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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-09

OlspaCch Cd M1niSCer WI COnIesses Ihat
the Chinese Imperial Court is Restrained
From Returning to the Capital by the
Fear of the Allied Forces.
Washington, Oct. 9.-The effort to
induce the Chinese imperial court to
return to Peking has failed, after a
weeks persistent effort on the part of
the powers. News to that effect was
brought to the state department yes
terday by the Chinese minister, who
received it via st. Petersburg from
Viceroys Liu Kun Yih and Chang
Chih Tung, under date of Oct. 4. Min
lister Wu received the message late the
night before. 1t was as follows:
The departure of their imperial majesties
for Shen ST tproyince) was due to dis
tressing conditions at Tai Yuen Flu. There
is scarcity of food supplies in the province
Of Shen ST on account of the long continued
drought, and the provincial capital (Tai
Yuen) is almost deserted, the trades people
having left on account of the disturbances
caused and continued for months by the
Boxer rebels. who had invaded that
province with the encouragement of Gov
ernor Yu. Their majesties, therefore, were
graphic communication with Shanghai and
other parts of the empire is opened, and
rapid communication with their majesties
may, therefore he carried on. thus court
and official business may be transacted
more expeditiously by their presence in
Shen 81 rather than in Shan 81. The reasons
for the temporary postponement of theil
majesties' return to Pcking are the presence
of the allied forces there. on account OF
which solicitous fear is doubtless enter
tanned, besides dread of the outbreak OF
epidemic diseases, which usually follow
after great disturbances. destruction o.
property and military operations. 1t i:
hoped that the powers will be considerat'
In their Judgment in this matter.
The important feature of the mes
sage is the confession that the cour
Is restrained by fear of the alliet
forces from returning to Peling.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-09
charged with violating Labor Law.

Philadelphia, Oct 9.-Former Gen
eral Superintendent |. A. sweigard of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
company was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Bell on complaint
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, charged with violating the fed
eral law prohibiting the discharge of
employees of railroad because of their
membership of labor union.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-09
MoDuftie Defeats Nelson.

indianapolis, Oct. 9.-Eddie Nc
Dufle OF Boston won the 20-mile
motor paced race here last night at
Newby Oval in 32:16 2-5. He beat
S1ohnnie Nelson Of Chicago an eighth
of mile. Considering the cold
weather and the high wind the race
was run IN remarkable time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-09
Democratic Mass Meeting at Baltimore.

Baltimore. Oct. 9.-Several thousand
persons. among whom were many
ladies', braved the elements last night
and attended the Democratic mass
meeting at Music hall. Rain fell in
torrents during the early part of the
evening. The attractions included
Ex-Governor William j. Stone of Mis-
souri, and number of well known
local speakers.
A letter was read from ex-senator
German commencing the Bryan and
Stevenson ticket.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-09
COURT Will NOT RETURN
Majesties Take Another Step
Further From Peking.
WILL REMAIN In sHEN ST.

Dispatch to Minister wu Confesses That
the Chinese Imperial Court is Restrained
From Returning to the Capital by the
Fear of the Allied Forces.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
A Novel London Trade.

One Of the novel business trades Of
London is that of a dealer in second
hand plate-glass. Nearly all of this
glass is bought by the dealer from in
.surance companies. The large plates
Of this kind of glass are insured when
put in a window, and when n Of
them is broken the owner of the IN
jured glass usually prefers that the
insurance company should replace
the broken plate rather than he
should be paid its price. The dealer
in the secondhand glass c~ontrives to
what remains of the>unbroken
Of the glass, cutting it into panes
Of smaller size and disposing of them
to various firms.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
SWALLOWED HIS sUsPENDERs
Curious Case That Came Under Notice
of Hospital Authorities.

A case recorded in the Boston Med
ical and Surgical Journal by DR.. M.
ii. Richardson is a remarkable exam
pie Of the extraordinary feats in swaI-
lowing foreign bodies sometimes per-
formed by men.
A man, aged 20 years, was admitted
to hospital. He said that two weeks
previously, while he was in a despon-
dent state, he had endeavored to swaI-
low his ~suspenders and had succeeded
an getting down certain portions, but
how much he had swallowed he could
not tell. He did not complain of pain
but rather of discomfort under the
breast while eating. The food at
times passed easily into the stomach:
at other times it was regurgitated i'm
mediately. Nothing could be seen or
felt in the throat. With a probe some
obstruction was felt.
A skiagram showed a suspender
buckle at the middle of the chest, and
possibly another higher up. As the
chief danger in oesophageal impac-
ton is from liberation into the great
vessels, especially when the foreign
body has sharp edges, and as fatal
erosion usually takes place in two
weeks or less, it was concluded that if
there was any erosion it was sufficient.
ly advanced to make even the most
careful manipulation dangerous. The
problem was how to perform extrac-
ton without producing fatal hemor-
The throat was opened, and with a
pair Of forcepS, a string attached to a
brass ring and then half a suspender
with two buckles, and finally a third
buckle, were removed. A probang
was passed into the stomach without
meeting with further obstruction.
The wound was closed with silk
and recovery ensued.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
THE POOR MILLIONAIRE.
Hndn't a Cent About Him When An
preached BY a Tramp.

