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The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-07
Big Fair.

The ladies OF the Reservation Aid
Society are busy as bees getting ready
for the fair which will be held 1T the
East Lincoln school house on Thurs
day evening, December Goth. There
will be fine oyster supper In connec-
ton with the fair. Everybody is cor.
daily invited to come. Don't do your
Christmas buying until after you have
been to the fair.
Don't use any of the counterfeits Of
DsWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Most of
them are worthless or liable to cause
injury. The original DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is a certain cure for piles,
eczema, cuts, scalds, burns, sores and
skin diseases. G. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-07
Advertised Letter List,

The following list of letters, if not
called for in thirty 1907 days will be
sent to the dead letter Office:
Miss M. Dorrison, James H. Kyner,
VIM. H. Gilman, Noley Glore, L. R.
Leader, James II. Kyner, card r.
In calling for above letters please
say advertised"
w. II. WALLACE, P. NJ.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20

He said that Justice Hunt was his inti-
mate friend and he asserted his motive
to be- Friendship only. He had received
no funds from any source to pay the
bribe suggested and had been promised
no money for that purpose.
Mr.. Clark necessarily went over
much Of the ground covered by him in
his testimony Saturday. He was cross
examined by Mr.. Campbell, and in
sisted that he had not spentsmoney for
corrupt purposes during the, Montana
senatorial campaign. He gave de-
tailed statement of expenditures for po-
itical purposes during the legislative
and senatorial contests, which footed
up, as Senator Turley announced, to
$4,000 He declared that his only
purpose in entering upon the campaign
was the overthrow of Mr.. Daly's rule
in the state, which, he said, was so ty-
rannical that he would not desire to
continue his residence in the state if it
was to continue.
Mr.. Campbell said that Mr.. Daily
would go ON the stand in rebuttal. He
is expected every day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20

right of Colenso. on this side of the Tu-
gela. including Hlangwane, which the
Beers evacuated Sunday night This
capture of Hlangwane hill is of great
strategical Importance, as the hill COM
mands the flank of the Boer defenses at
Colenso. A successful advance and the
recapture of the railway may be ex-
pected. The Beers line of fortress is
broken. The British have achieved a
decided success in capturing the enemy's
position on Monte Christie. The Beers,
however, effectively executed retreat,
removing their guns and convoy
wagons. The British had compara-
lively few casualties.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily News, telegraphing Sunday, says:
"Lord Methuen's force, learn, has ar
rived at Kimberley, having got through
from Magersfontein without fighting"
Beers Expecting a Big Battle.
According to adyices from Pretoria,
the Beers are expecting a big battle on
the Tuge.a. They claim 10 OF the Wilt
shires were killed at Colesours and that
80 wagons with forage and provisions
We're captured, bua no au.munitiou.
They thus describe the lighting ut KIM
berley: ''lhe British came through
Blaunbank and attacked i'll Two columns.
While the Beers Were busily engaged
with Lord Roberts General French with
1900 cavalry and six guns, succeeded in
breaking through the Boer lines. The
Beers did not seriously oppose General
French's advance, but confined their
efforts to preventing the provisions get
ting through. In this they succeeded,
capturing 1000 head of cattle, 100
wagons OF provisions and 100 men,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
DEBATE ON PORTO RICO.
Disagreement as to Nations Power /,
Govern New Colonies.

Disagreement as to Nations Power to
Govern New Colonies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The debate on
the Porto Rican tariff bill, which is to
continue throughout the week and pos,
sibly longer, opened in the house yes
terday. On all hands it is agreed that
this bill, although it applies only to
Porto Rico, involving as it does the
question of the power to govern our
new possessions outside the limitations
of the constitution, is the most import
ant measure which will come before this
congress. The Democrats are solidly
arrayed against the measure and they
will have powerful support from the
Republican side in Mccall (Mass.) and
Littlefeld (Me.), both able and forceful
debaters. How far the Republican dis
affection will extend or whether it will
endanger the bill, it is impossible to say
at this time.
Payne, the floor leader of the major
ity, refused to agree that q vote should
be taken upon substitute to be offered
by the minority. This substitute, which
has not yet beeu framed, will be in sub
stance the bill originally introduced by
Payne. providing for free trade with
Porto Rico by the extension of the Gus
toms and revenue laws of the United
States over the island.
Payne opened with a general argu-
ment in support of the bill, going
largely into the material side of the
situation which the bill is designed to
relieve. Richardson, the Democratic
leader, joined issue upon the power of
congress to enact tho proposed legisla
tion and Dazell backed up Payne with
constitutional and legal argument.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
BUTTERMAKERs MEET.
National Convention Opens at Lincoln
With Big Attendance.

