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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
TRAINER WATSON RETAINED.
He Will Look After Grinnell Ath-
letes For Three Ycurs.

He VIII Look After Grfnnel1 Ath.
letes For Three Years.
Grinnell, Dec ga recent announce
ment by the board of athletic control
provided as acceptable Christmas
present as the athlete friends of Iowa
College could have wished for 1T rep
resented that Trainer joe Watson had
signed a contract for three years con-
tinuous, service at Grinnell. ending June,
1904. The news only gained general cur
rency yesterday and wasa the occasion
of general rejoicing. Ii means every
thing to Crinnell athletics. Nothing
short of the services u such a man as
Watson can serve to keep Grinnell in
her present strong position in Iowa ash-
elites The scarlet ard black has not,
naturally the resources to do 1t.
Watson came to Grinnell in the spring
|of 1897. His methods were entirely new
land Il was NOT for several week that
he began to command any degree of
confidence. When the track team.
headed by the great Rush literally
slnothered the State University in the
dual meet that year and three weeks
later made a runaway Of the state meet,
fGrinnellites realized that no team YEAR
~ ilts VI & 81 W.
fore shown such fitnessqand form. He
returned in 1895 and was again sue
fcsssful. Since then the team has lost
much veteran material, bit has never
failed to get second place, altllos gem
erally rated good for fourth position be-
fore the state meet last year. During
the past two years Watson has also
trained the football team and his work
With this organization has been little
short of marvellous. After playing the
hardest schedule ever undertaken by an
iowa team, With the .ightest aggrega-
tion that ever cantered on to an Iowa
griairon, Grinnel was able on Thanks
giving day 10 place her full varsity
team s in the Drake game. Naturally, il
Was feared that such results might at-
tract the attention Of larger and more
afflusnt Institutions Ii is. therefore. a
matter of great satisfaction 10 the Con-
grega tiona!ists TO know that Trainer
Watson viii be Grinnelits property for
a lesis't three more years and the hope
is entertained that an Improvement in
athletic finances may make Ii possible
to give him a life tenure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
FIVE PRISONERS pARDoNED.
Released from Prison Mt Jack son. on
Governor Pin.rce.s Orders.

al
Jackson, Mich, Dec. 26.-Five inmates
of the state prison. were rel eased yes tsr-
day morning on pardons from Gov Pin
gree. George A. Nye and James Rosa
We're the first TO come out. Both We're
looking we'll and smiling as they came
into the clerks office for the stipend of
$3.50 and amounts earned by overtime
work. Nyc stated to the prison official
when he entered the prison last spring
that he did not expect to stay long. as
he had a positive promise from Gov.
Plngree not to stay longer that his (Pln-
gree's) term of office. Consequently he
was not surprised last night when Aid.
Tony Weller arrived With pardon in
his pocket.
The others released this morning
We're: Fred Clark, sentenced from Clin-
ton county Feb. 27, 1899 to six years
for statutory criminal assault: Mar
shall q. Baker. yanBuren county, oct.
=, 1855, murder in second degree; Albert
Nickolay. Shiawasse county, Sept. 10.
1889, criminal assault. twenty-five
years.
Nyeswas sent up for fifteen years for
perjured testimony given in a highway
robbery case. given to protect his en-,
ployer and friends
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
CAPE COLONY IN ARMS,
Disloyal Dutch Uprising Assuming
Alarming FsrOnorffoua