proached BY q Tramp.
81 haven't a cent"
The penniless man looked askance
at the milionaire's rich raiment, his
fur-lined overcoat, feecelined gloves,
silk hat and patent leather shoes, and
called him, politely, a liar.
Il haven't a cent"
The penniless man contemplated
the millionaire's 40-foot front man
sion on Massachusetts, avenue, his ele-
CANT equipage at the curb, the fat
coachman on the box and the fatter
butler in the open doorway, and again
politely called him a liar.
Il haven't cent"
The penniless mans eyes snapped
greedily as they fell upon the forms of
the millionaire's wife and daughter
descending the broad steps, dressed
in rich furs and laces and Jewels, and,
as the ladies told the still fatter foot
man where to drive, permitting papa
to walk, the penniless man emphatic
ally and for the third and last time
called the millionaire a monumental
prevaricator of facts and purveyor of
fitful, feeting fancies.
81 haven't a cent, neither have I
five cents in a nickel, ten cents in a
dime, rs cents in a quarter, so in a.
half nor 100 in dollar" said the mil
lionaire reproachfully.
'But 1 have here 1920 bill, which
l now present to you with my compli-
ments for your most unusual and re-
freshing frankness. But my good
man, take my advice: Never strike a
millionaire for a few pennies or "a
Nickel because we do most of our
paying out by means of checks, and
small silver bird seed is not always
in the pockets which are commonly
reputed to be plethoric. Always ask
a ten or a twenty, and you will hit
us right where we live"
The penniless man gave up thanks
hat he had struck a millionaire who
very peor.-Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
&c PaEls Eve O.cloek 80.

lie five O'Clock is doomed in Paris
At first welcomed as relieving the
formality Of afternoon receptions IT
has developed into a gastronomic
nuisance. The original tea and cakes
By successive additions turned into an
elaborate cold lunch, which inter
fered with dinner. Dinner was put
back an hour, but this worked havoc
with getting to the theater in time.
and the stage has power enough in
France still to put i've o clock teas IN
der the ban.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
A S S For z
How a Polite YOungster Secured a Large
Order for Els Father.

How a Polite YOungster Secured a Large
Order for Els Father.
Thirty years ago, Mr.. H.. a
nurseryman in New York state, left
home for a day or two. It was rainy
weather, and not a season for sales;
but a customer arrived from a dis
lance, hitched his horse, and went
into the kitchen Of the farmhouse,
where two lads we're cracking nuts.
els MI. H at homer"
mo, SIR said the eldest, Joe, ham
mering at a nut.
when will he be back?"
Dunno, sir; mebbe not for a
week"
The otherboy, Jim, jumped - and
followed the man out!
"The men are not here, butjI can
show you the stock" said he. with
such a bright, courteous mannet that
the stranger, who was a little i@3ritat-
ed, stopped and followed him Though
the nursery, examining the trees, and
left his order.
You have sold the largest bill that
I have had this season, Jim" his ia
Their said to him, greatly pleased on
his return home.
'I'm sure,' said Joe, "Tm as will
ing to help as Jim, if I'd Thought in
time. "-Suctes
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
Is Sod FIeHT FoR LIER.
Eegoie Struggle Of an injured WoOas
man in the Adirondack.

