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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
Kan.n. RenrhI,o,n

Topeka, Kan, March 9.-The repub-
Hcan state central committee met here
and authorized the holding of the state
convention at Hutchinson on June s.
A full state ticket will be nominated.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
VIII Not Accent.

Champaign, ILL.,, March e.-Andrew g.
Draper, president of the University of
Illinois, who was on Monday elected
superintendent of the schools of Greater
New York, at salary said to be $4,000,
on Tuesday declined the offer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
Situation in the Far East.

London, March "a special dis
patch from Shanghai says that Russia
has agreed to open Port Arthur and
Ialien-Wan to foreign trade, but under
Russian laws and administration
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
How He Shone.

docs young Mr.. Slimmins shine in
society?" asked young woman.
"Some," replied Miss Cayenne; "es-
pecially about the coat sleeves
Washington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
]. lIbO lbs. which brOught ................S2

There was no account kept of the but
ter, cream or milk used in our family
Tide weights are the pounds | got paid
tor, the receipts, after deducting the tubs
salt, color and cost of shipping.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
Calhoun Get. The pla,.

Washington, March president Mo
kinley has appointed William ]. Cal
houn, OF Illinois, interstate commerce
commissioner.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
The Cheerful Idiot,

Speaking Of the somnambulist,"
said the Cheerful Idiot, she at least is
no Idle dreamer. "-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
Victim Of a Burglar

Providence, r. l., March civilian
O. Hutchins. one of the best-known
manufacturing jewelers. In the east, was
shot and killed by burglar Tuesday
njQht.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
Have You had the Gripg

Ii yon have, you probably need
reliable medicine like Foley's Honey
and Tar to heal your lungs and stop
the racking cough Incidental to this
disease.
Sold by j. J. Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
10c. 25c. II G. O. @. fail, druggists refund money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
TOO Early to- TOLL,

William Ann-Hear you have new
baby at your house; is It boy or a
girl?
Chappie-How should I know; they
haven't named 1t yet.-Harlem Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-11
An Adept,

"Doesn't Isabel use good deal of
face powder?"
"Face powder? She ought to belong
to the plasterers' union" Chicago
Record
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TRAGEDY AT sKAGUAY.
A Bartender Shoots and Kills Two
Men.

VICTORIA (B. c., Feb. 5.-The City
of Seattle arrived here late last (F'ri-
day. night, having on board seven min
ers from the Yukon. They brought
about $1,000 in dust and some drafts.
The arrivals are Hugh Madden, j.
Bigelow, J. J.. Mcdonald. c. C. Yeager,
Charles Lake, NJ. j. Mcneil and c. c.
Savage.
A shooting scrape occurred at Ska
quay, in the Klondike saloon. Ed Fay,
the bartender was mixed UP in the
robbery of Andy McGrath. The latter,
accompanied by United States Dep
uty Marshal, went back to obtain sat
isfaction Fay shot them both when
they entered, McGrath first and then
the deputy, whose name was Rowan,
both men dying almost instantly. Fay
was given up to a Citizens Committee
to have justice melted out to him, and
will in all probability be lynched. What
adds a pathetic side to the murder is
the fact that the Marshals wife was
in delicate condition, and was con-
fined to her bed
A fire occurred at the Juneau Court
house, and the Jail was burned, all rec
ords being lost No one was injured.
Fourteen prisoners had been released
by the fire.
Joseph Walsh is not expected to leave
Big Salmon for Dawson until April 1st.
He paid 81 per pound for provisions
from men going down.
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Was Convicted Of the Killing Of John D.
Ledriek in March, 1894.
euit to be Brought Against Ex-
Internal Revenue Collector
Welburn's Bondsmen to Recover
Moneys Due the Government
Through the Embezzlement OF
Cashier Norton.

