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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Ideas Make slaves.

Most people suffer at one time or an
other from some idea that takes pos
session of the mind and will not be
driven away.
People, for instance, WHO amuse
themselves by competing for missing
letter or misprint prizes get 80 that
they can think of scarcely anything
else. A well-known philanthropic lady,
having been taught in her youth the
prudence of counting five before say
ing anything angry, is the victim Of
the counting idea, and she cannot do
the simplest action without first count
ing five. Before winding her watch,
opening door, looking in shop WIN
dow, putting on her hat, or even turn
ing in bed, she has to count the ac-
customed number.
DR.. johnson, as every one knows,
had habit of touching certain stones,
posts, ETC., on his walks, and so inn
perative was the idea that if he ever
missed the performance he would re-
turn to carry it through.
Sometimes the idea grows so over
powering as to drive the wretched vic
tim into the lunatic asylum. A gentle
man thus put away for life owes his
fate to the fact that in conversation
one day he could not recall the name
of man he met in India. When he
went home he sat down to think II
| Gut; all night he thought and thought
without success. AT business next day
| he could do nothing but strive to re
member the name. Days and weeks
passed, and still he was at 1t. Finally
he neglected everything in obedience
to this idea, and in short time he
/ was absolutely mad.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
A Man Dies In Center Point from
Hydrophobia Who Had Never
Been bitten by Dog.

Frank Miller, cigarmaker, died at
Center Point from a mysterious NAL
ady, which the doctors think was hydro
phobia. He was seized with sudden ill
ness, which grew worse and worse un-
til it appeared to develop into case of
rabies. He fought his attendants fierce
ly and snapped and bit at them. He
succeeded in wounding one or two, but
it is thought not seriously. He refused
to eat or drink anything and acted
crazed when an effort was made to force
him to take drink of water He fought
off his attendants with the fury and
force of madman, foaming at the
mouth and snarling and growing at
all who came near him. He died in con-
WILSON'S. The physicians, while they
declare that the case was apparently
ihydrophobia and showed all the traits
of that dread malady, are confronted
by the fact that so far as known Miller
was never bitten by a dog. He was 80
years of age and unmarried.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
COLD WEATHER.
spotls Part of the Plans for the EN-.
tertainment OF Admiral schlcy
at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., May s2.-The cold, dis
agreeable weather interfered with
the morning programme of Rear Adj
miral Schley. 1t had been intended to
take drive around the city, but this
was abandoned and he spent the fore
noon quietly at the home of ex-senator
Henderson. There were few callers,
but these were received in an informal
manner. In the afternoon there was
public reception in the rotunda OF
the city hall, in which the children OF
the public schools were conspicu-
Gus feature, the high school cadets fur
nishing the escort from Gen. Ander-
sons home to the city hall. In the even
ing he was the guest of the Loyal LIE
gion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
KEoKUK IS DEAD.
Noted Chief of the Sac and Fox In
dians Gone to the Happy
Hunting Grounds.

Word has been received in Keokuk
from Guthrie, o. t., of the death of
Chief Moses KeollulS, son Of the greater
Keokuk, first chief of the Sac and Fox
Indians, afterwhom the city was named.
Moses Keokuk was so years old, and
his grandson, John Earle Keokuk, now
resides in KeolSuk, having come there
last November to make his home in the
city named in honor ofhis great-grand-
father. Smallpox was the cause of the
death Of Chief Moses Keokuk. The Sac
and Fox tribe now numbers but 312
full-bloods, los having died of small
pox. The elder Chief Keokuk died in
.1s4s and was succeeded as chief by his
son Moses, known as the "Watchful
Fox
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
RAILWAY ASSESSMENT.
The Total Amount This Year shows a
Considerable Increase over
That of One Year Ago.

