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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-18

!: TOPICS OF THE TIMES ]

1t is to be hoped that the two demo-
cratic parties in kentucky will not re-
sort to shooting.
Tho announcement from Gen. Otis
that angeles will be permanently oc-i
cupied at once is believed to signify
the Keynote of a new and more vigorous
policy in the Philippines. If SO, it is a
most cheering Indication of better ,e-
suits.
Congressman Dolliver believes that
the events of the past year have made
the United States stronger than ever.
Csrasshoppers have become a plague
in the country around Burlington this
state. They are as obnoxious as other
tramps.
~ S. Senator Charles w. Fairbanks,
of Indiana, was in New York the other
day. and expressed the opinion that
THE administration is giving general
satisfaction--to republicans openly, and
to democrats, / believe, secretly. The
course Of the government at Washing
ton during the war, think, meets with
general approval, and the belief is that
! th. insurgents under Aguinaldo's lead
| ership will be brought into subsection
with all possible dispatch. and com
PEELED to acknowledge the authority of
the government of the United States.
| The problem is difficult one to deal
| with. but that it will be handled with
vigor and handled effectively there is
no reason 10 .oubt.'
Everybody should rejoice over this
hot weather. II means millions for
| Iowa's corn crop.
The California Passenger Association
soldiers over the most direct lines from
/ San Francisco. All the lines will hold
to rate of $3.50 as a soldiers fare
from San Francisco to the Missouri. riv-
e..
Kentucky democrats have the biggest
hight of their lives on hand in combat
5lting each other.
Another crusade is on against the
sparrow. and this time in the bird:
home-England. w. b. Tegetmeler
who is leading the attack, declares tina
the amount of damage done by The
avian rats as he calls them, is prob
ably underestimate at s15,O00,000
year. He also says that sparrows ar,
good to eat and that sparrow pie is
to cause the death of many sparrows
This has been known for Years in Phil
adelphia and New York, where thu
sparrows are sold in restaurants as reet
birds. They are multiplying rapidly ii
the United States and Iowa is one O
their favorite breeding grounds.
Richard Croker thinks privately
that what is needed in Kentucky is
, few democratic floppers.
Hudson City. Ala. the population o
which is exclusively colored, has beer
incorporated. What is sought for II
equal rights, not exclusiveness.
1t was announced at the war depart
ment Wednesday that Secretary Roo
is waiting to hear from President Nc
Kinley before the announcement will
be made as to just how many regiment
will be enlisted. Stories to the effec
that five. ten and twelve regiments vii
be enlisted are afioat. Gen. Miles favor
!, 1.-THE enlistment Of all the provisional
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-18

Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-18
THE CENTRAL EXTENSION

LAlgona Republican, IbI
The grading of the Iowa Central ex-
tension is now completed and the teams
and men are all taken off. The iron was
laid to within mile and a half of Cor
with Monday night. and it is expected
that the town will be reached today.
We may expect the completion of the
road by the middle of next month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-18
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
FIGURES AND LIARS.
[CArroll Herald.]

Des Moines mathematicians figure A.
b. Cummins 20 votes ahead in the race
for senator 1t has been said that fig
ures won't lie. but liars will figure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-18
I1NpATRIorIc DEMOCRACY.


