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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26
IA . II q REA.
Bears the HIhe Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of &rzNAzzzx
Notice TO Contrnctors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Education up to 1 O'Clock,
p. M, October 5, 1901, at Oskaloosa,
Iowa, for the erection and completion
Of a school building in the district of
Round Top, Harrison Township, Ma
haska County, Iowa, as per plans now
on file in the Office of the County Su-
perintendent in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Bids will be addressed to L. ".
Pickens, secretary of Board, Cedar,
Iowa, and endorsed on envelope
Proposals for school building"
The bidder. that is awarded the con-
tract will be required to give bond
according to law and as required by
the Board for the faithful perform
ance of his bid.
L, PIcKENs,
Secretary of Board OF Education,
6dl-sw3 Round Top.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

That we hereby tender to the widow
and family of the deceased President
our profound sympathy in this hour of
trial and gloom, and the assurance that
we will pray that the same abundant
grace which we believe sustained the
marWred president in the extreme mo-
ments of his earthly being, may be given
them.
That we express our entire confidence
in the ability, patriotism and courage of
President Theodore Roosevelt; and we
implore for him the protection of his
person and life by the kind Providence
of God, and pray that he may hav. wis
dom to guide him in the great concerns
of the nation now committed to him.
That copies of these resolutions Ne
forwarded by the secretary to Mrs. Wil-
liam Mckinley. President Roosevelt, the
United States senator's from Iowa and to
Hon. John F. Lacey, the Congressman
from this district. q -.
z. H. WAXING, 1-n
J. w. SoMERyLLE.
J. A. BoATMAN,
r. J. MYERS,
3. A. V. KENDRICK.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26
List of Letters,

Remaining uncalled for in the pos
Office at Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the
week ending Sept. 81, 1901:
GENTLEMEN's LIST.
Brown, Edward T Parks, Geo
Collins, Mr. (Farmer) Ridley, Will
Dobson, D w Satterlee, TT
Haggard, LIE Thomas, Seth
Howard, Linsey Won, V
Kortson, HI Smith, Geo (2)
Lyttle, Cbas Weeks Geo
Lewis, L Williams, Thomas
McDorman,' @ A Winchel, Nick
Miller, Harry Wilcher, J E (2)
Hobbies, H r
LADIES' LIST.
BaWden, Anna Hudson, Nancy
Butler, Carrie Hahn, Lena
Bistow, 0na Lourif, Helen
Coon, Effie Monroe, Lizzie
Edwards, Bertha Parker, NASHVILLE
Erickson, Martha Roeloff, Stella
Hull, Anna E Whitaker, Mary
Wallace, Anna
Parties calling for letters from this
list will please cali attention to adj
vertised list Of this date. The above
letters win be held two weeks from
date and then sent to the dead letter
office.
CHAs. v. HOFFMAN,, P. M.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

is scarcely more agonizing than the
current pains in the abdomen which
follow the eating of improper food or
too free indulgence in ice-water. The
immediate cause of cramps and collie
is often the distention of the bowels
by gas. Quick relief follows the use
of Perry Davis Pain Killer. Careful
housekeepers give it the place of
honor in the family medicine chest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26
Cost Of Colombian rebellion.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Mr. Herran,
the secretary of the Colombian lega-
ton here, says the rebellion in Co
lombia, which now has lasted almost
two years, has cost the government
upwards of $500, 100000 and the sacri-
fee of $4,000 lives, all of whom are
Colombians except perhaps 500 Of the
Venezuelan auxiliaries of the reyolu-
tionigts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26
Fine Horses.

Hawkins Brothers shipped hne
load of horses to the Chicago mar
ket this morning, There were 81
head Of as fine animals as have ever
left the city and they win command
top prices.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re-
lieved iu six hours by"New Great South Amer
lean Kidney Cure" 1t is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding prOmptness in reliey
ing pain ia bladder, kidneys and back, in male
or female. Relieves retention Of water almost
Immediately. II you want quick relief and
cure this r. the remedy. Sold by Green Il Bent
ley, druggists, OskalOOsa, ia, 43yi
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

English SPAWN Liniment removes all Hard,
Soll u hasll . Aitl ~ AM bieinlsees from
Ring Bone Stiles. Sprnins, all Swollen Throats,
Coughs. etc, Save go by use OF one bottle
Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure
gists, Oskaloosa, Ia 43yf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

For variety In seeds and implements
examine the stock Of Lewis Bros. &
Montgomery. They are up to date
in everything, sstf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