man IN the Adirondack.
From the heart Of the adirondack
wilderness comes the following pa
thetic story Of a woodsman's heroic
struggle for life, after meeting with
1 terrible accident.
The accident, says the Utica Her
ald-Despatch, occurred on the shores
of Lake Massawepie in the town Of
P~iercefeld. A lumberman by the
name Of jerry Dudy had contracted
to furnish logs for the mill at Pierce
field. He occupied, with his wife and
Week-old baby, a solitary cabin on the
shores Of the lake. Dudy was at work
some three miles in the forest telling
spruce timber. One day recently he
had cut through tree about two and
ahalffeet in diameter, and in telling it
it had become lodged in some nearby
Trees, This is a common occurrence,
but the work Of disengaging the tree
involves great danger, and is the
cause of manyserious accidents.
Dudy proceeded to "butt Off the
tree. The crash came at an unguard-
ed moment, and he was knocked
down, his right leg pinned to the
earth under the great weight. He
was unconscious for some time, but
after regaining his senses, he was not
slow to realize the exceeding peril of
sthe situation in which he was placed.
He knew that if he remained inactive
for any length of time he would freeze
to death. He could just reach the ak,
which had fallen near him, and with
his knife he cut off a portion of the
helve that he might use the blade to
better advantage in his reclining posi-
ton.
The night advanced, the stars APP
peared one by one in the heavens, and
still the brave man toiled on. Often
times he dropped his ak in despair.
But the thought of wife and baby at
home always caused him to take up
his task with renewed vigor. At last
the tree was cut through, and witha all
his remaining strength he rolled the
short butt from off his limb. He was
free. He tried to rise, but his strength
was fast failing, and he sank to the
ground. On examining his leg he
it to be broken in two places
and frozen stiff.
Late the next day he reached the
door of his cabin, almost dead from
exposure and loss of blood. He badI
,rawled three miles over the broken
md almost underlined wood trail. /
behind him his crushed and
broken limb The thought of loved
ones at home had given him strength
TO accomplish the almost herculean
task. His wife rendered such aid as
was in her power, and then tramped
through the deep snow a distand8 Of
over a mile to the nearest neighbor.
Everything was done to relievefthe
nan until a physician could arrive
rom the village of Piercefeld, Is
niles away.
Pneumonia setin Hehad s,,fFarad l
more than human strength could en-
.ure, and with the wife and child be-
ide him, for the love of whom he had
uttered so much, he passed away.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

en- alllr January 1, luT, "a. toupso,
oURL u
~ e1a 1l eqtue. horses, mules, 60. Soupa
- Rls44Qn 0beF ah0V0 daeo Vim 81
80 949 fog 4lmagt. IA hOTl and 0theT
io1lmaAa VII ho killed 60S6d an
Aa4 Ma abaqU plantabion. ~
hrs. v. r. wooDs
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
NOTICE.

An persons aFo hereby notified not 20 hunt or
IN % Ae following plantations; ~southdoWn,
4euyWoOds Concord, Waterproof, Laurel and
4PeeaaAA JOHN d. MINOR
WIN. MINOR,
Estate II. @! NihoR,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
Egotism & Their Tronb1s.

If we could take the pronoun "T0
out OF the language some bores would
be. quite agreeable.-Chicago Demo-
crat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
Shows the Marks Of Time

No matter how new clock may be
1t IS sure to show the marks oftime-
Chicago Daily News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
10 THE PUBLIC.

ehoBqei8 q haFoby notified net y hunt, trap
20 ne1o o. Otherwise tFesDa1o On Ehs 81 no,
Aee9aoA Bayou DuLaFgs. under penalty q
n ROURBEAUx- Tutor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
no TEE PUBLIC.

40 puato % hcrsby notified ms 60 hurt.p ior
--l OF otherwise tEospass 81 mo MnTnoiis
claasaa1n ol Ma 8 @. Humpaaaya und8T -
AH uoAsW. III CASH, AsaaG
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
NOTICE

1elsing . t~losPaaHine ca OAK Forest
ana Refusal tEaee positively Prohlb.
3 r. oABRE. Agent
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
10 TIE PUBLIC.

pie o hereby n0thOd not 20 hunt. ploh
2 fEeepaos % AEagon Plantation. undsr
y e tholaWs
LLsBLAIG
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
.Bs NOTICE.

III notified not % huns d
my property en- Grand
md Bayou Grassy. IN
'0pertiea are mot public.
Eg0us are warned not Il
8ining th0 permission 81
% the law. TngHpassln
b property Of g. ID. Coma
P1EBB& CENAC.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-09
Ed PUBLTO.

