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ESTABLISHED 1890. HIS EXCELLENCY Li Hong Chang: Received by President Cleveland at New York. The Ceremony Occurred at the Residence of Hon. William C. Whitney. Several Cabinet Officers Present. Remarks of Grover and Li. NEW YORK, Aug. 81.—LiHungChang arose at 6 a. m. His first caller was ex Secretary Johli W. Foster, between whom and the Chinese ambassador a strong friendship has existed, especially *ince Mr. Foster's mission to the east during the Japanese-Chinese war. Another caller was Yan Phou Lee, •who was sent here by the Chinese gov ernment as a student in lb73. He pre rented an invitation from the governor of Tennessee, to visit Nashville on his way West. The report that the ambassador and the Russian minister had a conference was confirmed by Edward B. Drew, the commissioner of customs, in the Chinese service. Mr. Drew would say nothing ns to what had passed bteween his ex cellency and the minister. The programme for the day was pre sented to Earl Li. By it he found the great feature of the day was to be his reception by President Cleveland at the residence of William C. Whitney. The Ceremony WM Kitnple. Li Hung Chang and Secretary Olney exchanged visits in the hotel, after which they proceeded to the Whitney residence, escorted by a troop of the Sixth cavalry. The reception by tlio president was quite simple in character and lasted only 25 minutes. Among those present were Secretary of State Olney, Secretary of the Treasury Car lisle, Secretary of War Lamont, and Assistant Secretary of State Rockhill. After the reception Earl Li returned to the Waldorf. Tlie Krmarlit of 1.1 Hnn* Chan*. After the formal greetings, Li Hung Chang addressed the president a« fol low*: "Yon* excellency, it afford® me great pleasure to have the honor to be pre sented to your excellency. The reputa tion of your highly esteemed virtues is widely known throughout the world, and in yon the citizens of the United States of America have invariably placed their confidence consequently, both the interior administration and the exterior relations of this great republic are in a state, of prosjierity. It will always be the desire of my august master, the emperor of China, to maintain the most cordial relations with America, whose friendly assistance ren dered to the government of China, after the China-Japanese war, and whose protection for the safety of the Chinese immigrants in America are always to be highly appreciated. I am now specially appointed by my august master, the emperor of China, to present to your excellency the as surances of his most friendly feelings towards the United States of America, in the hope that your excellency will reciprocate his sentiments and co-oper ate with him to promote the friendly intercourse between our two countries for the cause of human kind. I trust that vow excellency's govern ment will continue to afford protection and kind treatment to the Chinese im migrats in America, and to render friendly assistance to the Chiuese gov ernment when required. May the people of our two nations en joy the benefit of perpetual peace. Mr. ilvvrUntl Replied That: "Your excellency, it gives me great pleasure to receive from your hand the personal letter from your august sov ereign and to greet you as his personal representative. "Since our two countries became bet ter acquainted, many incidents have occurred calculated to increase our friendly relation and not the least grat ifying of these are the friendly expres sions contained in the letter of your em peror and the visit to our country of his most distinguished subject, who has been so honorably and prominently con nected with public affairs in his own country and with all that haa been at tempted in the direction of its advance ment and improvement. ••Your visit to us at this time is made more impressive by the thought that it serves to join in one the most ancient civilization of the east and the best type of a newer civilization in the western world. Notwithstanding the widely different characteristics of the two countries, the welcome which is tendered you by the government and citizens of the United States, illustrates in the strongest pos Bible manner the kinship of nations. We feel that in the arrangement of your tour you have not allotted to your sojourn among us sufficient time to gain an adequate observation of all we have accomplished as a nut ion. It will not. however, escape your notice, that a rich and fertile domain has here been quickly creatcd by those who were as cured that they would reap where the had hown tlmt a strong and beneficent government hap been here established by those who loved freedom, and that we have a generous and patriotic people who love their government, because it is theirs—constructed by them, admin istered for them, and protected and saved from harm by them. We heartily wish that your stay with tis may be most pleasant, and that at its close you may enjoy a safe and agreeable return to your home and your field of dutv and usefulnesH." •NOTIFICATION BY LETTER. Bryan and Watson to Be So Informed TopulUtd. