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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
shoulder. The house was new and was
not quite finished The barn was also
blown down. Mr.. Lavine estimates his
loss at $500. on which there was no in.
Will ,Attac,k Nific,.

Washington, May 8.-Gen. Burlington,
the army chief Of ordnance. proposes to
make grave charges against Gen. Miles,
the head of the army. He authorized the
statement today that he possessed sensa-
tional information bordering on public
scandal, and that If the secretary IF war
did not interpose objections to his pur-
pose he would give startling narrative
in his Forthcoming annual report. doc
sument usually weighty in technical da-
TIA and generally ready for presentation
to the War department about the first of
August. He is already engaged on the
part of the report which nurports to8give
officially the true story of the preference
of Gen. Miles for high explosives and
high explosive shells and his opposition
to disappearing gun carriages as mounts
in our coast defenses.
Gen. Burlington refused to specify the
information he threatens to divulge in
the course of n prosN document, hut he
said in so many words that he would
take occasion to publish in detail the
story which ordnance officers believe
will give the final victory to their corps.
Ordnance officers are greatly ncsnsed
at the publicity which has been given
the official papers exchanged between
the experts on the subject of gun car
sriages. and they do not hesitate 10 say
the disclosure Was made With a purpose
in view--just what they leave to the
Gen. Miles was not in
Washington today, and his aids said
they knew nothing of the controversy
beyond what was contained in the pa
5pers already published. and which will
be printed in the formsof a senate doeu-
ment at the instance of Senator Perkins
of California, who is chairman of the
subcommittee on appropriations, which
has had charge of the Qualifications bill.
Secretary Root has taken no part in
the whole matter. He has been away
from his desk much of the time, and
really knew nothing of the later Papers
which passed between the bureaus and
the headquarters of the army. Those
who know some thing of his own inclina-
tions in such cases believe that he will
prohibit the chief of ordnance from at
lacking Gen. Miles thru an annual re-.
port. In that event it is possible Cen.
Burlington will prefer charges directly
to the war department., thereby precipi-
tating a court of inquiry, which, it is
said, Gen. Miles would welcome heart-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
SMALLPOX NEAR vANcLEvE.
several Cases Reported in That vi.
cinity Lightning's Damage.

Special to s-Republtcan.
Melbourne, May SIN the neighbour
hood of twelve cases of smallpox were
reported today from the vicinity of
Nancleve. a little town near this place,
and quarantine measures have been
taken on the part of the township
clerk. residing here. Three OF the cases
are at the Pottas home. one-quarter Of
a mile south of Nancleve Mr.. Pottas
has been quite sick and is now nearly
better, and his wife and baby are now
coming down With well-developed
cases. Mrs. Robert Gowdy, four and
one-half miles south of the town. is
also sick with the disease, likewise a
child of Robert Waltemeier. The smitk
family, living in vancieve, is sick and
the cases in the township in all num-
Der about twelve. None are dangerous.
however.
Lightning struck the windmill on the
George Vessel farm, four miles east of
town, resulting in the death OF fins
4-year-old horse belonging to Mr.. Wes-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
THE NEBRASKA CYCLONE.
Further Particulars OF tile Destruc
IN Tps

