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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-13
DISCUSS MANY TOPICS.
Second Annual Session Mt washins-
ton of the National Association
of Freight Commissioners.

Washington. Dec. 12.-The National
Association of Freight Commissioners
held its secoAd annual session in this
city. Among the subjects considered
were resolutions on the following sub
jects:
THAT express companies should be made
amenable to the interstate commerce law
and be required to file schedules Of rates
and also contracts and agreements with
railroad lines: indorsing the anti-scalping
law pledging the aid of the association to
the railroads to prevent legislation need
lessly injurious to common carriers: favor
ing uniformity of freight ciassifications
and consultations of classifcations wher-
ever possible, and urging congress to de-
clare specifically that express companies
shall pay the war revenue tax
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TO FIGHT ROBERTS.
Society Sends Delegate
to Washinton.

Philadelphia, Dec. 12. The Presby-
terrain Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety has appointed delegate to go
to Washington to speak for them in be-
half of the rejection Ct Brigham H.
Roberts, the congressman-elect from
Utah.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
preachers meetings Monday appointed
delegates to represent them on the
same question and also to argue in
favor of the anti-canteen bill and
against the proposed repeal of prohibi-
ton in Alaska.
These subjects will come up for dis
cussion at Tuesdays convention in
Washington,
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NILES Talks INCREASE.
Advocates His Army Bill Before the
House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
POINTS OUT NEEDS OF new CONDITIONS.
Has Always Favored E.tablishment
Of Fixed Standard and That IL
Should He One Soldier for 1000
Population at Home and Two Ma
tive Soldiers for 1000 Natives.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Maj. Gen.
Miles appeared Monday before the
house committee on military affairs Tor
q hearing relative to the proposed re-
organization and increase of the army.
Two bills for this purpose are pending,
one drawn by Gen. Miles and intro
duced in the senate as the Hawley bill
and another introduced in the house by
Chairman Hull, of the military COM
mittee. At the outset Gen. Miles adj
dressed himself to the general need of
increasing the army without reference
to either bill. He said he had always
favored the establishment of fixed
standard for the army. The expert
ence of the last year, he said, had dem
onstrated that our present military es-
adjustment was inadequate to main-
tain our position as first-class power.
1t was necessary now to consider both
our military requirements at home and
those in our new colonial dependencies
ing demands made by our seacoast for
tifications.
Sencoast Notifications.
The latter, as far as completed, re-
quired some 1S5 batteries of artillery,
and when the entire increase in coast
defense was completed 365 batteries
would be required. The war with Spain
had shown pretty clearly how many
men would be required, Gen. Miles said.
The war had required $4,000 men for
actual field operations at various
points. Of these $4,000 men went to
/; Manila, 10000 to Cuba and 10000 to
Porto Rico. These men were actually
in the presence of the hostile enemy.
Since then there have been reinforce
ments for garrison and other purposes.
Needs of the Frontier.
AT the same time the general point
ed out that necessities at home must
not be overlooked. The entire frontier
had been stripped of troops during the
late war, and complaints were coming
in that the lives, families and property
of those along the frontier were
ieopardized by this condition. In par
ticular there were fears of an outbreak
in the Sioux country because of the alb
sence of troops. 1t was not desirable
therefore so to withdraw our force:
from the frontier as to leave them de
fenseless or to invite disorder.
These considerations, said Gen
Miles, had led him to recommend
standard of one soldier for 1000 popu
; lation at home, with native troops OF
basis of two native soldiers for every
1000 population.
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A slick CounterfeM Dollar.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. IA smooth
gang of counterfeiters are at work in
the Mississippi valley. The counter
felt is of standard silver dollars, and
all which have so far been discov-
cred bear date of 1890. 1t is believed
that something like 100000 Of them
have gained circulation. All of them
bear date of 1890. They have the same
ring, apparently the same weight and
certainly the same external marks as
the genuine
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-13
Clergy In Ecuador Active.

