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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
The Anti-Anarchi.t Conference.

London, Dec. 19.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Times says he has rea-
son to believe that the international
anarchist conference, which has been
In session here for several weeks, hae
proved success. Great secresy is
maintained regarding the proceedings
and conclusions, but the delegates
seem satisfied that they have laid q
splendid foundation for uniform sya-
tenn of dealing with anarchists. The
conference declines to recognize an
archist outraged as political crimes
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Disaster to Coa.tins Party.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 19.-As result
of coasting accident at Turtle Creek,
eight miles from Pittsburgh, Joseph
West, aged 80, is dead, and II Others
injured, two seriously. The sled col
lapsed at the bottom of steep hill and
hurled the party with great force in
every direction. The two seriously in
jured are: w. B. Madey, both legs
broken, and Joseph Conner, left leg
broken, and badly injured about the
head.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Husband and wife KILLED.

Athens. Mich, Dec. 1s.-Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Churchill were killed by Michi.
gan Central train Saturday evening
while driving across the tracks about
mile and half from here. The couple
were but recently married.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Twin Girl. Burned to Death,

Morgantown, w. Va, Dec. 19.-Thom-
as Jones, living near Greer, attempted
to light fire with crude oil. An ex-
plosion occurred, wrecleing the room
and the dresses of his twin daughters
aged six years, ignited. He was too
badly burned to assist them, and they
were SO badly burned that both of them
died shortly afterWard.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Victim of Henrt Fn,lur..

New York, Dec. 19.-Former Police
Capt. John j. Mount died suddenly of
heart failure Sunday night, aged so
years. Capt. Mount was appointed to
the municipal police force in 1850, be-
came captain in 1851, and distin-
guished himself in the draft riots Of
war times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Enormous Amount of Coal stored

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 19.--The Pitts
burgh coal operators have stored at
the lake front 10000 tons of COAL which
is to lay there until the opening of the
lake trade season. 1t is stated here
that 1t is move to be prepared for
strike emergency next spring.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Many Locomotiyes ordered

NIFTY LUCUnotIVeb OFuereu.
Philadelphia, > Dec. 19.-The Baldwin To-
connective works has within the last few
days received orders for Sc locomotives,
of which 1e are for the Imperial rail.
way of China, making the second or
der received from that country within
ten months.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
King Oscar Ia SICK

London, Dec. l9.-The Copenhagen
correspondent Of the Daily Mail saws
that King Oscar II. of swenden and
Norway has been suddenly taken ill,
tua u now sonAnsa 70 lts bed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Heavy Loss by Fire.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 19.-Nearly the
whole Of the business part of the town
of Triton, in the center of the peach
belt, was burned Saturday night. An
oil lamp in boarding house exploded.
The Masonic hall and ten stores were
destroyed and hotel and large lumber
mill were damaged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
IN CONGRESS-.
Further Discussion of the NicaraEuan
Canal Bill in the Senate
House Proceedings.

Washington, Dec. 14.-In his opening
prayer in the senate Tuesday Chap
lain Milburn made touching allusion
to the death of Mrs. Bright, wife OF
the sergeant-at-arms of the senate.
The senate passed bill increasing
the pension of Eleazir Smith, of New
Hampshire, who is over 100 years old
and one of the three survivors Of the
war Of 1872, to $50 month.
Senator Morrill,, in accordance with
previous notice, addressed the senate
on his bill authorizing the purchase OF
a site east of the capitol grounds in
Washington, for building for the
United States supreme court
The session was largely consumed In
discussion of the Nicaragua canal bill
Senator Turpie (dem., INDY made the
principal speech In opposition to the
bill, attacking it on the ground that it
is in the interest of the Maritime COM
pany, which he characterized as fraud
and bankrupt. He moved postpone
ment of the matter until after the holi-
day recess. Senator Morgan (dem.,
Ala.) defended the bill and the Mari.
time company and opposed the motion
to postpone.
Washington, Dec. 14.-The house
passed the District OF Columbia appro.
priation bill without single amend
ment. The bill carries Sc, 359,950, which
is $176,600 less than was carried by the
last bill and $2,s71, 1857 less than the
estimates. The house also passed the
senate bill which was under consider
alton Monday to amend the laws re.
lating to seamen. All the amendments
were rejected.
Mr.. McRae (Ark.) introduced bill
extending the public land laws to the
island Of Hawaii, subject to such regu-
lations as may be made by the secre-
tary Of the interior. 1t empowers the
president to establish or discontinue
one or more land districts in Hawaii
and to regulate the boundaries thereof.
He is also authorized to appoint. with
the consent of the senate, proper off,
GERS for each district.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20

