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resentment barely occurring to him. But
he encountered an unexpected obstacle to !
the best possible fulflment Of his miss
sion
"Go7" exclaimed Miss Winder, when he'd
told her it was necessary for him to leave at, I,
once She'd been his intended partner for
the first and last dances, and had been maxi
ing herself particularly agreeable to him IN
the bargain. "
eyes, maam," he explained quietly.
There's been mistake some place. This
is an officers dance and we're only men.
Them's the real officers just come in" ,.
Miss Winder was an impulsive miss with,
highly developed sense Of justice and no
understanding Of Army etiquette. "lfyou
have to 60 on that account, III just 60 ]
along" she pouted. t 4;
And that same spirit infected the others
Of Elkton's feminine populace when the
young women learned, in quiet words, that
their heroes must leave. .'ssy.
"Well, I'm not surprised in the leastnI
growled the Adjutant by way Of relieving
his feelings and the situation. The Seniof
Captain appeared on the verge Of a stroke Of
apoplexy. For as the nom commissioned
officers, hats in hand, filed soberly from the
hall, each was accompanied by his intended
partner for the first dance. When the pro-
cession had become one with the darkness
without, there was one solitary female figure
remaining. She sat demurely near the
musicians stand. Now, she couldn't have
been day over forty, and the Adjutant, q.
most imaginative youth, vowed to himself
that she looked for the world like the K
troop cook in disguise and needing shave.
The Adjutant, having in addition slight:
sense Of humor, was the first to recover
There appears to be some consolation
left us anyway" said he. glancing without
enthusiasm at the forlorn figure across the
hall It's up.to lis to reward her for her
loyalty in remaining" he added. We can
dance with her according to seniority Y5u
first, Captain." 'ssgS
The Senior Captain recovering hihisslf
stepped sallantly forward. ssl
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entire and most earnest attention to some
one miss in particular when:
Attention"
It was Sergeant Major Brainerd's sharp
voice and 1t filled the ballroom like an
exploding shrapnel shell. Brainerd had
sprung to his feet The others instantly
followed him to the position Of attention,
for into the room, headed by the Senior
Captain, were filing the eight belated COM
missioned officers Of the squadron
The Senior Captain, the Adjutant, the
troop commanders and their lieutenants
paused in shocked amazement.
"What the devilp the Adjutant said
under his breath. The Senior Captain
looked more than annoyed.
The tenseness Of the situation was re-
lieved, to all outward appearance, at least,
by the reception committee, which rushed
innocentiy forward 70 take the newcomers
in tow for partners.
I'm afraid you're little late to get all
your dances taken,' smiled Miss Winder
consolingly.
% II WOuiu oecil, Icpheu TIC ocilOI
Captain with chilling politeness that was
not lot on Miss Winder.
Now, it happened that the Senior Cap
tain was man OF action and prompt de-
cision, as Is becoming Of Seniot Captain,
and he saw quickly what must be the plan
Of action here. Plainly, having been espe-
cially invited, the officers could not with
draw and leave the Elkton function to set
Of enlisted intruders. To remain and per-
init the warrant officers to stay was alto
gether prejudicial to discipline as well as
contrary to precedent and common decency.
Such thing was not to be thought Of. The
Senior Captain motioned Sergeant Major
Brainerd aside brusquely.
Sergeant" said he, severely, you will
have an opportunity tomorrow Of explain
ing your presence and that Of the other
men at this place tonight. You will with
draw at once with the others. Pass the
order about quietly, but | prefer that you
shall all leave in a body SO that those assem-
bled here may see the penalty Of your impu-
dence in intruding here
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once. Here, orderly he snapped, turn
ing to his trooper-in-waiting, who'd already
returned from unsaddling the mounts
Conduct these ladies to Sergeant Major
