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COWBOY LASSOKs 4 SHARP.
Landed the Rope Right Under the Fins OF
the Monster, Says the skipper.


From he Portland Press.
Yes. there are funny things going on down
the bay and soon they will really be catching
sharks with cod lines" This was the remark
Of n coaster who happened to drop into J. Fl.
Blake's on Widgerys wharf yesterday morn
ing. The remark was nothing surprising. Yes
terday afternoon Capt Rickott. who commands
one OF the oddest-lookinE three nasted fisher
mans boats that sets sail from this port. and
right here it can be said that he is among the
smartest OF the captains, noked the nose OF his
craft right round Commercial wharf. As he
did so, some one from Henry SarGcnt's fish
store on Commercial wharf. called out in that
familiar style known TO every traveller along
the water front. What YOU got. captain"
Wait and see." came the reply and In his
impotence he went to the lower deck and call
ing to his assistance his crew OF five men. held
up swinde tail shark. which. as matter Of
fact he had captured near Drunkard Ledge.
Just about eight miles from the Cape lights
The captain was called to explain how
he got the fish, but he was reluctant to
say much until the eager observers had
a better opportunity to SEQ his catch and
then. openinE up in very graphic way. said ::
We were sailing along very quietly with
nothing to cause ripple on the smooth sur
face OF what had been a smooth sea. when
some one at the lookout 2al ed out A
whale ahead and then came cry 1t may
be the sea serpent. OF which We have heard SO
much"
AS they drew nearer. tail Hoped in the air
and thu water flew up as II under the influence
OF a submarine mine. and the captain seeing
danger called out every man to the ropes
To capture the fish was the next thing in Or
der and there happened to be on board man
who had thrown the Iasso over many a wild
Western broncho. and he was the man who did
the trick.
The man gathered up his rope. surveyed the
distance and with a dexterous fling. landed
the rope right under thu fms OF the sea
n n,tgr., Then the fun, began. for the, shark
slowed the RamcncSs OF trout. and plunged
here and there. throwing m tho water IN his
trail. The men on board held to the ropes
and as one described il to reporter Of the
Press. 1T was tug Of war At ast the shark
showed signs OF weakening and then il WAS q
dead pull to the boat, When the game. SO to
speak, was once on board. accurate MEASURE
length the nsh was feet inches the tail was
feet inches and that II had eight fns. It
was Voracious monster. for In its Jaw at least
six herrinEs remained undigested
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A Sad PradiCRment,
From u. pahIontaa tGal Nuanct

From fM DdhI0ntad tGdl Nu01Ff.
Arch Anderson. WHINE attending the Baptist
Association the other Sunday. got into very
embarrassing condition. At night he went
home with some girls to spend tho evening with
an old acquaintance. After chatting until a
late hour they all retired Tor the night. A'tnI
Arch had gone to bed i was So warm he TO-
out into the yard AMI remain while where Ii
was cool. He had not landed but few min.
utes before the dog discovered him. and Arch
had to climb peach tree In haste In order "a
escape it's powerful Jaws. The dog barked &C
long that one OF the young ladies came out 10
by the light OF the moon discovered tho man
resting ON lint In his night suit.
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letting tho crabs cool in tho water before taking
them out also by taking a fairly large onion 10
every dozen crabs sticking into il half dozen
cloves a leaf Of mace. half dozen sweet pcppora
and boiling all together with the vinegar II
Is not known generally that many travellers
prefer crab salad to lobster salad. II Is made in
tho same way, picking the crabs using the yellow
matter in the SHE'LL with lettuce and mayonaiso
dressing.
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spawning. Tho shells formerly were quito an
item Of commerce They are sold 10 the gas COM
panes for 10 cents load to be used for gas puri-
flying. but a new process has done away with tho
demand and now the handlers have to pay 10 have
them taken away. except when an individual
appears at intervals with a canal boat and takes
a cargo to Long Island City and New Haven
where he sells them to lime kilns and fertilizer
fartoIea
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Champion Egg sw.ilowsr of Connecticut,


Over In the mountainous country east OF
Echo whore sixty sleek Jerseys walk with the
regularity OF elockwork into their stalls at 80
every afternoon. lives Amrl Stone. who likes
raw eggs with their shells on. Recently. on a
bet. In Fluteville. he swallowed twenty-five NJ
those eggs. This eellpssd all his former rec
ords. In his latest test he is said to have
swallowed tho eggs without difficulty up 10 the
twentieth. 1t took him an hour to get away
with tho rest. He won SIS by the operation and
his friends expected to mad him dead the next
day Stone. however. was up early and out and
piled a cord OF wood between daylight and
dark. taking along with him a lunch Of moro
raw eggs. a loaf OF bread aud a few slices OF
raw pork.
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Po'r OFFTcE CORK RELEASED.