The democratic party of Iowa plants
itself squarely upon a platform in OPP
position to the purpose of the govern
ment in subduing the Filipino insurrec-
ton and restoring order in the islands.
This was expected, and it is quite in
harmony with the record of the demo-
cratic party during the civil war in in
Weighing against the purposes of the
against expansion is the most eXpan-
sive OF all it's utterances. 1t is adroitly
worded to win sympathy for the Filipi-
no cause, and will undoubtedly win APP
eminent among Aguinaldo's forces. BY
way of contrast. it upholds the Cuban
policy of the government to more Sc
verely condemn that in the Philippines.
If it could be shown that it was the
governments desire to grant the Gu
bans a better and more stable govern
ment ultimately than that which will be
accorded to the Filipinos it might have
greater weight and more influence. But
is the democratic party the one to urge
such plea? Can any one sincerely be-
lieve that this party, with its record
against the colored man at home, is to
be credited with desire for greater
freedom for the colored man abroad ?
OF course everybody who is candid
u. 49,
into the platform at this time to create
discomfort among the people by
assuming that ii is the purpose of the
administration to Cypress and not to
grant wider liberty to the Filipinos than
they have ever before exercised. L,
may be safely and strongly asserted
however, that it is the purpose of our
government to grant the islanders priv
ileges of citizenship equal to those en-
Joyed by our own people, and that it is
the patriotic duty of all to support the
country and its civil and military policy
in the present emergency.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC WAR. +
The democrats in Kentucky are in the
throes of party revolution AT the
regular state convention of the party
William Goebel secured the nomination
for the governorship by foreeful meth
DDS, and, and as claimed by member.
of his own party, by fraud. The ranl
and file of the democracy have sine,
been loud in their denunciation of Goe
bel and his bosssm. AS a sequence tn.
largest convention that has ever bee,
held in Kentucky assembled in Lexing
ton on the 18th and nominated anothe
complete ticket, with the venerable
John Young Brown at its head, a dem
ocrat who has never scratched a tieke
and who has hitherto been honore,
with the governorship of Kentucky. I
Bryan comes into the state to plead 70
he will put the question straight t
him whether he approves a. nomination
secured by fraud, by trickery, b.
thievery.' But it is probable tina
Bryan will evade him. The democrati
party has long been a dominating fore
in Kentucky and it may well be aske
whether the process of evolution ha
brought it to this condition where it
own members rebel against its leaders
1t would seem it requires little elab
Grafton to show the corrupt conditio
of Kentucky's regular democracy.
the members of democracy elsewher
desire an object lesson of this kin
they can find no better evidence of
than by turning to Goebel's state.
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
ALABAMA IRON PROPERTIES
Go Into Strong Hands-Woodstock Fur
naces Included

New York, December 9-Transfers of val
liable and extensive coal and iron proper
ties to new hands were signed this MORN
ing. Frederick c. Dunn of Chicago, will
be here for several weeks carrying the ne
gotiations through. The properties COM
prised in the deal are those of the Wood
stock Iron company, consisting of two we'll
equipped and modern blast furnaces; $4,000
acres of iron and coal lands, the adjacent
lands of the Guernee Land company, 10000
acres; furnaces, etc., in Admission, Ala, and
the celebrated Aetna Coal company's plant
of coke ovens, $4,000 acres of coal lands,
ETC., located in Tennessee.
The consideration is more than a million
dollars, and the properties pass into the
hands of strong men financially, who inn
mediately will put the furnaces into blast.
Mr.. Dunn has plans under way for the con-
solidation of these properties, with many
other iron and coal plants of the south.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
WOODMEN OF WORLD
ARE AFTER FROST
Claimed That His Offer is
Spurious.
LOSS WILL FALL ON AGENTS
Atlanta Headquarters Has Been Solicit
ing Membership With Initiation
Fee Reduced-Declareda Fraud
By Sovereign Commander
LOSS WILL FALL ON AGENTS

Atlanta, Ca, December 9.-Many circu-
lars have been sent throughout the south
ern jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the
World, which comprises seventeen south
ern states, from dts headquarters in At
at the rate of 81 each, with am additional
81 for the camp physician.
A circular from the sovereign headquar-
ters at Omaha Is also being sent broadcast
pronouncing the Atlanta headquarters Of
fer a spurious dispensatdon, and stating
that initiation fees cannot be less than $40
the regular fee of the order:
Jonathan B. Frost, provisional head con-
sui of the southern Jurisdiction, says he is
in possession of letter signed by ]. c.
Root, sovereign commander of the order
at Omaha, authorizing this special offer by
the Atlanta headquarters. Mr.. Frost says,
acting on this, The has, in addition to the
offer of reduced rates, offered a prize OF
$500 to the local manager under him VINO
sends in the largest number of applicants.
There are two camps of the order in AT
lanta. A. C. Wooley, a commission mer-
chant, Is clerk of one. In speaking of the
affair." he said:
L have been notified by the sovereign
commander at Omaha that after the last of
this month, the office of provisional head
consul, now held by Mr.. Frost, would be
abolished, and that applications should be
sent to Omaha direct. / have also been
notified to inform the camps that the spe-
cial offer of the provisional head consul is
not legitima te."
G. s. Pryor, who is an official in the To-
cal camps, said the offer of Consul Frost
was a legitimate one.
"Under the terms of his contract" ne
said, ''Mr. Frost can make the entrance
fee any amount he desires. The loss does
not fall ON the reserve fund of the order
or on the order in any manner, but on the
agents who are working under Mr.. Frost
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
British Storm a Hill and Cap
ture B0er Guns.
FIRING HEARD NEAR KIMBERLY
Correspondent Says That the Beers
Have Cross-Cut Their Bullets Pro-
ducing an Effect Similar to
the Dunn Dunn

