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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
HIS SKIRTS CLEAR.
Secretary Hay Convinced Tint MINI
lister Lo0mts Has Not Exceed
ed His Authority.

Washington, April 24.-One result
of Secretary Hays talk with Minister
LOOMS Tuesday was to confirm him
in his understanding that the minis
ter has done nothing to warrant a
withdrawal of the confidence of the
state department. On the contrary.
it is said the minister has made it
clear that at every point in his nego-
tiations with the Venezuelan govern
ment he has faithfully and accurately
followed the instructions LAID down
by the state department. which is
consequently responsible for every
thing that has occurred as result Of
the minister's actions. The Vene-
zuelan government, it appears, man.
ifests no hostility against this coun-
try, and the resentful feeling has
found no expression outside of pri-
vate and unofficial quarters. There is
no intimation that any official atten-
tion has been paid to the interviews
attributed to Mr.. Loomis, and II Is up.
derstood that the Venezuelan author
tiles are quite content to let the mat
ter pass with 1he denials given by
the minister
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
A RARE VOLUME.
Valuable Book Presented to Library
Of Teachers College of CO.
lpmpia University,

A rare and valuable book has been
presented to the library of the Teach.
ers' college OF Columbia university.
1t is a copy of the Eikon Basilke Of
King Charles l. of England. The vol
ume purports to be "The pourtraiture
of his Sacred Majesty in his solitudes
and sutferings, together with his pri-
vate prayers, used in time of his re-
straint, and delivered to d. Juxton,
Bishop of London, Immediately before
his DEATH" The volume is still in a
fine state of preservation, and it's
leather binding and gilt edges look
almost as fresh as new.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
SPAIN TO GROW COFFEE.
Supply from Cuba and Porto p,.o
ing Cut on She Is Thrown ON
Her own Resources.


AS long as Cuba and Porto Rico
were Spanish possessions the cult
yation of coffee in the peninsula of
Spain was forbidden. but under pres.
ent conditions the government inter
poses no objection. The cultivation
of coffee for commercial purposes
Is about to be undertaken for the
first time in the province of Malaga,
at the little village of Campanillas,
five miles from the capital.
Don Quirico Lopez, a rich wine
merchant of Malaga, will begin by
setting out from 10000 to $4,000 cot
fee plants on his plantation there.
Cuba and Porto Rico formerly sup.
Piled Spain with nearly all her COT
fee, paying the government con-
sumption tax of $500 per 22o.4e
pounds on all coffee entering the
peninsula. AT present the import
duty on coffee is $22.4o per 100 Kill
ograms from all countries, except
from the Spanish island of Fernando
Pc, and Spain's supply last year
came largely from Valparaiso and
other South American ports.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
BANDITS HOLD TRAIN UP.
An Express Car on Choctnw, Olslaho.
ma & Gulf Road Looted
In Arkansas

St. Louis, April PA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Little Rock, Ark,
says: The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
passenger train, which was held up at
midnight near Iron Mountain cross
ing, AZ miles west of Memphis, ar
rived here at 6:10 o'clock in the morn
ing half an hour late.
Sidney Drew, the negro porter, who
was shot by the bandits, was taken to
st. Vincent's hospital and his wound
dressed by the company's local physi-
clan. His condition is serious and he
may die. G. 7. Meader, the express
messenger, was badly beaten over the
head and shoulders with pistol, but
he was able to continue his run. The
passengers were not molested. Frank
w. Haskell, local agent of the Wells
Fargo Express company, could not es-
innate the amount the robbers Sc
cured, but it is said to be over $4,000.
Messenger Meader tells this story:
II started to the other car and upon
opening the door found two pistols and two
guns pointed in my face. threw up my
hands and one of the robbers went through
me, taking my pistol. About this time the
train stopped and ter when we had un-
coupled and run Al ad, I was made to
open the local safe with my keys. / was
then ordered into the car ahead and heard
them blow open the safe. They beat me
with their pistols Just for meanness. for
/ did all they told me to do without pro-
test They had the drop and did not care
to get shot 1 saw six Of the men and all
were masked. They appeared to be young
men and all We're excited, but one who
seemed to be the leader
Sidney Drew, the negro porter, lives
In Memphis, Tenn. He is shot in the
thigh and may die. He refused to I'M
couple the train when first command
ed to do so, and one of the robbers
fired at him.
Memphis, Tenn, April 24.-Detec.
tives have been working at the scene
OF the daring train robbery on the
Choctaw, Oklahoma G. Gulf railroad
near Iron Mountain Crossing, Ark, at
an early hour Tuesday morning, but
SO far no arrests have been made. 1t
is stated by an official of the Wells.
Fargo Express company that the
bandits secured less than 5000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
TWINS CAUSE CONTENTION.
neWns Born Last Century, the Other
in This-Are They Twins or
Only Brothers,

