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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
Attention Firemen!

The regular meeting of the Cresco
Fire Department will be held at the
City Hall, Friday, April 9TH, at 8 D. m.
Important business, including the cleo
tlon OF chief and other officers for the
ensuing year, will come before the
meeting, and the presence of every
fireman is urged.
By order of the Chief.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
The Minstrel Performance

The Minstrel Performance
OF the Burnt Cork Coteris of Cresco
section.
Opera House, Friday. April Z, ben.
etit Congregational Church.
The Queen Of all She Survey ............ .......
Mrs. Dignifed Uppish
Manipulation of the Ebony......
Wieloers OF the Sheepskin
mo A, Swelltace. Evaugeline Peachblow
Cynthia Hoedown. SeraphiIa Blackeye
THE CHIRpING CONTINGENCY.
Miss Robin Dingdong, Miss Conservatory John.
sing. Miss Chromatic Skale. Miss Fathom
peeptone, Mrs Cinderella Coon, Mrs. Lucinda
Cabin, Mrs. Louisiana Home, Miss Ambolina
Snow, Miss Angelina Brown Miss Bankie Wa.
bash, Miss Dina Moore.
The Rastus section orchestra under the direction
OF Prof. ThoFongh Basso.
PROGRAM.
PART FIRST.
l. Grand EnSembl Observation-Disclosures.
Minstrel Overture and Opening Chorus
2. Overture-"Uncle john. n"..............O Orchestra
5. Opening Chirp-"Cuckoo" Circle
A. Popular song-"My South Carolina Rose"
5. End speeialty-"H Hottest Ever Cake Walk
-. Miss Eliza Flatfoot
G. Minstre! h9s5sl Part song-"old Cabin in &c
Misses Robin Dingdong and and Dinah Moore.
Z. Ballad" Bobolink" ....... NJ iss Ambolina Snow
:. Topics -"Zizzy Ze Zum" Circle
g. Expansion Song-"My Honolulu Queen"
.........,... Mrs. Cinderella Coon
TO- Negro Nonstnsity- Cabin Phi,osophy......
;, Mise Eankie Wabash
IL. Washington Quartet-''Snwanee Rlbber"
Mrs. Cinderella Coon, Misses Cynthia
Hoedown. Fathom DeeptoIie
Eliza Flatfoot.
12. End Song-Telephone the Aews on High
1no A. SInhllface. i
49, Southern Song-My Creole Sue. .......
Mrs. Lucinda Cabin
IA. Closing Chirp-"Drlfting". Circle
10. Levee Revels-."The Bellies of the East.
I. CUR SeighDors, Two little NisgerS in red
from M1latto junction have come over to
volunteer for the good of the cause, in neat
z. specialties. song and dance. .......... ...,
misses Cynthia Hoedown and Angie Brown
The somewhat monotonous monologue artist
Miss Seraphina Blackeye, who will mono
logue and sing on the newest humorosities
3 The premier guitarist and comique will play
all the coon songs-Miss Alamandy Redtop
\. Now for q treat-ihe justly termed par excel.
lepce-the Hoedown sisters. All the new
ragtime dances will be presented in very
dark way
8. The entire darkey town will show off to the
best of their ability in the pickaniny' cake
walk innovation entitled "Give Cinda tAa
Cake" Each couple will be numbered
md the audience will judge,
q. ngonclusion-"The Pynp&cs.s fne most
hughable faEes out.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
APRIL.
Married.

Married.
OAVIs-BEvER1DGE. At the residence
OF BRIDES mother, Mrs. Margret
Beveridge, in this city, on March 80,
1899, Mr.. Budd l.. Davis and Miss
Catherine Beveridge. both of Cresco.
Rev. Frank P. Shatfer officiating.
Open the door, let in the air.
The winds are sweet. the flowers are fair,
Joy is abroad in the world for me,
Since taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
DR.. VIM. Connolly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

him he was apparently in as good
spirits as ever. At the time OF his
death he was a member of st. Patricks
church at New Haven and a director
OF the Riceville State Bank. k..-Riceville
Recorder.
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THE NEW VESSELS.
Magnificent Cruisers of the Powerful
Type Recommended.

