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A TYPICAL CITIzEN-sOLDIER.


Colonel Roosevelt is the typical citizen soldier
rho sani,ary condition OF our army In Cuba might
M, have been known for weeks through the regu-
lar channels of inspection and report TO he various
denartm.nts Here the citizen In the colonel over
caro the ofc,al routine and reticence of the sol
dior His graphic letter to the Government and
tho round robin he initiated brought suddenly and
sb,rnlv 10 our attention the frightful dangers OF
d,soase and death and resulted in our boys being
thought Immediately home. he may nave oeen
rpIsct "a court-martlal for violating the articles
~ uar hut the humane impulses OF the people
gave him gratitude and applause
y II ia seldom I'm political CONNECTS when new ana
unevnected issues have TO be met and decided
~, candidate can be found who persoptfies the
popular and progressive side OF NOSE issues rep
rresnenfattve men move the masses to enthusiasm
and are more easily understood than measures
Lincoln with his immortal declaration. made at
~ when 10 make Il insured his defeat by Doug
ias FOR the United States Senate. that "a house
divided against itself cannot stand I believe
half slave and half free embodied the anti
s s doctrine Grant. with Appomattox and the
naroIa ~ honor to the Confederate Army behind
Kin, stood for the perpetuity Of the Union and
~ 10 principles is the leading spirit for the pro-
tection Of American industries. For this year. for
This crisis for the voters OF the Empire state lor
The Young men OF the country and the upward.
onward and outward trend Of the United States
the candidate Of candidates the hero OF Santisgo
Roosevelt
sAxToN SPEAKS FOR BLACK.
Ex-Lieutenant- Governor Charles T. Saxton
was listened to with respect and attention when
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Corporation VS.. Updeoraff

The fact that the republican con-
vention of his home county instructed
Its delegates for his opponent, James
r. Blythe of Mason City, gives
assurance that Congressman Upde.
graft will not be renominated. Blythe
has been lobbyist for the railroads.
and it is these corporations that are
supporting him against Updegraff
1t is alleged that number of railroad
employees at McGregor were sent to
the primaries under instructions to
vote for Blythe men, the implied
alternative in case of refusal being
discharge. The same tactics which
the corporations employed against
Bryan in 1896 they are now employing
against republicans whom they
cannot use But Fourth district re.
puolicans who respect Updegraff and
would subject corporations to public
control instead of permitting them to
rule and exploit the public are not
bound to be misrepresented in
congress unless they choose. They
can easily remedy the evil of Blythe's
nomination by voting for and helping
to elect the democratic candidate. =
Telegraph.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16

AFTER WESTERN MEN.
Permanent Naval Recruiting stntior
- Opened lip Mt Chicnso-Only
One in Middle Vest.

.
While engaged in making tour Of
the western lake cities recruiting
sailors for the navy Commander Haw-
ley succeeded in securing the consent
of The navy department for the estab-
lishment of o permanent naval recruit
ing station at Chicago. the only one
in the middle west. This station has
opened up for business in rooms in the
Masonic Temple secured by Com
mander Hawley before he left Chicago
on his return to Washington. IT is in
charge of lieutenant Commander Hol-
man Vail, who will have associated
with him Surgeon Moore and Chief En-
gineer Horthwick, both retired Off
GERS, and Boatswain Hudson. The plan
OF operations is to recruit at Chicago
and as soon as 40 or so men have en-
listed TO send them to the nearest navy
yard where they may be needed, in
charge of one of the officers named.
Permission has been given to the COM
handing officer of the United States
ship Michigan, now at Erie, Pa, to ae-
cept recruits so long as the present
war continues. but beyond this and
continuing the Chicago station permar
nently the navy will do no more re-
cruiting in the west unless some I'M
foreseen emergency arises.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Modest.