Further Particulars OF the Destruc.
tionnt NviisonvtlIc.
NNilsonviile. Neb.. May S.-Ruin and
desolation reign in the path of the
starm, and complete families whose
homes arc row a mass of splinters arr
being cared for and everything possible
is being done TO make them comforta-
bic. Returns from the storm swept dis
trist bring new astrophes to light
and it is little short of miracle that as
vet there are no fatalities. The worst
injured are Mr.. and Mrs. Tower, Who
aresina precarious condition.
Al the time the storm struck the place
Mrs. Tower ard daughter were IN the
house. Tneg We're trying to raise a trap.
door to get into the cellar when the
Rouse commenced to shake. Suddenly
everything became dark ard flying
,Gsbfis commenced TO strike Them. They
We're carried for some distance with.
boards constantly striking them, and
some Of the ruins on top of them. Mrs.
Tower succeeded in extricating herself
apd crawled some distance. where she
lay Until found about an hour later
Little Goldie was held prisoner by
iiailstones striking her in the face. un-
iii relief came. Mr.. Tower and son Ad-
Olson were N the barn when ii went to
pieces. Addison escaped With slight in
jures. Mr.. Tower started to go, too
when something struck him and he
knew. no more. He has one leg and sew
eral ribs broken and is badly bruised
about the head and chest Mrs Tower
has a colarbone broken and is seriously
injured about the back and chest. Little
5Goldie mas an ugly cash in her head and
lis bruised about the body, tho notgdan-
gerously. All of the buildings We're
blown to atoms, the loss being $4,000, on
which there is $500 insurance. One horse
was Killed.
H. A. Bourne is another victim who
suffered some injuries, as did also Mrs
Bourne, who has a wrist broken. Mr.
Bourne is badly injured about the head
and chest. He was in the house Mt the
titae it was blown to pieces and was hit
b. a flying board. All their buildings,
Consisting of their house, barn and out
houses. We're completely demolished.
Loss, $1,000 part of Which was covered
by $500 insurance on the house
f.. p. Lavine and wife, whose house
was completely wrecked, had an excit-
Enoch were carried thirty feet high,
With the house and landed 200 feet from
the foundation. Enoch was but slight
ly injured, while Mrs. Lavine was in
jured on the leg and head. Mr.. I.avine,
who was out OF the house when the tor
nado struck 1t, received q wound on tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
Death Of Mrs. l.nrncll.

Special to Times Republican,.
Liscoinb, May S.--Poily Thompson
was born in Gennesee county, New
York, January %, 1916. When quite
young She moved with the family to.
Decatur county. Indiana. She was
here married to William Parnell, jan
tuary 10, 1892. In 1884 they moved to st.
Joseph county. Indiana. Fran here
they moved to Marshall county, Iowa,
in the year 1854. Here the principal.
part Of their lives was spent. In 1894
they moved to Oklahoma City, where
they made their home with their
daughter, Mrs. Dunn. About four
months ago her husband died. Since
then she has been gradually sinking.
Her death took place on Saturday,
May 6. 1900. at the ripe age Of "a years,
3 months and thirteen days.
{ Her father was drummer boy in the
the present with that history making
event by but two generations
In her girlhood years she became a
Christian and united with the Baptist
church. She afterwards became a
member of the Christian church.
Eleven children were born to them,
OF whom five are now living ID. T.
Parnell, OF Liscomb;t Mrs. Dunn and
Elmer Parnell. of Oklahoma CITY; Mrs.
Cardiff, of Fairbury, Neb., and E. H.
Parnell, of Chicago. To few persons is
given the privilege of living together in
married life for the long period OF six
ty-eight years. But being married
when quite young and belonging to
families that have q tenacious hold on
life and being very temperate In their
habits, Mr.. and Mrs. Parnell enjoyed
this rare distinction. Being both earn
est Christians they exercised an in
fluence for good and left the world bet
ter for their having lived in 1t.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church at Liscomb today at
1920 a. IN. and We're conducted by the
pastor. Rev. w. r. Mccrae. Interment
took place in the Albion cemetery this
afternoon. where her body was laid to
rest by the side OF her husband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
MARKETS BY WIRE
Chicago I've stock.

Chicago. May s.
& Cattle Estimated receipts, $500;
export steers and butcher stock steady,
Others quiet; beeves. 4.1odl SO cows:3o 90
sa4.so; Texans, 4.oo15.25; stockers. $3.50
800.
Hogs Estimated receipts, $4,000;
mostly a dime lower; mixed, 5.ooG5.5O;
heavy, 5.15M5.so: light, 4.90a5.20.
Sheep Estimated receipts. 5000;
strong; sheer 4.75n5. go: lambs, strong
to a shade higher. 5.5097.25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
nerie 8. 14IhM19lh !;
Now YORK I.rodu ce.

New York, May s.
Wheat-July, 73is.
Corn-July. 44as.
Butter-Firm: 1920.
Eggs-Steady; 12l4 OLA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
AGED LOVERS FINALLY MARRY.

Courtship OF Forty Years Culminates
at an Indiana Altar.
Muncie. Ind, May 8.-Joseph Corning
ton, aged "a, and Miss Martha Boland,
aged "a. were married Sunday In Union
township. For forty years they have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
Gil. for Io.pi,al.

f Topeka. Kas.. May s.-The Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon vii give $1,000 to-
ward the cost of detention hospital. to
be made part OF the city hail. The
city OF Topeka will pay $1,000. IL Is sup
posed that Mr.. sheldon's contribution is
from his share OF the profits OF his
"Christian daily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
THE IOWA FOREsTERs.
Sioux City Gets the Next Meeting
Oncers Elected.

