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WILLIAM r. RUFFETT

William R Buffet of Vaudeville. Long Island
eldest son Of Chatheld Buffet, Of Northport. and
brother of Mrs f. y. Rowley, Of Fort Salonga
died on Sunday from aseptic peritonitis. He will
he buried this afternoon from the Presbyterian
Churcn in NorthpOrt A widow. to whom he had
been married ten months survives him.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
roLST0y GOING TO THE CRIuEA.

81 Petersburg. Aug ia dispatch from Mos
GOV says that Count Tolstoy is going 10 the Crimea
shortly. The Ministry OF Railroads is placing
special his disposal.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
DENMARK TO BORROW $4,000. 900.

Copenhagen Aug IA new State loan OF So
Oe0 900 WILL is expected, be negotiated shortly.
The government hopes for the assistance Of Aneri-
can and French bankers in making the loan.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
KING AND oUEEN LEAVE BERLIN

Berlin. Aug l3.-King Edward left here to-
night FOR Homburg, and Queen Alexandra
started by special train for Hamburg, where she
Eil embark on the royal yacht Osborne. which
klA proceed 70 Copenhagen.
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foyKERs CARS STML WITHOUT TENDERS
ORDNANCE TO ENFORCE Such ATTACHMENTS TO
BE TESTED IN THE COURTS

BE TESTED IN THE COURTS
-efs on the Yonkers trolley road. sul being
l-A without Tenders and Thomas +. Cudden, the
-..eFney for The trolley company. says that they
+"i continue % run a city ordinance was
ESQ recently by the Board Of Aldermen TO COM
- ne use u Tenders on ali cars. ana the Police
-ntnisAloners served notice on the company giving
sA Gays IN which 10 provide tenders
t zen cay limit expired midnight Monday
lhe company failed 10 comply with the ordi-
,l ~ conference on Monday night between
io,ute selee Con- nissioners and Assistant city Al
iroIes ramp A. Dudley IL decided. IL the
erfFv company refused 10 obey the law. arrest
The s,....ylDfrlan found running q fendeTless car.
cig.an gollfs tor The company hearing of this de-
r. 49, ale @ q protest 20 the commissioners.
Ton sla That violation of the Ordnance In otes-
~ not criminal act and that the arrest OF
ard 49, would be sufficient 10 make a test case
subs.-.t ne matter IN the courts
nsiisr ~snly the authorties took this view Of the
sg1nr,,-ee 9rdlngly Captain Mclaughlin obtained
ssss isf ~ the onbcials, requiring them 20 show
@s sselssncs ''S' N''"f''
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14

BELCHER-On the iith entered into rest. Joseph
Belcher beloved husband % Abhie A Beleher. in the
TTth year OF his Funeral services VIII Be held
from his late residence. No Winthrop Terrace. East
Orange on Wednesday. August IA. 1901 az ESQ p m
a convenience OF the family
BENBDICT-At Liberty. \. Y. August r. 1901 Joseph
Benedict Funeral vii take place az bis ate residence
No 47i Morris-ave. Elizabeth \. J.. wednesday, Au-
gust IA az D. n Intermea: convenience OF family
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
BARON NoRpENsKJoLD.

Stockholm. Aug. 13-Baron Adolf Erik Norden-
skiold the Arctic explorer nd naturalist. died yes
terday evening. He was born in 1892.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND THURSDAY.

FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND THURSDAY.
For u,-Engand. fair to-day and Thursday light
southessterlv winds becoming southwesterly
For Eastern New York. Eastern pennsylvania New
Jersey and Delaware partly cloudy to-day and Thurs
day SLOWLY rising temperature light fresh southeast
erly winds becoming southwestery-
For the District Of Columbia and Maryland. fair to-
dav and THURSDAY: light southeasterly winds becoming
For Virginia partly cloudy to-day, with rain IN south
portion Thursday 1aT rising 4e'''
southeastery winds.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
5periaI Nollces.
Trfnune srh.c-t.4,o p,

ontnrrh of Stomach.-when your doctor fan. "a
cure you get MANA-CEA. the Manganese Spring Wster
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N NE1r-YoRE CITY
AT PAN-AMER1cAN EXPOSITION.