Suspended, However, Pending InveStiGa-
ton Shortage in His Accounts.
Joseph II Noble. a day clerk at the stamp
sell ng window of tho General Post Once. who
was arrested nv Post ONO inspectors Jacobs
and James IN Friday night and charged with
larceny, was released yesterday. nut was sus-
ny Poe. S ONE. M
spector King said that there were soms
Irregularities in Kohe's accounts but that
wrong-doing. The shortage, In any case. was
small.
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vicious. hlCk MN OUT. bhlu tue Ou man,
-and dig under him." There came TO light a
fine soft crab not quite out of the shell, Laying
for him." laughed Uncle Wash. See that piece
Of salt hay grass? Pull il aside and turn the mud
over" There was another shredder. We had
seen hvo or six people passing this patch
Of creek and get perhaps a half dozen crabs
among them. and in half an hour Wash had six
tom H0rdshel crabs he despises He says
tho only way to cook soft shell is To fry II in
sizzling hot butter. mo cracker dust, nothing"
and eat II from tho pan as It Is cooked.
The great fun in grabbing comes in getting
the hardshells. Children and visitors usually
get all they want This year they have been
small and somewhat scarce The cold weather
Of the early spring froze them to the bottom and
did not let them get out to the deeper water Tho
ice il supposed 10 have swept millions Of them
u destruction Certain il is that in working
for oysters great beds OF blue cawed crabs were
struck in February in sixty feet OF water of tho
Long Island bays and shores
For some reason, except Just at the very full
MOON when crabs arc always at their best, this
summer they have been watnry and poor, and 1t Is
only now when the summer tide Is returning 70 tho
city that tho large crabs are appearing and tho
fat beginning To appear on their bodies Those
who will go Timing" for them in twenty feet Of
water using a limo four hundred yards long, sink
Ing the ends and bouying it lightly at about every
seventy Ave feet batting IL four feet apart with
tough meat or menhaden will get all tho crabs
they can carry This line is easy to place and
II is worked all the time. II does not equal tho
sport Of "nobhing" or fishing for Them but it gets
the big II In only after Aug. 2l that this
method Is deemed OF any use.
Ways Of cooking crabs numerous but tho
old style way Of boiling until red in salt water
holds general favor II can be improved by add
Ing wine glass full Of vinegar TO the water, and
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as against two trips a week for the sailing sloops
Of Staten Island These farmers have the adj
vantage over the Great South bay men in that
heavy fross do not freeze their oysters tight and
they can work when the baymen are tied up.
Other steam auxilarics are the Henry Clay, and
the Mersereau.
At first all oysters we're shipped away in shells
as they still are for export but by and by camo
the alright can, followed by tho cold storage,
and to-day tho great bulk of the crop is moved
without shells. saving heavy freight charges
In the restaurants Of tho West old shells are kept
for the shucked oysters to DO served on. This
custom obtains In many New York restaurants
The best oysters come from Blue Point, Oak
Haven, BuZzards Bay deep water) Lynn Haven.
Chesapeake. Shrewsbury. Mill Pond R0ckaway
Maurice River Cove (mouth Of Delaware Great
South and Lower bays. tits estimated that Tenth
street, New York, sells for strictly metropolitan
supply Oo,000, 600 oysters a week during tho
season, that there are 5000 places where they
can 10 bought al retail and that In tho metropolis
so 600 persons make living direct from the oys-
ter business England takes 5000 barrels q
week. mostly for use during her native oyster
closed season. Some are replanted on tho Eng
lish coast They are put into a common -four
barrel with a hole at tho bottom for drainage Al
first bran was used, mixed with water for food
for them, but this Is done away with now. 1t Is
said that the French shippers at Courseulles
sur Mer train their oysters TO keep their mouths
shut in transit by alternate exposure To air and
immersion in water The American oyster knows
his business, and feeling the reputation Of the
country at stake periodically retains his indi
vidual liquid until, at the point Of the knife il
gushes over the British fingers opening the she'll
Experts in the business say that tho finest
oysters obtainable are in the first weeks In May
as then tho fat luscious Virginia oysters como
North 10 be planted In our waters TO prevent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
Nebraska Republicans.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept. 20.-The republic
ans take a most hopeful view of the
situation this year. They argue that if
the fusionists were able to secure a plu-
rality of but 200 last year. when a
governor and United States senator
We're at stake, certainly in an off year
like 1899 they shall be able to turn the
scales aud gain party supremacy in Ne
braska. To do this they have to gain
but fraction over per cent of the to-
tai vote, which last year was 1870, ,657.
this year will not exceed 100000, because
of the apathy of the voters and their in
difference to the outcome of a contest
for justice of the supreme bench and
two regents of the state university. The
republicans contend further that the
disintegration which has been going on
In the fusion ranks ever since the re-
vival of prosperity was manifest in the
state is more marked this year than it
was last, and they rely on this fact
alone to enable them to overcome the
plurality of the fusionists, who last year
cast 95.703 votes for governor.
The republican state convention will
meet in Omaha on Sept. q to nominate
a justice of the supreme court and two
regents OF the state university. The
candidates prominently mentioned are
Judge S. II. Sedgwick of York, Hon. Z.
c. Calkins of Kearney, Hon. S. p.
Davidson of Tecumseh, and Judge Rob-
ert Ryan of Lincoln.
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sate soldiers who have been reported

