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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
FIGHT WITH OUTLAWS.
Marshal and Bandit Killed at Black
Dog Ford, q. IT.

Glencoe. Okla, July ll-Probably the
worst fight With outlaws in this coun-3
try that has occurred sincetthe killing
of the famous Dalton gang at Coffey-l
vile. Kas., some years ago, took place
forty miles east of this city last night
on the Arkansas river at a point known
as the Black Dog ford. One United
States marshal and one bandit We're.
Killed and two bandits We're fatally
wounded.
That part OF the country known as
the Usage Nation has been infested for
"a long time with an organized band of
horse.hieves and murderers. On Sun
day night a herd Of cattle was stolen.
and three United States marshals who
were after the desperadoes for other
crimes overlook them at Black Dog
ford and pitched battle followed. All
the participants were armed with Win
chesters and pistols. The fighting Is
said to have lasted an hour None Of
yr2s..,yeen ascertained here.
32t the beginning Of the fight one of
the United States marshals was in
stantly killed. In a few minutes one of
the desperadoes had fallen mortally
wounded. The remaining two despera-
does then retreated while fighting for
short distance. when another Of the
outlaws fell mortally wounded in the
right side.
BY this time all the ammunition on
both sides had been exhausted and the
remaining bandit started to run, but
by some means unknown the marshals
had failed to explode one cartridge. and
when the bandit started to run the two
remaining marshals started after him.
swapping their pistols supposing that
there were no loads in them. but the
one that had heretofore failed to ex-
plode was discharged and bandit fell
mortally wounded with a ball thru the
lower part of the abdomen.
Persons who arrived yesterday from
the scene OF the fight say that neither
OF the wounded bandits will likely re-
cover. Neither of the other two mar
sha,s was hit. II the desperadoes re-
cover they will be taken to the Jail at
Pawnee.
Bartlesville. /. T., July 1.-THE body
of James Pool, president OF the Anti
Horsethief Association of indian Terri
tory, reached here yesterday on the
way to Vinita. He was killed In a bat
| tie with the Barker band of horse
thieves thirty miles southwest. Pool
and two companions had followed the
outlaws 100 miles Barker. leader of the
gang. shot Pool thru the heart. POOLS
companions. after a desperate fight.
succeeded In wounding and capturing
the men. three in number.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
Rcnaey Heard From.

Washington. July I1.-The war de-
partment has received the following
from Admiral Remey:
.Che Foo. July lO.-ArTived yester-t
day with two battalions OF the Ninth
Infantry and one battalion OF Marques.
Col Meade landed today and will pro-
coed to Tien Tsin. The allied forces at
Tien Tsin are engaged in maintaining
the defenses. Ordered the Solace here
TO take the sick and wounded to Yoko-
hama hospital. The Oregon will pro-
ceed soon to the dock at Kure, towed
by chartered steamer. conveyed by
the Nashville. Just learned from Ad-
miral Seymour that the foreigners at
.Tien Tsin are hard pressed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
lord Roter, !. l,eports

1lUGO OAAOUOFSfHkAS5p pUt-SSs
London. July 11.-Lord Roberts has
sent the following dispatch to the war
once:
Pretoria. July 1o.-Clements and
Paget's forces entered Bethlehem July
.. The former, on nearing the town,
sent in flag of truce demanding its
surrender, which was refused by De-
wet, when Paget. making a wide turn
ing movement, succeeded in getting
I hold of the enemy's most important
position, covering the town. This was
carried before dark BY the Munster
S4.,5iiiers and Yorkshire light infantry.
q 10 morning the attack was contin-
ued and by noon the town was in our
possession and the enemy in full re-
treat.
Our casualties were four officers and
thirty-two men Of the MINISTERS
wounded; one missing: Capts. Mac
Pherson and Weakes and Lieut.. Con-
way, severely, and Lieut.. Boyd-Roche-
fort, Scottish rifles. slightly wounded: {:
seven men Of the Yorkshires wounded; !;
one killed: two wounded in the imperial
yeomanry.
PaKet reports that but for the ac-
cuTate practice of the Thirty eighth
Royal Artillery and the Fourth City
Imperial Batteries the casualties would
have been many more.
Baden Powell reached Rustenburg
during the evening Of July S without
opposition. He found all quiet there
and public confidence satisfactory,
thanks to the prompt and bold grasp
of the situation taken by Maj. Han
bury-Tracy.
The district west OF this is some
what unsettled, owing to the small
force which attacked Rustenburg being
still in that neighborhood. Measures
are being taken to meet this.
Further information regarding the
capture Of Bethlehem has now, been re-
ceiyed from Clements. He states that
the country there Is broken and diff
cult. Consequently his and Pagets
cavalry were unable to make any wide
turning movement. Clements attacked
one position, while Paget attacked an
other. The position assailed by Glenn
ents was gallantiys captured by the
Royal Irish. who captured gun OF the
seventy-seventh Battery lost at Storm
berg The list of casualties has nos yet
been received. but Clements states they
Il are few, considering the strength OF the
positions assaulted.
Hunters cavalry. under Broadwood
reached Bethlehem on July 8. Hunter
with his main force, was within nine
miles OF the town when Clements dis.
patched his reports
The war Office has issued another cas-
ualty list from South Africa. showing
that during the week ending July
there were killed, wounded orscaptured
fifteen officers and 1870 men: accidental
deaths. two men: died Of disease. -four
( officers and 1874 men: invalided home
seventy-two officers and 1905 men. The
total casualties as result Of the wal
4 are 4S.lss officers and men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
Colombian Revolu sionists win.

