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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23

Mrs. John 9. Whitmore and son
departed yesterday afternoon for
Denver via the Iowa Central. They
will be guests of the James Heiiings
home during a visit of several weeks
duration. Mr.. Whitmore will join
his wife in Denver during the second
week in September.
Mrs Linn8us Roberts and daughter
Iva, of Williamsburg, Pa, are visiting
with A. F. N. Hambleton and other
relatives. Mrs. Roberts is daughter
of 1. @. Green, and an old Oskaloosan
and graduate of Penn college. Her
husband is a teacher in Pennsylva-
MAS Institute for Deaf Mutes, and is
q brother of Mrs. Hambleton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23
Clearing Sale of Cabs, Co.
Carts, RefriGersforS and all
SeaSOnabIe goods. We make
prices TO make them 90.
SfuH & nc GreG0r.
An Ideal Farm.

Less than two miles from Oska-
loosa. The improvements are first
class; the house has rooms and is
modern in all respects. Hot air fur
mace, bath room, wardrobes, etc.
The land is as good as you can find
in Mahaska county. The is just a
little over 100 acres in the farm. 1t
has a complete water system. You
will have to travel great distance
to find better farm than this one.
For sale by GEsMAN BROTHERS,
2l4 West High Ave-, over McCall's
Marble Works. 4wtt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This new remedy is great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in the male or female. 1t relieves
retention of water and pain in passing
it almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure, this is your rem
edy. Sold by Green & Bentley, drug
gists, Oskaloosa, Iowa. wIyr.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23

NOe@N~~o~NeoeANNNN~NNANNN
Tuesday.

Tuesday.
Miss Fern Reese went to Fremont
last evening to visit with relatives.
Miss Erma Kront. OF Fremont, was
in the city yesterday visiting friends.
Miss Loretta Lee, of Des Moines, is
In the city visiting at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. T. w. Fallen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hibbs and
baby were in the city this morning to
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. o. s. Ellis departed this after
noon for Colorado Springs where she
win spends month at the Ward home.
WIN Campfeld went to Norfolk,
Nebr., this morning via the Iowa Gem
trial on business and pleasure trip.
Miss Helen Hearne, who has been
visiting in Omaha for the past several
weeks, has returned to her home in
this city.
Mrs. Ballinger went to Lacey yes
terday afternoon to be the guest of
her sister, Mrs. James Reynolds, for
q few days.
Mrs. Geo. Bowser and daughter
Carrie left this afternoon for Marys-
vile where they win visit relatives
for few days.
Supt. Bailey, of the Gas company,
has rented the former R. @. Hoffman
property on First avenue east, and is
moving to that place.
Mrs. John o. Malcolm, daughter
Miss Maud, and son Ross went to
Clear Lake this morning for a num-
Der OF weeks outing.
Misses Anise and Edith Smith de,
parted Saturday for Peoria where
they win be guests of friends and rel,
atives for few weeks, visit.
Mrs. A. B. Cole, daughter Lois and
sons Merrill and Barton, of Chicago
are in the city visiting at the home Of
the lady's sister, Mrs. John H. Perry
Mrs. Fannie England departed yes,
terday for her home in Los Angeles
after stay in this city of several
weeks duration looking after prop,
erty interests.
Mrs. III. A. LaRue and children re
turned home this morning after two
weeks trip with Mr.. LaRue, who il
advertising agent for Pawnee Billit
Wild West Show.
Mrs. Oscar Roop, of Denver, Colo.
who has been in Oskaloosa since MAJ
and who has become quite attached
to the home of her childhood, hal
gone into the country to visit heI
cousin, Lon Church.
Mrs. B. S. Barnes and Mrs. A. G
Terrell, of st. Louis, who are guests
at the parental Salisbury home OF
College avenue, Hospitality enter
tanned a number of lady friends a
tea Saturday evening.
EddyvilIe Tribune: Monday even
ing Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Van Winkll
entertained in honor of Prof and Mrs
F. s. Thompson, who depart thii
week for Knoxville where they vii
make their future home. About sew
enty-fye guests were present and al
unusually pleasant time was enjoyed
A feature of the evening was the pre-
sentation to Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
of dining service of Haviland china
Mrs. r. L. Jones and son Allen arr
home from London, England, afte
an absence since May 1. The lad!
went abroad to visit with her sister
Mrs. Harriet Hughes Jones, and i
was her intention to 60 to the Pari
Exposition; but she was taken yer!
III while in England and has been un
der the care of physicians since sh'
has been there. 1t was considered
hardly wise for her to attempt TIT
home journey.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23
Rose Hill.

