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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

Donald McGIlis, n OF the three directors
Of the Montreal Cold Storage company, who
was indicted for fraud, has been sentenced
TO three years in the p~enitentiary.
The League of American Municipalities
continued its session at Charleston, S. c.,
Friday with discussions on municipal top
les. Several interesting papers were read.
1t was reported at the Presbyterian hos
pital, New York, Friday that Lieut.. Rich
ard p. Robson had passed a very comfort
able night, and that his condition was much
improved.
Herr Won Posschinger, a Bavarian crown
councillor, committed suicide at Munich.
He was addicted to the use OF morphine
and for some time had been regarded as
verging on insanity.
The cabinet held a brief session Friday,
all the members being present except At
torney General Griggs. A number of sub
jects were discussed, but nothing Of pub
tic interest transpired.
Miss Edna Brown, a young woman Of
ssS highest character and sTeat popularity
in exclusive circles of GAINESVILLE (O0 So
ciety, crowned herself Thursday night in
the Muskingum river.
A fire which started at midnight in the
upper part of the Standard theater, st.
Louis, one Of the most amous variety
and vaudeville houses in the country, did
damage estimated at 5000. The Uropian
B~urlesQue company sustained a loss of
5000
Max Apt and Morris Apt, trading as Apt
Bros, of Philadelphia, have been a~djudged
voluntary bankrupts in the United States
district court. The liabilities Of the firm
are scheduled at Sl13,02 and their only as
sets are said to be wearing apparel valued
at 500.
Edward Ryan, a pioneer resident and mer-
chant prince, died at the family residence
in Hancock, Mich. He leaves a large fam
lily of adult sons and daughters and an es-
tate of about 81 .OOO,O OO. He was at one
time considered the wealthiest freshman
in America.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
SMALLEST OF THEIR KIND.
The Dwarf Cattle of CeIebes Are Ne
Larger Than Ordinary Full
Grown Sheep.

Celebes had the distinction of being
the home of the smallest living repre-
sentative of the wild cattle, or, indeed,
of the wild cattle of any period of the
earth's history, for no equally diminu-
tive fossil member of the group APP
pears to be known to science. An
idea of the extremely diminutive pro-
portions of the anoa, or sapi-utan, as
the animal in question is respectively
called by the inhabitants of Celebes
and the Malays, may be gained when
1t Is stated that its height at the
shoulder is only about three feet
three inches, whereas that Of the
great Indian wild OK, or guar, is at
least six feet four inches. and may,
according to some writer's, reach as
much as seven feet. In fact, the anoa
Is really not much, If at all, larger
than a well-grown South Down sheep
and scarcely exceeds in this respect
the little domesticated Bramini cat
tie shown a few years ago at the In
dian exhibition held at Earl's Court,
says Knowledge.
The anoa has many Of the charac-
tiers Of the large Indian buffalo, but
its horns r relatively shorter, less
curved and upright. In this, as
well as in certain other respects, it is
more like the young than the adult Of
the last-named species, and as young
animals frequently show ancestral
features which r gradually lost as
maturity is approached it would be a
natural supposition that the anoa is
a primitive type Of buffalo.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
WANTED Y VISITORS.
Paris disappointed That More of
Them Did Not Attend the
Exposition.

Disguise it as you may, republican
France has been bitterly disappointed
at the absence of the principal crowned
heads of Europe from the exposition,
but most of all at that of the Russian
sovereign. France considered-and not
unjustly-that so much was due to her
from the son of a father whose mem
DRY is perpetuated in Paris by one of
the most striking and beautiful monu-
ments ever devised by an art-loving ma
ton. France will not admit that the
absence of crowned visitors of the first
rank and their heirs was due to her
W folly. She who is always preach
ing the solidarity of republicans all
over the world will not admit that
there may be such a solidarity among
monarchs. And, even if she did admit
it, she would fail to see the reason why
Nicholas II. should not have made an
exception in her favor. She thinks,
though she does not say it, that her
quondam ally owed her this, says the
London Illustrated News.
There was no proof that Oscar of
Sweden and Norway, Leopold of Bel
GUM, and George of Greece are not
as solicious of the prestige Of their
fellow sovereigns as the rest, but all
three felt that they owed something
to France and they were determined
to acknowledge the obligation in that
way. Oscar is of purely French de-
scent; Leopold's father indirectly
owed his crown to France, who fought
the battles of Belgium against the
Dutch, without which battles there
would have been no Leopold I. George
had to thank Napoleon III. for being
where he is. These three sovereigns
have shown their gratitude, and
France, who ear be very generous, will
not forget this.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
A U OLD SALT.
Admiral Keppel Has Spent a Life
time I'm the British Marine
Service.