You can be pleased in all your
wishes for q good strictly up-to-date
buggy at Lewis Bros. Montgomery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

The report of the committee OPP
pointed by the conference to pre-
pare resolutions on the death of our
late president, and which was
adopted, is as follows:
Whereas, The wicked and cowardly
assault of an anarchist assassin upon
the chief magistrate of the United
States-William McKinley-resulted
in the death of the president on the
morning of September IA, 1901; there
fore,
Resolved, By the Iowa Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in convention assembled at New
ton. this 10Th day of September, 1901,
that we hereby express our sense of the
exalted patriotism, distinguished ability,
wise craftsmanship, and high moral and
Christian character of President Nc
inley; and our appreciation of the great
loss sustained alike by the church and
the state in his death,
That we express also our intense abb
horrence Of the principles and actions Of
the people who maintain and defend the
doctrines of anarchism, as having led
directly to this great crime, an as be-
ing constant menace to the peace, or
der and we'll being OF civil society and
government. 1t is our opinion that such
legislation should be had as will make
the public advocacy or publication Of
such doctrines criminal
That we believe that the committal Of
such acts Of violence against the lives or
persons Of the officers OF the government
Of the United States, should be made a
crime against the people of the United
States, triable before the courts Of the
United States. and that against their
commifiaI, ca attempts TO commit thsm
evafe nsnalfiea should he crowded
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

W. 5. Mitchell, Mt Pleasant Quarter
" Conference, left without appointment
to attend school.
c. w. Williams, Grace Church, Bur
lington Quarterly Conference, lecturer
Anti Saloon League.
Keokuk District-C. S. Cooper, Pre-
siding Elder, Keosauqua; Batavia, B. F.
Shane; Bentonsport, R. COOLER; Biz
mingham, z. J. Smith; Bloomfield. J.
W. Potter; Cantril, J. l. Minear; Cen
terviIle. A. V. Kendrick; Cincinnati f
J. Shook: Donnellson, J. H. Dimmitt ;
Drakesville, c. W. Barber; Eldon, P. F.
Barker; Exline, George Blagg; Fairfield,
Joseph E. Corley; Pennington, George
| H. Wehn: Floris, L. Hughes; Keokuk.
Chatham Square Church. l. o. Kemble
First Church, w. S. Gardner; Keosau-
qua, w. R. Jeffrey, IT,; Keosauqua Cir
cult, A. C. Boyd; Libertyville. J. B.
Eyestone; Milton. J. F.. Barnett; Mont
rose, to be supplied; Moulton, Latham
Ingham; Mt. Zion, to be supplied; Mys-
tic, J. w. Carson; Pulaski, U. S Smith
Salem, J. A. Sinclair; Selma, w. R
Rolingson; Troy, E. S. DAILY; West
Grove. W. NJ. Eskimo.
MuScatine Distinctly. &. thorn
Presiding Elder; Amish, to be supplied
Blue Grass, c. E. Fitzsimmons; Ka-
Iona, F. w. Shawkey; Keota, J. R
Payne; Kostza, to be supplied; Ladora
w. S. Knight; Let's, T. S. Pool Lex.
ington, George Filmer; Lone Tree, B
NJ. Boydston Marengo, J. McClelland
Millersburg, G. w. Byrkit; Muscatine
First and Park Avenue. c. L. Stafford
one to be supplied Muscatine Circuit,W
/. Clapp; Nichols, H. c. Millice; NORTH
English, Richard Breeder; Oxford, Rob
eli 2. Fooi; Riverside, W. II. Jones
Sweetland, to be supplied; Tifin, H. l
Rutledge; Washington l. B. Schrecken
CAST; Webster, A. NJ. Smith; Wellman
w. R. Stryker; West Chester, J. R
Hanley; West Liberty, J. E. Newsom
| Williamsburg, f. J. Pike; Wilton, w
Y Hall
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