Quietly, and in marked contrast
with some of its contemporaries, the
Chicago Great Western has Just
placed two royal new trains into
service between Chicago and Mime
apolis, green and gold in coiors. with
red roofs and trucks. ard simply
Aladdin interiors. The new trains are
Pullman palaces, built after special
designs born in the Chicago Great
Western offices. The interiors are
mahogany, richly inlaid, and the
furnishings harmonious carpets and
draperies. The club cars of thes Sc
splendid new limited trains are some
thing entirely new and novel under
the sun. They have flat ceilings and
resemble rooms more than cars. They
have high-ba cked, luxuriously cush-
Toned settees at the ends and in the
corners. like those in the new Grand
Pacific bar, with mahogany center
table, lamp illumined, with rich
canopy shades, and surrounded by
easy chairs. The windows are
diamond-shaped prismatic-g lasslattice
work, after the ancient German
style. The club car has all the APP
pointments and conveniences of the
metropolitan club. At the front end
is conductors room, with desk and
lamp, where he can transact his
ticket asserting unseen and undis-
turbed. The Chicago Great Western
has excelled itself and contempora-
ries in the introduction of these
imperial trains. but proposes to let
them be discovered by the travelling
public. hence their noiselesr inaugu-
raj.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
SPY FOOLS THE STANDARDS.
Special Government Agent of United
States Secs Camnra's Fleet
Depart.

Diplomats and military and naval
men are talking of little else now than
Of the remarkable exploits Of United
States spy who was lionized in Madrid
and Cadiz, and even dined with Ad-
miral Camara before the now cele-
brated "Suez canal squadron" sailed
from Cadiz.
This spy, or CONFIDENTIAL agent of
the United States government" was a
West Pointer, holding commission as
captain of the Second Texan rangers.
His true name has not been disclosed.
In Madrid he was Fernandez Del
Campo. He arrived in Madrid seven
OF eight weeks ago in the guise of a
wealthy Mexican gentleman. He hired
suite Of rooms on the first floor in
the finest hotel of the Spanish capital
and was soon great favorite in so.
ciety, and was known, by reputation at
least, in every Madrid drawing
Fernandez Del Campo spent month
between Cadiz, the dock yards at Car.
raca and the arsenal of San Fernando.
BE stayed in Cadiz for day or two
after the departure of Calnara's
squadron. He witnessed this event on
board one of the admiralty's launches.
One morning three Spanish gentle
men were walking up and down in
front of the Hotel de Paris as If they
were waiting for somebody. They
we're detectives sent to arrest him. A
week later he was in Tangier speaking
remarkably good English for "Mexi.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Blunders at Santiago.

General Shafter declines to assume
the responsibility for the medical
scandals of Santiago campaign.
But the surgeon general also de-
clines to assume the responsibility.
Secretary OF War Alger thinks that
nobody is responsible-and there you
are.
When Colonel Roosevelt gets home
and consults his Complete Letter
Writer, the country may expect some
spicy correspondence, and perhaps
out of all the truth may be developed.
There is one thing absolutely sure,
and that is the fact that somebody
has blundered. No amount of expla-
nation can disguise the disgraceful
state Of fairs which existed at Santi-
ago, and the people will norrest salts
fed until the responsibility is fixed.
Mckinley, no doubt, feels that he is
largely to blame because he yielded
to the political pressure and appoint
ed sons of rich men to positions which
they were utterly unfit to fill. But
Mckinley is not going to assume the
blame if he can avoid it, and the ad-
ministration press is rallying to the
support of Observation-Disclosures
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
WILL HELP TRADE.
Interest Excited by Proposal to An.
mex the Island of Puerto Rico
Carefully Compiled statistics show
ing the Present Value of Our linz
ports from and Exports to
the Island.