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—As a result of the determination among Populist leaders to notify Bryan and Watson the formal letter of notification is now being prepared. The notification will probably occur at Lincoln and at At lanta, but the details are subject to the wishes of the members of the commit tee on notification, of which Senator Allen is chairman. He has been in communication with Chairman Butler on the question of notification, and there is a full understanding be tween them as to what will be done. The letter now in course of preparation will be submitted to the Dotification committee for their ap proval. If they desire to meet and proceed in a body to see Messrs. Bryan and Watson, then such a course will be adopted and a time set for £he visit. It is felt, however, that this is unneces sary. MANY VISITORS EXPECTED. Democratic (iold Standard Convention Will lie Well Attended. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31.—The indica tions are that the anti-silver Democrats of the middle Western states will come to the national convention next week in large numbers. The attendance from Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana will not be con fined to the delegates by any means. The Sound Money league of Chicago, a Democratic organization, will probably come down in a special traiu Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Ken tucky sent .vord that there will be a large delegation of visitors from that state and 1(HJ tickets have been re quested. While no official information as to the temporary chairmanship will be given out until next Tuesday it seems certain that Roswell P. Flower of New York will be the man. ADVISORY BOARD NAMED. Teller. DuboW and Others Will Assist the Democratic Committee. CHICAOO, Aug. 81.—From the politi cal organizations, not Democratic but in sympathy with the Chicago plat form, Chairman Jones of the Demo cratic national committee has appointed an advisory board, the members of which will act as advisers of the Demo cratic national campaign committee. The board consists of Senator Teller of Colorado, Senator Dubois of Idaho, Senator Butler of North Carolina, G. T. Washburn of Massachusetts, I. N. Stevens of Colorado and George P. Keener of California. COCKRAN WOULDN'T PRESIDE. Conldut Take Part in the Convention and Tben Vote for McKinley. NKW YOKK, AU^. 31.—Edward M. Shephard, leader of the Broooklyn ftold standard Democrats, has announced that Mr. Bourke Cockran would not preside at the Indianapolis gold stand ard Democratic convention if requested. He said that Mr. Cockran believed that the election of Mr. McKinley was necessary and that Mr. Cockran had so announced himself, and did not care to participate in the convention when he intended to vote for McKinley. F.over For Temporary ChalrniMk WATERTOWN, N. Y., Aug. 31.—Ex Governor Roswell P. Flower received a telegram from F. W. M. Cutcheon, chairman of the executive committee of the National Democratic party, asking him if he would act as temporary chair man of the convention which is to be held at Indianapolis. Mr. Flower wired his acceptance of the invitation. The ex-governor will leave Watertown Mon day for Indianapolis. CONGRESSMAN MOBBED. Arkansas Aadlenee Shows Its Disapproval in A Forcible Manner. FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug. 31.—Con gressman Hugh A. Dinsmore of the Fifth Arkansas district and ex-United States minister to Korea was mobbed at a political meeting at Englantine, Van Buren county, and sustained in juries which will confine him to his bed for several days to come. Dinsmore was recenty nominated for a third term in congress and has been stumping his district. He spoke at Englantine and divided time with Jerry Scanlan, a local candidate for the same office. Van Buren is a rural mountain county and the audience was in sympathy with Scan lan. During a heated discussion the speakers became involved in a personal altercation and the crowd mobbed the congressman. Hi* Figures In (irate. DULUTH, \ug. 31.—The crop year has ended. Gr in receipts on the board of trade for the 1'^-month will aggregate about 81,000.000 bushels, besides flour. Of this grain there are 66,500.000 bush els of wheat, 15,500,000 more than ever before 4,000,000 bushels of oats against 1,112,000 the year before 4,500, 000 of barley, against 2,16W,000 in 1895 and 5,600,000 of flax, againftt 1,858,000 yenp tT.]jnhin4 mm JEWEL. MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA MONDAY, AUGUST !tl 189(i CHINS- "RENSCtf, Turkish Soldiers Continue the Massacre of Armenians at Const no pie. Two Thousand Said to Have Been Slain in Friday's Fight. Thvue Killed on Previous Days Number Between Three and Four Thousand. PARIS, Aug. 31.—The Temps pub lishes a dispatch from Constantinople, filed on Friday evening, saying "At the present moment, sanguinary fighting is taking place the chief street of Constantinople. The troops are firing on unarmed Armenians. The victims of the outbreak exceed 2,000." THROWN INTO TI1E SEA. Trouble of Burying the Dead In Constan tinople Thus Avoided. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 31.