Magnificent Cruisers of the Powerful
Type Recommended.
Washington, Nov. 23-The board of bu-
reau chiefs, under whose recommended
tions the secretary of the navy has drawn
his plans for navy construction. which
will be recommended to congress, has out
lined in a very general way the feat-
ures of the IS vessels included in that pro-
gramme. The big armored cruisers are
set down as of 1850 tons displacement.
They will be nearer 14,00O tons when COM
pleted and thus closely resemble the mag
nifieent Powerful class of the British
navy. 1t is calculated that these vessels
can be given % knots speed and still have
room for LOCO tons of coal, afford.ng a
steaming radius far beyond the ordinary
range Of arnlored vessels. The batteries
will consist of four 12-inch guns in tur-
rets for the main batteries and the secon-
daries will consist chiefly of either six
or seven-!nch guns.
The three protected cruisers recommend
ed, though of the Olympia type in many
respects, will be 1000 tons larger THE adj
ditional tonnage Is to be absorbed In coal
capacity and increased battery of rapid
fire guns. These vessels will fairly br.s.
tie with six-inch guns.
The little 90O-ton gunboats are expected
to be much more servicable craft than
the Helena type. although the latter Is
larger by several hundred tons. They
will draw about u feet Of water at min
imum.
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DERvIsHEs DEFEATED.
They Charged With Their Old Time Dash,
but Were Scattered.

Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 23.-General Win
gate, with an Egyptian force. moved
from Fakikohi yesterday to attack the
force of Ahmed Fedil. reported to be
at Melissa Orefissa). % miles from the
river Nile, on the road to Genil (Gi-
meh).
The sirdar, General Kitchener, has
telegraphed to Lord Cromer as follows.
"Omdurman. Nov. 23.-Wingate found
Melissa evacuated, pushed on to Abb
riaadil, four miles farther and found
force encamped. They were forthwith
engaged by the mounted troops under
Mahon with four Maxims and two guns
and the Jehadieh, under Gorrlnge.
THE Dervishes charged with all their
old dash to within so yards of the guns.
Wingate, with the infantry, arrived in
time to support Mahon and cleared the
whole camp. The Dervlshes bolted
through the bush, pursued by the
mounted troops. Wingate estimates
Fedil's force at $500 men, of whom 400
were killed. - y
"Wingate captured many prisoners,
grain, rifles and spears The Egyptian
casualties were three wounded
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WILL LAST TWO YEARS.
The Yaquis Are Better Prepared for the
War Than the Mexfcans.

War Than the Mexicans
San Francisco, Nov. 23.--Julius Ran
dal, wellknown mining operator from
the state of Sonora. Mexico, says the
war between the Mexican government
and the Yaquis will last for two years
Owing to the Mexican censorship, he
says, the true state of affairs has not
been revealed. The desire of the Next
cans for the Yaqui lands is the princi-
pal cause of the war, in his opinion
He said:
There are probably between $4,000
and $4,000 Yaquis fit to fight, all well
armed and with plenty of ammunition
They have rapidtire guns, Krags, Maui
sers, Winchesters and Springfields
They are fighting for the homes and
lands of their ancestors.
THE Yaquis are thrifty and peace
able, but, like the Beers. fight 10 the
death when they so to war. They are
better prepared for war than the MeXi-
cans. They know Intimately the terri
tory in which they are operating. They
have made it a rule for 20 years past
to keep two years food supply always
for two years without feeling hunger
In the meantime. the business inter-
ests Of Sonora are Frustrated. The
Yaquis are the workers of the state
and when they take to the gun all in
dustries suffer.
THE reports that Americans have
been killed or abused by the Yaquis are
false, and were doubtless sent out by
the Mexicans for their own PURPOSES
The Yaauis have always been friendly
to the Americans"
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CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
Should Guide Us in Dealing With Cuba
and tho Philippines.

anu INC fhi1pptneh.
Washington, Nov Ex-senator James
K. Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the
democratic national committee return
ed to Washington to-day from his trip
to Chicago, where he went to attend a
conference CT the executive committee.
In an interview tonight Senator Jones
said:
THE Hawaiian islands are now part
Of our domain by annexation, and the
people there should be admitted to all
the privileges of government that are
accorded to residents of the United
States. If we are to regard ourselves
as Christian gentlemen, standing by
the declaration of independence, I do
not see how we are to force upon the
Cubans or Filipinos any form of gov
eminent without the full consent Of
the governed. 1t seems to me out OF
the question to make 9. state of the
Philippines. We are pledged to give
the Cubans independence. I have not
the least doubt in the world that If 1t
had been known we were going to &C
quire the Philippines through our war
with Spain the words and the Philip
pines would have been inserted in the
pledge for independence to the Cubans."
would you support any immediate
legislation looking toward a change in
the government In Cuba?" the senator
was asked.
IF progress is being made in Cuba
toward Independent government for the
Cubans in good faith, I would not hur-
ry unnecessarily about it's establish
ment. If there is not good faith in the
steps that are being taken, should be
in favor Of shaking things up. II
makes no difference to me If 80 pei
cent of the Cubans are in favor Of an
nexation. and should express it by
their vote. I regard 1t as all importan,
for us to entirely withdraw from that
island and leave the Cubans free to
act for themselves"
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THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS
Is Represented by the New National Live
stock Association. so

