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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15
FELIX MORRIS DEAD.
Popular and wel,-KnoNn Act
Succumbs To Pneumonia.

Succunbs To Pneumonia.
X New York. Jan 15.--Fefix Morris. who
has for many years been favorite and
well-known actor. died Saturday al A.
Irving place from pneumonia His wife
and his two daughters were with him.
He was taken sick something over a.
week ago. while playing in BROOKLYN.
His last appearance in Manhattan Was
Sou Dec . az Ksith's Union Square the
after, when he played in "ISerry, a one
act play by Boucicault. He spent the
next Two weeks in Rhiladelphia and
then came To Brooklyn. whsre he opened
ION Christmas niht in Kerry lie play
ed this FOR one week, and then another
one-aci PLAY called Behind the Scenes
for enc week.
II was III the course OF this week that
|he. was taken sick. He played till SAT
uiGay night, however, when he made his
last appearance on any stage. His sick
ncss increased till the morning Of the
18th, when he died.
The funeral viii take place at All
Souls church O'nitarian), at Fourth
avenue and Twentieth street this morn
ling at 1l:3o O'Clock. The service viii be
lconducted BY Rev. Thomas Il. Slicei
| the9 pastor Of the church. and Rev Mi
not j. Savage The burial Will be in Al
iaaay.
| Mr. Norris sought the stage as a pro
fession entirely ~ choice. and success
was gained orly after the hardest Kind
lsof a struggle, in which poverty and as:-
ltua Want We're common eXpe rienees. He
| Nas the san Of a wealthy English ship
lpef and was destined to follow medicine
1 IS :, t,rnfhs sim II is, CARLY etiucaflOi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15

The modern and most effective cure
for constipation and all liver troubles
the famous little pills known as De
Wits Little Early Risers. All drug
gists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15
HAPPY FACES ON ISLE OF GUAM.
Captain Mccalla OF the Newark
Writes Praisin@ Governor Leary.

Masiiirgtor. Jan. l5.-eapf. Meralla.
olnnaanding the Il s. s. Newark, has
written letter to the chief Of The hll-
.reau az navigation in which he makes
The following Statements
ON cur way across the Pacific ]
5@una J. necessary to stop al Guam for
ile purpose q coaling. The Island is a
gery beautiful and fertile one, AND in#
tlle governor and his assistant. Stafford
Qotl seem 10 have selected the right men
5fal. the places. All the officers at the
station are doing thier utmost 10 Inn
prove the condition Of the people and in
Obtaining information which viii MAXI
it better kn5wn feel sure that the
Governor Is exceptionally well fitted for
the position, ald that his adininistra-
ton VIII bring great credit to the navy
department and Will be satisfactory to
the country.
AS a sanitary measure the necessity
of piping water from the mountains To
Agana and ne adjoining villages is
pressing. by such an Improvement tbs
shallow wells, all of them contaminat-
Cd, could be- filled in and the health Of
1.-THE natives would be improved.
Could you have seen four natives
splitting sticks of timber With two
handled SAWS, as did, am convince
| you would have bought steam say
| with money out of your own pocket and
| dispatched ii to Guam by the first con-
| veyance.
Looking at the question from pure
ly commercial point of view, / feel sat
| sfied that every dollar spent by the
government on the island of Guam vii
be returned TO our country hundred
/ fold.
IF smiling faces on the part of al
whom we saw, as the governor droye
from the landing at Pitt to the capita.
and return. We're an indication of coz
tentment and satisfaction with Tx
methods recently adopted on the island
then ! am certain that the new admin
istration is already most successful
The modern and most effective cure
| for constipation and all liver troubles
the famous little pills known as Dr.
Wits Little Early Risers. All drug
lgists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15

" I3lIs9I ftit
army 9sps we're placed IN ilie fila
witil0lt 9 nitrh has given Tile critics
an lent and not wasted opp9rtnn
lux $ pointing ont that tho enelsh IN
fii0i&uais g make M three celE,s ae
on tffeil. way 10 sQa5h .ksrsa, hes 9f5!N
haze the artillery Requisite, according
is tiie BsIt3sh feglliatiens, fsir oile
corps. wfllle 70 cavalry and arllly sffli5
yfce e1mnoneDts are almost eaHaiss de-
fifieIsf proving the velSs lack ~ Drgars
the var Office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15
HAD AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
Woman Thought to BE Dead ST.
nailed With Eyelids to the Under

