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NOT OURS FROM SEEKING.
President Mckinley Tells Iowans That the
Philippines Came to Us from ths
Proyidsnoe of God.

Cedar Falls, Ia, Oct 1.-THE presi-
dent arose almost with the dawn this
morning and delivered at $40 in the
town Of Iowa Falls, the first Of his
series OF addresses in Iowa. A good
sized crowd was present at the station.
The president said:
Ny Fellow.citizens: It Is great advantage
TO meet the people early in the morning. 1t
gives me genuine pleasure to meet and greet
the people Of Iowa as journey through the
state, 10 look into the faces and TO feel the
stimulus OF their presence and the encourage
ment which always receive as have mingled
with them. Since was last In the state we
have added some new territory. II is no longer
q question OF expansion with US; we have ex-
panded. II there Is any question at all 1t is a
question OF contraction; and who Is going 10
contract, believe, my fellow citizens that
this territory came TO US In the providence
OF God. We did not seek II, II Is ours with all
/ the responsibilities that belong 10 III and as q
great, strong, brave nation we mean to meet
| them and we mean 10 carry our education and
our civilization there. / an not one OF those
who would take "laurei from the brow Of thu
American soldier or Jewel from the Drown o.
the American achievement"
The president also made short ad
dresses at Waterloo, Independence
Ackley and other points throughout
the state.
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though the preponderance Of expert
opinion never wavered In Its loyalty to
the wonderful speed and ability of the
white flyer, no nautical sharp expected
that the Shamrock would be so over
whelmingly vanqulshsd as she was in
yesterdays royal struggle. The Yam
kee boat outgeneraled her at the
start, beat her hopelessly In windward
work 10 the outer mark and gained %
seconds in the run home before the
wind. 1t is undoubtedly a bitter blow,
because the English hopes Of lifting
the cup have never been higher since
the Thistle met the Volunteer in 1887.
Sir Thomas Upton took his defeat
with the spirit Of true sportsman.
sit was fair and square race" said
he TO an Associated press representa-
tive who saw him on board the Erin.
"We were beaten fairly. No two boats
ever sailed better race, and they were
equally well handled as far as could
see."
London's Demonstration Over the Race
London, Oct. l7.--Psrtly owing 70
the diminished interest after 50 many
abortive attempts and partly to disap
pointment over the results OF yester
days race for the America's cup, Lon
don's demonstrations were rather
tame. Great crowds had collected OF
the Thames embankment and At othei
places where the progress of the rae
was exhibited and cheers were FIRE
quently raised for both the columbil
and Sir Thomas Upton, but the diaap
pointmsnt over the result was YER
kaau
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH JUBILEE
IN. Past Year H.. Been tn. Best oa. !.
the Church.


Cincinnati, Oct. 1.-THE sessions Of
the Woman's Board Of Missions OF the
Christian church at their joint jubilee
conventions were completed last satur-
day night and to-day the sessions Of
the Foreign Christian Missionary 40
ciety began.
Tho past year has been the very best
in the entire history of the church.
The record ls as follows:
Tho receipts for the year amounted to slb2,
TIT, gain OF Gel ,s0i the churches, as churches
gave. e67ei. gain Of sll,iSi; the contributing
churches numbered S,0Si. gain OF iHi the
Sunday schools gave tsae7i, q gain OF si7se;
the contributing Sunday schools numbered D.
| 1870, q gain OFT; the Sunday schools that reach
their full apportlonIaent numbered ,O12l nearly
| 1850 children raised 81 or more each gain Of
| b,632; there were 10 bequests, amounting u
1880; the society received on the annuity
plan, t22,ig5,
Two missionaries were sent TO Africa, one u
| India, two 70 Japan. one TO China and four Il
| Cuba The great need OF the society is mon u
serve as evanaelists. There Is no lack OF younl
ladies; ten offer where one can be sent
As soon as the war Is over the society expect
to send some men TO begin work In the Philip
pines, and also expect TO begin work In thl
Hawaiian islands very soon.
In China missionaries number Is and the na
tive helpers bs There are nine churches with
| combined memberahip OF i00
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AFFAIRS IN THE ORIENT.
A9uinaido's Brother Under Arrest for Rob-
-a.@-- --.-ss-s.v- -7rrs.yury@-wesssssse
Of Dysentery In Japsn.

