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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
COAL ROADS MAKE DEFENSE
Their Side of Government Case Begun
In New York.

New York, Feb. 16.-The railroads
of the anthracite region began in
court today their defense against the
charge of the government that they
form a conspiracy in restraint of the
trade in hard coal.
The action of the government was
begun In June, 1907, and the prosecu-
tion was concluded in Philadelphia
last month. Among the evidence Of
fered by the government is table of
statistics showing that of the 10000
900 tons of coal produced only 16,000.-
600, or about 21 per cent, are pro-
duced by independent operators. OF
these 100000 tons it is alleged that
all except 6,607,511 tons are in the
control of the roads by contract or
otherwise at the time the coal leaves
the mines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16

vention will be in session three days,
during which all phases of the tariff
question will receive thorough discus
sion.
There are more than 1900 delegates
to the convention, which was called
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers and other large commercial
bodies. According to James w. Van
Cleave. the president of the associa-
ton, it is "the first national gathering
ever held for the express purpose of
promoting the movement for compre-
hensive, scientific tariff revision"
Convention Is Nonpartisan.
The convention is nonpartisan and
among the delegates are men of all
shades of political belief. The com.
mittee in charge has declared that its
purpose is not the discussion of pro-
lection, free trade or tariff revision.
Its object is declared to be 'the urg-
ing of reform in the methods pursued
in determining schedules and the dis
cussion of schedules themselves is
foreign to its purpose. The commits
tee stands for the tariff commission
plan and believes it is one of the
greatest reforms in which the country
can at this time interest itself"
Among the speakers who will ad
dress the convention are Representa-
tive Charles n. Fowler of New Jer.
sey, Senator Norris Brown of Ne
braska, Senator Owen of Oklahoma,
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, Direc-
tor John Barrett Of the bureau OF
American republics, Charles p. Neill,
federal labor commissioner; Aaron
Jones, master of the national grange;
former Governor Guild of Massachu'
setts and Representative Ransdell OF
Louisiana. Mr.. Fowler will take a
leading part in the discussions of the
convention. His principal address will
be on Tariff Changes by Evolution
Instead of Revolution"
In declining an invitation to attend
the convention President Roosevelt
declared that he did not intend to in
terfere in a question which would be
settled by his successor. The presi.
dent added that he had expressed him.
self in favor of the proposed commits.
sion several times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
BOTH VESSELS FOUNDERED
Collision in Mediterranean Causes
Thirty Deaths.

Algiers, Feb. 16.-An unknown sail
ing vessel rammed the Belgian steam
er Australia during storm Feb. IL
near Alboran island, in the Mediter-
ranean, 100 miles from Gibraltar
Both vessels foundered. The total
from the sailing vessel and sixteen
from the Australia. Ten members of
the crew OF the Australia, who had
put off from that steamer in a small
boat, were picked up by the German
steamer Liberia and brought in here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
BASEBALL ROW
COMES To SURFACE
Hermann and PuIIiam Are After
Murphy's Scalp.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-The meeting of
the national baseball commission
which began in this city today is eX-
pected to prove one of the most SEN
game. The announced purpose of the
meeting is the giving out of the play
ing schedules and the consideration of
other matters of interest to the fans,
but the scrap between Garry Herr
mann and Harry Pulliam on the one
hand and Charlie Murphy on the other
will claim almost all of the public at
tention
The dislike of Hermann and Pull
liam for Murphy is a matter of his
tory and they have now declared open
war on the Chicago magnate. As
Hermann is chairman of the national
commission that runs professional
baseball and Pulliam is president OF
the National league and, as such, boss
of Murphy, they can make things in
teresiing for the Chicago man. They
declare that his offer of a bonus of
$4,000 to his team for winning the
worlds pennant was a bluff and also
accuse him of being mixed up in the
ticket scalping scandal here last fall.
Pulliam says he has inside informa-
tion about the row between Murphy
and his manager. Frank Chance, and
will divu,ge it. Murphy has declared
his intention of fighting back and
there is every prospect of a lovely
row
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
GENERAL WEAVER PRESENT
His Portrait Unveiled Before the Iowa
Legislature.