Brainerd's tent and say | wish him to give
them any information they may require. !"
"Yessirl' replied the orderly, saluting,
and he stepped forward to await thepleasure
Of the committee.
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Yes, sr,p replied Brainerd, ssluting.
He might have explained in word that he
and the others were there by special in
sitation, but the Captain had asked no in
mediate explanation and Brainerd was by
odds too much the soldier to volunteer one.
He set about performing his duty immedi-
ately and to the very best u Lis ability,
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Madam" said he suavely, as the rank
ing officer present / have the extreme honor
Of asking the first dance with YOU" He
offered lis arm. -. ,.,ss - = !.
"Oh. me. she simpered, directing !
quick glance Of trepidation at the musieiatis
platform, l don't dance. I'm waiting Iqt
my husband-he's the violin gentlsman.''
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second squadron turn 4 in apprecia-
tive mood to his adjutant as the four
troops of United States cavalry swept
into view Of the nights bivouac site
just beyond the town limits Of Elk.
ton. For assembled about the point
which an advance detail had selected
for camp headquarters was a group
Of young women carrying flags and
flowers, SO that the nature of their
visit was obvious.
The line whipped into Squadron
front at gallop and halted with a
right merry jangling Of accouterment
and that Undesirable dash peculiar
to the second squadron 1t was the
fifth bivouac in the summer practice
march from Vancouver Barracks down
the Oregon coast Everywhere there
had beer informal entertainments for
the officers, and at one point for the
men as well, for the average Pacific
Coast town let's no organized body,
great or small. get past without par
taking of its hospitality And Elkton
having no commercial club, it had
deyolved upon the Young Ladies
Cinlytoact in the present emergency.
As the Senior Captain swung out
nfhis saddle and passed the reins to an
ordttIy. Miss Winder, as spokesman for the
ftttpsion committee from the Young La
dsss Club, was upon him at once to assure
him Of the sincere welcome Of his troops to
Elklon.
And we've planned to give big dance
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Hnc-lulcu SdNdlI ildl Win iIS AnSciy
limned features and his air Of cultured re-
pose.
what evening would suit you best3"
she asked.
"Well, for that matter, we can have little
choice since we must move at seven in the
morning, much as all Of us regret the neces-
sity Of going" explained the Senior Cap
tain ssss
"Ohl" gasped Miss Winder. A weeks
sojourn Of the troops hac been expected at
the very least. "Then it must be to-
night" she added.
"Now, you mustn't 60 to any unnecessary
bother on our account, pursued the Senior
Captain, finely. SITS unfortunate, feel,
that we can't stay longer" ~~
1T won't be any trouble, but great
pleasure, responded Miss Winder, whereat
the Senior Captain bowed in acknowledge
ment and Miss Winder's committee came
dangerously near tittering I'D like to
have the list Of officers right away 50 as to
get out the invitations"
"a general invitation to the officers will
do quite as we'll il you prefer, the Senior
Captain informed her. ys.A ~,s.-
:" But we have the forms all made out and
it won't take us long to till in the names, ;"
persisted Miss Winder. "You see, they'll
make nice souvenirs, we hope, for you to
remember Elkton by" x-Ar>Fatx
well, now, ladies, really this is mighty
good Of you to take pity on lot Of dusty,
uncultured cavalrymen,' beamed the Sem
ior Captain. Had anyone outside the
service applied the term the outcome might
have been fatal No, really" he went on,
doing his best to think hard, "Pm not able
to call all the officers by their full names.
But I'll attend to the matter for you at
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lOW, l say, Lieuten-
\ ant. there's some
style to that recep-
\ ton committee, chr"
The SeniorC Captain
J in command Of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
STRIKING STORY OF
WHOLESALE GRAFT
Illinois Central Charged for
Work Done in Its Own Shops.