~e>~
taker.
East ST. Louis, ILL.,, Jan. 15.-Mrs.
,hristiana Hirth awoke from trance
IN the "deadroom'' of the county hospit-
yesterday Only by slight motion
II her eyelids was she able to make life
ianifest to the undertaken, who was
9usy embalming her. This faint quive:
,sas sufficient to throw weight from
Ter eye, and thereby saved her frot.i
ieath by embalming fluid, or escaping
hat, by premature bur.ai.
Mrs. Hirth is 50 years old, and fol
three months has been suffering from 2
complication of ailments which have
greatly weakened her. Saturday nigh;
It was expected that she would die ant
her husband remained at her bedside all
night.
Sunday morning she grew much
weaker and with deep sigh seemingly
expired. The doctor came and felt heI
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his command and come home and be a
thorn in the side of the government.
This is probably an exaggera ton, but
it is admitted on all sides that he is
likely to make himself as disagreeahlc3
as possible to Lord Roberts. AS if this
We're not enough, it is openly said that
Cen Lord Methuen has gone mad, that
his mother died insane and that all his
life he has been afraid that he might
share her fate hence. it is added. his
unceasing restlcssness. Only this week
a high cavalry officer returned from
South Afrcia with complaints against
Lord Methuen that the general, during
one of his first actions, and ordered him
to advance With his cavalry and that
upon the colonel sending the general
word that his horses and men Were too
exhausted to be physically capable OF
doing SO, Lord Methuen is reported to.
have said: We'll. you had better so TO
hell The officer 10 whom this re-
mark was addressed has come home
demanding a trial By court martial, but
il is probable he Will not get it, as he
has been Stated for another command.
Gems. White, Ciatacre, Clely ans
French all come IN for their share u
abuse and there is evidence presented
that the senior generals are divided.
against themselves. How all his VIII.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15
Grand Annual Clearing Sale

III the store ard tfe discounts are
straight and legitimate. This sac lasts
two weeks, Many Of olir readers Will
have occasion to visit DeS MoiNeS dur
ing that time and they VIII fnolis adj
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-15
FIGHT % save LIE
Remarkable and Successful Effort to
Save Boy From the
Gallows..
Strange Case of Apparent Death
and Revival of st. Louis
Woman.
Was in the Undertaker's Hands For
Embalming signalled With
Her Eyelids.


Her Eyelids.
Washington, Jan. ia remarkable
fight To save human life ended sue
cessfully Saturday evening when At
torney General Ciriggs, thru Solicitor
General Richards, 10 whom the mat
Ter had been referred decided to rec
arnnend Communication of sentence for
scoored boy named Charles S. Bias.
Bias is incarcerated a Ardmore, Ind.
l.. and was IL ha,te hac: hanged sor
murder next Friday Only the efforts
nf his attorney. Norman Pruitt. Of Ard
more. gave the prisoner Communication
.of sentence from hanging TO life inn
prisonnent.
These are tho bare facts. The presi-
dent wii receive the Recommendation
sromthe attorney today. and, as is usu-
al in such cases. Will undeubtedly ac-
Hcept the opinion q Mr., c;riggs, and at
tach his Official signature to The papers.
Bias is IS years OF age and IS slight
iy Weak mentally He is the grandson
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The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
SURF BATHERs DROWNED.
Four Young Ladies' Lose Their Lives
at Ocean City, N. J.-Victims of
the Deadly Undertown.

New York, Aug. IA dispatch from
Ocean City, n. j., says four persons
were Ill owned in the surf there. They
were Virginia and Elsie Lowe, of Ger
mantown, Pa, and Jennie and BERTHE
Londseale, of Windmere, Pa. The
girls were young, none being more
than 20 years old. The girls were bath
ing in the breakers, when they were
carried out by . a heavy undertow.
Their screams for help attracted the
attention of life guard, who Sue
ceeded in bringing the young women
ashore. The Lowe sisters were dead
when they were placed on the beach.
The Londsdale girls showed signs of
life and Drs. Abbott, Allison, Garri-
son and Horton We're summoned as
speedily as possible, and did all they
could to save the lives of the Londs-
dale sisters. but to no purpose. Both
died while the doctors were trying to
restore them.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
HISTORIAN DEAD.
New York After a Long ILL
nesx-His Career.

