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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
POISONED CIGARS.
Famous English Murder Mystery In
Which They Were Used.

Which They Were Used.
The famous Botkin and the more re-
cent Cornish poisoning cases recall
England's equally famous mystery of
twentyfour years ago. Two members
of a great club in Manchester both
men of position and keen politicians.
each received, apparently as a New
Years gift, small boxes containing a
few cigars of the very highest quality
apparently. Both were taken fearfully
ill after smoking, and one of them sub
sequently died. The cigars were found
to be loaded with poison, and it was
said that the man who recovered only
did so because he used a cigar holder.
The facts were at first hushed I'D, be-
cause. as was said. the suspected send
er. whose motive was revenge on ac-
count Of lady, was a man of wealth
and power. But this subject was
cleared, and the mystery was deepened
by the following circumstances: A rich
Manchester merchant, travelling one
day in a railway car about the time
OF the incident related, got into con-
versation with a most agreeably and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

the entire native population on the
island can be turned into an Differed
army, divided into regiments and
armed with bolos and rifles. For years
back the native troops in the employ
of the Spanish government have been
secretly handing out firearms to I'M
attached natives, stealing their guns
in such small quantities that their loss
has not been especially noticed by the
officials. The mestizo as a warrior is
not large, but he is endowed with all
the mad ferocity and fanaticism of
those Sudanese dervishes who flung
themselves recklessly upon the guns of
Kitchener at Omdurman.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

his recital pleased Dewey,
and his bright eye twinkled
as he replied: q did not
Imagine that a little target
practice before breakfast on
the list of May would bring
new adjective into the Ian
guage, but look here. /
have a Dewey watch-and it's
a number one watch, too
with a case made from the
Maine" Then he continued,
One of the manufacturers
who had named a hat after
me wished to send me one,
and wrote me asking what
size 1 wore" And your re-
ply?" 1 asked. ooh, 1 told
him the same size l wore be-
fore May l." 1t is not often
the privilege of mortals to
pass informal conversation
with a live hero and go away
carrying back to your private
life the ideal that you cher
ished. Dewey is the typical,
genial, natural American. He
is a nervous, quick-witted
man, who eschews publicity
and who put on no 'side" to
awe and overwhelm his in
feriors in rank and impor-
lance. One goes out of his
presence carrying the mem
DRY of having known a man,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

Iloilo is a manufacturing town. Its
principal product is pima, fine cloth
made from the fiber of the pineapple
leaf. Jusi-another fabric made from
silk and woven into various colors-is
also manufactured here.
The country around the town is very
fertile, and is extensively cultivated.
The facilities for transportation to ane
from the interior of the island are yer.
poor This, of course, is a great bar
to the development of the commerce.
However, over / ,OO0,O GG piculs of sugar
are raised around Iloilo, also a great
amount of tobacco; much rice. too. is
raised here. The town is doubtless
destined to become a great commercial
center. 1t is about $50 miles from
Manila. Typhoons are not uncommon,
though earthquakes are infrequent
7 ost of the traders are Chinese mes
tiZos. Some of them are very wealthy.
The port of Iloilo is of recent date;
its opening being wholly due to for
eigners. The produce shipped from
there comes mostly in American sail
ing vessels to the United States. IloiIo
has become the shipping center for
crops OF sugar and sapan wood of the
islands of Negroes and Panay, and the
opening up of this port has greatly en-
couraged agriculture in the Visayas
district. Manila is too far away. The
1loilo district includes the large
islands of Panay, Negroes, Cebu and
others, and has second port of rising
Importance, Cebu, on the island of that |
name.
Iloilo IS fortified like Manila nv mas |
sive walls somewhat shaken and |
cracked by earthquakes. They run for
about mile along the bay and an !
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
SCENES IN PANAY AND ILOILOI

to grow too fat or too soft for military
service and exercise were sometimes
soundly floggec. Aelian, in his his
tory, relates that Nauclis, son of Poly
tus. was brought before the Ephors
Cmagistrates) and the whole assembly
of Sparta, and Ibis unlawful fairness
was publicly exposed, and he was
threatened with perpetual Punishment
it he did not bring his body within the
regular Spartan compass and give up
his culpable mode Of living which was
declared to be more worthy of an
Ionian than Spartan"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
Second City of the Philippines Important One-Te Foricatons
About the Town Primitive and UnmpOrtant Practically
Destroyed by Successive Earthquakes.