New York. June IA cablegram
from Guayaquil. Ecuador, to DR.. Guer-1
ra, representative in this city of the
Colombian revolutionists says the
forces OF Gems. Gonzales and Chaux
captured the city OF Popayan, capital Of
the department Of Cauca. On the march
to Popayan the revolutionists took all
the cities near the Ecuadorian frontier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
SITUATION AT TEN TsIN.
Bombardmento of the Con-
ttnned With yipor

Berlin, July 11.-The German consul
at Tien Tsin cables that the foreign set
Elements were continually bombarded
by the Chinese from the 5th to the sth.
On the 9Th 1000 Boxers attacked a
French settlement and were routed by
the Russians. On the 9TH the British
and Japanese forces bombarded the
Chinese batteries. The chinese shells
penetrated the roof OF the German
consulate and caused an outbreak OF
fire. which was extinguished after
slight damage. The railroad from
Tong Ku has been repaired to within
three miles of Tien Tsin. Nearly all the
families OF foreigners left Tien Tsin for
.Taku on the 4til.
The evening times., 1900-01-27
CnpitnI punIshmenf-

recent bungling execution in Penn
sylvania has aroused another discussion
as to the propriety of hanging criminals.
1t is proposed that an official enquiry
shall now be made in Philadelphia as to
the quickest and surest way OF putting
man 10 death.
II is an evidence Of the progress which
has taken place during the last hundred
years that such discussions so often
arise and that public concern on the sub
ject is so great In the eighteenth cen
tury the man who advocated the painless
punishment OF murderers would have been
met with ridicule. Any proposition to
render tolerable the existence Of criminals
condemned to penal servitude would have
been regarded as a dangerous attempt to
encourage crime by removing all restraint.
This attitude on the part OF the public
finally led to abuses so great that a re-
action had to come. and for the last two
generations there has been a steady move
ment toward humanitarian methods in
dealing with crime. We are coming to
recognize the fact that it is not our busi-
ness to avenge. but to protect: that no
man has a right to judge another or mete
out punishment to him, except as such
measures are necessary for the welfare
Of society.
The old methods used in the punishment
Of crime rested on the ideas that atone
ment must be made for wrOng-doing.
that the criminal had no rights. having
put himself beyond the pale of irstice
by his transgTessiOn; that character. once
formed, was practically unalterable. and
that one sin should cause the sinner TO
be branded for life. Such theories led. on
the one hand, to methods of education
which kept the young from all contact
with life for fear that they might be
tempted to do wrong, and, on the other
hand. gave no chance to children brought
up under wrong influences, so that a class
of criminals was created by heredity and
environment. Having gotten rid of the
atoDement idea, and grasped the thought
that human justice is simply an expe-
dent for the protection OF humanity. we
are coming gradually 10 adopt more SEN
The evening times., 1900-01-27
COFFEE PRICES IN BRAZIL.
\ Marked Increase Reported From
Rio de JaneirO.

