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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
AGREEMENT REACHED
ON ALASKA DISPUTE
An Alleged Secret Arrangement
Between the United States
and Canada.
ASSURANCES OF THE DOMINION
Promises American Commission to
Modify Its Attitude if Matter
Is Left To Rest TIL
After Election.

Kansas City, Aug. 3l.-A Washing.
tom special to the Star says:
in spite of the apparent abandon
! nent of the negotiations with Canada
it is learned that secret agreement
has been reached, as the result OF
which temporary arrangement will
! be accomplished before congress.
meets in December.
AS the result OF negotiations con
Quoted in the utmost secrecy, assur
ances have been given the American
commissioners, it is said, that if they
will allow matters to rest until after
the Canadian elections in October, q
temporary agreement will he readily
reached. 1T is suggested that he basis
of the new modus viyendi has been
sketched. out and practically agreed
upon by American and Canadian com
missioners.
ThS, temporary arrangement, or
modus vivendi, will provide, first, that
the Canadians shall have the use of a
port on the Lynn canal-Pyramid har-
Dor, most probably. The arrangement
will provide, however, by means of a
special protocol, a distinct declaratio
that this temporary occupation of a
port on the Lynn canal by British Gus
toms officers shall in no way affect the
final settlement of the boundary ques
ton, but both British and American
interests and claims will be fully re-
served. The use of this port is to be
temporary until the question of own.
ership of the disputed strip is finally
settled to, the satisfaction of both
countries.
Under this temporary agreement,
also, Canadian white pine lumber, not
dressed, tongued or groovcd, but in
Guiding logs and rough boards, is tc
be admitted free into the United
States. In return for this citizens OF
the United States are to have absolute.
ly free access to the Canadian fisher.
les, with rights of landing, to secure
bait or TO prepare the catch for the
market.
Great Britain also consents TO 9
modification of the treaty regarding
the building of war ships on the lakes
in such way as to permit the ere
alton OF reasonable fleet of modern
ships to be built above the Magyar,
Falls.
Quebec coal is to have free entranc.
over the New England boundary
which will relieve the mills of tina
section of their present dependence
-on Pennsylvania and West Virginia
In return for this the western coal, in
Guiding that from the bituminoui
fields of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, il
TO be admitted free across the Ca
madam border.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
TRAVEL BY BICYCLE IS COSTLY
Man Who Kept Account Finds Elk.
pense Is Two Cents a Mile.

Man Who Kept Account Finds Elk.
pense Is Two Cents a Mile.
1t seems somewhat curious, consid-
ering the present cheapness of bicycles
md the great skill of riders, that any
ne should look upon cycling as expen-
sive, compared with other methods of
travelling. Several New York wheel
men, however, have frankly declared
that, from May to October. their BIZ
cycle expenditures aggregate more
than would the fares on street cars,
steamboats,, and so on, which they
would spend in reaching places they
now reach by wheel. A rider in Con-
necticut who has investigated the mat
ter has submitted the following conclu
sions. We quote from the Hartford
Daily Times:
''rhe bicycle is not only means of
recreation and pleasure; to many per-
sons it is a labor SAVING and time saw
ing machine. A gentleman who makes
daily use of one declares, however, that
it costs more to ride on a bicycle than
it does to ride on trolley car. He
adds up the amount paid for repairs
in the course of year, including per
cent interest on the original cost of the
machine, and divides the sum obtained
by the number of miles indicated by
his cyclometer. The answer is always
over cents per mile ridden. The ex-
ercise is pure profit, and the gentleman
in question considers it fair dividend
OH the investment"
Here is question which cyclists
have discussed and may continue to
discuss with a good deal of interest.
Its solution. if the wheel is consid-
cred purely as business investment,
will not be sufficient to accomplish.
But the Instances are so few, relative
~. where bicycles are used with view
solely to economic travelling expenses
that. in order to treat the subject con-
sistcntly, a generous allowance should
be made for the physical advantages
which in most cases follow the wheels
use.
BY comparing cycling with riding in
trolley cars the wheelman whose com
putations are given in the Hartford
Times has at least simplified the prob
lem for large number of riders. The
result of his calculations. also, will
seem much more plausible to most
wheelmen than did that of the Brook
lyn pedaler, who, some months ago.
averred that his trips on the wheel
were invariably more expensive than
those undertaken with a team OF
horses. He declared that his incideD
tai expenditures alone were sufficient
to disprove the theory that wheeling
was cheap way to travel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
SAYS CARTER is INNOCENT.

