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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
CORN Is KING.

A Des Moines grain man told the
Register that in his opinion corn will
soon become the great staple product
of the farmers of this country and
and will distance wheat. The corn
propaganda in Europe has done
much to bring about this state of af-
fairs, and the export of corn is now
10 per cent greater than it was five
years ago. The corn kitchen, now in
operation at the Paris exposition,
will give the foreign demand for corn
still another boost, for there is no
question but that it is making a great
impression upon the people. The
peasants of Europe and Asia are get
ting a taste of corn bread, and they
will not want to return to the custo-
mary black bread. The yellow
Bread" as they call it, is many times
more nourishing and there is nothing
more palatable. The corn propa-
ganda has done wonders for corn in
Europe, but we are not satisfied with
that and the Orient is now being in
vaded. Owing to the failure to a
large extent of the rice crop in Japan,
commission merchants in the far
East have been making urgent in
quiries for American breadstuffs, and
an effort is being made to make the
initial shipment in a trade which will
increase the export of the United
States by many millions. Bruhl
Freres, leading importer in Yoko-
hama, has just written the following
letter on the subject to Gustav Med
erlein of Philadelphia:
!. ""This years. crop OF rice falls con-
siderably under the average, which
has never been excessive. The price
of rice has been going up even above
the figures proportionate to the de-
fcieney in the crop, and japan will
have to import substitute. We pro-
pose to introduce Indian corn in
some form as a staple food. Corn
grows here and enters to some extent
into the diet of the Japanese. No
prejudice, therefore, would have to
be overcome to introduce the food
on large scale. AS rice in bulk ia
worth $3.50 to 81 per picul (133
pounds), there ought to be no diff
Guilty in landing cornmeal here at a
price considerably under the market
value of rice"
During 1894 we exported IS, ,324 ,OOC
bushels of corn, while last year the
total jumped to 74,OS9, 900 bushels,
Old King Corn is to rule in other
coutries besides America.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

was nominated for County Auditor by
the Republican County Convention,
Saturday. He received the noni-
nation on the third formal ballot and
was an easy winner. On the informal
ballot he received forty votes and his
strength increased to the time of
nomination. At the regular call of
the third ballot Martin had seventy
one votes. 1t required seventytwo
votes to nominate. Prairie township
asked to change its vote, casting it's
delegation solid for Martin gave the
number of votes necessary for nomi-
nation. Following the nomination
for auditor came the nomination of
r. x. Davis of Monroe for clerk. He
had no opposition and was nominated
unanimously. The fight of the con-
vention was on County Attorney and
soon narrowed down to Mccoy and
Dewitt was finally nominated. For
Recorder, L. L. McCord was nomi-
mated and received the largest vote
cast for any one before the conven-
ton. j. M. Stephenson is the nomi-
nee for member of the County Board.
Chas. Walling was reelected chair
man of the County committee. The
ticket is now in the field. Oskaloosa
got one nominee; the rest went to
the county, 1t is a good clean ticket
and one upon which the party will
unite. Mr.. Martin is well pleased
with the assistance he received from
the Cedar delegation. They were
Charley Fellers, Frank Gordon, DR..
Morgan, Asa Philippe, Yves Randall,
andJ. P. Boyd. Their solid support
won the nomination and their in
1uenee will carry the vote of the
township in the election this fall.
Hurrah for Martin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

Now look out for plank in the
Democratic platform Tripping the
Railroads up the Back" Executive
officials of the lines entering Kansas
City have decided to turn down"
all politicians who may ask for passes
on account of their connection with
the forthcoming democratic national
convention. They believe that they
have made great enough concessions
in the matter of low rates and ex-
cursion arrangements to warrant
their adhering strictly to the no-pass
decision. tt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
ROUGH RIDER HLNRH.

