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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
MANSFIELD BREAKS DOWN
The Actor Said TO Have suffered a
Nervous COLLAPSE.


Nervous COLLAPSE.
New York Dee. 4 Richard Mans
field suffered a nervous collapse ssatur-
day night He Vas playing in ttranq
de gergerac' at the Garden t,lealel.
and was stricken iii his dressing room.
The greatest secrecy Vas maintained
as 10 the nature Of the actors inability
10 continue with the play. yYhen this
curtain did not rise after the usual wait
between, the fourth and fifth acts the
audience became somewhat uneasy
but soon the announcement was made
from the stage that Mr.. Manstisld
would be unable u continue with his
part and the audience must necessarily
be dismissed. The people left the the
ater reluetanily all wondering What
1.-THE trouble was.
Ii was learned soon that the actor
had suffered collapse on account OF the
great strain ne has been under from
the representation Of Rostana's hero
Mr. Mansfield began the present New
York engagement on November %. and
III was TO last two weeks, Saturday
nights performance to be the last. Ths
lsengagelnent however was 50 profitable
that Mansfield consented To a continue
ance. There had been two perform
anees Saturday and an extra matinee
on Thanksgiving. SO the strain on the
factor had been unusually heavy.
AS Mr.. Mansfield has many times
feared. the breaking down point has
been reached The actors power of en-
DURANGO, though great. has net been
sufficient 10 Withstand the tax put upon
him.
When inquiry was made as = ths
consition of MIR. Mansfield at the stage
entrance Of the theater it was said
that the actor was ANNOYED by the
noise of the steam pipes and would not
go on with tileapiay.
This, however is declared by those
who know Mr.. Manstield's condition u
be untrue.
For some time. ii is said, the actor
has not been in good health and fear is
expressed that his present illness may
ha Sarial1S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BELLE PLAINE-The Rev. John
Longson is the newly appointed minis
ter for the Baptist church.
JEFFERSON-Th Bee asserts that
Jefferson leads all towns in Iowa of its
size In the character and extent of its
concrete walks.
STORY CITY-The finishing of the
heating plant moves rather slowly, but
thanks to the fine weather, it has not
been seriously needed yet.
NEWTON-,rhe protracted meetings
at the Methodist f. church in Newton
are still in progress. and are Increasing
in attendance and interest. Rev. Will
lifts is proving himself most earnest,
interesting and untiring worker.
ESTHERV1LLE- revival meet
ings closed here recently. Rev. Bulgin
is given the credit of conducting the
most successful meetings ever held in
Baskerville. He has gone to Oskaloosa
where he will hold series of meetings.
WATERLOO-Theo N Holck of
Grundy Center, has filed with Referee
n. p. Hoxie voluntary petition ask
ing that he be adjudged a bankrupt.
The unsecured claims itemize s3,627.66,
with no assets to be distributed among
the creditors.
HAMPTON--Fo the first time in his
life the senior editor of ,the Recorder
Is wearing a democratic hat. 1T all
came about through the mistaken
judgment of Brother Bilderback of the
Globe, as to the running qualities of
John e. Carr and Peter Miller, the
republican and democratic candidates
for supervisor in the southwestern dis
trict
POCAHONTAS-J. H. Allen was in
town Friday and Saturday making ar
rangement for starting the third bank
in this place. He has rented the build
ing now occupied by Homer Pugh for
harness shop and the bank will prob
ably be opened for business about the
first of January. 1t will be a private
bank and will be owned and operated
by the Aliens Of Laurens. j. H. Allen
will move here in the spring and will
take charge of the bank.
ALGONA-The carpenters are at
work on the Iowa Central depot and
the gravel gang is getting the road bal
lasted. The new road gets fine bed
@ start with. q The county treas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
VILLA MS, THE EVANGELIST.
IShnnancln n Snntinnl.l ~