The total assessment of the railroad
property Of the state, exclusive of the
real estate owned by them and assessed
locally, is 44,633,e61. Last year it was
S44, ABS, 1882. This is an increase of $194,-
s79. The total mileageis s,51s.15, an in
crease of 4o.s miles. The percentage,
assessed valuation to gross earnings
last year was LOT per cent; this year it
is ss 80 per cent The gross earnings
last year were s41,335, Os3; this year,
SAG, 2o2 DOB. These figures are the first
exact figures relative to the assessment
of the roads. Several assessments have
been added since the assessment made
by the council on March rs, new roads
being discovered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
DANGEROUS SEA ANIMALS.
The Nautilus, While Beautiful, should
Be Carefully Avoided.

G. r. Holder gives an interesting ac.
count of his experience with the ply.
salia, the nautilus-like denizen Of
southern waters, which floats on the :
surface with its trailing fshing-lines
extending far below. The balloon, or
noat, 1s from two to five or six inches
In length; delicate sack filled with
air, and tinted with many beautiful
hues, among which purple, pearl and
pink predominate. One end is elongated
like. a finger, and along the dorsal sur.
face extends q ruffle, which can be
raised at will, and becomes a perfect
sail, rich tinted in red, yellow, pink
and silver. When the animal is at
rest the membrane Is furled; at other
times it is raised two or three inches,
and, catching the wind, drags the ten.
tacles at an angle Of 40 degrees to the
surface of the water. There are pur.
pie, hair-like objects; which look very
beautiful, as crdnkled ana curly. they
drift through the water. But woe to
the unfortunate fish which, attracted
by their bright appearance, touches
them. He is Instantly Enclosed by the
tentacles and stung to death with a
thousand darts. Tue tentacles are
covered with minute bombs, resemb.
ling an elongated capsule, in the In
terror Of which is the dart, q thread
with branching points on either side,
says the Boston Transcript.
d
But this il not the entire armament
Of the physala. The coiled dart or
lasso floats in liquid poison Of great
power, of bhe effect OF which Mr.. Hol.
der speaks from personal experience,
He was swimming In Eve feet Of wa.
ter, when he passed over the tentacles
OF large physalia. The sensation as
the purple threads wound round the
abdomen and thigh was Of molten met.
al being thsown upon the flesh, and
the shock was 30 great that he had to
be assisted from the water. They
tried yainly 10 rub of the blue mass
with cloths, and then with knives. and
finally razor was used. The flesh
was raised as in q burn, the mass of
darts apparently eatdng into the nesh.
The case became alarming, and ia
tai termination might have resulted
had not aid been at hand. One singular
symptom Of the shock was an obsti-
nate asthmatic condition, which made
breathing almost impossible. It was
several weeks before the wounds were
completely healed, and even twelve
months after the flesh had the appear
ance OF being tattoed in fanciful de-
signs of blue India ink. OF all the
so-called Singing animals'' found In
the sea, the beautiful physalia is prob
ably the most dangerous.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
STILL MORE COMPLICATED.
Grain shovelers Repudiate Bishop
Quigley and President McNIahon,
Head OF Their Organization.

Buffalo, N. Y, May s2.-The situation
here is more complicated than ever.
By Fridays action in directing their
executive committee to open an office
and await propositions from the Lake
Carriers association looking to set
Element of the trouble, the grain shoy-
elers practically repudiated Bishop
Quigley and President McMahon, the
head of their organization. The action
of the Chicago board of trade in calling.
for the abrogation of the contract of
Mr.. Connors is said to have greatly
strengthened the. belief of majority of
the strikers that they can force the
lake carriers to this action.
Although the striking men were very
earnest in their talk at Friday nights
meeting, everything is quiet. There
were several ARRAYS in the vicinity Of
the docks at night, during one of which
number of shots We're fired and six
arrests were made by the police. No
one was injured.
Five elevators were lifting grain Sat-
urdayt the Erie. City. Northern, Da-
kotah and Ontario, The lake line
men claim to have a full force of
freight handlers on every dock. Many
of the men, however, are inexperienced,
but the, number of experienced men
is being added to daily. The ore and
coal docks appear to be neglected, the
operators apparently making no con-
certed move to operate them.
The marine firemen's strike is still
on, and causes considerable delay in
handling of boats.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
win settle Pnna strike.

