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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
SLAIN BY NEGROES.
Brakeman Killed by Men Whom H,
Had Ordered Off a Train.


st. Louis, Sept. 22.-Two negro tramps
murdered Jefferson Batey and seriously
wounded Will Davis brakeman on the
Illinois Central railroad near Carbon
dale, ILL.,, 80 miles south of St. Louis
early on Tuesday. The negroes boarded
the train south of Carbonate, and were
ordered off by the brakeman. AS the
train pulled out a number of pistol shots
were heard. The train was stopped.
Conductor William Brooks missed
Batey and Davis. He heard cries and
both men were found in ditch, where
they had fallen. They had been on top
OF the train when the negroes fired.
Batey was killed instantly. Davis is
seriously wounded and was taken to his
home at Coulterville, Ill. No arrests
were made. The negroes are unknown,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
ChiId KilIed Inv Rnt.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Sept. 22.-Early
Monday morning the seven-months-old
child of George Auer, a farmer living
ten miles west of here, was bitten by
rats in it's cradle. The screams of the
child attracted its parents, who saw five
rats leap out of the cradle. Tuesday
morning the child died of blood poi
soninC.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
Anericans Wiu Re.i.t

Antwerp. Sept. 22.-The Americans
residing here and who are liable under
the new law to be enrolled for military
service in case of war held a meeting
Monday, organized and determined to
oppose this action upon the part of the
Belgian government. Resolutions to
this effect were adopted at the meeting
and forwarded to Bellamy storer, the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
Lightning Revenge Artist.

eyes, Julia rejected him, and she was
afraid to open the morning paper for
fear she would read an account of his
suicide"
"She didn't find it, did she?"
"No; the first thing she saw was the
announcement, of his engagement to Q
prettier girl. Detroit Free Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
Live stock.

Chicago, Sept. 81.
HOGs-Market active for good grades,
which ruled &c higher, other lots slow and
unchanged. Sales ranged at s2.7O@4.50 for
Pigs; $4.10@4.60 for light: s.. SOQ395 for rough
packing; $3.S5Q4.45 for mixed, and $4.0O@4 Az
for heavy packing and shipping lots.
CATTLE-Quality fair. Market rather
active on shipping and local account. Feel
ing steady. Prices unchanged. Quotations
ranged at s5.1505.75 for choice to extra
shipping Steers; s4.7O@5.1 10 for good to choice
do: $44GQ4.SO for fair to good: $3.S6@43U
butchers Steers: sa.26@3.90 for stockers:
sS.s0@450 for Feeders; $1.S0@4.2O for Cows:
S2.6094.50 for Heifers; $2.25@4.OO for Bulls.
Oxen and Stays; s27503.9O for Texas Steers:
t3SO@4.40 for Western Rangers, and $500
800 for Veal Calves.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
Denth of a. Historian.

Berlin, Sept. 22.-Prof. Wilhelm Wat
tenbach, the German historian, is dead.
He was born in 1912, and was the aus
thor of many valuable volumes of his.
tory
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24

The mendacity of the gold press
is universal. They are paid to hide the
truth. The clearest and plainest prin-
ciple to the minds of honest men is
muddy and flmy to those of the gold
idclatcrs. Their brains are made to
evolve exactly as the money powers di-
rect.-Silver Knight National Watch-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
Their Feast of JOY

For the preacher to happen round for luncl
Is pleasure rare, tits true;
But we don't enjoy such things as much
A. the hungry cannibals do.
IL. A. w. Bulletin.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24

Dies Moines, Ia, Sept. 22.-The state
election board, consisting of the secre-
tary of state, state auditor and attor.
ney-general, Tuesday afternoon de.
cided in favor of the middle of the
roaders" in the contest case. They
will be represented on the ballot under
the peoples party name. The regular
peoples party fused June 20 with the
democrats and free silver republicans.
The middle of the readers bolted and
held convention August 10.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24

When old coins are worn so that it is
hard to make out the inscription,
gradually heat the coin, and in almost
all cases the inscription will appear.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
SHAM ENTRlEs,
Disclosed by Examination of n Dead
Cashiers Books.