Iodine n crude alkaline matter, pro-
duced BY the combustion of seawesd.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Found Guilty Of Murder,

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. ia Virginia
City (Mont.) special to the Dispatch
says: The trial of Martin Peel, for the
murder Of William Ennis June 1s last,
which had been in progress since last
Monday morning, has just terminated,
the jury having rendered verdict OF
murder in the fret degree. William
Ennis was shot on the street of Vir-
GINA June is and lived until July l.
Spanish Commissioners at Home.
Madrid, Dec. 1s.-The Spanish peace
commissioners arrived here Saturday
evening on their return from Paris,
Senior Gamazo, the leader of the dis
eenting liberals, with many politicians
and high officials, met the commission
ers, whore Homecoming was marked
by no special incident
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20

Havana, Dec. 1s.-The Spanish evao-
uation commissioners informed the
American commissioners Sunday even
ing that the Havana suburbs Cerro and
Jesus Del Monte had been evacuated.
The Spanish troops left Jesus Del
Monte at five o'clock Sunday evening,
immediately after which American and
Cuban flags were raised, crackers fired
and the usual demonstrations made by
the large crowds in honor of the event.
Probably the United States forces will
be sent there to-day. The suburb OF
Cerro was evacuated Saturday. Amer
lean and Cuban flags were displayed
from the houses on the Calzada Del
Cerro, and crowds rushed through the
streets shouting: viva Cuba libre!"
Sends Peace Offering.
Middletown, Conn.,, Dec. 19.-It 10
stated on the authority of a member of
the committee appointed to make an
investigation of the SO called Jernepan
process of extracting gold from sea
water, that Rev. P. F. Jerneean, form.
erly of this city, who is now in Brussels.
has actually sent to the directors of the
Electrolyric Marine Salt company $75.-
600 in cash as sort of peace Offering
preliminary to his return to the United
States with his family. Jernegan con-
verified all his stock and securities into
cash previous to going abroad, and IL
is nearly one-third OF the proceeds that
he has retuEuadi ....
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
Twenty Were Drowned,

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Dec. 10. - The
British steamer Pierremont, which ar.
rived here on December 8, and subse.
quently sailed for the Mediterranean
has been in collision with the British
steamer Iios, which arrived here on De.
cember and also sailed for the Med
iterranean. The collision took place
in the North sea under conditions not
explained. The Ilios foundered and the
Pierremont was badly damaged. 1t is
believed that 20 persons were drowned
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-20
PATHOF DUTY SHOWN
President Mckinley on Our obliga-
lions in Philippines.
THE ISLANDS CANNOT Be ABANDONED,
Extracts from His Address at a Ban.
/. Qust In savannah, Ga.-Quotes the
Poet Bryant ON Nations Flu.
4 ture GreatnesS.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 19.-President
MCKINLEY, on his entry into Savannah
at 10;80 o'clock Saturday morning, was
welcomed with salute of 81 guns,
fred from brass cannon presented by
Gen. Washington to the Chatham
guards, Of Savannah, 1os years ago,
Ten thousand people were massed at
the front Of the De Soto hotel to greet
him, and against their determination
to get close to the carriages Of the
presidential party the Georgia hussurs,
acting as escort, and the provost guard,
were ~ toy soldiers.
After brief halt at the hotel, the
presidential party proceeded to the re-
viewing stand, erected at Forsythe
park.
Fourteen thousand soldiers of the
Seventh army corps, commanded by
Maj. Gen. J. Warren Kiefer, passed In
review before the commander In chief,
and the impressive military ceremonial
was Witnessed by 10000 civilian specta-
tors.
Three hundred persons were present
ut the banquet table at night, and when
President Mckinley arose to respond
70 the toast, "The United States," the
cheering was as enthusiastic az any
that has characterised his week Of tri-
umphA.
President on Nations Duty.
When the applause had subsdded the
president said:
There Is cause for concentration that
with the grave problems before US growing
out Of the war with Spain, we are free from
any divisions at home.
Our financial and revenue policies oan-
NOT be changed for at least four years, and
whatever legislation may be had affecting
them during that period will be to improve
and strengthen, not destroy them.
The public mind can, therefore repose
In reasonable security, while business will
proceed without apprehension of serious
ana sudden changes 80 dtstracting to the
commercial world and SO distracting to the
business man. All Of which is fortunate
Tor the country, for every interest and
1very section Of the country.
Even those who desire other and diff
xerent policies prefer permanence to con-
slant change, or, what is almost as hurtful
the fear Of change. There are happily now
no domestic differences to check the prog
rsss and prosperity Of the country which
our peaceful relations with the whole
world will encourage and strengthen.
This Is fortunate, too, in another sense
It leaves the country free to consider ant
disouss new questions which are immedi.
ateiy before US, unbiased by party or past
political alliances. These new questions
are to be thought out and wrought out. moi
In spirit Of partisanship, but in spiri
OF patriotism, not for the temporary ad.
vantage Of one party or the other, but 70,
1ne lasting advantage of the country
The times., 1898-11-11
FRIDAY; NOVEMBER II, 1898.
The Democratic outlook.

