davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
BIG REWARD OFFERED.
The Sum of $4,000 Will BE Paid 10.
the Detection of the Murderer
A comrifrMshk sehn1eId.-

a comm1Ite3H AsRnueI4.------=
the following statement;
On the 22d day of October. A D. 1899. the
dead body Of one Mabel Schofleld was found
in the Des Moines river, and,
Whereas, Many citizens believing that the
said Mabel Schofeld was murdered, COM
mittee was organized in the city OF Des
Moines for the purpose Of assisting to ap-
prehend and bring to justice the perpetra-
tors of this crime; and,
Whereas. Said committee has caused to
be circulated subscription papers for the
purpose Of raising a fund, to be offered as
q reward, in addition to the $500 reward
of Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw. for the arrest and
conviction Of the murderer or murderers of
said Mabel Schofield; and,
Whereas, There has been subscribed for
said purpose the sum Of 5000, which
amount by the terms of said subscription,
Is to be paid upon the arrest and conviction
OF said murderer.
Now, therefore. by direction and author
ity Of said committee. the entire amount
of said subscription, or SO much thereof az
may be paid by said subscribers is hereby
offered as reward for the detection, appre-
hension and delivery of the murderer OF
murderers Of said Mabel Schofield to the
proper authorities. Such reward to be paid
upon the conviction of the person or per-
sons to be apprehended, and as the same II
paid on said subscription.
J. E. FAGEN, Treasurer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
SLIGHT: IMPROVEMENT.
Carbohydrates Activity Ex-
pected After Election.

New York. Sept. 10.-R. q. Dnu & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says: 1.-THE vol
ume of business does not materially en-
large at the east, and there is only moderate
improvement at the west and south; but
II expectations of greater activity when
politics cease to disturb are realized, cur
rent operations will be found to have laid
a substantial foundation. The most fm-
portant event OF the week in the industrial
world was the agreement on the tin plate |
wage scale with the Amalgamated assoc
citation granting about s per cent advance
to IS, 900 hands long idle Other metal work. |
ers' disputes are nearing settlement, while |
the Borden purchase of 100000 pieces OF
print cloths at 2H cents clears up the FAN
River market, and Is believed to preclude
serious wage differences there. The final
decision of the dissatisfied anthracite
miners as to strike will be reached to-day.
II strike is decided upon. 1t is likely to in-
volye only portion Of the anthracite in-
pared. as production in August was 600
tons over last year, and coal has been NOV.
ing to market for two weeks very heavily.
Prices of grain are little altered, good
crop reports coming in freely, but the eff
3 feet being neutralized by foreign esti-
mate of a worlds crop below requirements.
Business IN iron and steel products stead
lily increases. and mills are more actively
employed. October / is mentioned as the
probable date of general resumption.
Failures for the week were las in the
United States, against 1872 last year. and 70
In Canada, against 30 last year.
Bradstreet.s says: Trade developments
for the week have been mainly favorable
and the improvement in general distribu-
tive business in the latter part OF August
has gathered force in the first week of Sep.
TENDER. Leading features have been the
widening fall trade reported at nearly all
points west, south and on the Pacific coast,
some improvement In the jobbing demand
at the east, with southern buying marked
| feature, rather better reports from the
| two great staple crops OF the west and
south, corn and cotton, improved export
| demand for American products, notably
wheat, iron and steel and cotton. and I'm.
| varyingly good returns by the transporta.
ton interests Of the country. The cor.
| ner appears to have been turned In bank
I. clearings. because the aggregate for the
first week of September though broken by
I; holidays, is larger than the total for the
| preceding week. The industrial outlook
has been improved by settlement of the
tin plate scale. the general resumption OF
operations in the glass industry, the pre-
dicted settlement satisfactorily Of the re.
manning iron and steel wage scales, and
the possibility that recent large sales Of
print cloths will avert resort to wage
reductions in the New England cotton in
dustry. The anthracite coal trade outlook
however, clouded by the prediction tha
10000 men will strike. The iron and stee
trade continues positively cheerful In tone
: and large business has been and is betnt
hooked" -.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11