Des Moines, Feb. 16.-With William
j. Bryan as the principal orator and
the Iowa legislature as an audience a
unique event took place at the state
house in the unveiling of portrait
of General James b. Weaver of Colfax
The portrait is the gift of the state
historical department and the occa-
sion is the anniversary of the attack
of the Second regiment upon Fort
Donnelson, of which General Weaver
was a member The unveiling took
place in the house chamber, with Gov.
ernora T. f. Carroll presiding. Mr..
Bryan spoke for an hour upon the pa.
triotism OF General Weaver, with
whom he had been associated fol
twenty years. The portrait is lie
size painting, the work of Charles T.
Cummings. General Weaver was pres
ent as the guest of honor of the Iowa
legislature. A banquet took place in
the evening
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
LOSSES WOMEN INTO SNOW
Minneapolis Jack the Huager" Intro
duces Novelty.

Minneapolis, Feb. 16.-Three young
women on the East Side have been
attacked during the past few days by
a Jack the Hugger" with novelty.
His version of the old art of fright
ening girls is a classic. The idea is
to pick up an unsuspecting woman
around the waist and pitch her head
foremost into a large snowbank.
While the victim fights to free her
self in the snowmound the new "Jack
the Hugger' walks off in paroxysms
of laughter
Three cases of identically the same
nature have been reported to the po
lice
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
storm MOVING eastward.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Following the ex-
ample of January's blizzard the sleet
storm which has tied up the Middle
West is moving eastward, leaving suf-
fering and destruction in its wake. In
Nebraska the temperature has fallen
below zero and in Texas it is unus-
ually cold and it is feared there will
be heavy loss among cattle. Thou.
sands of telegraph poles are down in
Missouri, Iowa and neighboring states
In Michigan, Illinois. Indiana and Ohio
similar conditions prevail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
William J. Lemp on Stand.

st. Louis, Feb. 16.-William ]. Lemp
held the attention of a courtroom
crowd through a long cross-examina-
tion in his wife's divorce suit, telling
how he continued to live with Mrs.
Lemp, with occasional intervals of
strained relations, for more than a
year and half after the finding of
the dear little pal' letter written by
her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
veteran Wisconsin BANKER ueao.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 16.-N. B. Van
Slyke. aged seventy-seven years, a
veteran Madison banker, is dead of
pneumonia after an illness of three
days. Mr.. Van Slyke came to Mad
ison at an early period. He was we'll
known In Wisconsin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
CONVENTION TO
TALK ON TARIFF
National Conference Opens
in indianapolis.
ALL PARTIES REPRESENTED

Gathering Is Nonpartissa, Its Purpose
Being Not the Discussion of Rates,
but the Appointment of q Commits
sion to Study the Tariff Question.
Prominent Men Among the Speak.
ers-President Roosevelt Interested.
Indianapolis, Feb. 16.--The selec-
tion and appointment of tariff com
mission, not to fix rates, but to ascer-
tain facts as basis for the fixing OF
rates by congress, is the purpose OF
the national tariff convention which
began in this city today. The con
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16
PAYS THE FINE OF $5O,OOO
Waters-Pierce Company Silent Re-
aarding Control by Octopus.

Jefferson City, No., Feb. 16.-Henry
s. Priest of ST. Louis and H. Clay
Pierce, chairman of the board of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, have filed
In the supreme court of Missouri an
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-16

vention will be in session three days,
during which all phases of the tariff
question will receive thorough discus
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
Growing the Silver Fox for Fur
By. Jas. E. Downing

