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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-07

Santa Fe offers service that cannot be
equaled--its trains being equipped with
all the modern ease-promoting appl-
ances. When planning your next trip
consult w. ]. Janey, Passenger Agent,
the Al. T. as. r. Ry, 1044, Union
Avenue, Kansas City, No.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
CHALLENGER IN HARD LUCK
Shamrock Disabled by the Break.
ing of Her Topmast When
Three Miles Out.

New York, Oct 10. What promised
to be splendid days sport in the con-
test for the Americas cup between
Shamrock and Columbia brought dis
appointment to the owners of the big
sloops and the public generally With
in a half hour after the start, which
was a good one, Sir Thomas Lipton's
yacht was disabled by the breaking of
her topmast and was obliged to give
up the race, while Columbia, under the
rules governing contests for the inter
national trophy, proceeded to sail over
the course alone. At the time of the
accident the cup defender was leading
the challenger by several boat lengths.
For about Il quarter of an hour
Shamrock held the lead, but made no
gain. Then the defender overhauled
and passed her, and continued to gain
until the accident occurred that put
shamrock out of the race. When the
accident occurred that dashed Sir
Thomas Lipton's hopes, Shamrock was
'tanding off to sea on the port tack. as
,i1e had taken to the windward after
rossing the starting line.
The wind was blowing about twelve
miles an hour from east by south, and
here was considerable of Il lump to
he sea.
There was nothing else left for
Shamrock to do but to turn around
md start for home, with few cheers
from excursion boats telling of their
iympathy. Columbia left her and
rounded the first mark, ten miles )ut,
ut 12:39:10, and after long reach
rounded the second mark and. started
for home at 1:35:45. She came along
asst OH the reach home, crossing tie
line at 2:31:17.
She fi,hished almost two hours with
n the TING. limit, demonstrating the
race would have been a fine one if it
had been contest. .."..
Cause Of the Accident. !.
Associated Press Boat Dalzelle Via
Sandy Hook Rear Admiral. :. Lord
Charles Beresford. II. n, who exam
med Shamrocks rigging att the re-
quest of Sir Thomas Upton, after the
accident, says the cause of the carry
ing away of her topmast was that the
topmast backstay had parted at the
min" =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Irlour Mill Burns.

Boone, Ia, Oct. 19.-The Allen Smith
Touring mill was destroyed by fire yes
terday afternoon, together with all it's
contents. The loss will aggregate be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 on mill and
with little or no insurance.
The origin of the fire is not known, but
it is supposed to have started OH the
third floor. A strong wind famed the
flames and made it difficult to prevent
the spread of the fire.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
uorscless Cnrriaee Plant.

Webster City, Ia, Oct. 14.-Fire this
possibility of Webster City soon hav
ing the only horseless carriage manu-
featuring plant in the state. The new
carriage is much lighter than any 9th
er built. weighing but 500 pounds. It
is constructed with special view to
durability and easy running. Thu
power is furnished by a gasoline en-.
gipe. and the vehicle can be run from
twelve to twenty-four miles per hour
II desired. a stock company will prob.
ably be organized With capitalize.
ton. o. $4,000.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Died in a Chair.

LeMars, Ia, Oct. ia. r. Murphy,
an old resident and popular citizen Of
this city, was found dead in his room
yesterday morning. He was sitting in
rocker, fully dressed. in front of an
open window. The doctor pronounced
it heart disease. He was born in Troy,
O., in 1920 and came to LeMars in 1886.
He was associated in the Fairmont
nurseries with his son-in-law, Pierce
Bechtle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
The South Caro1inian VINO has sem

The South Caro1inian VINO has sent
= public challenge to Esterhazy has
thereby disfranchised himself and
rendered himself liable to imprson-
ment in the state penitentiary in case
of conviction. In South Carolina it is
unlawful to fight duel, send chal
lenge or carry one for friend. The
law was passed in 1881 and the pre-.
scribed oath which persons take on as
suming public Office contains clause
denying that the person has fought q
duel or sent or carried challenge
since that date.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The appraisement of Phyllis Dodge's
jewels, seized at the New York Gus,
tom house when the attempt was made
to smuggle them in duty free, has
been reduced from $4,000 to $4,000,
and at this valuation they are likely tn
be redeemed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
speaks Mt Ida Grove.