Albert Fletcher, Of WarrentOn, was
unanimously nominated Saturday Mt
Middleburg to represent the counties of
Fauquier and LOudoun in the COnstitu-
tional Convention.
Among prominent nominations by the
Democrats for the Constitutional Con
vention within the past few days are
Capt r. s. Parks, floater from Page and
Rappahannock, and Ex-Governor W. f..
Cameron, OF Petersburg
The card Of Thomas j. Moncure, pub
lislIsd in a recent issue Of The FREE
LANCE, releasing the Stafford delegation,
M far M the power lies with him, from
their instructions to support him for the
Constitutional Convention IL unique
position in latter-day politics. II does
not often happen that the candidate re-
leases n delegation from instructions To
support him.
The drift Of public sentiment in the
State is plainly against the proposition
to put anti-negrO amendments in the Con
stitutinn. There il n growing tendency
To look Mt the matter in common sense
| light; to recognize that weshall have the
negro always with us and that it is bet
ter for all parties concerned that he
should beencOuraged to become n respect
able citizen. rather than discouraged and
reprcsscd by wholesale Acknowledgement
and the closing Of his schoOls.-NOrfOlk
Virgil
The Democratic precinct meetings were
held in Middlesex and Essex Saturday
afternoon to nominate delegates to meet
in joint convention Mt TappahannOck
Judge 4. Is. Evans carried all the pre-
cincts in Middlesex, and Mr. j. II. {.
Beverly carried all in Essex. According
to the vote in the presidential election OF
1900, Essex is entitled to one more dele
gate than Middlesex, which will nOmi-
nate Mr. Beverley by majority Of one
There was n hot contest in both cOun-
ties. At TappahannOck after the election
of the delegates. the primary proceeded
to nominate district officers. Thomas
f. Blakey, State Senator, entered a pro-
test gainst such action, on the ground
that no notice of this business had been
given. and they were there only for the
purpose Of electing delegates to the con
ventiOn. His arguments did not prevail.
and the nominations were made.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
Gold In Tho TreasurY

The T. 5. Treasury's report shows that
the governments aggregate gold hold
ings. for the first time in history, have
passed the hali-bilion-dollar mark. The
exact total was $500, 27S. SOC.
This is the largest amount Of gold now
held by any single financial institution in
the world. and il is the largest ever held
by any institution. with one exception
the Imperial Bank of Russia. which in
February. 1898. raised its total holdings
to $3.50, 5000 At present, however
the Russian bank holds only S37 800,
600.
The Bank of France now holds $i72,
271 900. its high record being $40.
IA. 600 on the 18th of this month
Most of this gold is held against out
standing notes. The Bank of England
holds $3.50. 100000 gold. and the high
record OF it's history was 1915, 10000
in February. 1896. Present gold hold
ings of the Imperial Bank of Germany
are $50. 900 900, aud it's total of gold
and silver combined never ran above
1922 100000.
The United States Treasury gross gold
holdings have increased S76,439, 900
within the past twelve months. In this
month of 1899 they barely exceeded
$27S. 900. 600 M against the $500, OOO,-
600 now held
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23

THE India census returns make some
horrifying revelations. 1t was con-
jectured that the ravages of the fam
inc were appalling, but that they
should have reached such gigantic
proportions is almost incredible. The
loss of life from the famine of last
year had been estimated at about
three-quarters of a million. 1t now
comes to light that in all probability
100000 persons have died in India
since 1896 from causes produced by
famine. With plenty in the land the
population OF India increases very
rapidly, but in 1896 began that series
of clean years" which has wrought
such dire havoc throughout that be-
nighted country. The figures given
above are heart-rending, for who can
mediate upon the sufferings of a
people so sorely afflicted without
being moved with pity and compass
sion? 1t is well to ponder over these
things that we may be ready and will
ing to contribute for the amelioratiOn
of any people in their hour of distress.
And our hearts should 60 out in
gratitude to the Creator that our
own land has been so bountifulIy
blessed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
The Great Flood

Pittsburg, Pa, il the center of a wide
spread and disastrous storm. For a
radius of $50 miles in Western Pennsyl-
vania, Eastern Ohio, and West Virginia
rain or snow fell. Big freshets in all
streams Tor three days.
The financial loss cannot be estimated.
In addition to the hundreds of thousands
of dollars it will cost to put large manu-
featuring plants in commission again,
tensIof thousands Of skilled workmen are
thrown out of employment, and lose
their wages just at a time when all the
iron and steel mills are rushed with
orders
While few and unauthenticated reports
of damages have been made, disease and
death will follow in the wake OF the
food. Thousands of people are lying in
the upper rooms of their water-soaked
houses, without heat, light, or food.
Where gas fuel is used the pipes are
flooded and cut off, and coal is under ten
feet of water.
Traffic is blocked by heavy snow and
millions of damage has been done to
railroads, wires, and industries. 1t is
probable the fruit and early vegetables
have been killed The people are greatly
alarmed over a wide area of country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
TRANSIENT RATES:
TUESDAY.........APRILL 23, 1901.

