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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
proposed silver Brtck Suit,

DENVER, Dec 26.-While no final
plan has been adopted, Judge Rucker,
who has just returned from confer
ence with leading silver men at ST..
Louis, feels greatly encouraged over the
proposed silver brick suit in the
United States supreme court. Judge
Rucker has called a meeting of the
Monetary league, to be held here this
evening to discuss the mode of proceed
ure and the best means Of raising
money to carry on the fight
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Northwestern Elevated Completed.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Construction of
the Northwestern elevated road was
practically completed yesterday after
noon when the girder which closed the
last gap Immediately north of the Wells
street bridge was swung into place It
now seems a certainty that the company
will be able to fulfill the requirements
of its franchise that the road must be in
operation by JAN 1.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
THE CATHOLICS.

The CATHOLICS.
AT the Catholic church the First
Communion was administered with all
the solemnity of the church to a class
of seventeen. They were as follows:
Patrick Burke. James Burke: VIM Purcell
Mark Clark, Leo Mead, Thos. Hefferman,
Martin Ahart, Foster Wassum. VIM. Devine.
Jr., Lille Mailer. Genevieye Lally. Beatrice
Lally, Celia Butler. Anna McCaffey and
Maggie Power.
Appropriate Christmas music served
to beautify the impressive ceremony.
THE GERMAN METHoDIsTs.
The German Methodist Sunday School
held its Christmas exercises on Mon.
day evening at the City Hall and the
little folks had splendid time. The
program was as follows:
Music by the choir.
Prayer by Rev g. @. Clausen,
REGULATIONS by Sophie Clausen. Lille En-
Albert Wiess.
Song by the choir.
cantat in BY seven boys
white. representing angels.
Distribution of presents.
Song by choir.
The Lutheran Sunday School held
elaborate services also, but their pro
gram reached us too late for publica-
tion in this issue.
Christmas in the Homes.
Oh. SO many dinner parties. The RE
VIEW knows it has not got them all
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Pierce entertain
ed Professor and Mrs. L. G. Rusmisel.
Judge and Mrs J. P. Conner spent
their Christmas in Dunlap.
MI. and Mrs. S. G. Wright, of Omaha,
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs E. F.
Tucker
Frank Pfarr and wife partook of
their Christmas turkey under the Ma
honey roof tree.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. O. M.
Campbell a jolly cinch party enlivened
Christmas evening
Mr.. and Mrs A. Oswald entertained
His Honor the Mayor and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Seemann and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
g. Vassar.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Boynton made
Christmas dinner delight to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl F. Kuehnle, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
r. Philbrook and Mrs. W. T. Perkins. y
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Romans had a.
beautiful Christmas tree for the young
folks in the morning and entertained
Rev. J. B. Harris and family at dinner
in the afternoon. '-''s
Mrs Geo. Naeve entertained a party
of young people at her home in honor
of MI Otto Knaul and Mr.. Lyle, Of
Guthrie Center. At five o'clock an ele-
CANT lunch was served.
The Louis Ley home was the scene of
a merry dinner party. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Ley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kali and Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Kemming.
Among the many happy dinner par
ties given yesterday was one at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. McAhren.
at which Mr. and Mrs. James Rae, aud
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Steenburgh and son
Harold of Marysville, Mo, were the
welcome guests.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
TaIlman-Funh NuptiaIs.

HARLAN, Ia, Dec. sG.-James Tall
man and Miss Mabel Funk of San Jose,
CAL, We're married yesterday at the
residence of the groom's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Tallman, by Rev. Mil
Ter of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr.. Tallman was bugler of company Q
Of the Fifty first Iowa regiment. He
made the acquaintance of Miss Funk in
SAN Francisco while on his way to the
Philippines.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Aroisto a Total Loss.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 26.-Captain
Banes of the British steamer Aroisto,
which ran ashore four miles south of
Cape Hatteras life saving station Sun
day morning, reported to the agents
here that his ship will prove total
loss. The tug Rescue has not yet been
able to even approach the Aroisto near
enough to put line aboard her. The
steamer lies broadside-on and appears to
be making considerable water.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
CALIFORNIA IS SHAKEN |
Severe Earthquake Is Felt on
the Coast.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT s5o,ooo

