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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-04
Hold Baron's Assassin.

Peking, Sept. 22.-The Manchu as
sassin of Baron Won Ketteler was
tried by court-martial yesterday. No
new evidence was presented and the
court decided that it would be I'M
justified in pronouncing sentence
upon the prisoner, who, however, will
be held in the hope that further in
formation will be obtained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
GERMANS ARE FOR M'K1NLEY.
Rev. Lenis. OF scdalia, says Boer
Pink is n Eailurc

Rev. Lenis. OF scdnl1a, Says Boer
Plank is u Failure.
Sedalia, Mo-, July 24.-Rev. DR.. Frank
sLenig. of this city. presiding elder OF
the Sedalia district of the ST. Louis
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. whose district embraces several
counties in this section of5the state. and
whose calling brings him in contact
With large number of people, says he
has talked with many erman republic
ans recently, and he has yet TO meet
one who will vote Tor Bryan by reason
of the Boer sympathy plank in the
| Kansas City platform. Said Or. Lenis:
II " foolish it is to suppose that
Germans viii align themselves ane on
this proposition. They Mil not be led
10 believe that the United States is re-
I5sponsible for all he republics, big and
18little, on the earth; nor Will they be
parties TO the estransement Of a great
nation like Great Britain, which buys
| Go per $cent4of the surplus of the United
I5Statss cut Of sympathy for two or
| three isolated republics in South Africa
or elsewhere. which take only per
cent of our exports
4 sam A. Roose, deputy county collec-
| tor, has brother in New York who is
a prominent Tammanyite. and who 4eS-
/ poets toshaNe3 much TO do with the cam
| paign work Df that rganization. In a
4 letter 20 sam a day or Two agothe New
4 Yorker advised his brother not TO
wager any money on Bryan's carrying
4 New York, and added that nothing that
Ieould be done there would defeat Nc
kinley.
]! Judge y. F Railey a laca, land agent
4 and ardent republican, was yesterday
4 approached by a Bryanite. who offered
i toaWagef three to one on the election OF
A the Fourth of July extinguisher from
the banks of the Platte. The Judge at
4 once produced a $40 bill. when the sill
4 verite '.thoughtti 1t too early to bet yet
! Mr.. Bailey then offered to wager his
4 $40 against the other mans 500, but still
i he witvered. Then the republican
Haunted three $40 bills In the man's
] face at three to one, when the .bluffer''
| ran from the Office and has not since
/ returned.
1 Wade Wilfong. for years the leading
colored democrat in Pettis county and
for two years of that time a policeman
1 by appointment of democratic mayor,
is said to have renowned his democra-
cy and come out strongly in support Of
Mckinley.
r. II. Moses. a pioneer citizen of Pet
It's county and a republican candidate
for county collector, says he mas never
seen the republican party in the county
more united and enthusiastic. 1t is as
serted that there are not more than
half dozen negro democrats in the
county at the present time. Joe Her.
4 rick says the nomination of DR.. Harris
colored, for coroner by the republican
county convention. has done more than
any other one thing to solidify the col
ored vote. The two clubs have enrolled
nearly every voter of that race.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
gpng puhla 1uu gassdar salp ~ laun

committees OF silver republicans and
lpopulists. Among its members, as the
draft now stands, will be Adair Wilson,
of Colorado; j. g. Johnson. Of Kansas;
d. j. Campau, of Michigan, j. ~. Dahl
man, of Nebraska, and p. B. Winston,
OF Minnesota. Some of these who have
been listed for the executive committee,
may be let off With an idea OF making
them more useful in corporation with
spopulists and silver republicans in their
respective states. Urey Woodson, OF
Kentucky, Will be chairman OF tn
press and literature subcommittee, but
the press bureau will remain under the
management of Willis j. Abbot. D. j.
sCampau probably will head the ways
and means or money getting commit
tee.
The democratic managers assume to
be paying no attention to the question
of whether Charles A. Towne shall or
shall not remain on the populist ticket
Senator Jones says, is matter for Mr..
Towne to decide. Tie populist execu-
tive committee Is due to meet in this
City this week TO take up the question.
The democrats are perfectly willing to
have Mr.. Towne remain on the populist
ticket if it will help swell the votes for
Bryan in states which have no anti
fusion laws and in which votes intended
for Bryan and Towne and for Bryan
and Stevenson can be counted for the
same tof electors.
II am Well satisfied with the OUT
look Chairman Jones said yesterday
in discussing the impending campaign.
Why Foi. many reasons "A material
influence against us in 1896 was the con-
5dition of fright worked up by the
newspapers. ] do not believe that can
be done again.
CITES CiARRISON'S LETTER.
II find that a great many republicans
are dissatisfied With President Mckin-
leyss administration. There never Was
a truer thing said, i believe. than that
which William Lloyd Garrison wrote To
Senator Hoar to the effect that there
We're many uneasy consciences in the
republican party as a consequence OF
the administrations work. This condi-
ton, believe. will be potent factor
in the campaign.
The Germans are generally opposed
to the administrations policy of impe-
rialism. They are against the threat OF
4 large standing army and against the
policies which must increase cover
nment expenditure and therefore in
crease taxes. With all these things
there is the added influence which vii
be exerted by the men who left us III
1896 and voted for Mckinley. Reports
from every part of the country lead ms
to believe that those men are back with
us almost TO man. Prosperity talk.
Whatever prosperity there is will en-.
courage Independence in voting. Mer
We're mad to believe in 1896 that the.
would lose What employment they hac
in 1896 II Bryan Was elected. 1t is no'
50 hard to get work nov, and men are
less likely to be controlled by threats
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
Throws 600 ,Ien an,

