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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-29

Tiljalgs. -l6O acres, 4 Mil ipb
ior lite, Sopo, 100 Ncrs5 uubsr Iprts
ming. Sus. StGlo, Creamery. Corn Crib
OF Cattle Sbeb. 10 9ooe Brenoe og ailoes
&ouo. en- goo Stod 5arm. Brrs ego or.
Ncre. B%etingelier: $500 tontant p9 Reiten
paa lang Senitano, ellsr $1,000 tontaut. z.
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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-29

Srstsn o.: ut bu iunos bnOe Si,rts
iii al iIad Op mso bin fsrits siarsits,
Glara! Dan blsu 10 aloelss iortoilst.
~iiutturs 5pr!"
6rs,tn 3: "4o ia men ida b!so BEN
anoen ioamta.t aldocrs."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
10 WI NAVE To GO To WAR.
Here Are Figures sh.wiae the strength Of
the Naval MiiItia

The navy department yesterday gave
cut the figures showing the strength OF
the naval militia up 10 date. This shows
a total force % t.tgs officers and en-
listed men. which Is a gratifying in
crease from the acc shown BY the las,
report The number Of officers and men
b. states Is as follows. California, 3se:
Connectieut. ls5; Florida. iss: Georgia,
20; Illinois. ~: Louisiana. 262: Mary
land. 20, Massachusetts,. al; Michigan,
100: New Jersey. 90: New York. i72:
North Carolina. 80. ohio. 2ie: Pennsyl-
vania. sis. Rhode Island. I0: South
Carolina. is,: Virginia. a. Total, A4ss.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt saws In
this connection that lllinois leads the
list with forty three commissioned off,
GERS and 80 petty officers and enlisted
men. The adjutant general Of that
state recently made a request that the
United states steamer Michigan be as
signed for the use OF the Illinois brigade
for one month during the coming sum-
mer. During Rooscvelt's tour of the
lakes last summer he was pleased with
the showing made by the Illinois and
ether naval brieades on the lakes. and
he has recommended 10 Secretary Long
that the request for the Michigan he
granted. Aside from the forces shown
In the above list new brigades are in
process Of formation which promise 10
swell the total 10 much larger figures a,
an early day.
The organization OF this auxiliary arm
of the naval service is under the irnme-
ciate direction Of Lieutenant Gibbons
U. :. v. whose energy has accom-
plished much In securing state orrani-
ration and In the harmonizing OF the
bodies into one compact force. capable
smaller national cruisers. II could be
depended upon mainly. he said. as a
second line of defense. ard also he used
In placing mines and the establishment
of signal stations for coas; defense.
In emergency % cooperating with the
regular ravy. In his last report Roose-
Welt said that the state naval militia. 4,
the event OF sudden emergency. could
be utilized at once for manning the
Thanks TO the rromrtness and eff
cheney 81 the chief OF engineers and the
chief Of ordnance 81 the army the city
of Washington IL now regarded as be-
ing well righ safe and secure from at
tack by water. The fortihcations a,
Fort Washington and sheridan Point.
on the opposite side ~ the Potoma- :.
are sufficiently advanced 90 H. able To
rsrei an ordirary feet 20 inva iers. and
In case of necessity they could u vastly
strensthered In comparatively shor:
tine. These dcfensss are considered suf-
nc,nt 10 Keep all hostile vessels beyond
the range q rur n1t % the national
capital Moreover tive river has been
tosksd od ard preplred for mines and
tcrp.doss NJ q point below the fortlfi-
cations ALREADY mentioned. - that IL is
Probable some 20 the ships 20 ar enemy
would be blown ou; ot the water befor,
u would b necessary 60 use the guns
as a.. 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
Animals Fright l. Short.

A question that has often been asked
is, How long does fright last in q wild
creature? The close observer will lie
surprised at its brief duration They
are not subject to NERVES" like human
beings. y partridge after running (or
rather flying the gantlet OF half dozen
guns-if WE may be allowed q mi.od
metaphor-drups on the other side of a
hedge and begins calmly to peck as if
nothing had happened. You would
think rabbit after hearing charge Of
shot whistling abou, its launches and
just managing to escape from yelp.
ing spaniel would keep indoors for "A
week, but out it pops quite merrily as
soon as the coast is clear. 4 fox pur.
sued by hounds has been known TO halt
and kill fowl in its flight. though we
may assume that his enemies were not
close 90 Reynard at the time. We have
been led into thinking about the matter
by noting what took place at a cover
after being shot over.-Pall Mall Ga.
xette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
THUGS SHOOT TWO OFFICERS -
Kills One and Fatally Wounds the Othcr--
Inci;ed by His Wife.