HILLSBORO (Or.). Feb. 4.-Gus
Machlin, the murderer of Jonn Lea
rick, was hanged here at noon to-day.
When on the scaffoltf Machlin SAID:
WHAT l wish to say is that the state
ment | made is a true statement. arr
innocent of the crime of which am
convicted. l ask the Lord Jesus to
take me as l am"
Seventeen minutes after the trap
was sprung the body was cut down.
Invitations were sent out to about Lou
persons. but when the doors were open
ed leading TO the Enclosure where the
scaffold was erected about oOO people
pushed their way in and witnessed the
execution.
The crime for which Gus Machlin SUI
fered the death penalty was the MUIR
der of John d. Ledrick, rancher or
Washington County, about March ~.
1894. Machlin, although only 20 years
of age. served a term in the oregon
Penitentiary for larceny of a COW rom
Ledrick prior to 1894. He had just
been released from the penitenrlarE
when he went to Ledricks farm ana
taking club beat his brains out. AL
ter burying the body in the Darnyafc,
he took what money Ledrick had and
took his team and drove to Portland,
where he sold the horses. Machlin dis
appeared and for two years no trace or
him was discovered. In September last
Machlin was arrested in Morrow Coun-
ty, brought here and found guilty.
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DUNHAM'S SECURITIES.
An Interesting Decision Rendered
by Judge Kittredge.

SAN JOSE, Feb Minnie Schessler,
the daughter of Jacob Schessler, was
murdered by James c. Durham when
he destroyed the McGlinchey family
near here two years ago. She wa sine
maid of Mrs. Durham, and was butch
cred with her mistress.
Some months after the bloody deed
Jacob Schessler sued James c. Durham
for damages for the loss of the services
of his daughter and only child, he be-
ing old and infirm and depending large
IN upon her He secured judgment tor
S.. 600. When the writ of execution
came tc the Sheriff he could find 20
porperty but securities in bank, which,
with increment, amounted to about b.
600. On the advice of his attorneys,
the Sheriff refused to sell this and APP
ply the proceeds to the judgment,
claiming that the service of summons
on Durham was defective. He con-
tended that notice by publication was
not legal, and moreover. that 1t was
taken for granted that Durham was
alive when it could not be shown that
he was alive or even outside of Santa
Clara County, if not dead.
Suit was then brought to force the
Sheriff TO sell the securities and apply
the proceeds 10 the judgment. it being
claimed that publication of summons
was sufficient and that the court could
take judicial knowledge of the acts of
its own executive officers.
This morning Judge Kittredge hand
ed down a decision sustaining the con-
tention of Schesser. and the Sheriff
was ordered TO sell the securities AID
apply the proceeds to the judgment.
1t is claimed that this is an entirely
new case in California Jurisprudence.
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MOVEMENTS OF WARSRIPS.
THE MONTGOMERY ARRIVES
AT MATANZAS. CUBA.
Salutes Fired and Exchanged by
the Spanish Forts-Courteously
Treated by Local Officers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Navy
from Captain Converse of the cruiser
Montgomery announcing the arrival OF
that vessel at Matanzas, Cuba. yester-
day. The Captain said that he fired a
salute. which was duly responded to by
the Spanish forts; that visits were ex-
changed between himself and the local
officials. and that he had been received
with the greatest courtesy. Everything
was unusually quiet at Matanzas, added
Captain Converse.
He will leave the place in the Mont
gomery tomorrow for Santiago, and his
stay there will be brief.
The Brooklyn. which is bound for a
cruise in the Windward Islands. and
thence through the Caribbean Sea,
winding up at Colon, sailed to-day from
the New York navy yard for Hampton
Roads for coal. She will make her next
stop after leaving Hampton Roads at
St. Thomas. and her itinerary does not
carry her into any Cuban port
The training ship Annapolis has ar
rived at ST. Croix, and the gunboat Will
mington has sailed from Trinidad for
Grenada.
1t is said at the Navy Department that
the vessels of the European squadron
will rendezvous at Lisbon in a short
time. When Commodore Howell passed
through Washington recently on his
way to take command of the European
station. he asked if the Navy Depart
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son quite as important to success is
herself. Tom would answer better. per-
haps, than a girl, as he is more likely,
perhaps, to have a watch of some sort
and the watch is a sort of second con-
federate.
All the company except Mary now
troop into room selected for the ex-
pertinent; they decide on some object
which Mary is to discover as the sub
ject selected for them all to think
about-it must be understood that this
subject is some definite, material arti-
Gle in the room. The gas is now turned
out, and all go out again; Mary meets
them and begs that they Will all for a
few moments fasten their thoughts on
the thing selected; this being done in
an impressive silence.
Mary goes in the room in The dark
and in a moment returns and tells
what it is they have been thinking
about. Tom, you see, has left the dark
room last and has left his watch on the
selected object; he, perhaps, has taken
part in the discussion as 10 what it
should be, because he wants something
that his watch can indicate corclu-
sively. The ticking of the watch leads
Mary Alright, and she picks UP the
watch and the information at the same
time and concealS the one and displays
the other. A luminous match box Will
answer for a guide as we'll as a watch.
When a quieter turn is wanted, just
seat everyone with a pencil and paper
and ask them to set down from memory
the figures on the clock in the next
room or on watches in their pockets
using the characters just as they are
written on the faces of timepieces. All
will probably start out with great conf
dence, but ten to one nc one will remerl-
ber that the four in such cases is not
written thus, w, but thus, iii.
If you will arrange to have one part
of the company recognize individuals
in the other part simply by seeing one
eye. you will give another surprise. We
think we know the eyes of our friends.
but when it comes to seeing an eye
alone it is more than most people can
do to tell a brown one from q blue one;
a good way to arrange for this trial IS
to screen q door with newspapers IN
which hole the size and shape of q
large human eye is cut; or more holes
than one can be cut in it and several
eyes shown at once. The exhibited in
this way are in one room and the scru-
TIMERS in the other.
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HIS WIFE WON.
He Wanted q Funeral and Maybe
His Wife Did.