London, December 9.-Whie so far as the
actual British advance is concerned, this
mornings dispatches show little change in
the situation. The authorities anticipate
some announcements that the Howitzers
and cavalry have reached General Methuen,
that that General Butler has received the
heavy artillery force which he was await
ing, and that the advance will no longer be
delayed. News of important battles by both
generals is expected soon.
The fact that General Butler has ordered
two hundred stretcher bearers from PETER
maritzburg to assist the regular ambulance
corps indicates that he anticipates sharp
fighting.
The latest pigeon from Ladysmith fur
nished General Butler with an important
map sent by General White, presumably
showing the disposition of the Boer forces
and the vulnerable points.
The engineers at Frere Camp have done a
good weeks work In completing the trestle
bridge 200 feet long, and an armored train
is now repairing the line in the neighbor-
hood of Chievely.
From Cape Colony
The news from Cape Colony is not satis-
factory from the British point of view.
Some small outpost skirmishes have oc-
Cured at various points, and at Queens
town a quantity of rifles and ammunition.
including dum-dum bullets and Martins
belonging to disloyal Dutch, have been
seized.
The latest advices from Stormberg indi-
cate that the Beers position there Is ex-
ceptionally strong.
Reports received at Capetown from Blom-
fontein say everybody has been compelled
to do military duty, including Mr.. Frazer,
the chairman of the volksraad.
The Free States 1t is alleged, have de-
cided not to defend Blomfontein, as 1t Is
not fortified, but to make stand at Bains-
ylei, southwest of Blomfontein.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
Madiso 4 County Primary.

Huntsville, December 9.-(Special.)-A
democratic primary for the nomination of
candidates for county officers, legislators
excepted, was held in Madison county to-
day. Reports from thirteen out of twenty
three precincts indicate the nomination of
K. j. Harrison for sheriff. John w. Car
ner for tax assessor; w. I. Spivey for tax
collector and Collier for treasurer. Twelve
other precincts, including Huntsville, are
yet to be heard from. One thousand, six
hundred and ten votes were cast in the
Huntsville box, being the largest number
ever polled here in a primary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
Contederates Will Meet in Louis
vile May 80.
COMMANDERS STATEMENT
On Account of Rapid Growth of the AS
sociation and the Accumulation of
Business, Meeting Will Last
Five Days

New Orleans, La, December 9.-Adjutant-
General George Mormon, by consideration
of General John B. Gordon, commanding
United Confederate Veterans. today issued
the following:
1.-THE general commanding announces that
under the custom established by the asso-
citation, leaving the date of the next annual
meeting and reunion, which is to be held in
the city of Louisville, KY, to the general
commanding and the department >comman-
ders, by unanimous agreement the next re-
union will be held upon the following dates:
May 80, 31st and June /, I'd and Sd, 1900;
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, respectively, which dates have
been submitted to "our host and acqui-
esced In.
On account Of the rapid growth of the
association and the immense accumulation
of important business which will be pre-
eented to the delegates for their considera-
tion, and which will demand urgent atten-
tion at the coming session, four days will
be given for the business meeting, unless
such matters are sooner disposed of, and as
the grand old commonwealth of Kentucky
gave Mr.. Jefferson Davis to the confedera-
cy. and as Sunday, June 3, 1900, will be the
92d anniversary of his birth, that day will
be specially set apart for religious and
memorial services to be held in memory of
Miss Davis the daughter of the confeder-
acy," and of the thousands of our peerless
private soldiers and illustrious commanders
and leaders of the confederacy who have
gone "to join the spectral armies encamp-
ed among the stars"
With pride the general commanding also
announces that 124 camps have now Joined
the association, and applications for organ
ization papers received at these headquar-
ters for about 200 more.
He urges veterans everywhere to send to
these headquarters for organization papers,
form camps at once and join this associa-
ton, so as to assist in carrying out its be-
nevolent, praiseworthy and patriotic OBJ
iantS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
STRIKE AT BESSEMER
Some Men Who Refused to Quit Work
Are Fired Upon

