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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
WAITING FOR THEIR PAY.
Cubans Won't Disband Till They
Get Their Money.

Get Their Money.
Havana. Jan. 1.-THE continuance
of the Cubans in arms is the most puz-
cling question connected with the adj
ministration of the island. The nego-
tiations for the payment OF the sol
diers are to be conducted from Wash
ington SO as to relieve Major General
Brooke of this difficulty. For the pres
ent the Cuban commanders are hold
ing their men closely together, and
under discipline. The Cuban COM
manders say that they expect the
United States to pay them, and that
they will not t1isband Until they get
an answer.
There are probably $4,000 men able
to. work, but now sponging on their
country. If paid off on condition that
their arms were surrendered, they
would have no excuse for not work
ing. The United States military au-
thorities don't look with favor on the
notion of forcible disarmament.
General Brooke has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Snyder,
military governor of the department
of Santa Clara:
Certain Cuban forces in the dis
Irlct Oh SiSllud IltNc SuFTeuOcTGQ unelr
arms"
There are twelve vessels in Havana
harbor unloading, and the customs en-
tries for the first day figure out about
SAG 900, receipts in cash being $15,221.
This is at the rate of $13 900, 900 year,
the best Spanish record having been
50 100000. Yesterdays receipts were
presumably heavier than they will be
later.
Major KEENAN,, of General Brooke's
staff, while in the department of ag-
riculture yesterday, saw forty clerks
doing nothing and told thirty-eight to
go home until there was something
for them to do.
A general house cleaning in all the
public buildings is an immediate ne
cessity. General Brooke and Mrs.
Brooke looked through the palace yes
terday. Eye and nose were offended
at what they encountered. The living
apartments, as well as the Offices, arc
insufferably dirty, and IL will take
two weeks to clean them. General
Brooke now governs the island from
one room in small hotel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

Bret llarte's story, "Icnnesscc's
'nrtncr,' is said to have been suggest
Cd to the author by the touching and
beautiful friendship which binds TO
Ecthcr two old men who have LIVED
more than forty wears in the noun
aims on the route of the Yosemite
They have a little gold mine which
N.clds an occasional $50, an orchard
and garden. One of the two has no,
seen San Francisco since 1855. With
~ their hermit life, however, the two
I'D gentlemen read "a great deal and
know what is going on in the outside
world
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

Professor George Adam Smith, OF
: nc University of Glasgow, is engaged
10 deliver the Lyman Beechcr course
ut Vale next year. In recent con5cs-
sa'ion Will, q friend the latter re-
marled 10 Mr.. Smith that the writing
OF the biography of SO great = friend AZ,
'le late Henry Drummond must have
oeen most ENJOYABLE ask. 80 it
would have been replied the profcs-
eor, did l not know that Henry never
wanted biography written, and my
feelings that when we meet i'm heaven
Ge may be displensed"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
Evangelist Moody likes an occasion.

Evangelist Moody likes an occasional
game of cards. One evening in San
Francisco he and some friends were
playing whist when messenger DO,
inferred with q dispatch. Mont YOU
sit down and play game OF authors
with us, my lad2H said Mr.. Moody
The boy declincd and soon left tn,
'oom. III had not suggested To tina,
hoy the idea that we were playing au
shors, said the worldly wise preacher
every paper in town would have an
nounccd tomorrow that we were gam.
bling. That would never do, so-wsat
are trWnps:"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
NEW CUBAN ERA
IS USH[R[D IN
Four Centuries ofSpanish Misrule in
the Queen ofthe Antilles Ended
at Noon Sunday.
EVERYTHING GOES OFF SMOOTHLY
American Program carried Out
Decently and in Order, With.
ont Friction Courtc.
sizes to Cnbans.
EVERYTHING GOES OFF SMOOTHLY

Havana, Jan. AT noon yesterday
SPANS flag was hauled down from
over Cuba, where it had hoated for oil
most 400 years. In the place of the red
md yellow the red, white and blue was
iasea and the United States became
responsible TO the world and to civil
ization for the destiny OF one OF the
richest spots on earth.
The ceremonies of the transfer were
simple but splcndidly impressive. Gu
bans took prominent part in them,
for General Brooke had the happy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