TNAsMUCH as good, i've silver foxes
seldom bring less than $500 per pair
and pure black skins command almost
fabulous prices, ranging from 5000 %
1900. many men have been tempted 10
enter the field for raising these animals
for their pelts Some have succeeded
More have not, largely because they
failed TO understand the business or mas
ter its difficulties.
The sllver-black fox Is one Of the high
est priced furs on the market today.
and a moderate amount OF capital prom
ises n fair. II not large return, for
skIi. experience and patience. The idea
ls not new one, for the raising Of fur
hearing animals has been the subject or
much experimenting In the past Al
though most OF the early enterprises
were devoted 20 smaller and less valuable
animals. results OF considerable Import
nnce have recently been obtained win
the blue fox in Alaska and the silver foN
in ea stern North America. OF some tWen-
~ parties known TO have engaged I'm
bi eedlng foxes, one began fifteen years
ago another eight years ago and others
within the past five years. Most 0f them
are men OF small means living In sparse
ly settled regions, their original stock
having been secured from dens Of wild
foxes.
They breed but once a year and the
rutting season includes the mouths or
February and March. The period of geS-
tariou n abatrt Gfty-One days, the Young
being born In April and May. The num-
Der IN inter varies IIOHl bWO 10 eishlt
the average number born TO adult parents
being five. The male has only one con
sort. az least only one In a season. and
while the young are being reared he
dutifully folages for them. The males,
h. fed regularly, are not quarrpls Im". *
cept in the rutting season, and therefore
during the greater part OF the year may
be allowed 20 run together IN one lnrge
enclosure The separation of foxes is
not. as many suppose. TO prevent the
male from vciOusly killing the young;
for unless suffering from hunger he Is
usually q model parent anil has even
been known to climb a high fence In an
effort 20 carry food to his offspring.
w HEN horn the young small ana
w weak, but II all Is we'll they grow
rapidly and when about 6 weeks Old begin
20 come out from their places Of shelter
and lap a little milk and take an occas-
iGnai bit OF solid food. They breed the
FIRST season, when a little less than a
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
Making War on Squirrels and Rabbits

IN the states west of the Mississippi
= river. where grain Is extensively culti-
waited. ground squirrels cause the loss Of
many millions Of dollars annually. In
California alone they eat up nearly two
million dollars worth OF wheat a year,
and it has recently been discovered that
prcuuiIry loss is not the greatest danger
from them. il h from the germs Of lis
ease whicn they carry which can be- com
munlcated to human beings. through the
agencies Of heas. The only species found
10 be thus plague-infected inhabit the
whole Of the fruit lands ia California,
and also the foothills and coast ranges.
In some places there are Thousands OF
them occupying underground burrows
only a few feet apart The large area
over which they are scattered makes II
dtCuir 10 destroy them. The state Of
Washington, which Is troubled also with
them. Is spending $52, 600 a year fighting
them.
Rabbits are doing n great deal OF dam
age I'm fruit countries, ana they breed
so rapidly that IL s difficult TO keep them
down, hut II has been discovered that an
inexpensive whitewash, made of lime and
sulphur. will protect orchard trees against
them Tor at least a year. when 1t should
be renewed In Australia a few years
entire population used TO join in rabbit
drives and slaughter millions OF them ar
a single meeting. Wolves and coyotes
are being gradually exterminated in our
western states, but the losses to stock
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

year old. but usually produce only two
or three young
II Is rarely ever that the adult foxes
become tame and their wild nature dOmi-
mates most of their actions. They are
constantly I'm fear and Il Ia only by the
greatest care that cOnhdential relations
can be established between them and
their keeper. This fear Is probably the
cb ef cause for their failure TO breed reg
ulary But worse than all. after pro-
ducng a litter OF healthy young the re-
male may become 50 solicitious for their
safety that In her efforts TO get them
out OF imaginary harms way, she NAL
treats or kills them. Often when her
young are Just born OF only a few days
CID she Will carry them about the en-
closure the whole day apparently SEEK
Ing place TO hide them. Perhaps she
digs a den I'm the ground and removes
the young one by one from the warm
shelter to the cold ground. They may
be moved suPcessively to a number OF
freshly dug dens and to and from these
10 the shelter until the poor little things
are so mistrcated and exposed that they
die Keeping the foxes In a secluded
pace free from visitors Is not alone suf
fcient to overcome these difficulties.
Much depends upon the disposition OF the
attendant and his personality In daily
exercising effort TO gain their conf
depce. Although in general Of sus-
plciOus nature and Inclined to be un-
friendly to- man, foxes In confinement US
ually maintain kindly relations among
themselves II well fed they seldom
fight or IL they 10 IL is without fatali-
ties. Except when young, they snap and
bite at their keeper II he attempts TO
handle them The most practical method
of separating or transferring them Is
through gates arranged for that purpose.
They stand shipment wcll and may be
boxed and sent on a journey of several
days by rail with safety. Foxes have
been shipped from Alaska TO Maine hut
unless especially cared for in transit they
do not often survive such a long journey.
The expense OF raising foxes Is compar-
atlvely small. without making extensive
estimates OF the profits Of a we'll estab-
lished fox farm II may be said that
every silver fox raised IL Hkely 10 yield
pelt having a market value OF over
S1OO. Even pale skins bring this figure
aud darker ones much more. At the
present time the sale OF foxes for breed
ing purposes is very profitable, as the
live animals I'm good health bring fully as
much as their cured skins.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