W. l. Lowrie. Vice Consul General
for the United State at Rio de Janeiro,
sends the following report to the State De
partment.
4 wish to call attention 10 the rise in
the price of coffee which has taken place
during the last two months. Within a
few days, sales have been made at 10
milreis t$2,1O) an arIoba (32.3s poundsl
for No. Z. the standard Rio coffee The
prices prevailing al the end Of June, July.
August. and September were 10. 9. %, and
9.S milreis (s1-55, s1.46, S1.45, and s1.4D.
respectively, while the sterling value Of
the miIrcis az the same time was ap-
proximately sd, 1-Sd., 15-l6d., and
7-16d. At present, the rate is about I'd.
to 1-Sd. On October .. the price ad-
vanced to 1872 milreis (S1.43); on the 9Th,
to 1915 milreis ($l.49); and on the 11th. to
IL milreis t$1-j5). October %. the closing
price was IL mlreis From the list to
the z2d of November. the price ranged
from 124 to Is milTeis ($1.74 to SlS3)-
On the 2Sth of the month the sales were
made at from 14.S to 10 milreis tS2-0S 10
Said.
while the price OF coffee has thus ma
teriaIly advanced. the fall in exchange
makes the difference expressed in foreign
money values less than the actual Increase
in the amount of milreis would indicate.
Ii has been sufficient. however. to create
a decidedly interesting local market
In this connection. it is worthy Of noe
that the shipments of coffee to the United
States from this port during the three
months ending September 80 amounted to
655 .501 bags, valued at 81, ,13S, ,143, as COM
pared with 476.OlS bags. valued at So
1858. for the corresponding period Of
last year
During the month, an English sailing
vessel will take a cargo OF 10000 bags to
New York. shipped by one firm. 1t is
said that this is the largest cargo of
coffee ever carried by a sailing vessel out
OF the Rio de Janero harbor.
shippers complain that it is impossible
to secure vessel room for the coffee al
ready purchased. despite the fact that the
freight rates are 30 cents ard per cent
primage per bag. Every available foot Of
room is taken on the regular ships and
many extra vessels have been pressed into
service"
The evening times., 1900-01-27
THE NATIONS COMMERCE.
\ Treasury Statement Of the Imports
and EHports.


The Treasury Bureau Of Statistics has
issued a summary Of commerce and Il
nance for the month Of December, and
the imports and exports Of merchandise.
The total imports Of merchandise for
December 1883 amounted to SI0.55S SOL
against S55I3s.l3g OF the corresponding
month of the year preceding, The imports
for the twelve months ending December.
1899 were valued Al S.gS 81. and ior
the corresponding period ending December.
lSsS at $634.s54.44S. The duties from Gus
toms collected in the month OF December.
1899, amounted TO Sl9,120,sS4 and for tie
twelve months ending with December.
S224.J-1.l3l, against $lS2, sl0,559. cover
ing the same period Of lhe preceding year.
The largest item Of import and which
also vas admitted free Cf duty. consisted
Of articles in c-Udv condition which
enter into the various processes Of dome
tic industry" valued ar SPOTS. .DS5 The
largest item Of dudablc imports consists
Of articles OF food and animals" and is
valued al SO. .726.6I3- The total Imports
free Of duty are valugd at S3O,lgS -G4
while those dutiable amount 20 S40. .3Go.-
pS7.
The total exports during the mcnth Of
December are valued al SOS. 1913, as
against Sl37 .S50,594 Of the cores spoading
month for The year 1898. For the period
of twelve months. ending December. 1899.
the total Of exports amounts to S1.275.-
1851. the same amounting to $1.255. $40
PCS for the corresponding period o. the
preceding year.
The exports for the month Of December
consisted Of products Of agriculture val
ued al 1880 G96; manufactures S25. .6s2-
053. mining, S3.094. .4l0: forest. 50. .S65. $50;
fisheries. $79I .957: miscellaneous. $4j4. OIL
Gold was imported during December. 1899.
amounting 10 $3.50. .246; during the twelve
months ending with December. $51. .1g4.
964. as against S15S. 1853 952 OF the same Pc
riOd Of Tie year preceding During De-
cember gold valued at Sll. l.S57.511 was ex-
ported. and during the twelve months end
ing with December. its value OF export
amounted TO S4j.379.4I1. The same period
Of The year 1898 showed a gold export Of
$l6,194. .954.
Silver was imported during the month
OF December valued al $780, 27l the
amount exported was S5,7OO.914 The siI-
yer export for the twelve months ending
with December amounted to S53. .46I 737.
the same period Of the year 1898 showed an
export OF S53. 792. 1904 During the twelve
months ending with December silver val
ued al $30,S44.9S1 was imported. while
S2y, l3l, 300 was the value of its import dur
ing the corresponding period OF the pc
ceding year.
The evening times., 1900-01-27