Pana, ILL.,, May 22.-The state arbi-
tration board late at night completed
the taking of evidence in the settlement
of the miners strike and left the city
in the morning. They refused to give
out anything for publication otherthan
that the evidence was all in and would
be taken under advisement until Tues
day next, when they will meet at
Springfield and render their decision,
which President D. j. Keefe, of the
board, stated would be satisfactory to
both factions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Ioe1and's Development.

In the far north, In high latitudes,
where the long winter means not only
severe cold, but also winter night
of long duration, the prime conditions
OF human life are more than anywhere
else warmth and light" They are
the basis Of existence for the inhabi-
tants of those regions, and upon them
depends the development Of the coun-
try. From the partial lack Of these
fundamental necessities Iceland, which
is settled by about 76 600 people, has
already suffered, and q country rich In
many respects remains unimproved.
But, besides an untold wealth Of min
erals, Iceland possesses another treas
ure which still remains unemployed.
There are three gigantic waterfalls,
the Sullfors, the Gudafors and the Al
larfors. The power Of any Of these
three falls is, according to recent cal
culations, superior to any waterfall in
Europe, and can be compared only to
Niagara. Since the enormous power
has been ascertained gigantic project
has been proposed to the authorities,
providing for the employment of the
enormous water power for the light.
ing by electricity Of the entire island,
and for the lighting and heating Of all
the dwellings in the Inhabited districts.
For the commercial development Of
Iceland, particularly for the explora-
ton Of the enormous ore deposits, the
use Of electrical power would also be
Of the utmost Importance, since it
could be furnished at a very small
cost by the rational use of the three
gigantic falls. i
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
To Improye Hn,nes

In the New England Magazine Mr..
p. d. Mead makes the proposition
that the housing Of the people of a
city should be made the special PROV
ince of a special municipal depart
ment, with men at its head who have
the largest knowledge of whatever is
being done to improve the homes Of
the masses in the cities throughout the
world. This step has already been
taken In Paris.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
WIN Discuss Philippine Policy,

New York, May 22.-The congrega-
ton of Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
at lively meeting set apart next
Thursday night for discussion of the
question of the attitude to be assumed
by the church toward the Philippine
war. This action was favored by Thorn
as G. Shearman and opposed by Stephen
v. White and Horatio c. King. The re-
suit is victory for the 'anti-imperial-
ist" faction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Am Buff One Lost.

Victoria, B. c., May 22.-News has at
last been received of the schooner
Werfa, which left Dunedin, N. q. last
September, on an inter-island trading
expedition with party of 10. The
schooner, as had been feared for some
time, was completely wrecked and all
but one of those who started out on her
were lost.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
The Farm journal.

By direction and order OF the PLAIN
DEALER, many of it's patrons will re-
ceiye copy of the Farm Journal for
examination. If they are pleased with
it and would like to enjoy its visits
regularly for FIVE YEARS, that with
the PLAIN DEALER one year. may be
obtained for $1,25. To those who have
paid one year In advance for this pa
per. the Farm Journal will be sent
five years for 25 cents
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
TO Direct Alaska Military Anatrs.

Washington, May 49, The war de-
partment has turned over to Gen.
Shafter the complete direction of all
military affairs in Alaska. The only
general instruction sent to him has
been to relieve the soldiers who have
been stationed in Alaska by fresh
troops.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
nlinois Troops mustered out.

Augusta, Ga, May 22.-The Ninth
Illinois volunteers, Col. Campbell, were
mustered out of the service. This
leaves but one regiment, the Sixth Ohio.
which will be discharged on the 26th,
and few troops of cavalry at Camp
Mckenzie.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
want uniform Legislation.

Cincinnati, May 22.-The fourth days
session of the twenty-sixth national
conference of charities and correc-
tions was devoted to a general discus
sion of the report of the chairman, w.
A. Gates. of st. Paul, on Immigration"
Accompanying his report was the draft
of bill proposing uniform legislation
for all states.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Has Resigned.