The Keppel family, of England, Of
which the brave old admiral bearing
the name is a member, is notorious for
its toughness. Sir Harry, as the ad-
miral is called, was conspicuous among
the guests at Lady Mary Keppel's we'd
ding a couple of weeks ago. Sir Harry
retired from the royal navy in 1879,
afer spending no less than 81 years in
that service. In the China war of 60
years back, he had command of the
Dido, and won distinction, and he was
quite an old fighting hand when he
served in the Baltic and Black seas dur
ing the Crimean war. After the close
of the Crimean campaign he returned
to China and covered himself with
glory in the desperate work in Fat
shan creek. Keppel bay, in Borneo,
now an old-established settlement, was
called after him. Forty years ago he
asked the electors of his beloved Ports
mouth to let him go to parliament, but
they insisted on keeping him to the
quarter deck. The admiral is a fine
specimen of the old-fashioned sea dog,
and is as young yet as many who might
be his grandchildren.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Heavy Mileage Rates Are Sometimes
Paid to Retain an Old
"HeIlO" Address.

Telephone numbers have an actual
money value" said an officer of the
American Bell Telephone company,
reports the New York Mail and Ex-
press. "The assertion has a strange
sound, but If you think for a mo-
ment of the advantage a business
house derives from having its location
well known, the thing seems only nat
ural.
"In the course Of time peoples
minds begin to associate a firm with
its telephone number, and if, when
they start to call up an old friend,
they find him masquerading under a
new number, 1t is as much of a shock
as If they had called at a house with
whom they were in the habit of doing
business and found it had moved
away. 1t all ONE under the legal
head Of good WILL a very elusive COM
modify, but one which has it's market
value.
$50 much is this fact appreciated
by some of our old patrons that they
are willing to pay heavy mileage if
they away from the neighbor-
hood of their exchange in order to
retain their old telephone address.
Many important houses have followed
the northward trend of business in
the last few years, and there are sew
eral cases of a firms office address
being In the uptown district, while
its telephone number remains So and
so, Cortlandt or Broad. The FIRMS
line to the exchange may be several
miles long"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
STORM WAS HEAVY.
cauaes Mach Damage I'm san Franciu-
co, hut No one Was
Injured.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-One of the
most severe storms which has aver Wis
tied San Francisco, broke over the city
at an early hour Friday morning, and
ragged in ftful gusts, rain and wind
sweeping the city with unusual vio-
lence, accompanied by thunder and
forked lightning, a rather unusual oc-
cnrrence in this city. At one time rain
fell in such torrentsthat many thought
. eloudburst imminent. During the
heightof the storm several houses were
overturned by the wind, fences blown
down and other damage done. One of
the great receiving tanks of the San
francisco Gas and Electric company
was struck by lightning, the gas TAX
ing fire. No one was hurt in the explo-
sion, but the tank was completely de-
molished. During the storm the city
was entirely cut of from telegraphic
communication with the rest Of the
world, the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies losing every wire
out Of San Francisco. The damage to
telegraph wires is being repaired rap
Idly, but only partial service is being
given by the two companies. The bulk
Of damage to wires was caused by the
blowing down of about 100 poles on the
Oakland side of the bay. Some damage
was done in the mountains, but moth
ing definite can be stated as to the ex-
tent. The telephone company also lost
many of its long-distance wires. So
far, no marine disasters of any mo-
me.t hare been reported On the bay
several boats capsized, but no n was
drowned so far as known. Several yes
Eels dragged their anchors, but no dam
age is reported.
Reports from points at short dis
tanees from San Francisco tell of
much damage by the storm. Buildings
were blown down and ~unroofed in
many sections, chimneys blown down
and other damage done, but so far no
fatalities have been reported. The
storm ceased almost entirely at noon.
Reno, New, Dec. ia big storm is
raging throughout the Pacific coast.
There has been a heavy fall of snow
In the Sierras and the wind is blowing
60 miles an hour. An immense ice plant
at Wicks Station, a few miles east OF
Truckee, has been blown down. The
storm is the worst known in years. The
amount of damage done in Reno is not
yet known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
A COMMON ERROR.
The Same Mistake is Made by
Many 0skaloosa People.
It's a common error