One of the most popular and in.
spring features of this campaign will
be organized all over the state. This
will be an attractive and delightful
novelty that will appeal especially to
the young men of the county who
are provided with fine horses. The
Rought Riders uniforms will soon be
on the market at very small price,
and the republican state committee
will suppy-a simple form of organic
alton, so that it will be very easy to
organize Rough Rider club in any
community. "What would be more
inspiring" asked Chairman Weaver,
than the sight of band of hearty
young republicans clad in Rough
Rider uniforms and mounted on good
horses led by some popular man in
the neighborhood who has a taste
and talent for military ?"These
clubs will be the most conspicuous
figures in political parades, and it
will be full of them. One is being
organized in Des Moines that will be
commanded by Col. John @. Loper,
who led the 51st Iowa volunteers on
its campaign through the Philippines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

Next Wednesday is pension day
and about two hundred veterans and
veterans widows will flock to the
court house and to the notaries' of
fees for the purpose of having their
vouchers made out. 1t is roughly
estimated that about 200 pensioners
reside in this city, and that the av.
erage amount each will draw from
the government will be about S45 for
the quarter, making about $4,000 in
all, which will be distributed among
the merchants of Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
THE AXE IN ACTION.
Two Iowa Central officials. to Retire
July Is.

Marshalltown, July 3.-The official
axe, which has been feared in Iowa
Central circles since the recent trans
fer of the property from its former
owners to representatives of the
Southern Pacific andliEAtchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railways, has
been swung and has descended upon
two heads-those of Master Mechanic
Bernard Reilly and Purchasing Agent
s. M, Rogers. The changes have not
yet been officially announced, but
they will be as soon as the resigna-
tions of both officials are in, to take
effect July 15.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
ACREWSOME TASK
Work of Gathering the Victims Of
the Burned Steamships.

New York, July 3.-Sixty-geven bod
les of victims Of the .Hoboken fire have
been recovered. Each hour that passes
witnesses additional recoveries OF bod
les, scared, MANNED and burned be-
yond all semblance of humanity. The
half has not yet been told, as all the
bodies brought to the surface Mon
day were caught on graphing hooks,
ABOUT the first OF next week the peo-
DE will realize the appalling loss OF
life, as it will then be time for the
bodies that are now lying at the bot
face of the water of their own ac-
cord. The list of missing is still
placed at but few below the 300 mark,
and when the bodies begin floating to
the surface the grewsomeness of the
situation will be realized. The bod
les recovered up to IL o'clock Monday
night include Al now in O'DonnelPs
undertaking establishment and some
in Hoboken; ten in Hoffman's, in the
same city; ~ in the morgue in New
York, and four on the decks of the
Saale, which were recovered too late
to be brought to either city. OF these
81 have been either positively or part
ly identified, most of them, so far as
has been discovered, being victims
from the steamship Saale. Twenty
one of these identifcations were made
by Second Officer Sanders, of the
Saale, who was helped in the task by
firemen, coal passers, machinists and
other employees of the vessel.
scores StiII Missing.
Those who will undoubtedly swell the
list of dead are the 240-odd men from
the steamships, including officers, sub
officers, seamen, oilers, machinists, coal
passers and trimmers, the greater loss,
of course, being among the men who
were below decks and could not get to
the open before the flames cnoked them
back and the heavy falling debris beat
them down to their death. Of these the
greater part are foreigners, and the
lists of their names are being checked
off by the steamship company officers
as soon as any Identification can be
made. Then, too, there are some IS
people who were on canal boats, light
ers and about the docks in various ca
pacities.
The Main and the Bremen.
There was a scene of activity all day
on and about the Main and the Bremen,
which lie beached in parallel positions
within IS feet of each other and about
1000 feet from the Jersey shore, oppo-
site West Forty-second street, New
, York. The Bremen has a list of As de-
grees, and were ii not for the huge der
ricks supporting her she would have
her port decks entirely submerged. The
vessel was gutted from stem to stern,
and only the frame remains. The decks
are ripped from the rivets, and what
wood remains of them is completely
charred through. The general opinion
is, however, that the Bremen can be
successfully raised and will again be
! placed in commission. Despite reports
TO the contrary, not one body had been
taken from either the Main or the Bre-
men up TO nine o'clock Monday night
That the Main Is damaged beyond
redemption is the consensus of opin.
ion Of not only wrecking experts. but
also the opinion Of Capt. Peterson, OF
the Main. The ship is now nothing but
red-hot hulk, from which exude aerid
fumes Of various density.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
The nnnnnil RInRa

The Council Bluffs Nonpariel
thinks that when the democratic or
atory breaks loose at Kansas City in
an appeal for the support of the con-
stitution it would be we'll for little
of it's enthusiasm to be spent in urg-
ing the southern democracy to pay
enough respect for the constitution
to quit robbing the black man of the
rights guaranteed him by that con-
stitution.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
Brooklyn Chronicle: The osl

Brooklyn Chronicle: The Oska-
loosa HERALD is preparing to issue
a special edition in the near future
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
that excellent paper. The special
will be editorial and historical and
from the promises of the editors, it
will be very fine indeed, for THE
HERALD never does anythiny by
halves. A half century of life for a
newspaper in Iowa makes it one of
the oldest in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
WANTS SATISFACTION.
Germany Determined ON Revenge for
Murder of Baron Won KetteIer.