INC ceremony of ordaining Edward
q. Evans. cousin OF Fighting Bob
es the pastor OF the Congregational
ehurci in Danbury, Conn, got as far
as crowding the church with specta-
TORS TO witness the rite before it was
decided that the candidates views
were not sufficiently orthodox. MIR.
iyans, who is a graduate of the Vale
DIVINITY school, has preached several
nmes in the church he was TO have
'aksn charge of and is quite popular
with the congregation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

ADMIRAL Dewey is to be honored in
Vermont by the erection of a Dewey
haH at the states military institution.
Norwich university. at Rutland. This
institution has long been military
school and many of the officers who
served in the civil war We're among its
graduates. 1t is likely that the legis.
latnre will appropriate a sum toward
the addition of this hall to the univer
sitN and it is proposed also TO raise
money by popular subscription for ths
same purpose.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

Bishop Mrak, of Marquette, Mich, is
the oldest living missionary to the
american indians, his work among the
fcd men in Michigan having begun
early IN the century. He found the un-
tatored savascs always truthful and
says that, contrary TO the general be
!Ief, they were not a cruel race. Mrs.
Il. U. Wilder, OF Montclair, n. j., is an.
other venerable missionary. Though
90 Years of age. she is about to star
yor INDIA to resume work there as
Presbyterian missionary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
Horrible Death i'm the Flames.

Dysart, Jan. 3.--The blacksmith
shop of Il. Bradbrook was destroyed
by fire Sunday morning. Fred Brad
brook. son of the owner of the shop
lost his life in the flames. 1t is known
he had been drinking Saturday night
and that he went late at night to u
little office built in the rear of the
shop, where he slept.
AS the night was bitter cold, it is
supposed he built roaring fire and
that the sparks from the stove set the
building on fire. After the alarm was
given the young man was seen to APP
pear at window and make frantic
efforts to escape. The room was then
IL seething mass of flames. 1t was ill-
possible for aid to reach him and he
fell back into the flames and persisted.
He was 90 years of age.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
iowa STATE DEBT
GREATLY DECREASED
The Year 1893 Shows a Net Deficit
ofS78,5lo.4s After Deduct &
ing tts WstCost,
WAR EXPENSES WILL Be REFUNDED
Government Expected to Return the
$13O,7O3.74 Expended by the
State in Preparing Guard
for Spanish War.

Des Moines, Jan. 4.-The net deficit
of the state Of Iowa, after deducting
the war expenses, is s7s,51o.49 for the
year 1898. The auditors statement OF
the condition of the treasury at the
close of business December 81 follows
General revenue .......... ......... $lSl, 19S.A$
Agricultural college endowment -,e =
Agricultural college additional
endowment fund ........ ........ 1zgOO.Ws
Special university revenue J,lSO. ~
Total ......... ..... .,77s, M. 90
In the second item is included $47O.-
0ss.57 of bonds Of the agricultural cole
lege endowment fund. They nre mort
cages on Iowa farms and draw uNi-
formly per cent. Cash invested in
this fund is S66,630.95, an unusually
large amount. w. T.. Helsell, the COLI
lege financial agent, says he has great
difficulty in keeping the finds invest
ed, because the law fixes q minimum
OF per cent interest, while borrow
ers can easily get 5 per cent money
The revenue of the state for 1898 was
$2,465,O00. The expenditures wese
S2,206.00o. The net public debt Janu-
airy /, 1885, was $21s,214.23. The gross
public debt was s40O,O12.71, represent
ing all amounts outstanding. This is
about 1.25 of per cent of the as
sessed valuation of the state.
AS explained by Deputy Treasurer
Herriott, those figures mean that the
debt is being fast wiped out. Mr.. Her
riott simplifies thus:
Gross debt 800 0l27l
az. sofa 2llzs
Deducting from this $1S9,7o3.74
which represents the extraordinary
war expenses, all of which will be paid
back by the general government,
leaves net debt of only $7s,510.49.
Adjutant General Byers is expecting
the first 100000 of this will be re-
ccived in about month.
The debt for the past two years has
| averaged about 100000. On January
i, 1897, it was 100000. On July j.,
1898, it was $41O,s27.77. Since then ".
has been growing less and less, though
the war expenditures spoiled the rec
ord of 1898.
Railway Secretary.
The board of railway commission
ers has decided to elect a new secrsi
tary to succeed w. w. Ainsworth1
This came yesterday as surprise az
| the Iowa state house. Mr.. AinsWortiit
has been on the board since he was
| placed there years ago as result Of
1owa's granger agitation, and while
the granger members have gone the
granger secretary has stayed. Carl ~
Pray, of Webster City, the son d In
dian Commissioner Glib Pray, a prom
inent politician, arrived in the city
] Yesterday. He is candidate for |elecA
/ ton as secretary of the board and will
probably be appointed, having the,
support of Commissioners Dawson and
Mowry. Dwight Lewis, stenographer4
to the board, is the other candidate.
The election will be held today;
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