We heard something of Williams be-
fore he came here, and Were prejudiced
against HIM. We have heard much
criticism of him since he came. we
have gone to his meetings several times
and heard him, and on the whole we
can say as an outsider that we like
him and believe he is doing good. oh
but he says such awful things, insult
ing things, things that are rough and
coarse and vulgar, say his critics.
Well, we believe he does say some
things that would be better unsaid. We
are not of those who believe that any
man is perfect. We shall not COM
mend those parts of his sermons nor
apologize for them. The chastisement
he gave the people who interrupt his
meetings by going out unnecessarily
pretty effectually stopped the practice
and secured the best order ever known
in large audiences in Shenandoah. It
served another purpose. II got him
and his meetings talked about by
people who rarely attend church and
then they went to hear him out of Curl
osity and when he got there he thrust
his rapier into the weak places in their
characters and turned them inside out
and held them up to be looked al and
the imperfections shown, magnified no
doubt in many instances. but true of
life. If they had a conscience he
probed until he found it, and then he
dug around in it and made them feel
and realize the need of purifying pro-
cess in their character We are speak
ing from q moral not a Christian stand
Y,oirf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
INSURGENTS ExToL BRYAN.
Proclamation I'm Praise of the .sHead
Of the Anti lmpertaIfst Party.

AAOCAdluatlOu HI k,r0l6c Oh tic ssHca0
Of tho Anti-lmperiaItst Party.
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 4.--Mail adj
vices from Manila give the following
extract of the Filipino Proclamation,
notable for its references to w. j.
Bryan, Rial and Aguinaldo the sub
stance of which was cabled and pub
lished some weeks ago The proclama-
ton was published at Tarlac in La In
pendencia, the official organ of Agui-
naldo, Oct. %. AS translated from
the Spanish the preface reads
A message of gratitude to the Illus
trlous democrats of the United States
the true representatives of institutions
founded on liberty. proclaimed by the
great men of the North American re-
public in the meeting will be celebrated
tomorrow in the capital of the nation.
Initiated by the sons of that grand lib
country, which interprets very we'll the
sentiments of the people and the de-
sires of the government, this meeting
in the presidential palace for tomorrow
Was organized. =
After announcing the official pro-
gram of the assembly, the proclama-
Etion continues:
All the preparations that have been
going on for the last few days are GER
ltainly worthy of the ilustrious head of
the anti-imperialist party. American
by BIRTH he has been educated in and
practiced the teachings of the greatest
presidents of the United States, and for
that reason can not consent that ambi-
ton for power shall send to useless and
shameful sacrifice the sons of America
land for that reason has sympathized
With President Aguinaldo. whom he re-
fury
There should be pictured then. in
Filipino history. With the same glory
Rial, Bryan and Aguinaldo. glorious
trinity of our political redemption and
for a foreigner who has Anglo Sa.or
blood in his veins, to defend our cause
we ought To look upon with the same
veneration with which we regard oul
greatest martyrs and heroes. Bryan
American by blood, by ideas an Illus
trious son Of the F'ilipinos. Bryan is
the clasp that links and unifes Two
friendly peoples. torn by the same dis
Esensions and deserving of the applause
and admiration of the World
l.. p. Merritt. of Battery +, Third
Artillery. who was mustered in at In
dianaPolis, has committed suicide by
Shooting himself. Merritt formerly be
ilonged to Company c. One Hundred
and ITifty-cighth Regiment indiana
National Guard. Suicide was the result
| it is said, Of a fear Of a court martial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
M'KINLEY OR BRYAN.



Question OF Candidates.
Boston, Mass. Dec 4. - Snail we vote
the subject mainly discussed at The an
atsa dinner Of the Massachusetts Re
form Glui, saturday night The meet
ing Ma one of tFe ltveliest in the his
tory 81 the organization.
The report Of Secretary Charles War
rem reNieAsei the progress of The war in
the faiiipplaes and iikened the procla-
nation of President Mckinley regard
I;nss tns. Fiiirinos to the proclamation Of
King George Ill. during the American
struggle for independence.
GanaIel Bradford said II believe
Mckinley intends to make this country
Ean empire ! Believe he brought on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04

sists of president, who must be a pu-
phi, elected by popular vote; the super
intendent of public schools, the princi-
pal of the high school, member of the
school board woman member of the
faculty and one member chosen from
each of the high school grades. Five
pupils hold the controlling Vote. The
regular studies and study hours except
where they may conflict With some de-
partment law, are controlled by the
teachers, as usual
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04

the commune in question, and the rest
to the city. There is. however, strong
contingent, for the extinction of the
city's boundaries, so as to take in the
outlying communes. This would be all
the more practicable, now that the Met
ropolitan underground railway is APP
preaching completion, and making it
possible for people to live far from the
center of the city.
Paris evidently desires to rival Great
a1. Nnut York ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
Railway Company Incorporated