Germany Determined ON Revenge for
Murder of baron Won KetteIer.
Berlin, July 3.--After the detailed
statement by Count Won Buelow, Sec
retary of state for foreign affairs, re-
garding the Chinese situation, EN-
peror William made up his mind to in
sist upon full satisfaction for the death
of Baron Won Ketteler, for which pur-
pose he resolved to send altogether
armed forces approximately as large as
those of the other powers chiefly inter-
ested in restoring order in China. The
precise size. of the forces has not yet
been determined, but it is expected they
viii altogether amount to score Of
thousands. A considerable portion of
the German feet will be sent also. This
is evidenced by orders issued to pre-
pare five new battleships for sailing. 1t
is understood that Prince Henry Of
Prussia has requested the emperor to
give him command of this division, but
it is doubtful whether his majesty will
agree to this. The emperor and Count
Won Buelow are fully aware that con-
stitutional difficulties render difficult
the dispatching of so large contin-
gent, but both are agreed that it must
be done. In this they are supported
by the singularly unanimous attitude
Of the German press.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
NORTH CHINA.

Tien Tsin, Newchwang and Che
Foo, which are mentioned as the
points of greatest activity and danger,
aside from Peking the capital, in the
present troubles in China, are espe-
cially important in relation to Ameri-
can trade in that country. They are
in the northern part of the country
and it is in them that American goods
seem to be in the greatest favor.
The growth of our trade in that Sec
ton is described somewhat in detail
by recent publication of the trea-
sury bureau of statistics, which des.
cribes Tien Tsin as the most impor-
tant city of northern China, being
located at the head of the Gulf of
Pechili and but eighty miles from the
capital, Peking, with which it is con-
nected by water and by railway
line. Another completed railway
line runs enthusiastically to Shauhai-
kwan and an elaborate railway system
is projected southwark from this point
through the populous provinces of
Shantung and Kiangsu to connect
Tien Tsin with Shanghai. In ad-
dition to these the grand canal, the
most important of the great artificial
waterways of China, has for centuries
connected Tien Tsin with the Yangtse-
Kiang and Shanghai. Its population
is in round numbers 1 900 900, and its
impo rs, which in 1888 were less than
20 ,oO0, 900 haikwan taels, were in 1897
more than So, 100000 haikwan taels,
having thus nearly doubledI during
the decade.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

-"Gen. Longstreet is pensioner
of the United States; Gen. Wheeler,
United States army, is in command
of a department and a grandson of
the famous South Carolina secession
ist Rhett, is third in the graduating
class at West Point. Old Glory
waves over a reunited country" re-
marks the Globe Democrat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

The Vice Presidency is not neces.
sarily a political grave yard. OF the
twenty-four men who have held the
Office of the vice president, four
John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew
johnson and Chester Alan Arthur
have succeeded to the presidency
through thd death of the elected oc-
cupants, and three-John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van
Buren-have been elected subse-
quently to the presidency.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
Some Chinese

Ye-Ho-Chuan-Society commonly
known as the oxers"-literally,
righteousness, harmony and fists.
Bow Wong Hui-Society fol the
protection of the Emperor-the re-
form party.
Tsung Ii Yamen-The foreign Of
fee.
Kwang Yo Wai-The young emper-
or's chief adviser and the leader of
the reform party.
Lung Kai Chu-Second adviser of
the emperor and reform leader.
Coming to America.
Kwang sui-The young emperor.
Fan Kwei-Foreign devil.
Fu-A prefecture.
Chihtai-Governor-general, usually
experimenting two provinces.
! Chun Chi-The general council of
state.
Chung Tiang-A grand secretary of
state, of whom there are six.
Futai-Governor of provir ce.
Hula club or association.
Hsiang-A village,
Hsien-A district.
Nei Ko-Grand secretary and i'm
perial chancellor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
--Ottumwa Courier,