Chicago. July 24.-By the end Of the
current week all the 1000 employees of
the Deering Harvester Company. with
the exception Of the clerical force, will
be taking an enforced vacation The
big plant is to be shut down while an
inventory is taken and the machinery
.overhauled. More than 1000 men have
been discharged since July -. r. F.
Howe, a member Of the firm, said yes
sterday:
There is nothing out OF the ordinary
about the closing down. 1t is essential
that the plant be overhauled every
twelve months, and as this is the end
of our fiscal year 1t is the time we us
.ually select for the purpose. Our meth
cd of procedure is to lay off the men in
the order in which they finish the parts
of the machines in course OF construc-
ton. 1t will require fully two weeks to
complete repairs and to take the in-
ventory. and at the end of the time we
will resume operations. and put the en-
tire force back to work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
INDIAN CHEF GOES MAD.
Famous Geronimo Made Insane b
Long Period OF ImprisCnment

Famous Geronimo Made Insane by
Long Period OF imprisonment.
Vinita, l. T., July 24.-After a long.
period OF punishment, which he endured
more like ferocious beast than like;
|, a human being. Geronimo one Of the
most bloodthirstS Indians that ever
figured in history, has gone stark mad.
He'1s q prisoner a, Fort Sill, o. 4.
1t cost the government a million dol-
lars and hundreds of lives before he
was safely behind iron bars. Deprived
of his liberty az punishment for his.
lcrimes he could not stand the confine-
lment. For fourteen years he has been
a prisoner Of war-the last ten at Fort
| Sill.
For almost half century he led a
band of bloodthirsty Apaches on the.
lpath of war. To the early settlers OF the
southwest he. was a terror. Because he
snccessfulls- led his people in bloody
battle at the age of IL he was crowned
Ia war chief. In 1882 he and Victoria
\ With 600 Apachet. were encountered by
/ Mexican soldiers. Victoria was cap-
\ tured and beheaded and Geronimo be-.
| came a famous8war chief.
In March, 1856, after four years of
iconstant chase. Gen. Miles and Major
4 General Lawton cornered Geronimo in
4 the Four Peaks basin, near Prescott,
Arizona.
After months Of stdTvation.s ami after
laii hope of cutting their way thru the
cordon Of troops surrounding them had
igone, the Indians raised the white flag
land surrendered.
4 They We're sent to the military poet at
Mount Vernon, Ala. but the climate
there did not agree with them, many
dying with consumption.
4 About ten Years ago Geronimo and
his surviving braves were removed to
Fort Sill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
The Bos. Hero.

The sun mounts higher day by day,
Above the snow the brown earth shown,
And from the southland. far away.
The languorous Eouth wind softly blows
Soon will the summer time be here.
Tie time when. on the grassy plat.
Erenetic mul,iiudes will cheer
The man who stands behind the bat.
The man WHO stands behind the gun.
Grim visaged. silent. full OF fight,
10 worthy. when the battles won.
OF place on fans's most lofty height,
But he can never hope 20 claim
The hcnors u tist.nction that Sd
Are showeyed when ends hard fought gama
Upon the man behind the bat.
OF al the heroes known TO fame
There's none that can with him compare
Whose skill comes in and saves the game
When dire defeat turks in the air,
And when, At last, ends the suspense
And in the air 50 cap and hat,
Fen Dewey looks like thirty cents
Beside the man behind the hat.
II were young aud free to choose
What my career should be. think
II womld not be to woo the muse
And waste white paper. pens and ink.
There's naught. 80 far as ] can sec,
In wealth. place. honor and all that:
I'd wave them all II might DO
The man who stands behind the bat.
Minneapolis Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
NAPHrHA LAUNCH BURSTS.
Man Fatally Injured and Hts WIFE
ana One Son instantly Killed.