Convicted Captains Counsel Conn
pares His Client With Dreyfus.
Chicago, Aug. 31.-Frank P. Blair,
counsel for Captain Oberlin H. Carter,
Df the United States engineering corps
IN the court-martial which convicted
that officer of robbing the government
and sentenced him to dismissal from
the army and a five years term in
the penitentiary and to pay fine Of
$4,000, received yesterday the brief pre-
pared by Franklin MacNeagh, of Penn
sylvania. The brief is addressed to At
torney General Griggs, who is expected
to review it and present his opinion on
the case to the president. The brei ii
Captain Carter's attorney places The
convicted man on a pedestal with Drey
fus, Mr.. MacNeagh arguing that there
is the closest analogy between the
cases of the two men The attorney also
devotes Il considerable proportion OF
his $4,000 words to attacking members
of the court-martial.
He expresses his personal view OF
the case in the following words:
II began the examination of the rec
ord of the trial with the strongest i'm
preston, produced by what had read
N the newspapers, that Captain Carter
must be guilty. or course knew, as
everybody else knows, how often Il ma.
jority of the officers to try eases have
convicted innocent men. But summed
up from what read that the contract.
ors had seduced Captain Carter into a
criminal conspiracy with them.
IA most careful study of the evi.
dence has completely satisfied me that
Captain Carter is as innocent man as
l am. 1T is not only that there is alb.
solutely nothing in the proofs submit.
ted which is not entirely compatible
with his innocence, but many facts are
proven which are absolutely irrecon
clable with his guilt"
Continuing, Mr.. MacNeagh declares
that his client has not asked, and will
not ask, for mercy from the presi.
dent. 1t is not Il pardon which he is
demanding. but a fair trial and 'the
orderly and natural reference of the
case would be to the attorney general
the appointed law adviser OF the presi.
dent" where ii has been tilyen. I'm.
der the circumstances, hoover the
lawyer comes forward with another
proposition--to subject the whole case
to review by civil court.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
.ID0LITA WINS WITH EASE.
Favoritc Lands the Futurity at Du
buQue in Straight Heats.


Dubuque, la, Aug. 31.-Idolita
owned by Frank Jones, of Ports
mouth, n. H., pulled down the Win
ner's share of the rich Horse Review
stake for 3-year-old trotters yester-
day. The little bay walked away from
her field i'm each of the three heats and
won hands down. The purse was worth
100000, and was the third of Il srii
OF futnrty offerings put up by joan
G. Bauer. of Chicago. The race was
the fastest 3-year-old futurity ever
trotted. The first heat was made in
the following time: :333, 1906, 1:40.
2: l2N. This was the fastest of the
three heats, and equals the 3-year-old
record in Il class trot made at Louis
willie last year. The money was divided
as follows: ldolita, $4,000; Ecstacy.
$4,000; Rita +, S2,25O; Irma Electric.
$l,250; My Trick, $500. The remainder
of the purse was divided between the
nominators of the sire of the winner
and owner OF the horse. OF this
amount the estate of Senator Stanford
secured $1,000.
Idolita, the favorite in the betting
WAS never in danger of losing the race
He led all the way in each heat and
only in the first heat was the leader
challenged for first place. In the
stretch Ectsacy came up strong, but
broke Just before reaching the wire.
The contest in this race was for sec
ond place. which Ectsacy landed after
fierce struggle with Rita L in the
third heat.
The 2;2o pace worth 5000, was rs, easy
money for the me faN ied R4oeI, 'zsm
challenged Shade On at the last third
for second money, which the latter ncsed
out forcing Robert to do this heat in
5000, for PIP class trotters furnished the
prettiest race of the meeting. Coming
with Copeland. the favorite, on the pole.
AT the last turn Altoka and Humboldt
Maid pulled out of the bunch. followed
by Aragon *. The three rae Town the
stretch side by side and finn "a nosea
apart. The three remaining he.. went to
Sir Charles in slow time. Copeland broke
continually and was unable to get inside
the money.
Yesterdays weather was about perfect
for racing; perhaps n trifie too warm
In the neighborhood of 10000 people saw
the contest. Summaries:
trotters. purse s20,050-Idolita won, Ec.
stasy second. Rita e. third Time, 2:12la
2:14la 2:l4. Irma Electric, My Trick,
Oracle onward, Carbine, Crystalline. Red
Arthur. Merriam, Logan and lIellar also
started.
The Maple Leaf purse, $1,000. 2:N
pace-Bob Fitzsimmons won, Shade Or
second, Arbutaskan third. Best time
2:0SA. Roth also started.
The Central purse, $1,000. 2:12 trot-Sii
Charles won. Altoka second. Aragon X
third. Best time 2:10A Humboldt Maid
Philides. DIR. Spellman, Vendor and Cope.
land also started.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
COLLAPSE OF THE COLISEUM.
Investigation of chicago Disastc,
Being Made.