stock Association. sd
Chicago, Nov. 23.-After sharp de-
bate to-day the American Livestock
association went out of existence by
merging into the larger. though newer,
organization, the National Livestock
association. The action was not ex-
pected by the few members of the first
named organization present at the
meeting, but it was finally unanimous
ly decided to disband the American
association and unite with the other
organization for the purpose of Sc
curing favorable legislation. The Ma
tional Livestock association was form
ed in 1892 to arrange for an exhibit at
the worlds fair and was made up of
13 minor organizations. The larger as
ISOLATION into which it was merged
was formed three years ago and has q
membership Of abou. 10 associations.
The National association will hold it's
annual meeting at Fort Worth, Texas,
Jan. 16 to 20, inclusive. Most, If hot
all, of the organizations in the Nation
al organization will take part in the
livestock exhibition next year in Chi
cage. The National association repre-
sents more than $500 900 in capital.
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HE WILL GO TO CHICAGO
Dewey Has Accepted the Invita-.
ton of Mayor Harrison.
TOKENS OF GOOD WILL
Heiterates His Thanks to the Peop1e VII,
Have Stood by Him in the Face
OF Storm of Crit
icsn. -...- DID,.

washington, Nov. 23.-"Yes," said
Admiral Dewey with an appearances of
intense satisfaction in his manner to-
aay' i received to-day a telegram
from the mayor of Chicago sup DE-
menting the letter of the Dewey cc,n-
mittee of that city inviting me to visit
there on the first of May. Yo1 nav
say In your dispatches that all things
being equal, and barring any unlocked
lor circumstances. shall accept the
invitation to visit the city on the first
OF May. have been thinking Of Sc me
place In which to spend that day, the
anniversary of the memorable law two
years ago. and I don't know of any
more agreeable city In which II, spe nd
it than Chicago. The. people there
have been very kind and pleasant TO
me and ever since the battle ;of5iMa-
Mia ! have been receiving evidences
OF their good will and Affect N. NV
nope, therefore, Is to be able Is sc-
cept the invitation which La, been ex-
tended to me-" f ga. ~
The evidence of good Will ana KIND
ness indicated by the letter from tie
committee and the mayor Is a SGT rec
Of extreme qualification to the adj
miral at this time and he embra eed the
opportunity offered by their request
to reiterate his thanks to the people
who have stood by him in the face Of
criticism WHICH has appeared as re-
suit of change in the title Of the
property given by the American peo-
pie. s.AtetN
From every section of the country"
he says, have kilograms and letters
come to me showing the good will ana
kindness of the American people. It
is impossible for me to acknowledge
each one of these communications in
dividually, but I assure you that am
deeply grateful to their senders and
appreciate their consideration. am
constantly receiving tokens OF good
will from the people. as you will see
by looking around this room and see
ing the beautiful things that have been
sent to me- I have been in my office
all day long looking over the kilograms
and letters which have come. No,
cent care to make any observations
on the criticisms which have arisen as
a result of the transfer of the property
other than those which have already
given public expression to. Enough
has already been said, and 7 now want
to live quietly and peaceably."
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ARE DESP|CABLE LIES
Funston Denies the Charges
Made Against Him.
HE WILL FOLLOW 1T UP
Some Interesting Reading Concerning
Incidents in the Philippine Cam
paign Owns No Cor
respondent