A Georgia man, who was unpopular
in his community, insured his life for
$1,000 He took the policy home to his
Wife, and said:
Maria, here's a life insurance docu-
ment for $1,000.
Thank you, DEAR" said his Wife
How are you feeling to-day?"
Not WELL" he replied, land l don't
think l am long for this world, and |
want to say to you that when | die it
is my wish that you devote $1,000 OF
the money to defraying my funeral ex-
penses."
Mercy on mel" exclaimed the wife;
why do you want such an expensive
funeral?"
I'll explain I'm perfectly satisfied
that nobody will attend my funeral,
and / want to hire people to go at SO
much head. I'm going out to-day to
see what arrangements I can make for
attendants on that forthcoming melan-
choly occasion. If they won't come
gratis why, I'll just hire 'em. an give
'em an order on you for the money.
He went forth. and at nightfall re-
turned with detected look.
Marie" he said. sits no use! You
can have the whole $1,000. Just go to
my funeral yourselfr@- Atlanta Con-
Stitution.
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WASSERMAN, DAVIS CO., K between Sixth and Seventh.

ment objected to his making a northern
cruise with his squadron. He was told
that the ships had been kept in the
Mediterranean by Admiral Selfridge of
his own volition after the subsistence of
the disturbance resulting from the
Turko- Grecian war, and that the depart
ment left the movement of his ships en-
tirely to himself. He therefore was
granted the permission he sought, and
announced that he will bring his force
together at Lisbon.
A cablegram from him announces
that he relieved Admiral Selfridge and
took command of the European station
at Genoa on the I'd instant, and it is ex-
pected that he will take his flagship,
the San Francisco, and the gunboat
Bancroft around to Lisbon very soon.
SPANISH STEAMER SADIE.
BARCELONA, Feb. 4.-The Project
has stopped the departure from this
port of the Spanish steamer Ciudad Ca
dir, and returned the fares of the pas
sengers booked to sail on her. The
Cadiz will be armed and used as a
cruiser to escort the Spanish torpedo
fioti1la to Cuba.
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WASHINGTON, Feb AIN explana-
ton OF the position assumed by our
State Department in the negotiations
with the Japanese Government relative
to the status of Japanese ciizens in Ha-
vail in case of the annexation of the
islands by the United States, it may be
stated on the authority of the officials
charged with the conduct Of the nego-
tiations, that in their view, if new leg
isation is not had the natives Of Japan
resident in any part of the territory of
the United States, unless expressly ex-
cepted by law or treaty, will have the
right of citizens of the most favored
nation after July, 1899, upon the TAX
ing effect of the treaty with Japan ne
gotated by the last administration and
promulgated March n, 1893.
The Department officials believe that
the japanese now in the United States
are entitled to naturalization, provided
they comply with the terms of the ex-
listing laws, and that they are also en-
titled to free entry to our shores, the
only prohibition upon Asiatic immigra-
ton being laid upon Chinese.
In addition the new treaty with
Japan, specifically in Articles l and ,.
corners upon JAPANESE III tHe CHlleo
States full right Of entry and travel
and all of the rights enjoyed by people
of any other nationality in defense of
their rights, and in all matters con-
nected with the administration of JUS
tice They are privileged to hold lands
as a native citizen, to trade freely, es-
tablish factories and generally to all of
the exemptions accorded all other ma
tionalities.
With all this there is one saving
clause found in the second Article, pro-
viding that the treaty shall not affect
the laws regarding trade. immigration
of laborers, police and public security
which are now in force or which may
be hereafter enacted. 1t is possible
that, exercising this privilege, Congress
may legislate to control the entry into
the United States of Japanese, or reg
ulate their movements from one part
of our territory to another, but as the
matter now stands there is no provis-
ion touching this subject, and there Will
be none under the operations OF the
new treaty in 1899, unless Congress
acts.
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TRAIN WRECKED.
At Least Half a Dozen People In
iured at Lawrence, Mich.