Bessemer December 9.-(Special.) about
eighteen of the machinists out at the big
pipe works went out on strike yesterday
afternoon on account of a trivial grievance
against the management Three of the
men, William Barton, Henry Cook and
young Cook, white, who refused to join in
the strike, were fired upon last evening as
they were going home from work.
They were passing along Nineteenth
street at the time, on the edge of the tim
ber. when they were shot at by parties un-
known. They were all slightly but not
seriously wounded with bird shot.
Notwithstanding the continued strike
three pits are running, and no serious trou-
BILE or inconvenience is caused.
Much annoyance is, however, occasioned
by the strikers, who are prolific of threats,
and most of the workmen feel it necessary
to go armed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
DUEL IN MISSISSIPPI
J. G. Connerly, a Lawyer and Planter In
stantly Killed

Greenville, Miss. December "a duel
was fought here today, which resulted IN
the instant Death of J. C. Connerly, law
yer and planter of Lake Village, Ark, and
Fred B. Duncan, general manager OF the
Red Leaf plantation and stores, who hveo
near Sunny Side, Ark. The exact cause
OF the tragedy has not been learned, but 1t
ds said to have been the result Of busi-
ness misunderstanding Both men were
prominent in the district in which they re-
sided.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
Beers Changing Their Bullets

Capetown, December 7-(Thursday.)-A
hundred men of the naval brigade proceed
ed to the front tonight.
It is known that the Beers have cross
cut the ends of their Mauser bullets, thus
producing an effect similar to the dunn
DUN.
Hales and Warren and thirty men left
the camp at Carnavon today, and when
four miles out sighted patrol of twelve
Beers, who sought cover. Two of the Beers
were wounded. Hales ascertained that the
Beers were in strong force in a laager, and
retired to his base. This is the first brush
of General Getacres' forces, and they are
all eager to follow II up.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

London, December 9.-The was office to-
night issued the following dispatch from
General Butler, dated Frere Camp, Decem-
ber 9, afternoon:
..The following from General White was
received today:
"'Last night sent General Hunter with
800 ..atal volunteers under Roynston, and
100 of the Imperial Light horse under Ed
wards to surprise a gun on hill. The en-
terprise was admirably carried out and
was entirely successful. the hill being cap
tured and a six-inch gun and howitzer be-
ing destroyed with gun cotton by Captain
Fowk and Lieutenant Turner. A Maxim
was captured and brought to Ladysmith
Our loss as one killed and Major Hender-
son of the First battalion of the Argyll
Highlanders wounded. At the same time
Colonel Knox seized the hill one squadron
of the Nineteenth Hussars rode around
Pepworth HILL burning kraals and cutting
the telegraph lines. They had no casual
tieS.'"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
His Pay Ordered stopped

Washington, December 9-One of the re-
suits of the Investigations made into the
troopse,ip Tartar is the stoppage of the pay
of Major John A. Rafer. surgeon OF the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers. This action
was taken at the request OF General Shat
ter. and was seconded by Secretary Root.
General Shafter, who has direction OF the
inquiry. suggested that the pay in Surgeon
Rafers case be suspended until certain
accounts for the provisioning Of sick SOL
diers on board the transport are settled.
In a protest which Captain Radier has filed
with the war department he represents that
he 10 not responsible for the conditions
which prevailed on the Tartar.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

