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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
MENACE OF COMBINATIONS.
London Spectator 1nt,mntos Government
ownership VIII BE the End.

London Spectator Intimntes Government
Ownership VIII BE the End.
London. May 23.-The discussion OF the
extraordinary features OF the New York
stock market during the past month con-
tinues in the European newspapers. The
Spectator becomes almost socialistic In
some of its forebodinga 1t remarks:
I'VE suspect that before the century Is
out, even II there is no attempt to limit
fortunes, efforts will be made to prevent
these grand stock exchange tournaments
and the possession Of national systems OF
communication or of the necessnries vital
to communicate by single individuals. The
latter end could be secured by utilizing
the idea once strongly pressed by Lord
Dathousie upon the ministry and carried
out by him In Inda-that is, by asserting
the right of the state to take over any
monopoly whatever. Nobody could then
buy u railway or all the coal mines in the
country. the salt mines, or electric shares,
without the risk, when lie became II null
sance, of the railroads and the people
smashing his combinations.
THE former Is however. excessively
difficult. We suppose 1t could be done by
insisting that any stock exchange should
be a legal corporation and authorized
that corporation to stop business or cam
eel bargains whenever the public good
imperntively required II. The committee
OF our STOCK exchanRc ciaiInS some Such
power now, and has used 1t for week,
and we suppose that It's claim could be
fortified by n legal enactment. The re-
luctance to seek such an enactment Will
no doubt be very great. business men be-
Ing wisely Jealous of Interference from
exchanges and the instinct of gambling
being inherent in every stock exchange.
But still. after some bigger scene of
slaughter than usual opinion might grow
fierce, as 1t did on the bursting of the
South Sea bubble, and demand some very
strong measures indeed, and though the
scene of slaughter, as we have called it.
is not anticipated. II is as certain to come
az war for the destruction of, say, Tur-
kew
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
Ncws From N.tion.l Capital of North
western Interest.


Washington. May 2.-postmasters have
been appointed follows:
lowa-East Peru, Madison county, Rob-
ert Green, vice Joseph Harwood, resigned:
Iiillsdale. Mills county. Alexander IL.
Graves. vice j. c. Iianey. resigned: Plano.
Appanoose county. Minnie II. Swan. vice
Jesse Swan, resigned: Ringgold, Ringgoll
county, c. l.. Galley, vice ]. NJ. Cooper.
resigned.
South Dakota-Alccster. Union county,
G. A. Abeel, vice Charlotte NJ Calm, re-
signed.
The salary of the postmaster at Ode
bolt. Ia. has been increased from sl.5Oo to
s1.GC0.
The postoffice at CISCO. Kearney county,
Neb, has been re-established, with Niels
Jensen as postmaster.
Civil service examinations Will be held
clerks and letter carriers in postoffices on
nell, Iowa City. Mason City and Atlantic,
Falls, S. ID.
Pensions We're granted as follows:
Iowa. Original-Albert Il. Conway, La
moni. &c. William S. Odor. Webster City,
". Additional-James Nj. johnson. Mt
Ayr. So lncrease-Amos S. Morelanu..
Atlantic. ST; William Harding. St.
Charles. $l4.
Nebraska: Increase-William Y. Heath
sr. Syracuse. $40; William H. Woolsey,
Tecumseh. SIT; George Esser, ST. Helena,
E0 War with Spain, Griginal-Jesao y,
LRnsaou. Omaha. i4s
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
TO USE WIRELESS TsLEsRAPaY.
Now York Paper to Employ System With
Incoming Ships.