New York. Dec. 12.-The Herald's
correspondent in Guayaquil, Ecuador,
cables that the clergy in that country
are again actively conspiring to rees-
tablish the religious duties laws which
obtained under colonial conditions. The
clergy are also erdeavoring to pre-
vent further work. on the new railway
line which is being built by an Amer
lean syndicate and which will invade
some of the districts in which they
have great influence.
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VALUE OF 1owA's CROPS.
VIII Aggregate Not Less Than $685..
100000 - Big Yield
of Corn.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 12.-The aggre-
gate value of the soil products of Iowa
for this year is not less than 1925 ,0oo,-
oco, says Director Sage, of the Iowa
weather and crop service in his an
nual report just issued. Corn yielded
2s9,214,s5O bushels, averaging 34.5 per
acre, in many counties the yield be-
ing far above tie previous estimates
About ten FER cent. is unmerchant-
able. The total spring wheat yield is
1912, 1852 bushels; winter wheat. $685.
916 bushels, and oats. 13o,915,346 bush
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Belong to the government.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Mrs. bigger
Hermann, commissioner of the general
land office, in decision rendered holds
that Mission island and "a small island
located just southeast thereof in San
francisco bay are part of the pub
lie domain, and in accordance there
with President Mckinley in a few days
will issue an executive order reserving
both islands as coaling station for
the use of the navy.
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FUNERAL OF GEN. GARCIA.
will he Held in st. Patricl<'s Church
Later Body VIII BE Taken to Cubn
on American Warship.

Washington, Dec. 10. The funeral
Of Gen. Garcia, the Cuban commander,
will be held at ten O'Clock Tuesday
morning at st. Patrick's church in this
city. The celebrants of the mass and
the honorary pail bearers have not yet
been selected. but will be announced
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Causing troublesome Question.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 12.-The status
Of several thousand negro citizens of
the Cherokee nation is attracting great
attention at Talequah, l. 7. Cherokee
Shareholders did not define the position
of these slaves when they became free,
and many blacks are now seking the
best allotments and are also demanding
their pro rata of the invested fund of
several millions. Full bloods seriously
object.
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killed by E1pre.. Train.

Burgettstown, Pa, Dec. 12.-Carl Nc
Bride and his wife were instantly killed
by an express train at Raccoon Sta
ton, on the Panhandle road. They
were driving in sleigh from their
home, near North Star, to this place
and were crossing the track when
the train dashed into them, both be-
ing terribly mangled and almost in
stantly killed. Mcbride and his wife
had been married but few weeks.
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Eour Perish in a Fire.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE fire which
destroyed the apartment house at 1874
Prospect place, Brooklyn, killed four
persons-Joseph w. Noblet, his wife,
his wife's mother, Mrs. Stothorn, and
John Whine. The other missing per.
sons have been accounted for.
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B.rrio., widow at san Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-Among the
passengers from Central America on
the steamship Panama was Nine. AL
gena de Rayne Barrios. widow of the
late president of Guatemala, with two
children and number of attendants.
She will probably make her future resi-
dence in this city.
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WIN Garry Cubans Hone.

Berlin, Dec. 12.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Stuttgart has been char
tered to repatriate Cuban troops.
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River steamer Burns.

New Orleans, Dec. 1.-THE st. John
Howard, a large and fine stern wheeler
freight and passenger carrier, buried
up during the night at Columbia, La.
She was in command of Capt. j. W..
Carlson. No lives were lost. The boat
had about 1000 bales of cotton on
board. She belonged to the Ouachita
line and ran between New Orleans and
Ouach;ta river points.
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Wheat steamer sunk.

