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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
ATTEMPTED BOLD TRICK.
War Office Clerk Tried to Sell
Governments Confidential
Communications.
DISCOVERY OF WOULD BE cULPRIT.
Narrowly Averts Scandal in Nicely
Cnse-Necly's Counsel Refuses to
Become u Party to the Crime and
Scheme Falls Through-No Charges
Preferred

Washington, May 13.-An attempt to
sell the confidential communications
between the attorney general and the
secretary of war in the Nicely case was
unearthed Saturday by Chief Wilkie.
of the secret service. Information
had been obtained from Judge John
d. Lindsay, counsel for Nicely, in New
York, who had received letter signed
John b. Dickinson, offering him copies
of the correspondence. Judge Lindsay
turned the matter over to the attor-
ney general Friday. The latter called
In Chief Wilkie and placed the matter
in his hands. An officer was sent to
the general delivery window of the
local post Office and when a man pre-
sented himself and asked for mail for
John B. Dickinson he was followed.
He went direct to the insular division
of the war department. Shortly after
ward conference between the sec
rotary of war, Solicitor General Rich
ards, of the department of justice, Col.
Edwards, chief of the insular bureau,
and Chief Wilkie was held and it was
| discovered that the man represent
ing himself as John B. Dickinson was
William Davis Williams, the stenog-
rapher of Col. Edwards, position
which he has held for year past. He
formerly was private secretary to a
Pennsylvania Congressman. Williams
volunteered to turn the correspond
ence that he had endeavored to sell
to Judge Lindsay over to the authori.
ties here. AS the sale had not been
completed no charge was made against
Williams, but he was summarily dis
missed by the secretary of war.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Scientific Farming in Germany.

Recent reports to our department
Of agriculture indicate that farming
is conducted In Germany Oh more inn
proved and scientific principles than
anywhere else in the world. The Ger
man farmers employ less machinery
but more chemistry. They pay very
close attention to the fertilization of
the soil. Yet with all their efforts,
and all the advantages Of their adj
vanced science, they are unable to
fully supply the demand of the popu-
lation of Germany for breadstuffs.
They do supply seven-eighths of that
demand, but the remaining one,
eighth, which has to be imported
from abroad, amounted in 1899 tc
more than 5o,oO0,oOo bushels Of wheat
alone.--Youth's Companion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
NOTABLE DECISION.
Judge Weaver Holds That Sections
of the Code Providing for Tax
Collections Are Retroactive.

Judge S. NJ. Weaver, of the Eleventh
district, candidate for the supreme
court, has made sweeping decision
in the Franklin county court. 1t sus-
tains sections of the code which pro-
vide for the collection of taxes on
property withheld from assessment.
He holds that the statutes remedial
in their nature are retroactive in effect
and will justify recovery for taxes for
years prior to their enactment. The
auditor has power to correct the tax
lists and assess property entirely emit
ted by the assessor, and is not limited
to correcting the lists for the current
year only but may correct the lists for
prior years. The fact that the defend
ants property may have been regu-
larly assessed by the assessor in each
of the years under inquiry and such
assessment passed upon by the board
of review does not have the effect of
Judgment and is not bar to the ac-
ton to recover taxes on property con-
cealed from assessors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
The Mnr,borouxhs at Pence.

London, May 13.-The duke and
duchess of Marlborough have taken
an active and conspicuous part in the
Primrose league meetings the past
week, always appearing together, as
il to emphasize that there was no
truth in the recent stories of seri-
Gus misunderstanding between them.
At the reception which Mrs. Bischoffs-
helm gave to the league Thursday
evening among the prominent people
grouped about the hostess were the
duke and duchess of Marlborough.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
UNITED BRETHREN.
ference-Rcports Heard on Con-
ditioa of Denomination.