Tacoma, Wash, Dot. ia special
TO the 81. Louis Globe-Democrat says;
Baldemero Aguinaldo, brother Of tho
Filipino president. recently stole $780,
600 from the insurgent treasury, aud,
with ave servants, escaped 10 the
American line. While Baldemero was
asleep the servants distracted the
money from under his pillow, divided
1t and escaped. Fearing TO 60 TO Ma
nila, Baldemero returned 10 the Fill
plno capital, and was Imprisoned by
orders OF his brother, who declares he
will not alter tho death sentence when
Baldemero 10 found guilty Of treason.
A terrible epidemic Of dysentery Is
sweeping over Japan. Official statis-
tics show that out OF $1,000 persons at
tackled nearly 1000 have died this year
up to September IL At Night Igata
1,7OO deaths have occurred out Of 1000
patients. Authorities estimate that
1000 cases will be recorded by the
end Of October. Dysentery was un-
known In Japan until 1880. When II
was brought by ship from abroad.
That year IL killed 1900 people.
Thereafter II spread steadily until In
1898 1900 persons perished. Out of
1000, 900 cases recorded from 1880 to
the end Of 1893 047, 900 proved fatal.
DR.. Kitoss has discovered method
Of incubation with which he hopes TO
check the ravages Of dysentery. Out
Of 90 patients experimented upon this
summer but one has died.
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Ira re ROUTE.
and Alton Railroad.

GOING EAST
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THE COLUMBIA WON.
rh. Aw.r,oan Yacht Beats the shamrooh
In the First Race of the Series
for the Trophy,

New York, Oct. r.-The cup wnicn
,he old schooner America won so com
mandingly against all comers over the
course around the Isle OF wight IN
1891 and brought back across the seas,
viii probably remain here another
wear, a defiance to the world In q glo-
lions breeze, over windward ana Zee
ward course Of 80 miles, the columoie
,cored against the Shamrock YESTERDAY
in the frst race Of the 1899 series ior
the trophy. She bounded across the
anlsh line fully ~ miles ahead OF tne
challenger, defeating her oy iV'ls
actual time, or 1913 corrected time
alter allowing the six seconds hanoi,
can which Columbia must conceoe 70
the the challenger on account Of her longer
water line. II was q decisive contest,
Smaonifcent race, magniacently sailed
and magnificently won. Opinion as .c M
the merits OF the. two boats mao oeen
somewhat divided as q result Oh .n'
aukss during the past tive wssS+ a.
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THE SHAMROCK DISABLED.
An Accident In the Early Part OF Tues
days Race Gave the Victory to
the Columbia.

Highlands, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE sham
rock lost another race to the Columbia
to-day, this time by accident The
race started at II o'clock under excel
lent conditions, with clear weather
and a breeze of from ten to twelve
knota Hardly 90 minutes passed when
the shamrock's top mast snapped on
short and the sails supported by Il came
foundering down. The Columbia Inn
mediately put into the wind, expecting
10 be called TO the ohallenger's aid, but
finding IT was Unnecessary she put of
again 70 complete the cruise, according
t 70 agreement, and take the race. The
shamrock was towed Into the harbor
No one was hurt by the accident ant
as Sir Thomas had brought over an
other mast the challenger may be abl'
10 sail In Saturdays race.
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vantage of the presence of a large
gathering of disloyul farmers at vry-
burg celebrating Nachtmaal to attack
the town, hoping that the farmers will
assist them against the British.
The same dispatch says that the
British force at Kimberly is confident
of Its ability to hold out, but urges the
immediate dispatch Of relief force.
Beers Watching the Passes.
Durham, Oct. 17.-It is estimated that
from II, 900 to $4,000 Free State Beers
are watching the passes in the Darkon-
berg range from 0livier's Hook to Col
Inns pass. They have pushed a few
patriots down the berg. but hitherto
the main force has not debouched
from the actual passage which Is being
entrenched. Commandant General
Joubert is heavily fortifying Laing's
Nal
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GEN. sHAFTER's REPORT.
MsRin the Recruiting Camp at San Fran
cisco Thoroughly Instructed in
Their Duties.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE war de-
psrtment yesterday made public the
report Of Maj, Gen. William R. Shafter,
commanding the department Of Cali
fornia and Of the Columbia. He says
that the men in the recruiting camp at
San Francisco have been systematic
ally and thoroughly instructed In their
various duties, with especial attention
to target practice, and recommends
that SO long as any large body Of troops
remain In the Philippines that the re-
cruit camp be continued at the preside
and that as rule the troops be congre-
gated there and drilled for at least
three months before shipment.
Regarding the department OF the
Columbia, Gen. Skaters report II
taken up entirely with the details o.
defenses on Puget sound and at the
mouth OF the Columbia.
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A,l,rsd oa,tle rhlef Lynohsd.

