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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
mADHousE COOKS.
They Were About to Make Broth OF
Their Attendant.


A celebrated Scotch physician tells
story of madhouse doctor whose pres
ence of mind alone saved his life:
"A great friend of mine was for con-
siderable time the medical superintendent
of lunatic asylum near Glasgow.
"One night in making his customary
rounds he had occasion to visit the pa
tients in the kitchen, who were preparing
the dinner There were seven of them,
all big, sturdy fellows, who were believed
to be harmless. The keeper only looked
in upon them now and again. feeling that
his constant presence was unnecessary.
1.-The doctor unlocked the iron barred
door OF the kitchen and went in among
the lunatics.
| There were five large boilers contain
! ing scalding water ready for making the
| days dinner for the patients
Zone of the lunatics pointed at the boil
ers full of hot water and, laying his hand
/ upon the doctors shoulder. said. Doctor,
/ you'll make fine pot OF BROTH and the
words had no sooner been uttered than
the other six lnadmcn shouted in n voice
1 of delight, Just the thing, and, Selling
| the doctor. were in the very act of put
ting him into one of the large boilers of
4 scalding water. when the doctor had the
presence of mind to say, but not second
A too soon:
"'Capital broth. but it would taste bet
ter if l took my clothes off.
"rhe madmen. with yell of delight,
said yes and the doctor asked them to
wait moment while he went and took
his clothes off. but as soon as he got on,
of the kitchen he turned the key in the
door and ordered the keeper to see to the
lunatics being put under restraint.
"The doctors presence of mind saved
him. it is true. from terrible death, but
he died shortly after raving mad. TIL.
experience had destroyed his reason. >
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30

slider. II all the steel that is to be used
on the main track alone were brought
in here at once, there would be over
400 cars OF 1t. To lay this steel 1t would
require ten or twelve carloads of spikes
and about three cars Of bolts for the
angle bars.
Ties are laid about seventeen to a
thirty-foot rail. or nearly 5000 to the
mile, or over 100000 ties for the main
line from Belle PLANE to Mason City.
To transport these it would take from
800 to 800 cars. according to the nature
Of the material. Besides this there are
hundreds of cars Of timber, piles. lum-
Der. etc. for use in building bridges
In these figures no material for yards
is considered. and the total will run
away up in the thousands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
AGAINST CONVICT COMPETITION
Candidates for Legislature Give
Their Views on l,riaon Labor.

Candidates for Legislature Give
Their Views on Prison Labor.
Sioux City, Oct. 30.-The six candi-
dates from Woodbury. county for
legislative honors in the next general
election are unalterably opposed TO con-
vict labor in the state of Iowa when it
enters into competition with the labor
of free and honest men. They all ex-
pressed their views on this subject in
the presence of large audience of la
boring men at the Grand opera house
Saturday night. 1t was intended for a
purely non partisan meeting, with the
one object under discussion-that of
convict labor in the state of Iowa. The
laboring men feel very we'll satisfied
with the result, as they know we'll that
no matter what men now candidates
are elected to the state legislature the
interests of the laboring men, SO far as
the convict question is concerned, will
be conserved, these six men having now
lplaced themselves on record before the
trades and laboring men of Sioux City.
| When the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, of Sioux City requested each candi-
| date for the legislature to appear be-
| fore them and give their views on the
CUuNlCG luSSlioIl, LIZZIE MeiS llltle
doubt as to the general expression to be
given. But it was also desired to get
some idea of what position these men
would take with reference to the en-
ployment of men within the prison
walls of the state. 1t may be briefly
stated that the candidates all recognize
the necessity of employment for this
convicts, but they say they would Wig
orousiy oppose placing their labor ir
competition with tina, or men who have
in the past and hope in the future tc
earn honest livings. Their views are
that convicts could be made to work
making such material as is necessary
| for the support of the state institution:
and not for outside consumption, ane
that the surplus not 50 employed coult
break stone for the betterment of thu
highways and roads of the state. Tit
suggestions of the Trades and Labol
Z. Assembly were made in paper writ
i ten and read by p. j. Conlon. chairman
of the legislative committee of the as
/ sembly.
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Gearing.

