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New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

At Keith's Union Square Theatre this week the
bill will include Camille D'Arvflle. The Girl With
the Auburn Hair Little Fred. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Sidman In their sketch, Barnes and Sis
son In Back Home"; The Marriage Broker;
Josephine Gassman and her pickaninnies. the
biograph the Carsella Sisters. the Del Zartus and
a number OF other acts
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

James K. Hackett, assisted by Miss Bertha Gal
land has made a considerable in THE
Pride of Jennico' at the Criterion Theatre, where
he will remain for the rest OF the season.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Charles Frohman's London comedians are still
giving their performances OF My Daughter-n-
Law" at the Lyceum Theatre fashionable au-
diences. This organization enters on the second
month of its NewYork engagement tomorrow
night. The company Is to remain at the Lyceum
Theatre until the close of the there.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
NOTES or THE STAGE.

Brother Officers" will begin its last week at the
Empire Theatre tomorrow night Following 1t
two plays will be given each evening "A Man and
His Wife" will present William Faversham and
Miss Jessie Miward. The other play In the new
bill will be THE Buge Call. act piece. by
Louis n. Parker author of Rosemary and Addi-
Bright. In this short piece Miss Margaret
Anglin will have the leading female part. and Ed
win Stevens. Joseph Wheelock, jr., and Mrs Whit
fen will be in the cast.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

The burlesques "Whirl-i-Gig'' and "Sapolio" will
be continued for only short time longer at Weber
& Fieds's Music Hall. the company after a
Western cities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19

district is the fact that the native tribes
are much unsettled"
Unofficial intelligence from Macnado-
corp. via Lourenzo Marquee. is to the
effect that the British troops are near
Middleburg The Boer narrative Of the
fighting east OF Pretoria posted on
bulletin board outside Of President Kru-.
gers car at Machadodorp ran thus:
"rhe commanders east of Pretoria.
in the direction of Bronkhorst spruit,
are compelled to retire after a fierce
stand of more than two days.
Information is again TO hand regard
ing the miserable condition of the enc
Imy's troops that have penetrated TO Jo-
lhanne.sburg and Pretoria. They con-
tinually complain of the lack of food.
Several British soldiers have died in the
streets Of Pretoria of exha austion and
starvation.
Along the roads lie the corpses of
horses and mules. While the living ami
mails are so weak that they are hardly
able to carry their loads.y
Another bulletin at Nachadodorp. ac-
Icording to dispatch dated June 15,
says:
Fifteen officers and 40 British col
diers. prisoners, have arrived at stan
derton, Free State. bound for Nooit Ge-
! dacht. Thirty burghers We're killed and
wounded during the last few days
! fighting near Pretoria.
Mr.. steSn. in consequence of Lord
Roberts annexation of the Free State
4 by proclamation. has issued a counte,
sproclama ton declaring that the Free
State still exists. is independent. ant
does not acknowledge the authority ol
4 Great Britain.
3 The British prisoners at Nooit &c,
flidacht have been having exciting game:
of football in order to keep themselve!
Il warm. They are. according to a dig
8 patch from Lourenzo Marquee. withon
shelter or medical comforts. and ar
4 confined between two mountains. wher
the sun does not shine until $50 a. n,
Delagoa. Bay merchants are rushin
\ goods toward Alachadodorp, the Boe
expectation being that the use of tn
railway Will soon be lost and that tn
| preparations for final stand in the Ly
denburg district must be promptly com
5E,,iet.,5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
town al TIC Couvention.

Philadelphia, June 10. There are over
200 Iowans registered at headquarters.
The Dolliver boom was almost dropped
yesterday waiting Roosevelt's decision.
The New York governor had been do
ing some hestitating. When he posi-.
lively withdrew his name the Dolliver.
men began TO boom their candidate.
The outlook is good. French, of Dav-
export, has been put in charge with
Young and Roach as assistants. Cous-
Gins is here working for Dolliver. Hep
burn and Thomas are also here. Last
night the Cook county repubiicans
serenaded Iowa and Dolliver.
DR.. and Mrs. Smith last night enter
tanned at dinner at the Stafford hotel,
Governor Shaw being the guest Of
honor. One hundred and fifty Iowa
men paraded with a bandxand great
cheering. Shaw will speak for McKin-
lev when Iowa is called in the conven-
finr,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
SOME TALK OF PEACE.
Impression That II obcrts Is Negotiat-
Ing With Kruger.

