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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
EMBEZzLER SENTENCED.
A. I. Breckenridge Pleads Guilty In
Waterloo and Is Sent Up for
Five Years.

A. l. Breckenridge, charged with EN-.
bezzling $19,334.71 in funds from the
Perpetual Building and Loan associa-
ton, of Waterloo, of which he was
secretary, and who pleaded guilty to
the charge, has been sentenced by
Judge Blair to five years at hard labor
in the Anamosa penitentiary. The
sentence is the limit for the crime un-
der the laws. The attorneys for the
prisoner entered pleas for clemency,
and before the sentence was given in
troduced medical testimony to show
that the prisoner was victim of gen
eral paresis and not responsible for
his acts. The judge refused to place
any weight on the expert testimony,
and in his charge to the prisoner
when giving sentence took occasion
to declare that the plea of insanity to
offset criminal responsibility was be-
coming alarmingly common in the
courts of Iowa. He also said he be-
lieved the penalty for the crime by
the state law was altogether too
light.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
TO BUILD TOXIC TRAMwAY.
Band of Fifty American Lnborers and
Mechanics to Lay Tracks for Sur
face Road In Japanese City.

New Workers who visit Japan q few
weeks from now will see familiar
sight-a band of 80 American laborers
and mechanics ripping up the princi-
pal streets of Toxic and laying tracks
for surface road. American steel
rails will be laid through 20 miles Of
streets, and, as soon as they can be
completed in the shops at Providence,
R. l.. 40 air-power cars will be shipped
to the japanese capital.
The Toxic Tramway company has
contracted for this much already, the
amount involved being $4,000. The
contract is made with the Internn-
tional Air Power company, of which
Joseph ii. Hoadley is president and
Richard Croker and Joseph Letter are
stockholders.
The ears arc to be completed in eight
months time. AT the company's shops
in Providence 2,o00 men have been set
TO work on the contract. If the new
line and cars prove satisfactory in To-
kio other japanese cities will take
them. Toxic alone has S1,500,0G0 to
spend for street transit as soon as it
can make up its mind what is the best
vet
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Fires stin Raging.

Marinette, Wis, May 9.-The rain
Monday night was not heavy enough
to extinguish the forest fires, and
they are still raging all over this part
of the country. Superintendent
Stephenson, of the Boom company, re.
turned from Norway, Mich. He says
that everybody in the woods there is
fighting fires and the big farm of the
Menominee River Lumber company
was in great danger. On account of
the dense clouds of smoke hanging
over Green bay navigation is danger
Gus, and fog whistles are all blowing.
This city is enveloped in smoke and
the fires seem to be even worse now
than they were few days ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
IOWA STATE NEWS.
ONCE MORE FREE.
German Liberated from the Iowa
Penitentiary After Confinement
of Twenty-Two Years.

After % years confinement within
the walls of the penitentiary in Ana
most, Cornelius Moolchen is once
more enjoying the air of freedom.
The case of Moolchen is entirely with
out parallel in the annals of Iowa
criminal affairs, and perhaps has few,
if any, equals i'll the nation
In the year 1877 Cornelius Moolchen ar
rived in America from Germany, and came
directly to Dubuque county, this state,
where he took up his residence with an
only relative, an uncle, John Moolchen,
who was supposed to be possessed of more
than an average share of this worlds
goods. The older Moolchen was bachelor,
and Young Cornelius was his heir at law.
Shortly after the arrival of Cornelius at
the home of his uncle the latter was found
with his skull crushed and life extinct the
body being suspended from the stirrup of
the saddle girthed to horse, which he had
ridden away from home only short time
previous.
The first impression was that the man
had lost his life through runaway acct
dent, but the coroner's investigation re-
vealed the strange fact that the dead man,
when found, had his left foot in the right
stirrup. Other circumstances gradually de-
veloped which led to the conclusion that
was directed to the young German, who
had only recently appeared in the COM
munity, and who alone could profit by the
death.
A stranger in a strange community, with
out money, unable to converse in or even
understand the prevailing language of the
court and the people, with strong circum-
stantial evidence against him. Cornelius
Moolchen was found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and in the spring of the
year 1878 was duly committed to the Ana
mosa penitentiary for the remainder of his
natural life. AS prisoner his conduct was
most exemplary, and each successive adj
ministration during the almost quarter of
century of his incarceration was I'M
pressed with his honesty and good inten-
tion
Finally, during the session of the last
general assembly, his case was brought to
the attention of the committee on pardons.
Inquiry and investigation thoroughly con-
WINGED that body that great injustice had
been done the young German, and bill
passed both branches of the assembly re-
questing the governor to grant Moolchen
executive clemency. And now, finally,
after % years of servitvde, in the evening
of his life, with his hair silvered. stranger
to the ways of the world and prema turely
old, Moolchen has laid aside the garb of in
fanny and is rehabilitated in civilian raj
ment
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
TEMPLE OF REASON.
to Endeavor to Elevate Society
from Degradation.