D1sloyaI Dutch Uprising Assuming.
Alarming Proportions.
London, Dec. 26. The position OF
Cape Colony is hanging in the balance.
According TO the Morning Posts Cape
Town correspondent everything de-
pendss upon the quantity of ammunition
in possession of the disloyai Dutch res
iSsents. 100 of whom have joined the
Beers in the Phiiptown district alone
Energetic measures have been ia ken to
Stem The invasion. but there is un-
luestionably danger that parties of
Beers Will get thru into parts of the
scolony and gradually raise the whole
Cape in rebellion. Re-enforcemenfs can
arrive none too soon.
Most OF the dispatches from Cape
Town describe the raiders IA : doing lit
tie harm and as being rapidly incios-i
3 by Lord kitchener's s combination. Lord
Kit ehener is in the heart of the disaf-
fected districts. He has the advanta ge
of being personally acquainted with To-
cal conditions. Last March he s.uperin-
tended the suppression Of the rising
when occurred then He is bringing
down thousands Of troops from the
north.
Lord Kitchener telegraphing to he
,va,. one. IN, ,i,srs ,s.,ta al Naa,,nnao,,
rose.s;,l,,s,, q q : =, !
4, a, MT al ,,fa,,t,.,, ,,as oc1n,,is
Rr,ts.own witbonr onnosition m
i,oe,s red u ,,a rs,r,t, ~ s, :. di,,s,..
tian IL Prieslxa Thsv w;,,' 10 fo,jo,v 8.
s,,n,,
Tha stans, . ,d.s eana 1,own cora
snonf,.nt says ria l,,valists ssn,., ~
t.ta. n,a,.isIl law sba,1a bs n,nel,,;,,s5.
4, br,,,,,. f.s,re. C,n,s,nv bnt :, az. ..s,,Sb
~. s4sn.is INV in,,,sss bls .,ynr - bs
;ac,s - ieis.nt roo,,s u snf,,,s
,t,,,s ,.o,.rss ,,,,o, esn i, ~ tha I,.,iv Na3l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
WARN DAY ON Change
New York Stock Exchanse Scene
Of Remarkable Boom In
Speculation.
Many Stocks up From One 10
Five Points in First
Hour.
Large Buying Orders RESPONSE.
Bile for Higher -Prices---Reac
ton at Close.

New York, Dec. 2s-There was an
ST l,er ,vi,a =, ~ I; ~
oel, ~, 3. -
.,.,,,,,a..S - : - = =
: : = $ 9' - . "a " suspension OF
= 'SsliNs' stfsaolllS IN stocks. The gaiieriess
Of the exchange We're crowded and
sthere was a very laraa. a-tta nds !, ,cx. =
,.s,,s.,.s .,, {. q
o.s'S'sas' ~ - iieoss 4 ne sntervai since
been utilized for the exchange Ct all
sorts Of run, e,rs. az ir,,,,e !, J. !,
,.ete,,,yes.. :, !. =. I :
4. -, - s'sss's she value OF
: ~ sitii'sut @ the restra ming in
ilasiaee p1 actual money prices 10 es-
tapsiSh a satus, and the incredulous
mood Of the speculative public. these
i.unsois had spread and grown Tba
censee,i,e en,a III, 3 t,.,,5,
n,i,,.har e ,.,, : : ! = =
~. q s ss' = q liis open
.-'-s : iiss3 : oi2sisihg IN 'nese Vas sensa-
's''.'ss z ~ = he syinpaeheflc effect ON
sisFs genera Isl Mas bnoyant But the
sseiiail ofsthe marker served TO disclose
tle isltsres ting fact thai. lile rtla an
5etite for tfloss siSslss .tae, b..;s,, ~,
f.s Il, i s,,s.s8sis,,,s
{, ;s, s.s {, , IS ".ssae
E, = &. q aafge
8. ~ sssia rs g nd
- y i''ia Sl y 4 g hls'il e.vel
ms oifei'iilgs ere on
ssiSa q arg lssrs Mere some
lElnrlift.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
FOR WATER RESERVOIRS.
W estern NJ embers o fthe House VIII
Try for Appropriation.