Chicago, Aug. 3l.-Coroner Berse has
begun an investigation of the Coliseum
disaster, to ascertain who may be hell
legally responsible for the-accident.
The discovery was made by the coro.
ner that when the iron frame fell il
was being used to support pulleys for
hosting heavy timbcrs. This know.
edge was withheld at first, and it caus,
ed sensation when it was obtained
n search was then made for John j.
johnson, the foreman, with a view t.
questioning him as to whether the
arches had been used as supports for
the hoisting tackle for the iron and
timbers raised and lowered. johnson
could not be found. 1t devc oped thai
since AN hour after the accident he
had not been seen. James Wilson, ar
acquaintance of johnson, said johnson
was Respondent over the accident ane
threatened to commit suicide. 1t il
not believed however. that he has kill
ed himself and he is expected to turn
up within few days.
John Marshman, who was injured il
the wreck, died, making the tota
deaths ten.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
Pensions and Patents.

Washington, Aug: so.-Pensions have
Iowa: Naturalization T. Chapman
DERBY 81 .o s2! T anngh tn M9Wry
err. Battle Greek, Sc to IS. Reissue-Ed-
ward Maucher, Hawarden, ss6 Widow
Annie E. Sherman, Liscomb. IS.
South Dakota: Increase-tiiram Mckeel
Mitchell, Sc to IS.
Patents have been issued to IoWans as
Arthur w. Gray. Keota, vehicle attach.
ment; James Jones, Atlantic. draft equal
zer; William Louder Fairfield. hay car.
r;er Jason ". Macy seassb 9n,gsn road
lington, wire fence stay; John H. Norris,
Maa9oketa, cream sepsaatoI Carl f. Mel
Odson, springwater, collar clasp; Charles
9. Haven and r g phrig Fort 70 Madison on
tumwa, car loader; Harry b. Porter.
HaT.wiek hat and clothes rack; Edward
pliance; Hosmer futile, Cedar Rapids.
bicycle Qwo. patentsD; Charles H. sVan AL.
styne, Manchester barrel heater and feed
cooker
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
IOWA LABOR DAY.
Governor Shaw l'rociaims scptcln
her 4 the HOLIDAY.

ssOA N'AsNM IOClSeIUnO 0CNICM
Der 4 the Holiday.
Des Moines. Ia, Aug. 30.-Governol
Shaw issued the Labor day proclama-
ton us required by law. The governor
gives emphasis to the Importance of
the occasion on which labor is to be
honorod and recommends that factor
les and stores and other places where
labor is employed be closed as far as
practicable. The proclamation fol-
lows:
The first Monday of September of
each year has been by the statute of
this state designated as public holt
day. devoted to obscrvances in honor
of labor The public Importance of
the occasion justifics official emphasis
and proclamation especially calling
attention thereto.
Therefore l. Leslie NJ. Shaw. gov
crnor of the state of Iowa, do hereby
recommend that the day above desig-
mated. being the fourth day of Sep
TENDER. \. ID. 1899. be SET apart and OBJ
served in such ways and i'm such man
ner as may be appropriate TO Tie occa-
Sion. to the end that the economic
conditions of our country may CON
tinually improve, and that the har-
monious relations of the people of the
state may be fortified.
That the day may be more gener-
ally observed, | recommend that fac
tories, stores and other places oper-
ated by employed labor be closed so
far as practicable.
In testimony whereof, ] have here
unto set my hand and caused TO be
affixed the great seal of the state of
Iowa on this 2sth day of August, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine; of the indie
pendence of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-fourth; and of
the state of Iowa, the tifty-third.
'tSeal) Leslie NJ. Shaw.
by The GOVERNOR
90. l.. Dobson,
Secretary of State"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
Iowa Crop Bulletin,