Chicago, Oct. ia special to the
Chronicle from New Orleans says VIII
son, La, little town on the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley railroad, 1875 miles
above this city, was the scene OF a
lynching Sunday. J. L. Smith, white,
a former resident Of this place, but
late Of the Buffalo Creek neighborhood
in wilkinson county, Miss, was strung
up to limb of pine tree by posse
OF citizens. Smith was charged with
being the leader OF agang of cattle
thieves
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GIVES THE cHURcH's SIDE.
The Bishop of Havana Talks About Es'
oissiasticsi Property. and Asks
That 10 Be Protected.

Havana, Oct. IT, The bishop OF Ha
vana yesterday said the public had
hitherto heard only ons side OF the
church story and he requested the As
sociated press TO say that the church
does not hold any property or receive
any income to which IL Is not entitled.
In some cases, said the bishop, where
money had been left to certain religious
societies for masses and the societies
had ceased to exist the church had
undertaken to say the masses taking
over as payment the property left.
The bishop declared that tbs cubans
are not more hostile to the church than
are the Spaniards who pillsged church
property whenever they could find an
excuse for doing 90. Protests made
through Rome 10 the Madrid govern
ment remained unheeded, but nsgotia'
tions are now going on with the gov
ernment In Washington In regard TO
certain questions relative to church
property In Cuba and It 10 sxpected
that the American authorities will
show more Justice than had been
shown by the spanisrds. The bishop
declared that the church hsd not re-
fused 70 prove title 10 the property
which IL now held. All the church
Asks, he says, Is that its property be
respected the same a. the proparty oi
| anv othar In atitution.
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SENATOR JONES' OPINION.
The Chairman OF the National Democratic
Committee Talks About the Cam
palgn Issues of 1900.

st. Louis, Oct. 1y.-Chairman Jones,
OF the national committee, arrived
here yesterday and went to the Planters
hotel where he will confer with Vice
Chairman stone and other party lead.
ers to-day. Later in the day Chair
man Jones was closeted with Vice
Chairman Stone Chairman johnson.
of the executive committee, and
other prominent democrats. The
time was spent in talking over the
political situation. Senator Jones,
when seen after the conference, said;
The democratic party will, In my opinion,
stand on all national issues In 1900 precisely
where II stood IN 1870 None OF the issues fol
which II held out al that time will be abandoned
In 1900 Since that time some other great ques'
tions have arisen and are demanding attention
from the people Of the United States. The
question Of Imperialism and Of the control oi
trusts by the federal government are the chlel
OF these, and am Of the opinion that they will
play paramount part In the campaign OF 1900
Which Of these questions will be chief depends
on the people. Both ore material and both viii
be put TO the front by the democratic party IL
1900. Bmetalllsm Is as imperative an issu'
now as then, and 1t will not be abandoned b.
the nartv
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Cal nrrnn i'm KantuokY

Bardwell, KY, Oct 1T.-The Bryan
party left Cairo, ILL.,, this morning at
seven O'Clock, the weather being all
that could be desired. Among those
on the train were Mr.. W. ]. Bryan,
National Committeeman Woodson, OF
Kentucky; William aoebel, democratic
candidate for governor, Capt. Joseph
Alackburn, brother OF Senator Black
burn, G. G. Coulter, candidate for audi
tor, and Others known 10 Kentucky
democracy and an array Of newspaper
correspondents. Bardwell was the first
.top, whsre an enthusiastic crowd
greeted the party at this and other
points where stops were made.
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GEN. SKATER.
Retired as Brigadisr General of the Army
hut Remains In Command as Vol
unteer General.

