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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Robbers Come to Grief.

ST. PAUL, June 12.-In broad daylight
two men entered the office of the An.
heuser- Busch Brewing company in this
city, held the Office force quiet with
leveled revolvers and rided the safe.
They attempted to escape, but were
surrounded by number of brewery
employees and after q desperate fight
with policemen both were captured.
The authorities say they are John
Regan and John Balfour, but the men
gave their names as George Dixon and
George Balford Dixon was badly in
jured in the fight Most of the money
was recovered.
AlNCoLN, June la.-rlre uuls .uo. u.u.
destroyed livery stable and two.s story
brick structure owned by Frank Raw
lings at 1874 South Thirteenth street, in
the heart of the business section of the
city. The flames ragged furiously in the
livery stable building and almost spread
to the large department. store of Miller
& Paine across the alley. Several frame
dwellings on N street were burned
slightly. All horses were safely re.
moved from the stable.
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Dolllver 1. tho Man wanted.

DEs MONIES, June "a. B. Cum
Minis, national Republican committee.
man for Iowa, in answer to telegram
from Boston newspaper. telegraphed
that "Dolliver is Iowa's first choice for
the vice presidency and no considers.
tion has been given second choice, be.
cause in the opinion of the Iowa dels.
CATION it does not expect to have to
develop second choice" Cummins
will probably be unable to attend the
meeting of the national committee next
Wednesday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Fustker Reduction of Acreage and De.
cline in Condition of Winter Wheat.

FURTHER Reduction of Acreage and De.
cline in Condition of Winter Wheat.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The monthly
report of the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture states that as re.
suit OF a special investigation relative te
the winter wheat acreage plowed up OF
cut for forage, the department. esti.
mate of the area remaining under cult.
walton has been further reduced by L..
676, 900 acres. This brings the area in
winter wheat remaining under cultiva.
tion on June down to "a 1908, 900 acres,
reduction from the area sown in the
fall of 5,240,0O0 acres. Notwithstand.
ing this further reduction of acreage by
the elimination of all land entirely
abandoned, the condition of winter
wheat declined during May SO points,
the condition on June being 82.7.
Preliminary reports on the spring
wheat acreage indicate a reduction of
about $4,000 acres, or 2.9 per cent
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon re-.
port reduction of 4 per cent? North
Dakota and Nebraska Of per cent and
Iowa Of 8 per cent In South Dakota
and Washington there is an increase Of
l per cent
The average condition of spring wheat
on June was 87.S as compared with
Ola on June 1, 1899, 1909 at the CORE.
spending date in 1898 and ten-year av-
erage of SO. Minnesota falls 10, North
Dakota II, South Dakota II and Wis
consin 8 points below their respective
ten-year averages. On the other hand
the ten-year averages are exceeded in
Nebraska. Iowa, Oregon and Washing
ton by 15.l, and points respectively.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
O'Brien Knocks out Boil.

DEs MONIES, June S.-Philadelphis
Jack o'Brien proved too much f.
Charles Bell (colored) of Iowa City and
was given the decision on clean
knockout in the second round. Last
night Norris Rausch defeated Eddie
Cline in the second round. Jack Ryan
was given the decision over Jesse Leon,
in the second round Walter Nolan
was given the decision over Eddie
Grant in the second round because he
persisted in using an elbow blow.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
ALL is QUIET IN ST. LOUIS.
Police Uphold Posse and Strikers Say 1t
Was Coli. .hlnnda1a AI..xa..

Was Cold-blooded Murder.
ST. LOUIS, June 12-The Sabbath's
scenes of disorder and bloodshed were
followed yesterday by comparative
quiet throughout the city. Sunday
nights riot was the all absorbing topic,
especially among the police force, and
the officers and men of the sheriff's
posse comitatus. They discussed it in
all its bearings, the unanimous opinion
being expressed that the posse men had
done their full duty and no more. All
however. expressed regret that human
lives had been sacrificed in the affair.
The strikers and their sympathizers
naturally viewed the occurrence in q
diametrically opposite light to that of
the sheriff's posse, the officials Of the
former making the claim that the men
We're shot down in cold blood.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12

Western League-Pueblo at Omaha; Denver
at Des Moines; Sioux City at st. Joseph.
National Leagus-Cincinnati at Brooklyn
st. Louis at Philadelphia: Chicago at New
York: Pittsburg at Boston.
American League-Bufalo ct Minneapolis
Indianapolis at Milwaukee: Detroit at Chi
cago; Cleveland at Kansas City.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Boer Envoy at Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 12-The
Boer envoy, Woolmarans, addressed an
audience here last night which packed
the big Auditorium to the doors. Mon
tagu White and Sybrant Vessels, who
are organizing the National Transvaal
league, made addresses in English for
the benefit Of that portion of the audi
ence not familiar with the Holland
tongue. In discussing the news of yes
terday's disaster to Lord Roberts, Wool
marans claimed that he and his fellow
companions had been expecting some-
thing of this nature since the evacua.
ton of Pretoria, which was, he said,
only part of the general Boer plan.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Campaign Against Saloons.