The war department has approved
the action of Gen. Otis In refusing to
allow Spanish ships to go to ports con-
trolled by the insurgents to take away
Spanish prisoners. These ships how
ever, will be allowed to proceed to such
ports under the escort of vessels OF the
United States. The transfer OF the
Spanish prisoners to the ships will be
under the direction and control OF Unit
ed States officers. The war department.
will allow no communication between
Aguinaldo and his agents and the Span
iards who may go to bring away the
Spanish prisoners.
/ Admiral Schley visited the white
house today to inform the president
that he was ready for any orders that
might be issued him for sea duty and
that he was in nowise responsible for
the action of the Maryland republicans
who had protested against his assign
ment to the south Atlantic station. AT
the time the admiral called the presi-
dent was preparing for a cabinet meet
ing and could not see him.
Officials of the war department are
gratified over the phenomenal progress
which is being made in recruiting for
the ten volunteer regiments. The record
shows that 756 men We're enlisted Mon
day, the banner day, making a total of
7,441 men.
Maj George B. Davis, commissary of
subsistence, purchasing commissary at
Chicago, has been ordered to Kansas
City on official business pertaining to
the purchase of subsistence stores
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
SENTENCED FOR CONTEMPT.
Illinois Negro Miners Sent up for
Six Months.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-Judge AL
len in the United States supreme court
yesterday sentenced Lindolph Beitz,
alias Windy White, William Can
seller and James Galloway, both col
ored. to serve six months in the Sanga-
mon county Jail for contempt of court.
Beitz, Canseler and Galloway are union
miners, formerly employed at the ST.
Louis and Big Muddy Coal Company's
mines at Carterville and are ringlead-
ers of the strikers.
Shortly after the mine went into the
hands of Receiver G. H. Bosworth
Judge Allen issued an injunction re-
straining all persons from interfering
with the management of the property.
Galloway was charged with telephon-
ing to BeitZ from Carbondale that the
trainload of negroes was on the way
from Pana to Carterville to work in
the mines and cautioned him to do his
duty. The train was fired upon and
one negro woman killed. Beitz claimed
on the witness stand that he did not
receive the telephone message and at
tempted to prove an alibi. Several
witnesses Swore that he was digging a
well in the southwestern part Of Car
terville, three-quarters of mile from
the scene of the riot. None would state,
however, that he could not have re-
ceived the message without their
knowledge. Galloway did not go on the
stand and made no denial of sending
the message.
Miss Ada Bellamy, of Carbondale, OPP
orator in the long distance telephone Of
flee, was Witness She stated that she
called up Carbondale for Galloway and
heard him talking to man whom he
called Windy This is the alias of
Reitz. The operator in the telephone of
flee at Carterville Miss BERTHE Neal
testified to having sent messenger to
Beitz. She did not know whether or not
Beitz answered the call.
I Daniel Donnelly swore that he hearA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
SHIPS FOR TIE TROOPS.
Enough Transports Secured to Land
All Necessary Troops at Manila
Before Christmas.
Washington 0flcials Are Somewhat
Encouraged by the Filipinos'
Request for Conference.
Preparations for the Advance to Be
L. /. a
Preparations for the Advance to Be
Made After Rainy Season
Continues.