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. ga Star
special from San Francisco says: Be
fore sailing for Manila to-day General
Funston took occasion to make definite
denial of the truth of recent stories
regarding himself Colonel w. S. Met
calf and Major Bishop, in which Lieu
tenant Callahan, a former officer of the
goth Kansas and others of that regi-
anent are credited with charging the
three officers with many sins Of COM
mission and omission, including the
charges against Metcalf and Bishop of
shooting defenceless Filipinos.
But l am not through with this af-
fair yet added the general Il know
the charges against Metcalf and Bishop
are despicable and malicious lies, and 1
intend to prove them SUCH
General Funstons denials make in
teresting reading, while. in his state
ment he touches on some of the Incl
dents in the Philippine campaign which
helped to make himself and staff ia
NOUS
eat no time at the battle of Guiguin-
to-" says he, did I lie down, except
once, and that for 10 seconds under an
especially furious fire from the enemy.
Then I was careful to see that every
0tTeF OIllceT ana man was unQeF cover
before l dropped
Hardy, Drysdale and Wiley did
swim the Marillao river and / gave
them credit for it.
'tCallahan's statement as to the Rio
Grande affair is absurd. While Trem-
bly, did swim the river and hitched the
rope by which the raft was handled,
crossed with eight men first, and in all
rs men were taken over. We drove out
$500 insurgents, using 600 rounds of
ammunition to a. man during the half
hours fighting. General Macarthur and
General Wheaton were eye-witnesses TO
that fight. They were standing at q
freight house 400 yards away, on the
south bank of the river. It was upon
their report of that affair that I was
made brgadier general.
''At Bag-Bag river Lieutenant Ball,
myself and four enlisted men swan the
river under a fierce fire, and we took
the entertainments. General Wheaton
saw that and every man who took
part was recommended for a medal of
honor.
81 defy any one to prove that have
used money or other means to influence
any newspaper man to advertise me. I
have never had one in my employ,
either directly or indirectly. The news
paper correspondents in the Philippines
were men of honesty and great personal
courage and took as many risks as any
soldier on the firing line. General Mac
Arthur had great trouble in trying to
keep them back
Il regret exceedingly that this con-
troversy should have come up. but l do
not see how I can keep silent under
unjust accusations"
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in the stream They will probably
sail in the morning for Mania. The
Ohio has aboard six companies Of the
10th infantry and the headquarters and
band under command IF Colonel Good
win. Lieutenant James F. Mckinley.
a nephew of the president, was also
a passenger on the Ohio. He IS con-
nected with the 9Th cavalry and will
report to General Young on his az
rival at Manila as General Youlg 81
aide.
The Indiana carries the remaining
six companies of the 10th and 100 re-
cruits, all under command oe Major
Cranghil. General Flu aston was a
passenger on the indiana. He will re-
port for duty on his arrival in the
Philippines.
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Factories Will Close so That EN- ploy 9
May View the Remains.

Paterson, N. j., Nov. 23.-The ar
rangements for the funeral of Vice
President Hobart are progressing. At
torney General Griggs will look after
the presidential party and cabinet off,
GERS. Mrs. Hobart has made no provl-
sion for the reception of the remainder
of the guests outside Of relatives and
intimate friends. Colonel Campbell of
the First regiment. National guards,
has granted to the city the privilege
of using the armory for the accommo-
dalton of the soldiers from Governors
island, who will act as escort to the
presidential party at the funeral Near
ly all of the manufacturers have decid-
ed to close their mills tomorrow after
noon to give their employees an oppor-
tunity to view the remains, which will
lie in state at Carroll hall
Although the list of pall-bearers has
not yet been officially announced, 1t is
said they will likely include the fol-
lowing gentlemen who were selected by
| Mrs. Hobart.
Judge j. Franklin Fort of Newark,
Franklin Murphy. Newark; E. -. Bell,
Paterson; Colonel William Barber, Pa
| terson; George Wurts, secretary of
state Of New Jersey, and Colonel 10
seph w. Congdon Of Governor Voorhees,
| staff.
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TRENCH AFTER TRENCH.
Colonel Carpenters Command Driving
the Insurgents Before Them.