j. G. Bolles and wife left Tuesday
for visit at Rich Hill Missouri.
Frank Burgess and family of Tren-
ton Mo. were at Ed Jones last week.
Maggie McKanna of Oskaloosa was
a guest at her grandpa Scott,s last
Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Slocum went to Wash
ington on Monday to visit a week
with Mrs. j. H. Augustine.
s.. Stringfellow of Oskaloosa was
a business caller at the Hill Monday
evening.
Charles Vidatoe of Clear Lake was
a visitor at the 1. W. Bump home
last week.
Mrs frankie Van Nostrand and two
sons of Oskaloosa ate water melon at
the Rhinehart home on Wedn esday.
DR.. @. o. Grimes of Hayesville was
called to see Calvin Wymore, who is
quite poorly, on last Saturday.
John Knott's little four year old
boy is very sick with pneumonia.
William Gilchrist was in town on
Tuesday, the first time for over a
month. He had very severe attack
of bilious fever.
o. H. Swiggart of Champlain Illi-
nois came in on Wednesday to view
the Galloway herd of A. Rowland &
Son, with the hope of buying some of
their fine animals.
Miss Eola Aud of Lincoln Neb. and
~ 10
were Sunday guests with Miss Dena
Roberts.
John G. Middlesworth of Pleasan-
ton Kansas is here visiting his bro
ther-in-law, E B. Poague for a short
time.
About twenty of our young people
attended the Christian convention
Sunday. They report large crowd
and splendid time.
The ladies of the M. E. church
gave a social on the school house
lawn Tuesday evening and it was a
success in every way. The decora-
tions of flowers and lights were fine,
the net proceeds, after all expenses
are paid will be over $40.
A. J. Augustine held horse ard
cattle sale here at the stock yards
last Saturday, selling 20 head of
western horses and about 80 head of
cattle. They all sold very we'll. "Col"
j. II. Willis and Will Taylor of Oska-
loosa did the auctioneering and did
it we'll.
James A. Stephenson, the candi-
date for county superintendent on
the republican ticket, was in town
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Stephen
son is president of the What Cheer
fair and makes one of the best Off
GERS the association has ever had.
W. 9. Rhinehart brought US a great
curiousity in the shape of L fine dou-
BILE musk melon. They were good
sized, of perfect shape, with separate
stems and grown together on the
sides. At the same time he presented
us with a watermelon that tipped the
beam at so pounds and was delicious.
Mr. Rhinehart is the champion melon
raiser of the neighborhood.
Aug, %. Nasty"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring-bone, stiles,
sprains, all swollen threats, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle War
ranted the most wonderful blemish cure
ever known. Sold by Green & Bentley,
druggists, OslcalooSa. Ia Tyr.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23


me no pain or inconver-
eince, and ! should have
forgotten about It had i
not begun TO iufiame and
itch il would bleed .
little. then scab over, but
.Tould not heal. This
continued for some time,
when my jaw began to
swell, b econ ing very
painful. The Cancer be
gan to eat and spread,
until il was as large asa
half dollar, when I heard
OF S. S. S. and determin-
ed to give it q fair trial,
and II was remarkable
what a wonderful effect
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23

THE DREAD of people with weak
lungs who suffer with stubborn coughs
is consumption. Foleyis Honey and Tar
if taken in time, cures the cold, heals
the lungs, and always cures incipient
CONSUMPTION. For sale by Green
& Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23

Il had from the very beginning the sore began to
heal and after taking few bottles isappeared
entirely. Thiswas two years ago there are still
no signs of the Cancer, and my general health
continues good.-MRs. z. SHIRER, La Plata, Mo:
a. ~M an is the greatest of all
NAN&% blood purifiers, and the
- - - only one guaranteed
nAA purely vegetable. Send
~ 49, % for our free book on
Cancer, containing valuable and interest
ing information about this disease, and
write our physicians about your case. We
make no charge for medical advice.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24
DROP IN STRATTON'S
INDEPENDENCE

London, Nov. 10.-Thc sensational
drop Of $40 a share in the price of
STATIONS Independence stock within
a few weeks has been the feature of
the mining division of the stock mar
ket. A few weeks ago the shares were
selling at SIS. To-day they got down
to IS and the pressure to unload WAS
heavy.
Accordilg to the best Informed min
ing experts, the decline in the stock II
due to revision of opinion as to the
mines prospects.
At the time of the purchase Of the
property, in April, when Mr.. Strattou
received the last payment of the $10,.
000, GOO for which he had contracted to
deliver the property. Mr.. T. A. Rick
ard, the consulting engineer of the COM
pany. made statement in whica he
said there was upward of $13,OOO,OOO In
gold in sight.
This has now been revised, and It IL
said that only $2OOO.OOO to $1,000, 100
10 in sight.
As to the output. Mr. Richard said:
up to May. 1889. the v ED was a.
on, $50. out of which 81 574, 164 was
profit The production for the nrst
year of the English company, ending
this month tApriD. will he 5000, 600,
out Of which $2.Uo,Oo0 will be Dc.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