Kills One and Fatally Wounds the Other
Inci;cdby His Wife.
Doylestown. Pa. Feb. 25-At Burson-
Vile Wednesday night Adam Weaver
shot and killed Erwin Mondeau, a dep
uty constable, and fatally wounded
Constable Atherholt. Weaver was ar
rested short time ago charged with
robbing the residence of Henry Mills,
and was out on bail. Wednesday Com
stable Atherholt. accompanied by Err
win Mondeau, Israel Moser and Will
lam Giassmeyer, went to Weaver's
house TO arrest him on a bench war
rant, Weaver having failed to appear
at the recent term of court to answer a
charge of burglary. The latter threat
ened to shoot any person who dared lay
hands on him. His wife at the same
time said she would give the officers
five minutes to leave the house.
Moser tried TO persuade Weaver to go
with the constable, and he had about
made up his mind to submit to arrest
when his wife stepped forward and
said: The five minutes are up, shoot!
shoot" The officers seized the des-
perado and terrible fight ensued,
during which Mondeau was shot
through the heart and Atherholt in the
head. During the fight Mrs. Weaver
was throwing stones at the officers and
pouring hot water over them. During
the excitement Weaver escaped to the
woods. His wife and five children also
disappeared. Mondeau and Atherholt
were prominent farmers and the COM
munity is thoroughly excited over the
affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

eNpresston against the Spanish CON-
sulsr agent located at that point. Cn-
der ordiAafy Circumstances he woul
have brought the indignities TO the at
tention Of the Spanish official here. IN
which case IL would of necessity have
been made the subject OF official atten-
tion. Instead of so ding. however. the
Spanish agent appealed 20 the mayor Of
the city and a satisfactory adjustment
was made without any appeal to the
authorities here.
y dispatch from Madrid tells CT Min
lister Woodford giving a banquet in
honor OF the new Spanish minister at
Washington. Senior Poloy Bernabe.
among the guests being Senior Sagasta.
the premier. and two other members of
the cabinet. Much political Importance
was attached to the incident. and the
ban1uet "coCpied with the peaceful ut
terances of President Mckinley" have
been "Optimistically utilized by the
ministerial press" But The Imparcial,
Madrid newspaper. takes the Spanish
government to task for its apathy.
ccnirasted with the patriotic feeling Of
the country" and warns the nations
~tN'@e ShN -ItNAhNiNGl lsA-An' 4'Natfs
which really aims a; tie II 3epende ence
OF Cuba
Continuing. The Imrcrcial says:
President Mckinley may make and
reitsrate protestations of friendship
and pacific intentions. but his actions
contradict his words. While the presi-
dent Of the United States is cajoling us
with words he sharpens his dagger 10
stab US behind. While talking concord
he utiii2es his Sundays in unusual war
prerarattons at the docks and cancels
the furloughs II the marines. Can we
trust these who are preventing the paci-
hcation Of Cuha ard fomen;i1c rebellion
and fliousicring expeditions. sending
warships under the pretext of friend
ship. and preaching peace?
We must prepare for war. There is
no time to acquire warships. but we
should ft out Immediately what We
have. s. ndiEg the Pelayo. Colon. Carlos
v. and Maria Teresa to follow the
Almirante Cquenio and Nizcaya to Gu
han waters. and the rest Of the feet
Co guard the peninsula. The other
policy than prepcrednes is only to
play the American game which Is TO
exhaust our resosrces ard gain the in
dei.epdencc Of Cuba without risking
anything. How long does TIE govern
ment mean to favor the American
plans? How long win the agOnizing
nation tolerate the apathy Of the gov
ernmen IT, This language from a semi
official organ is much commented upon.
The Faix frankly declares that Cuban
lude. slgg nee is imminent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

