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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
AGREEMENT SEEMS UNLIKELY
Soft Coal Mines Expected to Suspend
on April 1.

Cleveland, March 25.-Negotiations
between the 100000 miners in the BIZ
luminous coal fields of Western Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
and the operators for an adjustment
of wage differences were postponed
until Tuesday.
The postponement followed con-
viction expressed by both sides that
an agreement at this time for a new
two-year wage and working scale, to
take effect April 1, was impossible.
Mine workers and operators then
Joined In resolution that rather than
cause a suspension, not only In the
four states directly concerned, but
also in all other union bituminous
mines, they would make another effort
to agree
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
SLAYER GIVES HIMSELF UP
Admits Having Trouble With Muir
dered Farmer.

Pequot, Mimi, March 25.-George G.
Douglas, aged fifty-fve years, a bache-
lor farmer who lived six miles east OF
Pequot, near Pelican lake, where ne
owned considerable property, was
found murdered In his home, his body
bruised and skull broken open.
A Minneapolis man named William
Pearson, who has made his home a
mile from Douglas, came to Pequot
and gave himself up, saying, it is al.
legged, that he had trouble with Doug
las and that the old man was dead
The prisoner Is about forty-fve years
old and came to Pequit last Novem.
Der. 1t Is alleged he and Douglas had
trouble before
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
GENERAL BINGHAM is DEAD
Member of Lower House of Congress
Since 1879.

Philadelphia, March 25.-Congress-
man Henry II. Bingham, father of the
house." is dead at his home in this
city.
General Bingham was well known
and picturesque figure in Washington.
He was seventy-one years old and had
been in every congress since the forty
sixth in 1879. He served through the
Civil war in Pennsylvania volunteer
regiment
He was wounded at Gettysburg and
Spottsylvania. He entered the army
as lieutenant and at the close of the
war had been breveted for distin-
guished gallantry through the grades
of major, lieutenaat colonel, colonel
and brigadier general.
Death came as the result of com
rlication of heart disease and kidney
trouble, from wfich he bad been suf.
fering for some time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
FEARED SEIZURE By REBELS
Half Million In Mexican Funds Taken
to Ei Paso, Tex.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 25.-Mors than
$780, 900 Mexican currency In Cancelled
bank notes has been brought to El
Paso from the city of chihuahua with
in the past two days by four clerks In
the employ OF the Banco Nacional OF
Mexico City, the money being oon.
cealed In suitcases which they carried.
Fearing that the bank would BE- at
tackled by revolutionary forces ON
cials of the bank determined to save
all the money possible and before
starting to Ell Paso every one OF the
notes was cancelled through the use o<
q rubber stamp. which renders them
useless for currency again. but they
will be redeemed at their face value
upon presentation at the federal treas
ury In Mexico City.
In the vaults OF the bank In the ni1y
Of Chihuahua there yet remains to00r
900 in silver. which was ~ bulky -
move.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
MURDERER FOUND IN ATTIC
Youth Who Hacked Woman to Pieces
Captured by Police.

Milwaukee, March 25.-Found hid
den in the attic of a city residence, AL
bert Koehler, an immature youth OF
nineteen, later confessed to the po-
lice that he was the tiendish assail.
ant of Miss Anna Miller, aged thirty
two, a cousin, whom he literally
hacked to shreds following a quarrel
over a board bill at the Miller home
The assault was made with heavy
hatchet. The woman's skull was
beaten to a pulp and her entire body
slashed and hacked with the keen
weapon.
Added to his frenzied act the police
charge Koehler then opened gas Jets
in the house in an effort to cover UP
his crime.
Two other members of the Miller
household narrowly escaped asphyxia.
ton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
SEAMEN RETURN TO WORK
Strike Begun Three Years Ago Has
Ended

Buffalo, N. ", March 25.--A Cleve-
land dispatch says that the three-year
strike Of the Lake Seamen's union, in
volving 1900 men on the Great Lakes,
has come to an end as the result of a
referendum in which large majority
of the men voted to return to work
The strike was marked by much vio-
lence and bloodshed.
Union seamen may now ship upon
the vessels of the Lake Carriers's as.
sociation, which are open shop boats
without losing their union card
The lake carriers have not fixed
their 1912 wage scale for seamen. The
ore freight rate has been cut cents
and ore will be carried from Lake Su.
perior for 55 cents. The freight cut
may result in wage reduction
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
WANTED FOR MANY
LARGE ROBBERIES
Daniel Callahan CaptuTedby
office Inspectors.