Mail subscribers 10 the DAILY and TRI-wEEKLT vii
e charged one eenr extra postage in addition q
the rates named above
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14

The following ofcia record from the Weather Bureau
shows the changes temperature for the
tyfour hours comparison with the corresponding
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
70 PoINTs ARRoAn-

The Tribune viii De mailed Cuba Rico. Hawaii
and the Philippines without extra expense for foreign
postage
For Points in Europe and Universal
Postal Union The Tribune viii mailed the following
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
PERUs CHAMBER CENsUREs CABINET

Lima. Peru. Aug. 1S.-The Peruvian Chamber Of
Deputies to-day adooted resolution censUring the
Cabinet by a majority OF one vote.
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The Tribune be found during Exposition hle
~ the reading OF International Paper Company
Graphic Arts Building Every Rewsdealer Buffalo viii
have the OF sale
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advertisements The TRIBUNE. New-YOrk City. Re
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registered letter.
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
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In this diagram the continuous white line shows the
changes in pressure Indicated by The Tribunes
TeoTinE The dotted line shows the tempera
ture az recorded local Weather Bureau 2s5
above the sidewalk
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Before you leave city for vour summer ss-x =.
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Louis via SOUTHAMPTON tmail for Ireland be
directed per :. St. Louis'D, $50 a. supple
peutarv 10 a. M Europe. per Majestic.
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toni; at u m for Azores Islands per Tarter
Prince
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.PRTNTED NATTER. ETC-This steamer takes Printed
NT9++s- Commercial Papers Samples Germany
0-Iv TIE sare Of mail for other parts %
Fs5rope will by this ship unless specially d.
rected
Supplementary Transatlantic Malls
srs5 above additional supplementary u1ais opened
on The piers Of the American English French and Ger
mar steamers and remain open u1-l within Ter Min
utss OF the hour OF sailing OF steamer
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nnrnrtt,r Vanilla

leaves good taste II Is pure and whole
some Don't cheated with cheap aduterated goods
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
DIED

The surest Blood Purifier ts
Jayne's Alternative.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
BY EARLY MAIL TRAIN

For all points in the United States toutsds Of Grsatsr
pAuv Neyg- York;. Canada Mex.co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
this object quarter of mill
on pounds was contributed, and this,

towards this object q quarter of a mill.
ion pounds was contributed, and this,
the fact that half a
million had been subscribed early in the
year for the relief of the famine stricken
sufferers in India. The princess of Wales
made the destitute of London her care,
and the letter written by her to the lord
mayor OF London met with such hearty
response that 100000 of the poor of the
metropolis took part in the rejoicings.
The assembling of the magnificent Brit
ish fleet at Spithead and Its review by
the prince of Wales was a feature of the
event.
The queen has four sons and five
daughters. She has been spared to see
all of them married. Victoria is the
first British monarch to whom 1t has
been given to see the son of the heir
apparent. as we'll as the heir apparent
in the line of direct succession, reaching
his majority. The queens constant
companion In later years has been her
daughter Beatrice. The latter was mar
ried in 1885 to Prince Henry of Batten-
berg. Sprung from a family of soldiers
and brother of the Prince Alexander, the
hero of Slivnitza, it is not to be won
Cered at that he volunteered for the ex-
redition to Ashantee. After sharing in
the fatigues and trials of the expedition
he was stricken with fever and in 1885,
while on the route homeward by sea-
died off the coast of sierre Leone. The
blow was a hard one to the queen. and
all the more SO as her other children
had been parted from her by the ext
gencies of their positions and she had
learned to rely upon her daughters hus-
Rand for that sympathy, support and
assistance that as years passed on be-
came more valuable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
DEFY TIE government
The Snake Band Of the Creek
Indians Causing Serious
Trouble.
1Ultimatum Sent TO Authorities at
Washington Ruling on War
Claims.
Philippine N erchants Must Stand
Their Own Losses--The Gem
eral News.

Eufaula, i. T., Jan. %. People from
the country of West Eufaula bring re-
ports of fresh outrages perpetrated by
the Creek Indians known as the Snake
hand, who are arresting and whipping
the more conservative Indians. They
have revived the ancient Greek laws and
are Selling and filing papers from In
dams who have filed on allotments. They
whip all Indians who file and threaten
TO cut off The ears of filers for a second
cffense, The United States authorities
Lave been appealed to. The Snake
esowd is even whipping the other In
iians for renting land towhite people.
From absolutely reliable sources it is
ifarned the insurrectionary Creeks have
officially notified Mckinley that they
have taken the Greek national govern
iaent into their own hands and will run
TIE government without reference to the
United states in the future. The notice
is in the nature of an ultimatuna. The
country west Of here has been terrorized
and the iilsu,rectionists are armed to
the teeth. collecting the heavy and finest
cattle and praperty, from the conserva-
lives. No whites have yet been men
aced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22