Disclosed by Examination of Dead
Cashiers Books.
Shepherd, Mich, Sept. 22.-Some
startling disclosures were brought out
in the evidence Tuesday at the Struble
inquest. 1t was shown from the bank
records that the dead cashier had at diff
ferent times made sham entries of de-
posits in his books amounting to nearly
$4,000 and that but for these fictitious
deposits the books would have shown a
deficit in the bank. During most of the
time when these figures were on the
books Struble's funds at the bank were
very low, seldom over $50 and some
times nothing. Prosecuting Attorney
Mcnamara testified that all of Struble's
private papers were missing. The pre-.
ponderance of evidence decidedly favors
the suicide theory, although the at
torneys for the dead man relatives still
promise some conclusive evidence in
support of murder. The general opin-
ion now seems to be that the jury will
disagree.
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At Cairo.

Cairo, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-There is no
change in the situation here. The vel.
low fever patients in the Marine hos
pitalare convalescing,a and will be out in
few days. There are no new cases,
and there is scarcely any sickness of any
kind. The case on the dredge boat Gam
ma at East Cairo is isolated, and is re-
ported doing nicely. The weather is
favorable For the patients. There was
light frost here Monday night, which
will do much to kill the yellow fever
hara Ii, On ca ar,, oxirfr
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MANY DUNKARDS co WEST.
Colony OF Two thousand Five Hun
dred Moves to North Dakota.

