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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
BANKS ARE THRIVING.
ComptrolIer's Reports for the Year
show an Unusual Increase i'm De-
pOsitories and Deposits.

Washington, June 10.-All the re-
ports called for by the comptroller
of the currency dealing with the con-
dition of national banks at the close
of business April "a are. in, and the
showing is held by treasury officials
to be a remarkable one, far in excess
of anything of the kind in history,
There is total of 4,064 banks; at the
close of business April &c, 1900, there
were 1881. Total resources are S.
$50, 794, 1867; in 1900, SASH, 956,o4s. To-
tai individual deposits $2,s93, 665, 449; in
1900 they were $2,449,212,656. Loans
and discounts are $2,911, 526,276; in
1900, So 1866, o34,99o. Surplus funds and
undivided profits amount to $416,017,-
1874; in 1900 they were $3s3,757, 200.
Lawful money in reserve, including the
five per centum redemption fund with
treasurer, is $565, 1869, 1894; last year it
was s516,19o,ss6. The average reserve
held is 2o.1 per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
A GREAT GATHERING.
Preparations Under Way at Cincin-
natl, for International Chris
tian Endenvor Convention.

Cincinnati, June 10. - The most
elaborate arrangements have been
made for the twentieth international
convention of the Christian Endeavor
here July 6 to 10. As many were I'M
able to attend the convention in Lon
don last year larger attendance
than usual is expected, especially
since these conventions hereafter will
be held only once in two years. The
choir of 1900 trained voices will be
a feature at Music hall. Other large
choruses have been trained for the
exposition and other halls, while all
the churches and their choirs have
been engaged for the occasion. Bands
will discourse sacred music in Wash
ington park, adjoining Music hall, for
the open-air meetings. Gov. Nash,
Mayor Fleischman and local commit
teemen will deliver welcoming adj
dresses Saturday afternoon, July 6.
DIR. Clark will deliver his annual ad-
dress and Secretary Baer will make
his annual report Saturday evening.
On Sunday morning there will be
special addresses on Twenty Years of
Christian Endeavor;" in the after
noon temperance rallies and in the
evening meetings for Sabbath OBJ
servance. The regular programmes
with meetings by sections win be car
ried out on the four following days,
with many of the most eminent men
in Christian work participating.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
MRS. BoTHA In ENGLAND.
Wife of Boer Commandnnt General
Refuses to BE interviewed Re-
garding Her Mission.

London, June 10.--Mrs. Louis Botha,
wife Of the Boer commandant general,
arrived at Southampton Saturday
morning on board the British steamer
! Dunvegan Castle from South Africa.
she refused to grant an interview, but
a son of ex-Secretary of State Fischer,
who accompanied her, informed rep
resentative of the press that Mrs.
Botha was going straight to London
and later would proceed to Holland
and Belgium, but that the date of her
departure for the continent had not
been fixed. Mr.. Fischer was unable to
confirm or deny the report that Mrs.
Botha had come to Europe on peace
mission. He was released on parole in
order that he might accompany her.
London, June 10.-The British war
Office knows nothing of the alleged re-
quest of Gen. Botha, the Boer COM
mander, for conference with Lord
Kitchener at Standerton. The officials
here point out that if any request of
the kind had been made Lord Kitchen
er would have Immediately notified the
government.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
A NOVEL TRIAL.
A Missouri Court, in Session I'm a
Grove, Hears Evidence in
Murder Case.

Galena, Mo-, June 10.--An unusual
scene is presented here at the pre-
liminary hearing of Mrs. John Stall
lion, her father, James Crabtree, and
his two sons, Frank and Charles Crab
tree, for the murder of Alice Stallion,
the woman's 16-year-old stepdaughter.
The hearing is being held in grove,
the two justics sitting at table under
tree, and 1000 people, attracted from
points for miles around forming a
circle about the court and defendants.
Notwithstanding no overt act has yet
been attempted, threats have been
made against the Crabtrees by many
of the strangers in town, and the coun-
ty officials are taking all the precau-
tons at their command to protect the
prisoners Galena is off the railroad,
and the fact that 1000 people should
care to come miles to attend the hear
ing is considered significant. 1t has
been decided to exhume the body of
the girl, that it may be examined by
The doctors to investigate theory of
the county prosecutor that criminal
assault was made upon her by one
or both Of the Crabtree boys, and that
they killed her to hide the crime.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
CENSUS FIGURES.
Thirty-Eisht American Cities Have
Each q Population Of 1OO,-
900 or More.