Washington, Sept. 2o-Root today re-
ceived information giving assurance
that enough ships can be secured to
land all troops in Manila by Christmas.
The New Orleans left San Juan de Por-
to Rico yesterday. in compliance with
Instructions to go to santo Domingo to
look after American interests there.
Otis today cabled the war depart
ment:
A typhoon is prevailing. The rain
fall In the last twenty-four hours has
been 6 $40 inches. Delay in shipment
OF volunteers. Iowans probably sail to-
morrow. Tennesseeans delayed in south
by q Storm"
Gen. shafter sent the war department
today copy Of dispatch from Mai.
Ray. dated Fort st. Michaels, which
says he found over 5000 people at An
VII, $500 Of whom will have to leave be-
fore the close of navigation, owing to
lack of fuel. The major says Nome Bay
is one OF the richest in gold ever discov-
cred in our country and will rival the
klondike.
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MARsHALITowN IOWA. 90 ySYg
Beitz telephoning.

Beitz telephoning.
Canseler was charged with intimidat-
ing non-union miners. Mrs. Brown and
a Mrs. Hutchings, wives of colored
miners from Tennessee, swore that they
had heard Canseler telling the nom
union men what might happen IL they
remained. She said about thirty miners
did leave, however. after hearing that
Canseler said their blood was sure to
flow II they remained. Mrs. Hutchings
heard Canseler telling his brothers, who
are non-union miners, that they would
be killed If they remained at Carterville
and worked in the mines.
Canseler did not deny the charge but
said he was simply warning them, and
not trying to intimidate them.
Judge Allen summed up the evidence
at length, and went over every detail.
He said he considered the case one Of
much importance. but felt that he was
in an embarrassing position, there be-
ing no jury and the responsibility,
which was great, falling entirely upon
himself. The dignity of the court and
the law must be upheld, however. and
he thought the men should be punished
In concluding, Judge Allen said: ut
is my decision that each of the defend
ants be sent to the Sangamon county
Jail for six months"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
A small Wreck.
cial to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, Sept. 2O.-No. 10, the Clinton
Carroll local west-bound, while coming
into Boone last night in the yards east
of town, ran into n large freight engine
which had failed to clear, carrying
away the cab, stavirg in the tender and
battering the front end of every car and
breaking the windows of each about
half way back. The accident occurred
about 7:30 o'clock. while No. 13, which
was late. was running at about thirty
five miles an hour Fortunately no one
was seriously hurt, thought several had
their faces cut by glass. Mrs. Albert
Lowry, of Boone. was injured most The
back ends of the cars were not injured,
being thrown out of the way of the en-
gine by the shock occasioned by their
striking the front end of the cars. The
engineer was Henry Hill. of Carroll;
fireman, A. NJ. Mccullough; conductor,
James Walling. of Boone. Another train
was made up and after short delay
No. IS proceeded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
A Flank Moxe1nent.

Washington, Sept 2O.-Ten days ago
the dispatches announced the probable
| ity of a flank movement against Agui-
naldo from the northwest, with Linga-
yen, on the gulf of the same name, as
the base of operations. Yesterday an
official dispatch was received from Ad-
miral Watson showing that operations
had already begun, the insurgents
having been shelled out of San Fabian
last Thursday by the army gunboat
Paragua. The first reports of an en-
gagement on Subig Bay We're evident
| ly altered by the censor, on the theory
that the insurgents in the Lingayen
gulf would not know they had been
fired at unless they learned it from
America.
Lingayen is $50 miles north of Manila.
Tarlac, the insurgent headquarters, is
about half way between the two places,
SO that if base is established at Lin
gayen Aguinaldo would be hemmed in
by forces both north and south of him.
This is the plan of campaign now, and
troops will be landed at the northern
gulf, unless the conditions there pre-.
vent, within short time, If it has not
been done already.
San Fabian, where the shelling took
place, is little city of 10000 people at
the head of the gulf eighteen miles
from Lingayen, place of 10000 people,
and only ten miles from Dagupan, th..
lreal terminus of the railroad line and
| the port of Lingayen. Around the lat
ter place is network of channels, with
water enough for small coasters, and
| the town is not only a good base of
supplies for a movement against Agui-
naldo, but is believed to be his base foi
5filibusteripe operations. The occupa-
ltion of the gulf of Lingayen by ships
and men viii be a serious attack on his
communications, as to the northeast
there is a wild mountain country, in
capable of sustaining an army.
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TELLS OF DURRANT's CRIME.
Rev. Smith Describes Scene just
After Murder Was Committed.