st. Louis. March 22-Daniel Gala.
han was arrested by pcstoffice inspee-
tors who say he is wanted for com.
plicity in three diamond robberies ag
gregating $4,000, in the robbery oi
postofficc substations in ST. Louis and
other points.
Postoffice Inspector Bunsen, who
made the arrest, says Callahan IL be
ing held as the leader of the gang
which stole 100000 worth of dia
monds from Mrs. Baldwin Drum
mond's stateroom on the Steamship
Amerika in February, 1911, and which
bound and gagged two men and stole
$4,000 worth OF jewels from Edward
Alberti's store in Chicago in April
1911, and killed a man in getting away
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
OWING To FEAR
OF A MASSACRE
Thousands Of People Fleeing
From Swallow, China.

Swatow, China, March 25.-Business
of all kinds has been suspended in
this city and people are fleeing In
thousands owing to fears OF massa
ere.
Severe fighting has occurred be
tween a body of Cantonese troops and
a force of local soldiery at Chaochow
flu, about twenty-five miles to the north
of this city. The local soldiers were
defeated with heavy loss.
Additional troops are being sem
here from Canton
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
CARNEGIE AS BEAUTY JUDGE
Picks Pittsburg Stenographer
Worlds Prettiest Girl.

Hot Springs, Ark, March 22.-An
drew Carnegie considers Miss Virginia
Lee, a Pittsburg stenographer, the
prettiest girl in the world Mr.. Car
,negie has never seen Miss Lee, but
bases his verdict on her photograph
81 have found the prettiest girl in
the world" said Mr.. Carnegie. Here
is her photograph. Do you know, this
girl, Virginia Lee, would make good
wife for some nice young man"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
MINES WILL SUSPEND WORK
Agreement Cannot Be Reached Before
April I.

Pottsville, Pa, March 25.-Local
operators and members of the United
Mine Workers scale committee resid-
ing here admitted that another con-
ference between the union committee
and the anthracite operators will be
held I'm New York within the next few
days.
There was little doubt that there
would be a general suspension OF
operations in the anthracite coal
fields on April l, because 1t will be
impossible for an agreement to be
framed and approved in time to be
substituted for the existing agreement
which expires at midnight March 81.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
RESULT OF SUICIDES ACT
Six Persons Injured Following Self
Destruction by Gas.

Milwaukee, March 25.--A combina-
ton of suicide, escaping gas, and res
cuers with a lighted lantern wrecked
the home of Emil Schoenloeber, re-
sulting In the conveying of six per-
sons to various hospitals.
Mrs. Emil Schoenlober found her
husband locked in his room. Neigh.
bors were called and Patrolman Ru-
dolph Robran took charge of the res
cue squad, carrying lantern. When
the room was broken open there was
an explosion, injuring the ofiicer, the
wife and four neighbors The house
Vas practically demolished.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25

Chicago. March 25.-Charles Lion
hood was scalded to death and three
other men were severely burned when
. plank above a vat of boiling water
in the plant OF the Federal Furnace
company broke. 1t was some time be-
fore the injured were rescued, as they
we're unable to grasp ropes thrown tc
oAe0.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
EXPLOSION HEARD FOR MILES
Burglars Give New Workers an Awful
Scare.

New York, March 25.-Cracksmen
set off so much dynamite under the
safe in the Office of Staten Island
manufacturing company that the ex.
plosion was heard for miles and many
persons thought there had been an
earthquake.
The five safe blowers fed after an
exchange of shots with watchmen.
The safe was blown to pieces and
some of it's contents destroyed.
There is no clue to the cracksmen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
HOME RULE BILL APRIL-l II
Premier Asquith Agrees to Bring in
irish Measure Next Month.

