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Evening star., 1899-12-11
Cervera Opposed to Going,

Gen. Toral had opposed the departure of
the ships, for the men from the SQUADRON
had formed a considerable part of the de-
tenders of the city. He believed that the
withdrawal of this force entailed the i'm
mediate loss of the city. Cervera and all
his captains believed the same. Cervera
says in letter to Blanco written after the
war:
Perhaps If | had not gone out Sbafter
would have re-embarked his forces. l was
told so in the United States, and l believed
1t then, although this would only have pro-
longed the agony of Santiago de Cuba for
q few days, for l considered the ctty lost
from the moment 1 arrived there, and told
the government so in my telegram of Nav
II, two days after entered
Cervera's report of the naval battle that
followed and the reports Of his cantains
describe in detail the unpreparedness of the
ships and demonstrate how right Cervera
was in protesting against their being ssnt
against the American forces.
The New York in the Fixbt.
Nothing new is disclosed in these reports
OF the contest, except that Captain Euiate
names the New York as one Of the vessels
that helped to conquer him. During the
second hour Of the battle, he says, I'VE
were the target of four-the Brooklyn to
port, the Oregon on the port quarter, the
Iowa on the stern and the New York on
the starboard quarter, but the last two
very close, so that only the after 11-inch
gun could answer the fire Of the Iowa and
New York. The guns Of the starboerd tur-
Evening star., 1899-12-11
The Hawaiian Isles.

The Mems Club of St. Marks Church has
arranged to hold its regular monthly meet
ing in the parish hall of the pro-cathedral
corner Sd and A streets southeast, Thurs
day, the 14th instant, at pm. sharp. The
speaker of the evening will be Dr. Fl. Car
ringtop Bolton. His subject. 1.-The Ha-
waiian Isles.' will be illustrated.
Evening star., 1899-12-11

T$OO much care cannot be exercised i'm
Il buying a Diamond. 1t is the ONE
article where the responsibility must rest
upon the dealer rather than assumed by
the purchaser.
Diamonds to be PERFECT must not
alone have the quality of wGliteness. Many
stones that are white have flaws and
other irnperfectio1s that are apparent only
to am expert.
So much a carat means notEling-no
more than ''discount'' from a regular
price means bargain.
Our stock comprises Rings, Pendants,
Brooches, Scarf Pins, Studs, &C., &c.,
the diamonds i'm which are ALI one quail
ity-TEIE BEST. We sell mo second or
third grade, so that the price governs the
QUANTITIES. the quality is the same
i'm ALL.
We are displaying a rare collection of
Rubies, Er11eralds, SappElires, Pearls and
other Precious Stomes-mounteds smgBy and
i'm combination.
Evening star., 1899-12-11
Stationery.

Grandest line Of Holiday Stationery ever
exhibited, and at prices surprisingly low
These goods must be To he appreciated.
Beautiful fancy box containing one quirc pa
per and "a envelopes. in
octave the square nRo ho~y
sheet OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SSs OOA
Evening star., 1899-12-11

1t is not so hard to decide the gift for men,
Our mems furnishing department has been
crowded all the week, and it is evident that the
men to receive such useful, serviceable gifts
! Neckwear, Suspenders, Gloves Fancy Shirts,
n Fancy Hose, Bath and Lounging Robes, etc.
Evening star., 1899-12-11

rets forward and aft We're able to fire four
or five rounds against the New York, but
the fire was very. uncertain, because the lat
ter ship, after firing from the port broad
side waved at the stern"
Cervera's surrender, his life at the Naval
Academy and his return to Spain are mar
rated in the letters and kilograms that he
sent, and tell nothing new.
Camara's Fleet.
Accompanying Cervera's correspondence
Is that relating to the proposed raids on
the Atlantic. coast of the United States.
The plans are given in full and the orders to
Camara; but there was delay in complet-
ing the second squadron, and when it was
ready disquieting advices from the Philip
pines caused a change in the program.
How Camara set out for Manila, reached
Port Said and returned to protect Spanish
ports from the apprehended raid of Ad-
mirai Watson's squadron is remembered.
With our own Navy Department. Cervera
held that he who held the empire of the
sea would win. Troops could not be trans
ported unless the mastery of the sea was
determined. He had a poor opinion of the
strength of the Spanish fleet at Manila
Long before the battle he wrote that one
battle ship could overcome it, while it is
not soothing to our national pride to read
his opinion of the condition of the Spanish
nayy expressed early in the year 1S9S it
would undoubtedly have been most Joy
fully welcomed had we been given it at
that time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
IN PARLoUs TIMES.
Manstons of the olden Day. Had
to Be Built with Many
Secret Passages.

