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i, came UP and poured in their grape and

came up and poured in their grape and
canister.
Down came the flag of the Detroit,
and down came the flag of the Queen
Charlotte. Seven minutes after the
Niagara had renewed the battle the
had been through sea of fire her.
self. Up to the time Perry assumed
command only two men had been
wounded aboard her. In the seven
minutes he had her in action two
men had been killed and twenty-one
wounded.
In the battle the Americans lost
twenty-seven killed and ninety six
wounded: the British forty-one killed
nine officers. Captain Barclay, who
was one-armed, was wounded twice,
once in the thigh and once in the
shoulder. crpplins his ono remaining
arm. The captain OF every one of the
British vessels except the Little Belt
was killed or wounded.
The Lawrence had hauled down her
flag in token OF surrender, but the
British had failed to take possession
back to the wreck of his flagship.
On the back of an old letter and with
his navy cap for a desk he wrote to
General Harrison the simple message
that never will die In the memory OF
the American people:
I'VE have met the enemy and they
are ours: two ships, two briggs. one
schooner and one sloop. Yours with
great respect and esteem.
20. II. PERRY"
The blue banner with Lawrence's dy-
ing words was raised once more on
the flagship. and standing on the
crimsoned deck Perry received the
British officers. One by ono they pre-
scented their swords and one by one
the conqueror refused them.
Night had fallen before the last OIL
them had gone. Then. Worn out by
the struggle of the day and ojce more
in the throes of the fever FROM which
he had suffered for months. lie made a.
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Canadian port. 1t being the British
move next. a visit to the American
side would follow. There was little
real fighting.
Chauncey sent Perry to Lake Erie.
The British had small fleet that
controlled the lake. Not only that,
but through the surrender of General
Hull, Detroit and all the Michigan ter
ritory was in the possession OF tho
English, and the American posts in
Northern Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
were being attacked. Unless mastery
OF Lake Erie was wrested from the
British. the Americans not only would
have a difficult time recovering De-
troit. but the whole Northern frontier
would be in constant danger.
Building the Ships.
Plans had been made late the pre-
vious year for the building OF Ave
vessels at Pressure dIsle (Erie. Pal,
two of them briggs of 500 tons and the
other three schooners of much smaller
size. The keels of the briggs had
been laid and some work done on the
schooners, but when Perry got there
that was all he had to start with.
There was not even soldier or mus
ket 10 protect the shells OF the YES
gels on the ways. Fifty carpenters
were supposed to have started from
Philadelphia thirty days before. but
had not. Ironworkers were supposed
to have been sent, but had not. Sails
were supposed TO have been ordered
but had not.
There were no railroads. and Erie
then was far d!ffcrsat from the Erie
OF to-day. But Perry had with him
master shipbuilder named Eckford,
who. like himself, was full of energy
and tireless. Mechanics. guns. sails
powder. everything for the making
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the Niagara, slipping over the bar
when he got TO Erie. Turning, he sail
cd away. Perry. so soon as he got the
guns back on the vessels from which
they had been removed. went after him.
happy and confident, for at the last
moment Captain jesse d. Elliott and
100 men had Joined him. Among the
100 were a good many men from
the famous frigate Constitution. Ell
lott was placed in charge of the
Niagara. Perry sailed from Erie on
August IL. For three days he search
ed for Barclay. and then, learning he
had gone to Maiden and did not intend
TO fight until the Detroit was COM
pleted. he rendezvoused al Put-in-Bay
and got into communication with Gen
eral Harrison. For week Perry was
desperately i'll, but on September he
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bed on the deck of the battered flag
ship and slept with a grim Gordon
the dead about him.
Copyright. 1910. by Richard Spilans,
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And then there was another diflcul-
.ty. Tie bar, which ordinarily had SIN
feet of water over it. had filled owing
to a storm until it only mad Tour feet
nine feet, TO get the ships over 1t
was necessary to remove nearly NIL
the guns, and then, thus llghtened.
lash the big water-tilled scows along
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
DYNAMlTERS ARE SUSPECTED
Plant of Los Angeles Iron Company
Partially Wrecked.