Denver, Colo, Nov. 17.-John Porter
was burned to death last night at LII
mon, In Lincoln county, on the spot
where Just week before he assaulted
and murdered little Louise Frost.
A Republican special from Amon
Gays: u..
'Ths father Of his victim dictated
the form Of punishment, touched the
match to the kerosene soaked pyre,
and when Porter WAS breathing his
last words, IL was Frost who asked
the crowd to keep still that hs might
hear every word.
1.-THE burning Of Porter was horror
that equaled the crime The details ex-
coed the Imagination of anyone who
had not seen them.
1.-THE negro arrived In Limon at 1856
o'clock, having been put on the Union
Pacific train at Magnolia. He was in =
car at the end Of the train with Sher-
III Freeman, Deputy Beistline. Deputy
Harper Of Gilbert county md about
dozen newspaper men. Robert Frost,
the father OF the child, was in another
car Of the same train with DIR. Bass.
AFTER the crowd visited the trains
In vain last night there was growing
feeling that the promise merely to
hang the negro. was vacated by the
failure to deliver him. Until morning
the leaders of the crowd who counSeled
moderation argued with the-men. Ear
~ this morning. finding themselves I'M
able to stem the tide, they left the city.
At O'Clock this afternoon a meeting
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

AO4 ~ ~ Anhe0VA
Washington, Nov. 17.-Minister WI
has received from Director General
Sheng the following cablegram:
IAN imperial decree of November
18th deprives Prince Tuan and Prince
Chwang Of their ranks and offices and
orders them to- be imprisoned for life;
Prince Yih and secondary Prince Wing
to be imprisoned; Secondary Prince
Lien to be deprived of his rank; Duke
Ian and Wing Men to be degraded In
rank; Kang VI being dead, no penalty
can be imposed upon him; and Chao
Shu Chiao TO be degraded, but retain
office; Yu Hsien to he exiled to the
farthest boundary"
The Chinese officials mentioned in the
decree are among the highest In Chi
ma and comprise most. II not all, of
those against whom the powers de-
manded rigorous punishment. Prince
Tuan stands at the head Of the anti
foreign and Boxer movement. The 9TH
ers mentioned were Tuan's active as
sociatee. The punishment Of Prince
Tuan means that his son. the heir ap-
parent, can never be Emperor.
The edict also makes the early open
ing Of formal peace negotiations prob
able.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24
GREAT DENVER MASS.MEETING
CONDEMNS BURNING OF PORTER

upon o criminal differ from that which
melted Indiana to practice similar tor
lures for centuries before the advent
OF the Christian civilization, or from
that which marked the fearful e1ecu
tons Of ancient Rome?
"Werecognize the usual orderly char
actef Of the people Of Lmon and VI
cinity. We appreciate the fact that
their act was the result Of excitement
and passion. which overturned their
reason and judgment. But We must,
nevertheless, express our abbofrence OF
the extreme measures to which they
resorted, and we protest to the world
that their course Of procedure II not
for one moment cOuntenanced BY the
sober Judgment of the intelligent and
representative citizens Of Denver and
Colorado.
..This Ia not the time or the occasion
to censure either our laws or our Of
ficers of justice, but 1t 10 our solemn
hope that effective punishment VILE
speedily by law be enacted for crimes
Of the class which melted this tor
ture: that officers Of Justice will here.
after render resort to lynch law i'm
possible In our state; and that In
time to come any citizen Of Colorado
innicting torture like this, no matter
under what provocation, shall be
brought to speedy and adequate pun
ishment
"FanalIy we desire to record our
Judgment that vengeance is not the end
Of penal suffering. No crime justines
crime. Deeds of this sort brutaliEe HUI
mainly ~ with sayages and with an
Client Rome. Processing to make Al
awful example they are themselves
far more awful example,"
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24
RAyISHER AND MURDERER
BURNED AT THE STAKE

