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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-18
GIRL DIES OF APOPLExY
Was Playing In the School Yard Wher
She Fell.

Pennington, N. j.. Dec. l6.-Just aS
the school bell rang announcing the
end OF the noon recess. Annie Devon
ny. a girl of thirteen years. fell dead
the doctors say. OF apoplexy.
She was in good health all day and
ran and played with the other chill
dren up TO the moment they prepared
to reenter their class rooms after re
cess. As she stepped over the thresh-
old she sank to the floor without cry.
The rest OF the children. after failing
70 arouse her. informed the teacher.
The girl was carried into the princi
pals room and physicians summoned
They pronounced her death instanta.
neous and notified her parents.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-18
ADMIT HUGE
SUGAR FRAUD
krnuckles Pay TO Government
S695,573.
CRIMINAL ACTION PROMISED
so-csIled Independents Admit They
sn,uSsled Raw Sugar Into New
Yerk--How the Shortage Was Dis
covered.

oniunuied RAW sugar INTO we"
York--How the Shortage Was Dis.
covered.
New York. Dec. 16. Arbuckle
Brothers. the big sugar refiners. be
lieyed to be Independent of the trust
and its strongest rival have acknowl.
edged that they. too. struggled raw
sugar into this port In defiance OF the
customs laws.
The company. which consists OF
John Arbuckle and William A. Jami-
son. has paid TO the treasury depart.
ment s695.573.19 to cover the differ
ence between the amount rightfully
Que the customs revenue and the
amount paid by the company through
some. as yet secret, means Of misrep.
resenting the total weight of raw SUI
gar imported.
Special United States Attorneys
Stimson and Dennison made public
the Arbuckle Brothers confession OF
shortage in customs payments.
Did Arbuckle Brothers profit by a
secret spring device as was used on
the sugar trust scales?" was asked
Mr.. Stimson.
THAT Is a matter now pending with
the grand jury" was the reply.
Messrs. Stimson and Dennison Is.
sued the following statement:
in June last we. as special coun-
sci for the government. commenced
an investigation as to the weights on
which duties were paid on sugar land.
ed on the docks of the sugar refinery
of Messrs. Arbuckle Brothers in the
port OF New York. The members of
that Arm voluntarily gave us access to
their books. and thorough investi'
cation was made of those books and
OF the custom house records.
"As a result II was ascertained that
there had been a shortage in the pay
ment of duties on importations of SUI.
gar made by that firm between 1898.
when their refinery commenced oper-
atoms. and November. 1907 amount
ing to $695.573.19.
This shortage was reported to the
members OF the firm and as soon as
they had verified the governments
figures they voluntarily offered to pay
this sum. without suit. into the treas
ury of the United States government
This payment has been accepted
b. the secretary of the treasury with
the concurrence of the attorney gen
eral IN full payment OF all civil claims
against Messrs. Arbuckle Brothe S.
This settlement in no wise affects
the criminal prosecution of any indi.
viduals who may be shown to have
been responsible for the commission
of frauds in respect to any of these
matters. and the investigation and
prosecution of any such persons will
be vigorously pushed"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-18

II 10 Said the President Of the 3. q o.
Railroad Will Retire.

New York. Dec. 16-It is learned
from trustworthy sources that Presi-
dent Oscar G. Murray of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad. will resign next
week. and will be succeeded by Daniel
w. Willard. at present vice president
OF the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Railroad company. Mr.. Willard was
formerly associated with President
Underwood. OF the Erie. and II is 'un.
derstood that he was recommended for
the new position by Mr.. Underwood to
the Union Pacific interests In the Bal
timore & Ohio.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-18
Would 3. Generous with Cork Leo.

Washington. Dec 16. : Martin d.
Foster. NJ. d.. an Illinois congressman,
wants the government TO be more gen.
erous In furnishing cork legs to vet
Grams who have lost one or two limbs.
Under the present law. which was
passed in 1870. Uncle Sam honors the
requisition OF soldier for one or two
cork legs. but second requisition Is
not honored in any case. The Foster
bill provides that soldiers may have
one or two cork legs every three years
II they apply for them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-18
Hunters Toll Of Death.