A Colony OF Two thousand Five Hun
dred Moves to North Dakota.
Two thousand five hundred Dunkard
colonIsts passed through Chicago from East
ern States on their way to join the Dunkard
colonies already established in North
Dakota.
It will probably be the largest party OF
actual settlers ever taken West over one
railroad. Pennsylvania. the State In which
Dunkards are most numerous, contributes
the largest portion OF colonists to this move
ment. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Ohio and Indiana also assist In swelling the
number.
During the last two months, wherever any
good-sized community Of Dunkards has
been found, mass meetings have been held,
and letters OF encouragement from brethren
who have settled in North Dakota and
tested its soil and climate have been read.
Devils Lake and Canuo. where the prln-
cipal colonies of North Dakota Dunkards
are located, will be the destination of the
majority OF the latest settlers. New colonies
will be formed, and the arrival OF over 1000
recruits will result In the building OF several
new churches. Fewer than 5000 Dunkards
are now In North Dakota to welcome the
new arrivals. They are all farmers, and re-
garded as good farmers, at that.
Most Of II not all, the families In the
present movement have been engaged In
agricultural pursuits, In accordance with
the canons OF the Dunkard Church. There
we're several special trains for passengers
and long rows of freight cars, carrying
personal effects Of the settlers.
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carried some OF their dead with them. but
left on the field ten bodies that they were un.
able to remove. The Spanish loss was only
one man killed and one Lieutenant and
twenty-four prlvates wounded.
General Velasco sent General Rivera,
Colonel Bacalloa, and Lieutenant Terry, In
charge of two companies OF troops, to San
Crlstobal. Lieutenant Terry was 30 badly In.
jured, however, that he died on the road.
Speaking to soldier at SIN Crlstobal.
General Rivera said that he had been kindly
treated by his captors. He complains greatly
OF the pain OF his wounds, but Is cool and
self-possessed. he has one bullet still lodged
In his thigh. He Is lodged at the quarters Of
the Guardia Civil.
Rivera succeeded to the command in Pinar
del Rio after the murder OF General Maceo.
When Maceo was killed the Spaniards re-
joiced in the belief that there was no man to
take his place. Rivera. however, speedily
proved that the death of his chief did not
mean the suppression Of the uprising In
Pinar del Rio. He continued In an active
campaign In which he proved himself brave
leader and eonsummate strategtst. Under
bis command the insurgents have harassed
the Spaniards on every hand, and time and
again inflicted defeat on their troops.
Private advices have been received hero to
the effect that O. @. Crosby. the correspon-
dent Of a Chicago newspaper, was killed
while witnessing the recent combat at Juan
Criollo, near Arroyo Blanco. 1t is said that
he was with the insurgents.
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"The Great Powers should take warning
before 1t Is too late," said the King. 'The
Greek nation cannot endure this state Of
affairs much longer, and the situation will
become uncomfortable. The world has never
before witnessed such spectacle as six
powerful nations, acting In the name OF
Christian civilization, surrounding an island
with their warships and starving noble
they have fought for their liberties. While
doing this the nations are feeding and up
holding their savage Turkish oppressors.
"It seems almost incredible that the egoism
OF the Powers could lead them to outrage
every principle Of humanity, ignore and
trample down the public sentiment Of Europe
and inftct slow death upon the brave Cse-
taus. cannot understand It,"
The lines In the Kings face grew hard and
his big brown eyes flashed, the veins stood
out with painful distinctness lin his temples.
at Is hard to restrain the natural impulse
OF the Greek army to vindicate the honor Of
their flag and advance on the Turkish forces
which threaten our northern frontier" he
said. "We did not send our torpedo boats
and troops to Crete until the Turks threat
ened to send more troops to subdue the
Christians In the island, and we did not send
our army, to the frontiers OF Epirus and
Macedonia until large Turkish force threat
ened US there.
"Now it Is said that the Powers are threat.
ening to blockade Volo, the naval base OF
our forces In Thessaly. It would be an in
famous thing to blockade Volo while the
Turkish army menaces our territory.
"If it Is done it will be useless to attempt
to hold our troops back any longer, and
will order them to go forward. My mind Is
made up.
"There Is not another people like the
Greeks in the world. See how the Greeks
are coming here across seas and continents,
from the most distant ends Of the earth, to
fight for the cause Of liberty and civiliza-
tion.
''Those men who are marching past the
palace at this moment are Greeks from re-
mote parts OF the Caucasus. There are
more than 700 Of them, their Greek ances-
tors having lived In the Caucasus for cen.
fury.
"Greeks are coming from every country.
and all this shows what an unconquerable
spirit moves the Greek race at this moment
Their national sentiment Is magnificent
They are prepared to make any sacrifice, and
no loss can be too great for them.
"They will fight barefooted; they will fight
even without hope. and, II this conflict be-
gins, the Greeks will not cease till they have
achieved victory or the last fighting man has
foIisn -
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IN the celebration, and that he desired to CO.
operate with the committee In every way
possible towards the success OF the enter
prise. Most Of the ships Of the North At
Iantlc Squadron will assemble at Hampton
Roads and come to this city April 19. The
marines, numbering about 1000 men, 1t Is
thought, will be landed on the morning Of
April 81, so as to allow then to march in the
parade.
has issued orders directing al. available
vessels Of the revenue, marine and light
house service to attend and participate in
the naval parade.
In General Order No. 4, Major
Wesley Merritt, Q. s. A., Major-General
o. o. Howard, .. s. A., and Colonel Charles
F. Homer have been appointed to the COM
mands of the First, Second and Third grand
divisions Of the parade. consisting Of all
uniformed and equipped military and naval
forces, all veteran and patriotic organiza.
tions, and all civic organizations respec-
lively.
A unique feature Of the parade will be the
presence In line Of q squadron OF cavalry
made up Of the sons Of Confederate veterans
President Mckinley and his cabinet will
take part in the ceremony. and the Cover.
nors Of at least dozen States, with their
stafYs, will also participate. The scope OF
DOtn lanu anu SOD palduoS SfoHS ua.iyS ouu
Il is expected the entire ceremonies will
present one Of the grandest pageants ever
vitnessef1n this country.
At the tomb, In Riverside Park, work has
been commenced on the noor OF the crypt.
II is of large segments Of white Italian
marble, with ten-tnch border OF black Bel
gian marble about the square base OF green
Quincy granite upon which rests the sarcoph-
Rgus for General Grant, which was placed
In position few days after its arrival from
the quarry in Wisconsin. A large force Of
men Is also at work on the grounds sur
rounding the tomb.
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RUIS RIVERA CAPTURED.
Maceo's Successor Falls Into the
Hands Of Spain.
BADLY WOUNDED BY A SHELL.