New York. Aug. John Clark Rid
path, the historian. died in the Presby-
terrain hospital at $3.50 O'CLOCK Tuesday
evening from complication of dis
eases. He had been patient in the
hospital since April 26.
John Clark Ridpath, LID, was born in
Putnam county, Ind, in April, 1S41. He
was graduated from Asbury (now De Pauw)
university in 1868, taking first honors. After
serving as principal of an academy at
Thorntown, Ind, and as superintendent of
public schools at Lawrenceburg, he was
called in 1869 to the chair of English lit
erature at De PAW. He was transferred
later to the chair of history and political
philosophy. In 1875 he published his first
book. an Academic History of the United
States" In 1876 he published his "Popu-
lar History of the United States" and
afterwards '"The Life and Work of Gar
field" His Encyclopaedia of Universal His
tory" was published in 1885, In 1885 he re-
signed his professorship in De Paw, and
the vice presidency of the university, in
order that he might devote his whole time
to writing. In 1893 he published his Life
and Work of James G. Blaine" and in 1894.
his Great Races of Mankind" Ie was en-
gagged for ten years in preparing the nate
rial. and four years in writing this work.
In 1898 he published his Life and Times of
tory of All Nations" He was for time
editor of the Arena Magazine of Boston.
In 1896 he ran for congress OH the demo-
cratic ticket in his home district in In
diana and was defeated by a small ma
Jortty. In recent years he has been en-
gagged In the preparation of complete and
elaborate history of the United States.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A fox and hound belonging to
gentleman in Kcnnebec, Me-, are af-
fectionate companions, and constant
ly sport and sleep with each other.
When both We're young they were
placed together and have ever since
continued frolicsome comrades.
Military uniforms We're not orig
lnally especially splendid. 1t was the
Prussian army, and then Napoleon,
who set the example of adjoining the
soldiers dress all over with fur, gold
lace and SO on. The Napoleonic ar
mics suffered from a perfect mania
for snowy trappings.
The total area of Cuba is about 49,
600 square miles. OF this $4,000
square miles is uncleared and unex-
plored forest, 1000 square miles is de-
voted to pasture, 10000 square miles
susceptible of cultivation has never
felt the plow, and only about $4,000
square miles, or a little more than
one-fourth of the entire area, is or
ever has been productive.
To those who have never consid-
cred the subject it might appear that
each letter is Of equal Importance in
the formation of words; but the rela-
tive proportions required in the Eng
fish language are these: a, IS; b, IS;
c, 80; d, "A; c, 1a0; f, rs; g, II; h, Ga:
j, so: j, A; k, S; !, 40; m, 30; n, so; o.
so; p, II; q, s; +, 60; S, so; t, 90; u.
81; v, 10; w, 20; X, A; y, 20; z, 2. 1t is
this knowledge of how frequently one
letter is used compared with others
that enables cryptogram readers to
unravel so many mysteries.
A correspondent of knowledge tells
n curious story of II mare which was
accustomed while feeding in a field to
stand under Il low-sprcading branch
of an elm tree, which just touched her
back, and to sway her body to and
fro in order to enjoy the brushing.
One winter the branch was removed.
but the next spring, when the mare
was turned into the field, she placed
herself day after day on the Same
spot. and swayed backward and for
ward, apparently ut Il loss to under
stand what had become of her fan.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
A RULER LAID LOW,
King Humbert of Italy the Victim
of Assassin's Bullet.
Tragedy Occurred just as the Sow.
ercisn Was Departing from
Fete at MOnzu-ltuly's New
King and Queen.

Monza, Italy, July 3o.-King Hum
bert has been assassinated. lie was
shot here Sunday evening by a man
named Angelo Bressi, and died in few
minutes.
The king had been attending a dis
tribution of prizes in connection with
gymnastic competition. He had just
entered his carriage with his abide.
camp, amid the cheers of the crowd
when he was struck by three revolver
shots fired in quick succession. One
pierced the heart of his majesty, who
fell back and expired in Il few minutes
The assassin was Immediately ar.
rested, and with some difficulty saved
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
Incrcnxe IN tbc II. s. N,vx

siXty-three million dollars is the
sum required by the navy appropria-
ton bill for furnishing up he United
States navy since her recent wartime
adventures. Here is Uncle Sans no.
ton Of preparing for peace, and a
very wise one, too: Two new large
battleships. three armorcd cruisers,
three protected cruisers and four gun
boats. The gunbonts to be designed
with especial reference to their being
of service in and about our new east
crn possessions. Threequarters of q
million of the appropriation will be
spent in continuing the work on the
new naval academy at Annapolis, and
countless millions more in renovating
various navy yards and stations, and
in building new docks along the At
lantic coast.-Lcdger Monthly.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
SALMON DESERT PENOBSCOT.
The King OF Fishes Scarccr TN.~
Ever This Spring in the
Maine River.