was called, which about sixty msa At
tended. Two-thirds Of thsm were the
same who attended last night's meet
ina. Recruits were outspoken advo.
Gates of making an awful example OF
the negro" A..1
The train was stopped at Lake. neal
tie scene of the crime, BY lynches
who had bought tickets to that place
Sheriff Freeman, who had the prisoner
in charge, was overpowered and re
volvers held at his head while Porter
was taken from the car.
The stake at which Porter was
burned was piece of steel rail, about
ten feet long. set upright In the ground.
to which he was clumsily chained.
Nearly 500 people were present and
. vote was taken as to whether the
negro should be burned or put to death
In some other way. The crowd d.
vided into two parties by stepping
east and west and the great majority
was for burning. A great pile Of boards
were heaped around him and saturated
with coal oil.
All this was done deliberately and
without haste, occupying good deal
Of time. Porter was mostly silent and
seemed to be trying to pray.
Finally Robert Frost the father Of
the boys victim. applied a match to
the kerosene, which at first failed to
light, requiring a second match, and
Porter, the sixteen.year-Old ravishef
and murderer, was slowly burned to
death.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

Denver, Colo, Nov. 10.-A great gath
eFing Of people Of all classes, parties
and denominations was held at the
First Baptist church In this city yes
tarday to condemn the torture Of John
Porter, who was burned to death at
Hmon by q mob Of Infatuated citizens
in revenge for his horrible crime in
rAvishing and numbering little Louise
Frost. @. M. Hobbs Of the Y. M. O.
A. presided.
Among the speakers and those taking
part In the meeting were Governor @.
8 Thomas, Mayor johnson, Joel f.
vadle, Rev. X. f. Coyle Of the Central
Presbyterian church, Rev. d. N. Beach
Of tho, First Congregational church,
Rev. G. b. Vosburg of the First Bap-
fist church, Rev. John H. Houghton
and others.
Tho following resolutions were adopt
ed:
1--WE, citizens Of Denver and Colora-
do, in mass meeting this day assem-
bled, desire to express to the world our
horror and detestatiOn Of the crime
committed in the burning alive Of the
negro, Porter.
1.-THE crime Of which the negro him.
self was guilty Is one which cannot
be adequately characterized, and In the
presence OF such a crime every heart
stands appalled,. This crime, however,
was the act Of one man, and good citi.
zens may honestly differ as to the most
effective means by which such evil
minded persons may be adequately
punished or restrained. However
much the negro by his crime merited
death, no such crime can justify re-
course to barbarlc methods of punish
ment. Wherein can the spirit which
impels men to visit such retribution
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

This IL an age Of freedom in dress
and appearance. The story books Of
our grandparents spoke Of the eccen.
tricity Of . man who allowed beard
to grow on his face. OF twenty-five
Contributors to new encyclopedia,
who's portraits have been recently
published. all but five are strangers to
the rasor. The familiar group OF por-
traits Of our Presidsnts shows NO we'll
bearded man until Abraham Lincoln
time. The three military Presidents,
Grant. Hayes and Garfield. each wore
q full beard. Both of the leading Pres
iAsatal candidates to-day are closely
ahAven. Although the present fashion
sAis1y Of young men 10 that of a
snooth fAce, the fashion 10 not impera-
tivN Every man may follow It or defy
Il without being queer.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24
AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS
SHOW A PROSPEROUS YEAR

Washington, Nov. 19.-The report Of
Commissioner of Navigation Chamber
lain, made public to-day, says the past
fiscal year has been the most prosper
Gus period known to American ship
ping for some years. Returns Tor the
current fiscal year promises an even
more satisfactory condition.
For the first time since the Civil War
the documented tonnage of the United
States exceeds 100000 gross tons.
June 80, 1900, American dOcumented
tonnage comprised 1898 vessels Of
6,164, $40 gross tons, an increase OF 3OO,-
900 tons over the previous years. Our
maximum tonnage was 5,539, BIB tons
in 1901. Our shipping, the report adds,
in 1851, was larger than previous and
nearly equaled the British empires.
British shipping nov amounts to H.
261, 600 gross tons. American vessels
are almost wholly confined to the coast
ing trade, which employed last year
4,S38, 146 tons, or more than the total
tonnage of Germany and France. Our
tonnage In the foreign trade was only
810.7o6 tons, and carried last year only
psf cent. Of our exports and imports.
A century ago, American shipping reg
istered for foreign trade was 6d0,021
tons, while this tonnage now In thir-
teen original states amounts to 4S2,0O7
tons.
The report says that by reason Of Be-
rious competition with foreign nations
In the ocean-carrying trade We are
practically restricted to 81 registered
steamships of over 1000 tons, aggre-
eating 28O,325 tons. Single foreign
steamship corporations own greater
tonnage. Japan has eighty-three ocean
steamships of over 1000 tons, aggre-
eating 2SO2OO tons. Besides these
steamships we have 1875 registered
square rugged sail vessels, over 1000
tons each, for the deep seq trade. More
than half of these are over twenty
years old, and as such vessels disap-
pear their places are not supplied by
construction.
Our tonnage is distributed as follows:
Between the Atlantic and Gulf coasts,
2,727, 500 gross tons; great lakes, 1885,
bS7 tons; Pacific coast. including Ha-
wall, 612, 9O4 tons; Mississippi and trib-
utary rivers, 25s, 456 tons.
The increase In our shipping during
the decade was 74O,342 tons, Of which
and was due mainly to Alaskan and
ing power Of the worlds merchants
fleets has increased sixty per cent.
The most notable change In the
worlds shipping has been in the size
Of steamships. In 1890, there were
LIPS ocean steamships Of 1000 tons or
over, while now $50 such steamships,
aggregating 5,6OO,OOO tons, constitute
one-fourth of the worlds steam ton
mage. Increased speed. though great,
has been less noteworthy.
Concentration of the worlds ship
owning has been notable. The thirty
principal steamship companies Of the
world own 1000 steamships, or one
fourth In tonnage and more than one
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