Special to Times-Republican.
Fearing, Oct. 30.-NIr. and Mrs. d. A.
Cooker went to Illinois Grove Saturday
to visit over Sunday at tn. home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hocomb.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Golly returned
Friday evening from Davenport. where
they had been attending the grand
chapter of the Eastern Star.
The new parsonage is about COM
pleted and Rev. Lang and family ex
pect to move into their new home this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. King. B. A. Arm
strong, W. d. and A. d. Hix were
callers in Marshalltown Friday.
/ Miss Queen Burkhart will teach a
winter term OF school near Roland.
/ Mr.. p. S. Reed left for Dayton. o.,
yesterday where he will visit relatives
and friends for several weeks.
Mr.. Will Davis and mother visited
relatives in Story City Thursday and
FRIDAY.
Miss Susie Williams was Marshall
town visitor Friday.
1 A large crowd attended the dance
given by Mr. Hinecker in his new barn
/ Friday evening.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Wilson is seriously i'll and there is lit
tie hope for It's recovery.
i Rev. and Mrs. Stephenson attended
the art gallery given at the Christian
church in st. Anthony last evening.
/ Our school is progressing nicely under
the new principal and all the scholars
4 and teachers seem we'll pleased with
the school work.
i Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Armstrong attend
ed the wedding anniversary of tneil
\ parents, near New Providence. A mum
Der Of relatives and friends had beer
Il invited in to help celebrate the occa-
sion and very pleasant evening wa:
Ispent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
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SHORT TELEGRAMS.

The pope celebrated mass Sunday in
memory of Gen Sir William Penn Sy-
mons.
John villiers Stewart Townsend,
marquis of Townsend, is dead at Lon
don, in his 69th year.
Saturday there were eight new cases
of yellow fever at Miami. Fla, and two
new cases and one death at Key West.
Since Jan the Seattle. Wash. as
say office has received for treatment
Sl1 Gil, 2O4, and since the office began
business, July H. 1898, $1I,2sO,S 6l.
Fire Saturday night destroyed the
sheep pens at the Kansas City stock
Yards and 600 sheep We're cremated.
Four firemen were seriously injured by
falling walls. Loss. 100000.
Ex-County Treasurer Frank F. Par
ker. of Nevada Mo-, has been found
guilty of embezzling $4,000 of the
county's funds and sentenced to three
Years and six months in the peniten-
tiary.
During a storm James Crockett and
lanes Mckenzie, Of Buffalo, We're
blown overheard and drowned from the
schooner w. H. Rounds while en- route
from Buffalo to Toledo. Neither body
was recovered.
company has Just been formed at
Toronto to take over the rights and
business of four large bike concerns
doing business in Canada and will have
factory capable of turning out So,ooO
wheels q year Fred Stevens will be
| general manager.
Col. Ray, in charge of the United
States post at Eagle, Alaska, has sent
a party over the Valdez trail to meet
another party coming from the coast
He expects to receive mail over the
route this winter and prove 1t an Amer
| lean route suitable for railroad.
/ Daniel Talon. lord mayor Of Dublin
and John e. Redmond. NJ. p, have
reached Boston and will continue their
work of raising funds for the Parnel
monument. ~.
Christopher c. Chew. proprietor Of q
large department store at Camden, N
T., committed suicide Sunday by shoot.
ling himself in the head.
i la
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
WE MUST REPEAT.
When Everybody in Marshalltown
lells the same Story.
.litov,n,