A Philosophical Temple of Rea-
son. has been organized at ColfaX in
the name of justice, to elevate society
from degradation and superstition,
and to make men and women better
by teaching them to reason. This
temple will be opened May is, and
there will be lectures every day
throughout the summer; on Sundays
two lectures. The method is to invite
lecturers and leaders of thought to
eXpound their ideas, no matter what
the view, principle or religion. This
will be free platform, and everyone
is invited to cooperate with the organ
ization in every way calculated to re-
suit in the betterment of society. 1t
is possible to establish other ITEM
ples," but the endeavor is now to
perfect the original Philosophical
Temple of Reason"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11

80 4 ID L
most startling in their Importance, was
laid before the senate Tuesday in Sc
cret legislative session at the conclu-
sion OF the regular open session. They
reiated, tits understood, to the inven-
ton OF shell by prominent officer
OF the United States navy, shell SUI
perior In every essential quality to any
now in use either by this or by any
other government. The quality of
penetration possessed by the shell is
SAID to be so great that no armor now
manufactured in the United States or
abroad has sufficient resistance to
Withstand it. The facts, which were in
possession of only a few senator's, We're
deemed so important that the senate
decided to consider them in secret ses-
sion
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11

had chosen John j. Brown, of Van
dalia, a Tanner man. The Cullom.
Reeves-Carter combination executed
master stroke by naming Charles G.
Dawes, comptroller of the currency
Owing to the close Identification of
Mr.. Dawes with the national admins
tration the effect was to give the oppo-
sition to the Tanner-Hanecy faction
the apparent sanction of the president.
Dawes was elected temporary chair.
man by a vote of 799 to 725 for Brown.
G. w. Peters was elected temporary
secretary and paXid- Shannahan assist
ant
Nothing was accomplished in the
convention at the afternoon session
the credentials committee being in ses.
sion. The convention reassembled al
eight p. m.
The evening session lasted only
about half an hour. Chairman Dawes
announced that the committee on ere
dentials had just sent word to him
that of the ten contested cases before
it. it had succeeded so far in disposing
of only five. In the judgment of the
committee the remaining contests
could not be disposed of before ter
O'Clock in the morning. After consid.
cradle discussion the convention adj.
journed until ten a. IN. to-day.
There is much speculation as to the
effect of the unexpected result of the
fight for the temporary organization
of the convention on the chances OF
the various candidates for the nomi-
nation for governor. The opponents
of Hanecy without exception declare
that it greatly weakens his supper;
and foretokens his defeat to-day The
Hanecy supporters, on the other hand
say that it will not seriously affect tn :
chances of their candidate. although
admitting that he has a fewer mum
Der Of delegates than he had Tuesday
morning They are still claiming up
ward of zoo votes for Hanecy on the
first ballot.
Delegates to PhiIndeIphin.
The committee to choose delegates
and alternates at large to the nation.
al convention has selected the follow.
ing:
Delegates at Large Joseph GsSCan
non. of Danville: JohnJ Brown, OF
Vandalia: Hale d. Judson. of Kane
county; John NJ. smyth. of Chicago.
Aiternates at Large-C II. Castle
of Adair; Z. II. Morris, of Chicago;
Norman II. Moss. of Mount Vernon;
Maurice Rosenfeld, of Chicago
Observation-Disclosures
The committee on electors at larp,
has selected John N Herberts. O,
Jackson county. and II. ID. Pierce. O
Cook. for electors al large. Pierce
| lives at Oak Park
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
LORD ROBERTS, PROGRESS.
HIS Advance Guard Within Short
Distance OF Kroonstad-News
from Mafeking Gloomy.