Washington, June 10.-The census
Office has issued bulletin giving the
population Of incorporated places in
the country. The bulletin shows that
there are 10,602 such places, as COM
pared with 1873 in 1890, and SO cities
containing more than 100000 people
each. OF the large cities in 1900,
three, New York, Chicago and Phila-
delphia, contain upward of million
inhabitants, the same as in 1890, while
for cities having between 100000 and
100000 inhabitants, those in 1900
number three, as against only one in
1890.
There were no cities in 1900 con-
tanning between 100000 and 100000 in
habitants, but at the census of 1890
there were three cities of this class.
On the other hand, there were five
cities in 1900 with a population be-
tween 100000 and 100000, but in 1890
there were no cities coming between
these limits of population. OF the
total number of places in the list al
most one-half, or 4,31s, contain few
er than 500 people, while there are
2,501 places of between 500 and 1000.
Of the states, Illinois leads with
$50 incorporated towns, and Penn
sylvania comes next with 1888. New
York has 43s. There are no incor-
porated municipalities in Alaska.
The incorporated places contain in
the aggregate 35,s49,516 inhabitants,
as compared with total of 26,079, 1928
persons living in incorporated places
in 1890. The combined population in
the incorporated towns and cities
constitute AZ per cent. of the popula-
ton of the entire country, as against
Al per cent. in the towns in 1890. In
the state of New York, which takes
the lead in this respect, n per cent.
of the people live in the cities and
towns, as against 60 per cent. in 1890.
In six other states-namely Massa-
chusetts, Illinois, Rhode Island, Penn
sylvania, Colorado and Connecticut
more than two-thirds of the people
live in the Incorporated places. Mis-
sissippi has the smallest percentage
of its people living in the towns, the
percentage being Is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
DR.. caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures
Constipation. Sold by Weldon. Camp
bell & Co.
No worry In Hawaii.

A charming authoress, writing of
Hawaiian women, says: They can't
worry. They don't know how. They
eat and sing, and laugh and sleep,
and possess their souls in smiling
peace. If one has good dinner she
invites her friends to partaKe of it;
If she hasn't a good dinner, she
laughs and goes to sleep and forgets
to be hungry. And here, in this para
disc of laughter and light hearts and
gentle music, there is absolutely
nothing to do but to care for the
the children and old people, and to
swim and ride. You couldn't start a
reform circle to save your life-there
isn't a Jail in the place, nor tene-
ment quarter, and no out-of-door
poor. There isn't a woman's club in
Honolulu--not club. There was a
culture circle once for few days. A
Boston woman who went there for
her health organized it; but it inter-
fered with afternoon nap-tIme, so mo-
body camel Presbyterian.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
STORM WAS DEADLY.
Southern Kansas and Oklahoma
Visited by a Tornado.

Perry, Okla, June 1o.--In furious
tornado which swept over portions of
Kansas and Oklahoma several persons
were killed. Information from the
devastated district is meager. Rushing
down from the Kansas state line and
covering about so miles in width, the
rain, wind and hail swept over the
country to the southern boundary of
Oklahoma. The rain fell in torrents
from early Friday evening until mid
night. The fury Of the storm CEN
tered in tornado at about $3.50 p. M,
which formed at point near the
Kansas state line and just on the coun-
ty lines of Kay and Grant, Okla. 1t
took southeasterly course and was
most disastrous on a belt of ten miles
square in eastern Kay county. The
little town of Eddy was struck and of
the 10 or Is buildings in the place all
were leveled to the ground except the
railroad station and elevator. Flying
lumber was scattered for miles. One
unknown man was killed and several
persons injured by flying debris.
The country in the track of the storm
between this point and Tonkawa, a
distance of about eight miles, was laid
waste. Five farmhouses with barns
and outbuildings were blown away, but
the occupants all escaped without in
jury.
At Tonkawa 80 dwellings and bust
ness houses were scattered like so
much loose lumber. The citizens of
the town had been watching the adj
vance of the storm and had sought
shelter in caves and cellars. No fa-
talities are reported at this point.
At Blackwell, a few miles north of
Tonkawa, f. H. Crawford, carpenter,
who was working on house, was
struck by lightning during the storm
and instantly killed.
wheat Fields Devastated.
Wichita, Kan, June 10.-A corre-
spondent who has arrived here from
the scene of devastation in Kay coun-
ty, Oklahoma, says that the storm of
Friday night ruined the wheat crop
of 400 farms west and northwest of
Blackwell. These farms are all in
one body of territory. The farmers,
who had purchased Irvine and har-
vest machinery, are asking the local
dealers to take them back, and the
dealers have referred the matter to
the factories. The loss of crops will
cause no distress, as the farmers are
in good condition financially, owing
to succession of good crops during
the past five seasons.
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Many nulldlngs burned.