Incoming Ships.
New York, May 21.--It will soon be
possible to learn of the approach of an
ocean steamer twelve to fourteen hours
before she reaches the harbor in New
York Relatives and friends who wish
to greet incoming passengers will have
ample notice. and will be able to make
their arrangements comfortably.
rine service will be instituted by the
Herald as quickly rs the Marconi sys-
teSn of wireless te!egruphy can be in
stalled aboard the Nantucket shoals
lightship and on the :,earest point OF
land, Sankaty head, on the island OF
Nantucket. All the necessary prelim-
mary arrangements have been COM
p!eted. and the system will be In work.
ing order on or before July l.
The United States government has
set its official seal and sanction on tho
project as one that vii! inure to the
general good, and representatives of
the great steamship compa nies are en-
thusiastic in it's praise. The contract
less Telegraph company of London. and
special machines are now being manu-
featured for the service.
Communications received at the Sam
katy Head station will be telephoned
to the town of Nantucket and forward
ed from there to the mainland by te!e-
graph and thence to the Herald Office.
The news will reach the Herald almos.
as soon as approaching liners are
sighted by the lightship.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
GERMANY EXPLAINS
CHINESE INCIDENT
Announced in Commons That Won
Wadersee Has Made Sat-
isfactory Amends.
WOULD REDUCE INDEMNITY
British Governments Position Clearly
Defined by the Under Secretary for
Foreign Arairs-Does Not Wish
to Injure Commerce.

London, May 23.-The government
was questioned IN the house of COM
mons yesterday on the subject of the
when two Chinese on board the vessel
were fatally shot by Germans guarding
the bridge. after the tug had fouled it.
Under Foreign Secretary Lord Cram
borne. In reply. said Field Marshal Won
Waldersee had expressed regret and
promised to take measures to prevent
q recurrence of similar Incidents.
Lord Cranborne proceeded to make
Il general statement on the Chinese
question, saying the governments chief
concern at present was to moderate as
far as possible the demands for in
IDENTITY and see they did not infringe
on commercial interests. The govern
ment therefore was unalterably OPP
posed to raising import duties to 10
per cent as security for the payment
of the indemnity and In reply to all
such questions has signified Great Brit
ain would only consent to such raise
of duties In connection with CONNER
g. item, such as the abolition of the
..Nin taxes.
AS to moderating the total indemnity
there We're more ways than one of
achieving the object and China's bur-
den might be practically lightened by
the method of eXacting payment.
In regard to the proposal that the in
demnity be betrayed by loan guaran-
teed by a concert of the powers, I'M
doubtedly China's obligation to pay the
indemnity was n Joint obligation, and,
though he hoped it would not be neces-
sary, If such a loan We're guaranteed
1t would have to be by the joint force
OF all the powers
The objection to joint guarantee.
however, was so obvious that the gov
eminent would have nothing to do
with 1t. Considering British credit
stood higher than that Of any other
power. while Great Britain only claimed
q small portion of indemnity 1t would
be nothing short of insanity to agree
to Jointly guaranteed loan.
Cranborne concluded by saying that
on the whole affairs in China We're
entering on more pacific phase and
the government hoped soon to with
draw large portion of the British
troops.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

sSHsaSa w VIC WIN VI
launched at him by the holy synod OF
the Greek orthodox church. He starts
out by quoting Coleridgc; "He who be-
gins by loving Christianity better than
truth will proceed by loving his own
sect or church better than Christianity.
and end In loving h!mself better thai.
ALL"
That. Tolstoi contends. is exactly the
position OF his assailants. He himself
has pursued the contrary course.
II began by loving the orthodox
church more than myself. Then loved
Christianity mole than tho orthodox
church. Now love truth more thar
all else"
He says the writ OF cXcommunica-
ton is Illegal. arbitrary. unjustiflable
mendacious. libelous and calculated to
promote evil sentiments and unworthy
deeds. that Its issue has already sc
stirred the hatred of bigots that he is
daily threatened With assassination
II have renowned the church tina,
calls itself orthodox" he continues
because l wished to serve God. fol.
lowed every precept of the church anc
am now convinced that its teaching is
theoretically an astute and noXious lie
and practically q mixture of gross su-
perstition and witchcraft That is why
] inserted request In my will that nc
priest should be allowed to approach
my body.
Yes, 1t is true, deny an incompYe-
hensible trinity, and the fable regard
ing the fall of man. which ia absurd IL,
our days. 1t is true. deny the s'acri-
legious story of God born of q virgin
to redeem the human race. But Coo
spirit, God love, Cod the sole principle
of all things. l do not deny. 1 believe
IN atorpo1 1ifa o,,f1 halieva that mar
Is rewarded according to his deeds here
and everywhere, now and forever
at Is said deny all the sacraments
That is perfectly correct. The mar,
riage of divorced persons seems to me
in formal contradiction With evangelit
teaching. Periodical forgiveness OF
sins encourages immortality
THE teaching of Christ is dishgured
transformedintog tossest sorccry, ablu-
ton. JUNCTION, movements of the body
lamentations, deglutition of piles OF
With that teaching which only com
mands men to love one another, not te
render bad for evil not to Judge others
not to kill. Yet. those who make q
business of lies declare In their books
their newspapers and their catechtsms
that Christ never forbade swearing
taking the oath; thot he never forbade
murder, capital punishment and war
and that the doctrine of non-resistance
to evil is an invention, satanic ruse
of the enemies of Christ
"They behave like tho bragand who
murdered a whole family of five or 81,
persons in order to steal an old CLOCK
and forty kopeks. If Christ could come
back he would sweep them out witt
their Instruments of wiichcraft
II believe that the will of God Was
never so clearly, so precisely explained
as in the doctrine of the man Christ
but one cannot regard Christ as Goo
and offer prayers to him without com
hitting tho greatest sacrilege. If an
other doctrine were to arise that salts
fed me better / should not hesitate t.
adopt 1t, for nothing matters to Coo
hut truth :,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