f545 y
London. June 1a.-'The impression Is
gaining ground in London that Led
Roberts isSworking out a plan for bring
ing about peace thru negotiations with
President Kruger.
The Times correspondent at Lourenzo
Marquee. teleSraphing Monday. says:
..Judge Van I.eenwen. who left Pre-
.toria on Wednesday under permit
from the British military governor, has
arrived here.
=! understand he Is the bearer of
verbal assurance to Kruger from the
British authorities that if he surrenders
now he Will not bessent out of the coun-5
try. Unfortunately Kruger was asleep
al the time Van Leerwen's train passed
the presidential headquarters, but the
liudse, il is said. conveyed the message
10 Secretary Reitz. The latter secuted
the idea.
People in position to estimate kru-
gers feelings. however. think the con-
trary, and believe that il such an offer
L is authoritativeiy given lie would in all
probability accept it.
secretary Reitz. like President Stexn.
iappears anxious for continuance of the
struggle, and those who know him sus-
pect that he will Withhold the message
4 from Kruger
London, June 19.-News Of some
what cheerful nature comes from south
/ Africa. Lord Roberts has dismissed the
I Natal volunteers, who have served since
4 the beginning of the war. 1t is also re
ported that the troops drawn from India
1 will soon be returned toSthe Asiatic ems
4 pire and that Lord Roberts has consant-
/ ed to the withdrawal of an entire divis-
4 ion for service in China.
These straws indicate to the anxious
watcher. here that the commander-in-
4 chief sees the end of the war near at
jhand
Kruger Moves Again.
4 London, June ia Lourenzo Mar
4 Quez correspondent says:
a President Kruger has removed his
headquarters to Atkmaar. near Ne
4 Pruit. Trustworthy men who have beer
q at Machadodorp within few days "a,
Hit is extremely problematical whether
! the Beers will carry out their professec
intention toretire to the Lydenburg hills
4 These people are inclined to believe thai
the Boers Will stick iO inc main iiiis u
i railway as long as possible. and that
unless they surrender. they will fal
back to the Dekaap valley, the NOR
]. mountainous portion OF the Transvaal
y a strong objections TO the Lydenour,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
New York Excited over wheat.

New York. June 19.-An advance OF.
practically cents bushel in less than
a half hours time put the wheat mar
ket in whirl of excitement yesterday
and caused veritable stampede of
shorts A good many traders We're
caught entirely unawares by the eN-
traordinary advance. owing to the fact
that rain was distributed quite gener-
ally thruout the Dakotas. with English
markets unsatisfactory. a lower open
ing had been looked for 1t was found.
however. that heavy southwestern buy
ing orders We're in the market. and not
only were the scattered offerings quick
ly absorbed, but July was bid up franti-
cally from 1885 cents to S1A cents be-
fore the demands of traders could be
anywhere near sa tisfied
In the afternoon the market was
stronger than ever. July rushing up to
s31k cents. representing cents advance
for the day and II V cents rise since the
present bull movement began. Attend
ms .s this this late upt;;rn vas :.e:e:s.e! g
excited outside buying and covering by
the local short interest. 1t was rumored
that Wall street was also interested OF
1.-THE bull side. Transactions for the daJ
ltooted up about S.ooo. 900 bushels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
BLOOMINGTON BURNED
Prosperous Illinois Town llssts
With Terrible Loss From
the Flamea
Half the Business Houses Of ths City
Destroyed Early this
Morning.
Total Loss Estimated ct Nearly
e2,O0O,OOO-D Death Of MrA
Senator Beveridge