London, March 25.-Home rule for
Ireland was the subject of another
two-hour conference between John f.
Redmond, T. p. O'Connor and John
Dillon. the Irish leaders. and Premier
Asquith. The date Of introduction of
the measure In the house of commons
y now specifically settled for April IL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25

X. q. Collins. Postmaster, Barnegat.
N. j.. was troubled with severe La
grippe cough. He says: II would be
completely exhausted after each fit Of
violent coughing. bought bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
before | had taken 1t all the coughing
spells had entirely ceased 1t can't be
beat" For sale by all dealers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
final TRIBUTE
TO NAMES DEAD
Bodies Recently RecOyeredln-
TERED at Arlington.
HIGH OFFICIALS PRESENT

President Taft Delivers the Principal
Eulogy and Father chidwick, Chap
lain of the III Fated eattIeship, Ex-
presses Personal Grief of the Sur
vvors.
Washington, March 25.-With all
the pomp and solemnity that mighty
nation can pay its heroes of war the
last of the dead of the Maine were
laid away in Arlington cemetery.
Side by side with the bodies of those
brought back from Havana hagbor af-
ter the war with Spain they were con-
signed to the earth of the Old Domin-
ion, while a nation paid its last meas
ure of honor TO the unidentified" of
that great catastrophe that brought
on a war, changed the map of the
world and extended the empire of the
United States into the corners of the
earth.
Seldom in the history of this coun-
try has there been planned higher
tribute to the memory of any man or
men than that for the sixty-four dead
of the Maine
Government business in Washington
was practically suspended by eXecu-
tive order President Taft, most of
the members of his cabinet, the high
est officers of the army, the navy and
the marine corps, officials of the de-
partments and representatives of
many foreign powers participated In
the exercises.
over the government buildings flags
hung at half mast, while congress ad-
journed for the day.
The booming of minute guns and
the tramp of soldiery added the touch
of military pomp and circumstance.
Exercises Are Elaborate.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the ceremonies. Beginning
with the removal of the dead from the
| United States steamship Birmingham,
which brought them up from Havana,
leys of musketry over the new made
graves, the exercises were designed tc
show all honor and respect to the mar
| tyrs of the doomed battleship.
The escort for the slow march
| through the streets of the capital from
the Birmingham to the state, war and
navy building was picked from the
| Birmingham and other vessels now in
| Washington The speakers, who faced
| the crowd In the plaza behind the navy
building, were only three-President
| Taft and Father Chadwick, chaplain
of the Maine when the explosion OF
Feb 15, 1898, sent her to the bot
tom, and Chaplain Bayard, u. S. N.
The Marine band, the show band ol
/ Washington, was chosen to give the
solemn music for the dead and al
army battery stationed near the Wash
| ington monument was selected to fire
the twenty-one-gun salute as the cere
monies at the navy building ended and
| the quiet march to Arlington vas be
gun.
| Over the graves in Arlington the
simple exercises included burial serv
ices by Chaplain Bayard and Father
| Chidwick
| With the firing of three volleys Of
| musketry by company of marines
national salute of twenty-one guns
from an army battery in the cemetery
and the sounding of the plaintive cal
of taps, the dead were given to the
I earth
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
Thousands Reported Starv=
ing in Great Britain.
WITHOUT FOOD OR FUEL
Modern England Has Never Witnessed
Such Widespread Destitution as Pre-
walls Among the Working Classes
at the Present Time.