Ida Grove, Ia, Oct. 17.-An inn
mense crowd came to town Saturday
by teams, a special train from the
east and aonther from the west, each
of which was we'll loaded with people
who were anxious to hear Mr.. Bryan.
The colonel and party arrived at 12:45.
After finishing his dinner he was driv-
en- to an improvised speakers stand
ont in the open air, where an immense
audience had gathered and where he
spoke for over an hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

So many white men have been mar
rying Chickasaw Indian women lately
in order TO secure shares in the land
allotments that the government of the
Chickasaw tribe has determined to put
a stop to the business by raising the
marriage license fee to $1,000 Here
tofore the fee has been $50, and the
"sooners" among the whites did not
hesitate to pay that fee when the mar
riage would bring to them lands worth
hundreds and sometimes thousands of
dollars.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The story that Riley Grammar ha.
made With a friend of Lord Dunrave1
wager of $4,000 against $500 that
Columbia will beat Shamrock is denied
by Grammar himself. The American
sporting contingent in London is gen.
orally of the opinion that bets are moi
easy to get.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
switclpnnen Strike.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 19.-Forty-
one switchmen employed in the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
railway yards quit work this morning.
They demand higher wages. Two of
the men remained at work.
The American Cereal company an
nounces the erection of great COM
mercial and Touring mill at this point.
The company will also install plant
to do all the printing for the concern.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The members of the Chattanooga
grand jury that indicted Julia Morri-
son. the actress. for the murder OF
Frank Leiden, called upon her in a
body and assured her that their action
was merely formal and that she may
rest assured of acquittal when she
comes to trial.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

has grown and now has 10000 people.
This year both democrats and repub.
leans nominated Ida county men.
Lindsey is the only Monona county
man nominated. He claims, therefore.
to be the only candidate for whom
Monona county people are entitled to
vote, on the theory that the county
should have IL representative of its
own. The secretary of state will de.
cline to make up the ballots on this
plan, but it is stated that the popu.
lists will go into court and undertake
to prevent the counting of Monona
county votes for an Ida county man.
1t is close legal question. Audubon
county got Il representative when it
had less than the ratio, because ii
county i'll the neighborhood, and
Lindsey claims Ida should be as well
treated.
Attorney General Remlcy will argue
the collateral Inheritance tax case be.
fore the supreme court today. The
law passed three years ago, places j
per cent tax on all requests to collat.
eral heirs. Since October 1897, when
it took effect, it has produced about
$4,000 revenue, and when in full OPP
GRAFTON will produce 100000 to $780,
600 a year. Judge Thornell, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, sat on Il case and held the
law unconstitutional. AS similar laws
have been upheld in many other
states. there is little fear of the ver-
dict being sustained. j. c. Welliver.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

1t is calculated that the 10000 Amer.
lean tourists in Europe this summer
are spending about $500 apiece, OF
a total of Sloo,ooo.ooo, or u little bit
more than the value of Nebraska's
100000, 900 bushel corn crop at 30 cents
a bushel. In other words, this coun-
try contributes to Europe every year
and chiefly TO Great Britain--nearly
enough to pay the charges of the Brit
ish national debt or the cost of the
British army. without any apparent
diminution of our prosperity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
ILLINOIS GAME LAW TESTED.
An Iowa., Violates 1t and Is Ar.
rcstcil and Fined. Anneals

rcsteil and Fined--Appeals. :.
Burlington, Ia. Oct. ia test d
the Illinois game law was made iii THIS
'ity. Frank Eberle killed a duck in
he club grounds across the river and
vas promptly arrested by Warden De-
Hague. He was taken to Oquawaka,
where he was tiued. He at once APP
pealed.
L. J. Farrel, of this city, was robbed
Of So while he was asleep by William
Ounsley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

Prof G. X. Gilbert, OF the United
States geological survey, has just re-
turned from profitable exploration of
the Cascade range, where he discev.
cred many fossils of great value te
scientists
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

A pet monkey, untimely deceased.
had very formal burial in satin
lined white casket in Baltimore one
day recently. There were six pail
bearers, a eulogistic address, four
carriages for the mourners and sew.
eral flower designs, including an
empty chair and gates aiar"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Implement Dealers Meet.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 19.-The execu-
tive board of the Iowa State lmple-
ment Dealers association is in session
here. The meeting is being held for
the purpose of determining the date
of holding the first annual meeting of
the association which is to be held in
Des Moines some time during the win
ter. 1t will probably be held during
the middle of December. The members
of the executive committee present in
the city today are: President, j. L..
harrington, of Cedar Rapids; secre-
tary, ID. M. Grove, of Nevada; ]. J..
Castor, of Wintecset; John Greer, of
DEBORAH; o. E. Eckert, of Northwood;
j. b. Worse, of Des Moines.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The gift of s25o,ooo from John D.
Rockefeller to Brown university has
stimulated the Alumni committee that
is engaged in raising the s., 100000 en-
dowment to strengthen the existing
departments. Mr.. Rockefeller's gift
is on condition that 81 ,o00,O 900 be raised
before the newt commencement. The
other pledges, amounting to about
$275,000, We're made on the condition
that the whole 100000 be raised by
June.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
COURT Ho0sE QUESTION.
Votes of Hancock County Soon Il
Decide the Question:.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 19.-.The voters
of Hancock county will have an oppor-
tunity to decide on the location of
their court house, and if they decide in
favor of Britt instead of Garner, the
$4,000 court house erected in the latter
city by its leading business men and
offered to the county will have to be
aurned into Il hotel. The supreme
court reversed the ruling of the lower
court in the now famous county seat
case and set its foot down on the
theory that a town aspiring to a coun-
ty seat may do so without popular
vote by merely annexing the town in
which the court house was then To-
cated
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Drank Concentrated 1--we.