Boston. Dec. 16.-When the hunts.
man put away his gun at the close Of
the big game season. the man who
had stayed at home added up the list
Il casualties and found that the cost
OF the chase had been thlrty.fonr hu.
man lives. Twenty-three person were
killed by being mistaken for deer or
BY the accidental or careless discharge
OF firearms In Maine. New Hampshire.
- ----..A e. - a -
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$4,000, 600 Available Fighters In U. 8

Washington. Dec. 16.-There are a.
974.44s men in this country who are
available for military duty. but mot
organized" according to a report
transmitted to the house by the war
department. Aggregate strength of the
militia In all the sattes Is 120.65S.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-18
Has "sIeepine sickness"

Phoenix. Dec. lG.-Charles Nelson.
supposed to be afflicted with the
sleeping sickness" awoke after a
sixty-hour slumber following closely
on one OF forty hours. Symptoms con-
tinue the same as in the African leth.
srgy caused by the bite OF infected
tsetse flies.
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OTHER REMARKABLE GASES.


A
D.
had a
Finally had
and
nudc nnowe aanyh
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To comneI Accident Reports.

Washington. Dec. 16. - The Esch
bill requiring railroad companies to
report all accidents TO the int state
commerce commission has passed the
house.
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aJIm crow aim Before conores,,

Washington. Dec. 16.-Representa-
tice Hefiin, OF Alabama. again intro
duced his bill making II mandatory on
street car companies OF the District of
Columbia to provide separate street
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Mombassa. Dec. f6.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt is at Nairobi where be
Is making preparations TO start for
~ - v-sss-@ se-s-- 49, -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
IMPOSING NAVAL DISPLAY
imperial Press Conference Guests Of
British Admiralty.

Portsmouth, Eng, June 14.-The
delegates to the Imperial Press con.
ference, who are spending the day
here as the guests of the admiralty,
have witnessed a naval spectacle that
represents a concentration of sea
power unparalleled in the history of
the world.
Stretched ont in seven lines in the
far famed roadstead, and extending
from Cowes road to the sea forts
guarding the entrance to Spithead,
the visitors saw the war head" of
the British navy, that is to say, that
section of the feet which always is
fully manned and equipped In readi-
ness for instant action.
OF the 144 ships. estimated to be
worth all told something like $780,.
100000, that had assembled for the
maneuvers not single one had been
especially commissioned for the occa
sion.
Among the twenty-four battleships
were seven Dreadnoughts, while sup
porting these lines of capital ships
lay twenty-four cruisers, thirteen
scouts and auxiliaries, forty-eight tor
pedo boat destroyers and thirty-five
submarines. Had they been placed
end to end they would have formed a
double line eighteen miles long.
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DONE TO IMPRESS
THE BONDHOLDERS
Spain Asks Cuba to Pay Por.
tIon Of National Debt.

Havana, June 14.-It was learned
here from an excellent authority that
the action of Spain in endeavoring to
induce Cuba to pay Cuba's proportion
Of the Spanish national debt results
from the following conditions:
During the negotiation of the treaty
Of Paris the Spanish commissioners
sndeavored to get the United States
to assume this obligation. This was
refused and Spain, in renouncing her
sovereignty over Cuba, did not spe-
cifically abandon her monetary claim,
which was represented by bonds
largely in the hands of French hold
eRs. The vitality OF this claim ex-
pired ten years after the signing OF
the treaty. Hence Spain, for the sake
Of French bondholders, in 1908 in
structed Gaytan de Ayala, her minis
ter here. to renew negotiations for
the payment of the debt. Spain had
no serious expectations that this in
dcbtedness would be cancelled, but
her purpose was to impress the bond
holders with her firm intention not to
abandon the claim and to renew its
vitality for an additional ten years.
The intimations that Senor de
Ayala's recall was due to his failure
TO press this claim energetically are
being reiterated. 1t is asserted also
that to further impress the bondhold
ers the minister was relieved Of his
duties, but the actual reason is de
elared to have been his Ill health.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
WIRELESS PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT PART
SlavOnid Summoned Vessel 1870
Miles Distant