The onward march of building prog
ress has unearthed many secrets con-
nected with the old-time mansions of
this city. The latest to yield up its Sc
crets TO the world is the old Hamilton
mansion, which has buffeted the storms
OF q century and half in Woodlands
cemetery, says the Philadelphia Record.
In tearing down some of the side walls
the destroyers discovered several in
geniously concealed stairways. These
led from secret panels on the ground
hoor to rooms In the second and third
stories. Another secret stairway leads
to blind rooms, which also has secret
existence. Why these rooms were
butlt there is much doubt. it's pretty
we'll settled that William Hamilton,
who bought the grounds and mansion
IN l747, had these secret passages ar
ranged so that he could escape If ii be-
came necessary. He was at one time
resting under the charge of high trea-
son, and the times about the beginning
OF the revolution were anything but
quiet. The Hamilton mausion is by no
means the only house with these odd
retreats. The old Penn house in the
geological gardens is full of secret pas
sages and stairways. There are pas
sageways In that old house that no one
living to-day can tell the one time util-
ity OF. II people passed through them
1t must have been done by lying down
and crawling along, for it would admit
OF progress In no other way.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
OLD TRAppERs DYING OUT.
There II No Longer Any Money IN
Tramping the Eastern
Woodu.

Trapping as business has about
ended In the eastern states. A few boys
and improvident men still set traps
along the various woods streams Of
Pennsylvania, New York and Maine,
but the oldstime trapper is going. The
time was when men had lines of traps
up streams, over ridges and through
swamps for scores of miles, through
densest forest, a steel trap or dead fall,
large enough to hold a mink or marten,
every quarter of mile or SO, and
double-spring trap at "likefy" places
along the line, large enough to hold
fox, wolf, fisher or other bait thief. A
couple or three bear traps were COM
monty on the line. Every 10 or 10 miles
was little shanty, with it's pile Of dry
hickory, frying pan, q bag of salt and
stretchers for the skins, all of which
had been prepared in the fall before the
fur was prime.
The longest lines took q week or 10
days to cover. Progress was slow.
Snow had to be cleared away from the
traps after O storm, the victims had to
be skinned, the traps reset aud re-
baited. Deer were shot to supply the
bait. All alone, the trapper, with an
ak or rife and a light pack containing
food, followed his line by the blaze
marks he had cut on the trees. It was
a life of toll and hardship. Sometimes
the men We're lost. and In the spring.
or years after, their bones would be
found with the rusted ok OF rifle. The
remuneration was not great, but large
enough to be tempting In the days when
q prime mink brought $40 to $12 each.
The old trappers are mostly dead.
The new ones are guides, and trapping
for S100 to 5000 a winter is not over.
tempting to the men who get SO to SIS
per day guiding.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
MARRIAGE OF ..pERK1Ns."
An Object Lesson in the Economics
OF Matrimony in the City
of Chicago.

They called him "Perk" for short,
because they were too busy to get the
"lns" to make the full name, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean Perk never
did much in the way of support-
Ing himself, but he let his married siss
ter do the providing. She had done
this for so many years that he began to
think that 1t was her duty. In the
summer time he eplayed a cornet at the
"chutes" and firted With the GIRLS.
Last summer he met q young girl at
the "ohutes" and fell in love with her.
When winter came his occupation was
gone, and he was too lazy to get anr
other. He spent his time. calling ON his,
summer girl, who was obliged TO work
IN restaurant at seven dollars per
week to support herself.
One Sunday recently Perl1 thought
that life would be unbearable without
mas charmer and, borrowing 20 cents
from his sister, which was all the
money she had, he came in from Bow
manville, found his inamorata, and. TO
do the thing up in romantic style, they
eloped to Wisconsin. Ittoolo the qirl's
weeks wages to pay the railroad fare
across the state line. They might
have had the knot tied here at less ey-
pense, but that would have taken out
oil the romance. Nobody would have
prevented their marrying. as no one
cared. After Perk had been married
he wrote to his sister, saying: "will
be home Monday night. hope every
thing will be all right"
1t was all wrong. For when Perk and
his bride returned to Bowmanville the
door was shut and they We're told that
there was no room for them there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
The Evils of Filtration.