Frederick, Md, May 13.-The twen-
tythird general conference of the
United Brethren Church of Christ
was formally opened in this city in
the opera house Saturday by Bishop
e. B. Kephart, of Annville, Pa. Rev.
]. II. Sneiyder, of LeCompte, O., was
elected secretary and Charles I: Hall,
of Dayton, o., assistant secretary and
official stenographer.
The statistics presented by the
bishop in his address show that the
church has membership of 100000
and Sunday school enrolment of
100000 scholars. A theological sem
mary, IL colleges and academies and
a publishing house are maintained.
The value of church property is esti-
mated at $6,5oo,oOo.
Referring to the proposed union
with the Old Reformed church,
whose general conference is being held
in Chambersburg, Pa, Bishop KEEP
hart said that tn. house of bishops
had for two years been in consulta-
ton with the board of the sister
cnurcH Win reference W duJuseAhSAs
of the differences. Some progress
had been made and he recommended
| that the conference 'authoriZe the
board of bishops to continue their eff
| forts for unity with the body named
and with any other evangelical bod
les that may desire union on terms
honoring God and honorable to al
concerned"
In Germany the church has Il
charges, rs classes, 20 organized
churches, 12 ministers, 1913 members
with nine church houses.
The home missionary board re
ported 36 new missions opened, 6!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
scHWAB ON THE STAND.
Head of the United states steel Cor
poratlon Testifies Before the In
dustrlaI Commission.

Washington, May 13.-Mr. Charles
NJ. Schwab, president OF the United
States steel corporation, was before
the industrial commission Saturday.
He said that the United States com
pany controls eight companies by
owning their stock, and that while
steps are taken to insure the good
companies each one generally is left
to conduct business in its own way.
AS Il rule the plan has been to take in
only companies which were not com
petitors, but it was true that there
were cases in which two institutions
of the same line were brought to-
gether. and in such eases the man
ayers were expected to get together
in making their plans for sales.
Enumerating The advantages of con-
solidation, Mr. Schwab said they were
found especially in transportation and
management and in the utilization of
all the ores owned. In this connec-
ton Mr.. Schwab said that the United
States company owns so per cent. of
the iron ore of the country, and he
expressed the opinion that these ore
deposits must constantly grow in
value because limited. The company
makes from IS to rs per cent. of the
steel products of the country. He also
said that there had been no increase
in the price Of products since the or
ganization of the United States com
pany and that the tendency is toward
lower prices.
Mr. Schwab took a position against
organized labor, saying that it did not
give individuals fair chance in life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
A SENSATIONAL ARREST.
quay Acknowledgement of Con-
spiracy Against Government.

New York, May ia dispatch to
the Herald from Montevideo says: a
sensati ton has been caused here by
the arrest of Miguel Herrera y Obes,
brother Of former president of Uru-
quay. Col. Manuel Rodriguez and Col.
Ciriaco Burgis have also been arrested.
There are accusations against other
prominent men in connection with the
conspiracy against the government.
Juan Johnston, vno has been taken
into custody, has declared THAT the
conspiracy has many followers in the
army. He also confessed that the arms
seized by the police were taken from
the arsenal. The political situation is
very complicated. Uneasiness pre-
walls throughout the country.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
IOWA STATE NEWS
WILL TRY HERON.
GrinneiI congregational Church
Votes to Call a Council to Com
slider Charges Against Lecturers.

The Grinnell Congregational church
has taken the second step looking to
the expulsion of Prof. George D. Her
ron from the membership rolls. The
church voted to call council of
churches to try DR.. Heron for con-
duct unbecoming minister, as recon-
mended in the resolutions adopted by
the association at Baxter.
Deacon C. F. Childs read the resolu-
ton adopted by the association at
Baxter, and moved that the Grinnell
church form a council as recommend
ed, and that a committee be appointed
to call the council, with full power to
act. The motion was carried without
dissenting vote. The committee APP
pointed consists of ]. P. Lyman, C. T.
Childs, DR.. p. e. Soners, Rev. e. M
Vittum and Prof. Charles Noble.
The Grinnell association includes
about 30 churches. The Grinnel
church and Plymouth Congregational
church of Des Moines are the leading
churches in the association.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
NEW CHANCELLOR.
Charles Noble Gregory, of Wisconsin
Will Be Dean of tho Law School
MT the Iowa University.