National Convention Opens at Lincoln
with Big Attendance.
LINCOLN, Feb. 2O.-Butter makers
from all parts of the United States, ex.
cept the extreme southeast, are in Lin
coin for the annual convention of the
national association which holds its
first formal session today. Two thous-
and delegates have already engaged
quarters The total attendance is ex-
pected to be twice that number. A
special train with ten Pullman cars ar
rived yesterday over the Burlington
bearing about 300 delegates from New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chi
cago. There was no set program yes
terday aside from informal conferences
of different delegations and the work
of the judges on the exhibits. Milwau-
kee announced her candidacy for next
years meeting, and assisted by MEM
bers of the Chicago delegation, is max.
ing strong campaign. -Four cities are
now actively competing for the honor
Kansas City, Des Moines, Milwaukee
and St. Paul-while New York is said
to be possibility candidate.
Today's program includes welcoming
addresses by Governor Poynter and
Mayor Winnet, President Boardman's
annual address and reports of the secre.
tary and treasurer.
l.. B. Pierce of Boston, one of the
butter judges, who has been ill with
pneumonia since arriving in Lincoln
died yesterday. His body will be sen
tO BOSTON
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Two Kansans In Mexican Prisons.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Urgent rep.
resentations have been made to the state
department in behalf of two American
engineers, Turner and CLARK of Leon,
Kan, who were thrown into Mexican
prisons by the authorities of that coun-
try because of wrecks on the Mexican
Central railroad of trains under their
charge. The men it is alleged, have
been in prison for some months not
withstanding the efforts of the Ameri-
can representatives in Mexico to have
them released. 1t was explained by an
official of the department. that the reg
ulations of the government respecting
engineers are very rigid. They are
held to strict accountability for acci-
dents, amounting in some instances to
charges of manslaughter. The depart
ment is in active correspondence re-
garding the two men named and the
consular representatives have been in.
struc5ed to guard their interests care
Iuitv
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
colonial Debate In Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa simple
resolution of inquiry introduced in the
senate by Hale precipitated an hours
constitutional debate by some of the
ablest constitutional lawyers in the
body on the authority of congress at its
pleasure to extend or withhold the con.
stitution to territory acquired by the
United States The blA proyNiQg l
government for the territory OF 81 (
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
ANTi-FEELAWi FOUNDVOlD
Judge Estelle Denies Writ Of Mandamus

OMAHA, Feb. 2O.-The anti-fee law
enacted by the last session of the legis.
lature, whereby the Office of clerk of
the district court was placed on salary
basis, has been declared void. Judge
Estelle of the district bench so ruled
yesterday in q lengthy written opinion.
This decision was called forth by man
damus action instituted by the county
commissioners few weeks ago to COM
pei Albyn Frank, ex-clerk of the dis
trict court, to make an accounting of
the fees of his Office for the last three
months of his term, which expired Jan.
4. this YEAR
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
CLARK ON THE STAND.
Cross-Examination of the Mon
tana Senator.
BE SPENT A TOTAL OF sls9,ooo.

Declares B1 Knows Nothing of Bribery.
Into Last Fight to Break the One-Man
Power-Dr. Tracey Confirms Judge
Hunts Story-Daly to Testify.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Senator Clark
of Montana was again yesterday the
star witness before the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections, and DIR.
Tracey was also heard.
DR.. Tracey, Justice Hunts physician,
occupied the entire forenoon sitting,
and a part of the afternoon session.
His statement concerning his inter-
views with Justice Hunt corroborated
the testimony of the justice in all es-
sential details, except that his recollec-
tion that $4,000 and not 100000 was
the amount mentioned by him as the
price which the justice should get for
having the Welcome disbarment case
thrown out of the state supreme court.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Incendiary DESTROYS lumber Yard.