The Cuban Insurgent General Had Three
Bullets In His Body and q Comrade
Was Trying to Garry Him or the Bat.
tlefeld When tho spaniards Swooped
Decentralization Correspondent Shot.
HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable).-General Her
nandez de Velasco, who is operating in the
hills OF the province Of Pinar del Rio. has
sent report to the Government which has
caused much elation to all classes Of loyal
Spsniards, He says that while his command
was IN the vicinity Of Cabezadas, in the Rio
Rondo district, they encountered party Of
Insurgents 100 strong, who we're under the
eommani Of General Ruis Rivera, who was
appointed to the command OF the insurgents
In Pinar del Rio after the death Of Antonio
Maceo. The insurgents occupied a strong
position and fought stubbornly, but after an
engagement which lasted an hour they were
defeated and dispersed.
Before the insurgent position was cap
tured grenade, which was thrown by the
spaniards, fell among the insurgents, and,
exploding, wounded many Of them. This
caused panic, and many OF the insurgents
fed. Shortly after the explosion the Spanish
infantry penetrated the insurgents posi-.
tion. They found Colonel Bacalloa, Chief
OF Staff to General Rivera, attempting to
carry the latter, who had been wounded by
three bullets, 20 place OF safety. Both
were made prisoners.
Lieutenant Terry, Of the insurgent party,
who had been badly wounded by fragment
OF shell, was also captured. The insurgents
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WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.

Five hundred bills have been introduced sc
far this session.
Republicans will try to organize In the
Senate without working majority.
The United States Senate Is crippled by
,1he failure to complete the committees.
A bill for the reorganization Of the artil-
lery Of the army was presented in the Senate.
There Is division among the Democrats
In the House on the subject Of free raw ma.
terials.
Congress In favor Of banking and currency
changes.
A bill for the repeal and annulment Of the
Civil Service law vas offered in the House
by Mr.. Allen, OF Nebraska.
The Senate Judiciary Committee made
stringent amendments to the bill prohibiting
the exhibition OF prize-fght pictures.
Certain Calitornians are memorializng
Congress to abrogate the Hawaiian treaty Of
1875. They also protest against annexation.
Senator Cullom introduceda bill providing
for an additional Judge in the Seventh Ju-
dicial District Circuit, whicn includes Chica-
go.
In the Senate the credentials Of John A..
Henderson as Senator from Florida were pre-
sented and referred to the Committee on
| Privileges and Elections.
Representative Heatwole, of Minnesota,
| has introduced a resolution authorizing the
| appointment OF u commission to study the
currency problem AID suggest the lines on
which 1t may be solved.
The Democrats OF the House made de-
| termined effort to so amend the Tariff bill as
| to provide for the suspension OF the duty on
| all articles controlled by trusts, They were
| defeated By party vote.
Owing to the public demand for copies Of
! the recent decision Of the Supreme Court,
sustaining the antitrust law, the Senate de-
| cided to print the majority and minority
| opinions as II Senate document.
Mr.. Walker rep. ,.dass., } introduced a bill
| in the House TO retire the paper money. The
| bill also authorizes the Secretary of the
| Treasury TO sell (;rs bulion) at its market
value all the silver bullion now i'll the Treas-
urY.
The House quickly disposed OF the Sundry
| Civil bill, which curries an appropriation OF
! over S53, 900, 200, and also OF the General D..
| ficiency, Agricultural. and Indian bill. These
| bills now go to the Senate. 1t IS not probable
| that the Senate will dispose of them in such
| short order.
Speaker Reel advised against legislation
! to establish A1ontta y Commission until the
| Tariff bill has been passed, aud his advice was
accepted by the Indianapolis Committee.
| Representative Spsldng. Of Michigan, in
| troiuced Joint resolution providing for
| the annexation OF Hawaii to the United
States. Under the provisions Of the resolu-
| ton Congress shall consent that the Sand
| wich Islands may be erected into new
State, to be known as the State OF Hawaii.
| with republican form OF government.
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Foreign Norsa.

England is looking for war either in the
Levant or in South Africa, and is secretly
preparing for it.
Rollo Simpson. confidential agent OF
James a. Camille & Co., owners Of extensive
wooden mills at Montreal. Canada. is Il de-
faulter to the amount Of $4,000, and has
gone to the United StaIes. The cause Of his
downfall is said 10 be fast living.
4 Greek insurGent chief with his forces
crossed the Turkish frontier into Macedonia
and attacked Il force Of Moslems, killing
twelve Of them.
The British steamer Maroa landed ut
Hamburg, Germany, four survivors OF the
lost steamer Vile de st. Nazaire, including
Captain JaSueneau.
The Lord Mayor OF Dublin presented a
formal appeal at the bar ofihe British House
of Commons for the relief of Ireland from
overtaxation.
The smallpox is making great ravages in
Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Great mortality is re-
ported from San Cristobal and other points.
A Cuban expedition landed in Pinar del Rio
after the vessel had been twice hit by Span
ish shot. Consul-General Lee was granted
sixty days Leave Of absence from April Is.
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DIED OF VeCETARlANISM.
President OF Chlcayo's Vegetarian Society
Needed Flesh Food.