Lexington, Ky, June s.-The Otis
cooper shop burned Friday afternoon
and the fire communicated to other
buildings so rapidly that it was feared
for some time that the city would be
laid in ashes. The fire was beyond con.
troll from two to four p. m. Twenty
three houses, mostly tenement, were
totally destroyed with their contents.
The loss approximates $4,000. Only
about one-third Of the property was in
sured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
TEXANS FIGHT.
Shooting ARRAY in Houston in which
Two Men Are Killed and
Two Wounded.

Houston, Tex, June S.-As the result
of an Indictment charging hog theft, a
shooting ARRAY occurred here Friday
in which Thomas Payne and L. G. Ech-
OILS were killed. ]. B. Perkins was fatal
ly and Dave Echols badly wounded.
Payne's son was on trial, and the two
Echols had been summoned as wit
nesses. The men met downtown, and
after a few words the shooting began.
Perkins was brother-in-law of Payne,
and he and L. G. Echols fired at about
the same time. Echols' bullet struck
Payne and at the same instant Perkins
shot and killed Echols. Dave Echols
opened fire on Perkins and Young
Payne. Two bAlets struck Perkins,
and wound in the groin will probably
prove fatal. Perkins wounded Dave
Echols in the arm, and amputation
will be necessary. The younger Payne
was not hurt. The street was crowded
at the time of the shooting, but no one
save those directly involved were hurt.
Every bullet fired struck the mark
with the exception of one, which young
Payne fred and which struck his
father, though he was probably dead
at the time
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
ONLY ONE REMAINS.
Two Of Three Desperate Prisoners
Escape Punishment by Law.


Toronto, Ont, June s.-0f the three
men, Fred Lee Rice, Thomas Jones and
Frank Rutledge, extradited from Chi
cago to stand trial for The robbery OF
bank in Aurora, Ont, Rice is the only
living survivor of the trio to serve out
the p years imprisonment to which he
was sentenced Friday morning. Two
tragedies have put Jones and Rutledge
beyond reach of the law. Jones died
from bullet wounds received in des-
perate attempt to escape from the Of
ficers who were transferring the pris-
oners from the courthouse to the jail
last Tuesday, and Rutedge committed
suicide Friday by jumping from the
gallery in the Jail to the stone court, 80
feet below.
Jones Dies of His wounds.
The first tragedy which startled the
citizens of this city was the daring att
tempt made by the three prisoners to
escape from the constables on Tuesday
night. While the carriage containing
Rice, Jones and Rutledge and two CON
stables was proceeding from the court
house to the Jail an accomplish threw
three revolvers through the cab win
dow. The desperadoes evidently were
expecting outside help, for they acted
promptly. Securing possession of the
revolvers, the three men opened fire
upon the constables. County Con-
stable Boyd was shot and killed. The
officers returned the fire, and Jones
was wounded in the groin and arm. He
died at the hospital.
Suicide of RutIedge.
A street car conductor, whose car
the burglars attempted to board,
struck Rutledge over the head with a
piece of iron, knocking him senseless.
Rice surrendered. Friday Rice and
Rutledge were sentenced to 21 years
Imprisonment in Kingston peniten-
tiary. Rutledge was being taken with
another prisoner in charge of one OF
the Jail guards to dinner about three
o'clock. Suddenly he made dash, and
springing up the stairway mounted to
the gallery running around inside of
the Jail, 30 feet from the floor. Climb
ing over the railing Rutledge jumped.
He fell head foremost on the stone
floor fracturing his skull. He was i'm
mediately taken to the hospital, where
he died without regaining conscious
ness.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
NOTICE.