OTTUMwA, Ia, Feb 2O-The office
and lumber yards of the w. B. Ballew
Lumber company at Abba were de-
stroyed yesterday by all incendiary fire,
which broke out about o'clock. The
damage will reach $4,000, with an in
surance of 5000. A man was seen to
apply a torch to the shed at the east
end Of the yards and then run away.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Phelps VIII Recover.

New HAVEN, Feb. 2o-The physician
who has been attending E. j. Phelps,
ex-minister to England, Monday, for
the first time. expressed himself author.
itatively that his patient had passed the
crisis aud WAS out OF danger.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Take No Action on Mncrum.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-No action has yet
been taken by the British government
in regard to the allegations made by
Charles E. Macrum, the former United
States consul at Pretoria, nor has Mr..
Joseph H. Choate, the United States
ambassador here, received any instruc-
tions to make inquiries in connection
with the matter. The British officials
declare that it is extremely improbable
that consular letters We're opened at
Durham as alleged by Mr.. Macrum.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20

"e'o oi1cl iOnSlueTaClOn most OF the
afternoon, Cullom, i'll charge of the
measure, explaining in detail its pro-
visions.
On convening the senate passed q bill
Tor the relief OF claimants having cases
pending against the United States in
the circuit ard district court affected
by an act OF 1898.
Hale Offered Il resolution, which after
long debate was adopted, calling on
the commissioners of the District of
Columbia for Information us to why the
law OF congress relating to telephone
charges had not been enforced ana
practically was imperative.
RECTOR PLAYS THE ORGAN.
DR.. Green Takes Heroic Measures to Stop
i, Strike III the Choir.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Feb. 19.-Rev.
Dr. Green, rector OF Grace church. lit
orally took t!,e bull by the horns during
the last week, notifying Choirmaster
Hall that his services at the church
would be needed no longer, announced
th;.E he woald play the organ himself
and invited as many members of the
rhoir as desired TO be i'll their places
SUnGay.
Choirmaster Hall had called the choir
together Friday night and a number of
them decided to remain with him. But
the music i'll the church Sunday was of
the same high order which has always
characterized the music at that church.
DR.. Green, himself an accomplished
organist, presided at the big pipeorgan
and with many of the former members
OF the choir assisting, the musical part
of the service moved along without a
break. There was not even ripple of
excitement i'll the church.
DR.. Green announces that he has Sc
cured the services of DR.. Charles H.
Hodge of Grand Rapids, Mich, who
will be curate of the parish and have
charge of she music.
LIGHT SEN ENCE FOR JESSE
Slayer of E,ii,nr Grifin at Maryville Given
Two Years.
MARYvII.LE, Mo-, Feb. 20.-O. Il.
Jesse, druggist, charged with. the
murder of Frank Griffin, editor of Grif-
fms Daily Review, on the streets Of
MaryWlle, April s, 1898, was yesterday
found guilty of manslaughter in the
fourth degree and sentenced to two
years imprisonment.
Asked if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced,
Jesse replied: 81 have nothing to say
except that did what did to protect
the honor, virtue AMI integrity of my
family" -
Jesse was tried last October, but the
jury failed to agree. Testifying in his
own behalf, he said that Griffin black
mailed him, getting at first $40 and
afUerward $40 mouth while he was
selling liquor contrary to law. He
claimed that after he became poor,
Griffin kept demanding money, and
finally, the morning of the killing,
threatened to publish a defamatory ar
ticle about Jesse's daughter unless paid
$50 or $lOo.
1t took the jury just 60 hours to reach
verdict. The jurors say they had a
stormy time and that once the discus
sions became so hot that two members
pulled off their coats and were only
prevented by force from fighting.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
SURVEY Is Completed

ALBERT LEA, Mimi, Feb. 20.-The
engineers of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern have completed
the survey of the extension of that road
to this point from the southwest. The
line will run from Germania, Ia, and
will be built in the spring.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Macyicar Arain Nominated.

DEs MONIES, Feb. 2O.-The Repub-
ican primaries of this city were held
yesterday, resulting in the nomination
of John MacVicar, the present mayor,
on municipal ownership platform, for
third term. j. I. Myerly was the de-
feated aspirant MacVicar carried
about 10 per cent of the delegates to the
convention
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Grain Elevators Destroyed
Goes Down with Four Men.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-The tug Nathan
Hale arrived here with news that the
barge Oaklands, coal laden. had gone
down off the Jersey coast IN the recent
storm, four men on the barge perishing.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
IOWA HAPPENINGS.
Suicide Jumps in a vell.