Sioux CITY, June 12.-The Anti-Sa-
loon league, recently organized here,
will open campaign next Sunday.
Evangelist G. B. Swartz will conduct
the series of meetings in large tent to
be erected on vacant lot near the bust
ness portion of the city. The branch of
the league was organized few weeks
age by President Jacobs of Des Moines,
but up to this time no active work has
been done.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Trainmen Formulate Demand..

MILWAUKEE, June IA secret con-
ference OF the working force of the
Wisconsin Central railway, consisting
OF engineers, firemen, conductors and
brakemen, was held last night to formu-
late demands which will be presented
to officials of the road today. 1t is
understood that the men will ask for a
restitution of the wage scale as it was
before the road was placed in the hands
OF receivers. Other grievances will also
be presented. Practically every division
OF the road was represented at the
meeting.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
FERNS Crew Entitled to Bounty.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-The court of
claims decided yesterday that the crew
of the United States steamer Fern are
entitled to share IN the distribution of
the bounty money which is to be paid
by the government for the destruction
of Cervera's feet The court held that
the Fern was within hailing distance
and was capable of rendering assistance
at any moment during the battle. The
case was contested by the attorneys for
Admiral Sampson and others.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Platt WIN Serve out Hi. rerm.

New YORK, June 1s.-senator Platt's
friends having announced that he would
not be candidate for reelection in
1908, a rumor gained wide circulation
that he would resign his seat before
that time. Senator Platt said: IF 1
hyeI will serve out my term as senator,
but after 1908 / shall retire from public
life and from active participation in
politics."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Mayor In Street Scene.

OTTUMwA. Ia, June 9.-The specta-
Gle of Mayor Phillips chasing his wife
through one of the main streets Of this
city was seen shortly before noon
yesterday. Passersby interfered.
Trouble has been brewing between the
couple for long time on account of an
alleged liason, said to exist between
Mrs Phillips and one George N.
Spooner of Grinnell. whose arrest was
made yesterday by Marshal Christian.
on the charge of using the mails for i'm
proper purposes
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Leave Victim for Dead.

GRINNELL, Ia, June 12.-Tom Ash
man, a mine worker in the Fraker
mine near Pekay, south of here, was as
saulted last night by two men and so
seriously injured that he will probably
die. He was called out of his home by
two men. one of whom is said to be
named j. H. Doyle. Some words fol-
lowed, when Ashman was set upon and
beaten most brutally and left for dead
Doyle has been arrested and vigorous
search is being made for the other man
implicated.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Two chiefs in St. Paul.

ST. PAUL. June ls.-The police com.
mission provided for under the recently
adopted new city charter organized and
elected j. j. O'Connor chief of police,
but when the new chief tried to take
possession Chief Getohell refused to
give up the place, insisting that he
could only be removed for cause. The
case will be settled in the courts and
for the present two chiefs of police are
stationed at headquarters.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
NOW Railro.d For Kan... CITY.

REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, June 12.-
A trust deed for $sl, 200, 900, given by
the Gulf and Manitoba Railroad com
pany to the Iowa Loan and Trust COM
pany Of Des Moines, Ia, was filed here
yesterday. It is given for the purpose
of raising money for the construction of
q line of railroad from Duluth, Mimi.
through Minnesota and Iowa to point
in or near Kansas City, where it is
proposed to connect with the Pittsburg,
Gulf and Kansas City railroad.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Seventh Day Adventists.

AMEs, Ia, June 12.-The 37th annual
conference of the Iowa district of the
Seventh Day Adventists was brought to
q close at this place yesterday after a
very successful session. Over 1000
people were in attendance, occupying
over 100 tents. Elder Santee, president
Of the conference, resigned and has
gone to California for his health. Elder
w. A. Heming, president of the Mis-
souri, conference, was elected in his
place.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Throng Grsets Dewey at Grand Rapids.

Throng Grsets Dewey at Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 12.-One
of the largest crowds of people ever as
sembled in Grand Rapids greeted Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey as their special
train rolled into the union depot from
Detroit yesterday afternoon. They
alighted amid enthusias' cheering
and the thunderous welcv Of an ad-
miral's salute of 81 guns. In the even
ing they were the center of attraction
at public reception in the city hall.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Grasshoppers Ruin Crops.
Banker Buys Gold Brick.