London, May 22.-The archbishop of
Santiago de Cuba, according to spe-
cial dispatch from Rome, has resigned.
One Of the new things at the Paris
exposition will be an American exhibit
of working model of a police station
with all details complete. The signal
system especially will interest the pub
lie. There will be hundreds of fresh
novelties at Paris, and the same may be
predicted of the great international
exhibition in st. Louis in 1903.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23

The smart schoolboy has turned up
again. The teacher asked him to de
scribe the shortest route to Manila, and
the smart boy said he could get as far
as the entrance to Manila bay easy
enough, but he didn't know how to get
round Dewey. He went right up to
the head of the class.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Pilgrims who Jump.

Among the many peculiar religious
observances Of the day none is more
remarkable or striking than the Jump
ing or dancing procession Of Echter-
mach, small town in the Duchy of
Luxemburg. On each Whit Tuesday
the peasants observe this strange cere-
mony, and there are some old people in
the town who have joined the dane
ing procession every year since they
were babies. The town was in ancient
times very important and was for ten
centuries the seat Of magnificent alb.
hey, which was the fount Of religion,
art and science for leagues around. 1t
was founded by st. Willibrord, an
Anglo-Saxon missionary monk, who
died in $780, Soon after a strange dis
ease broke out among the cattle which
were seized with convulsive trem-
bling resembling st. Vitus' dance. The
people in despair turned to their patron
saint, Willibrord, and that their cat
tie might be cured they themselves
Jumped and danced in the way the an
imals did. Their prayers Were an
swered, and as each year the jumping
privilege was neglected the disease
broke out it. is religiously observed
each season For eleven centuries the
custom has been kept up Fifteen to
twenty thousand people annually take
part In this fascinating ceremony,
which is believed to aid those praying
for recovery from st. yituS' dance. The
dancing steps consist Of three jumping
steps forward and two backward.
Three quarters Of mile is trayersed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23

American delegation, with several of
the other chief delegates, returned tot
The Hague for lunch. But NJ. Bour-
geois, former premier of France and
head of the French delegation, and ais
most all the second technical delegates,
who form part of the committees, re-
NAMED at the House in the Woods
to draw up certain lists. They were
occupied also with the organization of
the committees.
The proceedings Saturday passed off
without any incident. Only the presi-
lent spoke, the others manifesting
their appreciation by slight, discreet
murmurs.
Arbitration In FopeSroat.
1t was learned during the day that NJ.
De staal placed the question of media
ton and arbitration in the forefront
during his speech. The question OF the
laws Of war rendering war rs humane
as possible by the extension of the reg
lations already existing was then
touched upon by the president, and he
delegated the question of the reduction
If ornaments to the third place.
This indication modities the order in
which the three points were placed in
the circular of the Russian minister of
foreign affairs, Count Mprayietf. but it
has the merit of corresponding more
closely to the views of the delegates,
and it is now considered certain that
mediation will have the chief place in
e %La Eurth ar
the opinion is unanimous that the
American and British delegates will
take the most important part in the
study of this question
The conference decided Saturday that
all delegates. including the technical
representatives, are to participate in
the sittings and join in the discussions
The date of the next sitting has moi
vet been fixed. 1t depends upon the
progress which will be made by The
| committees.
| M. De Staal announced Saturday that
the government of the Netherlands
would give an artistic fete on june
! l6 in honor of the conference.
Several of the chief delegates are
4 leaving The Hague for few days. pend
ing the preliminary work of the com
mittees.
| Baron De Staal during the course o
the day received the following dis
patch:
THE emperor begs you to be the inter
4 prefer to the conference of his SINGER
1 thanks and warmest wishes.
my august master charges me to i'm
press upon your excellency how much hi
majesty is touched by the telegram ad-
dressed to him.
(Signed) aMURAVIEFF."
Plead Disarmament.
| New York, May 2s.-The following
cablegram has been sent by the Won
ems international Peace League o
America:
Princess Winciswka, Peace Congress
Hague, Holland: Women's Internationa
Peace League of America unitedly plea
disarmament.
"MARY FROST EVANS, President
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
vetoed by Mayor Van wyck.

New York, May 2a.-Mayor Van Wyck
vetoed the bipartisan elections bill.
The bill provided for the separation of
the bureau of elections from the police
department, and the appointment of a
Bipartisan commission OF four TO have
charge of elections. The mayor gave
no reasons for his action.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Heavy Rainfall.