consolidated where they are indep E
ent. The statute was evidently fir i
especially to accommodate those =
pendent districts in cities and = lS
which desired consolidation, but > IT.
torney general holds that the terr in
dependent district applies as to
one kind of Independent distrio . to
another A number of rural scf dis
tricts have desired to consolidate, and
under this decision they viii proceed to
effect the consolidation
The smallpox reports this week are
not encouraging. The total number of
CASES reported Since the first of the year
is about 200 from fifty-four different To-
calities in the state On Sunday DR..
Kennedy, of the state board of health,
went to Livernore arriving at late
hour at night, but before leaving in the
early morning hours Il {. had located six
cases of smallpox in two families. Aside
from thissrepprt the board yesterday re-
ceived reports of the epidemic from AT
lantic, where there are several cases;
Maxwell. Creston, Washington town
ship, Winneshiek county; Blaine town
ship, Ida county: Dodge township,
Boone county, and Washington town
ship, Sioux county.
The Clinton Separator and Engine
Works, Of Clinton has become duly IN
corporated. capital. s5o0oo; incorporat-
ors. .. Dwight Lamb William o. Pratt
Samuel W Nc kee and Marvin j. Gates
Alsostile Bartlets & krapfel Stove Com
panE Of Waterloo: capital, $4,000;
scorporatorS
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II ANNA Is CONFIDENT.
Still Has Hopes OF Carrying suosid
Bfli Thru


Washington. Jan. 22.- Senator Hanna
ssiG no; set his subsidy bill before the
senate yesterday, but says he viii do
bill cannot be passed. but MIR Hanna
siliiis.lsly y-s it can be and viii be
Tlis opponents os the measure 10 not
ply confiderce. II IS only when the san
ator from Ohio is angry that he makes
mistakes tisat play into the hands of
his enemies and new he is serene.
placid. raetant The decks are being
cleared IN the senate for a mighty
struggle
Is the hartman OF the republican ma
tona committee strong enough to
force that bill thru or isn't hes Is the
official head Of the republican party TO
be defeated in the house of his friends
These 81 re decidedly the niDst interest
ing. questions pending in Washington
The Toes Of the subsidy bi,l3llave put
their fleazs together and prepared
plan o campaign. They are cemo-
Gratis and populists, but they have the
sly encouragement OF q number 81 re-
publieans- Thirty speeches ar as many
as iiley be necessary. is their program.
Mr. Hanna. the man of action, is % be
mads sorry that such a device of the
devil as a public speech was ever in
vented.
Allen. of Nebra ska, is alone supposed
to be good for a couple of days. SO is
Pettjgrew. Butler can hold out 4 day
Bacon can consume several days on the
linstallment plan. Clay wishes to make
a speech There are many others. 1t Is
the old game so often worked success
fully in the senate. Whenever Mr..
Hanna thinks 1t is about time for a
vote there viii be men popping up to
make speeches.
Under the rules OF the senate there is
no way short of adjournment or assas-
sination TO cut them off, and there you
are MIR. Hanna will have night ses-
sions, but they are not likely to do him
any good. The speech makers can
speecilify by night as we'll as by day,
and there is no limit to their capacity.
But there is a limit to the session,
which lasts only six weeks
Tho the senate is still more or less at
the mercy of the time killing orators.
no one thinks of changing the rules or
of introducing cloture or the previous
question. Old senators predict that an
other century will paes without any re-
forms in that direction. Nor Is there
any talk of a special session of the new
congress. Cloture and special session
as result OF the subsidy battae are all
moonshine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
THE GRINNELL NEWS.
Local ana Personal Mention-Busi-

Local ana Personal Mention-Bu
ness Changes.
Special TO Times Republican.
Grinn5i. Jan. 22-Chafles % Swisher
has rented the II. Mcdonald property at
The corner Of Fourth avenue and High
street. MIR swishsr soon gives posses
slon of his present residence 70 Mr.. G..
S. johnson. to whom ne sold this place
some time since.
There is q We'll defined rumor about
that r. NJ. Haines. Jr.. is soon 10 return
from Washington, ID. g.. and take up
the practice Of law at Montezuna II is
said he VII succeed to the business of
Charles Clark. attorney.
Mrs.J. +. Bayer has secured an inter-
est in the Orleans Restaurant, which
Will hereafter receive her personal at
tention.
Judging from the number of rural
telephone lines which are in prospect.
cur streets will soon be filled with
poles.
A feeble effort was made Yesterday
afternoon to clean the crossings of mud.
Most of them. however. Were. simply i'm
rassable until frozen
Mr.. G. T. Bayel started out on the
& Co.'S gloves. His territory is in
northern Illinois ana southern Wiscon-
sin. Levi Frazer takes the same line to
southern Illlnois. In ali this frln has
sent or Will send twenty-tlree men out
onto the road.
Mr.. William Derr is visiting friends
in town. He has represented the
spaulding Manufacturers Company on
he road for a number of years.
Mr.. C. E. Brown has decided to move
TO Des Moines and it is. said that he will
&c so on or before March l. Mr.. Brown
thinks that his Globe Remedies. to
which he has devoted most of his atten-
tion for some time past, can be mar
keted to better advantage from the cap
itai city. Nothing definite has been
learned in regard to his carriage busi-
ness here.
The Priscillas were entertained this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. William
Miles.
Since October there has been continu-
Gus and serious sickness in the families
Of N. Wiltmuth and Charles Orcutt. All
are now convalescent.
Pine Bluff. Ark-Jim Nicely shot and
killed John Johnson because Of jealousy.
Neely fled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
70 VOTE- FEB. 70.
Congress wiIi tount the prcsiden-
tt.,l X-t,f q 8, IL ~