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 27.-The
Llewellyn iron works were partially
wrecked by an explosion, presumably
by dynamite. The force of the explo-
sion tore out the front of the building
and aroused people in residence dis
tricts more than two miles away. The
police have no clue to the perpetrators.
The explosion is believed to have
been the outcome of the general labor
troubles of Los Angeles, in which the
Llewellyn company has been promi-
nently involved
The front of the main building for a
distance of about seventy-fve feet,
was wrecked, the furniture and para
phernalia of the offices being included
In the ruin. The machinery apparent
ly was undamaged.
j. E. Asbury, the watchman, was
buried under a mass of debris, but
was rescued, only slightly injured.
The Llewellyn iron works is one of
the concerns involved in the metal
workers strike which went into effect
on June l Of this year The strike has
been characterized by great bitterness
on both Sides
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
RAILROAD MEN ARE KILLED
Two Meet Death In Accidents at St.
Paul.

st. Paul, Dec. 27.-Two fatal acei-
dents on local railroads were report
ed to the st. Paul police. The first
became public shortly after the dis
covery OF the body Of s. II. Stroup,
tower man at Oakland station, on the
Burlington road, lying in q ditch about
300 feet west of the Pigs Eye bridge
near the fish hatcheries Stroup had
been missing since Saturday night.
His body, terribly mangled, was al
most entirely covered with snow, ex-
planning the vain search which was
made for him by the police and rail
road ofiicials.
The second accident occurred at al-
most the same instant that the body
OF Stroup Was found.
John Anderson, section hand on
the Omaha road, fell in front of rap.
idly moving passenger train in the
Hazel Park yards while trying to
clean out the snow and ice from q
switch. He saw the train coming. but
stayed on the track too long, slipping
on the ice as he started to leap from
the track.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
FIVE WOMEN FOUND DEAD
Heart Disease Cause of Demise In
Each Case.

Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-Ffve women
were found dead in bed Christmas day
In this city by other occupants of the
houses where they lived Death in
each instance was due to heart dis
ease. Mrs. Elizabeth Farrell, sixty
five years old, was found dead by her
daughter Elizabeth. Under almost the
identical circumstances her husband
was found dead on Christmas q year
ago. Mrs. Grace DAILY, twenty-eight
years old, wife of Jack" Daily, for
mer well known pugilist, was found
dead by Captain Briggs of the Saliva
tion Army when he called to give
Mrs. DAILY a present.
Mrs. Catherine Gibbons, seventy
five years old, who resided with sis
ter, Mrs. Bridget Murphy. arose and
was about to start to church when
she died suddenly.
Mrs. Nellie McAnany, thirty-eight
years old, was found dead by her hus-
band. Mrs. Frazier, thirty-eight years
old, was found dead by relative.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
vOLlvA AFTER THE SMOKERS
Threatens to Prosecute Those Who In
dulqe in Habit.

Chicago Dec. 27.-Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, ovarseer and successor to John
Alexander Dowie, opened up a new
crusade against smoking In Zion City.
Taking cognizance of the existence Of
. new faction, known as the "inde
pendents." who have not been afraid
t. smoke in public recently, he fol.
lowed q general circular on the sub
ject with personal letters to alleged
leaders.
In each Voliva announced he would
begin prosecutions IL the "pernicious
habit" was not instantly abandoned
Three Tralnmen Killed.
Greenviile, Tex, Dee. 27.-Thres
trainnen, Thomas A. Cox, engineer;
\. =. Henderson. fireman. and B. p.
Smith. brakeman. were killed when q
train on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway was dsrailed ct Green
lval3o.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
INCREASE FOR
TRA|NMEN next
Another Controversy Over
Wages on Railroads.
ASK Is PER CENT ADVANCE