The catch of salmon in PenobscG
river weirs has fallen oil greatly with.
in the past two years, so that Il num-
Der Of fishermen who have relied upon
their summers work to tide them
through the long winter have aban-
doned their privileges and are plant
ing wide areas to land crops to make
up for the deficit from the sea. Thirty
years ago, says the New York Sun,
when the United States established O
salmon hatchery on Craig's brook in
the town of Orland, very few salmon
came into the river. Choice cuts sold
for two dollars Il pound early in the
season and never went below 40 cents.
G. G. Atkins, who has been in charge
of the station since it's construction,
caused salmon fry to be planted in the
cold streams and lakes along the
Penobscot watershed, and in less than
ten years the poorest family could af-
ford salmon on its table. For ten
years succeeding 1876 Il number of
wcirs ut the head of Verona and in
Pcnobscot narrows had an average
catch Of ten salmon al every tide. The
fish We're big and fat. In spite of the
low prices which prevailed on account
of bringing in eases of canned salmon
from Oregon and Alaska the weir own
crs made money and were in n fair way
to get rich when the river pulp mills
began to pollute the water and dis
courage the fish from going beyond the
mouth of the river.
The value of the salmon caught in
the wires in the summer of 1880 was
estimated at $4,000. Five years later
it had risen to $50 900. Then the catch
diminished rapidly SO that it was no
more than $4,000 in 1895 and hardly
$4,000 in 1899. This year the outlook
is very gloomy. In former years from
20 TO 80 salmon were taken with hook
and line at the pool above Bangor be-
fore the middle of April, and half
dozen men made good wages setting
nets between Bangor and Hampton.
Though the first salmon taken 10y fly
fishing was caught on April !, the rec
ord of the pool up to April is of this
year was only two fish for the season.
The men who owned nets put them out
and watched them closely for Il fort
night without getting anything more
valuable than few conger ecls. Then
they hired out in the sawnils and
hung their nets up to dry. The wcirs
on the shores of Prospect, Stockton,
Verona and Searsport have Jared little
better. Far down the river at tho
foot Of 1'rigadier island few salmon
have been caught, but the wpirs that
have made the river famous for half
a century take nothing but alcwives,
sculpins and founders.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
RATHBONE UNDER ARREST.
Late Director General of Posts In
Cuba Charged with MisnpprO-
printiOn of Funds.

Havana, July 30.-Mr. Estes &. Rath-
bone, recently director general Of
posts in Cuba, was arrested Saturday
at II o'clock on four charges. These
allege the unlawful drawing of two or
dcrs for $500 each, paying his private
coachman and gardener rom me postal
funds, and drawing per diem allowance
when not entitled to do so. Mr.. I;ath-
bone was held in bonds of $4,000.
Havana, July 31.-Estcs q. Rath-
bone, former director Of posts, now
furnished bail Monday evening, Senior
Lopez, Il wealthy Spnniard, going on
his bond. Several Spanish merchants
came forward and offered to provide
the necessary security.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
THE DEAD DUKE.
Queen Victoria Deeply Affected Over
the Death of Her Second Son
Funeral ON Friday.

London, Aug. 1.-The news of the
death of the duke of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria,
has created sensation in London, as
it was totally unexpected. There
were many callers at Clarence and
Marlborough houses, and the lord
chamberlain's office. Flags were half
masted at the Carleton, Reform,
Sports and other West End clubs.
The queen was deeply affected, and
the prince of Wales Cancelled the ar
engagements for attending Goodwood
Tuesday, where his horse Lucknow
was the favorite in the race for the
Stewards cup.
The funeral of the late duke will be
held at Coburg on Friday, August 8.
The prince of Wales will represent tho
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04