BY order of the Berlin BARRIERS.
hairdressers' and Wigmakers' union
apprentices are forbidden to wea,
their hair cut short, because the prac
tice is llnprofessional. The union de
eided that the hair of apprentices
should be tastefully and CAREFUL,
dressed, in order TO act as an inspira.
''on for the business and for custom.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

a blue silk nndershirt worn by King
l;,rles l. at the time of bis execution
stained with several blood spots, is IL
be sold at auction in London soon. Tho
certificate attached states that Tho
SHIRT was obtained by DIR. Ilobbe. The
physician who attended the king On
we scaffold, and passed by marriage OF
his daughter into the possession of The
family which is about to sell it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

s,, n ~ Gwynne Vanderbilt sscon,
~ H v OF me elder Cornelius, is a stn1sn ao
.r, aaie, IS said to be kept on an alien iuem'
smaI,a wh,ch' while not mean. is m''an
,vh hai,ef than that of many st,,d d,uan
M Wan aalhe .,.. are by no means So r;nh
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
: : a , mas lost a cn19fM her ow

,ba aa , has lost a cnffN her own.
: ne 1 ma of the cabinets do,
closed s Eye nc fopera haSff n,,pp',,,o n
cntnn u. lor a small fec peon1sr, NJ
l.,, .e, ana read the mnnazinns Seen
nv ~ G ; The business was l.;i n''l
y. me increased publication vas ar ~. k'lle'
'e'o's IN the daily newspapers 'elli
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

George Frederic Watts proposes tic
SSe AN open gallery. like an Italian,
ahd', quilt afound the churchyard OF
IN hum!ph's Aldersgate, in London
'ment to- in ii memorials to heroe.
who. in a fire lie is preparing mon.
o' three childrenyers. a young girl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

A,1a ne funeral ,. of Mrs. S. c. ua,,;. !,
y n,,,,,is IN The other day was WI u
s,a u ,'n, htia'r owing to the fnct , ,ha,
of az Yea" ueaa woman had earned tho , i.t'
,,ao mother of Atlanta" in 1sa $40 'i'ie
r D;.,,iihg the first child born in ..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
Chairman stuart an Attorney.

Charlton, Jan. 3.-Frank Q. Stuart,
formerly editor of the Democrat and
ex-chairman of the temporary PROV
ceedings of the Marshalltown conven-
ton, has deserted the newspaper field
for good and hung out his shingle as
attorney at law. :.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
Presidents Congratulations.

The United states military commission
ers wired President Mckinley at 1890
that the governor general of Cuba had
formally SURRENDERED TO the commission
the government Of Cuba, and that the
American flag had been hoisted. In reply
General Made. president of the commits
SION, received the following:
II congratulate the commission upon the
successful termination of its mission and
the peaceful occupation of Cuba by the
u ited states William Mckinney
General Brooke also received the presi-
cents cen, congratulations. AS Captain Cen
eral Castellanos was escorted to the
wharf by Generals ('lous and Chaffee. the
band played the Spanish Royal March"
General Cas;ellanos thanked General
Clous and. as he stepped into his launc h.
wcpt. Crowds of Spanaids, men and
women. all dressed in black. gathered
upon the sea wall and silently watched the
Meet pass out. There was not n shout, not
a handkerchief was waved. Men and
women wept together. The Spanish
squadron. which sailed To rendezvous at
Martinique. consisted of the Rapido. with
admiral Man,erola on board; Galicia.
Marques lie Monlnas. Nincen,e Yanox,
l'inzon. MARQUES DE E;nsenada. Nasco
Nhnez and Patricia. the last towing the
transport Filipnos
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
Family, Now Extinct.