HASTINGS, Neb., June 12.-It is given
out on good authority that William
Kerr, president of the Adams County
bank. went to an attorney yesterday
and confessed that he had been buncoed
out of $4,000 last week by buying
gold brick from an oily tongued individ-
ual who represented himself as an old
friend of the Kerr family.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Germany. Meat Inspection Bill.

BERLIN, June 12.-The meat inspec.
ton bill has not yet passed the bundles
rath. United States Ambassador White
says the date when the bill is to take
effect has not been fixed, but he feels
that the United States has been given
reasonable time for adjustment to the
new conditions.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
ofloial Return. of Printers, Eleotior

INDIANAPOLIS, June l2.-The official
count of the ballots cast for officers Of
the International Typographical union
has been completed for the first half Of
the ticket. The count shows: For
president, 8. B. Donnelly, 1906; James
M. Lynch, IA, ,14S. First vice president,
9. E. Hawkes.. 10.6eO; J. w. Hayes, o.
O64; S. L. Leffingwell, 1867. The e1.
ecutive council has "called off" the
strike involving six of the leading daily
newspapers at Pittsburg.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Suicide at Sioux city.

SIOUX CrrY, June s.-George Shortley,
a grocer of this city, committed suicide
here yesterday by jumping from the
combination bridge into the Missouri
river. He drove to the middle of the
bridge, got out of his wagon, climbed
upon the railing and deliberately
jumped off. No one was near him ct
the time and there was no chance to
save him
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
New Bowling Record.

DUBUQUE, June 9.-George Schreiner
Of this city established new bowling
record yesterday by making score Of
257 ina single game. The record of the
state was formerly held by James Ryan,
who made a score of 256 last fall. In
his game Schreiner made nine strikes
and two spares, finishing one pin ahead
of the record.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Farmer Commits suicide.

WAvERLY Ia, June 9.-Louis Wusz,
prominent farmer living four miles
northwest of here, cut his throat with q
jackknife after taking a big dose Of
laudanum.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Anti-Jewi.h Riot. in Prussia.

GRAUDENZ, West Prussia, June Ia
A battalion of infantry has been sent to
Konitz, about 56 miles northwest of this
place. where, owing to the mysterious
murder of a school boy there have been
for several weeks past anti Semitic dis
turbances, which eliminated yesterday
in serious excesses and the destruction
of synagogue.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Find Pearls on Fishing Trip.

Sioux CITY, June s. s.-People at Hin
ton. Ia, 10 miles north Of here, are
looking for pearls in the Floyd river,
which runs through this city. A young
barber of LeMars and two friends put
in week at Hinton on a fishing outing.
They did not capture. many fish, but
they bagged more than 800 pearls. Six
teen of these are large, fawless, beauti-
fully shaped and worth as high as $3.50
apiece.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Dos Moines saloon. Open,


DEs MONIES. June 9.-The so saloons
of Des Moines, which have been closed
for five months, opened today. Late
yesterday afternoon Judge O. A. Bishop
of the Polk county district court dis.
solved the temporary injunction held
by the Ministerial association and anti
saloon workers and refused to issue a
writ of certiorari to compel the board of
supervisors to show up the records of
their meetings. The supervisors COM
pleted the canvass of petitions Of con-
sent 1t took 1926 names to make the
petition good and the saloon men had
secured 4,435. The anti.saloon men
can take no further appeal and the sa-
looms will remain open permanently.
Illinois Central Trackmen Strike.
CARBoNDALE, Ills, June 12.-The
trackmen employed on the St. Louis
division of the Illinois Central went out
on strike yesterday for higher wages.
All the men along the line from East
st. Louis to this city are involved. The
strike is for 10 cents per hour.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Farmers ON Thieve,, Tr.il.

PAPILLIoN, Neb., June 12,-One hun
dred farmers armed and mounted loft
here at noon yesterday in pursuit Of
two horsethieves and under the guild
ance of bloodhounds traced their prey
to Thirteenth and Vinton streets, Oma-
ha. The Omaha police have been noti-
fed and are cooperating in the search.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12

Iowa CITY, Ia, June Sc. Whitney
Carr of Jordan, N. Y, yesterday gave
the Iowa State university $50 900 for the
establishment of free scholarships for
poor young people
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Delay Is Perilous.

TEN TsIN, June 12.-Great anxiety
is felt here respecting the fate of the
foreigners in Pekin. The troops can.
dot reach the capital before tonight
and the fear is that an attack will be
made before they arrive. It is asserted
that the Russians will land over 1,70O
men with artillery tonight, provided
they can get transport over the Taku
bay.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Labor Taking a New raok.