LAWRENCE (Mich.), Feb. 4.-Train
No. 3 on the South Haven and East
ern marrow gauge Railroad was
wrecked here to-day, and at least half
dozen people were injured. 1t was the
first train through since Wednesday
noon. and left here at $40 a. m. A
quarter of a mile from the station the
snow rlow jumped the track and was
piled into by the two locomotives which
drew the coaches.
The injured: General Manager Mer-
rith, face badly bruised; Brakeman
Lew Berhans, face burned and may be
internally injured; Chief Engineer G.
Drew, legs hurt; c. V. Bangs, Lake
Cora, left foot smashed; Charles Mill.
Pawpaw, left leg badly hurt and fac
burned.
The ether passengers escaped injury.
One engine was ruined and the otner
badly damaged.
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RAIE WAR IN EARNEST.
RAILWAYS UNABLE TO REACH
AN AGREEMENT.
A Cut Of Five Dollars Announced
In Fares Between Denver
and Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The conference
held to-day at the session of the West
ern Passenger Association between rep
resentativeS of the Atchison, Burling-
ton, Northwestern and Rock Island
Roads over the rate situation ayailed
practically nothing, and the reduced
rates between Chicago and Denver an
nounced, by the Atchison and the Rock
Island will go into effect Sunday, as
announced.
Chairman Caldwell made every effort
to induce the four lines to come to
some agreement, but he could do prac-
tically nothing. The Northwestern said
that it could not take off its fast train,
for the reason that the train will start
on Sunday. and will give a daylight SER
vice between Chicago and the Missouri
River. which it has not, until now, been
able to secure. The Burlington threw
all the responsibility of the fight ON the
shoulders of the Northwestern, and said
that it had not now, nor had it at any
time, the desire to provoke any trouble,
but it was forced to put on fast train
by the action of the Northwestern.
On the other hand, the Atchison and
the Rock Island reiterated their deter
cago and Denver So, and Immediately
after the meeting concluded the an
nouncemen was made by placard in
the windows of the Atchison ticket Of
flee that tickets to Denver could be
purchased for S24 30. The Rock Island
took a. similar action, and in a few
minutes both the Northwestern and the
Burlington had met the rate, and the
fight was on III earnest.
The Rock Island and the Atchisor are
now in the same position as before they
reduced their rates. They are selling
tickets at the same rate as the North
western and Burlington, and those
roads will make faster>time to Denver
than they are capable of making 1t
is not yet settled whether any further
reductions will be made by the Rock
Island and the .Atchison. but they are
certain to be in the same position to
the end, for the other roads say that
they will not take of their trains, and
that they will meet any reductions that
are made by the Atchison and Rock
Island.
The other roads interested in the fight
are feeling very aggrieved at the four
fighters, and say they will be COM
PEELED to meet the reduced rates to
Omaha and Kansas City, without a
chance to get anything out of it. The
reduction of So between Chicago and
Denver win certainly pull down the
rate between Chicago and Omaha by
81, and between Omaha and Denver
by So.
The Burlington and Union Pacific to-
day announced that they would make
these reductions at the same time as
they made the cut in the rate between
Chicago and Dnver.
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CONSUL-GENERAL.
Our Representative at Stockholm
to be Raised in Rank.

CHICAGO, Feb. "A special to the
Post" from Washington says:
Representative Foss of Chicago TO-
day secured from the State Department
a letter recommending the raising of
the office of Consul at Stockholm to the
rank of Consul General. Mr.. Foss then
visited Senator Cullom and prevailed
upon him to inject into the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill para
graph creating that office, and appro-
priatiug money therefor.
Sweden is the only one among the i'm
portaEt nations that is not given a
Consul by the United States.
The correction, when made, VIII lead
to The promotion of +. D. Winslow of
Evanston, who is at present Consul at
Stockholm.
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A MURDERER HANGED.
James Allison Pays the Penalty for
the Killing of Mrs. Orr.

