen sufficient to check the cause of complaint immediately.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
CONNECTS BREAK JAIL.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 26.- Eight convicts, four of whom are under sentence for murder escaped tonight. s ss1 |ekI
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
SHALL GENERAL
 DELIVERY BE ABOLISHED?

There is at this time considerable agitation the country over against the General Delivery" at the post offices. In places where there is free delivery, this branch of the post office is being severely condemned and especially so in the large cities of the country where the general de- livery is said to be source of great evil. a cause for immortality. and an opportunity for crime.
 Magazine articles are being written on this subject, newspapers are talk ing 1t up and government officials. secret service men, police officials and criminologists are being inter viewed. Almost universally the abuses are condemned, many see no way to actually cure them while others favor the practical abolition of the depart ment by a passage of a rule by the department that no one shall receive m;G from the general delivery for a longer period than thirty days.
 In the great cities there can be no doubt that the general delivery of the postoffice is abused. It is a fre- quent source of assignations, it leads J to blackmailing schemes and it is here that criminals under fictitious names and through messengers are always receiving their mail. Always there are kept number of detec- |, tives by the city police watching the e. D." windows for crooks and crimi- nals but they usually are able to send substitutes and thus get their correspondence. This is the condf. ton which has aroused those who make sociology and criminoIogy a study. They assert that many Is the young girl who can trace her down. fall to a clandestine correspondence carried on through this bureau, many the married man and married wo.
 man who has paid blackmail as a re
 suit of some foolish correspondence
 carried on from this department. II
 is held that any stranger in town
 may be expected to locate perman ently within thirty days and that
 from then on that person should re
 ceive mail at such residence or of
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-27
At Warren Ball Park August 29lh 1.3O PM.

SPECTACLE MOL. CLIMAX JIM Rides dashing steed to the side of wild Steer, falling from horse on ferocious animals head with hands on horns and death like grip on steers nose with his teeth. throws steer to the ground and holds him there with all the tenaciN of bulldog.
 SPECTACLE NO. g. OKLAHOMA TRACY will ride wild bucking mare with out saddIe brd|e or rope, roWeIng her from ear to tail while she climbs the clouds.
 SPECTACLE NO 8. HACK THE RIPPER AND TERRAPIN JOE will each ride wild and ferocious steers, taking the cowboys hazard ous chances of being gored to death, will mount and ride the wild animals without saddle.
 SPECTACLE NO. 4. THE THREE KINGS OF THE WESTERN BR0NcH0 BUSTING T0UGHS will each rope wild mare. Ropes will be taken off and the wild animals held by BULL DOG PETE until saddled and mounted. Then turned wild loose with rider, but without bride, showing what cowboy riders can do in emergency cases.
 SPECTACLE NO. 5. To show how dexterous the wild and woody cowboy Wields his lariat and hoggng string, goats will be given twenty-five feet start of mounted cowboys. Cowboys asso goats ropes going over head and horns cowboy dsmounts, ,hogties goat by eing three feet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-17
Quesr Pronl,nciations.

There are many names of places iC England that puzzle the stranger Happisburgh. in Norfolk. for instance Is pronounced Hazcboro, Abere:sveiln simply drops syllable and bSco.nc> Abervenny. and it Is alleged that sSt Neots sounds more like SnootS tha, anything else. Cirencester seems l. vary from Sister to Sizcte. In Su.s folk Waldringiield Is "Wunnerfui" ai.t ChelG0ndiston "ChimStou." Wh:ie il the adjoining county of Norfolk !.'.n stanton Is "tIUnston," and in i.le Wes country Hadgeworthy is "Badg " and Cornwood "Kernood Hunting doasaire ciaiIAs the purest En::!i:.h but they call papworth "l'ar,lor." AZ, nut far away is another village " beauty. Tine motorist turned upon :. rou.:'i ""ati and asAed the iate!.i::". iab.,r.r where it wouli tail" .i.,u
 T'ia; road" ~; :',r h';nest ruuntr. .ran. Ni,,i". his brow will ta:;e .n
 o .!l sir. '!:!e courageous motto; ,s, f5...,. ei1 a,,l t,aaaI Ellsworth, w,ir: < ;,f,..iull2s.r,i .i.,St.r Man hest,
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-17
A Conundrum.

When is piece of wood like a mon. arch? When 1t is converted into . ruler.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-17
Don'ts.

iuii,t attempt to punish aii sniT t.H'
 !,i.'s x, 0;.r,. iou tat do q ia. oEsihee.> .Y,tll a SElaii Capital l.aH say Il te!s. .'cu se.' Two to one yu' Eevar sIid Il wnrd about il l,en worry ab"at another iuan's buSiat.>;~ \ littie seiiiShncsS is sometimes con
 nendabie. Don't imagine that v,s can correct all tl,e evils in th. wor.
 A grain of sand Is not prominent i'll
 desert. Don't mourn over fai,ci. grievances Blde your time. a,id r"n sorrow will come. Don't throw dN. i'll your teachers eyes. It will only il jure tue pupil. Don't worry about i:' Ice crop, keeI. cool and you will l:l', enough. Don't borrow cua..i. l. please your wife. Better make her q little suily. Don't ima zine that every thing Is weakening. Butter is stroa- in this market. Don't publish :;','!, acts of charity. The Lord will ;>Nni the account straight. Don't ruh.: meerschaums for a living IL l. sim ply dyeing by inches.-Ma9h Twa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-17
Tired of Being In Print,

"Nr. Smithers, said his Wit. if remember rightly you have often s#it that you tiisliked to see |; wnmA.i e,,.- staHtly getting herself into l5g!'lt:"
 ''i do," said SmitllerS positively
 You consids red 1t unwomaniy and iuleiicate, l believe?"
 Very"
 '-And you don't see how an. man eodld allow his wife to do anvl hing o+ the kind"
 "Ycs lhiut SD naw"
 "WeN, ,Fr. Snlithers, in view "if ,' fhe facts N fha case feel taeti;'Ai f asl,luy fnl |, new silk dress"
 "A naW silk dress s:''
 'Yos. For the last eight wears hivH had noth!i@ better taan fourp p1uIy calico. and l want something better Pm tired of getting into print. Lon. don Tit-Eits
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-17

The Oresn, of the Rev.

Some Small article had been loSt-l forget now what; let Us say a key-be. longing t. one of two sisters who were travelling together. It could nowhere be found. But one night one of the sisters dreamed that she saw the key In the pocket of her travelling bag She told this dream on waking to the other And have you looked in the poc!iet:" the sister asked No. I have not said she. for the very good reason that there Is NO pocket in ny travel ing bag" Well" said the other. "thcre is a pn"lpt in mine. l will jiiSi have look there on t.,e chln@~." Ano there the key was found The inr,,r encc Is that the dreamer had senIl witl the rra Of sense though not With the eye of observation, the Key ,4ut Into the pocket. Even when tii,, iley was so found she had no recol!r, siD,l of seeing il placed there. but the 1ral; had unconsciousiy recorded inc eon*a tion. In course of sleep ii had .,t;!Gn bled Gn that record. aaa by good 1ur'; the sleeper on awakin@ chanee'l t. r. member the mental operation that fad taken place during sleep. It iS a sin gular and almost alarming rehe ti,i. that OUT brains are stored with cl,.at less such records of which We know nothing nor ever shall know unless the association of ideas or some peculiar mental state brings them to oui. DO, ticc.-W est minister Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-17

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