It's a common error
To plaster the aching back,
To rub with liniments rheumatic
joints
When the trouble comes from the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
ills
And are endorsed by oskaloosa
citizens.
Mr.. ] w. Armstrong of COS South
Second street, painter and paper
han ger, says: "My kidneys bothered
me for some time, shown by a heavy
pain settling in the email of my back,
and at a certain position while at
work I feltit severely. 1t caught me
when 1 rose from sitting and gave me
Inconvenience at all times. / went
to Blakeslee Bros drug store for
Doan's Kidney pills and their use re-
suited in speedy and complete relief
from the pain. You can always count
on me endorsing Doan's Kidney
Pills"
Sold by all druggists. Price so cents.
Foster ilburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's, and take
no substitute.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Two of a Gang Are Captured After n
Desperate Fight ON a Train
In Ohio.

Wheeling, W. Va, Dec. IS. - The
gang of desperadoes that robbed
Doerschuck's bank at Shapesyille, o.,
arrived at bridgeport just before noon
Friday On the Massillon aeeommoda-
tion of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheel
ing road. Two of the gang were cap
tured after a desperate encounter
with officers and trainmen. Four 9th
ers escaped and a posse is pursuing
them. The gang boarded the train
at Holloway, where they had robbed
q couple of houses and broke into the
schoolhouse to secure quarters for the
night. Officer Meister, of this place,
heard of them being on the train and
went to Wheeling Creek and boarded
the train. He found the leader in the
ladies' coach. The desperate drew a
big gun and a fight was at once start
ed which continued until the train
reached Bridgeport, when other Of
GERS got on. Two of the gang were
oyerpowered, but the others jumped
through the windows and made their
escape. During the fight on the train
men and women were frantic with
fear and many tried to jump from the
windows while the train was in mo-
tion to escape the flying bullets. One
Of the men captured haa $500 in
cash, mostly bills, with several hun
dred pennies in a sack which has the
name Of the robbed bank stamped on
II. They had several bottles of nitro
glyeerin, dynamite cartridges, fuses
and various burglar tools. The two
are a snrIy pair and refuse to talk
or even give their names.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the district court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Mahaska county,
February term, A. d. 1901.
To Edwin Terrell, Corless Blow &
Co., Samuel Crane, Harvey McOas-
lin, Louise Hogan and Chas. Hogan:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file a petition of Excelsior
Coal Co., in the office of the clerk of
the district court of the State of Iowa,
in and for Mahaska county, asking
the quieting of title of the following
described land: The north d of the
s w quarter and the west % of the s
K quarter of the s w quarter and the
north 81 acres of the S w "a of the s
w u, all of section 10, township 70
north, range 15 west, in Mahaska
county, Iowa, as fully appears in said
petition now on file, to which you are
referred.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon of the second
day of the February term, A. d. 1901,
of said court, which will commence
on the 9th day of February, 1901, de-
fault will be entered against you and
judgment and decree rendered there
on as prayed for in said petition.
j. F. & W. r. LACEY,
1Sw4 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
COULD NOT KILL THE BIRD.
After Being Fourteen Days I'm an
Ieebox the Albatrona
gtin Lived.

A writer says Sir William CORY
told him some time ago that on one
Of his steamships coming from New
Zealand an albatross, supposed to have
been choked dead. kept in an fee box
at Q temperature which was always
much below freezing point, was found
TO be alive at the end Of IA days. Capt.
Reed, in command Of the vessel in
question, says Nature. supplemented
the story with the statement that
the bird was supposed to be killed by
being strangled with Irvine tied a.
tightly As possible around the neck.
This twins was not removed. The
beak was closed and tied and the legs
crossed behind the tail and tied. Il
was then wrapped in an old meat
cloth and put with three other birds
81 the return box at the end OF the
port snow trunk. II remained there
for certainly not less than ten DAYS.
On the snow boy complaining that the
bird -grunted" when ne went near IL
the albatross wal taken out, when it
was found that II could move its neck
about and open its beak and the eyes
were open and lifelike. The lower
half Of the body and the legs were
frozen hard. The fastening on the
besk had come on. It was alive for
two hours after being taken ont and
WAS then strangled and put IN the
snow box.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
CONGER IS HOPEFUL.
Proposed Escape of
Prince Tuan.