sible and practical methods of dealing
with crime. We no longer allow public
executions; we do not pander to ignorant
peoples love OF sensation by hanging
thieves in chains at the crossroads or
ornamenting our public buildings with
human heads. We have come to under
stand that this sort OF thing does not
prevent crime in the least; on the con-
trary, by leading the imagination to dwell
on such subjects. il actually helps to
create both crime and insanity
II is right, ;hen, that the method Of cap
ital punishment should be instantaneous
and painless, SO far as possible. 1t is
sometimes claimed that such a punishment
does not deter other criminals from COM
mitting the same crimes But in the case
of crimes committed under sudden tempta-
tion. il is doubtful if the malefactor ever
thinks OF consequences. The realization
Of his danger only comes to him afterward,
when it is too late. II he is a more calcu-
lating and deliberate criminal. he hopes
and intends TO evade the penalty and IL
is curious fact that in spite of the pro-
bly, been few murderers who have not be
lieved either that they would not be found
out or that they would in some manner
escape punishment. And here comes in
much more important problem than the
mode of execution. The essential thing
in all justice is that il shall be sure The
most powerful factor in this whole situa-
tiOn is the laIity of courts. in allowing
men unquestionably guilty to go free.
There is altogether too much soft hearted
ness Of that kind. It has come to the point
where almost any murderer, by skilIfuly
ELECTED testimony, can be proved to have
shown symptoms of insanity. On this
plea he is let off confined for awhile in
an asylum, and then discharged. This
gives large latitude to any criminal OF
even ordinary intelligence. Nobody can
reasonably claim that a man with a homi-
cidal mania is any less dangerous when at
large than a sane murderer. in fact. the
latter would be somewhat preferable as
an inmate Of ones home. Il is extremely
doubtful whether. in most cases OF what
is called homicidal insanity. the subject
did not know what he WAS doing II he
did. he is guilty; if he really did not. he
should by no means be allowed to remain
al large even under the care of his fam
lily No family has any more right TO de-
mand a privilege Of this kind than to keep
live tiger in their garden
The evening times., 1900-01-27
SATURDAY. JANUARY p. 1900.
The President and Mr. Gage.

The New York World" never particu-
Iarly friendly to Mr. Mckinley. is showing
a disposition 10 drag him into the mire of
the Gage scandal in a way that does not
strike us as the least bit fair. The
World" represents the President as re-
sentful of the Senate action in the matter,
and as declaring his personal responsible
ity for Mr.. Gage.
Very few people VINO know and under
stand Mr.. Mckinley could be brought 70
believe him capable OF such an attitude
Other considerations aside. no is TOO intel
ligent and experienced a politician TO jus
tify or excuse his Secretary's monumental
blunder in demanding an appropriation
from Congress to pay rent TO the Standard
Oil Company for a piece Of Government
property. Mr.. Mckinley never would have
permitted that foolishness 20 reach the
Senate IL he had known Of Cages intention
20 send it in. And he is equally incapable
Of having allowed the obnoxious features
OF Cages deals with the Standard Oil Bank.
The exposure Of the secrets Of that scan
dal must have been as much a surprise and
shock at the White House as anywhere else
In the country
For these reasons we must conclude
that the World" is wrong in its predic
tion that the President means 90 assume
responsibility for the Gage transactions,
and to insist that all reference to the
same shall be suppressed in Congress. Mr..
Mckinley is loyal TO his friends. and never
fails 10 protect his subordinates as Tar as
he can with righteousness. He even
strained that point in the case of Alger;
but ultimately Alger had to 90 Gage also
will have to 90.
The evening times., 1900-01-27
POodIcs win Privileges.


NA"N't tt'' NIliak0 1IlbuUF-l
ii you are only dog aim % 20 in tI,. MINER
social circle, for by 50 doing You will De sur
rounded by an the comforts OF life such is
the precedent, which, il is believed. Churkic
the iavoritc dog al the Russian Embassy. d4iIv
lnStills into the mind Of his family ChucLie +
a French poodle, born IN China whose great
grandfather was q member OF the ambassador :
family when he was duty at Peking. Chuckie
has maltese wife named Cosetto and this
llluStrious pair have Jwo fair daughters One
named Mosquito, born when this insect
was abroad in the land. The otheg is called
Crickett The father and mother of tbis grouD
are not much over foot long. and th. children
are greatly under~ized They have the -nitrst
Of white silk coats, which are brushed every
morning by the maid OF the Young mistress
while once a week they are given 4 bath Their
customary adomments are bows of pink baby
ribbon tied in little knots in their hair They
are not subjected To the iudignity placed tpon
other Washington dogs, they are net required
10 wear muzzles, being well behaved aud not
given 10 roaming around unacrouiuanied In
fact, whenever these CANNES go ont FOR an airing
they occupy front seat in the carriage When
ever the ambassador and his niece, Miss Cassiui
travely these dogs are not sighted. but figure
members OF the family, and are given apart
ments at the hotels. They accompanied the
ambassador and his suite 10 Russia and back
last summer.
The evening times., 1900-01-27
a Long Island Ghost Yarn.