Seventy.five Thousand Men Affected
by Latest Demands, but an Early
Adjustment Is Expected, as the
Roads Have Offered Ten Per Cent
lncrease-Trainmen and Conductors
Working Together in Negotiations.
Chicago, Dec. 27.--With the wage
controversy between the Western rail
roads and the locomotive engineers
adjusted amicably the managers are
ready to resume negotiations with the
trainmen and conductors in the hope
that the slate may be wiped clean by
the new year.
Seventy-five thousand trainmen and
conductors on all the railroads west
of Chicago are involved. They are
demanding a wage increase of about
is per cent. On account of the crit
ical stage which the negotiations with
the engineers reached at the end of
last week conferences with the train
men and conductors were adjourned
temporarily. They will be resumed
shortly and it is expected that before
the end of the week an agreement
may be reached
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men and the Order of Railway Con-
ductors are acting Jointly in the nego-
tiations. The managers, 1t is under
stood, have offered the men a fiat
Increase of 10 per cent over existing
schedules, but the offer does not in.
clude any change in working rules.
AS each rule means money to the
men they say they are more anxious
about rules than they are about an
increase.
So far the conferences have been
marked by harmony and it is said
there is little danger of a break
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
SEEKS END OF BOUNDARY WAR
6anto Domingo Government Expects
Peaceful Agreement.

San Domingo, Dec. 27.-The gov
ernment of San Domingo is negotiat-
ing with the Haytian minister here for
a settlement of the border dispute
with Hayti. The diplomat has con-
suited his government and it Is ex-
pected peaceful arrangement will be
made. The boundary dispute between
Santo Domingo and Hayti is OF hong
standing. the latter occupying the con-
siderable territory claimed by the for
mer. Concessions granted to Ameri-
cans by Hayti some time ago In the
contested zone led to a demand by
the Dominican government that the
border question be submitted to arbi.
tration.
Advices from San Domingo state
that clash had occurred on the Dor.
der and that several persons were
killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
MONDELL ATTACKS FOSS
Says He Advocates Astonishing Doc
trine OF "Sectionalism."

Washington, Dec. 27.-The Payne
Aldrich tariff bill was defended and
the governor elect of Massachusetts
was denounced in a speech delivered
in the house by Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming, chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands.
Mr.. Mondell accused Massachusetts
and declared that he had searched for
some reason why that state should re-
pudiats the best tariff law ever
framed" He said that he had found
1t in the astonishing doctrine OF sec
tionalism" advocated by Mr.. Foss.
What an altogether lovely and
pleasing prospect it is that the new
governor presents to the good people
of Massachusetts," he said. What
halcyon days might be theirs! The
benefits of the Payne-Aldrich tariff to
Massachusetts are so patent and con-
spicuous, SO clear and manifest; the
schedules furnished such secure bull
wark for her industries aud such as
surances Of prosperity to her people,
1t was reasonable to expect in spite Of
q newspaper trust that the good peo-
pie up in New England would stand
their ground in a good cause.
THAT new governor wants free raw
material. We now have free hides.
thanks to the insistence of Massachu-
setts. resulting in a loss of several
millions annually to the treasury.
What is proposed is, l assume, free
coal, free lumber, free wool, free
meats, free cattle, free agricultural
products of all kinds-no tariff protec-
ton for any of the products of the
farm, ranch, the mine or the forest" "
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
SIX OF THE CREW
POSSIBLY LOST
Frejghter BaItique Sunk by the
Steamer Finland.

Antwerp, Dec. 27.-The Red Star
line steamer Finland, which sank the
Belgian freighter Baltique at the
mouth of the river Escautay, suffered
considerable damage to her bow and
III be drydocked at Southampton for
examination. The Finland was bound
from Antwerp for New York when the
collision occurred and afterward an
chored at Flushing. Six of the Bal
tique's crew are missing. The others
were picked up by the liner and .
pilot boat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
CAR RECEIVES HAMMOND
Discusses Plans for investment OF
American Capital In Russia.

st Petersburg. Dec. 27.-Emperor
Nicholas received in audience John
Hays Hammond, the American mining
engineer, who gave his majesty an
outline of the plans which he and his
associates have for the investment Of
American capital in Russia. The en-
peror and the ministry are said to be
favorably impressed with the proposed
enterprise. This includes the construc-
tion of grain elevators and the devel
opment of system of irrigation.
Mr.. Hammond will have an inter-
view with Premier Stolypin and will
be the guest at dinner of American
Ambassador Rockhill. He will dine
with the financial minister, M Kokov-
son, and start for home on Sunday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
THOUSANDS DO
H0RAN HONOR
Funeral of. Head Of U ca
go's Fire Department
MAYOR In PROCESSION