People often wonder how the natives
In Africa contrive to transmit news
with apparently miraculous rapidity
across miles of bush and desert. The
explanation is a simple one. They uss
the telephone. The Sudanese telephone
Is nothing like the one in use in Euro
peln countries. 1t is Of two kinds-n
hollowed-out elephant tusk of immense
size, or a tam-tam. The tusls can be
made to transmit seven distinct notes
by means of slice of tree bark
which is placed on the outside of the
'tusk at various distances from the
mouth piece. By means of this instru-
ment sounds can be heard at dis.
lance of several miles, and message.
are frequently transmitted as much
as 200 miles in single day by these
primitive telephones.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
THE NEW CANAL TREATY.
Draft Of the hay pauneefote Pact Reach.
England.

England.
London, May 21.-The draft Of Sec
rotary Hays proposals for a new Mic
araguan treaty were received from
Lord Pauncefote by the last mail. 1t
is voluminous document and is being
printed previous to examination and
discussion. 1t is described as q draft
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. with
what appears from casual perusal to
be extensive annotations. Several
weeks are likely to elapse before the
cabinet can begin Its preliminary dis
cussions.
Dispatches relative to the substitu.
ton OF the isthmian route are read
with interest in Downing street. The
Associated Press learns agents Of the
Panama company have not approached
the British government. but IL the
United States should think it advisable
to complete the Panama canal the de-
cision would be hailed with no little
satisfaction at the foreign office as be-
Ing an easy way out Of the present
controversy. However. British Off
Gals are without any accurate knowl-
edge of the terms offered by the Pan
anna people, and they incline to the
belief that financial and other din
culties Will probably prevent the
United States from adopting this solu.
ton OF the affair.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
CONSIDER COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Work of the General Assembly of Pres
byterinns.

byterinns.
Philadelphia. May 23.-The consideration
of the church board reports continued at
today's session of the Presbyterian gem
eral assembly. The report of the commit
tee on home missions contained numerous
recommendations. one of the most i,npor-
tant being an earnest commentator of
the proposed anti-polygamy amendment
to the constitution of the United States.
The committee also recommended that
the church be asked to contribute during
the year not less than SS50OO0. of which
100000 is to be used in evangeiistic work;
that, as a means to secure this amount
and to sgnalize the centennial year. the
board of presbyteries be requested to ask
churches for two congregational offerings
to the board: that churches families and
individuals be requested to make gifts for
special objects, such as for furnishing u
minister or teacher: that the moderator
appoint a committee of thirty to arrange
for the proper observance of the Tooth an
niversary of the board of home missions
during the geenral assembly of 1902
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
Frank H.m,lton,s Prison life.