New York. July 24.-An appalling
tragedy came yesterday as finale to
the regatta of the Larchmont Yacht
Club. The naptha launch Casco. owned
and operated by a. T.. Grow. million
aire resident Of Kew Rochelle. blew up
in the middle OF the sound. killing Mrs
Crow and her son Harold outright and
mortally wounding the husband Hun
ldreds OF people saw the tragedy. for 1t
occurred in the midst OF the fleet hurry
ing homeward from the races
Mr. Crow was the son of LangStaff
Crow, who made a great fortune az a
builder and contracting engineer in this
city. After his fathers death the son
assumed charge Of the estate and
bought fine country place in New Ro-
chelle. He was extremely fond OF the
water and was a member OF both the
Larchmont Yacht and New Rochelle
Rowing clubs. and in addition mem-
Der of the New York Athletic Club. He
was about As years old and five years
his wife's senior.
Mrs Crow vas one OF the most beau
tiful women in New Rochelle. She had
two children. Harold and Clinton. I'm
like her husband. she was not fond OF
the water. and vas often nervous while
cruising with her husband. She partic-
ularly disliked the launch and Its pow
er system. The engines were Of what IL
known as the explosive" type. Refined
naptha, turned into gas by eelf-sup-
piled flame, was tetted into the engine
cylinders, where 1t was exploded by an
electric spark. The speed OF the engine
was regulated by a hand valve gauging
the amount Of vapor admitted, and un-
der ordinary circumstances could be
controlled by child.
When the Crows started out for the
races Mre Grow had premonition of
the impending dienster. She At first
said che would not 60. and then, rather
than disappoint her hurband. changed
her mind Her two sonesaccompanied
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24

Id, and to them she told her fsars. hut
they laughed at hen. tho the nertiment
In mo sense relieved her foreb odings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
JONES AFTER FUNDS.
Goes East for Campaign Fund.-Tc
See Gormgn-lgnore TOYING

Chicago, July Ex-senator James X
iJones, chairman OF the democratic ma
tional committee. Will start his party's
campaign from headquarters, probably
in the Auditorium building. about Aug
!. He was in Chicago yesterday, re-
Ifreshed by an outing at Lake Minne-
tonka. taking up the details of his
quadrerniai task. The senator W..
leave today for short tour ofthe east,
via Washington, preliminary to open
ing fire on the enemy. In New York he
will look into the prospect of getting
something for the war chest and Will
confer With eastern democratic leaders.
A week or ten days will find Senator
Jones back in Chicago. Then the APP
pointmsnt Of executive, campaign and
other subcommittee Of the national
nOunced.
one Arthur Pue German, of Mary
land is reported to be a special object
Of Senator Jones eastern trip. Cor
mans active participation in cam
paign management is wanted, and
there is hope on the tenth floor of the
Unity building that the Marylander's
lfheaith will permit MIN to do party
| work.
The makeup of the democratic ma
tional executive committee cannot be
foretold, but it is probable Chairman
Jones himself will be at it's head with
j. G. Johnson. of Kansas, in all prob
ability next in rank, and G. A. Walsh,
of Iowa. at the secretary's desk These
national committeeman are wanted on
1t: w. j. Stone. Of Missouri; D. j.
Campau, Of Michigan; Thomas Gahan,
of Illinois; Thomas Taggart of Indi-
ana; H. D. Clayton, OF Alabama; Nor
man e. Mack, of New York; A. p.
German, OF Maryland. (bv proxy if not
in person., Timothy E. Ryan, of Wis
consin. and P. B. Winston, Of Mime
sofa.
It 10 intended to have a campaign
committee, also, to act with similar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
DAN FORD[NV[R
City's Water Supply to Be Retained
By Highest Dam in
the World.
High as . Twelve Story Building
Hometown Not in it fit
Should Break.
Bloodthirsty Indian Chief, Geronimo,
The Apache. Goes Stark Mad
in Prison