pes Moines, la, Aug. 3o.-1hTe eli;
nate and crop bulletin OF the Iowa
weather and crop service for the week
.nding Monday, August IS, says: The
,ast week was warmer than usual, the
aNccss of temperature AT the central
station averaging 4 degrees daily. Th,
rainfall was variable. but sufficient in
he larger part of the state for the
Deeds of the unripened crops, and to
facilitate fall blowing.
The conditions were very favorable
FOR closing up work in the harvest
fields and threshing from the shocks.
seports of yield of wheat, oats and
barley are variable. nut with the eN-
.eption of wheat the returns indicate
quite satisfactory results. In nnmer-
gus localities the yield OF oats is UNI
Usually heavy.
Corn is making notable progress to.
Yards maturity and considerable:
portion of carly planted corn is sut1i-
.iently ripened to lie cut and shocked.
Late corn is doing remarkably we'll,
Except in sections whore the rainfall
mas been insufficient. The high tenn
ocrature has fired the blades t.
some extent in dry and sandy lands.
On the whole corn BIDS fair to make
full average crop.
Pastures are very COOL for August.
The apple crop will be much hl',ow
he average. Reports from special OBJ.
servers to the State Horticultural so.
siety indicate but little more than half
A crop of this stape fruit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
AN OMAHA MYSTERY.
Well Dressed Woman Found Dead
i'm Residence Part of City.

W. Gil DreSSeO w Om0n FOunO DeNU
in Residence Part of City.
Omaha, Aug. GA woman whose idcn-
tIty is mystery was found dead on the
pavement this morning. Doctors say she
had been dead for several hours and that
death resulted from a fracture of the
skull, evidently caused by fall on the
pavement. All the people who live in the
vicinity know about it is that about II
o'clock last night they heard woman
scream and saw buggy passing in which
were man and a woman. The man was
flashing the horse into a run and holding
the woman who was standing up and
evidently trying to jump out of the buggy.
There is no clue to the identity of the
dead woman or the man with her. She is
we'll dressed and was evidently a woman
of refinement. The street where she was
found is in the heart of the best residence
section of the city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

Colonel John Hayes, of the Fourth
United States cavalry. who is anxious
to take part in the cavalry operations
in the Philippines, has worn uniform
since he was 10 years old. At that
youthful age he enlisted as bugler
in the Fifth cavalry, but at the out
break of the civil war he enlisted as a
private in the union army. At the
close of the war he Went to the plains,
where he Won considerable fame as an
Indian fighter. His rise, from the
ranks was slow, but sure, for his in
domitable will made him a splendid
soldier.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
LADY YARDE BULLER INSANE.
Famous California beauty: Placed
Under IL Guafdian..'

San Francisco. Cal. Wig. 30 Lady
Iarde Butler, daughter.o!.:. the millions
airc California pioneer, General Kirk
ham, has been adiudged insane and Il
guardian was appointed for her per-
sdn and estate. While her actual in
cdms is now only about $500 monthly.
shd'has been spending $500 in excess of
this. She does rot realize that her in
c5me is not as large as in years gone
by. before her properties were incum-
bcred with mortgages. Frequently
She still talks about her large estates
and lately she has even been casting
money into the street. as she believes
that she has unlimited wealth.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

Discussion already prevails in naval
circles as to what duty Dewey will be
assigned to when he reaches this coun.
try. Secretary Long intimates that
the question will be determined entire.
ly to the admiral's wishes in the mat
ter. He may be stationed in Washing
ton at the head of board, possibly the
board of inspection and survey, the
duties of which will be enlarged to
take in questions of policy relating to
ship construction.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

On the 10th of next October. General
Shafter will have attained the age of
Ga years and under the law he must be
placed on the retired list of the army.
1t is beyond the power of the president
10 retain him in active service. Only
congressional act can do that. Con-
gress will not meet until December.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
A Trousscau of 200 Years Ago.