Mrs. Meg prsc H 3e2 a wae to o1a a.
her home in stratford, where she had
been lying in her bedroom dead since
Thursday night before Christmas. She
was the wealthy widow of the de
ceased banker, Levi Emerson. She
lived alone, although with wealth at
her command, and attended the man
agement of her farms, and was consid-
cred one of the shrewdcst business
women in the country.
The family seems to have been terri.
bly, stricken. Lloyd. the only son, a
banker at Rising City, Neb., went TIC
Colorado Springs for his health. Whila|
taking a bath he burst a blood vessel
and died. The only daughter, May
while pairing bunion, cut her toe with
razor, blood poisoning set in and shs|
died. The father died suddenly, and iii
was attributed to poison. The family
is now extinct
Celebrated New Years Eve.
New Hampton, Jan. 4.-The old year
closed with sorrow to number Of
people in this city. DIR. Charles Fows;
Ter, physician of the city, stabbed
Matt Winters, inflicting three ugly
wounds, one over the heart, one under
the arm and another in the back with
serious, if not fatal, results. 1t is re-
ported that both were intoxicated at
the time and that the cause of tho
affair dated back some time. The doc
tor was lodged in Jail and Winters ID
under the doctors care.
Charles L. Plack was brought back
from Lebanon, ILL.,, and was bound
over to the grand jury on the charge Of
forging check for SIS on G. NJ. Smith,
e1-chief of police of this city. Mrs.
Chichester, his accomplice. is also IN
Jail.
Beaman Partly Destroyed by Firs,
Beaman, Jan. 3.-Fire destroyed
over half the business portion of this.
village yesterday. Six business houses,
all frame structures, burned. E. Z.
Hoag, Berry & Stull and the Beaman
bank are the principal losers. The sg.i
gregate losses are more than $l0,000ss
insurance, $1,000. >ss...-.:,s.--....ss;
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05

brigade. composing the Fourth Virginia
infantry. the Forty-ninth iowa infantry
and the Sixth Missouri infantry
brigade, comprising the First North Caro-
liIa infantry, the Second Illinois infantry
and the One Hundred and SiXty-nist In
Major General J ". lNeifer rode III adj
vance of the last two brigadcs. forming
tho second division.
Wave Cuban Flags.
Evcry man in the last company OF the
One Hundred and SixtS-tirst Indiana in
ffan,ry, as he. entered Central park drew
from under his uniform a small Cuban
flag and waved it before the assemblage.
The Cubans went nearly wild with cheers
and excitement, and General Lee imme-
Colonel Curtis Guild. ir., to order the In
dianans 70 put away the flags. which they
did. 1T is reported that the entire COM
pany is under arrest.
The offending Indaniens were the mem
bbers Of Company g. who had received the
flags from some Cuban women.
General Lee turned in after the column
passed, the crowd pressing close around
his horse. shaking his hand and making
ether demonstrations of affectionate In
forest, His orderly was heavily burdened
with flowers for the general.
me corps was mp at daylight at Camp
tliemados took coffee, then marched leis-
urely 10 III Nedado. 4 distance of five
after messing haversacks. reaching The
foot of the pratlo at noon and getting back
10 camp after rests at 4 O'Clock. having
marched nearly twenty miles, hot, foot
sore and tired.
Transfer Of Eortresscs.
When Lieutenant Lee son of General
Lee with Lieutenant Jones and Lieutcn-
ant Colonel l.iyctmcre. OF the army, En-
sign Webster, boatswain Hill and Gunner
Appegate. of the cruiser Brooklyn, rep
rcsenting tho navy, entcrct. Caaanas, they
found no Spanish flag flying from the
staff. and the halyar1s We're tangled. Two
sailors from the Brooklyn rove off new
the Spanish ofiie er in charge. Lieutenant
Cache. 70 hoist the Spanish flag that the
Americans might salute il. Lieutenant
Cache was about TO do this when Lieu
tenant Colonel Covestany. governor of the
fortress. said II was unnecessary. Then
on q signal from the Brooklyn the sailors.
under Gunner Applegatc, fired twenty-one
guns al Cabanas. after which Lieutenant
Ice, who was in full dress. hoisted the
stars and stripes. the Spaniards firing
twonty-one guns in salute. and Lieutenant
Colonel Cavestany handing the keys of
the fortress and an inventory of its con-
tents 10 the American officer
At MORO castle Lieutenant Wade, son
of General Wade. raised the stars and
stripes, and luarermaster Sergeant
Morsoig hauled down the Spanish flags
amid cheers. Lieutenant Colonel I3irne,
of the ordnance department. who gave n
receipt under the evacuation agreement
saneho, the Spanish governor then turn
Ing over the Qualifications to Major Rus
sell Harrison. of General Lees staff who
in turn made formal delivery to Lieu
tenant Patterson. First North Carolina
infantry. who has garrison force of ten
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05
Proclamation by Brooke.