Special to Times republican.
Waterloo. May s.Iowa Jurisdiction,
Independent Order of Foresters in ses-
sion here today named Sioux City as
the place Of next meeting. The fol-
lowing officers We're elected: II. C. r..
j. A. Frize, Fort Dodge; j. p. H. C. r..
r. b. Brown. Dubuque; II. V. G.. r., H.
X. Smith, Council Bluffs; II. s., John
l.. Sahm, Dubuque; H. T.. Chris Ham.
,Ottumwa: H. p, DR.. G. "A. Smith. Clin-
ton; H. A.. NJ. NJ. Hoffman. Dubuque;
representative to the supreme court.
Peter Hoffman, Dubuque.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
GRAIN AND FEED.

GRAIN AND FEED.
w. H. Sloppy reports the following
prices:
wheat-52954.
Oats-21ks.
Corn-32.
Rye-45.
Barley s1so.
TiInothy-.90.
Clover-4.25
Hay-Tame, 1850; wild. 900. selling
price.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com.
spany quotes a price Of SO cents per
bushel for corn Of No. 3 grade and bet.
ter.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts today, 4S7.
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Selected light. lao to $50 pounds. 4.65
Selected heavy, over $50 pounds, 4.75
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing to quality after reduction. Rough
includes thin old sows, milky bellies
and hogs unfit for packing. Premium
5hoes must be smooth and fairly well
fatted.
All hogs subject to government In
spection.
PROVISIONS.
MarshalltoWn grocers quote the fol.
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes-No market.
Bears-260 per bushel in trade.
Eggs-11 cents.
Butter-1S cents in trade.
POULTRY.
Butchers, commission and cold stor.
age houses are paying the following
cash prices:
Ducks-5h cents.
Young chickens-5 cents.
Old chickens-4h cents.
Old turkcys-b cents.
Young. plump turkeys. 6 cents.
Eggs-9 cents.
Butter-SWeet, 70 cents.
HIDES, TALLOW AND WOO!.
H. Willard. soE 6 Co. are paying the
following prices:
No. green hides cents
!. No. Q green hides-5 cents.
Pelts-40@s0 cents.
Horse hides-1.60020o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
81. LOU. Produce.

ST. Louis, May s.
wheat-Cas IL. July, s711s.
Corn-Cash, 3s; July, 3s93slls.
Oats-Cash. "a; July, 22sss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

been devoted lovers. one obstacle after
another arising to prevent their mar
riage. Neither was ever married. and
probably neither ever gave q thought
to marrying any one else.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
Local Markets.

The following prices quoted are a.
nearly correct as it is possible to OBJ
tain. The quotations are for prices paid
by dealers. corrected Tuesday after
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
Peorin l.roducc.

Peoria, May s..
Corn-Lower:. No. 9 IS.
Oats-Inactive; No. 3 white, 241st
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
THE oRINNRIl NJ vs..
Local and Personal Aicn,ioI