Oil NLe EaGHl gQrt regpaaBing on my Indian
Little Gallon, Is hereby for,
f caught trospagsing an said
De dealt with according tolaW.
JOHN HABIN
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21

Mrs. Mary Lawton, widow Of the
late Gen. Lawton, on the 10th, pur-
chased 500 worth OF books TO be sent
to Mrs. Liscum, at Manila. when she
heard of Col. LiscHm's death in China,
at which she was greatly shocked.
The steamer Langton Grange cleared
from New Orleans, on the 10th, for
Cape Town. Africa, with $50 horses
for the British army.
Manuel Alvarez Calderon has been
appointed Peruvian minister to the
United States.
4 c!oud-burst occurred at Coleman,
Tex, on the 10th. meager reports i'll
dicating that IL lives were lost in the
resulting hood.
Seven persons were injured, n fl.
tally. by falling walls at a fire caused
by lightning in Chicago on the night
of the 10th.
About twenty persons were prostrat-
ed by heat in New York, on the 10th,
which registered 100 degrees in the
shade.
Sol Smith Russell has cancelled his
engagements for next season on the
advice of his physician.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21
MISSOURI A NEWS
Recent Deatha.
State Geologist John A. Gallaher at
his home in Warrensburp.

State Geologist John A. Gallaher at
his home in Warrensburg.
He was born In Monroe county; Tenn:
county, when very young. He spent his
boyhood days on the Iarm, receiving his
education at the public schools of Knob
noster. He entered the confederate army.
and fought under Price, Van Dorm and
Horton. AT the close of the war he tool
a scientific course, after which he took a
course in medicine. He returned to john
son county and engaged in merchandise
Ing, numbering and mining. He was of a
scientific turn of minG and spent d pri-
vate fortune in scientific researches. He
was deeply versed in mining, and had Wis
tied the principal mires in the United
States, Mexico and ana In educa-
tional and literary circles he stood high.
He was appointed state geologist in June,
1871. He is we'll known in every mining
center of the state.
Judge Rudolph Hirzel, of the Thir-
teenth judicial district, one of the best
known judges in the state. suddenly
at his home in Clayton, st. Louis coun-
ty. Death resulted from a stroke of
paralysis, which came only a few
hours previous. He was conscious to
the last, and smiled at those who gath
cred about his bedside, but could not
'D>NF -hi nv VI III ldllllN
were present until the last.
Judge Hirzel had long been counted one
OF the ablest juriSts in Missouri. He was
elected to the bench from the Nineteenth
judicial circuit IA years ago, and had held
office continuously since. At that time his
district comprised st. Louis. st. Charles
and Warren counties. Eight years ago the
state was rediStricted, and the Judge was
switched into the Thirteenth district. He
was reelected two years ago for the term
expiring in 1904. In 1896 he received the
republican nomination for the supreme
court, and was recently mentioned as an
available candidate for the court of ap-
peals. Judge Hirzel was born in Wurtem-
burg, Germany, % years ago He came
to the United States when he was is years
odd
Alfred NJ. Chesmore, aged 60, presi-
Gent Of the wholesale firm of Chcs-
& Eastlake, at his home. 500
Chambers street. St. Joseph. Death
was due to apoplexy. Mr.. Chesuncre
HAD suffered from heart trouble for
some time.
Mrs. Mary c. Stewart, aged 81, at
the home Of her %son-in-law, +. Il. Lock-
1lEg, at Hannibal. The deceased was
born in Pennington, y. Y, and had re-
sided in Hannibal many years.
DIR. William Richmond, aged 63. one
of the oldest and nos prominent ply
sicians of st. Joseph. He was a prom
inent lecturer on medical subjects,
and the time of his death held the
chair of gynecology in Ellsworth COL
lege.
George Ludwig Herman Muehe. for
Is years present manager of the st.
Joseph Volksblatt, and one of the
prominent German citizens of ST. Jo-
seph.
Robert W. Nicholson. cashier of the
Bank of Osborn, De Kalb county, aged
so.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21
CARRIED DOWN WITH WALL.
Seven Persons Injured. One Fatally
ut II Chicago Fire-Many
Persons ImpcriIlci.