denee mat would In The Slightest degree
Justify any conclusion or even Inference
as 20 how the disaster occurred he did
ret say 50 In this dispatch. And this is
In spite Of the fact. as stated In the
telegram. that the divers have been
down aft seven days and forward four
days This statement gave the navy
department. the first information OF the
times that the divers had been In thu
vicinity of the zone o. explosion. -
This zone Is confined TO the forward
part Of the ship and. while the divers
have been down aft for the last week.
their work forward In the vicinity of
the large magazine has been in prog
ress only four days. which presumably
began on Monday and included yes
terday.
Dead Cannes.fse brought Home.
One statement In the dispatch. tina,
friends of the dead should understand
We are In the tropics" is understood at
the navy department to refer to the
urgent pleas Of relatives Of the dead
that they be brought to the United
States. These appeals continue to be
received here. and while they excite
the deepest sympathy Of officials, no
hope can be held out tina; the dead can
be brought back. There are circum-
stances which. u they could be made
known. would end such appeals and
would show that the department has
not been wanting in a desire TO bring
the remains to this country. These
circumstances have been withheld.
mainly through a desire 20 save friends
and relatives from the pain which
would be caused by n full disclosure Of
the edcct % the explosion. The men
we're sleeping on the berth deck. with
metal foors and ceilings. which by the
force % the terrific explosion were
ground together into a confused mass.
Knowing this. there is little hope tina,
many % the bodies siill missing will be
found. or. " found. that they will be In
a condition 10 BE- brought home.
some Dinseui;ie- shown by This.
Late last night the navy department
received two brief telegrams from Cap
tain sigsbee at Havana. one related
70 some routine matter. and the other
is as follows: Divers report more
bodies In the wreck. Some are in ham,
mocks Involved In the debris. Probably
not recognizable" This dispatch indi-
Gates that the divers have finally Sc
cured at least a partial entrance 10 the
quarters In the forward part Of the ves-
sci where the crew was asleep when
the explosion occurred. and under which
were the magazines. The fact that the
divers were unable % extricate the
bodies shovsthe fearful obstacles asains,
whichthey are operating. and bears ou,
the belief that the work of submarine
Investigation viii necessarily proceed
slowly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
NJ Truth In the S,oIy,

Philadelphia. Feb. 25.-Georre II. Nc
Faiden of the firm of George II. Nc
Fadden & Bros. cotton dealers ~ this
city. declared that there was no truth
in the statements contained in a dis
Patch from Houston. Tex, that his firm
had ceased buying cotton on account OF
the probability of war with Spain.
McFaddyn said the rumor telegraphed
from Texas had probably been based
on telegram sent by the firm to its
agents la Texas and other southern
points 20 cancel all limits" This mere
~ meant for them TO cease purchasing
for the day. owing To the belief of the
firm that there would be 4 decline in
the markets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
first Maine Pension Filed.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Mrs. Harriet
Adams. OF this city. the dependent
mother of J. T. Adams. a coal passer
who lost his life on the Maine. yester-
day fled an application for a pension.
This Is the first pension claim filed In
connection with the loss of life on the
ySSs.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

New AL atant 0snsrsi Appointed. 9
Washington. Feb. Is The presi-
dent appointed Col. Henry C. Corbin
adjutans general Of 'the army to sue
coed Gen. Samuel Beck. retired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
The Bsnks' Couiitior,

Washington. Feb. 25.-The comp
troller OF the currency has called for
. statement Of the condition of the
national banks Of the United States
Feb. l8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
He'd Fire In Louisvtlle,

Louisville. Ky. Feb. 25-The
picking. drying and tteaming ware
houses OF the National Tobacco COM
papy, with contents, b1rned todsy.
The loss is 81, ,0O0,0 fully insured.
Several employees we're injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
r.,.I s,rr,tt.f faT,Ion :, chie.ro-

Chicago. Feb. :5.-As a result OF the
collision Of IN Ashland avenue electric
car with four wild freight cars at the
crossing OF the Chicago and Grand
Trunk railway. Henry Fritz. the motor
mar. was killed and two other persons
injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
SPAIN NOT nrSrI>e A row.
Not sn This >sie af the Fond - Rather
Bsmysieus on the other side.

washing;on. Feb Sat the Spanish
legation Du Bose and his s;an are
maintaining q calm attitude and seek
irs 10 anay every thing which might
iaesrne public sediment IN the Main.
matter. ReceniIy Al inciien; occurred
q, . small city which uiSht have given
the rround fcr osrciai a.' a.icu had It
net been srnoo;hsd by tactfui action by
the spanish oficiais at the place % the
inssdent The aggressive element pre-
vaiiins IN this local community foune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
STARTLING RrsoRs rREvAIl.
s-ssss,ss Hsas.,s oss,,rse 90 Get 10 "a or
wo,h.