Local aud Personal Mention.
Special to Times-Republican.
q Grinneli. May s.-John and Waiter
Tracy, OF Florida, stopped over Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. L. NJ. verbeck.
They were on the way to Omaha,
where they intend to go into business.
Mrs. George w. Cowden Is i'll with ty-
lphoid fever.
The stock yards and adjoining poul-
try yard between Third and Fourth
avenues and between West street and
Spring are a menace to the health OF
the community and ough. to lie re-
moved outside the corporation. limits
These institutions, more especially the
stock yards, are6within two blocks OF
damp weather their fragrance is any
thing but enjoyable.
=. A. Patterson. who has been seri-
iously i'll for some time. is reported
much better this morning.
w. ]. Harris. of Lewis, arrived here
this morning to visit Mr.. Patterson,
who Is his father-in-law.
Gilman.
Spscia! to Times-Republican.
Gilman. May 8.-Miss Bertha Knut-
son. daughter of Mr.. Thomas Knutson,
a well-to-do farmer living one and a
half miles west OF town; died Friday
evening about . O'Clock, of inflamma-
ton of the bowels, at the age OF g yea.s.
She was young lady verv highly es-
teemed among her acquaintance and
will be greatly missed. The funeral and
burial ceremonies We're performed at
Stavanger, Ia, today.
At the regular meeting OF Farragut
Post, G. A. r.. on Saturday afternoon,
arrangements We're made for the proper
observance OF Memorial Sunday and
Decoration day.
The officers elect of the Congregation
al Sababth school for the year com
mencing May 6 are as follows: Mrs. AL
Ice Munson, superintendent; Mr.. Sher-
man Powers. assistant superintendent;
Mr. Earl Carney, secretary; Miss Myrtle
Burton, assistant secretary; Mr.. John
Frankforth, treasurer; Miss Laura Nc
Grew. organist; Miss Florence Chase.
assistant organist; Mr.. John Frank
forth, chorister: Mis- Edith Crandon.
Mr.. Claude Patterson. assist
ant librarian. The reorganization OF
classes and election OF teachers will
take place next Sabbath.
Mr.. A.. q. Van Haaften. q native East
Indian, viii lecture on Tuesday evening
at the Congregational church on
Ancient and Modern Hinduism On
Wednesday evening his subject will be
Social Life in India" In giving which
he will be assisted by Mrs. Van Haaf-
ten. representing Hindu wedding, In
dia home scenes, etc, in native cos
tune. The ultimate object of the lee
lures. aside from the Information con-
vcyed, is to assist Mr.. Van Haaften in
obtaining his education for mission work
in his native land.
Miss Ida Lavender, OF Newton, was a
visitor over Sunday with relatives here
Mr.. w. S. lmpson, whose horses were
taken out of his livery barn Monday
night. thinks from the circumstances
that 1t was done thru spite, not from a
desire to steal the team. tho he can not
imagine who would be mean enough to
dc ~ sS8
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
sixty Year. Married.

oPeSl04s ~ - lIitSscIbspuDliSdH.s
Carroll. May Yesterday Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo Loeb celbrated the sixtieth
anniversary OF their wedding. A num-
Der OF their friends gathered and all at
tended mass at st. Peter and Paul's
church. Both Mr.. and Mrs Loeb have
passed four score and five years and
have lived in Carroll county more than
twenty-five years.
It's a Matter of Record-Dangerous
coughs. Chest and lung pains have
been checked and cured in the course OF
a few DAYS with Mull's Lightning
Cough Cure when everything else
failed. Pure and safe for children.
Twenty-Five cents. All druggists. Nc
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
sPittsburg 6, Chicago 4.
Boston is, New York II.
Brooklyn 49, Philadelphia g.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
indianapolis IL, Detroit 2.
Buffalo Z, Cleveland S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

The Glucose Sugar Refining Com.
.pany quotes a price Of SO cents per
bushel for corn Of No. grade and bet
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-11
FLED TO HER ROOM.

happened to be called upon to enter
tain one of her brothers friends for ali
entire evening The friend, who was
named Quinton Sherry, had come to
spend fortnight with her brother
James. and James being out of town
upon the evening of young Sherry's ar
rival, Tiny did what she could. She
had hated to meet him, for she always
disliked to have men look at her. She
was particularly embarrassed when she
met Sherry, for he was an uncommonly
small man. She was almost a head
taller than he and fully twice his
width. She wanted to yell with laugh
ter as they sat facing each other in
the drawing-room.
For the next fortnight she was al
most at peace. The world seemed for
the time being to be made up not of
material things, but of ideals. Unsus-
pected beauties came to light in her
thought; she. who had always hated
herself, began to enjoy herself. pre-
sented to herself as she was by her
lovers appreciation and hattery. For
they were lovers. There was no doubt
about it. He told her so one night
when the moon burned blue just as
ii had that night five years before, when
she discovered sorrow. and she
stopped over and kissed him. She had
to stoop quite a way. Then. suddenly.
all her fabric of joy tottered and fell
in a ridiculous ruin about her feet. She
laughed harshly and snatched her hand
from his and fed to her room. The
next morning he received a cruel note.
81 viii not be made spectacle" it
said we would be ludicrous II we
married. We cannot afford to furnish
material for the jests of our friends.
We have no business even to suffer
only the beautiful and interesting nave
a right to suffer. Please never let me
see you again. Where has your sense
of humor been while you have been
making love to me? | shall laugh to
my last day thinking of It,"
The letter was really cry of pain,
but Sherry was too hurt to realize It,
He did as he was told He went away
and never saw her again
In the course of years she had n
great many beautiful thoughts but she
never looked as If she did. She seemed
10 grow larger every year. II she en-
tered a street ear people stared: at
church the children giggIed she could
not be induced to go to a party or II
dinner. She especially objected to
dinners.
Il shall be suspected OF being
greedy" she said. So she staid by
herself and found her friends in books
She tried not to grow bitter. but she
did. and then her complexion got sal
low She tock but little exercise. She
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-11
FUNCTIONS OF A NEwspAPEr,
People Make the Ncws, the Paper Holds
Up the Picture.