Rochester Herald: This is part of the
curious list of Lady Littleton's wed
ding outfit 200 years ago:
A black paddysway gown and coat.
A pink unwatered pabby suite OF
cloaths.
A gold stuff suite of cloaths.
4 white. worked with sneal, suite OF
cloaths.
A love hood and a sneal hood.
velvet manteel primed.
The watch aud equepage.
A pallareen and Turkey handker.
chief.
A pinner and quoiff of face lace.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
Io,xa I,rcyitics,

IOWA lbfcSVlcS.
\ Christian Science church was
opened at Ottumwa Sunday
Lake View Indignantly protests
against the story that smallpox exists
in that town.
Money is being raised at Daven-
port to build AN Industrial home at an
estimated cost of $4,000.
Muscatine ladies will operate the
street cars Of that city September l3
for the benefit of the park fund.
Rural free mail delivery is being
arranged for in the Bloomington and
SweetIand districts, i'm Muscatine
county.
Rev. e. l.. Eaton. pastor of the
may become the editor of the North
western Christian Advocate.
The total Indebtedness of Dies
Moines as given in the last reports of
the city auditor. is Ss53.sl0Os. The to-
tai cash on hand is given at $l12.167.l3.
Sixteen informations have been filed
against Council Bluffs BARRIERS for vio-
lations of the Sunday law in operat
ing their shops on that day.
The \. o. L.. w. band of Cedar Falls
has been selected to accompany the
state g. \. II. to the national encamp-
ment at Philadelphia.
After September 10 the banks of
Boone will reduce the rate of interest
ON deposits to 3 per cent. Only year
ago the rate was reduced from 5 to 4
per cent
Eight hundred invitations have been
sent out by DIR. Chappell, of the state
weather service. to crop correspond
ents and volunteer observers of the
weather bureau TO call at the weather
office AT the state fair grounds to
meet the officials OF the service.
The Northwestern is erecting new
depot at Jefferson.
Work has been commenced on ex-
tersions.of. hhe street car lines in
Davenpqrt.A J
The psychological survey is pre-
pairing to NSale a careful survey of
the northern Iowa lakes.
The school board at Paullina has let
to cost about $4,000.
1T is believed that the auditorium at
Des MoiiNI will open this winter for
tlle ,resgulSr theatrical season.
The drilling Of new city we'll at
Iowa Fifls has cut OFF the supply of
ii nun,bvr of springs in the locality.
The FeaEaCity Driving club is, the
name Of a Nub just organized at Mus
eating =,
I'M proprietor of new hotel at
Grilinell will open his house with a
banquet TO. the newspaper men in
that portion of the state.
"A public.wedding is to be one OF
the ATTRACTIONS at the Fort Dodge
street fairs ,ahd the audience will have
the privilege of kissing the bride.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

Prince Roland Bonaparte had
house-warming in Paris few days
ago, on the completion of the mansion
which he has been building during the
last seven Years. Almost every room
contains an ethnographical collection
of souvenirs of Napoleon. The library
occupies three spacious galleries each
TO feet long, II light iron gallery Civ
ing access 20 the upper shelves.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31
WRECK IN SOUTHERN IOWA.
Rock Island Train Derailed.-sey
cral Trainmen Hurt.

Eldon, Ia, Aug. 31.-The Rock
Island passenger known as the Keokul,
express. ran off the track 1t II o'clnc,,
today, 1emolishing the engine. mai,
and smoking cars. The accident oc
Cured mile west of here and was due
to broken wheel on the locomotive
The engineer and fireman, mail cler.
and a baggageman We're injured, but il
i. believed not fatally. None of the
passengers are reported seriously hurt.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

Aguinaldo knows but little about
America and its institutions. Last au-
tumn Major Iounghusband found that
Aguinaldo thought that the victory of
Omdurman was a triumph of Ameri-
cans over the dervishes and that he la
horede under the impression that the
English and Americans were one and
the same people
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

The iarqnis of Salisbury has for
many wears been an earnest student of
chemistry and fourd time to discover
and complete an important chemical
process in his private laboratory at
Hatfield the results Of which will be
made known TO the }fld on his behalf
at forthcoming ME ting of one of the
learned societies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

Herbert Spencer is now living in
strict seclusioa at Brighton, the state
of his health being such that his re-
plies are limited to letters OF immedi-
ate personal concern. \ friend inquir
ing as to the health of Mr.. Spencer had
the pleasure to receive the following
reply: Thanks for your inquiry.
am about up to par and not without
hope of rising above it presently
So
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

Lasker, the worlds champion at
chess and winner of the first prize at
the rece,-t tournament is only 81. Vet
he has been conspicuous figure i'll the
chess world for the past ten years. 1t
was in the Breslau tournament of 1889
that he was discovered by Burn, the
English champion, who is said to have
pointed to Lasker with the remark:
THAT is the man who will beat Stein.
a.,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-31

DR.. ]. S. Adams, who died last week
at Oakland, Cal. at the age of 20, was
the first physician to receive GER
tificate from the board of examiners
Of the California State Medical
society.