Excelsior Coal Company VS.. Susan
nah Stout, Rebecca ID. Mendenhall,
Paris Mendenhall, Hannah e. Mend
enhall, Dempsey B. Mendenhall,
Mary F. Swan, Samuel Hull, Mary
Mayo, John E. Mayo, Jesse T. Mayo,
and Lucinda Jones, and also the I'M
known claimants and the unknown
heirs of the above named parties,
claiming any right, title or interest
in or to the East one-hah " of the
N. w. quarter ca Section sixteen
(16), Township seventy.five (75)
North, Range fifteen (15) West Ma
haska county, Iowa, also the N. w.
quarter ca of the N. w. QUARTERLY
of said section, township and range;
also West one-half (1S) of the N. E.
quarter "a said section, township
and range.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file a
petition of the above named plaintiff
in The Office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Mahaska County Iowa,
claiming as against You and each Of
you, and also the unknown heirs and
unknown claimants of said real
estate, that it is the absolute and un-
qualified owner thereof; that your
claims in and to the above described
real estate as unknown heirs and I'M
known claimants, that each individ-
ual above named claims has an APP
parent right or title through deeds
executed to Samuel Hull, Mary Mayo,
John e. and Jesse T.. Mayo, SusBn-
nah Stout, Isaac Stout, and as UNI
known heirs of Jacob Dimmitt Sus-
annah Stout, John Mayo and Mary
Mayo and Nixon and Penina Palm.
Plaintiff claims title to said real
estate under deeds and by adverse,
open, notorious, actual hostile and
continuous possession of all the said
real estate for more than ten years.
Plaintiff asks in said petition that it's
title be quieted in and to said real
estate against the above named de-
PENDANTS and the unknown heirs and
unknown claimants; land that they.and
each of them, be forever barred and
estopped from having or claiming
any right, title or interest in or to
the said real estate, or any part
thereof
And unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon of the I'd day
of the October term of said court,
which viii commence October 1st,
1901 default and Judgment and decree
will be entered againstyou as prayed,
] F. & w. R. LACEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The above notice is hereby APP
proved this 10th day of May, 1901.
And it is ordered that the above mo-
tice be published elk weeks in the
Oskaloosa HERALD, a weekly news
paper published at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
w. G. CLEMENTS,
Judge of the Sixth District of Iowa.
42w6
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EOund Dend.

Butte, Mont, June s.--Mrs. Mabel
Cammack, aged % years, was found
dead in bed with a handkerchief sat
urated with chloroform over her face.
She was daughter of William Nor
ris, of 34O2 North Twenty-eighth ave-
nue., Omaha, and was divorced from
her husband. She had been here
three months looking for work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
Third Trial Begin..

Omaha, Neb., June 7.--For the third
time the case of the state of Nebraska
against the bondsmen of Joseph Bart
ley, former state treasurer, is on trial
in the district court. 1t is to recover
the amount of Bartley's defalcation of
over 100000. The case has been tried
twice in the court of this district and
both verdicts were set aside by the SUI
preme court on errors of the trial
court
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
Tobacco Combine incorporates.

Trenton, N. j., June THE Consol-
dated Tobacco company, with an au-
thorized capital of sSo,OO0,ooO, was in
corporated here late Wednesday aft
ernoon. The capital stock is all COM
mon with shares OF the par value Of
500. The iucorporators are Herbert
G. Lakin, Francis Woodbridge, Louis
De +. Downers, all Of Jersey City.
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" AEs LII =
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
DRoBATE NOTICE.
Il In matters OF the last will and

n III WdILtTS OF Iub IdSL VIII ana
testament of John Swayze, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that there is
now on file in the office of the clerk
of the district court of Mahaska coun-
ty, Iowa, an instrument of writing
purporting to be the last win and
testament of John Swayze, deceased,
and the same is set for hearing on the
18th day of June of the present term
of the district court, to be begun and
held in 0skaloosa on the 9th day of
April, 1901, at which time obiec-
lions can be made to the approving
of said will and its admission to pro-
bate.
Dated this 9th day of June, 1901.
45w2 lR. K. DAVIS, Clerk.
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nrirnnds RON Main Cnnch.

London, June s.-The Daily Express
publishes the following dispatch from
Vienna: "a band of brigands held up
mail coach near Retsag, Hungary,
strangled the driver, manned the
guards, ransacked the mail bags and
escaped with plundervaluedat a5,o0O."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
Post omce Robber Sentenced.

Springfield, ILL.,, June SIN the Unit
ed States district court Charles Rolf
pleaded guilty to robbing the post Of
flee at Marblehead, Adams county, and
was fined 500 and costs and sentenced
to three years in the Chester peniten-
tiary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
FACTS BRIEFLY STATED.