press. It shows the acreage in the principal
states to have been as follows:
North Carolina, 1911 ,7OS; South Carolina,
2,325213; Georgia, 1855, ,2O5; Alabama, 3,OOS,176;
Mississippi, 29O0, ,29S; Louisiana, 1,2Sl, ,691;
Texas, 5,991, ,905; Arkansas, 1S76,467; Tennes-
see, S96, ,722; Oklamoma, 2l5 ,s93; Indian Terri
tory S14, ,9O6; sundry, 2S6112, making total
of "a ,967, ,295 acres.
The production in gross bales was as fol-
lows:
North Carolina, 629,62O; South Carolina, l.
0S5, ,414; Georgia, 1878, 731; Alabama, 11lS,O42;
Mississippi, 1,247,12S; Louisiana, n7,74l;
Texas. 8, ,6S3, ,109; Arkansas 919 469; Tennessee.
322, $40; Oklahoma, 109 26O; Indian Territory,
2O7 ,SSS; sundry, 81, ,261, making total of H.
1S9 2O5 bales, an increase of 291, ,34S bales over
the preceding year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
MORGAN GETS COLBERT
Indications Point to the Election of His
Candidate

Tuscumbia, December 9.-(Special.) )-The
primary election of the democratic party
took place in this (ColberD county today.
The returns are necessarily meagre, but the
indications are that John Deloney, the Nor
gan candidate for representative in the leg
tslature, has carried the county over DIR.
George T. McWhorter. the SohnstoD nandi-
date, by more than 200 majority. DR.. Nc
Whorter is perhaps the most popular man
personally in Colbert county. but even he
could not carry the county f0r Johnston
for United States senator.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
AN ANCIENT RELIC
Prominent Mason Will Wear an Apron
Four Generations Old

Huntsville, December s.-(special)-At the
great communication of Masons to be held
at Washington on December IA to fittingly
observe the Tooth anniversary of the death
of George Washington, the worshipful
grand master of Alabama, DR.. B. Dudley
williams, will wear a lambskin apron
which was worn by DR.. Milton Baldridge,
of this city. In a Masonic lodge at Balti-
more four generations ago at time when
George Washington occupied the worship
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
MORE FIGHTING
It is Reported that British Are Attack
ing General Cronje

Lorenzo, Marques, Delagoa Bay, Decem-
ber "a dispatch from Pretoria, dated to-
day, says:
reports have been received here Of fight
ing early this morning in the vicinity of
Schaltz Mex, the British attacking General
Cronje. Fighting is also reported to have
occurred in the direction of Kimberley. 1t
is presumed this Is another sortie. The
Dutch German ambulance corps has been
enthusiastically received, and will be di-
yided between Natal and the Free State
frontier
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
The Archbishop Has Sailed

Washington, December 9-Archbishop
Ohapelle, the papal ablegate to the Philip
pines, has sailed from San Francisco on
the transport Sherman for Manila. The
Sherman also carried out the field staff and
four companies of the Forty-ninth infantry
and a number of unattached officers and
men going to join their commands in the
EhilippineS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
Postmaster Charged with Embezslement

st. Louis, December st. Newton Ed
wards, who was postmaster at Lawrence
burg, KY, has been arrested by deputy
United States marshal at Monroe City
Mo-, and brought here. He is charged with
embezzling several hundred dollars while
postmaster. Judge Adams of the United
States court ordered that Edwards be taken
to Louisville, KY, for trial.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

Augusta, Ca, December 10.-(2:15 a. ND
The large wholesale and retail store of J.
B. White is in flames and will be destroyed.
The whole block, including the Arlington
hotel, seems doomed at present.
At 3:15 this morning the local fire depart
ment asked for assistance from Macon and
Savannah.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
Can't. E.P. wood seriously Ill

Washington, December 9.-One of Dew
ey's war captains, Commander E. P. Wood,
is lying seriously ill at his residence in this
city of typhoid fever This officer COM
manded the little Petrol, which ran in and
silenced the Cavite forts in the battle OF
Manila bay.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
COTTON STATISTICS
Final Report OF the Department o
Agriculture

Washington, Defender 9.-!The final re-
port Of the stAxstician of the department
of agriculture on the acreage and produc-
tion Of cotton in the United tSates for the
year ended August 81, 1899, II ready for the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10
Isanfisfs Make Protest

Asheville. n. c.. December s.-rhe Bap-
tist state convention, which is in session
here today, passed resolutions protesting
against the seating of Brigham H. Rob-
arts as congressman from Utah.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

full masters chair and Marquis De Lafay-
ette occupied the station of senior warden.
The apron is the property of Helion lodge,
No /, Ancient Order of Free and Accepted
Masons, the first lodge of Masons organ
lied in Alabama