bay. 1t is still there as broad ditch,
clogged with unwholesome deposits.
The story of the capture of Iloilo is
thCs officially told: Twenty-four
hours notice had been given by Cen
eral Miller that he would occupy the
city, using force if necessary. In the
meantime the insurgents were warned
that if they were detected in any hos
tile movement, such as Strengthening
their defenses. the warships would
open fire upon them. This warning
was unheeded, and the cruiser Boston
and the gunboat Petrol began Smelling
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
SOUNDLY THRASHED
We're the spartans for Growing Unrea-
sonably Fat.


Among the ancient Spartans every
thing was considered secondary to mil
itary efficiency, and with a view to
securing this, the boys and men were
by law kept in a continual state of
training" No deformed child was al
lowed to live; the boys were taken
from their homes and subjected to
military regulations at the age of 7.
They were compelled to wear the same
single garment winter and summer.
At 20 they joined the ranks, and from
that age until they reached 60 were
required to dine at the public tables.
where only certain quantity was sup
piled for each man. The magistrates
interfered in absurdly small matters.
They regulated the degree of fairness
to which it was lawful for any citizen
to extend his body. Those who dared
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

The capture of Iloilo by the Amer
lean troops under General Miller re-
Gently is severe blow to the Filipinos'
resistance to American control. II
means the cutting off of the main
source of the insurgents supplies, be-
sides the capture of the second largest
city in the islands.
Iloilo is in the southern part of the
island of Panay. 1t is on the sea and
is built on a low, marshy land. 1t is
the capital of the province in which it
is situated and it is also one of the
principal seaports of the colony The
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

they are Familiarity known by the name
of mestizos. A great deal of senti-
mental Misrepresentation has taken
place as to their charm and pictur-
esqueness. There is something in
scrutable in them to the American,
who finds them difficult of approach
and suspicious beyond belief.
The character of these strange ma
tives is best shown by the fact that the
katapunin secret society has been able
to organize the mestizos under the
very nose of the vigilant Spanish adj
miniStratiOn. At a moments notice
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
PECULIAR ENGLISH CUSTOM
No General Introduction at a Dinner or
House PARTY.

Inc most part of the English usages
some OF us copy, and the rest of us can
get used to, but there is a feature of
formal dining there which is different
L refer to the failure to introduce all
the company to one another There are
no general introductions at an English
dinner, or even at a house party in
the country. If all the guests are ac
qualnted there is no need to introduce
them, but if they are strangers thew
must remain so, or trust to chance or
personal magnetism for making ac
quaintanceships. Every man is in
troduced at dinner party to the lady
he is to escort to the table. There il
stops. 1t is custom which has some
close relation to the experience OF an
ancient race through many centuries 7
leave the reader to analyze it.-From
English characteristics" by Julian
Ralph, in Harper's Magazine for March
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

highly cultivated stranger, who finally
offered his cigar case. The Manches-
ter man was found at Leeds almost
unconscious, and the only occupant of
the carriage. He grasped in one of his
convulsed hands the cigar he had been
smoking, and after analysis showed it
to be Identical with the others. He
recovered. but the stranger was never
discovered
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

equal distance along the river. and
connect around on the land side by an
irregular curve, giving the enclosed
space a nearly triangular form. Out
side of this landward barrier there was
originally a deep moat, into which
water could be let from both river and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

time ago in case the Americans should
land. The failure of the insurgents to
make stand was no surprise to the
Americans.
The real nationality of the natives
OF Panay is mostly Malayan or half
caste descendants of Malayans, and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

the enemy's position. A force
OF forty-eight sailors from the
Boston were then landed I'M
der fire of the warships' guns
and took formal possession of
the town. When the sailors
landed, the insurgents began
evacuating. after setting fire
to the town.
Shortly after the landing of
the sailors General Miller's
brigade, consisting of the
Eighteenth infantry, battery
G, of the Sixth artillery, and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
SmOothed by OIL.