London, March 25.-Never has mod
ern England witnessed scenes of wide
spread suffering such as exist today,
Net single community in England,
Scotland and Wales but is affected
lie toll of the present coal strike,
not alone in money, but in human
lives, will be appalling
The scenes in the cities are particu-
larry affecting. There a constant pro
cession of men, women and children
moving to the pawnshops is seen
White faced and wan, their appear
ance more than their words showing
the pinch of hunger, they carried their
miserably scanty pieces of furniture
to the agents who advanced a few
pennies at an eXtortionately high rate
of interest Thousands of families in
the United Kingdom, it is estimated,
are living in absolutely bare rooms
furniture and clothing having been
pledged to buy bread.
All are utterly without fuel and the
suffering from cold is pitiful. A typ
ical instance reported was from the
Hanley Pottery district One hundred
thousand men, women and children
made up bread line, life being kept
in their bodies by public relief
Given One Meal a Day
So great is the demand that the au-
thorities can furnish only one meal
bread and soup-daily.
Community soup kitchens have also
been established In nearly every city
and town of more than 5000 and a
great bread line, made up not of the
very poor, but equally hard working
class, forms daily.
Women, faint with hunger, collapse
when strength and nerves give way.
The hospitals are filled and doctors
overworked from giving aid.
The infant mortality is appalling.
Few of the working class have money
left to purchase needed milk and hun
6reds of thousands make Cruel from
meal furnished by the town authori-
ties, which is the only nourishment
possible for babies and very young
children.
Because of the suffering through
scarcity of fuel the Birmingham Gas
Works corporation distributed cents
worth of coke to each of 5000 desti.
tute.
The suffering in Birmingham is in.
tense.
The cotton mills at Nelson. Bolton
and other centers in Lancashire are
closing rapidly, while most of the fac.
tories In Leeds have either stopped
entirely or are running on half time.
Foundries everywhere have drawn
their fires
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-25

President Taft Delivers the Principal
Eulogy and Father Chidwick, Chap
lain of the Ill Fated BattIeship, Ex-
presses Personal Grief of the Sur
vivors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

for the publication OF the results. 1t
has seemed the wisest policy to concen-
trate the force in such way as to
complete those parts Of the work which
are now the furthest advanced
Lack OF funds, reduction of clerks
and other measures of economy have
curtailed the work.
The question has been raised whether
the work on subjects which cannot be
completed In the present fiscal year can
be completed and the results published
at some future time This will depend
upon the appropriations available in
future fiscal years and upon the deci-
sion, which presumably will have to be
made by congress, as to whether the
completion OF the thirteenth census
shall take precedence over the annual
and special Investigations prescribed by
the permanent census act
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
ATHLETICS IN GERMANY

Steps have been taken for the intro
duction of athletics on American lines
into the leading German universities.
Serious comprehensive efforts will be
made to pOpularize field, track and
aquatic athletics by means of intercol-
legiate competitions. The movement
has the cordial support of the emperor
and the crown prince.
Representatives Of fourteen universe
ties. ten technical colleges. two vet
Urinary schools, the Royal Agricultural
college and two mining academies met
recently and agreed to exhaust all
means at their command to arouse the
enthusiasm Of the German students
for the new idea. The meeting re-
solved to organize at regular intervals
competitions to be called
German university Olympias." The
first meeting will be held, it is planned.
in Leipzig in 1913.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
WOMEN PARADERS

Woman suffrage advocates in New
York are again in the fore front this
week. Represented in their spring
parade by the Woman's Political I'M
Ion, the College Equal Suffrage league,
the Trades Union league. the Wage
Farmers league and the Socialists
suffrage group. the women who aspire
TO vote believe that the demonstration
will impress lawmakers at Albany
The parade arrangements included the
appearance of a brigade of colored
women from the Twenty -iirst assembly
district
An unusual sight will be afforded
New Workers on Tuesday, when an
other suffrage parade-in Fifth ave
nue--will be headed by a squad of
feminine cavalry fifty strong. TO the
accompaniment of drums and music
and cheers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
Sunday School Lesson For Nav 5