In Irritation there is the same
dissipated element of excitement
so beguiling in gambllng-uncer-
tainty; in fact, we might add to
the dictionary definition a still
later one. TO tlirt, gambling in
hearts," writes Frances Evans,
"About Men, in the April Ladies'
Home Journal. "The firt, like
the gambler, feeds upon the in
toxication of his passions. In a
few years he becomes incapable
of steadfast, enduring love, that
feeling which in civilized man is
separated from the love of the
barbarian by the element of ideal
ity, of spiritual sympathy as dis
tinct from merely the attraction of
brute nature. The open-minded,
open-souled, manly man is apt to
express himself in abrupt praise
of what he likes, but the flirt
knows better than to take the
edge off a compliment by giving
it publicity. The lirt is invariably
confidential in his manner. A
fiirt becomes unscrupulous in his
relations with women, no matter
how high a code of honor he may
abide by in other matters. His
conscience is calloused on one side
beyond remedy. There is no
germ which develops more rapidly
than the firtatuious bacteria.
Given a young man or woman
whose pride is wounded more
deeply than his or her love by a
member of the opposite sex, then,
if there be a slight tendency to be-
gin with, it will be but over night
before the weed has grown to sur.
prising proportions, choking out
conscience and kindness while il
supports and strengthens vanity,
which stands close by wounded
! afectiops in the human heart"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Water Commissioners Re-
port

Missouri Valley, Iowa, April 3, 1880
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.-Gentlemen: submit to you
my annual report covering the period
from April 1, 1898 to April 3, 1899.
This office was filled by MIR. Brown
during the month of April 1893, but
have included it in this report to make
the year complete. It does not ma
terially effect the report.
During the year, twenty EIGHT per-
mits for taps and extensions were
granted. Thirteen new taps were
made, twelve being!forlprivate individ-
uals and one for city use. Besides
the above, ten parties we're allowed to
attach to the ~ inch pipe owned by
the city, without cost.
During the year 34.270,O4o gallons of
water were pumped, being an average
of 2,S56,5S7 gallons per month or 93,-
9l5 per day. The amount of coal used
during the same period is 1884 tons,
costing $6l44O.
You understand, of course, that fire
Is kept continually, consequently
the amount of coal required to ELE-
vATE the water, would be somewhat
less than the above.
Taking the entire year as basis, we
find that the expense of the coal to the
city is less than $l.25 per day. One ton
of coal at this rate equals s9,2ss 8 gal
Ions Of water, This is about 6OOO gal.
Ions more per ton than wss,obtained In
the preceding year.
The total amount of money collected
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
0A8roREA
Bs.rs til. H1hs Kind You Have Always Bought
's;;'''' !; lN1z5S;lz@I
Best Wishes For the Carnival

F. Schnurr, manager of The Globe
Clothing company of this city, this
morning received the following:
Globe Clothing Co., Missouri Valley,
Ia.-Gentlemen; Agreeable to the
suggestions outlined in the circular is
sued by your Mayor and Chief of Fire
department, we have expressed you to-
day paid, two pairs of corduroy trous-
ers, that we have made expressly for
your coming Firemen's Carnival, We
are very glad, indeed, to have you
give us this opportunity to show our
appreciation not only to you, who
have extended so many favors to us,
but the Firemen of your city, as we
doubt not that very many of them are
already wearing goods of our manu-
facture. Trusting that the coming
Carnival will have its full measure of
prosperity and success. We are,
Hamilton, Csrhartt & Co,
Detroit, Mich.
Manufacturers of the Union Made
clothing for Workmen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06


Any fool micro-organism that comes
hanging around the Union depot here,
hunting for susceptible subject, will
starve to death before it succeeds in
accomplishing its purpose.
In order to protect the travelling pub
lie against all malignant diseases the
Chicago 4 Northwestern railway com
pany has issued bulletin ordering all
its employees, coming in contact with
the public, who have not yet done so,
to Immediately become inoculated
against such diseases. Accordingly
DR.. Colt today vaccinated the entire
force at the Union depot.
Letter list for the week ending April
3, '99: Burns, j; Bronson, A l.; Brown,
VIM; Bramon, j.; Brameon John;
Cohrs, Clara: Clinlin, Paul; Devany,
Thos; Ellis, w L; Earnest, o s; Ford,
John; Greene, Chas (3); Hayes, Joe;
Hughes, l. d; Hutzell, L; Hallsm,
Geo; johnson, j w; johnson, Clara;
Klrlin, John; Kennedy, j A; Keeney,
Keeney, Clarence; Kaustimer, F w;
Logan, Claude; Latke, Fred; Lamen,
Mary; Myers, A d; Matheua, II j;
Martin, G; O'Meara, p; Page, Harry;
Russell, II b; Smith, w II; Smith. S
G; Smith, E; Shatto, Newton; Swan
son, G II; Wells, r I; Wildlng, Tom.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised and give
date of publication.
d. Adlum. p. M.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
during the year, ss2es.35, which is di-
vided as follows:
Received for new taps. ....S 113 so
!" use tap machine 80
coal. 10 %
water rents. .. 1874 20