Oil to calm the waves was used on
an unusually large scale during the re-
cent gales in the English channel. The
water breaking over the Folkestone
pier made it difficult for steamers to
enter the port till some one thought
of pouring a few gallons of oil into
the harbor, when the seas Immediately
became smooth
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

First Tennessee infantry disembarked
from the transports. They found that
the native part of the city had been
completely destroyed by fire and the
German Consulate. the former Amer
lean Consulate and two other foreign
buildings had also been burned.
In burning the town the natives only
did what they threatened to do some
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
The English Language

There are now over 25Oc. words in
the English language acknowledged by
the best authorities, or about 10000
mere than in the German, French,
Spanish and Italian combined.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

the idol of 100000 of people.
without having been made to feel
the insigniicance of being but one
of those millions. He is an American
of Americans-not demi-god for one
to have boosted of kissing the hem OF
his garment.-Washingto Post
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

harbor is excellent.
being well protect
ed by the island of
Cuimaras, which
Ii 5 just beyond.
The island is much
hig her than the
mainland, with
which it forms a
kind of funnel, SO
that there is a con-
slant breeze, which
makes Iloilo much
cooler and healthi-
er than Manila.
During the spring
tides the whole
town is covered
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
CHRISTENED FOR DEWEY.

The Admiral Puns on the Size OF
His Hat.
friend of Dewey's recently joined
the admiral at Manila and in the
course of conversation made laughing
allus1on to the many articles named
1Or MIN since May |. He writes that
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

Fortunately the tax assessor is I'M
able to list our hopes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
AN IMPORTANT LAW.

Heavy Penalties for Selling Articles OF
food Containing Unhealthy Ingredients.
The following law was passed at the
last session of the Missouri Legislature.
taking effect August 20, 1899:
SECTION l. That it shall be unlaw.
ful Tor any person or corporation doing
business IN this state to manufacture.
sell or offer to sell any article. com,
pound or preparation for the purpose
OF being used or which is intended to
be used in the preparation there is anv
arsenic, c0t0nael, bismuth, ammonia or
alum. -
SEC. 2. Any person or corporation
violating the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of mlsdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction, be fiued NOT less
than one hundred dollars, which shall
be paid into and become part of the
road fund OF the county in which snch
fine is collected. A''
The operation of this law will be-
maintained against alum baking DOW.
ders. But the manufacture or sale of
any article of food or article attended
to be used in food which contains an,
of the substances classed by the law as
unhealthful-from Arsenic to Alum. :
il absolutely prohibited.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
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Church Notes. 3
BAPTIST.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