Saltwater, Mimi. April 2o.-Frank
Hamilton, of Minneapolis, who v
sentenced to a term in prison for i,
murder of Leonard Day in the bill;
parlors of the West hotel. is now c,
nected with the Prison Mirror. I
Hamilton takes his Imprisonment ir
philosophical manner and is Diet
mined to do the best he can while
carcerated. He Is looking much be
than he did when received at the pri
and his health seems to be considers
improved.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Arthur Griffith. of Richmond Ind
Is said to be mathematical prodigy
He has eight different methods Of his
own for addition. ten for division and
sixty-four for multiplication. He car
take any number, it is said, between
$40 and 1000. and raise it to the fifth
nth can add mentally three columns
at time. it is asserted; divide any
set OF figures or multiply any set O,
figures In from one to forty seconds
and exact square and cube roots ir
from three to fifteen seconds. He re.
members every problem that he works
The hardest test which he has yet ex.
perienced. so he says, is to stand and
see freight train pass with twenty OF
thirty cars and then tell the number OF
each car in their order and specify te
what road each belonged.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
IOWA SUPREME COURT.
rno Decisions Handed Down 1T Do. Mo,n,

rno Decisions Handed Down At Do. Mo,nes
To-day.
Des Moincs, Ia, May 2l.-The Iowa
supreme court has handed down the
following decisions:
Spencer, appellant, VS.. Berns; Polk
district; affirmed.
Cagwin VS.. Chicago and Northwest
ern halfway company. appellant; Mar
shall district. affirmed.
Parno VS.. Iowa Merchants Mutual
Insurance company. appellant; Butlei
district; affirmed.
johnson VS.. city of Sioux City, appel
liant; Woodbury. district; affirmed.
Young, appellant, VS.. Charnquest;
Webster district: reversed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
TURK BARS 1YpEwRlTeRs.
Sultan Considers Machines Are Ally o
,l,lfl

authorities have prohibited the entry of
typewriters into Turkey. Two hundred
machines now in the customs house have
The authorities have taken up the atti-
,1de that there is no distinct feature
about .typewriting by which authorship
could be recognized or the person using
ly anyone would be able to put In tyne
seditious writings without fear OF COM
promising himself. The embassies arc
making presentations on the subject with
q view to inducing the Turkish govern
ment to take UP more reasonable atti.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Mr.. Brander Matthew, who has the
hardwood to make excuses for splitting
the infinitive, claims in monthly
magazine that the split infinitive is
found in Shakespeare. Massinger,
Browne. Defoe. Burke. Coleridge, By
:on, De Quincy, Macaulay, Matthew
Arnold. Browning. Motley. Lowell and
Holmes,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

The women of Syracuse will try to
lut stop to the habit of splitting in
public places. When one of the women
engaged in the work sees an offense
committed she Will hand to the Offend
er card bearing this message: You
are violating a city ordinance: the
commissioner of public safety has de-
clared that the anti-spit ordinance is
to be strictly enforced. You are liable
To arroo+,,,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
PARTY SEARCHING FOR HER.
Mrs. George Cameron Leaves Homo Al.
Fort Dodge, la.

Fort Dodge, Ia, May 21.-Mrs. Geo
Cameron, wife of an employe of the
shoe factory here, disappeared las
night. leaving no trace behind. Mr.
Cameron has for sometime suffer.
from melancholia and has persicted
believing that her husband dislik
.er- Last night her husband w.
down town and as he left Mrs. Cam
on said:
When you come back I won't
here" Cameron left notwithstandi
and returned in few minutes to Il
his wife gone. Mrs. Cameron had
money and no valuables with her.
searching party has been organi
and is at work
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

B. d. Woodward. who is spoken of as
a probable candidate for the United
States consul generalslip at Paris, is
only SO years old. He took degree at
the Sarbonne, in Paris. at the age of II
and graduated from Columbia, where
he is now professor of modern LAM
guages. He is also one of the few Am
orleans who have received diplomas as
bachelors of letters and science from
the University of Paris.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

A new theory in connection with the
evolution of man from the monkey is
that the beginning of the human race
was on the steppes of Siberia, where
there were no trees to climb, hence the
rrimeval apes had to learn to walk,
md, food being scarce. they We're
forced to hustle for living.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

1t has been stated that Mr.. Kipling
frequently receives as high as $50 line
for a poem. How many struggling au-
thors would be willing to write fifty
lines at that rate and then tack over
their doors this notice: Retired from
business!"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
New. yrom nations, Capita, Of Norm.
wsstsrn Interest.