WHATEVER may be the direct out
come of the Constitutional COnven-
ton it is quite certain that good will
result from the discussions it has
brought about. Thenewspapers and
other Virginia talent are being de
voted to a discussiOn-and an eX-
change ofideas-on questions of vital
Importance to the States future wei
fare, and good must result from them
These discussions have stirred the
people, and they begin to seethefolly
of living under an Anticipated Consti-
tution-One not at all suited to the
present conditions. The people have
been aroused to a realization of the
fact that time necesSitates a change
in organic laws. as swell as in statutory
enactments; that organic laws must
be suited to existing conditions in
order to accomplish the object of all
good laws-the highest good pos
sible. And, having been awakened to
this fact and infused with new pOliti-
cal life, they are exerting themselves
torid the State OF Constitution that
is obnoxious to them and replace it
with one suited to the best interests
of the State 1t may be true that the
new Constitution will give dissatisiac-
ton to some. 1t would not be the
creature of mankind were it different;
but good must result to the State
from the enthusiasm that has been
aroused along this line, though there
be some kickers after the Convention
has completed its work. Surely in
the hands of our ablest and purest
men the State and people should be
safe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
MARRIAGES

Edward H. Wyatt and Melvina C. Van
Horn, OF Mathews county, were married
in Baltimore Friday.
Mr.. J. T.. Johnson, of MAYORS, and
Miss Maud Packet, OF Richmond
county, were married last week
Mr.. Wyatt W. Butler of Manassas,
Prince William county, and Miss Attic
Pickett,of IIaymarket, were married Ia at
week.
Mr.. Penny Car r. farmer, and Mrs
Fanny Crew of Louisa went to Rich
mond Tuesday and were married there
that day.
VIM. r. Hall and Miss Elnora Williams
were married mt New Hope NJ. T.. church
King and Queen county. last week Rev.
T.. j. Richardson officiating
DR.. John A. Hardy, formerly of Ian
caster county, now OF W. Va, will be
married on April 9th, in Williamsburg,
Va. to Miss Virginia T. Armistead, Of
that city.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Mary Marshall Miller, daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs Robert f. Miller, of Woodville,
RappahannOck county, ON April ~. to
Mr.. NJ Cabell Woodward.
The marriage of Miss Sarah s. Walker,
daughter Of Rev. Albert Walker, and Mr..
H. Stafford Murphy isannounced to take
place April 3Oth, at Zion Episcopal
Church, Fairfax rt-IIOuse.
Invitations have been,issued for the
marriage Of Miss Marry +. Smith, Of
Washington, to Spencer X. Nelson, Of
Accomac county, tomorrow at Trinity
Episcopal Church, Wnshingnow, D. G..
Card are out for the marriage Of Dr.
X. J.. McMurran and Miss Margaret
Elizabeth Ferrebee which will takeplace
at Trinity Church. Portsmouth, April
10th. The young man is nephew Of
DR. T.. NJ McAlurran, OF Orange county
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of DR. b. Ryland lludnall and Miss
Lillian Garnett DenzleT the ceremony to
take place April both. 1901 in Richmond.
at the home of the bride. DR.. lIudnall
is the son of J. Is. IIudnall, Of Lillian,
Northumberland county.
Rev W. II. Marsh, n Methodist minister
at Remington. and Miss Ruby Thompson,
the l7-year-old daughter Of Mr. Frank
Thompson, went To Rockville, Md. Tues
day, where they were married on that
day. telegram was received by the
father of the young lady. signed Ruby
Marsh, stating that they took the
northbound train at Midland, the second
station north of Remington. and were
married in Rockville at 4:3O o'clock
The couple left Remington. presumably
for n drive, and none was any, The wiser
until the telegram was received annOunc-
ing the marriage IL IL said that the
fathers opposition was due 10 some
personal differences with the groom.
Mr. Marsh is a widower with twochidrcn.
He is one Of The most popular ministers
in the Baltimore Conference.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
POLITICAL