Picking, Dec. 13.-Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching have sent an official
notification to the ministers that
they have received the promised doc
uments authorizing them to act in
behalf of China in the peace negotia-
tions and announcing that they are
ready to proceed as soon as the min
listers desire.
The fact that Sir Ernest Mason
Satow, the British minister to China,
has not yet received authority from
his government to sign the joint note
causes a~Stonishment here, as it is felt
that the other powers having agreed
there cannot be anything in the joint
note to cause Great Britain to object
sufficiently to make her refuse to
sign.
Mr.. Conger says he believes China
will Immediately accept the terms
imposed and that she has it in her
power to comply with the majority
of them before spring, while the 9th
ers can wait.
Vancouver, B. c., Dee. 15.-Aeeord-
ing to the North China News, Prince
Tuan escaped from Tung-Kuan pass
under the disguise of a Buddhist
bonze, with shaver head, bound for
western Mongolia, to joint the assist
ant, Dali Lama, at Kokonor. He was
subsequently traced to Ian Chou,
capital of Jansu, through which city
he passed, still in the garb Of a
Buddhist pilgrim bonze. He was last
heard from at Ting-Hsia, the native
city of Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang, under
whose protection he is alleged to have
Travelled.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
INSANITY IN ARMY CAMPS.
A Medical Authority Says That Not
InfrequentIy Military Command
ers Are Mentally Unbalanced.

Mental disease in military life may
be more common and more productive
of evil than we think. If an insane
commander is given such a position
that all subordinates cannot possibly
criticise or make their suspicious
known for fear of the swift punish
ment that follows lack of discipline
insidious and awful errors and wrongs
may result and may continue a long
time before superior and PARKWAY
officers suspect the true condition.
1t is said that during a recent war
a balloon was sen up which, instead
Of defining the enemy's position, re-
vealed that of the general ordering
the balloon, and of his troops, to 100
gunners who only awaited the indi-
cation to play havoc with their shells,
says the Philadelphia Medical Jour
nal.
The commander, 1t is further said,
is now known to have been insane, his
father, mother and sisters having died
insane. Suppose that chronic menin-
gifts should exist in a general intrust-
ed with the conduct of a campaign far
from the seat of the central govern
ment, and that he should have delu-
sions of grandeur, with other symp-
toms of profound but not easily rec
ognized morbid mental action. In
calculable mischief would ensue be-
fore he would be suspected and be-
fore he could be recalled. The appli-
cation of psychiatry to military life
is a suggestion of possible tremendous
significance in view of the wars exist
ing in all parts of the world many
thousands of miles away from the
CAPITALS Of civilization
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
BRYAN IN A NEW ROLE.
lIsh n Weekly Newspaper
In January.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15.-Mr. Bryan
gave out the following interview FRI
day morning:
II have for several years had in con-
temptation the establishment OF a weekly
newspaper, and his seems an opportuns
time for undertaking 1t. Intending to de-
vote my life to the study and discussion Of
public questions, ] ave chosen this meth
cd because It viii best accomplish the pur-
pose which / have In view. Through such
a paper / shall be able to keep In touch
with social and political problems. The pa
per will at the same time, II successful,
provide an income sufficient for my Pc
cuniary needs, and this kind Of work will
allow me more time with my family han
! have been able to enjoy for several years
past.
II expect to lecture occasionally, especial
ly In college towns where ] can speak to
students. but my principal work will be
done with the pen, or perhaps ! should say
with the pencil
''The paper viii be called The Commonsr.
and will defend the principles set forth In
the Kansas City platform. The first issue
win appear in January. I shall be pro-
prietor q editor"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
ReappOrtiOnment.
Slept at His Post.