The satrsordinary vogue Of certain
historical novels Of the past few years.
IL not - unprecedented thing n re-
visvsFs would have Us believe. Sixty
ysAys ago. when one Of Captain Mar
ryat's novels was running serially. YES
sells In mid-ocsan used to run up the
signal. HAS Japhet found his father
yst?" and walt for the reply. Fancy
the Deutschland slowing up the hair
breadth Of knot to ask bookish Ques
tons OF the Oceanic!
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

Molten wood IL a new invention by
NJ. d Gall. inspector Of forests at
Lsmur, France. By means Of dry dis
t1latioa and high pressure the escape
Il developing gases II prsvsoted,
tAGeay reducing the wood TO molt-
e euadition. After cooling Oh the
Hnas assumes the character of coal
~ without showing trace oe the
crvAnis structure Of that material.
fAaD new body IN hard, but can be
ahAps1 and polished at will: = i'm
p4vseue 70 water and aeids, aaA u
4 nuE1pue electrical noneoaAustee.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24
IAfe P.nc. HACK From Nome.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 1.-THE steam
er Oregon arrived from Nome yester.
day with 145 passengers and $500, 900
In treasure. The Oregon was com,
PEELED on account of a severe storm just
prior. to her departure to put to sea,
leaving seventy-five of her booked pas.
sengers on the beach. Arrangements
were made to bring them down on thu
Centennial which was to leave Nome
4 day or two later.
Among the Oregon's passengers were
Charles d. Lane, the California mil
lionaire; ex-Congressman LATE Pence
of Colorado. and several well-known
Seattle men.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

Denver, Colo. Nov. 1.-THE Texas,
Colorado Chautauqua will have a rival
In Colorado. Incorporation papers
were filed with the secretary Of state
yesterday by the National Chautauqua
Association, which proposes to manage
a summer school in Ell Paso county.
The capital stock Is 100000. The di.
rectors are J. r. Robinson, T. P. Bar
Der, II. ]. Higley, F. v. Alkire and G.
w. Ray.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

News comes from Danish West In
dies that species Of grasshopper.
hitherto unknown in the island. has
made its appearance In st. Croix, and
the planters complain of the damage
done to the canes. 1t Is feared It ia
similar to that which made its appear
anes some time ago In Cuba and was
supposed to have been brought over
In hay imported from the United
States.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

The earl of Chatham used to bow 80
low when he met bishop that his
nose could be seen between his knees.
A suavity no less appalling to its sub
tect marks. nevertheless, the ascent OF
our Indians in the social scale. A
teacher In an Arisona mission school
lately noticed = big boy holding a
discussion with . little girl At the
school door. He was explaining to her
that girls should always go FIRST
She was accustomed to seeing the
woman carry the load behind the man,
and hung back. abashed at such gal
lAntry. OF hundreds of young Indians
the political phrase may truthfully be
used, mot dancing. but advancing"
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

A new federation is in prospect. 1t
10 rumored that following upon the
formation OF the Australian common
wealth the longtalked-of federation
Of the British West Indies il to become
An accomplished fact. The imperial
government Ia credited with the intsn-
ton OF welding the whole Of the Les
ward and Wlndward islands into one
confederation, with Barbados a. the
sat Of government.
The Meeker herald., 1900-11-24

The aggregate Investments Of the
United States life insurance companies
exosed twelve hundred million dollars.
This would sufice to pay the national
dSbt. and the debts of several states
besides: but It Is more pleasing. some
how. to think of the private burdens
which. distributed widely and In com
paFativsiy small amounts, this great
fund will remove. Uncle Sam II
nsithsf widow nor an orphan.