In small town in Warren county.
New York state, says the Medical
Record, twinswere born, one few
minutes before midnight, December
81, 1900, the other few minutes past
IL o'clock on the morning of January
!, 1901. The town is divided as to
whether the boys should be considered
twins, or simply brothers, and when
the birthday should be celebrated.
The "anti-twinners" seem to have con-
siderable justification for their view,
The children not only having been born
ON different days, months and years,
put one belonging to the nineteenth
and the other to the twentieth GEN.
tury
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
TELLS ABOUT CUBA.
Gov. Gen. Wood Arrives in New
York City.
LEAVES At ONCE FOR WASHINGTON.
Talks About Affairs in the Island
Says Reports Hitherto Pub
lishcd Have Been Greatly
Exaggerated.

New York, April 24.-Gen. Leonard
A. Wood, governor general of Cuba,
with Mrs. Wood and his private secre-
tary, arrived here Tuesday night on
the Ward liner Moro Castle. Gen.
Wood, who expects to return to Ha-
vana on Thursday by way of Jackson
vile, Fla, has made the hurried trip
to this country for the purpose of in
Producing to President Mckinley be-
fore the latter leaves Washington for
the Pacific coast the five members of
the special commission on foreign re-
lations appointed by the Cuban consti-
tutional convention, which is still in
session, and is expected to take up for
consideration soon the electoral law
which will regulate the system by
which the first president of the Cuban
republic will be chosen. 81
AS soon as the steamship was made
fast to it's pier Gen. Wood, his wife
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26

600, Coal Ridge 10000 and buckeye TO-
200. The damage to the Ohio River
Electric & Power company will reach
$4,000. The Baer. Russell and Will
liams coal mines are flooded. Fully
500 people have been driven from their
homes and n thousand more are living
in the second stories of dwellings.
Child Drowned.
Ashville, o.. April 24.-Mrs. Frank
Irwin and three children, while at
tempting to cross foot log which
spans Little Walnut creek. fell into
the stream. One child was swept
away by the swift current and
drowned. The body has not been re-
covered.
scrubbinE Out Mt Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 24.-The Off
| Gals of the Allegheny bureau of
health commenced thorough in
| spection of the flooded districts.
| Every house that was inundated will
be inspected and the occupants noti-
fed to thoroughly cleanse and disin-
feet it to prevent disease or plague.
If the order is not obcyed within
five days, the occupants will be
prosecuted. a similar inspection will
be made in this city by the Pitts
burgh officials.
Work was resumed Tuesday at
many mills along the river fronts
after an enforced shutdown of three
days, and within As hours all the
plants will be again in operation.
The rivers continue to recede here
and at the headwaters. At 1880
o'clock the stage of water in the
Monongnhela river was II feet 2
inches.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26

system instead or upon their earnings as
they are taxed at present. As the senate
passed the bill 1t provides for the taxation
of railroad property only, and was further
amended SO that o separate commission
instead Of the state5ta commission shall
assess the railroad property. The bill as
passed by the house was to take the place
o. NE Fallroad taxation measure passed by
the legislature during Coy. Piperee.s
regime and which was declared unconsti-
tutional by the supreme court 1t is
claimed that the railroads have scored a
victory in having the bill passed with its
present conditions by the senate, as the
separate commission amendment Is said
TO. have been favored by railroad inter-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Lin.s rroons retire.