LONG ISLAND CITY. L. l.. Jan. 90.-The
other night white he9rse, drawn by four pure
white horses. came through q side gate Of cal
vary Cemetery just al midnight. 4 distant clock
sounding the hour when the turnout su,uS
through the gate and down the road al a
lively pace. Two policemen In uniform stood neal
the gate and one OF them. young man. started
20 follow the turnout, believing for the instant
tn8t something was wrong
Come back! Come back shouted his com
psnion, under his breath. Don't YOU see that l.
is gh0stly tunoutT'
The other man laughed al the fear Of his com
a nion. but from that time on De could not get
tne thing ont OF his mind. The following night
just az midnight, the same Policemen stood on the
same spot and the heaTse and four white horses
came out OF the gate al a lively rate and went of
down the road Just the same on the first night
That settled the tive policemen. They were
practically unfit for duty and when relieved In
the early morning were glad enough TO get back
to the police station on Fourth Street this citv
According 20 the story being told by the DO
hCemen, the cemetery gate i always kept closed
and locked st night, bus that makes no difference
TO the ghostly outfit It glides right through
the closed gate like thick white vapor. and is of
down the road before the startled behoIder has a
chance 10 get good look at t. The police version
says that there is an unseen force that keeps the
spectator rooted 20 the spot and that such thing
as following the outfit IS not possible.
The evening times., 1900-01-27
BULLER,S CRITICAL SITUATION.


As yet impenetrable mystery covers the
real situation on the British Tugela line,
but the opinion in London today appears to
be that the worst Of the news has failed 10
come or is being withheld by the War
Office. It seems evident that General Bull
Ter has not yet reported Warren's casual
ties in the Spion Kop affair and there Is
no reason for revising the original general
opinion that they were fearfully heavy.
What is Of more immediate moment is
the fact Of a growing impression that Bull
ler's reverses have not been confined TO
Spion Kop, and that his army may be in a
ucklish situation. It was known this
morning that the reconnaissance previ-
Ously reported from Cheyeiey was con-
Quoted by the Beers and not by the Brit
ish. Reports from European quarters, ap-
parentIy able to get news in advance Of
London. assert that Jouberts forces have
attacked the British right in the Colenso
neighborhood, driving it back some dis
tance. We must accept such a story with
reserve. but it may be true. An attack on
the Cheveley end OF Buffers line is an
obvious tactical suggestion from the map,
under present conditions as understood.
Buffers communications from Estcourt
and Frere would be easily meaaced from
Cheveley, and a material loss OF ground
at that point might lead TO cutting them
altogether. Now that Joubert has given
his adversary a staggering blow to his
confidence, his force, and the morale of his
army, it will be the Boer commanders
first business TO prevent Te-enfOTcements
from coming, il that be feasible while
he follows up the advantage gained on the
British left.
We should, therefore. look for Boer ac-
Jivity around Colenso, and a strong effort
to get in Butler rear. A movement in tnat
direction would probably have the effect TO
relieve the pressure upon the one point Of
danger 10 Joubert. which We take to be the
plateau beyond Acton Homes, from which
area the lower Drakensberg passes can
be commanded, and by which line the ap-
proaches TO I.adysmith are more favorable
to an attacking force than elsewhere. II
the European Cheveley story be other than
mere rumor, and Buffers right really s
been beaten and driven back. he will have
his hands full in that direction. and viii
hardly bother Joubert on the OWyier's
Hoek road, for some time to come at any
rate
In London the startling admission is
made that the British generals are without
typographical maps Of the country be
tween the Tugela River and Ladysmith
L is then no wonder that they march into
one trap after another, 10 the defamation Of
their IT giments and the contemptuous >ler-
riment OF the European professionals. One
is lost in wonder at the amazing ignorance
and criminal imbecility Of the British in
telligence office, with its ample time and
facilities TO prepare for a war which the
whole world has knovn must come ever
since the Jameson Raid. A strict view OF
justice IN ;he matter would incline as 10
believe that the officer responsible for the
murderous inefiiciency OF that organization
ought TO be identified and treated as Ad-
miral Byng was for comparatively trining
error.