The Lowell, Mass, Democratic Club, at
its banquet Friday night, pledged itse''
to work for the nomination of Richard
Olney for the Presidency in 1904.
1t is said in Washington that McLau-
riu's political move in the South lacks
following, u. S. Senator Tiliman, col
league of Senator MLaurin, ridicules the
latter's movement.
The County Democratic convention,
which meets at OrangeC. h., April 30, will
be composed of II delegates, apportion-
ed as follows: BarbOursville 2; Rhoades-
vile Gordonsville / Orange 2; Wood
folks 2; Locust Grove 2; Halle's l.
1t ia proposed to hold the meeting of
the Democratic State Committee, on April
25th, in the hall of the House OF Delegates
If this is done it will be the first time in
the history of Virginia that q political
body OF the kind has met in the State
House.
The POpul;st party organization, it is
said, has gone to pieces in Virginia since
]. Haskins HobsOn returned to the Demo-
cratic rauls. There are no longer any
PopuIists in the State. They have gone
either to the Democratic or the Republi-
can party.
There IL some talk of Mr.. Montague
taking the stump in advocacy of his own
candidacy for Governor. He. would not
say whether or not he would go on the
stump. Should he go on the stump, Mr.
Swanson is almost certain to do the same
thing. They are both attractive speakers,
and Joint discussions between them would
attract enormous crowds in all parts of
the State.
THE FREE lance comes out with q
complimentary editorial of our county
man, Senator LeCato, and gives some
advice as to the course the First district
should pursue to bring about his nOmi-
nation. - While there is no doubling
the fact that the Eastern Shore or even
the First districts for Montague itshould
also stand by Senator LeCato and aid
him first and last to nomination for
second place without resorting to entan-
clements that will not help him nor prac-'
tically aid our candidate Tor G0vernor.-
Farmer and Fisherman.
Senator Thomas S. Martin today ex-
pressed his absolute confidence in the
success of Mr.. Swanson to capture the
gubernational nomination. He declined
to particularize, but in discussing the
situations in general said: Reports
from all sections OF the State scarcely
leave any doubt that public sentiment
iayors the nomination Of Mr.. Swanson
as the Democratic nomineefo Governor.
l am not a forecaster, but cannot see
how it is possible to defeat him. He is
growing in popularity, and the people
are rallying to his support. When the
time comes to elect delegates to the con-
vention Swanson will be found to have
a majority. Saturdays Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
Snap Move in Politics.

A prominent Democrat said that HI
talked with Judge +. W. Saunders re
garding the recent election Of a chairman
for Franklin county. He gives the yer
sion of the convention az follows:
"The Democratic convention held last
May in Norfolk adopted n provision de
claring that new party chairman should
be elected in 1901 at the time of nomi
mating candidates for the House of Dele
gates.
AT the convention at Rocky Mount
to nominate n candidate for the Con.
stitutional Convention the business had
been transacted and motion made and
carried to adjourn. The chairman
however, had not announced the result
when some one moved that the conven.
ton elect a new chairman. Many Of
the delegates had gone out, and it was
explained that the party at Norfolk
had specifically named the time for such
action. With this explanation Others
left the hail. but the original mover
urged those remaining to going into an
election, and q new chairman was nam
ed"
cit appears" he continued, that the
election OF the chairman was done in
the interest OF the candidacy of Mr..
Montague, although no notice had been
given Of the purpose, and the assembled
delegates had discharged the work for
which they were chosen. 1t was a snap
shot pure and simple and will create
much dissatisfaction in that county
among the Democrats"
1t has since been stated that the gentle
man who was thus chosen chairman
declines to serve, as he does not consider
that he was properly chosen.
Arrangements have been made for Rev.
+. ]. Richardson TO preach in the Ur-
hanna Baptist church, Middlesex county,
every End and 4th Sunday nights and LIST
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23

ESSEX and Middlesex are having
warm times over the Convention mat
ter. Editor Ryland, of Urbanna, who
is county chairman OF Middlesex, has
a very stirring appeal to his cohorts
in the last issue OF his paper. He
doesn't think the Democracy OF the
sister county are toting fair, anditis
inferred that he is of opinion that the
''heathen Chinee" is not the only one
that deals in ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" Somebody is
going to die in the last ditch"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23
CHINA

The Chinese Emperor has ordered his
troops to withdraw from lIuai-Lu,
against which place the allies had started
an expedition. The order prevented n
battle.
The ministers in Pekin have progressed
from the discussion of the indemnities to
be demanded from China and are now
trying to figure out the ways and means
by which China is to raise the money to
pay them.
The burning of the palace of the En-
press of China at Pekin was attended
with tragic results in the death of
Major General Schwartzkopf, Count Won
Waldersee's chief Of staff, and Others of
lesser rank. Won Waldersee himself es-
capped with difficulty from an upper win
dow
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-23

GEN. John A. KAssON refuses to
draw any part of his $4,000 per
annum salary because he is not doing
any work at present to earn it. 1t
will be one of the mysteries OF the
10Th century il the office-holders in
Washington do not have a commits
sion de lunatico inquirendo held over
him