—Score® of dead have been thrown into the sea in order to save the trouble of burying the bodies. The British charge d'affaires has refused the request of the sultan, to withdraw the guards of British marines, saying he cannot do so until the dis orders here are thoroughly quelled. Of the Armenians who were seized in the Ottoman bank, five were killed and five were wounded in the bank. They all come from abroad. The 15 survivors have been sent to Marseilles, the Brit ish and French warships seeing the Messagerie liner safely off. Mr. Michael Herbert, the British charge d'affaires, has ordered the Brit ish guardship Dryad to receive all fam ilies desiring protection, and any British vessel in port may be requisitioned in case of necessity. There is also much anxiety in the suburbs, where many Europeans having Armenian servants are afraid of being attacked. Vinitrd by Terrell. The American college at Hissar, and the Bible house at Stamboul are guarded by troops. The United States minister, Mr. Alexander W. Terrell, visited His sar to ascertain if the Americans were safe, His visit had a reassuring effect, and the chief of police of Hissar told Mr. Terrell that all measures had been taken to preserve order. The Galata quarter is quieter, but all the shops are cloned and no Armenian* are to be seen in the streets which are patrolled by troops. There was a fresh panic during the day, owing to a bomb being thrown while the soldiers were returning from Selamlik. Nobody was hurt, however, and the man who threw the bomb was arrested. Although several of the Ar menian districts were the scene of mas sacres and pillages, the city is quiefier, wad the authorities now appear deter ^SFvTT rTi, i** 1 dealer in HEAVY & SHELF HARDWARE, BARB WIRE, PUMPS If yon are going to put in Water Service call and see ine. I have a full supply of Lawn Hose and Lawn Sprinklers on hand and can supply your wants at Low Prices. Yours respectfully, Tinshop in Connection• CRIST RENSCH Fitzsitainons and *Malier have met fought^uul parted. We meet our competitors and give 'em uafc now in the way of Fowler and mn. Repairing done as it should be done. JOHNSON BROS. &. CO. BLOOD RUNS FREE TROOPS ASKED FOR. IntoxicHtt-d II11H11111* in Control at On tonugon auil Cnnfu»lii ltcigiift. JLIILWALKEK. Anfr. 31.—Dispatches re- ceivfd from Ontonagon, Mich., state thaf lires broke out during the after noon and, fanned by high winds, threatened to destroy the temporary buildings aird tents as well as the Distribution Relief Supplies and so serious has the situation become that the relief committee determined on calling on the governor for troops to do guard duty. The confusion is so great that there is no possibility that the dis organized local authorities can restore order or guarantee protection to the thousands who ure homeless and unpro tectcd. A later telegram says that Rockland the village sonth of Ontonagon from which relief work ut the 1 urned town has been directed, is threatened with destruction by forest llres. The woods are in flaftics near the tow, and, driven by a high ^vind are «u .ouching the suburbs. A large force of men is fight ing the fire. Denseiuer Giva Nobly. BE*8S3H:K, Mich., Aug. 31. —The citi r.ens of Less-.-mer scut a carload of pro visions and clothing and $250 cash to the lire built rera ut Ontonagon. Bryan Will A Town*. DULUTH, Aug. 31. Congressman Towne has received a letter from Will iaui J. Bryan in which he states that he will give a speech in Duluth and prob ably another in the Sixth district The second speech is likely to take place at St Cloud, and Bryan will be here some time in Octal*r Awarded Highest honors—World's Fair. DR. CREAM BAKING P0WMR MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free (torn Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant Yta» the 'r-i. CHAS. B. KENNEDY, Presiden i4fitz -ES. There is always a leader among Bicycle Stores. You know if gou come here for a wheel you will get value for your money. We are the Leaders and carry two HIGH GRADES, the Nfew structures that escaped tho conflagra tion of Tuer-day night. Several men battled with the flames for several hours and finally fought them back. The situation at Ontonagdi, outside of the destitution and suffering, is de scribed ae serious. In digging in the ruins of burned saloons large quantities of liquor was found and scores of men became intoxicated. This element has ruled affairs with a high hand, and other citizens are in terror of life and property! The hoodlum element interfered with the of BSTAHLiS HBft 1*1$. ...F. L. SOPER limes ail Counselor, MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA SUBSCRIBE FOR Fall Trade. STEEL RANGES, COOKING STOVES, McDONALD BEOS. fladison, S. D. ... .THE.. .. LAKE COUNTY WEEKLY LEADER A carefully edited, 48-coiunm paper ALL PRINTED fiome, Sent to any address in tlie United .states. ioi ONE- DOLLAR PRICE FIVE CENTS HEATING STOVES. THE HADISON State Bank, A GENERAL HANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Fa rm Loans LoW?si -^RATES^ J. H. Wll.lil Vice a. rm AMSOH President. rmer. C. J. IWrmtr, FARMER & FARMER, ATTORNEYS COUNSELORS AT LAW Oflice in Syndicate block BY YOUK FLOUR AND FEED Wood. 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