mission into the union. The launching
was managed without hitch by Super
intendent Dickie, of the Union iron
works. 6.
About the bows of the vessel plat
form had been built for the guests of
honor, including Gov. Richards of Wy
oming, Adjt. Gen. Frank H. Stizen, Col.
A. P. Hanson and wife, Maj Thomas
Wilhelm, Capt. P. Covert and Capt.
Patrick Sullivan, constituting his staff,
and Miss Hattie Warren, daughter of
United States Senator Warren, who
christened the vessel by breaking the
usual bottle of wine and exclaiming:
II name thee Wyoming as the last
monitor started from the ways afu
slid slowly into the sea. When the YES
sells storm touched the water, the spec
tators sent up a mighty cheer, which,
however, was soon drowned in the din
made by scores of steam whistles.
Little more than the hull of the Wy
oming is finished, but work is being
pushed forward.
Description of the Monitor.
The coast defense monitor Wyoming
is one of four similar vessels de-
signed by Chief Naval Constructor
Hichborn with view of securing
the greatest results with the least ex-
penditure of money. Her sister ships
will be named the Arkansas, Connecticut
and Florida. The Wyoming was built by
the Union iron works, the contract price
being sS74,0OO. Her dimensions are:
Length on load water-line, 225 feet; ex-
IRENE breadth, so feet: mean draught, "
feet inches: displacement, about 2.70o
tons. The hull Is of steel, not sheathed.
with double bottom and water-tight sub
divisions The hull is protected by side
armor belt ranging from II to 5 inches
in thickness. The turret is of the bal
anced type, it's armor being inches
thick. A coming tower with Tk-incf
| armor and q single military mast viii
also appear above the deck. The yesse
is to make u knots an hour. Her mair
| battery will consist Of two Pinch breech
loading rifles and four 4-inch rapid-fr'
| rifles. In the secondary battery Will b.
three 6-pounder rapid-fire guns and fou
| l-pounder automatic rifles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11

driven by the force of the waves over
one of the reefs forming the inner
passage and is lying in IL feet OF wa
ter. Nothing has been heard OF her
crew.
Three miles south of the Culboon is
a deserted lumber-laden bark, which
stranded during the night of the 9th.
The crew, 1t is feared, was swept
overheard during the storm. The yes
sci has windmill and is consequent
~ thought to be Norwegian.
West. Palm Beach, Fla, Sept. TO-
Considerable damage has been done in
this section by the tropical hurricane
which struck here Wednesday. The
Gale continues. The shnlkfiAads NJ the
from its foundation and washed sew
eral hundred feet to the north.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Arre.ted for old Murder.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Sept. TO-
Charged with the murder of neigh.
boring farmer IA years ago, Peter
Austin was arrested on the evidence
furnished by skeleton discovered
two weeks ago at the bottom of 8
well on farm in Stormville, formerly
owned by the prisoner. The skeleton
is believed to be that Of Charles
Brewer, once employed by Austin, and
who suddenly disappeared from hia
home in Stormville, Duchess county.
on July 2, 1886.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Can relephone wlthout w.re..

Bradford, England, Sept. 1o.--At Sat
urday's session of the physical science
section of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, now In
annual session here, Sir William Hem
ry Preece, consulting engineer to the
British post Office, made the interest
ing announcement that as a result of
his experiments with wireless teleg-
raphy he had found it quite possible
to convey audible speech six to eight
miles across the sea without wires.
He added that it was practical COM
mercial system and might be extend
ed to Communication between ships
and between shiDs and the shore. J.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Profiyin.