London, May 9.-Four thousand Brit
ishcayalry watered theirhorses at Zand
river Monday, rs miles beyond Small
date his dispatches. The scouts who
have been searching the country for
miles along the stream have found no
Beers south of the river. The enemy
are laagered in unknown force on the
north bank. Thus the British advance
guard is within As miles of Kroonstad.
The Free Staters, in the expectation
that Kroonstad will speedily become
untenable, are, according to informa-
ton from Lourenzo Marques, prepar-
ing to transfer their government to
Hebron, a little more than so miles
northeast. The proclama tons of Lord
Roberts appear to have little effect
upon the inhabitants of the invaded
districts. Every farm is found desert
ed except by the women and children.
All the men are away fighting.
Correspondents at headquarters are
now wiring freely concerning the in
cidents connected with the occupation
of Smaldeel. Some evaporation is
expressed at the ease with which the
Beers escape with their transports be-
fore the very eyes of the British. For
instance, when the British entered
Smaldeel, the Boer on wagons coolly
outspanned only five miles away, as if
in contempt of the ability of the Brit
ish to overtake them. Lord Roberts is
described as rightly unwilling to
sacrifice his horses for the sake of a
comparatively minor advantage"
Nevertheless, the waste of horsefesh,
in spite of precautions, is enormous.
The tidings from Mafeking are
gloomier than ever. Everybody there
has an empty stomach and pinched
face. The natives are no longer given
even porridge, and the whites now
have nothing but quart of that
substance and pound of horse sausage
daily. Everything else eatable has
gone. insufficient food, wet trenches
and cold nights are deadly to the
health of the garrison. This informa-
ton comes from reliable natives.
Lady Sarah Wilson, under date of
April 81, says: THE Beers now num-
Der $500, including young Elotf, Presi.
dent Kruger's grandson, who has sent
for six more guns
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured.

SAT one time I suffered from severe
sprain of the ankle" says Geo. e.
Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington,
Va. ''After using several well recon-
mended medicinens without success,
/ tried Chamberlain Is Pain Balm, and
am pleased to say that relief came as
soon as / began its use and complete
cure speedily followed. This remedy
has also been used in my family for
frost bitten feet with the best results.
| cheerfully recommend its use to all
who may need tirst-class liniment. y
| Sold by j. Fl. Luers Drug co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Loses Three Toes.

A sad accident befell the two-year-
old daughter of Joseph Noerpel, who
lives near Bellevue. Mrs. Noerpel was
in Bellevue doing some trading, and
the children were at home in the care
of son about IS years old sister
Of the child, aged four, was handling
an ak, and she accidentally let it fall
upon the child's foot, severing three
toes. The boy hitched up team and
was taking the little sufferer to town
when they met the mother returning
home
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Iowa Letter Curriers'.

AT the annual meeting in Council
Bluffs of the Iowa Letter Carriers as
ISOLATION, officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
President, George N. Dickerson. of Clin-
ton; vice president, j. +. Carbaush, of Fair
field; treasurer, ]. w. Kouba, of Cedar
Rapids; secretary, George r. Scott, of
Council Bluffs: sergeant at arms. H. d.
Horsely, of Webster City; delegate at large
to national convention, A. S. Gilbert, of
Dos Moines
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Big Deal In Whisky.