There is now no tangible reason TO
doubt that the Republicans will have
a majority in the new House of Rep
resentatives. That they will have an
overwhelming majority in the Senate is
beyond question. Upon the former re-
suit particularly we take pleasure in
congratulating the Democratic party.
We have had ample experience of the
insolence of the Republican machine
when in unrestricted power. One needs
only to glance over the history of the
Fifty-fifth Congress to appreciate its
supreme contempt for the Constitution,
law, and the rights of the people, when
ever. for the time being, they could
be safely defied. We can count with con-
fdence upon a continuation of Repubii-
can party methods and practices in
both branches of the National Legisla-
ture for the next two years. and upon
the logical result of loot and monopoly
legislation upon the public mind. With
strong and militant minority in the
House of Representatives, the Democ-
racy win enjoy an excellent opportunity
10 lay the foundations for success in
1860. when success will be much more
vital object than it was in 1898.
Considered from the point of view Of
ultimate party interests, the conditions
under which the Democrats will enter
upon their duties in the House next
year will be much more favorable than
if they were destined TO control it. 1t
does not require much intelligence to
conceive the disasters which easily
might ensue upon a bitter strife between
a Democratic House and a Republican
President and Senate. That of itself
would probably be fatal to Democratic
hopes for 1900. But if anything further
were needed to reconcile us to things
as they are and will be, it is the pos
sibility that, if the party had won a
IN? jority in the House, it might have
thrown away its last chance and
made itself ridiculous by elevating to
the Speakership such a person as young
Mr. Bailey of Texas.
OF course it is not certain, and per-
laps not even probable. that an obnox-
ious and paretic mistake like that would
have been made but, on the other hand,
IL - Hot W pe loISolteH thdl idrSeiy
through the influence of Speaker Reed.
Air. Bailey was given the nominal lead
ership cf the minority in the present
Congress, and there is no just reason to
say that another accident of the same
Lind might not happen.
so. On all accounts. we are quite salts
fed that we are fully justified in heart
ilv concentrating our Damocra tic
friends on their failure to secure a ma
jority in the next House of Represen-
tatives.
The times., 1898-11-11
GEoRGIA's FINANCIAL PLIGHT.
She Is Faced by n Big Deficit. and
Taxes Higher Than Ever Before.