TT 3 Y = = =
Washington, Dec 2b--Soms' OF tlle
western members OF the house have
been making efforts 70 secure appro-
pfiations in the rivers and harbors bill
for the establishment Of storage -eser-
voits 1t the head@aters OF the rivers IN
the arid and semi-arid regions for lrii-
CATION PURPOSES ihey We're unsuccesss-
fal, but i = expected mat thair efforts
Will be attended with success, probably;
at no distant date AZ the irritation
question is generally recognized as one ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
SMALLPOX AT KEoKUK.
>ss::;--.:east Iowa Threatened With
Epidemic of tho Disease

Fort Madison Dec %. Southeastern
Iowa is threatened With a serious epi-
Genie of smallpox. Iti reported on good
authority here that both keokuk ard
Aiontrose. Iowa. are harboring the dis
ease It is said that in keokuk the E,a-
gle Hotel. is now under quarantine with
enc case of the dkease, and eighteen
people are shut U p IN the house carefully
guarded by the authorities.
In Montrose2it is reported there are
SO ven cases of smallpox. Every effort
Is said to be exertedin the two cities TO
.Irsvent the diseas from Spreading
Reports from Illinois and rel.hboring
lonfsin Iowa show the disease is ;,rey-
ais Mt in an alarming degree.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26

coranseted with the proposal % run a
stine q eiectrlc cars 70 Newton Sa
N itcllssliSlssle and oifaS and th- sitaa-
ton Is net cleared up BY the STA tan, ant
Not an attorney ltsiSess SO. in tlis psoj5et
that It as expected ttl' company will
I * tend ishe liile On 20 MagshaiitoNn Via
Laurel alti .gusor. There Is rs s..-
nyitig hat tfls country traverse and
| rs ctiszs q be pur thus n closer SOM
I nectlon with De.s Maints saTa good. but
IS stsll hard for Ioss AIo!nss pes5slSs s
to be3i'aye that tile project Is De
seriously eonTe NJ plated Mir II
la,llbsrlain. The attorney with wlsoia
the Cleveland capstaiists have con- 81 s
ed here. avsss inst the line wi8i bs
built and that tlsess t1se ars bss
running 10 Nesf0 ION os-el Ii d rsts9
I by the first q mex; May THO air u
secrecy obs srved oy al parties f;pls
scerred casts aosin. On tbs ssS,s
issch@lle, but tiiere Is no doubt ha
a'ese.fitaflves II a Wealthy
siiaYe bs 81 in L1gs MpinSs feeen.tA sllss
Es s :ssgara s. tf1s :lioilss line IS
Won nd essey here
Taoss VINO have bssn enissins
sbsFnstfts of hs' hcnle ,l;s aged
lpss Moines Nere made al. nes
by isu Enerpus gifts from li,sir peiss I'd.
frIenas but 5y ne ssf ei a number IS
asltds ne perfume Bugs sent an
N';lv fre;n 'ssHa BY N r II G
Isysfe 2. the Tntte4 States nltslisi
KIN III t.ssnsns Iitine the gifts Als
LEGATION 81 the nl.sd states @
America, kin. mn NJ los5M
F'Fse'llS's n t]la Home f0l tfe Ases, IS
Aloines Ia.. S. A. Mag re lri VI
spirit; be nandfes ted With you at -
this day of His, bringing jcs Meath
a.ls comfort 81 You
Let us el'en h ioars Of oar aesiS s
and lei Hin IN. eVins On, a,9thel
alare and giving ln8aks fer lls llsany
ssisgs thai aie oidrs
Flse | last saw sieu manr ehaag
have come into III, livs isu f.fs
gon. into Your aeW hefne ansl sii-e sltIs-
rausasi With the safety ane faifs
ihat CIVILIZATION ana lo9lle fslen
give.
o MY De fsssar III ads IS 4
fupsan smile our gra b t,ie
ilpistss tii--sg sGsta raiirs e' ,,ssk 4
yau aft Jonats aaa I'll 81
BE of good ciSeei
Dec. % LOO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
GRAND PRIZE.
Burt NJ. Bills Draws the .sI'rize Man
siosi-- Worlh $50 900

siosi'' Worlh $50. 1000.
Ninton, Dev 26 The Price mansion,
built during the boom days OF Sioux
City, was put up it IA rattle some time
ego and the drawing set for yesterday:
sLate in the afternoon Burt NJ. Bflls, OF
this city, received a telegram from the
managers stating that he draws the
mansion. Messrs. Cato Sells and Is.
Murphy at the same time received dis-
Patches asking as 10 Bills
The Price mansion was put up at a
valuation of $4,000 or 100000. with a
guarantee OF $4,000 to the lucky vim
ner.
The news spread rapidly thru town
END Mr.. Ellis was the recipient of many
cong ulations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
T.-R. BUJ z=5TIN.
\ rs OF TODAY
Tho s.the-.