SIX SQuaWS lAllIeu OH SaDOUa preservation
by Falling Walls-Tourist Hotel at
Hemit Coilapses-San Jacinto Center of
the shock-Buildings Topple Over.
Los ANGELES, Dec. 26.-At 1875 q. m.
a severe earthquake shock was felt over
q large portion of southern California,
the undulations lasting about 10 Sec
onds. The entire center of the shock
appeared to have been at San Jacinto, a
small town in Riverside county. The
business portion of San Jacinto consists
of two blocks of two-story buildings,
some of which are brick. Ten or fif-
teen buildings were damaged, chimneys
being toppled over and walls cracked
and shaken. The total damage at San
Jacinto and Hemit, small town near
by, is estimated at $4,000. The large
tourist hotel at Hemit was damaged and
the hospital at San Jacinto also suf-
fered The rear wall of the johnson
block at Hemit fell. The only loss of
life so far as known was at the Sabo-
ba Indian reservation, where six
squaws were killed by falling walls.
Inc shock was heavy at Santa Ana,
Anaheim, San Bernardino. Riverside
and other places, but no particular dam
age is reported except from San Jacinto
and Hemit
In this city no damage was done
though the shock was particularly vio-
lent. The houses here are well filed
with eastern tourists and they were in
many instances terrified at the unex-
pected disturbances and rushed from
their rooms in fright. Wild reports
concerning the earthquake soon spread
like wildfire and the telegraph and tele.
phone wires between this city and adj
jacent towns were kept busy handling
inquiring messages. 1t was reported
that several lives were lost in the col
lapse of the tourist hotel at Hemit,
but fortunately there was no truth in
the rumor.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Thieves Steal Mail poncb,

CLEVELAND, Dec. s6.-The police were
hard at work yesterday trying to dis
cover who stole and cut open a United
States mail pouch filled with outgoing
mail. The bag was either taken fir a
mail wagon or from the Union station.
1t was found on the street by a police
man, empty.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Half a thousand Prisoners.

PRETORIA, Dec. 2G.-Over 500 British
prisoners, captured at the battle of
Stormberg, have arrived here. They
have been taken to Waterfall to join the
other prisoners. An official account of
the Boer casualties at the battle of Tu-
gela River says 30 men were killed or
wounded.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
knights of zion Deplore war

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The second session
OF the three days convention of the
knights of Zion was held last night.
Grand Master B. III. Ipswich presided.
Resolutions were adopted deploring the
fact that armed conflicts between ma
lions are taking place at the present
time. The election of officers will be
held today.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Pardoned by the President.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-John s. Hoshall.
who was sentenced about eight months
ago il the United States district court
to 10 years imprisonment in the city
Jail for violation of the postal laws,
has been released from Jail, his sentence
having been committed by President Nc
Kinley.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
French Miners to Strike

PARIS, Dec. 26.-At a meeting Of
$500 miners held in ST. Etienne, a reso-
Lutte was adopted in favor of declaring a
general strike in the coal basin of the
Loire today, A sympathetic movement
involving 10000 men is feared.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
-FOUR KILLED IN WRECK |
Northern Pacific Freight Trains
Come Together.
OPERATOR MAKES A BLUNDER.

When the Crash Came He Took to the
Mountains and His Whereabouts Arc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Fireman and Two
Tramps Killed and Several Injured.
M1ssoULA, Dec. 26.-By a wreck on
the Northern Pacific, six miles east of
Bear Mouth, four men were killed and
several injured. The dead:
ENGINEER K. B. RHEIM.
FIREMAN G. A. DICKSON.
Two TRAMPs, stealing ride.
The injured:
Brakeman Wallace Mix, who was seri-
ously scalded and bruised; Engineer j.
w. Beebe and Conductor L. A. Yake.
The operator at Bonito allowed the
freight train from the west to pass
when it should have been held on the
siding. The train from the west was a
heavy one. in charge Of Conductor Yake,
with Engineer Rheim at the throttle.
The westbound freight was in charge
of Conductor McEachen and Engineer
Beebe and was light train, a stockcar
containing II horses and the caboose
making up the train. Fireman Dickson
and the tramps were instantly killed.
Rheim died at the hospital.
The coroner's inquest may reveal the
identity Of the two tramps. The
horsecar was smashed to splinters and
it is uncomfortable how any of them es-
capped, but only nine were killed.
AS soon as the operator at Bonito
heard Of the wreck he took to the hills
and has not been heard of. He was a
substitute.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Mining Man Drops Dead.