BERLIN (Ont), Feb. 4.-James ALI
son was hanged here for the murder of
Mrs. Anthony Orr near Gait on August
9th. Allison, a dull-witted lad of Is
years. employed on Mrs. Orr's farm,
confessed to having killed Mrs. Orr
with an ak while attending to his
morning chores, and hiding the body
temporarily in corn patch until Re
should have an opportunity TO carry II
to a neighboring swamp. The motive
for the murder advanced a. the trial
was revenge for Mrs. Orr's refusal of
his improper attentions, but this Ali
son in his confession stoutly contradict
ed
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JAMES G.. BENNETT.
VainIy Appeals to Judge Wallace
Not to Send Him to Prison.

San FRANCISCO, Feb. flames G.
Bennett. the man who nearly murdered
his wife, nearly killed himself. escaped
from the Receiving Hospital and was
only recaptured after a long chase,
which took the officers of the law as far
north as British Columbia. had the
hardihood to beseech Judge Wallace
this morning not TO make a convict Of
him.
Judge Wallace emphatically deuitd
the request. He said that justice had
not been satisfied by such a verdict as
that rendered by the jury. guilty Of
assault with deadly weapon. 1t was
absurd that man should receive eniy
two years Imprisonment for nearly
numbering his wife. He, therefore, or
dered that Bennet receive the maximum
penalty. and be imprisoned at San
Quentin for the term of two years.
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FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
Minister Hitchcock Raised to the
Rank of ambassador.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate The
name of Ethan Hitchcock of Missouri,
now Minister to Russia, to be Embas-
sador Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentary to Russia.
Postmasters Arizona, John G.
Adams, Phoenix. California, Eva A.
Clapp, AZusa.
Mr. Hitchcock is named as Embassa-
dor under the law authorizing such
rank where foreign countries name Elm
bassadors to the United States. Russia
has given notice that it has conferred
this rank on Count Cassini, her dipio-
matte representative in the United
States.
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WELBURN'S BONDSMEN.
Will be Sued for Moneys Embez-
zled by Cashier Norton.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4.-Suit will
be brought next week against the
bondsmen of ex-Collector Welburn TO
recover for the Government the money
squandered by cashier Norton. who
committed suicide after he had embeZ-
zled about SD 600.
The whereabouts Of Welburn are
still unknown. although Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal has gone to Texas
for him with a warrant for his arrest
on the indictment found by the United
States Grand Jury against him last
Tuesday.
Special Agent Thrasher has left the
city, ostensibly to visit Los Angeles on
department business, but it is believed
that he has gone on hunt for the ex-
Collector.
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Sails for Skaguay.

TACOMA, Feb. 1.-The steamship
Queen, the finest vessel in the Pacific
waters, and which has hitherto been the
summer excursion ship to the ice fields
of Alaska. sailed from Tacoma tonight
for Skaguay and Dyea. She carried
northward go passengers, ! 300 tons of
freight, 200 dogs 80 horses and a score
of dressed cattle, hogs aoI sheep, the
latter for the markets of the coast
cities, Juneau, Skaguay and Dyea.
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GOING TO THE YUKON.
Captain Tyler, a Well-Known San
Joaquin River Steam

STOCKTON, Feb. captain Tyler.
who has been a wellknown steamboat
man on the san Joaquin River for
many years. and recently had COM
mand of the Navigation Company's
steamer Mary Garrett, resigned a few
days ago and tonight started for the
Yukon.
He left here on the steamer for San
Francisco this evening with the fifty
horsepower engine which he will pack
over the pass at Chilcoot and use in a
sawmill which he will build at Lake
Iinderman TO get out the lumber for a
steamboat. He win run this boat down
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Figel Jury Completed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-THE jury
to try Theodore Figel for the murder
Of Isaac Hoffman was completed this
afternoon. John F. Cline and Frank
Barris were selected out of a special
venire of thirty talesmen. Judge Cook
ordered the jury locked up until the
trial was concluded, but on the pro-
tests from the attorneys on both sides,
withdrew his order, but warned the ju-
rors TO come prepared to be locked up
with the Sheriff when the trial is re-
Sumed