Berlin. April 24.-The German war
office has received the following adj
vices from Count won Waldersee, dated
Picking. April 30; Patrols sent out
for the Kalgan distrie, faHnd no gath
ering of Chinese troops there. Ii
HING Chang informs me that Gen.
Liu's troops retired into the province
of shan-si last Wednesday, The col
umns under Gen. Bailloud and Gen.
RENTER arrived at the great wall, the
boundary of the province of Shan-si,
without opposition"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26

the bft prepared by the speciai COMMITTEES
appointed to investigate the employment
agencies 1t was advanced to second read
ing. None. from the committee on license,
reported committee bills regulating the
stockyards charges and empowering cities
to own electric light plants. Speaker Shsr-
man ruled that the license COMMITTEES had
no jurisdiction on these subjects and could
not properly report committee bills on
them. Several small appropriation. bills
we're passed.
The house passed bills appropriatins
$4,000 per annum for the Illinois Central
hospital for insane at Jacksonville; APP
propriating $4,000 per annum for the ILL.,
nois soldiers and sailors home at Quincy:
appropriating $50, 700 for improvements and
repairs at the same; appropriating So. $50
per annum for contingent expenses. and
Su,SuU for improvements at the state home
for juvenile female offenders at Geneva.
Springfield, ILL.,, April A.-Chairman
Milchrist. of the committee on waterways.
reported to the senate Tuesday morning
the Gilligan resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the affairs of the Chicago
sanitary district. Senator Mahoney spoke
at length in support of the resolution, de-
claring that the people of the district were
demanding an investigation. The resoiu-
ton was defeated: yeas, 20: nays. %.
The senate passed bills to exempt from
inheritance tax requests for religious, edu-
cational. scientific and charitable pur-
poses; appropriating $685. 900 to the Illinois
agricultural college; making an appropria-
ton for expenses of farmers Institutes;
to localize consolidation of the Moline.
Rock Island & Davenport street railway
companies; providing that title guarantee
companies shall be licensed and inspected
by the state auditor; to permit reorganiza-
ton Of the Lincoln university.
Lansing. Mich, April 24-The senate
Tuesday night passed the Chandler taxa
ton billby vote of 20 to s. This bill was
| passed by the house about week ago, and
then 1t provided for the taxation Of rail-
road. telegraph, telephone and express
companies according to the ad valnre1n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

chicago, April rs.
FLoUR-Moderate demand and steady.
Spring Wheat Patents, special brands,
s400@4.10; Straights, s30O98.1G; Bakers,
s215q2.so; winter patents. $a,so@3.9o; clears.
$3.0Od3,40,
wHEAT-Lowsr. May, 711sQ721sc; July.
72AQ7Sc.
CoRN-Firm May 46@47c: July 44sc
and 451s945Ac; September, 44%o and 45lsa
45Ac.
oATs-Hlgher. May. e5M@2s%c: July,
25AQ25Ac,
RYE-Quiet. No on the regular mar
ket. 50Asc. and No. 8, 47Q4Sc: choice lots by
sample bring a premium. May delivery,
50Ac, and July, 50Ac.
BARLEY-Only a little offered and de.
mand also small. Screenings, 2S93Sc. Low
grade to common Barley, 40946c; fair to
good. 52@55c, and choice, 57qoSc.
MESS PORK-Trading fairly active, and
prices lower. Quotations ranged at sl4 $50
l4.40 for regular. with old at 621s@75c dis.
count; $14,321s9l4.S7ia for May, and ga 421sd
1457lA for July.
LARD-Quite a good business transact,
ed, and prices higher, Quotations ranged
at sS2oQS.221R for eash; ss.lOdS 121s for May,
temher.
PoTAToEs-Excited and higher Bur,
banks, 33@40c; Rurals, 41G45c; Peerless.
Hebrons and Kings, Se@36c
EGGS-Market firm At mark new cases
included. fancy fresh laid, l2AQ12%c; al
mark, cases returned, 12@l2Ac.
BUTTER-Market steadier. Creameries,
extra, l9c per pound; frsts, 16@1T1ac; sec.
onds. l4Gl5c: diaries, 14@l7c.
LIVE POULTRY-Quiet and unchanged.
Turkeys, 54sc per pound; chickens, 91sc;
ducks l0c; geese. S4.0o97. 90 per dozen.
New York. April 20.
overwhelmingly active.
WHEAT-Spot easy; No. red, sl1sc; CD.
lions closed easy at ssgl1c net decline; May
7skd7sasc. closed 7slsc; July. 771aq7S 7-16c
closed 77kc; September closed 761sc.
CoRN-Spot steady; No 2. 511kc; options
closed steady at a partial nc net advances
April closed 5lko; May, 505sG5l1sc. closed
51Ac; July, 4s1R950c, closed 49hc; Septem,
Der, 4sA34sAc, closed 4SAc.
OATS-Spot firm; No. 2. size; No. 8, $40,
No. white, 33q33Mc; No. white, S21tc;
track mixed western, 31QS21sc; track white
32h936c; options quiet but firm with othel
markets.
BUTTER-Firm; held creamery. 10000,
factory, 11@13kc.
CHEESE-Steady, Fancy, large colored
L@l1hc; fancy large white, 1O3.Il1c; fancy
small oolored, 12912Ac; fancy small white,
11H@l2c.
EGGS-Steady. Western regular packed,
l49l4hc; storage western. l4Hc; southern
at mark. 1S913Hc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
REPORTS ON PORTO RICO.
Gov. Allen Tells of the Progress Made
in the Island ana Says 1t In
Prosperous