San Francisco, Oct. lT.--Maj Gen.
Shafter received the following tele-
gram yesterday:
War Department, Washington. Oct l6-By
direction Of the president, MAI. Gen. William
r. Shafter, United States volunteers (brigadier
general U. s. Az is retired from active service
October 10, 1899, as brigadisr general Of the
United States army only, under the provisions
Of the sot q congress aP2gElgsa June %. 1879
Of California and the Columsia, under his COM
mission as major general Of the United States
volunteers, until further ordegs.-Elihu Root.
Gen. Shafter will probably be de-
tanned In the service until the work OF
sending the last army Of volunteers to
Manila has been accomplished and
perhaps longer. The law relating to
the volunteer officers Of the Spanish
American war, who remained In the
service after the Close OF that war,
provides that they retain their com
missions until July, 1901,
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MISSOURI BANK ROBBED.
slx Masked Men Blow Open Safe at schsn
City and Secure s3,So0-Cnp-
tured the Waterman.

Nevada, Mo-, Oct. IA. Burglars en-
tered the Farmers bank at Scheu City
last night, blew open the safe and Sc
cured ss, 500 in cash, with which they
escaped. About one o'clock a. m. the
town watchman was captured on the
street and bag was thrown over the
mans head to stife his cries, The
burglars, of whom there were six, then
broke into the bank, blew off the door
Of the safe and took the money. They
left no clew. The bank will lose moth
ing as 1t held policy In a burglar In
surance company covering the smoupt
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Berlin, Oct. 17.-The North German
Gazette denies that Germany has con-
sented to England's receiving upoiu'
the largest samoan island, Germany
receiving compensation elsewhere
Apparently the negotiations pertain
ing TO the government Of the islands
has been productive OF no result
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The wnmen.s nlorols Race.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. N.-TiIlie An
derson, the champion of America, I"
won the women's bicycle race last
night at Convention hall. The order
of the remaining riders at the finish
was Lizzis CLAW, Lisette, May Allen,
Ida Peterson, Carrie Olson and Alice
Adams. The total distance for the six
nights, or nine hours, was l96 miles
and two laps, or, as officially an
nounced, 1876 miles.
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Tekamah, Neb., Oct. l7.-The jury
in the Yeger murder trial, after being
out about 1s hours, has returned YER
dict Of manslaughter. Yeger was
charged with the murder of John Egg
Qleton, near Decatur, on May 9, 1889.
The men owned adjoining farms and
had been In dispute for some time over
strip of land. On the day OF the
murder Eggieton was plowing on the
contested territory when Yeger passed
by In his wagon. A quarrel ensued, iu
which Eggleton is said to have beer
struck by singletree in his neighbor'r
hands, the blow resulting in his death
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A Newspaper Unfriendiy to Americans
suppressed-Beii's Regiment Had
Lively Bout ct Poraic.

Manila, OCT. 1.-THE newspaper
Patria has been suppressed and Its
editor, Senior Utor, spaniard, placed
under arrest on the charge Of printing
and publishing seditious documents.
For some time the Patria had been
hostile to the Americans Recently
pamphlets attacking the Americans
and friendly Filipinos have been cir
culated, and the police believe that
Utor wrote and printed them.
Bells regiment, moving from posi-
tion northwest OF Bacolor, this morn
ing, drove the enemy out OF Poraic'
One American was killed and one
wounded. The Filipinos lost mum
bsr of killed and wounded. The Ameri'
cans captured two bullock carts OF am
munition,
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uarrhoueo ToWns - Near spytfontetn
Five Beers We're Killed. Nine Wounded.
Lorenzo, Marques, Oct. iT.-Refugees
who have just arrived here from the
Transvaal report that the Beers have
been repulsed at Mafeking, sustaining
heavy losses.
Not Credited In London.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Orange Free
State burghers are threatening to In
wade Cape Colony by way Of Norvalpoint
and Allwal North. Both are At their
mercy u they possess artillery. So far
as Is known the only British force sta
toned at Aliwal North is detachment
Of the Royal Berkshire regiment.
To-day's news from the western
border reduces the alleged heavy fight
ing at Mafeking to ordinary proper
tions. The earlier sensational story
originated In the slkirmishes between
the armored train and small detach-
ments Of Beers, although since then
much may have happened to the little
| garrison.
War News from Pretoria.
Pretoria, Oct. 17.-Heavy fighting
took place this morning north Of Mafe-
king. An armored train sent to re-
pair the railway line opened fire on the
Boer commando. One burgher was
killed and two were wounded. A
second engagement followed, In which
nine British were wounded.
Yesterday, while Gen. oronje's troops
were near the broken railway bridge
nine miles north of Mafeklng, an ap
preaching train loaded with dynamite
was fred upon and blown up. There
were no casualties on the Transvaa
side
Five Boers Killed. Seven Wounded.
Kimberly, Oct. l7.--An armore'
train, while reconnoitering near Spyt
fontein, engaged the Beers, killing fiv
and wounding seven. The British hat
no losses.
Marching on British Garrisoned Towns
London, Oct. l7.-Three Boer col
umns, with total OF 10000 men, ar
officially reported as marching on tn
British garrisoned towns in Nata
while $4,000 Free State troops ar
watching the Free State passes an
fortifying them. The Beers appear t
! have more artillery than was at frs
supposed, enabling them to put up
strong Aght,
Confirms Other Rsporta
4 London, Oct. l7.-Col. Baden-Powe
: made a sortie from Mafeking In fort
: and attacked the Beers, who were II
I vesting the town. After fierce fgh
( ing the British carried the day
I report Says 500 Beers Were Killed.
( London, Oct. II. "A special dispatC
I from Cape Town says that 500 Boe
4 and IS British have been killed In
( battle at Mafeking.
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Pitt.bura a Gulf Report.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 1o.-The quar-.
terly report Of Webster Withers and
s. W. Fordyce, receivers Of the Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, shows
that the railroad is making money.
The report shows that the earnings OF
the road for the three months amount
ed TO e9ie, alo0T. The total expenses
ware 3Yp6 O49 o.
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M, I.,,., Io.t In ! steamboat Dlsastsr.