A young boy arrived at john SKuus
house Of usual weight and size, last
week.
Mrs. Kelley and her mother moved
in the Knechtle building last week,
Mrs. Kelley will teach the Protivin
public school.
Mrs. Anna Zohiasky arrived home
from st. Paul where she was visiting
relatives for some time.
Thos. Chyle took a business trip to
Cedar Rapids last week.
We note piles of printed cards, parts
of congressional record free, republi-
can campaign literature. Those
fellows must be bad off to use the
U. S. mail and not pay postage.
We were told that Bryan demo-
cratic club was organized in our burg,
with many members.
Thos. Holub is quite busy putting
up barn and foundation for dwelling
house.
The directors and officers of the
Bohemian Insurance Association held
meeting at Protiyin, Monday last.
Three appraisers were sent to appraise
the loss of Mr.. Benedic near Lourdes
and allowed him something over nine
hundred dollars. This is the second
case Of fire that has occurred while Mr.
Benedic has been member of this
association, the first time over six
hundred dollars damage. In both
cases the proprietor was dead drunk
and fire was caused by carelessness.
On this last occasion there was shin
dig dance going on as we are informed
all OF almost all of those participating
were beastly drunk. 1t would be de-
sirable to eSpell such bad risks from
this association.
/ A. Mikota and John Klimesh arriy-
ed safely from N. w. Canada and did
not purchase any land.
We noticed O. G.Vaala in our burg
with crutches. Ole had the misfortune
some time ago to fall from house
and break his leg, and was not able to
/ pay his usual visits to our burg.
: We must mention that the sale of
: house by Mr.. Knechtle to Chas. Kubik
was withdrawn by mutual consent,
!, otherwise the individual calling him.
self Truth would give dose of criti.
cism. BLUFF.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
MOST DAsTARDLY CRIME.
to Arrest Trio of Robbers
at La Crosse, WIS.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 1O.-One of the
most dastardly crimes in the history OF
La Crosse was committed about 1870
o'clock in the morning, when Patrol.
man Perry Gates was shot dead by a
trio of thieves, whom he was about to
arrest for holding up man on the En-
Crescent road, leading from this city
and robbing him of nine dollars. The
men came to the city and it was the
intention of the officers to arrest them
at the wagon bridge. On their going to
the bridge they met the robbers and
Gates ordered them to halt, whereupon
all three lined up on the sidewalk and
pulling their revolvers fired at the pc.
liceman, each shot striking him; one
on each arm and the other in the alb.
domen. Gates fell out of the patrol
wagon and dropped dead on the
ground. The shots frightened the
horses and his companion, Officer
Schubert, was unable to control them.
and they ran away.
The robbers fired several shots at
Schubert, but none of them struck
him. The trio then ran down Fourth
street and escaped from view. Gates
was one of the most popular officers on
F, the force, and if his murderers arc
caught it is feared that all three may
| be lynched by angry citizens.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Wins chnmpionship.

Sea Girt, N. j., Sept. 1o.-In the
competition for the presidents prize
and the championship of the United
States, in the ninth annual tourna-
ment of the New Jersey Rifle associa-
ton, Capt w. +. Whittemore, Fourth
regiment, New Jersey national guard,
won with q score Of 2e2 out of a pos
sihle a0n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Packing House Picnic.

The Morrill, Packing House Mutual
Aid association held their sixth an
nual picnic and outing at Spring Lake
park, Just south of Charlton. Six spe-
cial trains, carrying 80 coaches, all
crowded, came from Ottumwa. and
together with the strangers from the
small towns surrounding Charlton,
fully $4,000 strangers were in town.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Deny the Story.

Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 1o.-The su-
perintendent of the Ohio River rail-
road denies in toto the story wired
from Wheeling by specials Thursday
night that the road declined to haul
Col. Bryan to this city from Parkers-
burg in National Committeeman Nc
Graw's car. 1t is denied that the
road was even asked to haul the car.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Married ON HIS Sick bed.

New York, Sept. 10-Gen. Edward
Wellman Serrell, warned by physi.
clans that peritonitis threatened his
life, three hours later married Miss
Marion C. Roorbach, of Staten Island
The ceremony was performed at the
generals bedside, in the Hotel Clar.
endon, by Rev. Samuel Tyler, assist.
ant pastor of st. Georges church.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
God with Them.

Stettin, Sept. 1o.-The official text
of Emperor Williams remarks Friday,
in replying to the burgomaster's adj
dress of welcome, gives the concluding
passage as follows: II have no anx-
iety whatever for the future, for God
Is with US and He will help u
through"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
EmbexzIement Charged.