Cleveland, o., Dec. IL. = While the
steamer Aurora was towing the barge
Aurania through the big field of ice
near Bar Point, Lake Erie, Monday,
fire broke out on the Aurora and she
had to be scuttled to prevent her total
destruction. She sank in about 20 feet
of water. She was loaded with wheat
and The cargo will BE q totai loss. SAs
is valued at $4,000.
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+. G. Ostrander. of Exeter, CAL, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. G A. Cooper.
Miss Matte Triton, of Des Moines, is
visiting at the home of G. Robertson's.
w. p. Harding WAS at Moorehead the
last Of the week on professional bust
ness.
Mrs. Hago Freese. of Smithland, Wis
tied relatives in the Oak the first OF the
week.
Adolph Schelm is taking the place OF
Will Mains in his brother Eds clothing
store.
f.. w. Myers and Jess McAhren We're
over from the County Hub on business
Friday.
George S.uses. of Clinton, is visiting
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. g
w. Holmes
Mrs. c. ID. Sims, of Omaha, daugh-
ter of C. II. Weed, is visiting relatives
at the Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs Sell Montgomery, OF
Denison, visited last week with Mrs. >
Il. Thompson.
The dance given by the Charter Oak
Orchestra Friday ev. ming was very
enjoyable affair.
Mr.. Standing has new delivery
wagon, and now delivers flour to his
many patrons.
James Healy, the rustling stock
taver of Kenwood, was in the Oak on
business Friday.
Martha Hansen and j. Kortman are
helping d. II. McWilliams in his rush
Of holiday trade.
Miss Maud Hunter, of Denison, has
been visiting for the past few days with
Mrs. d. O. johnson.
Charlie Miller came up from Manila
the last Of the week, and stayed over
Sunday with friends.
VIM. Bates, of Guthrie Center, is
spending q few days visiting at his
uncle's, Mr.. A. j. Bates.
Mrs. %. McWilliams and daught r
visited relatives In the Oak over s lnday
and attended the dedication services.
Miss Katie Healy has moved her
dressmaking into Gus Lambach's front
room, opposite the Hendrichsen hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Criswell were
down from Ute Sunday in attendance
at the dedication services. MIR. Girls
we'll helped materially in the singing.
Agent A. j. Beatty and family started
Monday for a few days visit at Rodney
and in S. d. j. III. Patterson is acting
as agent in his absence. Mr.. Magnan,
Of Elkpoint. s D., is acting as operator
A meeting was held by the citizens OF
Charter Oak in the city hall last nigh,
to induce the Northwestern RAILROAD
surveyed north of Charter Oak, to come
through Charter Oak. DR.. Hart was
sent to Chicago to see the officials
abJut this.
NJ. e. NOTES.
Subject next Sabbath morning "Tht
Great Love of Cod" Evening service
as usual.
The superintendent desires all tn
officers and teachers Of the Sabbath
school to meet in the church on Thurs
day evening. at $50, to prepare a pro
gram for Christmas. In fact, all thos
interested are invited.
Christmas exercises will be held o.
Friday evening, December % Th
service is held on this evening owing t
Christmas coming on Sunday this year
We desire to have the church cleane
and ready for the following Sunday.
The pastor will preach Christine
sermon on Sabbath m0rning, Dec 25tl
All will be cordially invited to tn
service.
The official Board met in the churc
last Thursday evening, and decided
huild fence from the church to IL
sheds. SO as to incl Sc the ps sonage.
Barrios, Widow at San Francisco.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-16
THE MONUMENT FUND.
An Eastern North Carolina Merchant
Makes Il Valuable Suggestion.

An Eastern north OaFOllnd MeTCudHl
Makes Valuable Suggestion.
Mr. A. Morris, of the Morris Co., of
Tarboro. \. c.. was in the city yester-
day Mr. Morris and his business asso-
ciates are interesting themselves in the
raising of the Worth Bagley monument
fund. and Mr.. A. Morris has made a
suggestion that would doubtless mate
rally aid in getting up the fund.- at the
same time give many people convenient
opportunity to contribute who might not
otherwise have it.
Mr.. Morris suggestion is that the man
ayers of the Iund send blanks to all the
retail merchants in the State and ask
them to forward to the jobbers, manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers with
whom they deal throughout the coun-
try. asking for small contributions from
each. Mr.. Morris is one of the most
loyal of our Eastern Carolina merchants,
and his suggestion is valuable one.
Mr.. Morris thinks the fund can be
largely augmented in this way and
stands ready TO aid in any manner possi-
BILE
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THE STORM LAST NIGHT.