Golden TeXt.-A mans life consistetf
not in the abundance of things which
he poSsesSeth.-Luke xii. u.
Luke Vi. 20-23. -Possessors of bless
edness.
Luke places before the reader two
ideals of life. They are opposed to
each other and appeal 10 two different
classes of people. He leaves us to in
fer which is the better of the two
ideals. ''Ye poor" must be taken
literally. 1t refers TO those who have
little of this worlds goods. Jesus did
not mean to say that penury is de-
sirable thing for its own sake and that
those who live in poverty are better off
spiritually than those who enjoy rich
es. The thought he desired to empha-
size was that in spite of poverty they
could enjoy the kingdom of God. "Ye
shall be filled" The testimony of the
psalmist Is worth considering: Il have
been young and now am Old. vet have
| not seen the righteous forsaken nor
his seed begging bread" (xxxvii. 90.
Compare also Phil. IL. 10. "Ye that
weep now" The reference is TO Chris
tian mourners. The causes Of their
sorrow will not necessarily be remov-
ed. but grace Will be given them to
bear it. just as Paul received strength
to endure the thorn in the flesh III Cor
xii, 10 Laugh" because comfort
eel. Hate YOU" Persecution has been
one of the inevitable penalties visited
upon the faithful followers of Jesus.
Rejoice We in that day" The
first epistle OF Peter is an exposition
of the service Of suffering for Christ.
Compare ii. 20-26; iii. 1913: ". 1918.
Luke vi. 2426.-HeirS OF misery.
These words are not a denunciation.
bet an annunciation. Just as the first
section was an encouragement. this is
4 warning. The class of people here
mentioned need counsel Just rs much
rs the others. Rich" was practically
synonymous with goddess in the days
Of Jesus. They were the oppreSsorS Of
the poor and were tempted 10 find /
=, onsolation" III their wealth luke /
Xii. 10 But there were noble excep-
tons. like Nicodemus and Joseph nf I
Arimathea. You that are full"-
those who are self satisfied. who have /
reached state in life beyond which /
they do not care TO advance. who are /
opposed Ia Improvement and extension,
who have neither vision nor faith.
Laugh" In the spirit Of the cynic.
who does not understand the marvel
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Survey of the Worlds News

"DOLITICS is like a baseball
game" once said Colonel
James Hamilton Lewis of
Chicago. because a lot de-
pends upon the ninth inning" Colonel
Lewis. long a figure in public life and
noted for his suavity and elegance OF
personal apparel and speech. has had
bis eyes on a seat I'm the L tied States
senate for a long time The ninth in
ming hasn't been reached yet. but the
colonePs scorekeepers have sharpened
their pencils In anticipation of the ex-
pected events next November.
While in congress as representative
from the state OF Washington Lewis.
who got his title Of colonel by appoint
ment on the staff OF the governor of
his state, was the author of he 1897
resolution for the recognition OF the
independence of Cuba. In 1898 he
erTed on the staff of General L. ID.
Grant In the Spanish-American war.
In 1900 he was a Democratic candidate
for the vice presidential nomination
and was indorsed by the Pacific coast
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| and mystery of human life. They are
shallow and superficial. selfish AID
biased, shortsighted and ignorant
Mourn and weep in the time
OF disillusion and disappointment
Speak well of you" These words
were addressed especially to the disci-
pies, lest they should be tempted to
seek popularity ut the cost of princi
pie Not Il few have lost their spiritual
power by efforts To trim the cousc fence.
thelr own and that OF others.
Luke xvi 19-31-Dives and Lazarus.
The purpose of this parable was not
20 Illustrate the compensations in lie.
Out TO emphasize the necessity of talk
ing advantage of the opportunities of
lie. Il certain rich man. -
L he type was common in Palestine He
enjoyed all conceivable comforts that
money could obtain. a certain beg
gar. This type Of humanity was no
less common. The distress .nl discom-
Tort OF his condition were pitiable to a
degree. In country where 10 hos
pitals existed and where medicine was
at best only an apology we can realize
how dreadful must have been the af-
tiictions OF the sick. "Abraham's
BOSOM The figure was suggested by
the custom of reclining on ones elbow
and leaning on the bosom of the per-
son 10 The left John xiii. 25) From n
place OF obscurity and pain on earth
lie was translated 10 position of
honor and privilege at the feast of
paradise. The rich man also died"
He met with the fate common To the
human race. whatever the station in
life In hell''-"hadeS" Torment
ed in this flame" This is a strong ex-
preston for the pain and anguish that
were torturinS the man who had been
living for himself when ON earth
Moses and the prophets" The two
parts of the Hebrew Bible contained
sufficient guidance for those who de-
sired 30 regulate their lives Alright 10y
rs teaching. If the present opportuni-
lies are not availed of there will be
little use OF providing greater benefits.
The rich man was hot Il violent of. |
fender. He was selfish and Indifferent /
md did not realize that he had respon- |
'ihilities toward Others. At his very |
ioor there were occasions to exhibit |
but he turned away from /
hem. When IL was too late he Ia |
nented lost opportunities, but regrets
we're now Of no avail. us Al /