Chicago. July 1a.-Sevcn persons
we're injured, n fatally, by falling
walls in :: fire caused by lightning las
night at Michigan street and Dear
ECrn avenue.
The fra started in a broc,n factory
and spread rapidly. Suddenly the
walls of the burning building col
iapscd. falling on an adjoining boarfl-
ing house. No. 81? Michigan street.
crushing the roof in.
Several firenieu were carried down
with the roof. and, ior Il time, it WAS
believed Il number of persons had rer-
iShed. The inmates CT the boarding
hcnse were all rescued.
The total damage amounts to nearly
two hundred thousand dollars. Henry
+. Vehercyer & Co. proprietors Of the
l:rccm factory, estimated their less al
$4,000 and J. Dreyfus d Co.. furriers
ut 10000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The heard of management of this
missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church, ut its monthly meet
ing in New York, en- the 18th, passed
a resolution giving full authority to
the secretary, acting with the China
committee. to recall all missionaries of
the society 10Y in China, if they should
at any time deem it wise to do so. The
resolution authorizes the expenditure
of any sums necessary tc effect the
purpose.
Lumbermen arriving from Redlake,
Mimi. on the 18th. say that Bugarrage-
shi@. the Pillagcr chief who caused the
Lecch lake outbreak, has joined the
Blanket Indian dancers, al d that Ibis
is col sidercd ominous by the settlers.
His presence has stirred up the young
bucks. who are lcadin" the dancing.
Ii IS feared the Canadian Indians may
join them. maxim" Il large Hostile band.
The United States army transport
Sumner, bearing Il detachment of
troops. surgeons and hospital assist
ants. sailed from San Francisco. on the
18th. for Nagasaki, where, il is he
lieved. further orders will be received
directing the vessel to proceed to
Taku. China.
The secretary of war at Washington.
having wired -Adit.-Gen. Scurry. asking
how many troops Texas could furnish
for Il war in China, Cen. ScIrry replied
that Texas could be relied upon to
furnish any quota that the government
might call for.
Hon. \. W. Stone, county juGgc. died
at Leadville. Col, on the nth. If canoe
CT the throat. He MAS born in Yer
mont, in 1924, and was appointed dis
trict Judge :or the Territory of Colo
RADIO by President Grant. in 1873.
John Il. Phelps. n prominent luu,aer-
man, died at Davenport. Ia, on the
18th, of apOpleXy, attributed to o
ry over the fate of relatives in Pekin,
who were guests of Minister Conger'S
family ut the American legation.
\ dispatch from ST. Petersburg. on
the 18th, said there was no doubt that
China had declared war on Russia.
Heavy fighting and severe Russian re-
verses had already occurred in Nam
churia.
Judge Advocate General Lum!ey, rem
dered a decision, on the nth. to the
effect that the president has the au-
thcrity 70 appoint IL more second lieu
=. IT. I-,.t,I C%%. ,,,,o
corps.
Col. Edward Wilson. Sixth artillery,
has been placed on the retired list.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21
A TEXAS ~CL0UD-BURST.
Coleman Tex, Submerged BY . Deluge Of
Water and Fifteen Lives


Coleman, Tex, July 17.-Fifteen liveA
are known to have been lost in the
tloud-burst here yesterday. Ten bodies
have been recovered. but only two
were identified. They are: Joseph
Spath, leading merchant of the village,
and John Fuleisstine.
1t is feared that many more lives
were lost in the valley below Coleman.
The cloud-burst. which followed three
days unprecedented rainfall, caused
Ford's creek to burst its banks and
rush through Coleman, a village OF
less than one thousand inhabitants.
Rewildered citizens, aroused from
their slumbers, rushed into the streets
and were swept away. Many were
saved by catching hold of pieces of
timber and navigating them into ed
dies formed by the swift current,
whence they were drawn ashore.
Spatch and Fuieisstine managed to
mount their horses. They dashed into
the water and swan their horses to
!. house where four little girls were
screaming for help. Each rescued w
of the children, whom they took up on
their horses. The animals were swept
away, however, in a noble effort to
| stem the swift current, and all were
drowned.
Water has flooded the tracks of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway for
miles around. and all traffic is stopped.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21
The Missouri Hen,

Tie summary of M%issouri's prodnc-
ions for 1899, prepared by the state
labor bureau, presents some interest,"
ing facts when closely analysed, not
the least of which are the unpar-
6lleled achievements of Queen Chick
abiddy-familiarly known as the Mis-
souri, hen. AS I wealih-producer she
is a world heater. The total number
OF POUNDS of poultry, live and dressed,
shipped from Missouri's ia counties in
1899, as reported from the railroad and
Express companies. were 106. 40,
an increase of 36,9O7.4i3 pounds over
the preceding year. The total number
of dozens of eggs shipped last year
were 34.S75,04O. and the aggregate
value to the producer of poultry, and
eggs was S12.0 Q ,0iS.54.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21
IN THE %BALDHEADED ROW

"He has a very lofty brow. 1 think"
"Yes, and If it were to get any loftier it
would hit him in the back of the neck"
Philadelphia Press.
"Bald-headed men generally seem so
cheerful and happy" "Of course; they
can't remember how they looked when
they had hair."-Indianapolis Journal.
"Who was the scientist who made the
discovery that badness was a sign OF
intellect" II don't know his name.
All l know is that he was bald.-Ind;.
annapolis Press.