Manila, Nov %. 1850 p. m.--Colonel
Carpenter Nov. IS advanced to Santa
Barbara, straight north from Jaro,
taking trench after trench, the enemy
fighting and retreating. General
Hughes column has steadily been ad-
vancing north to gain a position west
Of Santa Barbara. It encountered The
enemy in small detachmerts. Six to
10 Americans were wounded In this
column.
Colonel Carpenter started during the
might of Nov 20 and opened with Bat
terry of the 9Th artillery at daybreak
Nov. q on the trenches. The enemy
Volleyed as the artillery took up a po-
sition, wounding four.
The companies of the 26th regiment
sarrisoning Jaro, moved through Ca
paz, attacking the enemy on the right
flank, just north of Jaro at daybreak
Nov. 81, driving them towards Colonel
Carpenter.
The country between Jaro and Santa
Barbara is thickly entrenched, especial
ly near Pavia. The 9Th artillery fired
on the trenches and the 18th infantry
charged, the enemy retreat ting to the
next trench. The 18th again charged.
encountering and attacking force CT
bolomen. who were hidden in the long
grass and who severely wounded sew
eral Americans.
During the afternoon of Nov. q the
llSiftiilS WAS stN SOU
of Pavia. three miles north OF Jaro.
The 18th returned to Jaro after the
flank movement, having captured three
6-pound smooth bore cannon and a
quantity of arms and ammunition.
The insurgents are falling back on
Santa Barbara, which it is expected
General Hughes has attacked before
this morning. The Spanish corporal
captured by the F'ilipinos has arrived
here from Tarlac. He says he saw
Aguinaldo, accompanied by a promi-
nent leader and is men, arrive at Bay
Onbong during the right of Nov. 10,
hatless, his clothes torn and spattered
with mud. Aguinaldo, it appears, rest
ed short time, seemed anxious, con-
suited with his companions and the viii
layers as to the nature of the roads,
secured fresh horses and proceeded i'm
mediately toward Mangalaren in Pan
eastman province west of Bayom bong
The corporal tells a straight story,
giving minute details. He is convinced
he is not mistaken. having seen Asuin-
aldo several times during recent
months. Aguinaldo, it appears, would
have had time to leave Bayombong
Nov. 10 and pass through General
Wheaton's lines Nov. II.
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A OUhDRUPLE MURDER.
Mutilated Bodies of a Woman and Her
Three Children Found.

Mutilated Bodies of woman ana Her
Three Children Found.
Williamsport, Pa, Nov. 2S.-The hor-
ribly mutilated body of a woman and
her three children were found this aft
ernoon at their home on small farm
about a mile from the town of Mont
gomery. this county. The coroner left
here at midnight for the scene of the
tragedy. Details are meagre.
A short time ago peddler named
Hummel married the widow of farm
er, and took up his residence with her
on the farm. The widow had three
children. For the past week neighbors
passing the farm noticed that there
were no signs of habitation. An inves-
tieation was made late to-day, and to
the horror of the investigators the bod
les of two of the children were found
hidden beneath a straw stack. On go
ing into the house, the investigators
found the bodies of the mother and the
other child lying in the sleeping apart
ment. Hummel was seen at Montgom-
cry yesterday, but nothing is known of
his whereabouts since then. The bod
les were horribly mutilated. the muir
derer evidently having used a club in
his fiendish crime.
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Too Much Training,

New York, Nov. es.-At the home of
"Kid" Mccoy. the fighter. at White
Plains, N. Y. tonight it was said that
the pugilist was not in as serious con-
dition as had been reported in New York.
He had recently consulted a physician
and he had been advised to refrain from
severe training for a few weeks and to
take complete rest from conditioning
work. 1t appears 20 be lie opinion of his
friends here that his present trouble re-
suited from too constant training and
that he has not taken sufficient rest be-
tween his fights
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II VIII, he Dewey Arch.

New York, Nov. 23.-Colonel William
C. Church. chairman of the executive
committee Of the committee for the
perpetuation of the Dewey arch. to-
day made lengthy statement; in re
gard to the relation of the sarch to
Admiral Dewey. i. -sg~
1.-THE arch" he said, SIS to be the
Dewey arch in the sense 1t has al
ways been. 1t is certain that the fame
of Admiral Dewey and the battle OF
Manila bay is to be commemorated in
the arch and there is little doubt that
it will be known as the Dewey areh
lust as the Trafalgar column in Lon
don is called the Nelson monument
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STILES COMPETITION.
George r. Stone Strongly objects to the
Pooling Bill.

Chicago Nov. 23.-George F. Stone,
secretary of the Chicago board of trade,
in his testimony before the sub-com-
mittee of the industrial commission
to-day vigorously attacked the judg-
ment given by Raul Morton at the
meeting yesterday on the advisability
of legalizing pooling of contracts for
railroads.
Mr.. Stone spoke from a lengthy pa
per which he had prepared defending
open competition, and opposing the
proposition of making pooling legal
Pooling, he declared, stifled COMPETE
ton and would take from the inter-
state commerce law it's main support.
THE vast Chicago-O Omaha pool of
1870" said the witness, caused business
to suffer Localities and shippers were
Disseminated against and secret re-
bates We're granted to an extent not
equaled either before or since"
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at a Family Dinner.

Windsor. Eng. Nov 23.-Emperor Will
liam, the Prince of Wales. the Duke of
Connaught and Prince Christian of Schies-
Wig-Hostein shot in the great park this
morning. The two young German princes
visited the house of parliament in the
forenoon. There was strictly family