Punta del Gada, Azores, June IA
wireless telography played a prom
inent part in the saving of the crew
and passengers of the Cunard liner
Slavonia, wfich Is total wreck two
miles southwest Of Flores island. The
wireless feat of the steamer Republic
was equallcd IL not excelled. The
steamer Princess Irene was 1S0 miles
away when the thrilling call &c. @.
d was picked up. Immediately upon
receipt of the message of distress the
operator flashed back his answer and
learned the location of the stricken
ship. The Princess irene then FASTENED
at full speed to the rescue and every
soul on board the Slavonia was saved
The Princess Irene arrived along
side the Slavonia twelve hours after
receiving the message of distress. II
was arranged that she should take on
board the cabin passengers of the
Cunarder and work to that end was at
once begun All night was taken up
with the transfer, which was made
without single accident.
In the meantime the wireless calls
for help sent out by the Slavonia had
been heard by the Hamburg American
line steamer Batavia, which also
hastened to the scene OF the wreck
The intermediate and steerage passen-
gers of the Slavonia were transferred,
also without accident, to this vessel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

Minnesota which was productive of
hne potatoes and not productive of
much else.
Replying, Mr.. Aldrich said If the
committee on finance had brought In
proposition to tax an article not
raised in this country to protect some
article with which it comes in COM
petition 1t would have been denounced
as an indefensible position.
The tide of events was turned when
Senator's Frye and Burrows, who
have starch industries In their states,
met the objection of Mr.. Aldrich that
this article was used for food by
offering an amendment placing tapi-
oco and sage -four on the free list
when used for food,' SO that when
used In competition with starch 1t
would pay duty of l cent a pound
or of 20 per cent ad vaiorem. The
compromise was accepted by the
finance committee.
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powering toe president to abrogate
the collection of duties on articles
similar to those manufactured by a
corporation which controls so per cent
of the American output and which
offers goods for sale In foreign coun-
tries at lower prices than In the
United States.
The paragraph relating to crude
potash, potash carbonate and caustic
potash was agreed to, Senator Clark
Of Wyoming reserving permission to
offer further amendment to the para
graph II he should desire to do so.
Upon motion of Mr. Aldrich radium
was placed upon the free list
An Opening for Aidrich.
Reversing the usual order Of debate
Senator Nelson led an effort on the
part OF some of the progressive Re-
publicans for duty on sago -four.
which is now on the free list Their
purpose was to protect the potato In
dlastries in their states and he de-
1lassd that sage -four comes into COM
petition with starch made from pota-
toes and from corn.
This attempt to revise the taEth
upward Is not justified" said Mr.. Al
drich, who added that II had bean
shown that there was combination
n the starch industry.
whether there is starch t1ues -
not do not know" said Mr.. Nelson.
Xbo proceeded to tell ol 4 a1Q1lnA q
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
four men BURIED
IN THE WRECKACE
Floors Of Big Storehouse al
Detroit Collapse.
CRASH WITHOUT WARNING

Building Was Filled With Finished
Product of S.ove Plant and the Civ
Ing Way of the Top Floor Is Fol
lowed by the Four Others Below
Fire Breaks Out In the Ruins, bu,
Is Soon Under Control.
Detroit, Mich, June IA roll cal
Of the employees who were in the six
story storehouse of the Peninsulal
Stove company when 1t collapsed
shows. according to the company, that
four men are missing. They are Head
Shipping Clerk Hallen and three for
eign laborers. Tom Egan, a substi.
tute shipping clerk, and a laboref
were dug from the wreckage badly in.
jrred. The walls of the building re-
NAMED intact and did not collapse.
The storehouse was thirty-two years
old and had been used by the stove
company for warehouse for over
twenty-five years. The upper floors
Of the building were we'll filled with
the finished product of the plant.
With no warning the top floor sudden.
~ sagged and then gave wey with a
crash. Each of the lower floors sank
IN turn under the burden Of falling
stoves and debris. Clouds of dust
rose from the wreckage and almost
before it had settled Gre was discov-
erod In the basement of the ruined
building. A general fire alarm was
Immediately turned in and all of the
down town police reserves were hur-
Yied to the plant.
1t took the firemen but a short
time to control the flames and then
policemen, firemen and workmen
from the other departments of the
great establishment began frenzied
digging for the men buried In the
mass of wreckage.
A number of persons who were In
the neighborhood of the storehouse
received minor injuries from flying
pieces OF debris. Several officials of
the plant had narrow escapes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
WOMEN PASSENGERS FAINT
Excursion Steamer Gees Aground a
Amhoy, q.