sick among the American force. His
statement that the japanese hospital
ship will be at our disposal for con-
veying sick and wounded to Nagasaki
is welcome intelligence and may re-
lieve the situation materially in case
OF hard fighting in Peking.
Ii Ordered Foreigners Protected.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The Chinese
minister called at the state department
early Wednesday and presented to Sec
rotary Hay some of the latest corre-
spondence that has passed between Ii
Hung Chang and the imperial Chinese
government. The minister's dispatches
state that on July 10 Ii Hung Chang
and several of the most influential vice.
roys memorialized the emperor to ex-
tend protection to all foreigners in Pc
king and elsewhere in China. The re-
ply to this memorial was delayed for
some time and the viceroys presented
another petition asking that the minis
tiers should either be given safe escort
from Picking or that free communica-
ton should be opened between them
and their governments. The reply to
this last memorial has not been re-
ceived, but after it's dispatch by the
viceroys Iii Hung Chang received an an
swer to the first memorial in which the
emperor, by imperial edict, ordered all
loyal Chinese to protect foreigners in
the empire.
Following is a copy of the dispatch
from Ii Hung Chang presented to Sec
rotary Hay. 1t was received by Minis
ter WI at midnight from the Chinese
minister in London:
"Just received a telegram from Pao-
Ting-Fu, of the sixth moon, 23d day
Gully 19), that the privy council had that
lows:
1--WE have received the memorial of Ii
Hung Chang and others innploring us to
save and protect the ministers of the
various nations. Now the ministers are
all safe and well, and Ii Hung Chang is
directed to wire to Yang Yu and others
so that they may inform the respective
secretaries for foreign affairs according
ly. Respect this.
'This telegram has been delayed in its
transmission. The other day and other
viceroys sent joint memorial, request
ing that the different ministers be es-
be enabled to freely communicate by let
ter or wire with their respective govern
ments. When an imperial answer is re-
ceived, I will again wire. Communicate
this to Minister Yang at st. Petersburg,
Minister Yu at Paris and Minister WI
at Washington for them to inform Sec
retaries for foreign affairs"
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04

queen. He will be accompanied to
Coburg by either his son, the duke Of
York, or his brother, the duke of Con-
naught.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-The body of the late
duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will
be conveyed to-day to the Maurice
church at .Coburg, where it will lie in
state. The new duke, who on July 10
was appointed lieutenant in the
Prussian army, and who for some time
has been receiving a military educa-
ton in Potsda1n, is for the moment
the guest of King Oscar of Sweden.
He is expected to arrive here to-day.
He will not attain his majority until
1905, and, by the Coburg law, passed
in 1895, hereditary Prince Ernst Won
l1ohenlohe Langenburg, son-in-law of
the late duke. becomes the regent.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
Two Killed.

Pana, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-While threshing
on the farm of Jacob Simpson, nine
miles south of this city, the engine boil
err exploded, killing Charles Simpson
and Marion Sylvester, and severely
wounding three others. The explosion
was caused by the water running low
in the boiler and the injector failing
fo work
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
To Use the Press,

Paris, Aug. 2-The international
peace and arbitration conference adopt
ed proposition for the establishment,
in connection with the peace bureau at
Berne, OF an international press service
to be known as the Peace agency, whose
duty will be the duty publication of a
bulletin. showing tile advancement in
the interests of peace. 1t will be fur
nished free to all the papers of Europe.
Funds will be raised by subscription to
carry out the plan.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
Fate of Jester in Jury's Hands.

St. Louis, Aug. "A special to the
Post-Dispatch from New London, No.,
says: The fate of Alexander Jester,
who for the past few weeks has been
on trial for the alleged murder of Gill
bert w. Gates, is now in the hands of 12
citizens of Rails county. The case was
given to the jury at noon Wednesday,
go years after the supposed murder oc-
Cured. The verdict is awaited with
great interest, and the predictions as to
what it will be are numerous.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
Lightning Kills Many.

Berlin, July 3O.-lhunderstorms and
heat this week did great damage in the
eastern provinces, especially in Stcttin
Dantzig, Elbing and Schneidemuchl
whence number of deaths are re.
ported. Lightning killed is persons
and fired and consumed % large cs
tates. A large number OF soldiers were
sunstrnck and killed in Brunswick
Posen and Breslau.
The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
BIu schOoncr launched.

West Bay City, Mich, July 27.-The
schooner Pretoria, the largest wooden
boat ever built, was launched at David.
sons shipyard Thursday afternoon.
The Pretoria will carry 5000 gross tons
of iron ore, or 600 bushels Of wheat
She is $50 feet long, 45ih feet beam and
~ feet deep.