Yates Center, Kan, Sept. 1o.-E. A.
Runyon, a banker, was arrested
Thursday night, charged with embez-
element of $4,000. The arrest was
made on a warrant sworn to by Coun-
ty Treasurer j. S. Culver in behalf Of
the officers Of the Citizens state bank,
III Matsh 1aaa2on was sSItisfs
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
railroad Man Dead.

New York, Sept. 1o.-Francis Ed
ward Hinckley, one of the incorporat
ors of the Chicago university and
prominently identified with many i'm
portant railroad and commercial en-
terprises, is dead at his home at West
New Brighton, Staten Island.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
women Run the Cars

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 1o.-A Sioux
City Qa.) special to the Dispatch says
that the society women of Sioux City
are running the Traction company's
eight street car lines and the receipts
are to be turned into the fund for a
pipe organ for Morningside college,
whose new $50, 900 hall win be dedicated
N6nday..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Loses an Eye.

Kate Steiner, 14-year-old girl, was
the victim of most remarkable ac-
cident in Fort Dodge. A pop bottle
filed with cider exploded and piece
of the flying glass entered her eye,
severing the eye ball as neatly as If 1t
had been done with q razor. She may
lose the sight of the other eye also.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Cleveland Declines.

Washington, Sept. 1o.-Ex-President
Cleveland has declined the presidents
appointment as member of the in
ternational board of arbitration under
The Hague treaty. Ex-President Har-
rison has accepted the AprSihtinent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
wrecked by FIRE.

New York, Sept 1o.-The five-story
brick building occupied by the Thorn
as c. Clark paper box factory in the
Bronx was totally wrecked by fire
early in the morning, the loss being
about 100000. The building was oc-
cup,ed by three other firms, in addi-
ton to Thomas C. Clark.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Two New Case. of Plague.

Glasgow, Sept. 1o.-An official bull
7etin issued says two additional bu-
bonic plague cases have peen admitted
to the hospital and that nine addi-
tional persons have been placed un-
1er exaninatt0t,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
A new TYPE OF MONITOR
The Wyoming Launched Success
fully at the San Francisco
Ship Yards.
AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO The NAVY.
One of Four Similar Ships Built with
Object of Attaining the Great
est Results with Least Outlay of
Money - Description of the New
Fighter.

San Francisco, Sept. 1o.-The United
States monitor Wyoming was success
fully launched at high tide Saturday
morning from the shipyard of the
Union iron works in the presence of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Portland,s Big Growth.

Washington, Sept. lo.-The census
bureau announces that the population
of Portland, Ore, is 90,426, as against
46,3s5 in 1890. This is an increase of
<4.O41. or g4,95 per cent,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Fusion In Nevada.
shows Slight Improvement.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 1o.-Gen. John
"A. McClernand rallied snghtly Satur-
day. His pulse was 80 and temper
ature 80, very slight decrease in the
latter. His daughter, Mrs. Fred Fox,
of Peoria. has arrived.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Re,oin Their ships.

London, Sept. 10.-The British adj
miralty announces that the members
of the naval brigade who participated
in the relief OF Peking have rejoined
thsir ships.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Fail to Reach Agreement.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 10.-After
spending the past six days comforting
on %he bar mill and pudding scale,
the conference committee of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers and representatives of
the great iron and steel manufacturers
adjourned Saturday afternoon with
out an agreement being reached. The
adjournment was taken subject to the
call of either side.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
BRYAN AT MILWAUKEE.
Addresses a Big Crowd of Citizens at
the National Park.