Wichita, Kan, May -Wichita's
streets were flooded with the most re-
markable rain which has fallen here
for years Friday night. The surround
ing country reports heavy rainfall
and crops are greatly benefited.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Funeral of Earl of strafrord

London, May 22.-The funeral of the
earl of STAFFORD, who was killed on
Tuesday evening by the Cambridge ex.
press train at SPotter's Bar, Hartford.
shire took place Saturday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Final stage of Revision.

: Paris, May 22.-The members of the
court of cessation have been summoned
to meet on May 90 for the final stage Of
the revision of the Dreyfus trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
Elnel Tower to Be yellow.

The authorities Of the Paris EXPOSE
Hon have decided to turn the Eiffel
tower into sunset scene. The great
structure il to be painted yellow, be,
ginning at the base with a deep Or
ange and shading upward into lighter
tints. During the exposition 1T will
be outlined with 5000 incandescent
lamps.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
limited Wnrkmen.

At the session in Muscatine of the
grand lodge of Ancient Order United
Eorkmen the following officers were
elected:
Grand master. Will M. Narvis, Musca-
tine grand foreman. A. B. Smith, Spencer;
grand overseer, G. j. Thompson, Chari-
ton: grand recorder, B. F. Rehkopf. Des
MONIES; grand receiver, William Elson Ce-
dar Rapids; grand guide, F. A. Secord,
Sioux City; grand Waterman, e. Stringer,
Jewell Junction; grand trustee, I. P. Van
else, Mount Pleasant; for supreme repre-
sentatives, r.. L. Triton, Ottumwa; A. w.
G. Weeks, Winterset; B. F. Rehkopf, Des
Moines
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
building Coiiapsey.

Crefeldt, Prussia. May ga build
ing In course of construction collapsed
Saturday ard Killed IL workmen.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
numbers about 800 weather-beaten vet

aOOuU OUQ VCI-
Grams. Two of the companies are mere
squads and their battered canteens and
shiny clothes show unmistakable
marks of rough campaigning. But the
soldiers are happy. Several of them
dropped by the way from the heat, but
when they boarded the special train at
Calumpit, bound for Manila, they yelled
like schoolboys, and the other troops
went to their stations and cheered
heartily
Deny That Luna Is wounded.
London, May s2.--The Filipino iunta
at Hong-Kong has cabled to the Lon
don office of the press saying it is I'M
true that Gen. Luna is wounded or has
surrendered, contradicting the report
that Gen. Montenegro is dead and an
nouncing that the difficulty between
Luna and Mascado is settled.
The dispatch adds that the opinion
prevails in Manila that the peace ne
gotiations have failed because Maj.
Gen. Otis demanded the unconditional
surrender of all arms as preliminary.
This, it was further stated, was con-
sidered unnecessarily harsh, and it was
announced that the Filipinos would
continue to fight until their rights
were recognized, and would appeal to
the American people to "help them
obtaining their natural and reasonable
aspirations"
Stops Shipment of Arms.
New York, May ga dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Hong
Kong says: Consul-General Wildman
has stopped shipload of small arms
for the Filipinos. The arms were in the
possession of a smuggling expedition
bound from Ling Yang gulf. Four Eng
lishmen and one American were con-
cerned in the shipment, and apparent
ly the filibuster Bray was at the head
of the conspiracy.
The Filipino junta here contend that
Aguinaldo is now pretending to treat
for peace merely to gain time for an
expedition with arms and ammunition
to arrive from Japan via Formosa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
state Mnx u.e rhe,n.

Attorney-G General Remley holds in an
opinion transmitted to Custodian Me-
Garraugh that the legislative chambers
at the state house are not sacred to the
sessions Of the legislature, but may be
used by the state for any legitimate pur-
pose for state business. The popular
belief is that the legislative halls must
be kept inviolate beween sessions of the
assembly. Gen. Remley's opinion re-
lates to the use of the halls by the class
of so taking examination before the SUI
preme court this term.