Washington. May 2o-The following pen.
sions have been granted:
Nebraska: Orig!nal-Georee r. Chonev
Red Cloud. $l2. Increase-Jehiel Rowiey'
Arcadia. sl4; Thomas Corr, Staplchurst'
~ Original Widows, Etc. (reissue)-
May 6. Hattie A. Jenkins, Louisville. sls::
Lizzie Jury, Wilbur. $12. W.
Iowa: Original-Charles W. Wullweber.
gin. $40: William H. Walker. Hamiltnn
s.: Alonzo w. Bradley, Audubon, IS; viii.
lam Murray. Oakley. $40. Original Wid.
ows. Ets.-Elisabsth Ebnsr, mother, Aims.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Joseph jefferson told his Boston au-
dicnce the other night: You are as
tinuing on the stage. Everywhere /
so have large audiences. and 1 will
say that as long as my health and
powers continue l shall come before
YOU"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Although the committee of Prince
toms alumni to collect $780, 600 for a
new gymnasium has been at work only
q few days. more than 100000 is al
ready subscribed. and there is every
justification for the expectation that
by commencement the amount secured
will be at least $125,OOO. The aim of the
committee is to get upon the subscrip-
ton list the names Of every alumnus
OF the university.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
TO RESTORE FOREIGN POSTS.

Turkey vii, Apologize TO the Power. ror
Tnmpering With Their aiails.
Constantinop!e. May 23.-The minister OF
foreign affairs has notified the ambassa-
dcrs that Turkey will restore the foreign
mail service and will apologize for tho
violation of the mail pouches
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Living representatives of four gener.
attons of one family are not very un.
common in the United States, but liv.
ing representatives of four generations
who all have the same birthday ami
versary are surely not frequently met
with. This is said to be true of the
family of Mrs. Edith Ford, who re-
She Is the great-grandmother was
born in Scott county, KY, and is now
Sc years old. Her husband died about
ten years ago. Her daughter, Mrs. Liz
zie Strawback, is SC years old; the next
representative of the family is SO years
old. and the fourth member is 8 years
old. Their birthdays all fall on July O..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

The takers who disturb the quit Of
Brooklyn nights were yelling about 8
o'clock p. M: Terrible accident!
American liner New York Wah! Wah!
Wah! Terrible Wah! Wah! Wah at sea-
American liner New York" After a
season of these reverberating cries the
The takers had gone past by then and
he sought the nearest news stand. but
came back Disguised with mere base
ball edition: Terrible accident! New
Yorks win," he said.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Jay Cooke is still living in Phila-
aelphia, at the age of 80, and when the
stock of the Northern Pacific crossed
par the other day for the first time, to
say nothing of the phenomenal jump
Thursday, it must have been accepted
by him as vindication, although be-
lated. of his judgment as shown when
ne took hold of the financing of the
road thirty-one years ago. Mr.. Cooke
was the j. p. Morgan of his day, and
will long be remembered as one who
negotiated the vast loans of the gov
eminent during the civil war period.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
Pearls as we'll as diamonds have been

constantly increasing in price during
the twelve months. The higher price
for pearls is probably due to the enor-
nous demand for them, which, the
dealers say. they have not been able to
supply. Most of the pearls used In the
United States are purchased in Paris,
London and other continental cities. In
Paris and elsewhere in Europe there
are men who make a, business OF
bleaching these stones. The large de-
lnand for pearls has stimulated the eff
forts in this country to pass off the
bleached articles for the genuine white
pearls, which are always most val
liable.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
Allied His children.

London, May 2o.-sergeant Major But.
Ter, just returned from South Africa. last
night shot and killed four Of his children:
Hts wife and baby escaped
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

The elevator cure is the latest. It l.
widely known in New York. as an e.e-
Nator man in any big skyscraper will
tell you. Three out Of every four wo-
men who ride in this car" said one Of
the Battery Park building employees
the other day, are taking the elevator
cure How does it cure? And what?
Search me. The motion is supposed to
have beneficial effect upon the cir
culation Of the blood or something.
Some of the men try 1T. too. but the
women have it the worst Whenever
stranger comes up to me and asks
for fictictous person, know they are
after the ride and nothing else. Some
OF the sharp ones generally pick out a
name in the directory before they en-.
ter the car. They never go into an of
flee. however, and always take the
next car down. When you consider
there are four elevators here and then
count the number of big office build
ings south of the postoflice. you will
see woman can ride around all morn.
ing and never hit the same elevator
man twice. Eat we know them"