The trade between the United States
and Puerto Rico is reviewed in bull
letin issued by the secretary of agri-
culture. compiled under the direction
of Frank n. Hitchcock. chief of the
foreign markets section. Special eff
forts to secure the most reliable and
complete data were made, owing to
the avowed intention of the admins
tration to make the island perma-
rent possession.
The official returns show that our
commercial transactions with Puerto
Rico during the fiscal year 1897, just
closed, amounted in value to 81, 160,012,
the least since the civil war, except
in 1895, when it fell to $3,34o,o5o. The
highest mark was in 1872 when inn
ports and exports had a combined
value of $13,s7o,925. Subsequently the
trade declined rapidly and in less than
a decade it had fallen off more than
cne-half. The average annual trade
fell from Sc, 017,7s5 for 1882 to 81, $780,
SIT in 1s93-97.
The shrinkage in our trade with
Puerto Rico is traceable mainly to
the falling off in our imports from the
island. The value of the merchandise
we now send to Puerto Rico closely ap-
proaches the value of the goods we
receive in return. Formerly our i'm
ports were largely in excess of our ex-
ports.
Agricultural products play the most
important part of this commerce, over
80 per cent. in value of merchandise
being imported and exported. Our
imports are almost entirely agricul.
tural. Non-agricultural commodities
also form less than 40 per cent. of our
exports there. Sugar is the most i'm.
portant of the imports, comprising
nearly rs per cent. of all imports, and
combined with molasses would form
over 95 per cent. Fruits, nuts and
spices are other important .agricul-
tural imports.
The average annual import of coffee
for the last five years was 164,760
pounds, worth $32.671. This item has
declined about two-thirds in the last
decade.
The leading non-agricultural Inn
ports from there are perfumery and
cosmetics. chemicals, drugs and dyes
manufactured wood and salt
Breadstnffs and most products invalue
form nearly 95 per cent. of our agri-
cultural exports to Puerto Rico.
Wheat flour. the leading export,
reached a value of s570,61o between
1soa-e7. During the last five years the
average annual value of the meat ex-
ports returned at s66a,576 was slightly
larger than that of exported bread
stuffs. the Inter declining aud the
former increasing during the last dec
ade.
Wood and its manufactures and
manufactures of iron and steel con
stitute oyer onc-half of non-agricul-
tural exports to Puerto Rico, mineral
Gil and coal also being most important
Items
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
hoM's Ihis2

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY s. CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last IS years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any obi.
cation made by their firm.
WEST q TRAUX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o., WALDING, KINNAN &
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by al
Druggists. Testim onials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Starving Woodworkers.

Ever since the 14th of last May six
teen hundred woodworkers of Osh-
kosh have been on strike.
Republican newspapers have been
silent as to this matter 1t is safe to
say they will continue to be silent.
Pauper labor is one of the things on
which republican politicians thrive.
Far be it from republican newspa-
pers to lend bend to rescue the
pauper labor.
In the lumber mills of Oshkosh men
have been working ten hours a day
for wage in many cases as low as As
cents day, and through this cruel
oppression the mill owners have be-
come rich and republican politicians
have prospered.
Now there is a great strike Oh, and
not only the people of Oshkosh, but
all the lumber manufacturers in this
country outside of Oshkosh are hop
ing that the strikers may win.
Just how the rich mill owners coerce
their men to vote the republican tick
ct is shown by the following fact:
The Saturday before election seve-
raj of the mill owners sent postal
card to their employees, on which was
the following:
Present this card Monday evening
and receive your pay" Monday
evening, when they appeared for
their wages, they were told that they
were discharged.
IF Mckinley is elected" they were
informed, I'VE will give yon employ
ment Wednesday,"
There are no words strong enough
with which to express condemnation
for such brutal tyranny. Starving
men into voting the republican ticket
was favorite campaign method in
1896. Will the laborers submit to such
coercion in 1898 and in 1902 If they
do their liberties are gone forever. -
Chicago Dispatch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Bank Debts and Bank Cash.