sAit, .iiel = toi
1t is hard to say new things about
Doan's Kidney Pills They cure the
lame and aching back, the sufferer from
kidney disorders and the troubles of
those whose urinary organism is wrong
in It's action. That they do this is So
easy TO prove that not a vestige of
doubt remains. Public endorsement of
local citizens is easily proven. Read
this case:
Mr.. j. T. Epson, of so2 North First
avenue, says: For Some time l felt
that required a remedy TO regulate the
action of the kidneys and bladder. An
advertisement about Doan's Kidney
Pills lea me 10 procure & box OF this
remedy al the Mcbride & VIII Drug
co.'s. It was Of great benefit in cor
4eeting the seeretions of the Kidneys
something for which Doan's Kidney
Pills are especially recommended.
For sale BY all dealers Price, 30 cents.
Foster Milburn Go. Buffalo, y, Y Sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan S and take
no other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
IRelle PLANE Union.l

1t Is quite probable that track lay
ing between this point and Mason City
will continue all winter. as we are in
formed by officials who are posted in
that line Of work, that the Northwest
ern has OF late years laid a large por-
ton of its extensions during the win
ter months Track can be laid all win
ter long except in extremely rough
weather and plenty of help can then be
had. The track SO laid is not finished
work however The rails are bolted and
spiked and evened up so that a con-
struction train can use it. Then in the
early spring the surfacing is done with
a rush and the line is ready for use
The work of driving piles for use can
be pursued all winter With land drivers
unless the frost goes as deep as 1t did
last winter which was something ex-
ltraordinary.
The Northwestern officials We're very
anxious, after having purchased the
road to get it into operation this fall,
but the press of regular business inter
fered. The upper end of the line from
Mason City to Sanborn will be in run
ming order by the first OF the year as
was planned but the company would
derive little benefit from that portion
of the line without an outlet to the
south Having failed to complete the
south end this failt he plan now is tc
have 1t ready for the spring business
and this can be done easily by laying
the track this winter. The grading IL
well along and will be finished before
severe winter weather sets In.
The amount OF iron and steel, tiei
10 M l,rtdOa tfYy,her that will he used n
the construction of the new road from
here to Mason City is enormous. almos
beyond the comprehension Of the out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
The Kind Man.

.You are deceiving me- she said Bit
terly.
"No.' said Mr.. Easylad you mustn't
say that. may invent few innocent
fctions about directors meetings and
that sort of thing. but when you married
me you regarded me as model OF excel
lence in all respects, didn't you?"
YES"
.'Well. I'm no iconoclast. am simply
trying to keep from undeceiving YOU" =
Washington Star.
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Unappreciated Visits.

When the prime minister of the Chi.
nese emperor has grudge against one OF
the mobiles, he advises his royal master to
pay him long visit. This visit generally
means ruin, for the emperor travels with
a retinue OF 10000 persona
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
According to Her understanding.

AccOrdfnE TO Her tnuerNtHhufnH.
Boston Maid--l would be glad to have
you accompany me to the meeting of our
literary society.
St. Louis Girl-oh, such things make
me weary
Boston Maid-But we are to have an
evening with Emerson.
St Louis GirlIndeed! Why, ! thought
Emerson was dead.-Chicago News.
The Same Chap.
Mr.. Fangle-How late did Mr.. Corset
stay last night, Lizzie?
Lizzie-There was no one here but
Charles pa.
Mr.. Fansle- Charles is the chap !
mean.
Lizzie-His name isn't Corset, pa.
Mr.. Fangle-It ought to be. He has ex-
! eellent staying powers.-Harlem Lite.
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ONE CENT A WORD

Wanted" For Sale. ITO Rent ITO Ex-
tlanre." 10 Trade" Lost or Found
inserted in this column ONE CENT A WORD
Tor each insertion. payable invariably in
advance. No advertisement inserted Tor
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30

I've got the drop on you and your
name Is mud. !" remarked the rain to the
dust Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
THE NEW C. & N. w. LINE.
rrrrao,. Star. Winner