Cincinnati, May 9.-James Levy &
Bro, of Cincinnati, on Tuesday sold
10000 barrels of Cedar Brook whisky
to Julius Kessler & Co., of Chicago.
Levy formerly controlled the Cedar
Brook output. When the Cedar Brook
distiliery was purchased by the trust
its output went to Kessler, who bought
the product from '93 to 49, The CON
sidera ion was over 81 Elfn ooo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
VIII Visit Detroit,

Detroit, Mich, May e.-A1ayor May.
bury has received letter from Ad.
miral Dewey announcing that he and
Mrs. Dewey will arrive in Detroit on
June and stay until June IL. The let.
ter was in response to one from the
mayor renewing the city's invitation
extended last fall to Admiral and Mrs,
Dewey to visit Detroit as the guests OF
the city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Heavy LOSSES In Michigan.

Houghton, Mich, May 9.-The dam.
age to standing and cut timber in the
upper peninsula of Michigan, through
the fires of the past three weeks, will
probably exceed 100000 and may pos.
sibly reach $1,0o9,oo0. Heavy damage
has also been done in Canada on the
north shore of Lake Superior. Further
heavy rains are required to put the
district out of danger.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Horuet.' Nest brigade.

The Iowa Hornets Nest brigade
Second, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth and
Fourteenth Iowa infantry, will hold
their fourth reunion at Davenport
June IL. Headquarters at the Grand
opera house, which will be open at
7:30 o'clock u. IN. Business meeting
at 1880 p. m. Camp fire in the even
ing. Regimental reunions June 10, at
eight o'clock a. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Ohio Towns Suffer.

Massillon, o., May 9.--West Brook
field and Navarro We're swept by fire
Tuesday afternoon. Thirteen resi-.
dences were burned at the former
place. The water supply ran short
and firemen who We're sent from Mas
sillon with engines were powerless. A
heavy rain helped to stay the flames.
The loss was $4,000, partially insured
The loss at Navarro was $4,000, par.
TALLY insured
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
AT CINCINNATI.
Forecast of Programme for the "aIid.
dIe-of-the-Road. Convention.

Forecast of Programme for the "AIid-
dIe-of-the-Road. Convention.
Cincinnati, May AIT a protracted
meeting Tuesday night of the nation
al committee of the middle-of- the-road
populists plans were perfected for
the routine business of the national
convention which viii be called to or
der in Robinson's opera house at one
O'Clock this afternoon. Former Con-
gresham Howard, of Alabama. will.
it was decided by the committee. be
recommended to the convention for
temporary chairman. After the APP
p0intment of the credentials commit
tee the convention will resolve itself
into an experience meeting" This will
be for the benefit of the members of
the committee on resolutions. 1t will
an expression of opinion on the part
of every state represented before the
resolutions committee goes to work
1T is probable that the speech MAX
ing will be continued at the night ses-
sion; that on Thursday morning the
resolutions committee will report and
that nominations will then be taken
up.
Donnelly's Presidential Boom.
Ignatius Donnelly's boom for the
presidential nomination presents a
rather healthy appearance, but there
was little mention of candidate for
vice president in case Mr.. Donnelly
should be selected for first place. I'm
til late Tuesday evening Mr.. Don
nelly had not openly declared his wish
to be placed at the head of the ticket,
but Tuesday night, it is asserted, he
made the definite announcement OF his
candidacy. He had all along ex-
pressed a willingness to accept first
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
VIII he Closed.

Terre Haute, Ind, May s.-Word has
been received that one of the big
steel trust mills here is to be closed
down indefinitely on June /. This will
affect many men, and, in addition, the
entire Office force is to be laid off
The orders were received Tuesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
SIX to De Hanged,

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 9.-The Mis-.
souri, supreme court sentenced six
murderers to be hanged on June IS
1900. They are; Ernest Clevenger.
Robert Cushenberry, John A. Hollo.
way, Sam Waters, David Miller and
Jack Bradford.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Much Lumber Destroyed.