There are two qualities of human
nature that seem to be inherent in the
article. 1t is natural and it is human.
This accounts for great many things
that people do. For one thing, mourn
1t as we may, they love fight. The
successful warrior is the ideal, popular
hero. What is war but wholesale
fighting? History, as it has been writ
ten for centuries, is little but the rec
ord of battles. Old Hobbies, who con-
tended that war was the natural state
of man, and that the intervals of peace
were artificial situations, had good
deal on his side of the argument. Now,
with these things as they are, it is
human and natural that such an affair
as that prize fight last week should
attract much attention. You cannot
help it. 1t was the event of it's hour
Men and women stood for hours late at
night in the driving rain to find out how
the two brutes were pummeling each
other, and which was getting the besc
of it. Disgusting, truly but what are
you going to do about it? We have
heard of some criticism of the news
papers for printing the story next
morning. Well, if7they had not printed
it they would have ceased to be news
papers That's all about that. A news
paper is daily publication that gives
the news. 1t does not print what GER
tain people wish. to have happen, but
what does happep. 1t does not make
the news, but publishes it. We are no
more responsible for that prize fight
than for the Charleston earthquake of
some years ago. We described both as.
well as we could. That's our business.
We are not defending the brutal and
brutalizing business of prize fighting.
But, in detail, it has this advantage
over war: The innocent do not get
killed by it. 1t probably causes little
suffering, as the brutes engaged in the
sport have every appearance of being
practically incapable of the finer feel
ings, and evidently have very inferior
sensibility. 1t calls for no sympathy.
No harm would be done the world if
the two contestants should kill each
other. 1t is merely a contest between
two human animals who test thereby
(unless the pool box interests prevent)
their respective ability to give and
withstand punches. Such entertain
ments are crowded. Not to publish the
results of an affair as that of last
week would have taken paper out of
the category of newspapers. Even the
very few who objected to it's appear
ance would, in all probability, have
looked into some other paper to see
just how bad it was if omitted from
their own. The fact is that the news
is made by the world at large, and the
newspaper simply holds up the picture
of the passing Observation-Disclosures
Courant.
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-11
-4-.a-
How tn Eynlprc

An explorer in new country ntakes
most wonderful discoveries by observing
very small facts. He comes to the mouth
OF river. If the water is milk white he
knows that 1t comes from a glacier direct
yet he may see the glacier bearing noun
talns and lind the water. quite clear. That
means that the river has a lake in its
course which has filtered the water and
taken out all the mud. If the river is
muddy red it comes from a country of
clay; If it is clear brown it comes from
swamp or forest. If the water is hard
when he washes his hands that means a
country of limestone. BY the gravel Ee
knows the exact rocks which are drained
by the river. Speckled rocks. such as
granite, tell story of probable mountain
ranges. even if none are in sight; and by
the speckles the explorer can tell whether
the mountain is brand new and jagged or
old and worn.
BY tie pebbles 1t is quite easy. with a
little practice, to read off the history of
a country. to guess at its age. Elints
mean chalk forma ton; ironsand is the
best possible indication of gold: lavas and
basalts mean volcanic action. Terraces
along the coast mean that ii is rising by
jumps, as may be seen in Norway ana
Chill. Where the rivers cut deep between
sheer walls on their course from the
mountains to the sea, that means that
there is no rainfall. Modern shells On
top of high mountains mean that the
range has only recently been lifted out of
the sea. Hummocky mountains or
Stray Stories.