CLINTON, Ia, Feb. 2O.-Mrs. Frank
Markell committed sa:cide here yester-
day by jumping into cistern. A few
years ago her daughter committed sui
eide by jumping in the river.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Archbishop Hennessy's Condition

DUBUQUE. Ia, Feb. 19.-The condition
OF Archbishop Hennessy is slightly inn
proved. His physician, DIR. Slattery,
said no immediate danger of death was
apparent, though the disease is such
that the climax may be reached any
hour
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Crane Again Disappears.

Sioux CITY, Feb 2O.-Frank Crane,
who quietly turned up at his home at
Wakefield, Neb., after an absence of 10
years, and during which time his wife
and children supposed him murdered in
Omaha, has once more left in just as
mysterious manner. He did not even
see his wife during the few hours he
was at Wakefield.
JOIN ISSUE AT FRANKFORT.
Kentucky Senate Is Doing Business With
Two Presiding Omcers.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 2O.-The i'm
preston that the contest over the gov
ernorship will not be ended until it is
fought to o finish in the courts is not
lesksned by the action taken by the
Democratic senators in their session
yesterday, ratifying their former action
by which Senator Goebel was declared
governor. The Republicans who spoke
for Governor Taylor said he will not
recognize as legal the proceedings taken
yesterday and which, it is anticipated,
will be duplicated in the house today,
but, has told them that he looks upon
these proceedings as illegal and will not
quit the fight until the whole mat
ter is passed on in the courts of
last resort. His position is that
the former proceedings being void, the
ratification gives them no legal vitality;
that the legal presiding officer, Lieu
tenant Governor Marshall, had declared
the session adjourned when the vote in
question was taken. Negotiations to
settle the conflict between Lieutenant
: Governor Marshall and Senator Garter
over the chair in the senate went on
again, but no agreement has been
reached SO far. When the senate con.
vened, both Carter and Marshall pre-.
sided.
The ratification resolutions received
the support of 81 senators, two more
than quorum.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Bova.s propo,ed RAILROAD.

BUTTE, Neb., Feb, 20.-The railroad
agitation in Boyd county has at last &C
complished something and parties repre-
senting eastern capitalists have been in
this county with an expert engineer
driving over the proposed line of a rail
road. They have submitted a PROPOSE
tion that the people of the county shall
invest an amount which is about $15 for
every voter at the last election, and is
to be paid in installments of 10 per cent
until the road is completed, by which
time they will have paid in about 80
per cent Of the amount of the subscrip-
ton, and the remaining 40 per cent is
to be paid when the first train runs over
the road
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
IOWA CONVENTIONS CLOSE.
Last Day of United Mine Workers and
Hardware DeaIers In Dos Moines.

Last Day of United Mine Workers and
Hardware Dealers In Des Moines.
DEs MONIES, Feb. 1.-THE conven-
ton of the United Mine Workers of
Iowa ended yesterday. While Iowa is
not in the scale combine Of the eastern
states, the miners are determined that
the same scale shall prevail in this state.
The. newly elected president of the Iowa
association, John P. Reece Of Abba, ia
authority for the statement. Edwin
Perry of Beacon was elected vice pres.
ident and John White of Pekay, secre.
tary and treasurer.
At the final session of the hardware
dealers S. h. Miles Of Mason City, S. A.
Cole OF Council Bluffs and Joseph
Mates of Odebolt were elected as dele.
gates to the national convention.
Grain Elevators Destroyed.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., Feb. 2O.-A dis
patch received here from Trent states
that two grain elevators, known as the
Hyde s. Hendrickson elevators, were
destroyed by fire, together with over
10000 bushels of grain stored in them.
Two other buildings and line Of coal
sheds We're also consumed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Tragedy at Bloomfield.