mo ssnsr-
y ~" a-7'siol = loillghts ana lnurss-
odsi warmer stoJ : tr.
rpi liilnois--Sioudy tonignt ana
nip, r3o,,sr., W. ,Il,,.s.
= ? p =. sel'l S = : : ~ '7S's
PAGE oSs.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS:
French Battle With Boxers
a THOUSAND Chinese Rebels Killed.
Kitchener Suppress&s Uprising
Brush stu After Dsaet
Excitemer. on Stock Excilanga.
Iowa Teachers Meet
FACE TWO.
GENERAL NEWS:
Race War in Indiana.
Harm sworth on Ne sys papers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
FRENCH Fight BOXERS
French Troops Come in Contact
With Large Force Of
Chinese.
One Thousand Of the Boxers
Said TO Have Been
Killed.
Village South Of Paotine Flu
Burned Because Of Native
Hostility.

Cape Town Dec 2s,-Kitchener left
Naawpoort and has gone northward.
Rapid concentration Of troops in the
disturbed districts, thru the personal
energy of Kitchener, has allayed local
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
!. Chilf Dcyery to- Rc1ire.

New York. Dec. 2s.-The Evening TEL
egram says: Report has it that at po-
lice hea34uarters today the application
of chjEf of Police William Devery fer
retirement is in the hands, of Police
Conn tssioner John B. Sexton. Whether
this II true or not, there is belief
amoInting almost to certainty, that
DeHery will retire this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
Iafal s.rossin. Accident.

aheir homes last night for Biakeslee TO
& ai;et'i dance. n crossing the Wabash
tracks near that place they
iste struck by a passenger train and
both instantly killed Mrs. Canaan was
ras fled Of the accident and the shock
sgaa so severe it caused her death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
Pilbinc fakes His Cfiice.

New York. Dee, 26. Eugene Pilbne.
Who was last week appointed district
attorney for New Yerk county, succeed
Zig Col. aGailnsi, removed by Roosevelt.
assumed the duties of the Office today
Gardner surrendered the Office nudei,
urofpst
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
NfARsHAILTowN, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER &C. 1909

happen in the event of these three pow
ers taking stock III the Panama
scheme, said he. but can assure you
that the action of the sa nate would be
quickly taken and decisive; there would
be no delicacy in the matter, and think
the treaty would go by the boards"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
ELIXIR OF LIFE DISCOVERED.
Common ssIt the Principle Tha
Causes Heart Action

S1tt1S5 NCVIO0.
Chicago. Dec. 26.-Prof. Jacques Loeb
OF the University of Chicago who has
attracted the attention of the scientific
world by his original research work in
physiology, With the assistance of PROF.
D. j. Lingle, also CT the University of
Chicago, has discovered that common
salt. or sodium chloride. is the element
In the blood which causes the heart to
pulRate.
Expssiments have been conducted in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
A.r.li.l,t stove Expiodes

ST. Joseph. Mo. Dec. 26As the re-
suit OF a fire caused by the explosion of
an air-iight stove Providence Methodist
fspiseopal church tcolored) was partial
IL destroyed this morning, and the pas
tor. Rev. j. l.. Leonard, fatally burned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
YEOMANRY IN "A TRAP.

w hole Squadron said to Have Been
Gapturedb by the Beers.
Cape Town, Dec. 26 A squadron of
Yeomanry. which has been following the
Boers from Biitstown. is reported en-
trapped. There were several casualties,
il is said, and the remainder of the
force was captured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
Trust Company Formed.