Needed Flesh Food.
Charles q. Sor!ey, President ofthe Chicago
Vegetarian Society and a lecturer and writer
on vegetarlanisn. died few days ago at ST.
Luke's Hospital
His son, J. A. Sorley, and many OF his
friends say his death was indirectly due to
lack OF flesh food, and DR.. T. ]. Knudson.
attending physician at st. Luke's. inclines to
the same opinion.
"My father was not opposed to other per-
sons eating meat, explained ]. A. Sorley,
..but could not bear to have animals killed
to supply him with food. Ten years ago he
became vegetarian, and since has abstained
rigidly from all animal food, with the excep-
tion OF milk and eggs.
''At the beginning Of his illness, six months
AGO, became convinced that his health was
failing because OF his adherence to vegeta-
bls diet. Not until a week, however, could
he be induced to eat meat. Then he rallied
for few days, but his condition Was already
hopeless.
aMembers Of the Vegetarian Society visited
my father continually during his illness, un-
iii refused to allow them to see him, Us
had no confidence in the vagetal drugs which
they insisted on his taking"
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EIGHT LIVES LOST At SEA.

Family Drowned ON an Oyster sloop or
Pensacola.
Eight persons were drowned just outside
the harbor Of Pensacola, Fla, between the
sea buoy and the bell buoy. One whole
family.-John Constantine. wife and three
child-en-were lost. as were Mrs. Mary
Stephens and daughter and Greek sailor,
all OF S.. Andrews Bay. Only one person,
Ben Moales, brother Of the two drowned wo-
men, escaped.
The party left St. Andrews Bay Sunday
morning on the seven-ton sloop Amelia, on
q visit to relatives In Pensacola. The sloop
had on board thirty-two barrels OF oysters.
The sea being very rough, the vessel was
swamped just rs she was entering the har-
Dor, and the dead weight Of the oysters
carried her to the bottom.
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EXPEDITIONS TO CUBA.

Laurads, Three Friends and Bermuda
Land War Stores.
Three important fllibusterng expeditions
from the United States, according to advtces
received by the Cuban Junts In New York
Oity, have succeeded in eluding the United
States officials and Spanish patrols and land
ing munitions Of war In Cuba. The vessels
that ran the gauntlet are the Laurada,
Three Friends, and, 1t Is believed, the Ber.
muda.
The Laurada took on her cargo of Barne-
gat, NJ. It consisted Of 9o16 rifles. fo1r
guns, 5000. 900 cartridges and 128 cases Of
explosives. General Roloff was IN COM
mand.
The Three Friends party. under command
Of Perez Carbo, comprised a number Of
volunteers, and their war stores consisted
Of 5000 rifles and 100000 cartridges. They
landed at Maranao.
Emilio Nunez headed the third expedi-
don. which got ashore at Mariel, but not
without mishap. The party were discovered
by the Spaniards. and In the fight that fol-
lowed several Cubans were killed.
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Cycling Notes.

Over a quarter OF million bicycles were
sold in France last year.
"Good roads" seems to be the battle cry OF
the cycling organizations.
The Princess Marie of Greece is a grace
iul and accomplished cyclist.
The Birmingham (England) cycle track
stands will sect rs, 900 persons.
:, Arizona has fallen in line. A law has been
passed compelling the railroads to carry BIZ
cycles free as baggage.
Earl and Countess Grey. Sir Richard Mar
Tin and many other prominent people. have
been seen riding their bicycles In Buluwayo,
South Africa.
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Prominent People.

Mr.. Wellington, the new Republican Sena.
tor from Maryland, who Is forty-ilve. began
life as an errand boy OF twelve in canal
store in Cumberland.
Frank A. vanderlip, the Private Secretary
OF Secretary Gage, Is q careful student OF
finance. He was for some time the financial
editor Of the Chicago Tribune.
The Governor OF Minnesota, the State
Superintendent OF Public Institution and
several of the State Senators OF that State
are natives Of New Hampshire.
It is announced that the Baroness do
Hirsch has decided to give the sum OF ell
800, 900 to be used for the advancement OF the
Hebrew people In the United States --