CHICAGO. June 12.-Union labor has
taken new tack and started what is to
be known as the Union Label Lyceum
of Chicago. Behind the movement is
scheme for the organization of ward
clubs all over the city. It is believed
by those acquainted with the growth
of the idea that the future of the organ.
ization will have an important bearing
on politics, notwithstanding the pro-
testations of the promoters that politics
will be barred.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
INSURANCE AGAINST LOVE,
Members of Iowa Company Paid Money
When Married.

Members of Iowa Company Paid Money
When Married.
Dies MONIES, June 9.-Articles of in.
corporation of the Endowment League
of Sigourney, Ia, were filed with the
secretary of state yesterday It ia an
organization of unmarried men of more
than II years and unmarried women Of
more than Is years of age. It's capital
stock is $S0,O00 and it is organized for
the purpose Of providing an endowment
of $500 for each member to be paid
when married. 1t is the first organic.
alton of the sort in Iowa. All unmar.
ried females over 15 and unmarried
males over II are eligible to member
ship. It's capital stock is 80 shares of
800 each. fully subscribed and one half
paid in. g. l.. Barlow is president, A.
@. Barlow, secretary, and G. F, Utter
back, treasurer.
Grasshoppsrs Ruin Crops.
CozAD, Neb., June l2.-Grasshoppers
are destroying the growing crops on the
south side of the Platte river, many
fields being almost stripped bare. AL
falfa fields are literally covered with
the tiny pests. They are not the large
migratory variety, but the small native
brown ones. Many farmers report
their garden stuff eaten down to the
ground.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Seriously Ininrad.

+ OsKALoosA, Ia, June SD Kramer
OF Bacon had both arms and a leg broken
at Eddyville by fall from Rock ISL
and pile driver platform. He was re-
moved to the hospital at Ottumwa,
where it is reported that he cannot re.
cover.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Boy hit bv Ball.

SLOAN, Ia, June 12.-While the
Whiting and Sloan Kid ball mines were
playing match game here yesterday
batted ball struck with force a 10-year-
cid boy named Myett directly on the
side of the head. The little boy is in
very critical condition.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Convention at creston.

CREsToN, Ia., June Next Tuesday
and Wednesday the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians will hold their state conven.
ton in this city. About l65 delegates
are expected and also 300 visitors. The
meetings will be held at Patt's opera
house.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Killed bx a street or.

Sioux CITY, June 12.-Samuel T.
Davis, a prominent lawyer and capital
ist, was struck by street car and killed
last night. He was quite deaf and did
not see or hear the car.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Section Men Strike.

IRoNToN, O., June 12.-The section
men on the Cincinnati and Hinton
divisions of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad struck yesterday for higher
wapas
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Vote Down school Bonds.

ATLANTIC, Ia. June 1s-The PROPOSE
tion to issue $4,000 bonds for the pur-
pose of erecting school building was
defeated here yesterday by a vote of
592 to 1876, of which the women cast
256.
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low A HAPPENINGS.
Reinhart May Recover.

Sioux CITY, June s-Charles d.
Reinhart, who murdered his wife and
tried to killed himself at Odebolt
Wednesday, is still alive. He may re-
cover
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
Derbyshires Sustain Heavy Loss.

Derbyshires Sustain Heavy Loss.
LONDON. June l2.-Lieutenant Gem
eral Frederick Forester Walker, in
command of the lines of communication
in South Africa, reports that in the
disaster to the British troops, June z,
at Roodeval, where the Beers cut Lord
Roberts line of communications, the
Fourth battalion of the Derbyshire reg
iment were all killed, wounded or made
prisoners, except six enlisted men.
Two officers and Is men were killed and
five officers and 72 men were wounded,
many of them severely.
The Beers returned the wounded to
the British The officers killed were:
Lieutenant Colonel Baird Douglas and
Lieutenant Hawley. The wounded in
clude Colonel Wilkinson and Lieuten-
ant Blanchard of the Canadian infantry.
It is inferred that the Beers captured
over 500 men and as late as June 10
held positions cutting off the British
forces north of Kroonstadt from rein.
forcements.
A dispatch from General Forester.
Walker says General Methuen was
fighting within ten miles of Heilbron,
June 6.
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south Dakota Boats Drake.

SIOUX CITY, June 12.-The track
team of the Drake university of Des
Moines was defeated yesterday at Yer
million, 8. D., by the team of the Uni
versity of South Dakota by a score of
6s to 81 points. South Dakota was
strong in the runs.