men before the war against them was
begun averaged two hundred million dol
lars a year. Last year more than eigh-
teen hundred wolves and about twenty
four thousand coyotes We're killed by To-
eating their breeding dens and poisoning
the young.
a TRULY worldwide war is being waged
against pests and the most important
campaign is being carried on 10y Uncle
Sam and not only is he endeavoring to
eNterminate what Is already I'm the land,
but he is taking means to prevent the
Introduction Of any more and he has In
specrors to watch the animal as well rs
human immigrants These men pry into
each consignment OF mammals which are
refused entry except under permit.
Among the blacklisted species lately
denied entrance are the mong0Ose. the
flying fox. the kohmeise and the bIau-
melse. OF these the most feared by TAR
is the mOngoose, a little mammal OF the
weasel family about the size Of a rat
l. Is a native OF India, where II is es-
teemed as a ratter, mouser, and extermiu-
ator OF poisonous snakes This reputa-
ton led TO it's introduction, some years
ago, into Jamaica. where It promptly set
TO work to destroy quail grouse and
other ground-nesting birds, as well as to
XIII poultry and do other damage. Every
specimen brought TO our ports IL killed
at once, and a strict quarantine Is main
tanned especially in respect TO all yes
sells from Hawaii and Porto Rico, which
islands have been overrun with them
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
A Shakesperean on Bulldogs

delicious dictum on natural history
resulting
dispute had arisen at the Markham
club. philadelphia's rendezvous for the
younger members OF the social set. as 70
whether "a blooded bulldog should be
overshot or undershot in order TO show
the better point. Neither of the disput-
ants would yield, and at last the weighty
matter was referred I'm writing to Mr..
FCrness' for settlement. 1t was the
Shakespearean who received the eplstle
with his coffee next morning and this
was the gist of his answer:
mo bulldog, good or pad, should be
either overshot or undershot. He should
be carefully shot plump In the middle"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

A Ii the world OF poetry and true lit
erary criticism knows of Horace
Howard Furness the venerable student
Of Shakespeare, VINO, from his pretty
country home at Wallngford near Phil
adelphia. sends out those masterful Var
iorum" editions Of the great dramatists
plays. In doggy" circles. however, the
scholar is less well Known than mis-
nephew Walter. who among other ac-
compishments. is possessed OF an ex-
tensive knowledge concerning the good
ana bad points OF an dogs i'm general
and OF bulldogs i'm particular. So 1t hap
pened that the two FUruesses were con-
fused by the malls the other day with
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-08