L
Nearly $4,000 in taxes was voted to
the new road from the Iowa line to
Mason CITY, The Northwestern COM
pany will not accept a dollar of it. The
Iowa laws require that in accepting
taxes a railroad company shall issue
stock to the amount of the tax. AS the
Northwestern stock is above par and
they have plenty of money, 1t would be
a losing deal to take any tax money.
Mason City alone will be freed from the
payment of $4,000 voted to the com
pany, yet the city gets the road and all
benefits. Private subscriptions do not
come within the scope of the law, hence
these will be collected. There is some
question, however, as to the legality or
the Traer subscription as It was made
on condition that the road should run
through the town and a depot located
at the town.
Tracklaying on the division between
Mason City and Belle PLANE will be-
gin at the latter place and progress
northward.
1t requires 100 cars of material for
the road between Belle PLANE and
Mason City. Few people have any idea
of what it costs to build railroad.
The grading from Belle PLANE to
within one mile of Traer will be finish
ed by November 1, with the possible ex-
ception of one or two short patches.
The contractors who took ten miles
north of Traer and Blessing received a
notice from headquarters last week
that If their grading was not finished
| in three weeks enough men and teams
| would be put in at their expense to
/, hide the sun.
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-06
STARTLING.
Story told by Cuban Newspaper About
the Man Who Wrecked the Maine.

HAVANA, January Sit looks as
il the question, "Who blew up the
Name is about to be answered, Fac
arias Bresmes, a Spanish Judge, now a
fugitive from Havana, is accused by
a Cuban newspaper of being active in
a plot for the destruction of the bat
tleship. A good deal of excitement
has been caused by the charge. which
is made in Ell Reconcentrado, the or
gan of Cuba, Libre. The paper says
that when the Maine came into Ha-
vana harbor Bresmes openly declared
that such an act OF audacity could not
pass without stringent punishment.
Ellis threats were open," the paper
continued, land BODIED destruction to
the American ship. His associates
were Felipe Gonzalez, Don SEQ Vega
and Eusepio Azcue, violent Spaniards.
Others with him were officers of the
volunteers. These men boasted that
the Yankees were about TO get their
dues, though no charge can be directed
against any save Bresmes. He and
the hot headed Spaniards met nightly
at house near the corner of Murella
and Havana streets where the public
know the plot against the Maine was
concocted and all arrangements COM
pleted. When the explosion took
place Bresmes was in the Tacon the
alter with friends. At the sound of
the explosion he cried, "There goes
the Maine"
champagne was drunk In honor Of
the terrible event at the moment when
Others were vaguely inquiring Of one
another what had happened.
Bresmes' name was mentioned be-
fore the American court of inquiry
but not sufficient evidence was then
Forthcoming and all reference to him
was suppressed In the report Cap
tain Sigsbee, who is here with the
Texas, said when told Of the charges:
II hope to see those punished who
sent my good ship and beloved men to
the bottom of Havana harbor."
Bresmes is said to be hiding in
Spain.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-06
GONE TO CHARLESTON.
John T. McGraw has gone there
to open headquarters.