Rides In Mourners' Section, Led by
Chief of Police and Successor Of
Dead Man-casket Is Borne on
Hose Cart, Attended by Guard of
Honor of the Men Whom He For
merIy Commanded.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Funeral services
Of public character were held for Fire
Marshal James Horan, who met his
death in the stock yards fire Thurs
day with twenty-five others. Mayor
Fred A. Busse rode in the procession
In the mourners' section and Chief Of
Police Leroy #. Steward and Assist
ant Chief Herman Schuettler led sew
eral platoons of police on foot.
Acting Fire Marshal Charles Sey-
ferlich, who arrived at the blaze a
moment after his chief had been killed
beneath the falling wall, marched at
the head of a section of firemen The
casket, borne on hose cart, was at
tended by a guard of honor, consist
ing of fire department division heads,
and was followed by a line of equip
ages extending back for a mile and a
half
Immediately following the purple
draped hose wagon which bore the
marshaPs body was driven his auto
mobile, the one In which he made a
record breaking dash to Thursdays
fire-and to his death. The rear seat
was occupied only by fire marshaps
helmet. Two hose wagons bore floral
pieces which had filled the Ashland
avenue home and followed the black
draped automobile.
Thousands OF persons lined the way
over which the procession moved and
barred heads, tear filed eyes and muir
muring throngs along the route paid
tribute to big Jim" Horan-the city's
most popular fire fighter of decade.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
CHRISTMAS TREE on TRAIN
Soldiers Returning From Philippines
Celebrate En- Route.

Denver, Dec. 27-Two hundred OF
Uncle Sans regulars, recently dis
charged from service in the Philip
pines and en- route from San Francis
CO to Chicago, had Christmas tree on
board the train. The tree was pro-
cured during stop in the mountains
and the soldier boys rummaged their
kits for bright colored ribbons and
Naubles for decorations. On the top
branch there famed big fivepointed
star, fashioned, it was whispered, out
OF q red flannel undershirt.
Souvenirs of the stay in the islands
were brought forth and "bunkies"
swapped their cherished possessions.
1T was the merriest Christmas I've
had since we left home," said one OF
the men when the train reached Den
var
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ly to Be Doubled.
Chicago. Dec. 27.-All Europe is in
hook to it's "uncles." Therefore there
will be no war for many years, be-
cause the money lenders will not per-
NIT anything which will impair the
loans they have made.
Briefly, these are the conclusions Of
David Starr Jordan, president of Lee
land Stanford university. as he de-
livered them in a lecture on THE
Old Peace With Velvet Sandaled
Feet" at Abraham Lincoln center.
"All civilized nations are owned or
controlled" DR.. Jordan said, for they
say there is difference between own.
ing and controlling a railroad, though
some of us cannot quite grasp the dis.
tinction.
THE men who make the war loans
control all the civilized nations. The
Spitzenberger is not controlled. Neither
is the Figi The 'uncles' of the kings
control the others. Emperors and
kings and parliaments may not de
clare war to satisfy a whim, defend
their honor or even to right wrong
until they have secured the permis
sion of their 'uncles.'
There is no danger of war, but
there is grave danger that the wal
debt will be doubled. Europe's wal
debt Is $26,000,0 100000. One-third oi
all the money of the world is due or
Rothschilds and other money lending
families absolutely control the situa
ton.
"Nine-tenths of the war scares II
Europe and elsewhere are made by
craftsmen and yellow press to di
vert the attention of the people from
reforms they are demanding.
when the powerful of earth FIND
themselves hard pressed by the peo
pie they issue call to the mob to gt
of somewhere to plunder and muir
der, for the mob always is ready tt
join in the man hunt. And they figh
till the people forget what it was they
wanted.
The spending of money for arma
nents, the borrowing of enormou!
sums and shouldering the debt upcz
future generations, to be taken IL
taxes from the peasants, is something
more than a question of finance-it Il
q moral question.
"The placing of tyrannous burdeI
upon the poor of future generations |,
only one of the indictments to b.
brought against war"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
MOB KILLS ALLEGED SLAYER
Hot Springs (Ark.) Prisoner Gets
Change OF Venue in Vain.