Springfield, H.. Dec. 2.-The secreta-
.ry of state today licensed the incorpor-
alton of the Danville, Paxton & North
ern railroad. The principal office is at
Danville. 1t is to be constructed from
point on the south line of Vermillion
county, through the counties of YER
million and Ford to the north line of
Ford county. Capital stock, 100000;
incorporators and first board of direc-
tors: Charles Bogardus, Paxton, Ill. !:
baum NJ. e. King and George Il. Buck
ingham, Danville, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
a Gard.

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar If
1t falls to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Henry 9. sieg, Geo. p. Powers.
G. A. Seely q Co, Marshalltown.
II. Maytag, Laurel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
PROBATE NOTICE

Office of Clerk OF District Court. State OF
Iowa. Marshall cupity. s..
District Court. January term, A. ID. 1900 Il
To whomit May Concern:
You and eacflof you are hereby notified 4
appear at the court house in Marshalltowni
the 9thtlay of January. 1890. to attend tlEi
proof Of and probating an instrument G
writing purporting tobe the last will and tesl
Countyllowi,. deceased. at which time aud
place you will appearand show cause. If any.
Why said will should not be admitted to pre-
bate.
In testimony whereof. ! have hereto SUB
s,.ribed my name and affixed he seal of the
district Court. this sth day of December, A.
D. 1895.
j. G. BULLOCK.
IsEALl Clerk the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
/; IOWA NEWSPAPERS.

LOCATING NORMAL SCHOOLS.

lAlsOna Upper DeS MoineS.]
President Seerley's interview in Des
Moines will give new impetus to the
movement for one or more new state
normal schools. His suggestion that
the legislature first elect a location,
and then fix upon an appropriation is a
good one. But we doubt il the state
& Will take kindly to his second sugges-
ton that a commission be appointed to
help the Legislature in selecting the To-
cation. Iowa's experience With locat
ing commissions has not been alto
gether a happy one. The legislature
itself is the proper commission to de-.
termine where the new school shall be,
and the legislature when the time
comes to decide will know enough
about the ambitious towns that are
entered in the race to make a wise
choice. There will be then no suspc-
ion of jobbery, or undue influence, and
the school will not be knocked down to
the highest bidder. The legislature
can easily at joint session, with a map
of Iowa before it, pick UP one or three
eligible locations. After the matter of
location has been determined the mat
ter of appropriations can be passed up
on.
49,
A NOVEL G. E,NE,8 COUNTY FARM.
Jefferson Bee.]
Possibly not many Bee readers are
aware of the fact that Greene county
has had, until last week, goat farm.
an enclosed tract of land in jackson
township where goats have been propo-
gated as an industry in addition to the
usual animal products of the farm. We
somehow get a notion that the venture.
was not reckoned a success, chiefly be-
cause the owner is retiring from the
traffic and secondly for the reason that
at an auction sale recently held the
hardheaded brutes brought such mod
crate prices. The owner of the farm is
man by the name or Clyne, and we
learn he had nearly 200 goats, mostly
about two years old These We're put
UP in lots of five, and the highest bid
obtainable was $500 eacn and nearly
one hundred We're sold at that price.
Hugh McIsurney, of Cedar township,
buying thirty fve;other farmers loaded
up With five or ten each. and a goodly
number invested in one of the bewhis-
kered fellows, so that it may not be a
strange thing TO see at almost any of
the good dairyworkeTs, a sign like this
l"Warranted good butter withthe goat
always in evidence. Mr.. CIyne sold some
sheep, but they brought poor prices,
the poorest selling as low as $3.50 each.
MIR. Remick. who attended the sale.
bought kid and lamb as additions
to his farm yard group, and they are
an attractive pair for juviniles to draw
Qnear) to.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
WILL DEMAND HIGHER PAY.