SooA.ss.. s....s.. ~ 20
water rents. .. 1884 10
The amount collected for water
rents exceeds by over s50OOO the
smount collected for water consumed
during any preceding year. AS ma.
terial purchased does not always pass
through my hands, it is of the running
expenses of the system, estimate the
running expenses during the past wear
ut shout $4,000 90.
The running expenses during the
next year will be necessarily larger az
the system needs to be bettered in
many ways.
In regard to recommendations for
the ensuing year, it will not be neces.
sary to speak at length on the condi-
tion of the reservoir. as most of you
are acquainted with the facts.
At the present time we only half
fill the reservoir, as the upper portion
is cracked beyond use. believe q
new reservoir will have to be built as
the present one is giving away, both
as to side walls and bottom, The
brick, having become water soaked,
offer no foundation for the cement.
with the result that the cement is
cracked and torn off during the win
ter.
| also would recommend that the
reservoir be covered. This will do
away with moss which ultimately finds
its way into the water furnished the
consumers.
If a new reservoir is built, l believe
1t would be proper to provide an cleo
trio cut off for the same This would
solve the problem of fighting fires in
buildings which are located at points
level with the reservoir.
The most necessary thing at present
is to get the system in first class run.
ming shape. Several of the gates on
the mains need to be repacked and
several old style fire hydrants taken
out and Ludlows substituted. On Sew
enth street there is four blocks of
main and no fire hydrant above Erie
street.
At least one should be placed on
that line On upper Fifth street the
hydrant should be moved north. be.
lieve 1t to be necessary that accurate
charts of service pipes be made, show
ing the location of said pipes, stop
c ocks, hydrants, etc.
At the present time about one
fourth Of the stops are covered up.
Many are not recorded at all. If the
city had accurate charts the stops
could be found at once, which would
do away with the expense of digging
for them every time they were needed.
At the same time it would protect the
property ownor from damage by leak
age of water and protect the city from
useless wastes of water. All stops
boxes should extend at least three
inches above the ground The expense
of finding buried stop when the
ground is frozen is several times what
the chart would cost. Resp'y.
SAINT. HOLMES, Water Com.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Experiments with su1nnur

A Portland (NIe.) man who put sui
phur in his shoes to prevent grippe
found that he exhales sulphurous
fumes, and that the silver change in his
pocket turned quite black. He says
that tho silver watch of the mate of 9.
vessel which brought cargo Of sui
phur to Portland last week was thor
oughly blackened from the same cause.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

OF INTEREST 10 spEcuLAroRs.
Northwestern receipts today 300 cars against
25s can toe same day last year.
Chicago rsoeipts today-Wheat OIL cars; corn
3s5 oan; oass 258 cazs; hogs 240OO.
Chicago receipts tomorrow (estimated) wheat
90 cars; corn $40 cara; oats $50 csrs; hogs
$4,000 bead.
The statiotion Of the board of trade estimates
that 20 pa osnt of the wheat is still in the
farmers hands.
Tas Ohao seass crop report makes winter
wheat IS psr cent compared with 80 per cent
II, Apsii.
opsnina Liverpool cable made wheat I'D
higher than yesterdsys Close.
Dsadstrest's visible supply report issued today
shows decree of $4,000 bu. of wheat east Of
the Rockies. Stocks in Europe increase 5OO,-
600 bu.; total increase 1900 bu. Corn de-
oreases l.l0l 600 bu. Oats decreases 81 600 bu.
Columbus, Ohio, wires that wheat is damaged
Is per cent in the last ten dsys
Chicago has orders to buy over 100000 calls
for next week.
Pringle WAS large buyer Of wheat today.
Clearances of wheat and -four equal to 55O,.
600 bu. wheat; $50 O0O bu. corn.
Crop damage reports were numerous today.
Il ID rumorsd that the Kansas state report will
be delayed until more reliable information in
regard to TIM crop can bo secured.
Comstock, Barrett and Parker were big buy
ers of wheat on the break today.
Liverpool closing cable made wheat nd
higher making I'D advance for day.
Puts on May wheat sold 7lss to ~; calls 74s<
Puts or May corn 34ss TO u; calls 3515 to n.
Chicago Live Stock markt-Reosipts $4,000
hogs. left over from yesterday 1893. .eoe pts
year ago today q, 600. Opened firm Mixed and
butchers 3.65 @3.s7. Cattle 14,000 strong.
Sheep, 10000 strong.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
Honneseekers'
EXCURSIONS
SOUTHI Tss r; "a, i;11nsis s5s e;e, e.