ParIersburg, w. Va, May 9.--Forest
fires raging in Webster county de-
stroyed over 100000 feet of fine tim
Der in the stick and sawed. and burned
up two of the largest lumber mills in
that part of the state. The loss will
be close to $S0,0O0
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11

Jacksonville. Fla, May 9.-Mrs. NJ
Il. Iutt and Mrs. Eliza Flowerday
were drowned in the St. Johns river
here Monday night. With a party of
eight they were crossing the river IN
a boat. The craft leaked badly and
finally turned over, throwing all the
occupants into the water. Six were
rescued.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Strike DecInreh nM.

Atlanta, Ga, May president w.
V. Powell, of the Order of Railway
photographers. issued an order to be
effective at Il a. M. Tuesday. formally
disseminating the strike of the South
ern railway telegraphers declared
April 10, 1900.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
ILLINOIS REpUBLIc.Ns.

Tanner Hnnecy Combination De-
featcd in Organizing Convention.
Peoria, ILL.,, May 9.-The initial con-
test in the republican state conven-
ton Tuesday proved defeat for the
TannerHanecy faction. The fight
came at the very outset of the conven-
ton on the election of temporary
chairman. Thestatecentral committee
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
IT'S A PERMANENT IN
STITUTION.

You always know just where
your money is, and just how
to get it.
You know that it's being.
taken excelentcare of and that
you are getting interest on it
all the time, There is no bet
ter place in which to keep
money than to have it on de-
post in a good Savings Bank.
A bank draft is the best way
to send money, is less expen-
sive and far more convenient
to the person who receives it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
GREAT an Chnrce.

Ford-Your lawyer made some pref
ty severe charges against the other
fellow, didn't hep"
Smallwort-Y-e-e-s; but you ought
to see how he charged me.-Tit-Bits
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Sometime. a known auantity,

always let x equal the thing you
want to find" softly uttered the wife.
as she went through her sleeping hus-
bands pockets and distracted the
needed $40 bill.--C Chicago Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
what He Called himself.

First Tourist-Are you not going to
climb this mountain?
Second Tourist-No; it is absolutely
too steep and rough for a donkey to
climb, so | shall not try to ascend
Harlem Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11

place if the convention desired him to
do so, but stated that he was not
pushing himself.
Other Candidates.
Another surprise was the presenta-
ton of the names of Former Con-
gresham NJ w. Howard. of Alabama,
for president and ID. Glenn Deaver. of
Nebraska, for vice president. This
combination found great deal of ia
vor among the various delegations not
controlled by Barker and Donnelly,
and at caucus Tuesday evening of
the Nebraska delegation, the 46 votes
from that state We're pledged to How
ard and Beaver. The situation is thus
greatly complicated. making predic-
tions for the presidential ticket mere
guesswork.
The Platform.
On the matter of platform it is be-
lievcd that the declara lions will be
largely on the following points: Fa-
vorin@ the initiative and referendum:
government paper money; governmen
ownership of railroads and telegraphs:
public ownership of public franchises:
highly restrictive legislation against
trusts; an elective judiciary of short
tenure of office; compulsory arbitra-
ton of labor disputes and graduated
income tax. On the expansion ques-
ton it is not believed that the conven-
ton will make any expression. The
Omaha platform will be reatiirmed in
every respect.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Renominated.

Algona, Ia, May 9.-The Tenth Iowa
district republican convention renom.
mated j. p. Deliver for his sixth term
by acclamation,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Covers Multitude of Faults.

What made you suppose that old
Crossgrain has dyspepsia"
why, | like to take charitable
view of everybody, and dyspepsia is
the best excuse could think of for
his disposition Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-11
Meeting of Ancient Order of HiberuIans
Boston, May Sth to 18th, 1900.

For this meeting the Chicago Great
Western Ry will sell on May 4th to
10th, round trip excursion tickets ON
the certificate plan for fare and one
third. Good to May 16, 1900. For
further information apply to any
Agent c. G.. w. Ry, or f. III. Lord,
G. p. & Il. A. 113 Adams ST., Chicago