After Murder Was Committed.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 2.-The Rev
j. Cumming Smith, pastor of the Tab
ernacle Presbyterian church, a fash
ionable congregation of this city, for
the first time makes an admission which
leaves practically no doubt as to the
guilt of Theodore Durrant, whose mur-
der of two young women shocked the
Pacific coast few years ago.
The Rev. Smith was one of the lead
ing preachers of San Francisco at the
time the medical student committed the
crime in the church. He says Durrant
had been member of his congregation,
but afterwards joined the congregation
in whose building the murders occurred.
Mr.. Smith was interested In the student,
and enjoyed his confidence. When Dur
rant was arrested for his crimes he i'm
mediately sent for Mr.. Smith, and this
gentleman not only consoled him then,
but continued his visits till Durrant
paid the death penalty.
Il CHANGED to be passing the church
in which the murders Were committed
at the hour which the police afterwards
fixed upon as the time when one of
those poor girls was killed" said Mr.
Smith, in speaking of the affair. Il saw
Durrant hastily slip out of a side door
of the church, and as he passed me and
recognized me look can scarcely de-
scribe was on his face. 1t was fearful
never mentioned this scene, for /
thought the police had sufficiently
strong case against the young man, and
this is the first time have ever told
any one of it,
Mr.. Smith says he called on Durrant
within an hour af'-sr he was condemned,
expecting TO find the student prostrat-
ed. Instead. Durrant coolly went over
the argument of the prosecuting attor-
lney. and pointed out to the minister
where the attorneys argument was
strong and where it was weak. He
showed where the attorney might have
turned one bit of evidence to better ad-
vantage, and where he overdid other
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odd Fellows, proceedings.

Detroit, Sept. 20. - Propositions to
make membership in both the Patri-
archs Militant and Grand Encampment
compulsory for representatives TO the
sovereign lodge We're defeated at to-
days session of the sovereign grand
lodge OF Odd Fellows. The proposition
to hold biennial sessions instead of an
nual was also voted down.
Five thousand were assigned places In
today's parade in five divisions: Patri-
archs Militant. Grand Encampment of
Michigan and subordinate encamp-
ments, subordinate lodges escorting Of
ficers of the grand lodge OF Michigan,
Rebekah Assembly. sovereign grand
lodge and officers escorted by the Junia
Hussars Of Columbus and local Odd
Fellow lodges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
OUTS PRISON
Leaves Rennes Early This Morning,
Taking a Train From Verne
to Nantes
His Departure Completely Unnoticed
Mime. Dreyfus and Family
Also Leave for Nantes
Earthquake in Asia Minor Results
In Death of Hundreds s-Gen-
eral News.

Rennes. Sept. 2o.-Bulletin: Dreyfus
at o'clock this morning left the
prison here, where he has been confined
since his return from Devils Island,
and proceeded to Verne. where he took
train for Nantes. His departure was
completely unnoticed.
Rennes, Sept. 20.-viguie chief Of the
secret service, and Prefect Durealt, ar
rived at the prison after midnight,
bringing the minister of wars order for
the release of Dreyfus. The latter
walked from the prison, entered wait
ing carriage and was driven to vern.
station, outside the town. Matthew
Dreyfus met him at the train and ac-
companied him to Nantes. While this
dramatic turn in the Dreyfus drama
was enacted all Rennes slept. and the
departure of the famous Devils Island
prisoner was no more noticed than that
of the ordinary traveller
Nine. Dreyfus left Rennes at noon,
accompanied by her father and friends.