West Bend, Oct. 1e.-The 13-month-
old son of Benjamin Habergar died in
great agony from the effects of a dose
of concentrated lye, which he drank
while the parents attention was called
elsewhere. The parents are Frustrated
with grief.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

As mark of appreciation of the
kindly manner in which the Spanish
population of Tampa, Fla, was treat.
ed during the recent war the queen
regent of Spain has presented 600
books to the library of the Spanish
casino in that town.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

Mrs. Diaz, wife of the Mexican presi.
dent, whose illness will keep her hus.
band from attending the corner stone
laying in this city, is the second wife
of the president and but So years old.
while her husband is 60. They were
married in 1854.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The manufacture of water gas is to
be discontinued in Boston within a
few months and coal gas will be SUBJ
stituted There has been steady in
crease in the city in the last six years
in the number of deaths, accidental
and suicidal, from the water gas, and
it is believed by the health authorities
that for each death caused by this
means there are 100 persons suffering
more or less from the same gas issu-
ing from defective pipes and fixtures.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
DR.. TURNER DIES.

I Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 17.-Dr. NJ. p.
Turner, founder of the Des Moines
street railway company, died this
morning, aged rs years
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

1t has been decided by the Bath cor
poration to place a tablet upon the
house in St. James square in which
Dickens was wont to reside OH the oc-
casion of his visits to the old city
whittier PicRwicll retired after the
memorable trial. AS it was while stay
Ing at this house that the novelist
created little Nell. the tablet is par.
ticularlY appronriatc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

General Arthur Macarthur, who has
been one of the most successful fight.
ers in the Philippines. became Il col.
onel in the volunteer army during
the war of the rebellion, when he wa.
but 10 years old.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.

Rev. Reed Norris, of New Hall, Re.
fuses to Make Statement.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 17.-Rev. Reed
Norris was arrested at New Hall, Ben
ton county, today, on the charge of
bigamy. The information causing his
arrest came from Helena, Mont. Rev.
Norris refuses to make statement
concerning the charge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The Mazet committee in New York
recently wanted ex-Mayor Gleason be-
fore it. Gleason was at the time tech
nically in the custody of Sheriff Blake
under Judgment. To get Gleason a
subpoena "duces tecum'' was served
on Sheriff Baker. This form of SUBJ
peona is used only for the production
of documents. Thus it seems to be
legally set forth that Gleason is not a
person, but a document.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati. has
declared that after next month no
music shall be sung in his churches ex-
cept such as is included in scant list
he has made up.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
ODD Fellows at Waterloo.

Waterloo, Ia, Oct. 19-The fifty-sec-
ond annual session of the iowa I. o. o.
II. opened yesterday morning with ses-
sions Of the grand encampment and
state assembly. The attendance is
said to be the largest in the history of
the organization, and each train brings
additional arrivals. Committees were
appointed and the officers elected last
june were installed. The grand en-
compliment degree was conferred on
large class.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The khedive of Egypt, whose salary
is $5ooofo year, complains that tina,
sum is not sufficient to meet his house,
hold expenses. and be will have to dis
miss some Of his wives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

Prominent Frenchmen of New Eng
land are perfecting an organization
for the purpose of promoting the care
ful and systematic study of the his
tory of the United States, and espe-
cially to bring forth in its true light
the exact part which belong to the
French race in the evolution and form
alton of the American people. 1t will
be called the French-American Histor-
ical society and will meet twice year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Return from Philippines.

Rock Rapids Ia, Oct. 1o.-steam
whistles shrieked, church bells changed
and the cannon doomed out welcome
TO the Lydh county boys, members of
the First South Dakota regiment. who
returned home on the Illinois Central
train from the Philippines. Tonight
banquet will be given them and re-
ccption at the opera house will follow.
All the Lyon county, volunteers are
now home except Corporal Loren j.
Roach, who is with the Fifty-tirst
Iowa, and who is expected here about
November /.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
FELL UNDER THE WHEELS.
Dubuque Lad Loses His Logs Be.
meath n Freight Train.