One of the most violent electric storms
Raleigh ever witnessed burst over the
city and vicinity about eleven o'clock
last night. The very hood-gates of
heaven seemed to have been flung Open
The rain fell not in drops, but in kissing
sheets-a literal deluge. The lightning
flashed almost necessarily with now and
then a glare so vivid and wild as to be
almost dazzling.
Meanwhile the thunder doomed peal
after peal. rumbing off in heavy rever-
berations into the distance. Occasionally
too there would come a ear-splting
clap that would make the hearer start
as if stung. In the streets the water
swept from curb to curb, a torrent over
foot deep.
Soon after the first wild out
break Of the storm the electric lights
went out or were turned off, leaving
the city in darkness. In the News and
Observer office lamps were quickly pro-
cured, but outside of the editorial rooms
no work could be done as power was
not available for the machines. SO with
the rushing roar of the rain mingling
with the clicking of hail against the
windows. and an occasional startling eX-
plosion like that of a gigantic cap from
the ightning-struck wires, the force
waited with what patience they could
command until the storm should pass
over.
1t swept on at last, receeding with
fierce fash and hoarse-toned Growl, like
some sullen monster baked of its prey.
Then at the earliest possible moment
work in the News and Observer Office
was resumed.
Later in other columns we may he able
to chronicle some of the results of this
storm, which was heard from first mt
. about seven o'clock last night moving
southwark from Lynchburg and Rich
mond. Afterwards news came that it
had reached Goldsboro. AS previously
stated however, it did not break over
Raleigh until Il much later hour, and
by midnight its worse fury was spent.
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After the grave shall have been closed
and the music shall have been rendered,
there will follow eleven minute guns,
succeeded by three volleys of musketry
from two regiments of 1.0O0 guns.
Then the formal military burial for a
brigadier general will be closed by the
blowing of taps on the bugle.
The committee have been fortunate
in selecting Col. Thomas 5. kenan as
director of the cortege.
The committee make the request that
all at the services on the capitol grounds,
who can do so. will join in the last
hymn. which will be the familiar one,
beginning with the line:
Just as / am without one plea"
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BRILLIANT ELECTRIC STORM.
One of The Most Vivid Ever Seen in
Raleigh.

One of The Most Vivid Ever Seen in
Raleigh.
There was LIST night about II o'clock
one of the most brilliant electric storms
that Raleigh Jas ever seen. 1t was ac-
companied bI rain that fell in Hood
The Electric Power House was left six
feet in watfr, and had to shut down,
leaving the Pity i'll perfect darkness.
The cellaf of the Raleigh Post
was three Pet iii water and it was i'm
possible foI it to proceed with the issue
of its papF.
The Ne'ks and Observer office was
series of elsheS about half an hour, aud
was in dizziness for an hour and half
causing tie two first editions to be lost.
But by dint of hard work on the part of
all, a citf edition was made possible for
the re91ers this morning, though the
issue one of four pages instead or
eight ages, us was intended.
Thee We're two storms that came
aboufa quarter of an hour apart, and
eachwas terrible in its intensity So far
as leard from there was no loss to
property or life.
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THE DEsERTERs CAUGHT.

Captain Balm VIII ask for a Light SEN
tence ON Them.
The two deserters from the GoldsbOro
company have been caught and will be
brought here this afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Henry Grady. of Wayne county.
They will be tried by court martial.
As already stated the war regulations
prescribed that the punishment shall be
death or "such other punishment 9s the
court martial may direct"
AS both of these men are Ignorant
country boys, probably at the time not
aware Of the gravity of their offense,
Captain Balm will ask that the penalty,
be made as light as possible.
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BARBECUE FOR SOLDIERS.

Goldsboro Excursionists Bring Many
Good Things to Eat.
There were several hundred people in
Raleigh yesterday. They came from
Tarboro Greenville Goldsboro. Greens
boro an exclusion was run bringing seve-
raj hundred people nearly two hundred
from Goldsboro alone.
They brought twenty barbecued pigs
for Captain Balm and his men, And
oh, how the boys did enjoy it. But they
were not selfish with their good things.
They sent them to all the officers and
TO their friends until there was mot a
bone Of all those twenty pigs left.
There were never a more gallant, gen
erous, whole-souled set of fellows in the
world than are these Goldsboro soldiers.
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LAND SALE ron TAXES

The sale of land for county and State
taxes takes place Monday at - o'clock.
Those who have real estate on which
faxes are unpaid, should remember this.
There are many spectators in such prop
erty, and the law is now such that once
they acquire this property, by tax sale,
they can hold it. The taxes due on the
land today aggregate $4,000. or this
about $1,000 is on property in Raleigh.
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A SCARCITY or CARRIAGES.