Washington. Feb. .1-Hunors Of
startling discoveries In tn wreck % the
Maine were lees frequent. but there
were enough ct them SUI, snoat yes
tcrday 90 warrant SECRETARY Long IN
making this statement 20 the news
paper men as h. leet hts orice: sum-
ming up the situation. should say that
the navy department Knows today
nothing more about the cause % tn
disaster than q diI Eve minutes after
the receipt q tbn fast dispatch from
Captain Sisstey." The sccrttary's at
tention was drawn % the published
statement that captain Crowrlnshlsld.
chief % the bureau q navtgaticn. had
Just arrived at Tampa. Fla. on the
Mon'gcmcry. from trip 70 Cuba.
where he had b,cn inspecting prospect
I've ecallng stations near Matan-as. The
sccretary's comment was simply this.
Captain Ctuwniushiy,d has not Been o.
Cnea. He has been oG with hts boy or
matters notfn any wise connected with
the business "a the navy"
p'.r.ssh fr-w Captain ssssns..
The cnly exact Information received
by the ravy department. from Havana
during the day was conveyed IN Cap
tain sisSeer's tel, sram. which siriply
told nothing that indicates what the
peopie want e. kruw-how the explo-
sicn occurred u he h1d fouri anv svi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

New York, Feb. 25-Sharp ad-
vinces in London sustained stocks at
the opening. which showed frac-
tionsl gains in the railroad list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
NOTHING YET KNOWN
BY These Who Would Know as 20
tho Cause Of the Explosion
on the Maine.
roARD OF INQUIRY DON'T KNOW

"avent Reached That rssn, IN IN. sn,r
Where N. rro.bi- Tirske PORN. N
Wsaid seem from the Latest ps.p.,es..
-Li'ti. 10. raikirx af firinsinr Hon.
IN. pcsa and tho usrrisi. Reason Tor
rh's p,.,rcs.ins s,stsmsn.
Hsvsns Feb. 25.-The naval cour.
inquiry continues Its sessions to-
day, The members hope TO get away
u Key wes, late this evening or
early tomorrow morning. The
vJunded are doing we'll. The tug
Right Arm Is o, work removing such
parts OF the wreck ss u is possible to
handle In advance OF the arrival Of
stronger tugs end derricks
Esrsssmsns IN o,d Mseria.
London, Feb. 2s.-A Madrid spe-
oisl reports ths, public opinion there
Is becoming more essited owing 10 the
impression that the loss oi the Maine
wssnot dus to accident, aud is stir
rirg popular feeling in Madrid. and
the conviction is Increasing in the
ministerial circles ths, the wors,
must beespected. sud that the pros.
poets OF var are popular with sll
parties, and the more esci,able
newspapers are urEirg the govern
ment 20 strike the. frs, decisive
blow.
what Rsnissas say.
Chicsgo, Feb. IS III. II. Kohl
saat. who is very close to President
Mckinney, has an editorial In his
Evening Post this afternoon. in
which he says; "ft can be stated
positively that neither the president
nor Secretary Long are possessed OF
single fact or report in regard 10
the Maine disaster that ,hey have no,
made public. Whe1 he receives =
report of the court % inquiry, the
president will know the facts, which
he viii make public with his coaclu.
sicns and policy"
R.yss. sses.rs. rss.. /. s-r.a,. v,...
Topcss, Feb. 2S-w. J. Bryan.
Who is here. said In an interview
that we should swais the result, oi
the Investigation Of the Maine affair
hafore taking any action. The
tui,ed States. he ssid. could ros
,rord 10 be too hssty 10 the matter.
ts wssnirs,sr.
Washington. Feb. IS The moni.
tor. Terror, is lying In Hampton
Roads. and the impression Is that
she viii remain there until replaced
BY the Puritan rest month. IL is
reported tha, nothing new developed
81 the cabine, meeting today in re-
gard 10 Cuban affairs.
v,srsys ssi. Foe asvsss
New York. Feb. IS The vizcsya
sailed for Havana this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
TRAIL OF AN |NfAMY
Taken Up by Uncle Sans SIeuths,
Who Will Try to Run
Down a Mob.
LATE STAIN ON NsoUrH CAROLINA