He will make n strong fight for the
senatorship~ Stuart HI. Bowman ac-
companied him-The latter will pre-
sent the name of the silver t0nguea
orator TO the caucas and the joint
session McGraw expects to win In
! both.
Stuart III. Bowman has left here for
Charleston where he will represent
Barbour county in the next session OF
the legislature. He is a young man
who has great record to make and
that he will make 1t is known by all
who have had chance to know the
man while he was here in the Univer-
sity. He will return to the Universi-
ty next year and graduate.
At Grafton he was joined by Hon.
John T.. McGraw and with the latter
proceeded to Charleston where the re-
cent congressional aspirant will open
headquarters for his fight for the SEN
atorship.
Mr.. McGraw and Mr.. Bowman both
express the utmost confidence that
the former will be elected TO represent
the state for the next six years in the
upper house of congress. They do not
see how defeat can be given to them.
McGraw feels confident that he wiz
receive the caucas nomination al,
though he knows that he will have
opposition in the party.
His services in the campaign that
has just closed are expected TO put
him through this all right. Everyone
admits that he made the best race
that any man could against the odds
that he faced and everyone knows
wha. a sacrifice he made to do 1t.
The party owes it to McGraw to
honor him and that they will do 1t
we feel as confident as he does. There
Is nothing else left for them to do.
This sentiment is felt all over the
state and he will go into the caucas
the most formidable aspirant for the
nomination.
Bowman will present his name there
as well as before the joint session
which will get together to ballot for
senator on the twenty dfth OF this
month Each of them Is certain
that the struggle for supremacy will
result in the democrats controlling
the legislature when it comes to a
joint session and the consequent cleo
tion Of a senator. The outcome Of
this fight will attract the attention
OF the nation for the next few weeks
and whole lot Of his tory will be
made. We hope that 1t will result In
che elevation Of John It. McGraw to
the position he SO richly deserves.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-06
Women of the State Urge a DOrmitory
for Girls.

Now that the legislature is about
to convene, letters are pouring in to
the press from all sides, urging the
establishment of Woman's Hall
at the University. Two very clever
letters are going the rounds of the
state from the pens of two well
known Wheeling women, one a
teacher, the other physician. The
letters were called forth by the fact
that number of prominent Wheel
ing people have refused to send
their daughters to the University
because there are no dormitorles
here They send them where
there are dormitories, and where
there will be proper supervision.
These two Wheeling women are
strong friends of the University,
and have shown that the criticism
must be done away by the State
providing a proper place for the
girls. The subject is being discuss
ed all over the state, and the legisla-
ture will be forcibly reminded of it's
duty. The article by Miss Clohan,
who is principal of one of the public
schools of Wheeling, is printed in
another column.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-06
FAIRMONT NOTES.
Some matters that are of interest here.

Willie Swindler, of Morgantown
formerly of this place, was calling on
friends here Tuesday.
Miss Daisy John, of Morgantown,
was visiting Miss Margaret Arnett
several days last week.
Mr.. Noble Mccormick moved his
family from Mapel avenue to Nor
gantown last week We are sorry to
lose this family from our midst.
Greenmont, a suburb to the east
of Morgantown, is soon to be incor-
porated. They will have about 500
people and have the finest building
sites in the town. There are already
three interpretations in the indie
pendent school district OF Morgan
town and this will make the fourth.
At the home of Mrs. Rev. J. B.
Feather, of Preston county, her
father, Mr.. Robert Mercer died Dec.
oath, at the age of II years. Death
was caused by general debility. The
remains were brought to his home
in West Fairmont where the funeral
occurred on Monday. Rev. N. b.
johnson conducted the funeral SER
vices at the house.
On Wednesday morning, Dec. %,
Mrs. Sheridan Straight, aged 81
years, died at her home on Phar-
oah's Run, near Rivesville, from
consumption. She leaves behind
her husband and two children.
The funeral took place last Thurs
day, and the remains were taken to
Wesley Chapel, where Rev. Henry
B. Morgnn, conducted the services.
S. S. Dunn, a Warrington man,
was arrested last Wednesday at
Warrington, charged with burning
a barn belonging to Mr.. S. Moore, of
Campbell's Run, on October 4th last,
it's value being about $500. He was
brought to this place by Deputy
Sheriff Kelley and lodged in Jail to
await the action Of the grand jury.
1t was not known who committed
the crime until Monday when two
McVicker boys who knew it at the
time related an account of it, but
had not done so then because of
Dunn's threats to kill them if they
told it. On Tuesday evening he
attempted suicide by taking Rough
on Rats, but by the aid Of two ply
sicians his life was saved. The Man
nington News says that Dunn is an
ex-convict, having served term for
breaking in and robbing railroad
cars, and that he is a dangerous
character.