Charles Noble Gregory, who has &C.
cepted the post of dean of the Iowa
state university law school at Iowa
city, is at present associate dean of the
law department. of the state Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. He is not only a
lawyer, but a writer of note, and, odd
ly enough for a jurist, poet of con-
siderable talent. Prof. Gregory is In
his fifty-frst year. He is native of
Unadilla, N. Y. He is president Of the
Wisconsin Civil Service association.
He is president of the Madison Liter
ary club and member of the execu-
tive committee of the American Bar
association, curator of the State His
torical society, and director of the
Madison free city library. The salary
of his new position will be $4,000 q
year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
National Conference of Charities.

Washington, May 1a.-The national
conference of charities and correc-
ton Saturday decided to hold the
next convention in Milwaukee, at q
date to be selected later, probably in
June, 1902. The public session Sat-
urday was devoted to discussion of
project advocated by the committee
on legislation for nationai bureau
of charities and correction, with cdu-
cational and statistical functions an
alogous to those of the bureau of
education. DR.. f. II. Wines, assistant
director of the census; Edward 7.
Devine, of New York, and Prot. +. A
Fetter, of Palo Alto, Cal, made ad
dresses favoring the project and q
committee Of three was appointed to
prsSS action.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Gtbbon. ana nj. Trip to Rome.

New York, May '3.-Cardinal Glib
bons, who will sail for Rome, said Fri
day night: MY visit to Rome has no
special significance. am going to
make my regular visit to the holy ia
ther will see his holiness and con
fer with him regarding the condition
of the church in America. am cer-
tainly not going TO Rome for the
specific purpose of discussing church
conditions in the Philippines"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Violated His own Jaw

King Leopold of Belgium was lately
fined 500 francs for violating one of
his own laws by driving his auto
mobile at higher rate of speed than
permitted by statute. When arrest
ed near Belgium the king was so eff
fectually disguised by his great
coat and leather goggles that the Of.
fcer did not recognize him. When
his majesty removed his riding
"specs" and unbuttoned his coat, re.
vealing his famous beard, the conster-
nation of the policeman may be i'm,
agined. The officer had presence OF
mind enough to do his full duty, and
was commended for his act.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Gonxre.smen to visit California.

San Francisco, May ia number
of eastern congressman. most of them
members of the rivers and harbors
committee, will soon visit California,
and during their stay of three weeks
will thoroughly inspect the rivers and
harbors of the state. Congressman
Burton. of Ohio, will head the party,
which will include p. d. McCullooh, of
Arkansas; A. S. Berry, of Kentucky;
S. NJ. Sparkman, of Florida; T. B.
Ball, of Texas; b. b. Dovener, of West
Virginia; Walter Reeves, of Illinois;
+. j. Acheson, of Pennsylvania; Il. p.
Bishop, of Michigan; Page Morris, of
Minnesota; d. S. Alexander, of New
York; t. Fl. Tongue. Of Oregon; G. r.
Lawrence, of Massachusetts,; j. H.
Davidson, of Wisconsin; I. G. Catch
ings, of Mississippi; r. f. Lester, of
Georgia. and j. III. Banlhead, Of Ala
hama
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Union M.chini.t. walk Out,

Kansas City,, Mo-, May 13.-Between
400 and 500 union machinists and
blacksmiths employed by engine and
machine manufacturers of Kansas
City struck Saturday for a nine
hour day and an increase of 1914 per
cent. in wages. The strikers COM
mittee, in a statement issued Satur-
day, say: "The strike is not local
On the Goth of May, the men say, if
the demands of the machinists are
not acceded to, every union machinist
in the United States, Canada and
Mexico will walk out"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14

Vancouver, Il. G., May 49, Hundreds
wild during the last few years on the
plains of l.illooet and Cariboo and
Okansgan are being captured to be
sold TO the British government for
use in South Africa. An imperial cav
airy officer is now at kamloops buy
ing them as RAPIDLY as they are
brought in, Tie horses are of good
size, most Of .I:cm being mustangs
inbred with the domestic horses lha,
have been lost !,y ranchers at various
times and ininrd the wild herds
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Yellowstone National Park.