Chicago, July 29.-Harold A Sims
told a striking story of wholesale graft
before Master in Chancery Roswell b.
Mason in connection with the inyesti-
cation being made into the alleged
s1,500,00G car repair fraud in the Hi
nois Central railroad
Sims, former car inspector for the
railroad and later in the employ Of
one of the five car repair companies
charged with the fraud, declared that
the Illinois Central was made to fur.
nish not only materials but also labor
for repairs and then was charged
from one to two prices for the work
through an elaborate system of padded
bills.
Sims said the greater part of the
woodwork supposed to have been
done in the independent shops and for
which the railroad company paid a
round figure was really done AT the
Illinois Central shops in Memphis. He
said the railroad company was prac
tically paying handsomely for doing
work for itself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
RAWN DIED BY HIS OWN HANL
Trend of Evidence Submitted at Coro
rer's Inquest.

Chicago, July 29-That Ira G.
Rawn, president of the Monon rail.
road, committed suicide was made
practically certain at the first session
of the coroner's inquest.
Pinkerton detectives, hired by the
family to discover clues of the sup.
posed murderer, admitted they had no
evidence to substantate such a theory
and that the shooting could not have
been accidental, because of safety
clutch on the revolver.
Mrs Rawn, the widow, declared for
the first time that she believed Rawn
met death from his own gun while
struggling with an intruder, but ad
mitted there was no evidence of the
doors or windows having been tam.
pered with
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
To NOMINATE
STATE OFFICERS
Minnesota Democrats Meet in
the Mill City.

Minneapolis, July 29.-One thousand
delegates were in attendance when
the Democratic state convention as
sembled at the Auditorium in this
city. Three hundred visitors occu-
pied the galleries. The Lind senti-
ment was strong among the delegates,
but Mayor Haynes of Minneapolis was
also being spoken of as head of the
ticket.
The convention was called to order
by Frank Day, chairman of the state
central committee, who said:
Boys. we are again assembled in
good, old fashioned Democratic con-
vention, one that is not controlled by
bosses or the interests. You all paid
2 cents mile to get here and you
would have paid 3 cents if it were not
for a Democratic governor"
Congressman w. S. Hammond of
the Second district was made tempo
rary chairman and in sounding the
keynote" of the campaign made a
lengthy speech. He condemned the
tariff bill passed by the last congress
and he mentioned a number of
schedules on which the public, he
charged, is paying an excessive duty
and he declared it was up to the Dem.
ocratic party in the next congress to
set right the most undesirable piece
of legislation enacted in the last CEN
tury.
After the naming of committees i
fight followed on a motion to take a
recess, but it finally prevailed. A mo-
tion to make no nomination until after
the adoption of the platform also was
adopted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
GERMANY DECLINES THE JOB
Will Not Ask United States TO Stop
interfering" in Nicaragua.

Berlin, July 29.-Germany has de.
clined to entertain the request of
President Madriz that this govern.
ment use its friendly offices to put a
stop to what is termed the interfer.
ence of the United States in the af.
fairs of Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan circular note to the
powers, in which a protest against the
attitude of Washington toward the re.
bellion was coupled with plea for
foreign Intervention, was received by
the foreign Office on June 16 by cable
direct from Managua
In a statement just issued ]. F. w.
Pein. the Nicaraguan consul general
at Berlin, cautions the public not to
believe the reports of insurgent vic
tories. These reports, he says, are in
vented at Bluefields, the headquarters
of General Estrada, the leader of the
insurrection
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
TO MOVE BANKS VALUABLES
Two Wagons and Scores of Policemen
viii Be Needed.

Chicago, July 29.-Twenty-iv mil
lion dollars in gold, silver and green
backs, as well as s93,000,000 in secur-
tiles, will be moved Saturday from
the Continental National bank to the
Commercial National.
The transfer will necessitate the use
of scores of policemen and private
guards. Two wagons will be used to
haul the money.
The two banks have been merged
and on Aug. / the new Continental
and Commercial National bank will
begin business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
WILL NOT OFFICIALLY BOLT
But Bryan Expects to Support Only
County Option Candidates.

Lincoln, Neb, July 29.--William J.
Bryan will not officially bolt the plat
form adopted by the Democratic con-
vention which repudiated him, but he
will support those candidates who are
pledged to county option, even though
the platform declares against making
a political issue of that question.
Il will actively support the princi-
pies in which believe ! will support
county option men and measures.
have passed the parting of the ways
and my course will be onward"
This was the only statement Mr..
Bryan would make.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
STRIKE RIOTING is FEARED
State Troops Sent to Durand, Mich,
to Preserve Order.