Southington, Conn, Dec. 15.-News
has reached here in the form of an
official communication from Gen. Mac
Arthur, that Linas Skinner, former
Southington boy, has been sentenced
to be shot on Christmas day for sleep
ing at his post when on sentry duty.
His father, John P. Skinner, who is II
years old, is nearly h~eartbroken by the
news, and has left for Washington to
plead with President Mckinley for his
sons life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Too Mucb HoDor FOR Movo,

Not long ago a gentleman of the
name of Aldridge Devenish was the
popular mayor of Weymouth, in Dor
setshire, England. Some new public
buildings had been completed during
his m%ayoralty, and at a council meet.
ing held to make preparations for the
ceremony of opening them, a town
councillor indignantlysasked why the
mayor was to be favored by having his
initials A. D. carved in large letters be-
fore the date of the year,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
A Great bereavement.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 15.-Miss Emily
Leslie, daughter of ex-Gov. P. H. Les
lie, Of Montana, died Friday after a
brief illness OF pneumonia. She was
a native Of Kentucky. Montana's aged
executives cup Of sorrow is running
over, as he received a telegram Thurs
day night from st. Louis announcing
the death Of his eldest son, Dan ]. H,
Leslie. The ex-governor lost his wife
less than a year ago. He is in his
eighty-second year, and the loss OF
daughter and son win affect his heart,
it Is feared.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
,,RIGINAL NOTICE.
Roxana HUT and Abigail Springer,

Roxana HUT and Abigail Springer,
vs
VIM. HUT and Susan Hut, his wife,
and Robert HUT and Amanda
HUT, his wife, ct al
In the district court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Mahaska connty,
February term, A. d. 1901.
To VIM. HUT and Susan HUT, his
wife, and Robert HUT and Amanda
HUT, his wife:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the 9th day of December, A.
d. 1900, a petition of Roxsna HUT, ct
al, will be filed in the office of the
clerk CO the district court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Mahaska county,
claiming of you that PLAINTIFF are the
absolute owners in fee simple of the
following described land, to-wit: The
south "a of the northwest quarter Of
the northwest quarter of section
twenty-three (23), township seventy
sever (77) range seventeen tn west
5th p. M, in said county, and asking
to have their title therein establishe d
and quieted and other equitable re-
lief.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon of the second
day of the February term, A. d. 1904,
OF said court, which will commence on
tbs 9Th day Of February, 1901, default
will be entered against you and judp-
ment and decree rendered thereon as
prayed for in said petition.
MCCOY & MCCOY,
BOLTON & BOLTON,
20w4 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Goal Firm

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 12.--The firm
Of Hunter & Hart, coal dealers, com
posed of Alex. w. Hunter and Thorn
as Hart, has suspended business.
Hunter alleges that there - a short
age of $4,000 and that there are
other serious Irregularities in the
FIRMS affairs. Efforts to find Hart
are unavailinK.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Ashtabula, o., Dec. 15.-The Herrick
house at Ashtabula Harbor caught
fire Friday morning and the flames
swept every frame building on the
east side of Bridge street from High
street south. Nearly a dozen struc-
lures were burned. The loss Is esti-
mated at about $4,000; partially in
aured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Little Girls Terrible Fate.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. ia spe-
cial to the Sentinel from Elwood, Ind,
says: The ~two-year-old daughter OF
Peter Elder, saloon keeper, fell into
a ten-gallon can of soup made for
lunch at the place Friday morning
and was literally cooked before her
brought assistance. Death
resulted in the afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
rnlGeu Important Action.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 1S-The Amer
lean Federation OF Labor Friday
placed itself on record as opposed to
trade autonomy and In favor of cen
~tralization In trade ~unionism, estab-
fishing q precedent for the establish
ment of future organizations of the
countrv.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Hearinn Set for Deeember 20.

Springfield, Ill, Dec. 12.-The man
damus case against the state board Of
equalization, begun in the circuit
court Of this county at the instance
Of the Chicago Teachers federation,
has been set for hearing, Thursday.
December 20. The case Is attracting
much attention and win be strongly
contested.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

IA Notice is hereby given to all
persona interested that on the 4th day
of December, A. d. 1900, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court of Mahaska county, Iowa, adj
ministrator of the estate of John
Likes, deceased, late of said Mahaska
county. All persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the un-
dersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance.
Dated December &, 1900.
A FL. MURPHY, Administrator.
19w3 r. K. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

and how it goes is always of interest
to some but the condition Of ones health
should be first in the line Of c~oasidera-
ton, II you take DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup
Pepsin You can't have indigestion or
stomach trouble. That is certain. For
sale by J. II. Pickett.