On Sabbath morning the pastor
preached on 1.-THE Relation Of the
Death of Christ to Salvationn after
which the Lords Supper was admin.
istered. In the evening, the first of
what is promised to be series Of side.
lights from Genesis was discussed.
1.-The Beginning of Thlngs.''
On Wednesday, Nov. 9Th, at 1880 n.
NJ, occurs the business meeting and
conservation service of the B. Y. p. III.
Business of an annual nature and other
important features are to be considered
which makes the largest attendance
possible very desirable.
On next Sabbath Rev. D. ID. Proper
who for many years has been connected
with Home Mission work, will preach
IN the Baptist church. He is regarded
as a man OF rich experience and deep
piety. The annual Offering of the mem.
bers for Home Missions may BIZ given
next Sabbath.
Bro. p. 5. Plimpton was much missed
Oh Sabbath in church and Sunday
school The prayerful sympathy of the
church is his Willie absent witnessing
the interment of his aged stepmother.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Oct 20
Nellie and Martin Christensen to Hattie Thew
lot 16 and south feet Of lot II block IL Dow
City, s275
Julia Evalyn and Claus Hanson to W R johnson
lots and block 125 Denison, $500
Oct27
L M Shaw and wife to Amos Weatherbee NIX
OF ny ne4 nw1a section ~ Union Is acres
$500
James Pitts to Charles v Pitts SIX neh section
II Boyer, S175
Oct 30
Henry Hast and wife to Frederick Loewe ne
swA section Washington $1,000
Denison German Methodist Episcopal church
society to Ernst Riepen, lots I6 I7-ls block 1903
DeniSOn $500
N q Brogden and wife to Milo Patchin VIZ
sh NV sw NV section 2k acres Milford $50
H G Laub and wife to w Laub lot 10 block
112 Denison $500
L Patch and wife to Milo Patchin TX acres
OF west IA acres of ma ne sell section Mil
ford S25
Mary and Charles Quad to Fl Dodge s. Omaha
r. Company lot IS block IL Arion S5s5
Nov2
Western Town Lot Co to Fred Miller lots 50
block Ricketts, S247.5O
Same to Esther Williams lot Is block Kiron
S1125O
James Turner and wife to j NJ Chidress lot2
sub division of ne Sc section ITO acres lot
sub division of Sc sc section 714 acres Mil
ford 1865
j G Shumaker to Henry Hoefer north 40 feet Of
lot block 3 Charter Oak $1,000
Nov6
Henry Kuhlmann and wife to Wilhelm Topf
lots "a block Harrison's add Charter Oak
Sll5O
d Moore and wife to Patrick neA section
Boyer 81
November
Chas Bullock and wife to William A Spence lot
block II Dow City s25
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
ALL ABOUT DELOIT

Mrs. VIM. Cose is slowly improving.
Mrs. Sterritt's children are sick with
Malaria fever.
Mrs. A. q. Myers and children re.
turned home Sunday afternoon from
Deloit.
Alma Dobson, of Sac County, spent
Sunday at Deloit. -
Charles Flint, of Denison, spent Sun.
day at this place.
N. l.. Hunt and wife visited at his
mothers in Deloit Sunday.
Tracy Oh tpman was over Sunday
visitor at A. Richardson's.
MIR. Rank and J. Brogden, of Deni-
son, were in Deloit Sunday.
The new l. G. depot will be fine
structure, when completed.
Blanche Laughery and Ava McKim
took the train for Denison SATURDAY..
James Newton was up town Monday
after his recent illness, the first for
some time.
Mrs Madge McKlm took the train
Saturday afternoon for Dow CITY
where she will visit with parents and
friends a few weeks.
j. T. Turner and their two bows
started Thursday for trip to Kansas
and Missouri for visit with relatives,
1t is hoped the trip will be beneficial to
Mr.. Turner who has had poor health
some time.
MARRIED-At the home of the BRIDES
parents, Mr., and Mrs. J. M. Childress
at 6 p. NJ, November 9Th, 1899, Mr..
Lloyd Winans and Miss Blanche Chill.
dress, Elder William Nc Kim officiating.
They will go to housekeeping in the
new house recently prepared near his
mothers residence. MIR. and Mrs.
Winans have the congratulations of a
host of friends, who wish them a long
and prosperous journey through life.
.. Jones, living near Kenwood, had
a runaway at Deloit last Monday. AS
ne was getting ready to return home,
his team became frightened at some
little boys playing with a hoop. The
team did not run far as horse that
was tied behind fell down and was
dragged ways, which the horses soon
found out made them too much of a
pull and stopped. The horse got up
and seemed no worse except for the
wear OF the hair off his side. Mr.. Jones
was thrown from the wagon, but was
not hurt very bad.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
Rousing Reception at D.s Moline.