The cashier of a California bank
has written a letter to New Time,
Chicago's leading reform magazine,
in the course of which he says:
The article in your last number on
the savings banks of California was
quite instructive to student of the
money question. 1t could have been
more effectively enlarged had the
report of the banks of California made
to the commissioners on March Of
this year been inspected and quoted.
This report shows that all the savings
banks in San Francisco on that date
had money on hand less than two
millions of dollars $3.50, 7070S. The
San Francisco savings banks that
day owed to del itors $l05, 1872, 546 50,
and owed other liabilities ($9S3, 624, 35)
making a total of $lO6, JIG, 1n.17.
The three largest savings banks
owed as follows TO depositors: The
German Savings and Loan Society
owed depositors $s6,230, 1856 90; the
Hibernian Savings and Loan Society,
$3s, s57, IN. Sc; the San Francisco
Savings Union, $22, 959, SIG; total $685.
O47, 4sO.10.
On this day, in $50 banks in Cali
fornia Carvings, commercial and
private, not including national banks)
there was money on hand, $11, 4S1,-
2s2 ID, and these $50 blnks owed de
positors and liabilities, $199, 1868, Ala "a
California is one of the richest agri-
cultural states in the union, and has
a metallic circulating medium. Be-
iieving that nine-tenths of all the
money of state is in the banks and
state and county and treasures, you
can see that any official statement
from the comptroller of the currency,
estimating per capita circulation of
$24 in the United States, must be
exaggerated and greatly overesti,
mated. do not believe that at the
greatest estimate we have $5 per
capita in circulation in California.
Having interviewed at random 100
persons consecutively comprising
merchants, bankers, laborers and
mechanics, found they had in the
aggregate $176.25.
These facts refute and make ridicu-
lous the republican contention that
there is plenty of money" and that
the per capita circulation is $24.
When California banks owe about $1S
for every dollar they OVID; when all
the money outside the treasury is but
little more than one-third what the
banks of the country owe to deposit
tors; and when Californians have as
much money passing from hand to
hand as the people of other states and
100 Californians have only 81 rs each
and Californians in general not to
exceed So, the assertion that money
is abundant affronts sense.-Tele-
graph.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Maple Leaf Excursions.

Vacation time is here. Are you
wondering where to go9 Aud how
much it will cost Just step over and
see or drop a line to the nearest agent
of the Chicago Great Western Ry and
be will be pleased to aid you by
giving full information about rates
and how to reach many delightful
spots.
The Chicago Great Western Ry
offers reduced rates to the eastern
mountain and seashore resorts, tic
Niagara Falls, Chautauqua Lake,
Canada, Michigan, Minnesota, the
Northwest and Colorado. With such
a list you surely can select a place to
go.
On the frst and third Tuesdays in
August, September and October the
Great Western will sell homeseeker's
excursion tickets to nearly all points
in the north and west, and those who
desire to visit friends or contemplate
looking mp location in new country
will be able to do so at only a little
more than half fare.
Cincinnati is making great prepar-
ations for the entertainment of the
Grand Army of the Republic early in
September, and the veterans will
remember that it was the Chicago
Great Western Railway which stood
up for iis old soldier friends and
insisted on the one fare for the round
trip rae without any two dollars
extra.
Travellers on the Maple Leaf Route
testify to the excellence of the service
afforded by the new train service
the comfort of the new chair cars,
the luxury of the splendid Pullmans,
the satisfaction in the a la carte
dining cars and the smoothness OF
the improved roadbed. 1t is the am.
bition of the road to deserve in every
particular the appellation of its
friends Americas Most Progressive
Railway"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16

The New York Sun says there are
10000 women in the city of New York
alone who receive such low wages
that they are obliged to either depend
upon charity or prostitution to sup
port themselves. Let the man that
maintains that our industrial system
is perfect explain the cause of this
condition. Ask him if it would be a
crime to seek some way to prevent
such condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
m a. y. KELLOGG.
Notice Of INCORPORATION.

Notice Is hereby given of the Incorporation
the Kendaliyille and Cresco Farmers Tele-
phone Co., whose pilnciapl place of business1is
Cfesco. Howard county, Iowa.
The object and purpose OF the corporation
Shall be the construction, operation and main
tenance OF telephone system from Kendall
vile. Iowa, toCreseo, Iowa, with branch lines
connecting the min line with the residences
of the stock holders.
The amount of capital stock Of the corpora.
ton shall never exceed $500, consisting OF
shares OF $40 each, which shall be fully paid In
on or before May goth 1903. The corporation
shall begin business May 90, 1893, and termi-
nate May 20, 1913.
The conduct of the business OF the corpora
tion shall be under the management aid con
troll of an executive board, composed of the
President Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected annually by a vote of the stock hold
ers on the first Monday of January In each year
The highestamo OF Indebtedness to which
The corporal ion may at one time subject Itself
shall not exceed the sum of $50.
The private property of the stock holders
shall rot be liable for any Indebtedness Of the
corporation. q. G. BROWN.
THoS. HYNEs,
M. III. CULBERT,
sSw4 IncorporatorS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16