Ashtabula, o.. June 1.-THE passen-
ger steamer Arundel, carrying 200 sx-
cursionists to Port Stanley. Can.
from Ashtabula Harbor. went aground
at Amboy. ten miles east Of Ashta-
bula. on the return trip. The passen-
gers were rescued by the crew with
small boats. Women tainted, but no
one was hurt Many missed the troll
Icy cars and slept In barns and fence
corners all night. The boat II badly
damaged.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
PRESQuE ISLE THREATENED
Forest Fires May Wipe Out Balance
Of Maine Village.

Houlton, Me-, June 14.-Rain. which
II considered the only hope Of extin-
gushing the forest hrss which have
been raging for days In Aroostook
county. has not materialiEed and fires
are sweeping unchecked through the
woodlands and destroying large tracts
Of valuable timber.
The town of PresQue Isle, which suf-
fered q heavy loss by fire on June Z.
was again seriously threatened and all
the ablebodied men OF the town
worked throughout the night TO hold
back the flames from the village. The
town is completely cut OF from tele-
phone or telegraphic communication.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
Corey Recovering From Injuries.

Palaiseau, France, June 14.--Will-
lam e. Corey, president OF the United
States Steel corporation. who was In
1ured In an automobile accident near
here, is able to leave his room and
take a short walk In tho chateau
grounds. Godilleau, the manager Of
Mr.. Corey's French estate, who also
was injured In the accident. has
shown great improvement and his ~.
coyery is considered assured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

Says He Is Prejudiced in Johnson
ketchel Fight.

Montreal, June 14.-James j. JEFF
fries refuses to referee the fight be-
tween Stanley Ketchel and Jack john
son next October, although requested
by Ketchel to act. Jeifries said:
"Ketchel wants me to referee his
fight with Johnson; but right here
say no In the first place 1t would
not be consistent, ! am heart and
soul with Ketchel in that fight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
Dies At Grave Of FIancse.

Bethlehem, Pa, June 14.-Bpoding
over the death Of his fiancce Raymond
Heintselmann, aged twenty years. Of
Bowmanstown, Pa. swallowed poison
and then. hurrying to the cemetery,
shot himself through the heart at the
grave dug for Miss Florence Rehrig,
Aged nineteen years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
MAY BE OUsTED FROM STATE
Kansas Commissioner Reports on In
ternationaI Harvester Company.

Topeka, Kan, June 14.-State SEN
ator Fl. E. Gauz, who was appointed
by the supreme court as special COM
missioner to hear evidence In the
case Of the state to GUST the Interna-
tional Harvester company from the
state, declares In his report that the
harvester company is a trust. He
holds that the effect OF the harvester
merger has been TO regulate and con-
troll the retail and wholesale prices OF
harvesting machines In Kansas.
Senator Gauz holds that the COM
pany is not liable for the $4,000 char.
ter fees claimed by the state.
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want to see him win | make no
bones about that sentiment How
would 1t look for me to get into the
ring as third man with that feeling
on me?
My sympathics are with Ketchel or
any other white man who fights John
son for the cham pionship. / hope that
Ketchel viii beat Johnson. for it will
simply save re the trouble"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
RAIL COLLISION IN MICHIGAN
Two Killed, Two Missing and Two
Badly Injured.


Badly Injured.
Green Bay, Wis.,, June 1.-two
men were killed. two others are miss.
ing and two were badly injured In a
wreck of an extra freight train and a
log train on the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul road thirty-five miles
north of Claiming, Mich. The dead
are: Chris Schroeder, brakeman, Ap-
pleton, WIS.,, and Engineer J. Murray
of the log train crew. Brakeman
John Cavelero of Florence, WIS.,, and
Engineer c. Mccarthy Of Green Bay
are thought to be buried under the
wreckage.
One engine and twelve freight cars
are piled in the ditch alongside the
track. The accident occurred as the
logging train was backing onto sid
ing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
EIGHT ARRESTS ARE MADE
Black Hand Roundup Takes Place In
Pennsylvania.