Atlanta, Ga. Nov. l0.-Gov. Gambler
sage calling attention to the deplorable
condition of the finances of the State. and
suggesting remedies urgently needful He
quoted table showing the status of
things, and commented on it partially as
follows:
From this it will be seen that there
will be a probable deficit of nearly SIS. 90
on the first day of July. In other words
the money now in the treasury and to be
paid into the treasury between now and
the last named date will lack about SS5,-
900 of being sufficient to meet the legiti-
mate demands on the treasury for the
same period of time. In this estimate
is not included 100000 which will be due
the teachers of the public schools on the
Goth of July, 1899, for their second quar-
ter's work, for the payment of which no
provision has been made. In this con-
nection it is perhaps my duty to add that
there remains approved by the pension
commissioner and unpaid for the want of
funds pension claims to the amount of
about $50. 600. II must be remembered
that these deficits are all for the present
year. II the same appropriations are made
for the next year and the State rate of
taxation remains the same as for this
year, the aggregate amount of deficit on
July 1, 1900, will be at least twice as great
as it will be in July. 1899. Thus the con-
dition that confronts US is this:
I'VE must reduce the appropriations or
largely increase the rate of taxation
when it is already greater than it ever
has been in the history of the State and
when our people, especially our farmers
upon whom the burden of taxation largely
falls. are. owing to the unprecedented low
price of their products, less able to pay
taxes than they have ever been in the
ma st"
The times., 1898-11-11
The President and the Philippines.

The small minority that has been
vociferous and al times hysterical in its
opposition to tie acquisition of the
Philippines. has pretended to doubt that
tie newspapers and the audiences that
were addressed by the President in the
course of his Western tour, reflected
the sentiment Of a majority of the
fmerican people en- that question. One
would think the single experience at
Saratoga would lave silenced them as
TO the question of the popular desire.
Thare they called a conference of men
whom they selected as representative of
tie best intelligence Of the different sec
tons of the country and for several
days the orators, chosen because of
their known opposition to expansion
and the persuasive eloquence of their
speech. presented arguments against
a departure from the provincial
policy Of the fathers. Then they
called for a vote with which to
influence President McKinley-a vote
on resolutions protesting against his
mad departure in the direction of an
Imperialism that would embroil us with
the self seeking nations of the Old
World and react on us in way to de-
stroy our proper and narrow ambition.
They were dazed by the blow when
the counting of the votes showed that
four-fifths of these representative
American citizens were wholly opposed
to the resolutions, and in favor of sub
stituting a series that urged the Presi-
d0nt to take all the Philippines in the
The times., 1898-11-11

wise Frenchman once said that the
mistake most intelligent people make is
in not realizing how stupid some persons
can be. 1t. is obvious that We have yet
to understand the degree of stupidity
of which Spain is capable. There has
never been moment when her submis-
sion TO the demands of the President was
in doubt-never a moment when she had
the least reason to expect the interfer-
ence of any other power. Yet she has de-
layed proceedings In the blind. unreason-
ing hope that something might happen to
change the conditions. The fact that the
Kaiser stopped at Spanish port to coal
up his yacht has revived the sinking
hopes of Spain. Germany Will interfere
and those detestable Americans will be
vanquished. OF such stun Is the basis of
Spanish reasoning.
The times., 1898-11-11
a Conservative View.
CFrom the New York Times. }


We know of nothing in the returns calculated
to crafty or console the President of the United
States Six months ago Congress gave him an un-
precedcnted and unanimous vote of coniid-nce-
That confidence he has ContrivGd TO frittsr away.
so that, after a successful war the country votes
its want of confidence in him and sends ma
ority to the House OF Representatives to oppose
him. But although it is not for the present
joyous. but srievous, this rebuff may be slneti-
fed to him if he interprets it Alright The uni
versaI diglst with Alger would not have affected
the President ii he had promptly unloaded Alger
and prosecuted Algerisn when il was clear that
Algerism was a national danger and Alger a
public nuisance. The Presidents best friends ad-
monished him that he could not carry his See
retary OF War, and ceased TO be his friends be-
cause he insisted upon carrying Alger. The con
sequences Of his obstinaey he sees writ large
as the verdict of the country upon the hrsS
year and half OF his Administration
The times., 1898-11-11
The Bond Deal.
From the New York World. !

From the New York World)
The sudden advance in the price OF archipela-
goes in Paris is astounding and incompfehensible
Last week archipelagoes were freely quoted at
$4o,0Oo,o0O apiece, guaranteed to contain twelve
hundred islands, to be wholly ungovernable, and
even inaccessible, to be marlarious, rebellious,
and only attractive to purveyors of dime mu-
seums; and this week the same archipelagoes are
quoted at 500, 100000, with warning that ii
we do not bid early We may miss our only
chance of becoming proprietors of real archi-
pelago.
What is the secret OF this advance? Why has
archipelago stock gone up? Has ''tip' on the
election been given out from this country, and
do the owners of the archipelago believe that to-
days election will uphold the hands of the
President?"
Is it this which makes the archipelago go9
The times., 1898-11-11
JAPAN's NEW CABINET.
Marquis Yamagata Is the Premier of
the Island Government.