The campaign in this district for
the republican nomination for con-
gress discloses reckless disregard of
honest methods, and resort to trick
cry and intrigue that is an imposition
upon the voter and disgrace to the
party which boasts Of it's fairness to
the people and just and equitable
dealing with those who have honora.
bly, served it. Whatever the result OF
the present contest the republican
party in the fourth district will be
the sufferer. -Monona Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
I IuOIIOo1Is
Chairman Co. Central Committee.
Democratic 4th congressional Convention

Democratic 4th Congressional Convention.
A delegate convention OF the Democrats of the
Fourth Congressional District of Iowa, will be
held at New Hampton, Iowa,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th 1898,
at O'Clock p. m. of said day for the purpose of
putting in nomination candidate for Repre-
sentative in Congress for said district, and for
the transaction of such other business as shall
properly come before the convention. The RAJ
ito Misrepresentation will be one delegate at
large to each county, and one additional dele
gate for each 100 votes or fraction over 80, cast
for Hon. Fred E. White for Governor in 1897.
The counties comprising said District are
entitled to representation are as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
There are six Candidates in the field

There are six candidates in the field
Hon. g. N. Haugen of Worth, Hon.
=. p. Blythe of Cerro Gordo; Judge
Reed of Howard; E. P. johnson OF
Winneshiek; d. w. Clements of Fay
cite and Hon. Thos. Updegraff of
Clayton. 1t is stated that Senator
Trewin of Allamakee and representa-
tive Eaton of Mitchell would also be
pleased to receive the nomination.
Northwood Anchor,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Official Paper of County.
OUR CANDIDATE In 1900

Call for Democratic State Convention.
The Democrats of Iowa will meet in delegate
convention in the city of Marshalltown on the
18th day of September, 1885, at 10 o'clock a, N
for the purpose of placing in nomination candi
dates for the Office of
Secretary of State,
Treasurer of State.
Auditor of State,
Judge of the Supreme Court,
Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Reporter of the Supreme Court,
Attorney General
Railroad Commissioner.
Railroad Commissioner ito fill vacancy,
And for the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before state convention
The ratio of representation Shall be delegate
from each county. and one delegate for each
600 votes and fraction thereof over 100 cast fol
F. E. White, democratic candidate for governor
at the election OF 1897.
sThe different countless of the 4th Compression.
al District will be entitled to the following num-
Der of delegates:
eAlamakee, :. 10l Cerro Gordo, Z
ChickaSaw, LIP Clayton :. ........ IL
EFa ayyyat ......1s Floyd 1,tsda;;
W1nneshiek,. 10 Worth, ...... ........
a. Ao"' 'o.eIs III sympathy "iei INC uoHio
cratic national platform of 1896, and the STATE
platform Of the party last year, as well as al
other voters who believe in honesty, econom.
and impartiality in all departments of our stat,
government are cordially invited to attend thu
primaries and conventions of the party ii
selecting delegates to this convention.
EN-. CARR, j. r. BURGESS,
Sec'y Democratic Acting Chairman
State Central Com. Democratic State
Central Com.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Glad ridines.

The specific for dyspepsia, Liver
complaint. rheumatism, costiveness,
general debility etc, is Bacon's Gel
cry King for the nerves. This great
herbal tonic stimulates the digestive
organs regulates the liver and re-
stores the system to vigorous health
and energies. Samples free. Large
packages SOC and 25c. Sold only by
j. j. Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-16
Avn Arnay and NAVY

memorandum book is what you nave been
wanting. The Northern Pacific has it. 1t con
tains cut of the Maine, map of Cuba, list Of
U. 5. and Spanish naval vessels, interior draw
ings of a battleship, Illustrations of U. S. and
Spanish ships, glossary OF navy and army
words, table of distances commanders of U. S.
ships and army corps, list of U. S. regiments
and their commanders and other informatIoa
very useful and valuable at this time.
The book contains 80 pages, fits the vest
pocket and is up to date.
Send Chas. S. Fee, General Passenger Agent
N. P. r., st. Paul, Minn., ten cents and the
ook is yours.