/
/ Milwaukee, Sept. 1o.-William Jen-
nings Bryan arrived on a special train
at 1908 p. m. A large crowd was at the
depot.
There was no delay, as carriages
were waiting and Mr.. Bryan was at
once escorted to the democratic picnic
at National park where he made a
speech at about four o'clock.
Hayor Carter Fl. Harrison and the
Cook County Democratic club were
prominent in the line of march.
He Declines.
i St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 10.-J. G. Meth
away, of Washington county, who was
nominated for associate justice of the
supreme court by the democratic and
populist conventions and Endorsed by
the silver republican state commit
tee, sent-a letter to Capt. w. Fl. Har'
ries declining the nomination and re.
turning thanks for the honor con.
ferred. Important business, he said
prevented his acceptance of the nom.
tnation.
Want Him to Resign.
Virginia City, New, Sept. 1o.-The sill.
yer party convention passed reso-
luton denouncing Senator Stewart,
who recently announced that he
would support the republican national
ticket, and demanding his resignation
as senator.
Fusion in Nevada.
Virginia, New, Sept. 10.-The demo
cratic and silver parties effected fu
sion Friday and nominated Francis G
Newlands for congress. A. L. Fit2
gerald was nominated for suprem
Judge.
For Congress.
Faribault, Mimi, Sept. 1o.-The Thir
Minnesota district democrats nom
mated Albert Schaller, of Hastings, 70
congress.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11

thousands of enthusiastic people,
lined along the shore or crowded on
excursion steamers. The event had
been made feature of the semi-cen-
tennial celebration of CALIFORNIA; ad-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-03-08
Comes TO Audrain.

Mr.. Charles Hill, of Audrain
County, has recently purchased of
the Hamilton Bros. their magnin-
cent Jack and noted sire. Tom
King. for which he paid Il hand
some price. Tom King is regard
ed by all stockmcn as one of the
best jacks and best breeders in
the county. Mr.. Hill now has as
fine Il breeding farm aS amy in
central Missouri and we are glad
to note he purchased all three of
his fine jacks in Galloway County.
We regret seeing such fine stock
leaving Galloway County, but
are glad to see it located in Aud
rain.
The above item is from the Full
ton Gazette. The jack referred to
carried away the premium at the
Mexico street fair in the fall of
, 1898.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-03-08
a VITAL QUESTION.
Some Able Reasoning in
Favor of the Initiative
and Referendum.

To the editor Of the MESSAGE.
Laddonia, Mo, March J.-Whcn
You began the editorial manage
mcnt of the MESSAGE You an
uounccd that it should be thor
oily dcmocratic | believe that
your conception of democracy is all
right. No man should claim that
name il he is not in full sympathy
with the great cardinal principles
from which it derives its Signiti-
cancc.
Democracy means government
by the people. Less than this is ii
misuse of The term. The contest
for popular supremacy began when
our Federal Constitution was a.
doptcd. Many good men inclined
to Il strong centralized govern
mcnt, believing the people incapa-
bile of governing themselves.
The immortal jefferson, II man
who diSdaincd titles and whose
chief pleasure was consciousness
of the fact that he belonged to tn,
common people, commended for Il
government in which the authority
should be vested in the people. It
would bee d .ilirult to say which of
thc theories was best adapted to tn,
conditions of those times. Ou
turclathcrS did not possess the pre-.
requisites of strength that the PEG,
pie OF the present hold. The most
mvlnrlhic power rs regards SELF
government or national defense is
the power of popular culightcn'
mcul,
Our national security does not
rest upon the fact lhU, we have ID,
olD,U00 ug people, but that W,
E>. 10000. CUo 81 educated, intel,
Iecut r,pjc, The average citi,
zen to-duy understands the great
question that affects his welfare IA
bout as well as the one to whom
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-03-08

The Democratic party needs
the men who left its regular ranks
in 1896. We criticised and con-
dcmncd MIR. Bryan when he spoke
harShly of them. and we were glad
when hc held out to them CON
Sidcratc invitation to return to
their former affiliations. We be-
licvc that many of them will do SO
this year. We recognize the fact
that new and great iSsucS are press
ing, and those Democrats who left
the party in 1899 cannot lay out
our line of duty in 1900 with refer
cncc to the money question four
years ago. We are face to face
now with propositions which in
Volvc Il radical departure from the
basic principles of our Government,
such as the establishment of II
colonial system and the pcrversion
of the Republic to the uses of inn
pcrialsm. In opposition to this
proposed proposition all Demo
Gratis, whether they favor the free
silver or the gold standard, are
solidly arrayed. They are unani-
nous also in their desire and de.
termination to regulate the opera
tioms and curb the rapacitv of
trusts
Everything is coming Bryan
| ward.