PhilaaN pnia Dee. Eighty dele
gates reprssenting nearly 5000 cloth
sweavsrs IN forty mills d Tins city, met
Yesterday and adopted a rev and in-
creased scale of wages, which they Will
irsist upon being adopted by their en-
ployers. The demand viii be made
after next SUNDAY. The scale Will come
before the weaNers' labor organization
next sunday, after whichsit viii be pre-
sented % the employers for agreement.
TIE weavers declare that they expect
their new scale 10 be granted Without
serious difficulty as Some Of the mills
are using II already and the high price
paid for cloth puts all mills in a pesi-
tim to adopt IT, II the rev scale is re-
fused by the mills hi weavars declare
they Will strike and close every estab-
ishment nor accepting IL.
swedish Cruiser Launched.
Stockholm. Dec. 4.--The new torpedo
cruiser Clas l'ggla. built al the Stock
holm yards, was successfully launched
Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
Does Coffee Agree with You.

II not. drink Grain- O-made from
pure grains. A lady writes: The first
time made Grain-O did not like it.,
but after using it for one week nothing
would induce me to go back TO coffee
1t nourishes and feeds the system. The
children can drink it freely with great
benefit. 1t is the Strengthening sub
stance Of pure grains. Get package
today from your grocer. follow the di-
rections in making it and you will have
la delicious and healthful table bever-
age for old and young. Fifteen cents
and 25 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
pupils Govern q SCHOOL.

Muncie, Ind, Dec. 4.-Muncie high
school ID self-governing and in control
Of the pupils. The governing board con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04

Mrs. r. Churchill. Berlin. VT, says:
"Our baby was covered with running
sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured her." A specific for piles and
skin diseases. Beware of worthless
counterfeits. All druggists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
For over Fif,y Years

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children while teething.
1t soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhna. Twenty
five cents bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
Not II surprise.

1t will not be surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
titles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
to know that people everywhere take
pleasure in relating their experience in
the use of that splendid medicine and
in telling of the benefit they have re-
ceived from 1T. Of bad colds 1t has
cured, of threatened attacks of pneu-
monia it has averted and of the child
rem it has saved from attacks of the
Group and whooping cough. 1t is a
grand. good medicine. For sale by
druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
Personally Conducted Tours TO Cali
tfornia In Pullman Tourist Sleep

lIOTIilu III ouiASS SlSSp>
ing Cars.
Via the Chicago Great Western to
Kansas City and the Santa Fe route
to Los Angeles and southern California
The true winter route, avoiding cold
weather and snow blockades. Com
mencing Monday October %. and on
every Monday following one of these
new Pullman tourist sleeping cars will
leave Marshalltown at 5:35 p. m. via the
Chicago Great Western for Los
Angeles and southern California via
Kansas City, and reaching Los Angeles
the following Friday morning. thus
avoiding all Sunday travel. These
tours are personally conducted by an
experienced railway official, who ac-
companies the train to Its destination.
The cars are we'll equipped for a long
journey and are as comfortable as the
Pullman sleepers. while the price is
only $500 for double berth. less than
half the price in the standard sleepers.
For full information inquire of j. A.
Ellis, Chicago Great Western agent, or
address r. H. Lord, G.. p. and 7. Al
I113 Adams street, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04

Aside from the sanction of fashion,.
she said, 1.-The short skirt has many
points of merit. 1t is never in the way.
is lighter and gives freer movement in
walking Superintendent Wolfe should
gather some expert testimony before he
makes such an arbitrary aecnsion."
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-08
COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT
Mrs. Runyon May Raise and Wider
Her Levee.

At the meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors yesterday. Mrs Sol Runyon
asked for permission to raise and widen
the levee in front Of her land and Mrs.
Buckman's on Andrus Island.
The permission was granted and on
motion of Jenkins the County Surveyor
was instructed to do any surveying
that might be necessary in the matter.
Mrs. Smith said the board had .on a
former occasion granted her permission
to raise her levee, but Mr. McGrath, a
Trustee of the district. had told her
that she would not be paid a cent for
doing the work, and she did not feel
able to do it for nothing.
She was informed that it was a mat
ter between her and the Trustees, with
which the board had nothing to do
+ License Collector Bugbey's report
showed S6.551 90 collected for licenses
during the month
The report of County Treasurer
Greenlaw showed a balance in the
treasury October LIST, of $47 ,525.53; re-
ceipts for month, $3,62061; disburse-
ments, $27, 622.15; balance in treasury,
$23, $3.50.
Poundmaster Fuller of Orangevale,
showed that he had taken up one
spotted sow during the month, for
which his fee was $3.50.
Various claims were allowed and the
board adjourned till this morning.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-08
NO MILK SPILLED.
But the Delivery Wagon Received
a Lively Shaking Up.