DENVER, Dec. 26.-William Woodruff
of Chicago, well known and having
considerable mining interests in Colo
RADIO, particularly Ward, dropped dead
In his room at the Oxford hotel last
night. He has been stopping at the
hotel since Dec. 10. Heart disease
caused his death.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Three Killed In Southern Pacific Wreck.

Three Killed In Southern Pacific Wreck
Los ANGELES, Dec. 26.-The list of
casualties in the railroad accident at
Pomona has grown since the first re-
ports and low number three dead and
81 injured. All of the people killed and
injured reside in this section. The
killed are: Monroe Thurman, Mrs. Rose
O'Connor and Milton Munroe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Canton street Cars Hurn

CANTON, o., Dec. 26.-Fire started in
an electric heater in one Of the Canton
Masillon cars last night after all the
cars had been run into the barn. Only
three cars were taken out intact. Loss,
$4,000; covered by insurance.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Fierce Gale on Lake Michiean.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. ga 35-mile
northwest gale is blowing on Lake
Michigan, off this port, and steamers
arriving are thiclSly coated with ice.
The Chicago-Milwaukee liners and the
steamers plying across the lake are run
ming on time. The thermometer reg
listers close to zero.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Eall From Horse Fa1al.

OGALLALA, Neb., Dec. William
Costin has died from injuries from
fall off his horse last night. Hs was a
prominent cowboy OF the west.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Three Field batteries From CANADA.

OTTAWA, Dec 26.-The militia de-
partment received a cablegram from the
war Office in London, asking that three
field batteries be sent from Canada, Sc
there will be no change in the makeup
of the second Canadian contingent
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Ipswich Scorc,,e5

ABERnsEN, Dec. 2e.-Fire at Ipswich
totally destroyeda livery stable, black
smith shop aud saloon. Total loss,
$4,000; insurance, $500.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
THE PREsBYTERIANs.

The Christmas Cantata and other
exercises We're of high degree of
merit and received universal praise.
Special credit is due Mrs. Philbrook.
Mrs. Barber and Miss VonCoelln for
the very successful training of the
chi'dren DR.. Philb1ook made an ad.
mlrahle santa "a / h. two trees
were richly lad4ned with g'fs and the
d. orations of the church very appro
pirate. The chutcn a Gro ded.
The following is the caste of char
acters OF III, Sc taking lars in the can
tata:
DIR. Philbrool, Santa Claus; Dialogue by
Hugh Nash, Selma Erickson, Lawrence
Bolles. Carl Richardson, Addc Luney. Ed
mund Luney, Edith Stubbins, Bertha Roden-
baugh. Santa Claus Workers.: Tom Luney,
Frank Staley. Hugh McWilliams, Emil
Wook. Two plittle girls dressed in pink and
wh1te-Elorence Cushman and Jessie Luney.
Two little boys-Robbie Cochran and Eugene
Luney. Mickey McGin, Roland Philbrook
Three little girls from over the sea Ella
Harding, Edith Staley, Hazel Nash Mission
Girl, Sylvia Cochran. Kings Daughters,
Leora Luney, Mary Shaw Van. Boy from
the Sunday School, Chas. Luney. Brownie,
Dayton Bolles. Little gill from Sunday
School, Mary Luney. Full chorus by all
the Sunday school.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
TEE METHoD1sTs..

- ue SuIlSlInaS CanCaNa gfV0n.Dy the
members IF the sunday school was a
great success. Eachpart was thorough
ly committed and we'll rendered. The
audie which filled the church, was
thoroughly delighted. After the can.
'ata presents were delivered to the diff.
ferent classes aud he children went
home iIh happy hearts. As the audi.
ence left the church each person was
presented win Il large stick of home
made can iv
The cantata was the same as at the
Pre- bv't rian church and the caste was
as follows:
Santa Claus, John Romans. Brownies,
Bert Harris, Leslie Gulick, Ross Nicholson
Robbie Romans. Characters: Junia Ro-
MANS Marion SERVER. Anna Schlumberger,
Gertie Anderton, Stewart SERVER, Luke
Weeks, Homer Mccoy, Warren Romans
Other Characters. Raymond Conner and
Hilda Brodersen. Santa Claus children,
Grace Schlumberger, Ruth Mccormick, John
silleto, Roy Mill. Kings Daughters, Bessie
Harris, leila Hardy. Florence Kirkup and
Allie Sewell Helen CARRIER recited. Next
to Santa Claus, Mickey McGinn, bootblack,
represented by Temple Kirkup was the star,
he sang solo which was Cordially encored.
Three girls from Germany Helen Burch
Irene Van Ness and Pearl Rank
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
Christmas
>>->--- In Church and Home.
Row DeNison Made Mervu.