SOUTH tlsi asS viii a1l1nGas Gan csSs tae
Homeseekers' Excursions to certain
points in the south on the Yszoo &
Mississippi Valley railroads from all
stations on the Illinois Central west of
and including Alden, and from points
On the lyle and Cedar Rapids branch
9 On March Goth, April 3rd
and 18th, and May lst and
e8el1, and from Ill points east Of and
lnranding Williams one day later
thsn tho dates named.
Tho now aSoutherD Homeseekers'
Guide" describes in detail the agricul-
tufsl advantages, the soil and pro-
ducts at all points south of the Ohio
River on the lines Of the above mem
toned roads. For copy address the
undersigned.
For information concerning railroad
lands in the fertile Yazoo Valley of
Mississippi address E. P. Skene, Land
Commissioners I. G. r. R. ct Chicago.
wESTI Homeseekers' Ex,
" A0 \ cursiOn tickets will
also be solu from stations in Iowa east
OF and including Cedar Falls, and from
points on the Lyle and Cedar Rapids
branches March 6 st, Aprtl 4th
and =, and Mayed and 9Th
70 points on the Illinois Central Rail-
road to which the one way rate is 800
OF over 10 South Dskots, Minnesota,
ond IN Iowa to points west of Ackley
inclusive, except points west of Le-
Mars.
Homeseekers' Excursions to Points on
Other Lines of Railroads.
The Illinois Central will also sell on
tho first and third Tuesday in March,
April and May, Homeseeker's Excur.
sions Tickets to points on foreign lines
Of railroads In many of the western
southwestern and southern states. For
rstes, routes, ETC., inquire of your
nearest Illinois Central Ticket Agent:
Al Home Seekers Exeuys ions Tick.
etoa axo sold, ct rate of
g! S I0and AZ Rhys I'm 81 81 g S9s ;,
days for return.
J.F. MERRY,
A. G. p. A. Ill. Cent. r. r.
milo Dubuque, Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

AVA 100 1AASO ouO MloS IE0nk DO00r
are visiting friends in Council Bluffs.
John Goss has put hitching posts in
front of his store on Erie street.
w. II. Campbell was slightly injured
while at work in the shops last week.
Lieutenant John L. Cox of the q.
is. A., returned from Fort Brown.
Texas, last Monday.
At the regular meeting Of the Mo.
Valley Sportsman club last Friday, the
following scores were made, ten birds
to each man: w. y. Ellis, s: E. f.
James, 8; 9. A. Walker, z; j. d.
Brown, z; j. j. Jourdin, 6; M. Nc
Pherson, 8.
Sc & p. engine No. 12, in charge of
Engineer McKain and fireman Alick
Finlayson, fell into the Missouri river
while backing onto the transfer boat
last Tuesday
Mayor McGavren has issued an elec-
tion notice calling for an election in
this town Wednesday, April II, 1879,
for the election of one trustee.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Mount Cannon ON sleds,

The Canadian government, Ia order
to have the moveSnents of its artillery
made quick and effective, has mounted
many cannon on sletis SO that they may
be swiftly drawn over the kuowy wastes
al tina country,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Card Of Thanks.

We take this method of thanking al,
those who were so kind in assisting us
with their help and consolation during
the sickness and death of our beloved
wife and mother.
sThos. Cody and Children.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Thirty Hours in the Sunless
World, or A Trip Through
Wyandotte CaVernS

Hundreds of delighted aud fences
pronounced this the finest bit of des-
cription ever heard. 1t has been re-
peated .two and three times to the
same audience, in the same house, in
one season; it is thrilling, indeed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

NJ. D. Bulhner left yesterday for
Chadron, where he goes to engage in
railroad work.