Washington, April 24.-The first an
nuai report on the affairs of Porto
kico of which he is the executive, was
presented to Secretary Hay Tuesday
by COY allen. 1T contains many in
teresting chapters apd covers a wide
range OF subjects a large portion of
The report deals with the formation
and operation of the civil government
of Porto liico and shows the status to
which it has developed. Generally
speaking. it says the island is In IL pros
porous condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
pnn-Amerlcnn coprrcss.

City of Mexico, April 24.-Mexico's
deiegs tfs to the PanAmerican con-
gress. WHICH viii assemble here in Oc-
tober, have besn isisatirally selected.
The delegation witt lbs eon.t,psea of
eminent lawyers and publicists. The
sessions of the congress will be held in
q large apartment in the national pal
ace, which is bring handsomely deco
rated for receiving this delegates,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
A VALUABLE MEDICINE
For Coughs and Colds in Children

Ao1 SouShs anu Soios Al NhIuren
II have not the slightest hesitancy
in recommending Chamberlain
Cough Remedy to all who are sntfer-
ing from coughs or colds, !" says Chas.
M. Cramer, ESQ.,, well known watch
maker, of Colombo, Ceylon. SIT has
been some years since the City Dis
penSary first called my attention to
this valuable medicine and L have re-
peatedly used it and it has always
been beneficial. 1t has cured me
quickly of all chest colds. 1t is espec-
tally effective for children and seldom
takes more than one bottle to cure
them of hoarsenesS. have persuaded
many to try this valuable medicine,
and they are all as we'll pleased as my
self over the results. . For sale by
,Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
VIII Increase ARMY.

Washington, April 24.-It has been
determined to increase the regular
army approximately to 10000 men and
to leave it at that number unless con-
ditions in the Philippines should make
more troops necessary. The president
and Secretary Root reached this con-
clusion Tuesday, and the details will
be worked out by the secretary and
Gen Miles,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Ranti.t Women to Meet.

Muneia. Ind, April "a. = Delegates
from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, tebsaska, Ohio
and Wisconsin came to Muncie for the
convention of the Baptist Women's
Missionary Society of the West, which
began Its sessions Tuesday night.
Three hundred delegates ape in attend
ance, together with numerous visitors
and workers. and missionaries from
China, Burmah, Japan and Africa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Wages insren.cd,

Sharon, Pm, April 24.-The EN-.
ployes of the Stewart Iron company's
furnace. the Hall furnace and the
Sharpsville furnace have been grant
ed an advance in wages, taking eff
feet April /. Turnnep wiz receive
an increase of 20 cents day, and all
others are correspondingly advanced.
About 500 men are affected,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Ancient Gross Found in Canada.

A solid silver cross was recently
received in Montreal from Michael
Cit Col, an Indian, who had found it
while digging in the Lake Lemar-
garningue district. A Jesuit has rec
ognized the cross, which has two
bars, as one of the so silver crosses
presented to the Huron Indians in
the early part of the sixteenth CEN
tury to bride them to fight for
France against the Iroquois Indians,
who were then friendly to England.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Alabama Votes.

Birmingham, Ala, April 24.-Chair-
man j. v Smith, OF the democratic
campaign committee. announces that
Alabama has gone for constitutional
convention by large majority. The
vote was light throughout the state.
On accountof large number of names
on the ballot the count is proceeding
slowly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
pr,ce Nav Be Increa.ed.

New York, April 24.--The following
official statement concerning the price
OF steel rails was made at the Office of
the United States Steel corporation
Tuesday: "Ths demand for rails is
such that some OF the railmakers are
offered S2s, and the result will prob
ably be that the general selling price
will soon be increased to $2s, although
there is some opposition on the par,
of the leading manufactured"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Killed by the Cars.