Christmas Day was one of pure
delight for Denison people. Never be
fore was there SO little want in the city;
never before so many happy homes and
hearts. 1t was good long holiday be
ginning Saturday night, and ending
Tuesday morning with the call for
breakfast
There were dozens of Christmas trees
and thousands of presents. The mantel
of snow came just in time to give a
Christmas glow and sparkle to every
thing. The REVIEW force took holt
day just as if they We're white folks
and we have had to hustle to get out to-
days paper. We give therefore, but a
brief account of the exercises at the
churches and what few of the social
gatherings we could learn of this morn.
ing.
Christmas at the Churches
The Baptist Sunday school had it's
usual Christmas exercises and tree,
They were this year very pleasant and
we're enjoyed by a full house. Supt.
Plimpton presided in his usual salts.
factory manner.
The music by school was followed by
scripture reading by Miss Gertie French and
Harry, Morris.
Recitation, Hymn of Nativity by Carrie
Morris, was followed by suitable remarks up
on the season and occasion by the superin-
tendent, and prayer.
Seven girls of'Miss French's class recited
The Christmas Message.
Christmas Morning was rendered by Eldon
Berg, The Birth of Jesus by Belle Marshall
What's the Matter the Night before Christ.
mas? by Laura Pearson; Merry Christmas
Little Children, Mary Giss; Bessie's Christ.
mas Dream, Pearl Gary; Read to Me the
Bible. Townsend Pearson; Why I'm Glad fol
Christmas, Birdie Berg; Christ's Nativity
Russell Norman; Christmas Carol, Mabel
Horton; The Warmth of a Word, Garne,
Norman; The Gift of the Children, Infant
Glass. Santa Claus was represented in Cos
tune. Santa Claus Children distributed the
many presents as they were picked from the
tree. Musiclwas intersperced and the whole
affair was a pleasant one. The tree itsel1
was brilliantly lighted with colored electric
lights.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-06

One strange feature of this sea life OF
the tropicA Is the regular recurrence of
migratory swsrms OF fish of very small
size, that return in huge numbers year
after year with such absolute regular
ity that the natives calculate on the
event on a certain day in each year,
and even within an hour or two of the
day. One such swarm of fish forms the
occasion OF an annual holiday and feast
at Samoa. The fish is not unlike the
white-bait for which the English
Thames has so long been celebrated
and each year 1t arrives at Samoa on
the same day, in the month Of October,
remains for a day, or at the most two
days, and then disappears entirely till
the same day of the following year
Why 1t comes, or whence, no curious
naturalist has yet discovered. nor has
anybody traced its onward course when
IT leaves the Samoan group; but the
fact is unquestionable that suddenly
without notice, the still waters OF the
lagoon which surround each island
within the fringing reef become alive
with millions of fishes, passing through
them for a single day and night, and
then disappearing for year as though
they had never come.
A visit to Samoa enabled me to see
this strange phenomenon for myself
and to witness the native feast by
which it is celebrated year by year.
Lippincott's.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-06
Re.ult of Mental shock.

In the Progress Medical, M. Boissier
relates the following remarkable case
which is an addition to the group of
cases in which sudden loss of hair or
change of its color followed mental
shock. The subject was a vigorous
peasant, aged thirty-eight years, who
was not of a nervous temperament be-
yond being slightly emotional. His hair
was abundant and of dark chestnut
color and not even slightly interspersed
with white filaments. One evening as
he was returning home preceded by his
mule on which was mounted his son,
aged eight years, the animal slipped
and the child was thrown off and tram
pied on several times. He was only Sc
verely bruised, but the father thought
he was killed and in endeavoring to
save him was terror-stricken. He trem-
bled and had palpitations and feeling
Of cold and tension in the face and
head. On the following day the hairs
of his head, beard and eyebrows COM
menced to fall in quantities so that af-
ter eight days he was absolutely
bald. AT the same time the skin
of the face and head became
paler. Soon all the affected re-
gions were covered with finer, more
silky, and a little more thinly sown,
completely white hair. The hair of
other regions was not affected.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-06
story of Edison.