Dover. Del. Dec. 26. The National
Trust Company Of Delaware was ineor-
porated here today with capitaliof ST.
|0oo.000 The headquarters of the COM
ranyis Indianapolis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
.Expl.ess pmce Rnrns

Houghton, M.ah., Dec. as.Fire broke
icutin the Western Express office in the
Young block early this morning. The
building, which contained stores and
fats. was gutted. Several persons were
nearly asphySiated and escaped with
difficulty thru the windows. The loss is
q o00--4sa the building. The express
company had unusually heavy consign-
rients undepvered, the loss on which is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
Destruc,tve. r,re 4, e,alpa,.

Calgary. n. w T.. Dec. 2s-rhe
most obstructive fire in the history of
Calgary ragged today and wrought
damage estimated at 100000. Severad
Of the finest business structures were
.deetroyed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26

E,lgin, Ill.-James Nolan. prominent
citizen OF McHenry county, and his
daughter were killed by a Northwestern
passenger train near Harvard. They
were driving across the tracks = a
carriage,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
sun 8xAiter Dcwet.

NIaseru, Dec. 2s. Twenty fourth
British are pressing Comma ndant De-
vet in the Ladybrand district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
State Nav Use Brtbl Money

Helena, Mont Dec. 2s.-The $50, 900 Of
iailegsa briba money that played such a
con spieuous part in the sensational leg
islative- session tsvo Years ago, when the
Clark senatorial sontest MAS upD ard
which ia still IN tfe state treasiirelt's =
vault may be put to use by the legis'a !
ture his winter Members Of the Mon
tana Pan--Amefican commission believe
the money eoulG be made available for
an exhibit CT Montana : resources at the
Buffalo exppsitian next summer. ON
missioner Woifssiir, who has besn III
Montana representing the governing
board of the exposition. has asked for
an appropriation of S50.000 and the coln-
mission in It's report to the legislature
wtlEcall attention to3the unused and un-
claimed $4,000 IN possession of the state
treasury and suggest that the money be
paid into the state Treasurx~and that an
appropriation of $4,000 additional be
made TO defray the expenses of an ex-
hibit from Montana.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
DID NOT VOTE FOR uMAc. p
Former President Did Not Vote To-
President NIcfSinley

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2sA controversy
having arisen between two Atlanta
nesIsp papers over a charge by one Eof
them that former President Cleveland
had voted for NJ aieKinley at tha last
teiection. the Atlanta. Journal today re-
ceived in reply 10 a telegram an auto
graph letter from Cleveland in whieh
he says that he did not vote for Me
Kinney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26

Made $4,000 on real e.tale
deal by reading the T.-R. ana
getting in ahead Of the other fellow.
Read the T.-R. NJ 4;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26

There g a good deal Of mystery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26

i'ss MONIES ls having another turn at
virtue and this time il is the slot ga M
bling machines whlch arr % be made
the victims These machines have CON
V.st9eu aililssi ,evary cigaF store n The
city into gambling dens. where the play
is fight and many may Indulge day Il
night AS the result Of some sharr
criticism he mayor has ordered that
ne gambliR; machines Of this kind
must be removed The old cushioned
Kind OF gambling is still common.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-02-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

One pound of Sleeps wool is ca
pablc Of producing one yard of cloth.
Nicrna's street railway system cost
$I9,0c0,01O and il is estimated that it
will pay for itself in ten years.
One thousand bricks made by ma
chine take 1876 minutes, instead of two
hours and four minutes when made
by hand.
Americans prefer electricity for run
ming automobiles, the French petro-
l,um and the Russians wood alcohol,
costing in that country eight cents n
gallon.
Steam shears cut into lengths the
steel for Sc buggy aNles in 30 minutes.
The blacksmith without machinery
did well TO do the job in Is hours and
30 minutes.
The art Of paper making has
reached the point where il is possible
to cut down a growing tree and con-
vert il into paper suitable for printing
purposes within "a hours.
Coal mining is developing rapidly in
Canada. In Nova Scotia both the areas
worked and the number OF mines show
"A great increase. The coal areas OF
Canada are estimated at 97,2G0 square
miles, not including areas known but
AZ yet undeveloped In the far north.
More than 900 men who were work.
ing NJ the BARRIERS trade in 81. Louis
prior to the enforcement of the new
state license law have left the city.
These could have registered within
the 9j-day limit for one dollar each
without passing an examination. bat
under the law the board can in its
judgment revoke the license Of any
barber unable tn pass the examine
tion. Fearing the latter. the 800 III
ferior workmen preferred to 90 else
where.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-02-28
CRONJE SILL HOLDS OUT.
though Soreiy Pressed Tie Viii Not Sur
render His Brave Troops.