Lima, O., April 24.-An aged woman
was killed by passenger train while
walking along the Fort Wayne rail-
road tracks near this city. 1t is sup
posed that she was Rosana Gaskill,
of Champion, Pa, and that she was
en- route to Fort %asae, Ind. to visit
son.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
10 Perfume Diack oonee.

The lntest idea for imparting q
pleasing fragrance to black coffee Is
to rub the four sides of the sugar
cubes on an unpeeled lemon before
dropping it in, says the Caterer. This
very simple idea comes from the
famous Savage club, of London.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Tive stock.

CHIcagO, April e,
HoGs-Market was active and feelins
firm. Prices &c higher. Sales ranged al
s4.60@5.6o for pigs; s570a6.O0 for light; s.. "a
ge.S5 for rough packing; S5T5@6.O5 fol
mixed. and s5.90@6 10 for heavy packing and
shipping lots. with the bulk Of the sales al
S5.S096.01
CATTLE-Market moderately active,
Feeling steadier. Prices without quotable
change. Quotations ranged at S. 7O96. ID
for choice to extra steers; s52Oa5.65 fot
good to choice do; $4.75Gl5. 20 for fair to
DO; s3sOQ4.S0 for butchers steers; s4.7Oa
6.6o for fed western steers; s2.70@4 80 for
stockers and feeders; sl.75G4.5O for cows,
ss.6Oq4,75 for heifers; 50 50q4. so for bulls and
oxen; $S.76945o for stays; s4.00@5.2O fol
Texas steers. and SS0oGl5.25 for veal calves,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
BLOW AT CIGARETTES.
Illinois House Passes Bill Shutting
Them Out of the State-Fight
Expected In Senate.

Springfield, ILL.,. April 24,-Ry vote of 1o1
TO the Illinois house of representatives
Tuesday passed the anti-cigarette bill
The measure has gone TO the senate where
q hard fight is being made to kill it. The
tnree votes IN the Negative were those of
Morton G Smith. James H. Farrell and
Christian Haase, The committee on labor
and industrial! affairs reported fayarahlv.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Nice. nut Not Enternrisine

"She may be nice sort of woman
but she certainly is not ambitious"
"What makes you think that?"
"Why, she devotes the time to her
children that she might have to Sc.
curing better position in society.n-:
Town Tonics.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
New Apostolic Delegate.

Rome, April 24.-It is understood
here that Mgr. Francois Tarnassi, the
present internunpn at The Hague,
has been selected as apostolic. dele
gate to the United States.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26

ana secretary were transferred to the
tugboat President and carried to Jer-
sey City in time to catch the 9:25 p.
m. train for Washington. Gen. Wood
did not hesitate to talk about affairs
in Cuba. He said:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
South Omaha, Neb.. April %,

CATTLE-Market lctive steady. Ma.
tive beef steers, s+.25Q520; western steers,
s.o0q4.S0: Texas steers. s3.s09425; cows
and heifers, s3.4Oq455; Gamers. So o0d3 80;
g7.oo; bulls. stays. etc, s275@425.
HOGS-Market steady. Heavy. 81 soa
$50: mixed, s5.77h@5.G 20; light, s5.7oG5. s0,
pigs. s5.o096.7o: bulk of sales, ss.77,sa
5.s214. ~"
SHEEP-Market steady. Yearlings, "a.
9a.s5; wethers S4.269I4.50; ewes. s3.7514. 90,
common and stock sheep. sS.759S. So; lambs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
A sudden Dcnth.

indianapolis, Ind. April 24.-Dr.
James II. Woodburn, one Of the old
est physicians of this city. retired
from practice, died suddenly Tuesday
afternoon in Colisge avenue car.
He was formerly superintendent for
the hospital of the insane
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
We All Might BE Happier.

"This would be happier world"
said the cornfed philosopher. "if more
OF us got what we wanted and fewer Of
Us got what we deseryed.n -Indianapo-
l;- Fress.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26
Baseball,

National league games on Tuesday:
At st, Louis-St. Louis, 10, 10, 2; Pitts
burgh, 4, 8, 5. AT Philadelphia-Phila-
delphia, $, s, o; Boston, 8, 1912.