1t is not every one that understands
The ordinary system of banking and the
proper thing to do with bank check.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was sorely.
puzzled over the huge check her pub
fishers paid her for her royalties in
Uncle Toms Cabin" and her husband
could not tell her how to get money
IN it. So, also, was 1t with Tom Edison
when he got his first check. When he
completed his model of his now ia
nous ticker" he submitted 1t to the
president of telegraph company, who
asked him to leave it for examination.
edison was out of money and his land
ady had warned him for the last time.
He had decided to ask $4,000 for his in
vention, but when the president at the
next interview asked his price his cour-
age oozed away, and he faltered out
that he would like to have the COM
pany make an offer.
How would $4,000 suit your" said
The president.
What" exclaimed the young wiz
ard, "all in money!"
Certainly; you can have it now"
"All right"
A check was drawn and handed over
% Edison with these words: THAT is
,heck for $4,000. Go to the bank
around the corner and they will give
you the money"
At the bank he got into the long line
and worked up to the paying teller's
window. Then he pushed the check
over the sill. The teller saw that 1t
was not Endorsed and pushed it back
with fitting remarks, which Edison did
not understand. he being even then
slightly deaf. He retired crestfallen and
he thought dawned upon him that he
had been swindled. He had another
scene with his landlady that night and
Visited the telegraph president the next
morning in sheer desperation. He told
Of his experience at the bank and beg
ged for his money or his model. He
was properly identified at the bank. in
iorsed the check and got his money in
big bills.-New York Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-06
Electricity and steam I'm Coal Min.
ing.

Prof. d. C. Jackson, while commend
ing the use of electricity for many pur-
poses in coal mining, points out some
of it's disadvantages. There are many
instances in which the use of direct
current machinery for pumping and
fans has not been founu satisfactory.
For these purposes polyphase currents
are preferable, as they permit the use
of motor that is perfectly reliable un-
der essentially all conditions to be met
with in mining. 1t can therefore be
accepted that direct current for haulage
and polyphase currents for other power
is the best practice in large mining in
stallations. Electric coal cutting, in a
large number of cases. has not been
successful, but experience shows that
this is more the fault of the individual
cutter than the system, and good re-
suits have invariably followed the in
stallation of improved electric appara-
tus. AS to pumping, when the pump Is
of large capacity, and can be located
within reasonable distance of the steam
plant, the steam pump is cheaper than
its electric rival.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-06
CORN COB PIPES.
They Are Commonly Used and Made In
Many shapes. -

Many shapes. -
Corncob pipes are still most COM
monty used in the old familiar form,
this being a bowl, straight-sided, bar
rel-shaped, egg-shaped, or pear-shaped,
with a straight reed stem thrust into
a hole bored in the side OF it. There
are made nowadays, however, corncob
pipes in many styles, these including
pipes with different shaped bowls, and
pipes fitted up In different ways, some,
for instance, having straight, hard rub
Der stems in place Of reed stems. There
are now made also corncob pipes in
various briar pipe styles, these includ-
ing pipes in the bulldog shape with
straight stem, and pipes in various
round-shaped bowls with the familiar
dropping stem. There are about twen-
ty varieties OF corncob pipes made in
briar patterns, with bits OF celluloid,
horn or rubber. the end of the stem
part of the pipe, into which the bit is
inserted, being in many of these pipes
finished with ferrule in the regular
briar style. Corncob pipes in briar de-
signs sell at retail for from Is cents to
so cents apiece.
There are also made some long
Stemmed corncoD pipes. An old-style
long stemmed corncob pipe has bowl
of generous proportions, made from a
section of large cob, this bowl being
fitted with a drop stem two feet or
more in length. A long-stemmed corn
cob new within year or two has a
very deep bowl, made Of half cob,
this bowl being fitted with drop stem
a foot or a foot and a half in length,
making pipe in its general outlines
something like the familiar old deep
bowled German pipes. So, take it all
together, the corncob pipe, simple as it
might seem to be, is really pipe made
in a good many varieties.
Corncob pipes are exported to Aus
tralia and South America, to South
Africa and to England and to contin-
entail Europe.-New York Sun.