Railroads at three separate points
on the Pacific coast are now being
constructed to reach the Yuko coun.
try. These railroads are the Alaska
Central at Seward City, at the heal Of
Resurrection Bay, the Valdez-Yukon
railway at the head of Port Valdez and
the Copper River and Northwestern
railway at Cordova Bay. The compile
tion of any of these three roads to
Fairbanks, in the Tauana Valley or
Eagle River on the Yukon means the
eventual development of three or four
mining and agricultural states like
Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas in
Central Alaska. The Copper River
country holds the richest copper
mines in the world. There is scarcely
an explored erea ten miles square with
in this belt that does not show more
or less high grade ore.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-08

ton is called to fact concerning Nor.
folk which should set every citizen OF
the community to thinking
Mr. Durland points out that in the
past thirty years Norfolks increase in
population has been at the rate of
$50 per year; while during the past
twenty years the increase has been at
the rate Of only 100 per year
SO slight an increase in the popula
ton of town which, twenty years
ago, expected to reach at least the TO-
600 stage within a short time that the
situation is worthy, as Mr. Durland
has deemed, of analysis.
1t is pointed out that there are
three ways in which Norfolk can
grow:
BY farmers increased trade
BY increasing retail trade from the
tributary territory.
by viz. de of new industries.
Clearly, the greatest need at this
time-and this, the beginning of new
year, is a good time to look ahead
is that for new industries. Wide
awake merchants are looking to 1t
that the retail business is increasing.
The problem of getting new indus
tries is one which concerns every
city in the land. To this end, largely,
the Norfolk Commercial club has been
organized, Mr.. Durland points out
that new railroads might be built out
Of Norfolk, and he suggests that if the
possibilities of the field were to be
drawn up and properly presented to
the people who build railroads, results
might be attained.
There are ways of getting new in
dustries. Other cities do it. Norfolk
could. The problem is a deep one and
one requiring more than superficial in
vCstigation 1t is problem of suf-
ficint Importance to Norfolk to Justify
considerable time and energy, too
Sitting with folded hands, waiting for
something to turn up, won't get the
desired results. Perhaps it might pay
to employ a keen, able man to devote
all of his time to the problem of max
ing a greater Norfolk.
Norfolk has a wonderful geograph,
ical location. II is a location potent
with future upbuilding, if the Oppor-
tunity is taken advantage of.
Just how to go about this work of
making a greater Norfolk ought to be
given the serious thought of a united
city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-08
HELPING QUAKE SUFFERERS.

That "Alnthe Worlds akin" was never
more strikingly demonstrated than by
the quick action of the United States
congress in voting 100000 for the re.
lief of earthquake sufferers in Italy,
and authorizing the president to dis
tribute the food supplies from two sup
ply boats, amounting to 100000 more.
The world is small. after all, and
geographical boundary lines are quick
ly erased by the sympthy that flows
around the globe upon occasion of such
catastrophe.
In thus helping to bear another ma
tons burdens, the American congress
has acted as the entire American PEG.
pie would have them act. 1t is little
enough that we can do, even with a
million dollars, to relieve the suffering
of the human beings across the sea
in this time of frightful calamity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-08

There are other terrible menaces to
human life besides earthquakes. Wind
and lightning are terrible, so are
food and fire and cannon and sword.
But none of these disturb the earth it.
self. The landmarks remain. They
are, at their worst, only incidents of
natural human life, while the earth
quake is a CONFUSION of the earth
itself. 1t is this which causes the un.
comfortable terror which is expert
enced by all who witness earthquakes
The survivors of the Italian disaster
are still crazed with the horror of the
scenes through which they have
passed and are unable to give any
ineligible account of the destruction
of their cities.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-08

The next fifty years ought to see a
wonderful exploitation of the tropics
the most fertile and yet the most
neglected region on the earth. There
is very plain reason for this neglect.
The indolent and ignorant natives have
accepted the gifts of nature to supply
their meager needs and have made no
effort to increase the fruits of the soil
by cultivation. White men have tried
TO develop the natural wealth of trop-
ical regions like the Philippines, but
have been unable to withstand the
local diseases which are so fatal to
white men coming from a northern
climate. Science has at last found a
way to remedy that as Manila, Panama
and other tropical cities under govern.
ment regulation prove cOnclusively and
the next half century will undoubtedly
see these storehouses of natures mos.
lavish gifts developed and enjoyed Oy
millions of home builders. 1t will re,
lieve many an overcrowded center uud
greatly increase the amount of food
produced for the sustenance of the
race when these productive areas can
be made to yield the immense crops of
which they are capable.