Denver. Colo, July 24-Chicago en-
gineers are planning to build for the
city water supply of Denver a gigantic
dam 22O feet in height-nearly as high
az the Masonic temple-that will hold
back greater depth of water than any
other artificial barrier in the world.
The structure will be built by the
Denver Union Water company, at a
cost of 5000. 900 to 500, 900. under the .di-
rection OF Lyman L. Cooley as consult
ing engineer. Two former members of
the engineering STAFF of the sanitary
district, Charles L. Harrison and j. E.
Maloney, will be in direct charge Of con-
struction, the former as chief and the
latter az resident engineer.
Work Will be begun on the dam this
Year, with the expectation OF finishing
of the construction season. leaving the
remainder to be completed in the next
two years.
The gigantic wall will be Of either
concrete or masonry probably the lat
aleI--aIlo Viii exleuQ across the steep
canon of the South Platte river, about
fifty miles from Denver. 1t will be OF
arch form with the convex side up
stream, and about 500 feet long.
Enough water will be impounded. ac-
icording to the engineers calculations, to
supply Denver with water for two years.
the total watershed furnishing the flow
being something over 1000 square miles
The crest of the dam will be 1850 feet
above Denver, and ten feet above the
water surface. DEMONSTRATION shows
16 feet width on top and 165 at the base
the sides cuwing to resist the lines OF
pressure determined by hydraulic cal
culations.
Mr.. Cooley said yesterday:
To the best of my recollection there
is not dam in existence that holds
water more than 100 feet deep. Tire one
AT Furens. France, is Of that height
while the Cornell dam for supplying
New York city is think about $50 feet
These structures, however, go down into
the earth to much greater depths than
we shall have to go. In the case of tbs
Cornell dam they had to go 100 feet
underground for foundations, while We
shall have to excavate only about ter
feet. The bed rock of the gorge is gran
lite of the finest kind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
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q 70 rates and routes
% al points gladly
f,snishsd BY ]. A.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
Outstripred Il.

As recall things, you once had q flu
ture before YOU" said the old friend.
Yes" replied the fate tossed man,
shut, you see, lived so fast that got
ahead Of it, Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
What M1kcS H0ne :?

Home is made by the family. With
out the love which comes with children
there may be a house but never home,
in the best meaning Of the word. Many
house which was only four walls and q
roof has been made q home by the
agency OF DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. Nature sets her face against child
lessness and wFavorite Prescription
works with nature to remove the OBJ.
stacles to maternity.
III had been I sufferer from uterine trouble for
about three years, having two Miscarriage IN
that time and the doctors that I committed said
would have TO 10 through an operation before
could give birth TO Children writes Mrs..
Blanche e. Evans, Of Parsons, Luaerne Co.. Pa,
Box Il. rWi1en abovt to give up In despair,
bought q bottle Of DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip.
ton and after taking II felt better than had for
haifbostie. Amer TAKING iour AND : hall bottles
gave birth g 3 bright hae{ 81 Who y nov
ness. She y - bright g can Be. Cannot say
too much 10 praise o. Dr. Piefee's Favostts
Presctiption.s
Dr.. ;Pierce's Medical Adviser work
for every woman 10 cent /tse on receipt
Of stamps to. pay cost Of mailing only.
Send 81 oue-eent Stamps Tor paper coz.
cred book Of 81 Aamps for cloth eovao6
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New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
ONE KILLED AND THREE WOUNDED
BLOODY CLIMAX OF A TENNESSEE FAMILY
FEUD.

Madlsonville Tenn, Sept. S-The Howard-Mc-
Gee feud had tragic climax to-day. in which one
man was killed, two others fatally and one
was seriously wounded. At Charles Jones
and his brother Joshua entered the Clew Hotel
dining room, which filed with guests, and
took seats at table A moment later Calvin and
Tom Howard entered the room and met the
Jones brothers face to face. In instant revovers
were drawn by the four men, and about thirty
shots were fired in quick succession. the terrified
guests making their exit from the room by way
Of doors and windows. When the firing ceased
Charles Jones found dead the floor with
two bullet wounds in his heart and three in his
head Joshua Jones and Calvin Howard were
mortally wounded and unconscious, and Tom"
Howard. the only of the four left his feet.
had Il number of bullet wounds in his body.
Two years ago Tom Howard married a member
of the MCGEE family despite the strenuous oppo-
sition of the McGees. few days later two broth
of Mrs Howard went to Toms house. and,
calling him to the door, began firing him. Two
Of Toms" brothers. Ernest and Will Howard
and George Morrow Joined in the fuslade and all
three were shot and killed by the McGees. That
the beginning OF the feud, and 1t has developed
and grown with intense bitterness.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
BOAT SINKS; TWO DROWN
TUG CAPSIZES WHILE HELPING A
STEAMSHIP TO DOCK