Competitors of the NORTHERN
PACIFIC RAILWAY say the name
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK is
one to conjure with, thus unwittingly
bearing witness to the wonders of
that wonderful Wonderland. Next
July the railways will make exceeding
ly low rates to San Francisco, as for
example, $4,000 from Chicago, includ-
ing return via PORTLAND and N. P. r.
Go and see for yourself, California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, the
cities of Portland, Tacoma, Seattle,
Spokane, Helena, Butte, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth and the Superiors
and last but not least, YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK. II you will send &c
to Chas. S. Fee, ST. Paul, Mimi, for
Wonderlaaad 1901, and an EpwoRTH
LEAGUE map folder, you will see the
necessity Of buying your tickets for
return via the N. p. r. as NO OTHER
LINE can offer you all Of these attrac-
tions or more than fraction thereof.
We have the only rail line to the
Park,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
QUARANTINE IN alaska.
Skagway and Juneau Fear Spread
of Disease from Other
Infected Points.
EIGHT CASES ANo FOUR DEATHS At slTkA
Bench Creek-Much Copper I'm Dis
trict About Tanann-Wolf Causes
a Stampede of the Miners to o Gold
Quartz Cave.

Victoria, b. c., May 13.-Quaran-
tine has been declared at Skagway
and Juneau against Sitka, Kilisoo
and other southeastern Alaskan
points infected with smallpox. At
Skagway marshals are watching the
beaches to prevent the landing of In
dams from the infected districts who
come in canoes. Over 700 persons
submitted to vaccination at Sitka,
where there were over so cases and
four deaths. There were 90 cases at
Killisoo and six deaths had occurred.
Eight Indians Drowned.
BY the capsizing of canoe on the
Mas river on May l eight Indians
were drowned
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Municipal Owner.htp

The first national bank in Spencer,
which has owned the electric plant
for some time, has decided the prop
erty to Harry Chamberlain as trustee
for the sum of $1,000. The city is
given the right to purchase the plant
by issuing bonds to this amount, to
bear six per cent. interest and to be
paid to the bank within ten years.
The council has passed an ordinance
creating an electric light fund, and
the net earnings from the water and
light departments will be applied on
the bonds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Granger and FlorenceviIIe.
ITO late for last week.

70 late for last week.
Plenty Of rain this week, farmers
are all getting ready for corn.
George Sears and son of Plymouth
Rock was up lately to Granger and
vicinity. Talked railroad some.
Miss Mamie MCGEE teaches the
Oakley school this summer.
John Michel's oldest boy has lung
fever.
The Granger teacher, Mr.. Selwig,
has taken the Harmony school and
Granger district has hired his broth
er, now teaching at York, MINI.
Julius Peterson of Jasper, Mimi, is
visiting at Newmillcr'S this week.
j. o. Jones went to Pipestone, MINI.
this week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Approves se,epty-seven Bil,s

Springfield, H., May 13.-Gov. Yates
Saturday returned TO the secretary OF
state. with his approval, n bills passed
by the Forty-second general assembly
He also returned Crafts public ac-
counting bill with a veto message. He
gives as his reasons for vetoing it
that the bill and title are inconsistent
and that the bill is too wide in scope.
he said the bill requires the auditor
of state to supervise the accounting
Of Offices OF every political division of
the state down To school districts He
says this is impraetieable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
CRgsCO MARKETS
Corrected each issue. J
Chester Teachers Meeting.

Saturday P M. May 10,
Song. The Brides. !" Primary Class.
The Teachers Responsibility on the
"............ Joshua Williams.
Discussion led by. F. a. Wildman,
Head or Heart in School Management. q
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ID. L. Grannis.
Discussion. Observation-Disclosures Mary Kelly.
NeSltdtlOu. w Ill ISlCHOiS.
Moore, Mabelle Howe, Rosetta Walters.
Vocal Duet.
Edith Roper and Hattie Meredith.
Nature Study and Geography.
....................... Nellie Judson,
Recitation. The Oranges and Apples
................ ........... Ruth Lake.
General Discussion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Bored Holes with Bullets.

A novel method of boring holes in a
fiat bar of iron was recently adopted
on ship where breakdown occurred,
To repair the breakage it was neoes.
sary to make bolt holes In spar bar
and as the engineer was without the
appliances required for the purpose
he marked the exact places in chalk
and then fred 30 caliber bullet
through each from new pattern Win
chester rifle.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Training ship for Illinois Boys.