OrTuMwA, ,Ia., Feb. 19.-Leslie East
burn, aged 81, shot Jasper Sutton. an
aged an respected citizen of Bloomfield.
Sunday, three bullets penetrating the
abdomen and causing almost instant
death. Eastburn called at Sutton1
home to take his 18-year-old daughter
Alice to church. The father met him
at the door and ordered him away. An
alteration ensued and Sutton followed
Eastburn to the road. Finally weapons
were drawn by both men, but Eastburn
fred first, the other man falling before
he could raise his weapon. Eastburn
gave himself up, going into Sutton's
home and corsoling the daughter until
the officer arrived.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Gilbert Is still Champion.

Hot SPRINGS, Fob. 2O.-The contest
yesterday between Fred Gilbert and j.
A. r. Elliott, at $50 birds each, for the
E. O. cup and for the worlds champion
ship as target shot, resulted in Gill
bert's favor by score Of 1873 to 1876.
Gilbert thus retains the championship
and cnn
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
To Form Law and Order League.

Dies MONIES, Feb. 20.-At a meeting
of the Des Moines Ministerial associa-
ton, Rev. Leonard Brown read a paper
in which he suggested that law and
order league be formed, each of the 39
ministers in the city. to appoint 10
members and have them sworn in as
constables. three Of each to be stationed
at every drug store and arrest every
man selling liquor Illegally.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20

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OTTUMwA, Feb. 20.-Charles Essex
was found guilty by q grand Jury at
Charlton yesterday of trainwrecking
and will probably get a ten years SEN
tence for attempting to wreck the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy fast mail
train on the night of Nov. 20 last. Es-
sex broke down and wept when he heard
the verdict. By placing ties on the
track Essex hoped to wreck the train.
but his attempt failed, owing to the
speed at which the train was travelling.
1t was on a down grade and the train
was making 10 miles an hour. The
ties were scattered without harm to the
train
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20

A capias has been issued for the ar
rest of James Mulhall, head of the Mer-
chant Commission company OF Chicago,
Charging him with fraudulentt . am
lne. IN credit, consignaientS S
III I3n houses, selling the &{4 faa
cash aud eludlng creultors.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
Iowa Publisher. Oppose Paper Trust.


Iowa CRY, Feb. 16.-The Iowa Even.
ing Press association, composed Of pub.
fishers of evening newspapers. in con-
yention here yesterday adopted resolu.
tions without dissent, setting forth
their opposition to the paper trust and
calling on congress to pass legislation to
remove the tariff duty on paper 80 that
competition may reduce the price. The
resolutions state that they represent all
parties and political views.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

made the discovery that man existed on
earth before the monkeys appeared.
"A Frenchman, arrested in Baltimore
with his travelling bear brought the ami
NAL with him into court, where its antics
so amused the judge that the prisoner
was discharged and escorted out of the
city.
The censorship is very real thing in
China, There anyone who writes an
immoral book is punished with 100 blows
of the heavy bamboo and Punishment for
life. Anyone who reads it is also pun
ishcd.
George &. Ridiel. who was hurt by a
car collision near Toledo, o.. had hair
raven black In less than an hour it
turned white as snow. The phenomenon
is explained as being the result of fright
and pain.
There is a curious OLD custom sill cx-
tant in the city of York. ST. Lukc's
day, October is is known as "Whip
Dog" day. when it Is allowed by old Gus
tom to whip any dog that Is found on
the street.
a man in New York has lost Il day
when he has not been perfectiug some
thing new. He has turned out his one
! hundred and twenty seventh patented IN
vcntion. consisting of finger ring that
cuts Irvine ANA grasses marks on pack
age.
| What is said TO be the largest cargo
| of coffee that has ever been received at
| the port of New York was landed there
recently. One hundred and one thousand
two hundred and sixty-sevcn sacks ar
rived on the Holt Line steamer Cavour
from Santos.
The penny-n-th e-slot system of dis
tributing gas through the poorer and ar
| tiSan districts Of London. England has
been SO successful that attempts are now
being made 20 supply The electric light in
the same way
pr}.ssan blue does not come 20 MS
from Prussia. II is a chemical product
Of which England makes her full share.
| Irish stew is not an Irish, but m English
dish. and Turkish baths did not originate.
in Turkey, but in Russia.
Jerusalem artichokes do not come
from Jerusalem. The plant is not a ma
| tive of the Holy Land. The Jerusalem
artichokc is sunflower, and gains its
name from the French word ''girasolr -
meaning plant which turns toward the
lFtf,