Washington Moves to Avenge the Death
Of Postmaster Baker, Who Was Butch
cred with His Babe Because He Was
Black-State Authorities Also Wake Up
--latest Account Of the Atrocity-wom-
an Incites Her Husband to Murder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

1t is economy to p'ofit by the ak
perier CO Of others. Thousands have
been cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
why not you?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

washington Moves to Avenge the Death
Of Postmaster Baker, Who Was Butch
cred with His Babe Because He Was
Black-State Authorities Also Wake Up
--latest Account OF the Atrocity-wom-
an Incites Her Husband to Murder.
Washington. Feb. 25.-The postoffice
department has directed Inspector
Williams. at Chattanooga, Tenn, to de-
tail another inspector to proceed to
Lake City, s. c., and assist Mr.. Moye,
who arrived there Wednesday night, to
conduct the investigation into the mur-
der of Postmaster Baker and the burn
ing of the postoffice. A singular COIN
cidence in the case of Baker is that on
Feb. q, the day OF the night on which
he was murdered, he wrote a letter to
the postoffice department saying that
his life had been threatened and asking
that the government extend some pro-
lection TO him. This letter came to
hand Wednesday afternoon. Senator
McIaurin, OF South Carolina, was
among Postmaster-General Gary's call
ers yesterday and expressed his horror
at the crime in which Baker lost his
life. He asked that the department use
every means at its command to dis
cover the perpetrators of the outrage,
and assured General Gary that he
would do everything in his power to as
sist him.
dispatch was received from In
spector Moye at Lake City yesterday
afternoon saying that he was pursuing
the investigation directed by the de-
partment. There was no clue to the
perpetrators. and no part of the post
Office property had been recovered. The
coroner's jury, which is investigating
the crime, had adjourned until L
o'clock tomorrow.
Latest Story of the Debolism.
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 25.-As soon as
he read of the murder of Postmaster
Baker ard his child at Lake City, Gov
ernor Elltrbee offered a reward of $500
for the conviction Of one or more of
the numbering mob. Every member
Of that mob should be hung" is the
comment heard on all sides. There is
intense indignation. The bodies Of Ba-
ker and the infant, charred and black
ened. were taken TO their former home
in Florence. The story of Mrs. Baker
confirms the first reports. She was
awakened by the flames. When her
husband ran out ne was shot dead. The
same bullet that pierced her child's
brain broke her arm.
Another shot in the leg brought her
to tho ground, and she would have
burned had not negro neighbors
dragged her from the side of the build
ing. The boy is the most seriously
wounded. having a bullet in the abdo-
men, besides a broken arm. The eldest
girl, Rosella, has a broken arm and
leg. The other wounded child was shot
through the right hand.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-14
A Good Institution.

The first opportunity for our peo-
pie to buy first class electrical feat
ures and supplies at home, is now
afforded by Guy Wiley, who has d
full line of these goods now on hand.
Samples OF them are on exhibition
IN the window at Bakers hardware
store, Brock, Reed d Wade build
ing In addition to this Guy is a
skillful electrical engineer and is
ready to do all kinds of work in that
line. His shop is on the first floor
OF the old bank building. Many Of
our people are taking this chance to
get pretty fixtures at reasonable
prices.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-14
Miss Van Cleaye, of New York, to Sing
before the W0man's League.

One of the best concerts which
Morgantown audiences have been
privileged to hear, will be given
next Thursday evening at Com
mcncement Hall. This is the fourth
entertainment in the entertainment
course, and every one will want to
hear Miss Van Cleve, who is one of
of New York's sweetest singers. The
New York Evening Post says of her:
miss Van Cleve gave a recital
yesterday which pleased a very Sc
lect audience. She is comely to look
upon and her singing is enjoyable
After one hour the audience was but
ready for another hour of such mu-
sic as she gave them"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-14
j. w. WILES.

IT may as well be understood first
as last that what is called s'the pow
ers, y can have no part either in the
conduct of settlement of this little
affair between the United States and
Spain. The work of thrashing Spain
will not he difficult, and that of stop
ping the performances when it is
finished will be quite as easy. All
Spain has to do is acknowledge the
corn and promise, with some reason
able guarantee of sincerity to behave,
and its all over. Your Uncle Sam is
veritable cyclone when his temper
is up, but as amiable as an angel
when things about him are in decent
order, and the moment the signs are
suspicious he will hasten to convert
his swords into pillow shares and re-
sumo the business of feeding the
world.