Ottumwa Courier: In view of
the recent ice trust episode the Tam
many sachems might adopt as bat
tie cry something like this:
We love a trust
When we are in it,
But when we're not
We're dead agin it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
The Pella Blade which has been

The Pella Blade which has been
preaching that there is no prosperity
contains the following this week:
There is more building going on in
Pella than there are workmen to do
it. 1t is almost impossible to get any
kind of day laborer at present as well
as carpenters, painters and brick
layers. There are at present twenty
one new buildings being erected, and
more waiting until the rush is over
to commence"
The Republican times are awful for
Iaboring menI
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

Wisconsin delegation also at the
Midland, and the Hawaii delegation
at the Baltimore will each and all
have their requirements in the mat
ter Of liquid refreshments promptly
met convention week. All interme-
diate tastes win be equally cared for,
and the favorite beverage of any
visitor will be right at hand in what
ever hrst-class place he may go.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
We're dead agin il

New Sharon Star: Hon. John F.
Lacey has been secured by the Deep
River people to deliver their Fourth
of July oration. This is a piece of
good fortune for Deep River, and the
people of that locality will be favored
with a speech from an able man that
will be of the practical, patriotic
Irind
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
MONROE COUNTY,
LITERARY LEAVES.

Mrs. S. s. Mcclure has secured
from Rudyard Kipling a series of
stories of the South African war. The
first, entitled "The Outsider" ap-
pears in the July number of cClure's
Magazine. This story introduces a
young ignorant but selt-important
subaltern detailed to the command
of remote railway station who gets
into serious trouble. 1t isa vigorous
character study.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

The Dubuque Times saysthe Iowa
farmer who has seen his land and his
bank account grow in value the past
four years will be invited by no demo-
cratic orator to contrast agricultural
prices to-day with those which pre-
.ceded the election of Mckinley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

The democratic Des Moines
Leader is honest enough to say that
the prohibition national ticket is
nothing but democratic side-show.
1t hopes to get all its support out of
the republican party, thereby lend
ing strength to the Bryan ticket.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

The Chicago Times-Herald prints
a list of gifts and endowments to
American colleges in 1s99-19Oo. The
figures are startling in size and foot
up nearly s17,OOO,O 900. OF this amount
Iowa institutions have received
S313. 800.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

The Davenport Republican is re-
minded of the eternal fitness of things
even in the show business by notic-
ing that an "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Company is billed to play in Egg
Harbor. 1t is hoped that it will draw
WaIl ..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

The fellow who drove twenty
miles to see the parade did not stay
to 60 to the show, because he knew
sit would be the same old thing any
way.D
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

According to recent report $780,
900 life insurance was paid to Oska-
loosa parties last year. 1t is also in
teresting to note that the people of
Iowa received more money last year
from life insurance companies than
the people paid state taxes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

therefore instruct the delegates from
Mahaska county to the congressional
convention for the Sixth district to
use every honorable means to secure
the denomination of John f. Lacey
JASPER COUNTY.
'tWe rejoice that the Sixth con-
gressional district is so ably repre-
sented in the congresssof the United
States; and we point with pride to
the influential standing of Major
John F. Lacey, in the state and ma
tion, and unhesitatingly declare that
it would be a misfortune to dispense
with his services at this time, and we
earnestly request our delegates to
the congressional convention at Abba
to vote for his denomination"
wAPELLo COUNTY.
1--WE note with pride and gratifi-
cation the prominent and growing
influence of Iowa craftsmanship in
the national councils, and we at
tribute this result to the policy of
Iowa republicans in sending to con-
gress strong men of marked ability
and high character and retaining
them in public position for such
peTlOu OF LlID0 as Will give 70 tue pSO-
pie the fruits of their best services.
"The commanding position in the
national house of representatives oc-
cupied by Hon. John Il. Lacey, the
able representative from the Sixth
district, is a matter of special graft
fication to our people. We recog-
nize the high and patriotic purposes
directing his actions as q sincere and
faithful representative of all the peo-
pie and we heartily endorse his
record as member Of congress from
this district"
MONROE COUNTY
1--WE endorse and approve the off,
cial acts and public utterances of our
present representative in congress,
Hon. John F. Lacey, and from his
future services we expect still greater
benefits. On motion of J. @. Morri-
son, the congressional delegation
was instructed by unanimous vote
of the convention to cast their vote
for Hon. John f. Lacey for congress.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
LACEY'S RECONCILIATION.