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. l7.-Joseph
Baily, lad 9 years of age. while at
tempting to jump onto a freight train
in East Dubuque, fell under the wheels
and had both legs cut off.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

The growth in recorded use of the
books in the Cornell library during
seven years is 232 per cent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
BRYAN AT MApLE1oN.
Delivers n Two Hours Address and
Then Ia Entertaiped.

Napoleon, Ia, Oct. 17.-Five thou-
sand people Saturday listened to the
address delivered by w. j. Bryan in
the city park. Mr.. Bryan spoke nearly
two hours, after which he and his par
ty with local democrats were entor-
tanned at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19

That the empty barrels give forth
the loudest noise is certainly not true
in politics.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Miles
road per

Pennsylvania. Illinois and Ohio, the
states which stand above Iowa on this
showing. all have about twice the av-
srage density of population of Iowa.
So it appears that with population
taken into consideration, Iowa would
be placed far in the lead of either of
Them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
populist Test Case.

1t is said that the populist state
committee will undertake to make a
test case in favor of Nathan Lindsey,
the populist candidate for representa-
tive in Ida county. Ida and Monona
are districted together. Monona has
about 10000 and Ida 1000 population.
The state law fixes $4,000 as the popt-
lation ratio of representation, and pro-
vides that a county having more than
half this number shall be entitled to a
representative, When the present sip
portionment of the state was made,
Ida was small county, with less than
the 'ratlG' but with neighbors on all
sides MhicfA were entitled to members.
In'thpse days Monona had. about equal
numbers Of democrats. populists and
republicans, and it was figured that by
putting Ida in with Monona, n repub-
lican district could be made. Monona
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
skeptical.

Skeptical.
Philadelphia Bulletin: do you believe
mo. II they were the magazines
.o'ild manage to find some OF them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Swamp Land Decision.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Oct. 19.-Ihe
famous Owl Lake land case, which
has been in the courts since 1895, has
again been acted upon in the Iowa
supreme court. The Owl Lake farm,
which consisted of two sections in
Humboldt county, has been considered
a part of the swamp land grant of 1850.
Following the act of 1850 the state of
Iowa gave the swamp lands to the diff
fercnt counties. At the time of the
construction of the old Fort Ridgely
road, now the Minneapolis and ST.
Louis, the swamp lands of Humboldt
county We're given to the road. Later
Owl Lake was decided by the road to
George II. Pearson, one of its pro-
motors. Mr.. Pearson, who is the
father-in-law of Congressman Dolliver
and brother of ID. X. Pearson, the
Illinois millionaire, drained the land
and made it valuable.
Previous to this petition, support
cd by attidavits from residents of Hum
boldt county, had been sent to the in
dence the land was set aside as
swampy, and patented accordingly.
In 1895 some squatters settled upon
the land, claiming that it was public
land, that Owl lake was a lake and not
Il swamp and that therefore the gov
eminent patent deciding the ground to
Mr.. Pearson as swamp land was null
and void. Injunction proceedings
were begun to restrain the squatters
from settling upon the land and the
case was first heard in the district
court of Humboldt county, Il verdict
given for Mr.. Pearson and the case
was then appealed to the Iowa SUI
preme court, where decision was
again for Mr.. Pearson.
\ petition for rehearing was
filed, and the supreme court
yesterday morning again decided
adversely to Attorney General Rem
ley, who had filed the petition for
the state. Attorney General Remley
now threatens to appeal the case to
the United States supreme court. The
case is important in itself, involving
as it does an immense amount of
money, and will have an important
bearing on future swamp land litiga.
tion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
Temple amen,iment vnl,,,

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 14-The report.
that the supreme court decision in the
Maine case invalidates the Temple
amendment is incorrect. The decision
in the Maine case was based on the
law ms it stood before the Temple
amendment was passed. The final sus-
tanning of the law proved the necessity
for the Temple amendment, which
makes another such decision impossi.
bic.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
INCREASE IN IOWA'S
RAILROAD MILEAGE
Hawkeye State Likely to Lead Al
Other States in a Few
Years More.
ANNUAL EARNINGS OF THE ROADS
Official Figures Give the Total In
come OF Lines in the State us
$5O,OOO,OOO Test Case of
populist State Committee.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 19.--At the
close of this year Iowa will have about
1900 miles of railroad. Lines project
ed for next year by the big systems,
and whose building is now assured.
and in some cases under way, will IN
crease this total to at least 10000
miles. According to Poor's Manual,
the states which lead in railroad mile