St Louis, Dec. 27.-Oscar Chit
wood, charged with having killed Sher-
III Jake Houpt in Hot Springs, Ark,
last August, was shot to death by a
mob at Hot Springs, according to a
telephone message from there. Chit
wood was being taken from the county
jail to the police station when discov-
cred by the mob. He was recently
granted change of venue and was to
have have been taken to Benton, Ark.
The mob was made up Of twenty men
who wore handkerchiefs over their
eaAAs
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
low. Boy Killed BY Brother.

Elna, Ia, Dec. 27.-Francis Kane.
aged seventeen years, was accidental
II shot while hunting in the woods
west of town. Francis was In the lead.
the older brother following close be
hind. carrying shotgun, which In
soue mauner was accidentally dis
charged.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
IN A Brush Win Anr.s
Fourteen British Sailors Killed or
Wounded.

Bushipe. Persia, Dec. PA landing
force from the British cruiser Hya,
cinthe had serious brush with Ara
bian gun runners on the southern
coast of Persia. Fourteen OF the Brit
ish were killed or wounded. The
Arabs lost forty
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
BOMB INJURIES MANY PEOPLE
Explosion Wrecks Police and Fire
Headquarters at Buenos Ayres.

New Orleans, Dec. 27.-Advices to
the Picayune from Buenos Ayres un-
der date of the 25th say that bomb
placed in the, fire department building
OF that place exploded, wrecking the
fire and police department headquar-
ters and seriously injuring twenty
people.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
WEALTHY men
CONTROL WARS
Opinion Expressed by David
Starr Jordan.
"SCARES" ARE CREATED

Head of Leland Stanford University
Says "Uncies" OF the Kings Control
the Destiny of the Nations-Declares
There Is No Danger of War, but
Says the Worlds War Debt Is Like
ly to Be Doubled.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-06-09

Alaska and had a good idea of the
country's conditions. The officers
l refer to are United States Mar
shals Harvey Sullivan, Daniel A.
Sutherland and T. c. Powell, Dis
trict Attorney c. D. Murane and
District Judges Thomas R. Lyons,
Peter Overheld and E. E. Cush.
man. The last named is a Wash
ington resident, while all the others
are bona fde Alaskans. Attorney
Fink of Nome.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-06-09

president Taft is the first presi-
dent of the United States to ap-
point an Alaskan to an Alaskan Of
fee, and during his inCumbancy he
already has let out four carpet
baggers.' Of the seven Alaskan
made by this ad-
six of them were Al
kans OF more than four years resi-
dence, and enc was a Judge from
the Pacific coast who had been in
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-06-09
Oak Olson Married

Oak Olson, one of the most pop
ular of the travelling men making
Juneau their headquarters, was
married last week at Houghton.
Wash. to Miss Sophie Johnson of
Grand Rapids, Mich. The we'd
ding took place at tbs home of Mr..
Olson's mother. The wedding
ends a match of long standing
one that originated years and
years ago." as Oak put ii this
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen
came to Juneau on The Princess
Royal and have gone to housekeep-
ing in the Mark Russell home.
The Record believes there is not
any one in this section who will
fail to wish Oak" we'll in his
married life.-Record.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-06-09

The Unuk River Dredging COM
pany is going to work the famous
gold bearing gravel of Unuk river
this summer.
twenty-five applications for posi-
tons ii the public schools at Cor
dova have been received by the
board so far.
Seward and Valdez want 4 land
Office located somewhere in the
westward-each town believes it
should be located somewhere in its
own limits.
Four cases Of leprocy are said to
have been discovered by DR.. Re-
mig in westward Alaska and the
government is going to isolate
them.
Juneau's new Catholic church
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-06-09

ersham a Republican, think of the
absurdity of the claim. Wicker
sham was afraid to come out before
the last Republican convention be-
cause he knew he had absolutely
no show of being named as the
choice of the party.
This year, after blowing hot and
cold, one day saying he wouldn't
run. the next that he would, he at
last is compelled to come out into
the open, and again nominate him
self for the Office, realizing just as
surely as he did two years ago that
he stands no better chance for the
party nomination now than he did
then.
And so it is that tt and his Man
Friday, Valentine, in the absence
of those al the head of Ire party in
this district, and seeing the writing
on the wall that if Wickersham
would hope for any standing at the
national capital he must go at least
with the appearance of being par
ty candidate, Matched this plot to
pull the wool down over the eyes of
the Republicans of Alaska,