Durand, Mich. July Estate
troops have been called here to pre-
serve order in Durand There have
been no serious disturbances as yet
and only few of the village people
know that the soldiers are coming.
Many strikebreakers are quitting
their positions as fast as they reach
this village and it is from these men
that trouble is expected. They are
demanding their pay and the trans
portation home. The company officials
some Of the men and they threaten
violence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
new STORY OF
BRIBERY TOLD
Alleged Attempt to Buy Votes
for Hopkins.
ECHO OF LORIMER DEAL

Chicago Paper Alleges That Fund of
$4,000 Was Collected and Seven.
teen Democratic Members Of Illinois
Legislature Had Agreed to Vote for
Reelection Of Former Senator for
$1,000 Each.
Chicago, July 29.-The Tribune
prints q statement that an attempt
was made previous to the election cf
William Lorimor as United States
senator to purchase seventeen Demo
cratic votes at $4,000 vote to secur4
the reelection OF Senator Albert J.
Hopkins. The story comes on top Of
a recent luncheon where Roger SuIli-
van, Democratic national committee.
man for Illinois, and representatives
of the Legislative Voters league fred
pointed remarks at each other on
this occasion Mr.. Sullivan is quoted
as saying:
Why don't you fellows look into
what Albert J. Hopkins was trying to
do at Springfield for four months?
The Tribune declares that $4,000
was collected to secure the needed
votes. 1t was placed in the hands of
two little known legislators and the
block of votes selected and made ready
for delivery.
1t is alleged that Mr. Sullivan and
Speaker Shurtleff spoiled the plan.
The speaker is said to have told the
culprits that he would expose the plot
from the chair the moment a Demo.
cratic ballot was cast for Hopkins.
Then Sullivan entered the arena. He
arrived at Springfield at midnight one
night and gathering the seventeen
about him, threatened to break every
political bone in their bodies if they
voted for Hopkins. That ended it.
The Tribune expresses the belief
that the plot was formed without the
knowledge of Senator Hopkins.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
DUE TO HEAVY SPECULATION
Another Addition to List of German
Bank Failures.

Dortmund, Germany, July 29.-The
list of bank failures in Germany
through excessive speculative opera.
tions has received striking addition
In the insolvency Of the Nieder-
deutsche bank, against which bank
ruptcy proceedings were begun.
This action was preceded by the ar
rest of Herr Ohm, one of the direc-
tors and the chief manager of the
bank, who came to grief through bis
attempts to found numerous midas
trial companies. which We're made
quately capitalized.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
Wires Menace Safety Of Bridge.

New York, July "a serious men
ace to the safety of the Brooklyn
bridge and the other big East river
attention of the city's engineers by a
fire which started on the Brooklyn
bridge from an exposed electric feed
wire. The high power current car.
ried by the wire ate its way in few
moments through fourteen-inch steel
girder, melting portions of the metal
for ten feet of its length.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
TROOPS ASKED
TO keep ORDER
Two thousand Militia on
Duty at Columbus, @.
STREET CAR STRIKE IS ON

Much Disorder Occurs and Mayor APP
peaIs to State Authorities for AS
sistance in QuelIing the Disturb
ances-AlI Car Service Stopped
Completely Until the Soldiers Are
in Control of Situation.
Columbus o., July 29.-Not a
street car has been running in Colum.
bus since midnight and thousands of
persons were compelled to either walk
or ride in any sort of vehicle to get
to their places of business.
The cars will not be started until
the 1000 troops of the national guard
arrive to enforce order during the
strike of the street car men.
The famous mounted Troop A of
Cleveland is among the soldiers
called out.
The headquarters of General w. v.
McMaken of Toledo, commanding the
First brigade, who is in command of
all the troops, is on the statehouse
grounds.
Announcement was made that the
troops will be stationed at the barns
of the street car company and else
where, wherever needed. The camps
of the troops will be at the car barns
Mayor Asked for Troops.
After twenty-four hours delay May
or Marshall made formal call upon
Governor Harmon for troops to be
used in putting an end to riots in con
nection with the street car strike.
For the first time since the strike
began there was daylight rioting
Wednesday. The riots continued at
night A score OF arrests were made
Four persons were hurt and one may
die.
Company commanders of the Sec
ond, Third and Sixth regiments, Troop
A, were ordered to mobilize in their
armories.
Adiutant General Weybrecht and
Secretary Long were unsuccessful in
their efforts to communicate by tele
phone with Governor Harmon at
Charlevoix, Mich. He was reached
later, however, and the order for the
calling out of troops was sanctioned
by the states chief executive.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
Estrada Gains on East Coast.