The personnel of the new japanese cab
met was cabled to the japanese legation
in this city yesterday. The cabinet has
recently been completed by the appoint
ment of ministers of education. agricul-
ture, commerce, and communication. No
political significance attaches to this an
nouncement, according to the officials at
the legation, and no important changes
in the government are contemplated.
The new cabinet is composed of the
following persons:
Marquis Yamagata, premier: Count
Matsugata, minister of finance; Marquis
Saigo, minister of the interior; Count Ka-
bayama, minister of education; Vincent
Aoki, minister for foreign affairs; Gen.
Katsura, minister of war; Viscount Yo-
shekawa, minister of communica tions {:
vice admiral Yamamoto, minister of ma
rine; Mr.. Kiyoura, minister of justice;
Mr.. Some minister of agriculture and
commerce.
The times., 1898-11-11

that he should discourage the Cars
cherished hope of general and per-
petual peace. The relations Of England
toward all European nations is such
that he dare not suggest that any one
would be an obstacle in the way of that
beautiful ideal. So he dragged us in.
relying on our amiable disposition and
good will to excuse such use of us.
He knows as well as anybody that our
possession of the Philippines makes
for peace" as Matthew Arnold would
say, but it would never do to promote
the dream of England's traditional
enemy. the Russian Bear, There is no
present cause why the Briton should
lie awake nights with a pistol under
his pillow, expecting some unknown
monster to invade his domicile. If he
could only see joke, everything would
be we'll
The times., 1898-11-11

,arc Of consistency. of humanity, ana
Of self-interest.
Since then there has been no lmpor.-
ant addition to the little clique. whhe
day after day new voices joined IN the
grand chorus for expansion NOW lhe
voters of the country have expresseu
their sentiment in the only omciai way
that is open to them. Among the pat
form issues of the campaign was the
Republican declaration in favor OF
demand on Spain for the Philippines.
Besides the convention resolutions oi
the Republicans. the President had IN
structed the Peace Commissioners 10
insist on the Spanish surrender oil al
title to the archipelago. If there had
been any serious opposition to this' II
would have been apparent In the re-
turns. That the Presidents course In
this matter has been indorsed at the
polls is satisfying evidence that the op-
position is insignificant. In Massachu-
sets, where we were told the speeches
of Senator Hoar and Congressman Bou-
telle against expansion woulc nave an
effect on the elections, there Is no such
falling off in the Republican vote as IN
other States were there was no cam
paign for Spanish interests. The Presi-
dent. who is unusually sensitive to pub
lie sentiment and disposed to carry out
the popular will, may insist on the
Philippines with every assurance that
the people are with him.
II is to the credit of President NC
Kinley that he did not wait for TINS ex-
pression of confidence before making
his policy known. He is to be congratu-
! lated on having made distinct ana IL
| revocable demand for all the philippines
| while the verdict of the ballot boxes
was still q matter of speculation ano
| uncertainty. He could easily have post
| poned the positive instructions Tor the
| few days that interviewed, but having
| made up his mind that it was desirable
| to acquire title to the disputed territory
| he promptly gave effect to his conVic
! tion. 1t was fortunate that he did, FOL
it discouraged the growing hopes O.
the anti-expansionists and brought u
the support of his splendid policy OF ma
tionaI extension the entire Republicai
press, of which the greater part hat
been silent or doubtful and smaile
part in opposition. We are now unit
ed people on the question of preserving
the full fruits of victory in the hei'
achieved by the unsurpassed heroisn
of Americas sons. No menace OF Tor
eign interference can deter us from un
conditional addition of these invaluaol
islands to our great possessions. Fo
the best method of treating the reluct
ant and dilatory Spanish Commission
ers we can trust to the President, nov
that we have the assurance the ambi
ton of the people is TO be realized.