London, Feb. %. 4:2j n. m.-Since
2:l5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
nothing has been received from the
scene of what the London papers call
Gen. Cronje's death struggle. the war
office announcing at midnight that
they had nothing to give out. They
stated that they believed 1t imppssi-
BILE for CrOnje to escape from the grip
Of Lord Roberts. The report circu-
lated in Brussels that CrOnje had sue
ceeded In making his escape, came
from the Bocr headquarters in Brus-
sells, where 1t was stated that details
were still lacking. The news from
other parts of the theatre of war
received during the night il special
dispatch from ColensO, under date Of
February a. stating that the British
in spite Of strong opposition were
advancing slowly, but surely, and
driving the Beers from the kOpjes,
between Grocblcrs KloOf and Hang
wanp.
Lndysmith reported by heliUgrnph
ou Friday that the Beers were rctir-
ing northward In large numbers.
Meanwhile the certainty ofrclief II So
strong at Durham that the nuthori-
ties are actively preparing truinlOads
Of provisions, luxuries and medical
comforts for dispatch to the helcag-
uered town as soon as communion
tiOnS are reopened.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-02-28
THE POPS 10 LEAD.
Bryan Democrats VIII Again Be Compelled
TO Play Second Fiddle.

Lincoln, Nrb., Feb. 2O.-The next
national convention Of the Pupulist
party will be held in Sioux Falls. 5.
d., on May 8. Representation is
hnsed on the vote for Gen. j. B.
Weaver for president in 1872, or il
any candidate for stntc office has
since polled larger vote thut vote
shall he the bAse. Two delegates at
large are given ench state.
This was the decision reached in n
somewhat extended but harmonious
meeting Of the fusion wing Of the mn
tionnl committee. which concluded
shortly after ! O'Clock this afternoon.
The feature of the meeting was the
unanimity with which the members
accepted and endorsed the declura-
ton Of Senator Allen OF Nebraska
that William j. Bryan would be the
candidate OF both the Populist und
Democratic parties. and coupling
with his name that 0f Judge Henry
Caldwell ~ the logical and most
promising vice-prrsident possible
senator Allen went so far az to say
that he had positive knowledge that
II Judge Caldwell were nominated by
the Populists as Mr.. Bryan's running
mate he would I've acceptable to the
democrats. as the fusion national
ticket would be Bryan and Cald well.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-02-28
DENIES BRITISH ALLIANCE.
Secretary Hay Says Ex-Consui Maorum
Did Not Report Alleged 'nteroeption
of Mails.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The state
departments answer to house in
quiry about Macrum charges was
transmitted toLay. 1t recites vari-
Gus charges aud disposes of them
specifically. The only complaint
about mail from Macrum was Ia No
vember, when there was temporary
stoppage Of the mails. Arrangements
were then made for prompt delivery
of consular mails. Delay lasted only
II few days and has not reoccurred,
so far as the department has been
advised. No obstacle tv Macrum' =
correspondence with the department
has been known To exist since that
time. At no time did Macrum report
his official mail had been opened. lie
made no such report since leaving
Pretoria, although having fullest OPP
portunity to do so. The statement
concludes:
Answering the second part of the
aforesaid, the Undersigned. secretary
OF state, has the honor to say that
there is no truth in the charge that a
secret alliance exists between the rc-
public of the United States and the
empire Of Great britain; that no form
OF secret alliance Is possible under the
constitution of the United States, in.
asmuch as treaties require the advice
and consent Of the senate, and, fin.
ally, that no secret alliance, conven.
tion, arrangement, or understanding
exists between the United Stntcs and
any other nation. JoHN HAY,
Department ofState, February, 1900.