Washington. July 29.-The state de-
partment announced that Mr.. Moffat,
American consul at Bluefields, reports
that the Estrada faction is now in con-
troll of all points on the east coast Of
Nicaragua with the exception Of San
Juan del Norte, Bluedelds Bluff and
Cape Gracias.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
A hardwood Floor of any Color
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
TONG WAR AGAIN IMMINENT
Factions in New York City Fail to
Patch Up Peace.

New York, July 29.--Once again
New Yorks Chinatown Is on the verge
of war After a fortnights continuous
effort to bring about a permanent
peace between the rival tongs the spe-
cial committee Of the Chinese public
chamber has reported that its efforts
have come to naught A majority of
the Four Brothers have refused to ac-
cept the terms tentatively approved by
the leaders and the On Leongs are un-
willing to make further concessions.
Chu Chun Tang, commercial attache
to the Chinese legation at Washington,
has declined to act as arbitrator In the
difficulties and the Chinese minister
will be apnealed to again.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
LITTLE FREIGHT IS MOVING
Strike Conditions Still Serious on the
Grand Trunk.

Buffalo, July 29.-The Grand Trunk
strike situation has taken an acute
form In the vicinity of Buffalo within
the past twenty-four hours. The strik-
ers have been active in many ways
and as a result traffic Is completely
tied up.
Strike sympathizers made the block
ade on the Buffalo division more ef-
fective by burning two freight cars
and caboose of freight train on the
main line at Bridgeburg. Later a dele
CATION called at the home OF Yard
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29

master H. G. Foster at Bridgeburg
and told him that if he did not imme
diately leave town he would be shot
Railroad men say fully 1900 cars
of freight are lying in the yards of
different roads here awaiting delivery
to the Grand Trunk
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
Dies at Age of Ninety-nine.

Hastings, Mimi, July 29.-Mrs. Alice
l.. Wheeler, aged ninety-nine years,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. T. M. Wilson, after protracted
illness. She was a pioneer resident
of Hastings and was prominent In w.
G. T. u. circles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
Several Hurt in Strike Riot.

New York, July 29.--Rioting broke
out in the vicinity of the big Williams
burg plant of the American Sugar Re-
fning company, where strike is in
progress. Police reserves were sum-
moned. Several persons were injured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
Explosion in Mine Kills Two.

Butte, Mont, July 29.-John Rogers
st. Lawrence mine by a premature
explosion while the men were engaged
in work on a 1,500-foot level.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
Fire on Bois Fort Reservation.

Washington, July 29-Forest fires
are raging on the Bois Fort Indian
reservation in Minnesota, according
to telegram received by the bureau
ent of the Nett Lake agency. Second
Assistant Commissioner Hauke of the
Indian bureau Immediately tele-
graphed authority for the expenditure
of sufficient funds to extinguish the
flames
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-02
SUIHERLAND'S EAelE EYE SllYE
Good for Nothing but the Eyes
Meets Death on The Pave.

The third sudden death for the
last week in jasper occurred
Sunday morning about six O'Clock
when John Simson, aged 80 drop
ped dead on tn, pavement in
front Of Haller's 5 and 10 cent
store on Fourth st. 1t is sup
posed the sudden death was due
to heart trouble. Mr.. Simson
and family m owed from Louisville
to Jasper something over a year
ago and lived in the Chas Trov-
Ter property on Main st. and he
was employed as superintendent
at the ice factory until about a
week before his death; he had
made pref a "a ions to move back
to Louisville this week. He
leaves a widow and five children
who have the sympathy of the
community. The Bereaved fam
lily accompanied the remains to
Louisville Monday where the
burial took place.