DEs MONIES, Nov. 1.-THE two Des
Molnes companies and the Knoxville
and Oskaloosa companies of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment arrived here yester-
day from the Philippines, after 10
months service. They We're given a
royal welcome by at least 10000 people
Oh the streets and any amount of noise
from whistles, bells, cheering and fire.
works. The Oskaloosa and Knoxville
companies went on to their respective
homes and the Des Moines boys were
given reception at the Auditorium.
t''sore is great rejoicing that the bows
return in such good condition, but few
falling by war or disease and few others
be detainea =. hospitals.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
METHODIST NOTES.

Miss Thorpe led the Epworth League
Sunday evening.
The Sabbath school board met Mon
day evening and transacted some i'm
portant business.
Business meeting of the Epworth
League Tuesday evening. A large at
tendance is desired.
The Estimating Committee will meet
Thursday evening in the lecture room
after the prayer meeting
The pastor is busy raising an old
debt on the church building. The peo-
pie are responding nobly.
Quarterly meeting one week from
Sabbath morning, Presiding Elder
Lothian will preach. Quarterly con-
ference one Week from Saturday even.
inc
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
HAP PEN|NGS AT VAIL

Ed Ryan spent Sunday at Dunlap.
A. Hope was up from West Side
Monday.
A. Wright was up from Denlson on
Monday.
Ira Gillmor was up Saturday from
Denison.
VIM. Devine, Of Denison, was Vail
lite Saturday.
i. j. Hoffman shipped two cars of
hogs to Omaha Sunday.
John Deter received seven cars of
feeders from Omaha Saturday.
Henry Schneider returned Sunday
from few months stay at Hot Springs,
S. D..
O. Rowley shipped two cars Of stock
TO Chicago Sunday and went in charge
himself.
VIM. Robson and wife, of Dunlap.
G me up Sunday for few days visit
with relatives.
John Knowles and Tom Coates went
to Denlson Sunday to accompany the
Denison band to Council Bluffs.
John Thomson went to Council Bluffs
Saturday to spend Sunday with his
brother George and welcome the 51st
Monday.
Clark White, while repairing wagon
box Saturday, had the misfortune to
drive nail into his knee that is caus.
ing him quite little inconvenie ice.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
AN AR|0N LETTER.

Council met Monday.
G. D. Langley is in town this week.
Seymour Bond spent Sunday in town.
Chas. Scott has moved to town and is
occupying the house vacated by Milo
Kelly.
Arion now has railroad agents and
o. orators, day and night men, at the
three depots.
The new sidewalk on End and State
streets add much to the appearance of
that part of town.
G. ". Underhill spent Sunday with
his family. He reports business on the
road to be irst-class.
The Central has moved the house
track IL feet south so as to put in their
depot full length, SIS feet.
d. j. Butler lost a horse Saturday
morning. II fell dead on the road near
Bell. while returning from Ute.
o. M. Underhlll, who is now located
at Fremont, Neb., spent Sunday at the
home of his father, N. p. Underhill.
Editor Cummings and Marion Cole
were among the number who went to
Council Bluffs on Monday to welcome
the boys.
Word comes from M. Kennedy from
Dakota that his wife has rallied some
what and it is hoped that she may yet
recover.
Hotel Arion is undergoing repairs in
the way of new paper and paint inside
and Landlord Howard says he hopes by
next week to have things in shape to
attend to his customers.
While waiting for their train Monday
morning the Manila band rendered
some very beautiful selections. The
boys expected transportation to Coun-
Gil Bluffs from Arion, but owing to
some blunder it was not at hand. They
are gentlemanly lot of fellows and
and we are sorry for the Inconvenience
they were put to.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
OUR NATIONAL FINANCES.

Columns of figures are seldom inter-
estlng, yet fancy the two which re-
gister the receipts and expenditures of
the United States year by year from
1871 to the present time will, without
Illumination, stimulate the curiosity
even of the ordinarily Indifferent to
statistics. If some modern Rip Van
Wrinkle were to be handed this table,
which annually appears in the report
OF the Secretary of the Treasury to
Congress, he would know at a glance
that in one instance, at least, some
great and tremendous event had hap
pened in his country's history. Hon.
Lyman j. Gage, in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly for November.