a proclamation by Major General JOAN
r. Brooke. military governor of Cuba
was issued to the people Of the island. ii
, is as follows:
Coming among YOU as the representa-
tive of the president. in furtherance and
III continuation OF the humane purpose
with which my country interfered to put
an end to the distressing conditions in
this island deem it proper TO say that
the object of the present government IL
: to give protection To the pt ople and Sc
4 curity 10 property. 10 restore confidence.
" encourage he people to resume the
,,ts of peace, 10 build up waste plan
- to resume commercial traffic and
tS T. tull protection in the exercise of
to Mss. .l religious rights.
eli tlNSN~'d the protection at the
TO government will be directed
United provision will he made
nlof 10 the relintN WITH
oNcreignty will rem
,. qualifications an
rom tiHe to time be$
ne .e interest of good got
reVious afiilial. 20. -
cooperate in l.
rcise of moderat
200 VIII one toward.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16
The Mind.. Limitntion-.

Il don't know whether 10 get mad or to
laugh it Off" said Smith, according to the
Detroit Free Press. MY wife lately has
become an enthusiastic convert to Chris
tan Science, and she has made life a bur
den TO me. As near as I could get 70 It
her idea was that evel ything that is Ism
and everything that isnt is.
we started 10, visit my Wife's sister,
Who lives wet of here, ire o.her day, but
my wife took 20 much time getting ready
that 1 saw We would never be able to
catch The train. 1 pointed this out to my
wife when she was ready at last and she
settled ne with q look
There is no such thing as time, she
said. we nave only 70 make up our mind
that we wiz ma the train waiting for US
and il VIII be there
Rather than argue with her 1 allowed
myself 20 lie dragged down TO the station,
knowing sun wen that We would ma the
train gone.
My wife walked into the station with
her head IN the air fioze the gatekeeper,
who tried to stop her, with a look, and
boarded tram that was waiting.
There, size exclaimed as she settled
herself IN the scat you see the triumph
Of mind over matter.
81 oor woman, her triumph was short
lived. The conductor took one look at the
tickets that l handed out and sad short
y:
Wrong train. You will have to get out
at the next station
II wanted 10 laugh when We found our
selves put Off at a little station with only
one house in sight, but I didn't dare be
sides when discovered that we had a wait
Of six hours ahead Of US before another
train came ] didn't feel like t.
u suggested 10 my wife that she make
Up her mind that We were al home and
not at a little jay station with six hour
wait ahead Of us but she snapped out
that il I opened my head again she would
get a divorce.
81 discovered some books burning in the
crate the other day and upon one Of them
| saw the ntle. Mind vs. Matter,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16

Opie Read some years ago was in Gin
cinnai and broke. says the Pittsburg Dis
patch, He in vain applied at the various
newspaper Offices for work. He tried to
get a job on the mechanical end OF some
paper, so hard up was he, but in this. too.
he failed.
There was nothing left for him but to
tramp" He started on the road, as many
better and worse men have done before
him
Tired and dust-stained, he reached a sub
urb of Cincinnati. AS he was passing a
lumber yard he heard a man talking in a
loud and angry voice. stopping he heard
the individual deliver himself as follows:
g. -. Rejected the whole carload of
lumber because there was one knot in it,
The -, l just wish 1 could write a Jet
ter-one that would scorch the very hair
off his head. the -''
II can write; that is my business" said
Read, stepping up.
Good" said the lumberman you sit
right down and write a regular 'scorch-
err And he explained more fully the
circumstances of the case
Read, although he knew nothing of the
man to whom he was writing, dipped his
pen in gall" and wrote.
Then he read the letter which was In
deed about as caustic one as could have
been written
The lumberman was delighted
That's splendid" he exclaimed. How
much do YOU want?"
I'm leave that with you" said Read.
The lumberman handed the author a SO
bill, and Read was tided over his financial
difficulties.