Bloomington, ILL.,, June ia terrific
sconflagration wiped out nearly hair the NJ
bushes portion of Bloomington, includ-k
heaviest stocke Of merchandise. The
north and east sides OF the court house
square are in ruins, two other blocks
cornering on the square and half q block
west of the square are destroyed The
court house, which cost $400, 900. was
gutted from dome to basement, but the
records were removed In safety. The
lloss is variousy estimated at from III
500, 600 to $4,000. 600. The only casualty
is that of Robert Louis Schmidt, who
died from heart disease. occasione6 by
the shock from an explosion of dyna-
mite. used in blowing up buildangs to
arrest the progress Of the fire.
The fire broke out at 1880 this morn
ling in the Model laundry on Monrosl
street and rapidly spread to ad5ofning
buildings. The principal loserS are:
George Brand & Co, furniture
vimont & Koehn, dry goods.
Cooper & Jackman glassware.
Pixley & Co.. clothing.
R. Thompron & Sons furniture and
mattresses.
Model Laundry.
b. s.. Green & Co.
z. r. Miller & Sons, hardware.
Minerva building, owned ~ Diy
Schroeder
NJ. Sans, store.
Niehaus' restaurant.
4 Helbig', music store.
4 Mclean County Coal CO.
4 Senseney's $ coal Office.
4 Guthrie's cigar store. gs
4 Phoenix hotel.
!. Ciarver's drug store.
Coblentss drug store.
j r.. C. Rogers, wall paper.
!, q. W. Klemm, dry goods: 800, COO.
stephen Smith Sons, dry goods; ~.
900.
j. H: Riggs, dry goods; 81. - is
II BolleS tailor shop.
Schneider Shoe StoreA Co.
z Windsor hotel; $4,000. 5
!. Wilcox dry goods; s75, coo.
Mehaffey's livery.
s GreisheYn's block, occupied by 900 to
400 professional men; 100000.
: Parritt's jewelry.
cole Brothers new bunilding and dry
goods.
i Fahey's saloon.
Z Corn Belt Bank.
ri Rood Brothers, hardware.
6 klopp hats and caps.
/! State National Bank.
Eagle Office building.
Brokaw's livery sta bic.
s Green's iewelry and drug store.
: Gowdie's Boston Store.
Ebert & Goodies 5 and 10 cent store.
4 kleinhaus confectionery.
e Ensenberger's furniture establish
e nent.
y. The western end Of the fire was over
g come by the Bloomington. Peoria and
y Springfield departments. The eastern
Z branch was checked by the blowing uI
is of several buildings. The water supply
was deficient at a critical stage Of tbs
2 A., ~ i =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19

PACE ONE.
NEWS:
First Session of Convention.
Vice Presidency Still Unsettled.
Big Fire at Bloomington, Ill.
More Men and Ships for China.
Mrs. Senator Beveridge Dead.
PAGE TWO.
IOWA NEWS:
Text of Senator Wolcott's Speech as
Chairman of the Convention.
PAGE THREE.
AND GENERAL:
Prominent Stockman Missing.
Carney and the Mulct Law.
Medical Men Meet at Eldora.
rdshear-Plagairis or Joker!
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
AT Philadelphia.
The Futility of Hope.
Insanity and Heredity.
German Satire on American Charac-
ter.
Topics and Press Comment.
Iowa Items and News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
LOCAL NEWS:
Street Fight May Prove Murder.
To Collect Manufactures Statistics.
Central Picnic Will be Held at Union
Woman Goes Insane.
Two Accidents.
The City News.
PAGE EIGHT.
IOWA AND GENERAL:
Tuesdays, Markets by Wire.
| Bicknell's Capital Comment.
(. The Big Political Parade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
MAY CALL OUT MILITIA. +
Serious Clash Between Nebraska'.
Governor and an Asylum Officfnl.


Lincoln. Neb., June 1e.-.Anotiler clash
between the executive and judicial
powers of the state is Imminent be-
cause Of the persistnt refusal OF B. F.
Lang to vacate the Office of superin-
tendent of the state asylum At Beatrice,
The Institution is practically in a state
of siege. While attempting TO secure
the records of the institution on writ
Of replevin the constable and four
agents OF the governor We're assaulted,
and in the melee which followed one
woman was severely injured. All of
the governors men have been arrested
on criminal charges, and In addition
suits for $4,000 damages have been in
stituted against each. Governor Poyn-
ter denies the right OF the judiciary TO
Interfere with his duties. and it is pos
sible thatthe militia may be called out
to eject the present occupants of the in
stitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
Capt. Lee Drowned.

Washington, June 19.-CorDin res
ceived cable message from MacArtnur3 NUT
at Manila today saying Capt. s'risoh
Lee Forty-fi fifth volunteer infantry, wasi
drowned of the coast Of Albay ON me
10th. Lee was forty years old and wna:
I norm III Shelby si;;e 81 I'd. rs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
,,,ck q, shop KNOCK ed out.