The Committee Of Arrangements Ask
for the Tender of Private Carriages.
The committee Of arrangements for
the funeral of Ensign Bagley. in view
Of the scarcity of public carriages, viii
be very grateful for the tender of any
private carriages for use this afternoon
from 1 o'clock. Such carriages should
mt that hour be on West Morgan street,
between Fayetteville and South Sails
bury streets
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sEABOARD RATES ONE FARE.

On Account of The Funeral of Ensign
Baglev the Rates to Raleigh and Re
turn win Be One Fare-GOod to Re
turn on the 18th.
10 all Ticket Agents in North Carolina:
On account of Ensign Bagley's funeral
an tickets to Raleigh and return one fare
for round trip May 16, limit 18th. Have
thoroughly advertised.
tSigned) w. A TURK.
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MRS. WOODRUFF IN BOSTON.
All Women and Children Ordered to
Leave Fort Warren


4 dispatch from Boston says that or
ders were received Friday at Fort War
rem, near Boston, from the War Depart
ment 20 remove all women and children
from the fort ut once to place of safety
in case Of bomhardment.
These orders were carried out, the dis
patch goes on to say, with the utmost
prompttude, and soon after noon Mrs.
Woodruff and all the other ladies at the
fort were sent to Boston on one of the
boats running between the fort and the
city.
1t is interesting to North Carolinians,
and Raleigh people especially, to know
that the Mrs Woodruff here referred to
is native of this city Miss Ellie Hay
wood. daughter of the late DIR. Il. Il.
Haywood. Her husband. Colonel Wood
ruff. is in command of Fort Warren.
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PERSONALS.

Senator Butler and Congressman
Skinner arrived in the city last night,
and are stopping at the Marlborough
L. Lear Scull, of Windsor. NJ i, is
stopping at the Marlborough House.
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MEETING THIS EyENING

mere VIII be a meeting of the Wo-
man Exchange in the parlor Of the
flfst presbyterian church this after
noon at O'clock.
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HUGH MORRISON.

At the General Conference of the
Methodist church yesterday in Balti-
more North Carolina preachers officiat-
ed rs follows:
Arlington NJ. Il. church, South-Dr.
John G. Kilgo, at p. IN.
Mt. Vernon Place Nj. e. church-Dr.
T. Y. Gray, at D. N.
Roland Park-Rev. c. w. Byrd, at 8
j. m.
Bethany Rev. ]. Il. Brooks, at II a.
M.
Caroline Street-Rev. p j. Carraway.
at II q. IN.
Westminster Presbyterian-Re Jas.
Atkins, at II Il. IN.
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TO CLASSMATES or WORTH
BAGLEY.

1t has been suggested and respectful
~ request that all the former class
mates of the late Worth Bagley who are
in the city wiz meet me at the Office
of Mr.. w. b. Snow this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, that we may attend the funeral
services in a body.
HUGH MORRISON.
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THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

For North Carolina: Partly cloudy
weather. showers in eastern portionsf
southerly winds. 4,
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CAMP NOTES

The Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society is
doing great work among the men in
camp. especially the hospital committee.
Daily they visit the sick, carry with them
flowers. fruits and dainties, and other
wise minister to their wants.
The officer of the day for today is
Captain ]. c. Bessant of Winston. and
Second Lieutenant r. =. Allison, of the
Statesville company, is officer of the
guard.
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The Hero of the WinsIoW Lies
In State at Home.
THE REMAINS OF
ENSIGN BAGLEY
THEY ARRIVE THIS MORNING
BY THE 40 TRAIN.
HON0RS OF A BROADER GENERAL

This has been Ordered from Washington Col.
Thomas S. Kenan to be Director Of the Fu-
neral cortege. All Asked TO Sing the Last
Hymn at the Services, Arrangements from
Arrival of the Body until the Close Of Ser
vices at the Grave. Three VolIeys from
1900 MuSksts. Musical Programme and
Order Of March