New York bank statement shows heavy
Increase in loans, and an 100000 cut in the
reserve.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, has declared
for his colleague, Senator Cullom, as cam
didate for president.
France is much alarmed by the census
returns, which show that the population is
decreasing at a rapid rate.
Glasgow university is TO confer the de-
gree of LID. on Andrew Carnegie in rec
ognitfon of his gift to Scotch colleges.
The surgical and dental chair works at
Canton, o., were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000, partially covered by insurance.
Gen. Cables has offered to surrender his
force If a fund of 100000 is created for the
widows and orphans of Filipino soldiers.
George A. Funk, farmer, committed
suicide at Millstadt, ILL.,, by hanging him
self with halter strap, He was 81 years
old.
Mrs. w. M. Combs, residing near Mar
tinsville, ILL.,, committed suicide by hanging
herself in the barn. 1t was the fourth at
tempt
The spindle mill owned and operated by
A. A. Westcott & Son at Spindleville,
Mass, was totally destroyed by fire, in
Volving loss of fully $4,000.
A citizen of New Brunswick, N. j., OBJ
jects to the presence of Prof. Heron and
Carrie Rand at Pumptown. N. j., and sug-
gests driving them from the community.
Two Missouri Pacific freight trains coll
lided at Lane, Kan, killing Engineer Bum
gardner and injuring his fireman, George
Davis. The head brakeman was also badly
hurt.
The machinists of the Litchfield foundry
and machine shops of Litchheld, ILL.,, have
been granted a ten per cent. increase in
wages and a ten-hour day and will return
to work
The interment of Capt. H. w. Howgate's
body in the national cemetery has been re-
fused by the war department because his
friends could not furnish certificate Of
honorable service.
The Conemaugh Steel company. backed
by the Cambria company, is to be enlarged
jnto 900 corporation to take in sew
eral other concerns, including the Pennsyl-
vania Steel company.
A Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
passenger train struck a wagon contain
ing Edward Yorkey and his 12-year-old
daughter seven miles from Detroit. Both
died from their injuries.
The Home Market club joins the Protec-
tive league in its fight against tariff re-
duction There is promise of strong oppo-
sition in the next congress to the presi-
dents reciprocity policy.
Three thousand Indians Of British Co
lumbia acted the Passion play at Chilli
wack in the presence of 5000 spectators.
Thirty tribes were represented in the por-
trayal Of the sacred scenes.
The corner stone of Charles Hitchcock
hall, new fraternity building at the Uni
versity of Chicago, will be laid in a few
days. The building is the gift of Mrs. Anna
M. Hitchcock and will cost $4,000.
Another huge shipping corporation is
planned as the outcome Of the merger Of
the Atlantic Transport company and the
Leyland line. Several other steamship
companies are to be taken into the combi-
nation.
A prominent life insurance company, at
the request of John Wanamaker and 9TH
ers, has decided to establish a lower nate
for teetotalers. This example is likely to
be followed by other companies. The
change is urged by policy holders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
Die of nIn Iniurie..

Cedar Falls. Ia, June 81. B. Cooper,
d Rockwell City, died from injuries
received III i baseball game several
days agoI when be was struck 81 The
haeE and his spine injured.
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A DMlNIsrRATOR,s NOTICE.

IA Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested that on the 2sth day
of May, A. d. 1901, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court of Mahaska county, Iowa, adj
ministrator of the estate of Mary
Isaacson, deceased, late Of said
county. All persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the un-
dersigned, and those having claims
against the same win present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance.
Dated May 2s, 1901.
ALFRED IsAACsoN, Administrator.
Jaws r. K. DAVIS, Clerk.
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win sncceed shnfter

Washington, June s.--Maj. Gen. S.
B. NJ. Young, who is now in this city,
will assume command of the depart
ment of California on the 30th inst,
relieving Maj, Gen. Shafter, whose
commission as major general of vol
unteers expires on that date.
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ples of ParaIysls.

Freeport, ILL.,, June s.-Dr. W. S
Caldwell, a physician and surgeon
known throughout this country and
Europe, died Friday afternoon OF a
paralytic stroke. He was 50 years old
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-13
IMPROVING.


Washington, June 10 Mrs. Nc
Kinley's.condition this morning was
practically unchanged. She passed
fairly comfortable night aud will
probablyEsit up q little today az she
did yesterday. II Is hoped, though
seriously ldonbtad, that she win Be
strong enough TO be- moved 10 Can
ton BY July 1.
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Passed Away.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June Capt. II. S.
Townsend died Wednesday night at
the age of IS at the home of his son,
Samuel Townsend, in East Maryville,
Mo. He was an intimate friend of Lin
coin and Grant, soldier, politician,
statesman and man who aecumu-
lated considerable wealth in the BUSH
ness world. Capt. Townsend's remains
were shipped to his home in Warren,
III
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Goes to the PhiIippines.

Toledo, o., June 7.--Rev. Chester d.
clapp, rector of ST. Johns Episcopal
church, has been appointed to take
charge Of the work in the Philippines
for the American board OF missions,
He win begin his work about Septem-