Chicago, June l9.-Judge Tuley today
decided the suit between the Cifristie-
Street Commission Company. Of KAN
sas city, and the Chicago board q
ira de in favor of the board and issued
an injunction restraining the Kansas
city concern from receiving board of
trade quotations. Judge Tuley, IN Msl
decision. calls the Kansas City com
many a bucket shop concern.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
MRS. BEvER1DGE DEAD.

Wife of the Indiana senator Dies of
Heart Failure.
Indianapolis, June 19.--Airs. Bever-
idge. wife of Senator Beveridge, died at
the sanitarium at Danville, N. z. OF
heart failure. She had been i'll for sey-
eral months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19

Tower HIN BadIy scorcheA.
Pana, ILL.,, June 1.-THE 6usiAe1s
portion OF Tower Hill was dssers0od ~
a incendiary hrs today. sssss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
The OPENING SESSION.
Republican National Convention at Philadel-
phia Formally Opened This Afternoon.
FAIR WEATHER AND a TREMENDOUS CROWD PRESENT

Calls Order 1885 Amid Unbounded En-.
thusiasm-Cheers for the LeadersOvans for Roosevelt
t-Wolcott stirs Vast Audience With His Oratory-
McKinley's Name Signal for Greatest Ap.
plause-Vce Presidency Still Unsettled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
OREGON ORDERED TO CHINA.
Uncle sam Takes Radical Nleasures
$50 I'm Chi inSsao Crisis.


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A nor confirmed.
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eigners IN feKih hilNe psei, iiu.ssi,.'a' =,
A inately massacrea cai'i'o. " aueu
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would be insut1lcient 70 Wits M y - 9 ~ ~
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eyident that II Minister 'sol,se,. nay -:
Il colleagues nave NOT peei' h'i.eu .neie .i !.
no immediate nope OF rehei neiiie d .
forded by force. lhe'r p.o.es.'o.., nv,
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ed that the body OF marin marines en- iou'e '' =
I Pekin could not nave reachea thas el.s :.
But even their presence uhder .ne ~, 9.
eumstances. would not ma.erlalis ~
the imperiled alploi.laa.Es az as Wv - !,
utterly inadequate Tor the WORK lhtehu Z
i ed. ].
) If still living the foreign dipionlasi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19

vention in this city, forty-four years ago
today, white-haired and feeble. deliver
ed a benediction upon the convention.
The whole convention arose and re-
ceived the blessing and then, exactly at
8 o'clock, adjourned until noon tomor-
row.
4 p. m.-senator Burrows, of Michi-
gan. is authority for the statement that
Roosevelt told Henry c. Payne. Of
Wisconsin. that he would decline. If
nominated for vice president.
81 The committee on resolutions organ
ixed Immediately after adjournment
I'd, meet at meet at 5. Fairbanks, of
Indiana. was chosen chairman, F..
OF Nebraska, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS Of TODAY.
The weather.

Iya-Fair tonight and Wednesday,
ex 5t showers in the northwestern part
tt g afternoonor tonight.
gI-s lnois-F'air tonight and "Wednesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
MORE k[|N AND SHIPS
United States Making Vigorous
Preparations to Meet the Sit.
uatfon in China.
The Oregon, Buffalo and other Ships
Ordered to Report at
Taku.
Administrator Ia Still Without
Administration Is Still Without
News From Conger-Russia
Sends 1000 Troops.

New York, June 1S.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: ITO meet
the exceedingly grave complications
developed in China the president has
directed Macarthur to send three regi-
ments to Tien Tsin. With support Of
the commssary and field transporta-
ton, signal men and medical staff this
will make a force of 5000. Admiral
Remy has been directed to send the
Oregon to Taku as soon as She. can
start
Washington, June 19-corbn de-
clared positively today that only one
regiment. the Ninth infantry, had been
ordered from Manila to China. In ad-
dition to the Oregon, which goes TO
Taku from Hong Kong, the Buffalo,
with 300 green landsmen aboard, has
been ordered at once from Soutnamp-
ton to the Philippines, while the gum
boats Princeton and Marietta are held
at Cavite under orders to be ready for
service at any moment. The Zatiro is
also held at the same place in readiness
to take supplies for the naval contin-
gent at Taku.
No reports have been received at the
state department today from any of
the officials in China.
Paris, June 19.-The French consul at
/, Shanghai telegraphs that the danger OF
complications in the ang-Tse-Kianl
valley and the province of Tsachuan
appears to be diminishing.
| Washington. June l9.-Secretary Hay
has been notified by the Russian em-
bassy here that 1000 Russian troops
have been dispatched lrom Port Ar.
thur to Taku.
Paris, June 1o.-At the cabinet coun-
cil today Minister Of Foreign Affair.
Delcasse announced the telegraph line
between Pekin and Ten Tsin still in
terrupted. A dispatch from shangha
says LII Hung Chang has been sum
moned to Pekin from Canton.
Il 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19