Penneyivania.
Johnstown. Pa, June 14.-Following
an investigation of three months by
an Italian detective eight alleged
leaders OF a so called Black Hand
society were arrested at Barnesboro
charged with conspiring to commit
murder. The men were taken to Jail
ct Ebensburg.
According to evidence alleged to be
In the possession of the police the
eight men recently held . meeting at
which three prominent Italian mer-
chants were selected to pay q large
tribute tax or suffer death.
Philip Cherrico, one Of the leaders
was recently discharged from the
penitentiary, where he served term
for kidnapping.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
SELLS READY PRINT PLANT
St. Paul Dispatch Disposes Of North
western Newspaper Union.

western Newspaper Union.
st. Paul, June 1.-THE Northwest
ern Newspaper Union, which before
the sale of the Pioneer Press to the
Dispatch was operated by the former,
has been sold. 1t is understood that
the purchaser Is the Western Newspa-
per Union of Omaha. No statement
has been made as yet by the latter
company. but undoubtedly within a
short time all ready print papers on
the Northwestern Newspaper Unions
list will be transferred to the West
srn Newspaper Unions list.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
YOUNG WOMEN NEAR DEATH
Explosion In Engine Room Causes
Steamboat to Sink.

Philadelphia. June 14.--An explo-
sion in the engine room Of the steam
boat Clearwater on the Delaware
river on this city imperilled tlk lives
OF about fifty persons, most OF them
young women. They were taken from
the disabled vessel By q Philadelphia
nreboat. The Clearwater sank.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

Mr.. F. G.. Fr'tts, Oneon ia, N Y
writes: "My little girl was greatly ben.
efitted by taking Foley's Orino Laxa
tive, and i hink 1t is the heet remedy
for constipation and liver trouble
Foley's Orino Laxative ia best for women
and children. as it is mild, pleasant and
effective, and is splendid spring medi-
cine, as it cleanses the system and
clears the complectinn. III. Anderson
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

ton of the free list of the tariff bill
was resumed by the senate after
speech by Senator Overman, who
characterized the Payne-Aldrich bill
as one of the most iniquitous tariff
bills ever passed by congress, If the
bill is passed. Mr.. Overman favored
Senator Bailey's income tax amend
ment and declared he would offer an
amendment for a head tax on immi-
grants and another amendment en-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

During the spring everyone would be
benefited by taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy, 1t furnishes a needed tonic
to the kidneys after the extra strain OF
winter, and it purifies the blood by stim-
ulating she kidneys and causing them
to eliminate the impurities from it
Foley's Kidney Remedy imparts new
life and yigor. Pleasant to take.-J Il
Anderson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

SIMPLE REMEDY FUR LA GRIPPE
La Grippe coughs are dangerous as
they frequently develop into pneumonia
Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops
the cough but heals and strengthens
the lungs 80 that no serious results need
be feared. The genuine Foley's Honey
and Tar contains no harmful drugs and
is in . yellow package. Refuse substi.
tutes.-J. III. Andarann.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
ALDRICH CRASPS
THE OPPORTUNITY
Has Chance to Get Back at
Progressive Republicans.
USUAL ORDER REVERSED

Nelson of Minnesota Speaks In Favor
OF Duty on Sage Flour, Now on Free
List, in Order to Protect Potato In
dustry-Overman IN. c.) Wants
Immigrant Head Tax and Abroga-
tlon of Duty on Trust Controlled
Articles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

People past middle life usually have
some kidney or bladder disorder that
saps the vitality, which is naturally
lower in old age. Foley's Kidney Rem
edy corrects urinary troubles, stimulates
the kidneys, and restores strength and
vigor. 1t cured uric acid troubles by
strengthening the kidneys SO they will
strain out the uric acid that settles in
the muscles and joints causing rheum-
atism.-J. III, Anderson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-23
Coming! ComingM

Colorado is likely to be repre-.
sented in the next Congress by
a lady. Just who the lady may
be is now the living question Of
day in the Centennial State. The
ladies most spoken of, at this
early date are Mrs. Sarah Pratt
Decker; Mrs. Ruth Bryan Lew
ell, daughter of w. ]. Bryan,)
and Mrs. Alma Lafferty.
It will make but little differ
ence which is nominated, the
one receiving the honor will be
elected, and this will be the be-
ginning of a new order in the
Congress of the United States.
With this new order, it is to be
hoped will come marked i'm
provement in efficiency in the
law making body of the gov
eminent. Let 'er come.