Five Lives Lost In steamboat Disaster
New York, Oct le.-The steamer
Nutmeg State, Of the Bridgeport line,
was burned to the waters edge satur'
day morning and is now lying wreck
on old Hen reef, of Sands point, q few
miles from here. Most Of the passen-
gers were saved, being taken OF by the
steamer City OF Lawrence. The freight
was all destroyed. She took fre at
six o'clock while well out In the sound
and after the passengers were taken
OF che was beached by her captain
Five Of the crew drowned.
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Guthrie, Ok, Oct. Thames White
water, chief of the otoe Indians, died
Yesterday. He was over 90 years old,
had served in the army and received o
pension. After the civil war he shot
two men and was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for life. He was pardoned
by President Harrison.
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Springfield, o., Oct. ia movement
is on foot TO establish new ONCE IN
the cabinet Of the United States to be
known as the portfolio Of commerce.
The idea 10 by no means new one, II
having been taken up by congress some
months ago. Then there came the war
excitement, and 1t was lost sight Of
Senator Hanna is said to be strongly IN
favor Of the movement.
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sny other naututlon.
Soldiers for the Philippines.

San francisco, oct II. The naxt
regiment to 90 to the Philippines after
the Thirty-hrst infantry, which has
been in quarantine on Angelo island.
Is the Forty-ninth infantry, U. 8. ", .
eolored regiment. The Eleventh cav
airy is rapidly getting into shape to 60
10 the front.
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Pendleton, Ore, Oct. l7.--Rev. Paul
Kruger, pastor Of the United Breth'
rem church at Ukiah, this county, and
cousin of President Kruger, Of the
South African republic, has fallen heil
to fortune left by his father in Ger
many. He received the news Of hi
good fortune yesterday from August
Dorm, an uncle. The property consists
of four coal mines and $1,000 marks,
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Minneapolis, Mimi. 0ct l7.-Luther
seminary at Hamline, between Mime
apolis and St. Paul, was dedicated Sun
day. About 1000 visitors were pres
emit, many of them from other cities
Rev. v. Koren, general president o.
the synod, preached the dedioatory
sermon. The seminary cost s6s,oOo'
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St. Louis, Oct, ia Special to the
Post Dispatch from Cheyenne, Wyo,
ssys; A rear-end collision occurred al
one a. m. to-day near Granite Canon
station, on the Union Pacific railroad,
between stock train and an eastbouno
fast mail, killing two men and injurlne
three others.
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New York, Oct. l7.--Lawrence Grond'
lund, the socialist writer, died unex
pectedly in this city yesterday morn
ing, aged SO years. he had been ar
editorial writer on the New York Even
ing Journal for several months.
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Portland, Ore, Oct. l7.-Willlsm
Wallace Thayer, formerly governor and
chief justice Of Oregon, is dead at his
home near this city Of cerebral conges'
tion, aged 70 years. BE was born in
Livingston county, New York, and
came 10 Oregon in 1882.