The action of the republicans in
Wapello and Monroe counties on
Saturday makes Major Lacey's re-
nomination practically a certainty at
Abba on Wednesday, July IL. Powe-
shiek county will vote for Capt. Carr
and Davis county will go into the
convention without any instructions,
the remainder of the counties in the
district having already voiced their
sentiments in his favor and in
structed their delegates to secure his
denomination. The resolutions of
endorsement in the several counties
are as follows:
KEoKUK COUNTY.
1--WE most heartily endorse the
actions of our able, honorable and
influential representative in congress,
Hon. John F. Lacey, and hereby in
struct our delegates to the congress
ional convention, which meets in
Abba, July IL, 1900, to cast the
unanimous ballot of this county for
his denomination"
I MAHAsKA COUNTY.
"We heartily endorse the record
of John f. Lacey, our member of
congress, and in presenting him as a
candidate for reelection we feel we
are best serving the interests of the
people of the district and state. We
recognize the fact that his contin-
ued service in congress, combined
with his great natural ability has Pc
culiarly fitted him for the task of
aiding in solving the territorial, COL
onial and commercial problems that
during the next four years must be
worked out by this country, We
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

After one year of married life a
Waukon woman proposes to cele-
brate her wooden wedding because
she married blockhead.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05


famous book, Beside the Bonnie
Brier Bush" has probably reached
the enormous sale of several million
copies, and yet to millions of Ameri-
can readers it is closed book, be-
cause of the Scotch dialect, which is
not understood. The Household,
Boston, Mass, begins, in its June
issue, to publish this marvellous
book, with all the Scotch words and
phrases tranformed into simple,
direct English, but with all the SYM
pathy and pathos remaining.
~
On the first of June last, the own
ership of Self Culture passed from
its founders, The Werner Company,
of Akron, O., to Self Culture Maga-
zine Company represented by Messrs
Alvah D. and William W. Hudsod, Of
Cleveland, o. The transferring of
the periodical from corporate in o
private hands, the new proprietors
state, will enable it to go forth on its
successful career with renewed vigor
to receive that special interest and
increased administrative care and
attention which it's late owners and
the immediate friends of the maya
zine have for sometime sought--to OBJ
tain for it.
~
The Popular Science Monthly,
which was established in 1872 by the
Appletons and which has at present
the largest circulation of any scienti-
fic journal in the world, is nowkbeing
edited by Professor James McKeen
Cattell of Columbia University, and
published by Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Professor Cattell is well known as
psychologist and as the editor of
"Science."
~
The timeliness of the July Century
is due in large measure to it's literary
and pictorial treatment ofhthe pre-
sent Mecca of holiday makers. Eight
full-page drawings by Castaigne illus
trate the Exposition land four other
fuIl-page and several smaller draw.
ings from the same pencil form a
pictorial commentary on Rickard
Whiteling's paperl on ARTISTIC
Paris" Having begun life as an
artist Mr.. Whiteling writes with
keen appreciation of his subject.
".
The July number of Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly is appropriately
patriotic, in grouping together the
Hon. John Quincy Adams illustrated
article upon "The Birthplace of the
American Flag Hezekiah Butter
worth's inspiring alag Song, /" spe-
cially revised and extended for this
publication, and a fine poem by
Theodore Peck, entitled, ,S"A Dream
of the Flag" The general contains
are as rich and varied as ever.
~
The ever-glorious Fourth was not
forgotten when the editor OF St..
Nicholas "made up" the July num-
Der of that magazine for the young
1.-THE Battle of Santiago" July 8,
1s9s) is the frontispiece. 1t illutrates
paper by Miss Jessie Peabody
rockingham, in which are chronicled
"Some Sea-Fights," beginning with
Manila and Santiago and going back
thence to the first great event in
naval warfare, the battle of Salamis
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05

Here is an important item from
Kansas City:
s'The Kentucky delegation at the
Coates, Tammany at the Midland the