While George Sherburne was engaged
in serving the customers on his milk
route late yesterday afternoon, one OF
his lines broke and his horse promptly
ran away. AS the animal gathered
speed the wagon struck an obstacle and
Mr. Sherburne was thrown out. two
wheels passing over him and infiicting
slight injuries.
E The animal then ran down Third
street into the depot, lodged around
a couple of moving trains, and wound
up his wild career by boiling into
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express office,
where he was captured.
During all this time not one can OF
milk was lost and but little injury was
inflicted on the outfit. Mr.. Sherburnes
injuries are slight.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-08
DIED.

Gerty, wife of Peter Patterson, a native
of ST Louis Mo, aged SO years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
TANSEY-In this city. November 7th,
native of ireland, aged 62 years.
Friends and acquaintance are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
tomorrow (Thursday), at 10 a. M, from
the Cathedral, Eleventh and X streets
Interment st. Joseph's Cemetery.
BROTTON-In this city, October 23d
Earl H., son of John and Mable Brot-
ton, a native of California, aged II
years, month and II days.
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
to-day wednesday,, at p. m, from
Clark & Booths undertaking parlors
1017 and 1919 Fourth street. Interment
:, Helvetia Cemetery
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-08

wall. She had heard Mr.. Wilcoxson ex
press regret that the pictures had not
been reserved. Witness said when Mrs.
Jennie Brown Zone of the witnesses for
the defense) was sick at the ranch.
Amanda Austin took care of her all
| the time except for one day, and that
she did all the work. Witness said that
SO far as she knew Uncle Jeff' did not
buy Amanda a wedding dress. Witness
was not permitted to testify that James
! Wilcoxson, in 1879, had said In her
presence that he had prevailed on JEFF
| ferson Wilcoxson to write to DR. and
Mrs. Austin asking them to allow
| Amanda to come to California though
! the attorneys argued the point at
| length Witness answered the Question
affirmatively, but the answer was ruled
out on the ground that an objection to
a similar question asked James Will
coxson had been sustained
Mrs. Cora Snyder was recalled and
said Jefferson Wilcoxson had expressed
regret that he had sold his Yolo ranch
without reserving Miss Austin's paint
/ ings In the main her evidence was
corroborative of that of her sister. Miss
MCGOWAN.
e. A. Burr was recalled and said he
had accompanied his daughter law,
Mrs. Burr, on her trips to collect con-
tributions for the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, and corroborated her state
ments regarding the absence from his
office in 1886 of Jefferson Wilcoxson.
Miss Fannie Campbell testified that
Miss Austin took lessons on the either
and piano from her at the request OF
Jefferson Wilcoxson. Wilcoxson, wit
ness said, objected to Miss Austin get
ting married, and while she was pre-
pairing for marriage he gave her nc
dress that witness was aware of.
! Miss Austin was called and in answer
to question as to who had the keys OF
the safe at the moment of Jefferson
Wilcoxson's death, said George H. Will
coxson had them. On Tuesday or We'd
nesday after Mr.. Wilcoxson's death she
visited his office and saw great many
torn letters on the floor George H
| Wilcoxson was there at the time and
she kept her eye on him.
! Witness opened the stove in the office
and il was chock full of torn letters
She took these out of the stove and
saw that one letter had been burned.
| The torn letters on the floor were in the
handwriting, some of Jefferson Wilcox
son, some of her father and mother and
some of herself. She had attempted to
paste some of the bits of paper together
but only succeeded in putting together
one letter which made sense
| A number of pieces of torn paper
identified by the witness as hav-
/ ing been picked up from the floor of
| the office by her were admitted in owl
dence, and during the taking of her
testimony recess was taken until III
o'clock this morning