tional troops to China until further adj
vices are received. But it was at the
same time decided to afford all neces-
sary protection to American interests.
and more soldiers will be sent from the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-01
DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY,, MAY 4, 1900.

for the rushing of the work to compile
stion as rapidly as possible, and for the
beginning and pushing of the work of
grading north of Wilton, to Washburn.
Foreman Jackson leaves Friday for
Minneapolis for track and tools to be-
gin work on the cut north of Wilton.
General Washburn does not desire n
delay, but is especially anxious that
the road may be completed in time to
move the crop this fall. 5S5
Fargo Forum. The Northern Paci-
fic Railway Co. has decided to move
the Sheridan House at Bismarck to the
block east Of it's present site. The
house is to be put in first class condi-
ton, with all modern improvements,
brick y%eneered, with baths, new plumb
ing and Steam heating plant. The
Northern Pacific will spare no expense
in making the house a first class hotel
and n that will be a credit to the
Capital city. The hotel has been
leased for a term of years to it's pres
emit manager, Edward G.. Patterson,
Bismarck's popular mayor. The build
ing will be moved in two sections, Mr..
Patterson continuing to do business in
one part of the house while the other
is being moved so the travelling public
will be accommodated #
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-01
A NIGHT OF TERROR.

Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the late General Burnham of
Machias, Me. when the doctors said
she could not live till morning writes
Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her
that fearful night. "All thought she
must soon die from pneumonia, but
she begged for Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery, saying it had more than once
saved her life, and had cured her of
consumption. After three small doses
she slept easily all night and it's fur
Their use completely cured her." This
marvellous medicine is guaranteed to
cure all throat, chest and lung diseases.
Only SOC and 81. 90. Trial bottles free
at PC. Remington's drug store.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-01
MAY WEATHER.

sL su-r E.ETEaLTEa $3.50 L-TIL
The following data, covering a period
OF % years, have been compiled from
the weather bureau RECORDS at Bis
marck, N. D., for the month of Nav by
Director Bronson:
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 81 de-
gfees; the Warmest month was that of
1881, with an average of 60 degrees:
the coolest month was that of 1892,
with an average of 4t degrees; the
highest temperature was 90 degrees on
the It'll, 1874; the lowest temperature
was 2Ordegrees on the 3rd, 1891.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, 2.5S inches;
average number of days with Oh of an
inch or more, II; the greatest monthly
precipitation was 5.74 inches in 1876;
the greatest monthly precipitation was
O.57 inches in 1890; the greatest
amount of precipitation recorded in
any twenty-four hours was 1.SS inches
On the Doth, 1876.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
/ Average number of clear days, 8;
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, 8
Il WIND. ,n
The prevailing winds have beer
from the east; the highest velocity O.
the wind was 80 miles from the nroth.
west on the 25th, 1890.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-01
!; THE DOBIE STEER !
y TEXAS SENDS AN OLD TIME !
J LONG HORN TO THE PAR I
q IS EXPOSITION. {

Texas contribution to the great Paris
worlds fair will be the Dobie steer,
ssays the New York World. Out of
the Lone Star State there may go
other exhibits Of a remarkable nature
bearing the legend, From Fexas,"
but there viii be no exhibit quite SO
remarkable and yet S % truly character
istic as the Dobie steer.
The Dobie steer Is the property Of
j.. N. Dobie, owner Of the Kentuck
ranch at Ramires, Live Oak county,
Tex. This particular steer, which on
the ranch goes by the name Of Cham
pion, but is known i've the state as
"the Dobie steer" was calved about
1891 close to the Mexican border and
was bought by Mr.. Dobie in 1894 in a
herd Of 1000 beeves.
Since that time the steer has been
domiciled on the Kentuck ranch, where