Philadelphia, May 1s.-The yacht
Dorothea. recently purchased by the
government to be used as a training
ship by the naval militia of Illinois,
left the League Island navy yard Sat-
urday for Chicago Her route will be
by way of the ST. Lawrence river and
the great lakes. The Dorothea is
manned by crew of SO naval reserves
from Chicago, who arrived here Fri
day. Capt. G. IT, Hamill, of the United
States navy, is in command. He will
return to League Island after having
delivered the training ship to the ILL
nois naval reserves.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
-FOUR mig noat. nuiIding,

Philadelphia, May 13.-The New
York shipbuilding company, at its new
yard near Gloucester, N. j., has begun
work on four steel passenger and
freight steamships for the Atlantic
Transport company. A large amount
of steel has been ordered from Pitts.
burgh for the yard in order that there
may be no delay in pushing work on
the Vessels as speedily as possible.
Two ofsthe boats are to be 900 feet
long and Tie others 500 feet. and they
Rre to trale from Philadelphia, New
Kaklt an'aSssllimore to London.
AXE Cup
shipbuildinl
cure the COZ
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
wreck on Great western.

A freight train north-bound on the
Chicago Great Western was wrecked
four miles south of Hudson at the
crossing of the Chicago 6 North
western, delaying traffic for 10 hours
on the Great Western and almost as
long on the Northwestern. The ac-
cident, which resulted in the total de.
struction of ten freight cars, the sig
nal tower at the railway crossing and
a small bridge, was caused by the
breaking of aange on wheel of a
box car. No one was injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
sNUB FOR THE SULTAN.
Porte's Paremptory Note-Partly
Breaks Relations.

Constantinople, May 1o.-A third
note, evidently emanating direct from
the sultan, was delivered to-day to the
ambassadors, demanding in peremp-
tory language the immediate suppress
sion of the foreign post offices and re-
tterating the charges Of smuggling
against foreign officials.
The ambassadors Immediately re-
turned the note to the porte, thus
creating partial cessation of rela-
tions between the embassies and the
Turkish government.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Telegraph Report,

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has filed its annual report with
the state auditor. The company has
1895 instruments and "A stations 9TH
er than railway stations in the state.
1t has 7,1ss.73 miles of poles and 49,
800 miles of wire. Poles are estima-
ted to be WORTH $50 per mile and wire
$40, making the total value of poles
in the state $215,661.s0 and of wire
$2ss,oos.1o. The equipment of the
company in the state is worth $751;
325, making total of $5a4,es9 as the
velue of all property in the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
The Queens speIlins.

Victoria was stickler for good
spelling. All queens and most I'M
titled members of the sex are be-
heyed to be superior to petty con-
siderations of photography; but in
her own case interest in the matter
led the queen to rebuke official cor
respondents for laxity in spelling.
Sir Arthur Biggs preserves one Of
her formal reprimands.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Bunk Teuer short I'm Accounts.

Washington, May 13.-Controller Of
the Currency Dawes Saturday re-
ceived telegram from New Orleans
announcing that the teller Of the Hi
bernian national bank was short in
his accounts $4,000. The United
States attorney was informed of the
shortage and the teller was at once
arrested. The banks condition is re-
ported good and the institution has
the telier's bond, also said to be
good, for $4,000. The bank has a
capital and surplus of 100000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Tug Firemen ut Toledo strike

Toledo, o.. May 13.-The tug fire.
men of this port, numbering about
GO, are on strike, as result of re-
fusal of the owners of the vessel-tow-
ing tugs to pay the scale The fire.
men say that the wages offered by
the local owners are about 40 per
cent less tlian those paid in other
ports Vessel movements arc at a
sta.l;Islili us d result of the strike.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Another KICK stu to come

A man in Atlanta, Ga, while riding
In his automobile the other day
steered the machine a little too close
to the southern extremity of mule
says the Chicago Tribune. In the
mixup that followed Immediately aft
erward the man and the automobile
were disabled, while the mule-but
any information pertaining to the
mule is superfuous.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-14
Hurt in New York

New York, May Ia. NJ. Lee, As
years OF age. manager of a commercial
rating agency in Dowagiac. Mich. was
run down and badly injured Friday
night at Broadway and Twenty-third
street by q horse and wagon. He was
taken unconscious 10 he New York
hospital where his condition was said
to be serious.