The tugboat America. owned by the NewYork
Farbor Towboat Company and c. Z. Evarts &
Co.. Of No. Il State-st., was sunk about a. m.
yesterday in the Hudson River off the Desbrosses-
pier. and TWO men were drowned. The men
were Albert Thomas, of No 2O5 Fourteenth-st.. Ho-
boken, cook. and William Hartman, deckhand.
Hartman was single and had no home. The BaX-
ter Wrecking Company dragged for the bodies and
attempted to find the tug yesterday afternoon. but
unsuccessfully Besides the two men who lost their
lives there board Claude Miller, captain;
Frank Clapp engineer. and Doris Coon. fireman,
These escaped by climbing through the windows
the tug keeed over. They were picked up by
the tug Lewis PulveT. owned by the same COM
panies. The cook and deckhand standing on
the port side. toward which the boat keeled, and
were buried beneath the cabin when she sank
The accident a peculiar The tug was
assisting the big steamer Minnohaha. OF the At
lsntic Transport Line. to dock. Captain Miller
who the pilot house Of the tug. steering,
says the accident iue to the shortness of the
hawser attached to the steamship. the~stin north
westerly breeze and the strong tide setting down
stream. The hawser only long enough TO per-
nit the tug steam along beside the cutwater OF
the steamship the port side. The wind and
tide in some unaccountable manner forced the
boat across the bow OF the steamship at right an
giles. and in instant she had been pushed over.
None OF the officers of the Mnnehaha saw the
accident Captain ]. Robinson Of the steamship
said:
was standing on the bridge at the time. The
America was in assistance on the steamer. She
attached with line to the port side, ana was
putting along up stream. The next instant saw
the tug keel UP on the starboard side. The wind
blowing pretty stiff and whether the line
broke and the wind and tide swung the tug In
front and around the bow Of the ship ! don't
know. In fact. il was sudden and quick do
rot know how il happened
The tug valued at $4,000, and was fully in
sured by the Marine Insurance Company. She was
built in lS7l AT Chester Penn. Until few years
ago she bore the name Of Senator Mike Norton. in
honor Of politician Under that name. 1t is SAID
had v,rfrh luck fhGf was
change the Her length was rs feet. her
beam Is feet and her tonnage IS.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
RAIN TOO LATE TO BE OF MUCH BENEFIT
DAMAGE BY STORM

washington, Sept 1S-Following is the weekly
summary of crop conditions issued by the Weather
Bureau:
The drouthy conditions in the Atlantic Coast
which. however came too late to be OF material
oho and cnrs MPssspp TaSs and on
Of the lower lake region, while excessive rains
braska Minnesota and the Dakotas, Very gem
eral complaint of damage, especially to fruit, by
from the Missouri valley over the northern dis.
lriHts to the eastward is reported. The continued
prevalence of high temperatures has been favorable
for maturing crops;
upper mississippi and upper Missouri valleys on
the morning of the 18th. the corn crop in those
safe from injury. and although some damage from
high mig winds is reported from illinois and indiana
faD0Fa6ie to eorg large I part Of the crop has mas
some huslng has been done.
Heavy rains have caused damage TO cotton in
No Improvement in the condition of cotton is re
oTed from it the P0T9n of the cotton
whole, the prospects are somewhat better while
completely destroyed the crop in the southern
portion of its path, and damaged 1t in the central
cotton made favorable progress in Texas, although
insects caused damage in some localities The re
rapidly. and that picking is we'll advanced, and
will be completed at a much earlier date than
Tobacco cutting where unfinished has proceeded
secured. Pennsylvania, Maryland Virginia and
Kentucky ebasinE the only States in which cutting
The, PROSPECTS for apples have been very ma
by the high winds Of the last Week Which blew
the fruit from the trees in large quantities in
In M f the rePos n6ae tRS probaby
more than one half of the crop has been blown
The soil is generally in excellent condition for
Vigorously pushed. except in the States Of the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys, where it is too dry.
and Oklahoma is already up.