astin Jan. % Soon after the.
{ 50 i1ss ssiss5 today Gialisrger hair
nlan the scalnli ttee on d z;ors.
'isasia 70 secure ation
iy'as g .asa bills. Gb-
;sa ne by Pet;igseN Thurs
de = 1ff9sss sfsed tho Tiifiia ap-
prfspriati9n II. A concur, ant rssoll,
tiatl .i.a4 the two Eoiisss
s:sssalblf In lae hail af the haus Feb
s'lla.ly p M for the purpose OF
celiisz ine tss vote cast fer nj
aat ee assi.u, was adIsptes7. In
* The senate rstified
the SpaE'sn 3S 70 10 Allison
affsre wing resolution:
shA aih if her royal and irll-
pe:.lA saaje Queen Victoria. of noble.
viTfl and great renoun. is sincerely.
Greg. by ne senate. Unanimously
ad;e,s t+6S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Nelson ana t;lapp Erected.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 22-The two
houses of the legislature voted TODAY i1i
separate sessions for the long and
short term of s.sasators- The ballot re-
suited:
Long term, sena te Knute Nelson, re-
publican, 42;; Judge Il. r. Nelson DEM
ocrat. IS. House. knnte Nelson, "a.
Judge Nelson, %.
!. Short term, senate Moses Il, clapp.
republican. 4s; charles A. Towne. DEM
ocrat, IL. House, Caapp, %: Towae, 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Severe storm I'm Alnslsu.

Port Townsend, Wash. Jan. 22.-Tne
steamship Alki arrived here five days
overdue from skaguay. Her officers re-
port that Alaska was visited by one of
the severest storms known for years.
damage is reported. Grave
fears are entertained that when the re-
ports com in from outlying sections the
loss of life will be found to have been
heavy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
CLAIMS NOT ALLOWED.

Merchants in the Philippines Must
Bear Own War Losses
Manila, Jan. % Disaliowances by the
military board pf claims OF Holman &
Co merchants ofsIloilo for damage and
1estrIietiosi Of property during the pc
liod Of aTpeaserner which findings
have been approved BY Macarthur, es-s
tablish piecednet against recompens-
Ing for similar property losses in terri-
fsiy IN which war operations are con-
sssucted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Elktns l,e-eIectca

Charleston, w. Va. Jan. 22-The sen-
ate and house today balloted separately
for United States senator. and the re-
in the house OF delegates gave
Stephen b. Elkins. republican, 81 votes,
and John I. McGraw, democrat, re-
ceived 23
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
The Dcln,vare nen,i,oc,

Dover Del. Jan. 22-The sevsn ntssnth
ballot for two United States senators
by the legislature in joint session
showed only a Slight change today.
Long term. Kennedy. democrat. %; Adj
dicks. union republican, Is; Dupont.
regular republican. s; scattering, s.
necessary to choice, 26.
Short term. salisbury, democrat, %:
Ae'Sdcks, union republican 10; Richard
son. regular republican, IL: scattering,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Deed Of n Drunken Fntl,cr

South Scranton, Pa, Jan. %. Frank
Jansen, a barber, Went home this
morning drunk, quarreled wlth his
wife and threw a lighted lamp At her.
1t set fire to the bed and their year
old boy was burned TO death, Mrs.
Jansen was so badly burned that her
life is despaired of. Her sister, Maggie
was painfully burned. The
house was destroyed. Jansen wss ar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
No Election In Ncbrosl,a.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 22-The vote on
United States senator today resulted:
Allen, fusionist. Sc; Thompson. fusion
list. 56: Crounss. s: Currie, 81: Hainer.
s: Hinshaw, II: Meiklejohn. 25: Rosewa-
ter, Is; d. +. Thompson. "a; Martin, s.;
Kinkead, A; scattering. I. Necessary to
q choice. Ga
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Mcmillan lnaur,,rnt ted

Nashville Tenn, Jan. Governor
Mcmillan was for second time in
Quoted into the office of the chief execu-
tive today. His inaugural address was
lacking in special import or suggestion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
LIFE OF ENGLAND's QUEEN.
Life. Coronation and Long Reign.

Tho House OF Hanover, Her Early
Life, Coronation and Long Reign.
Victoria holds her unique position
among the sovereigns of Great Britain
not solely on account of the duration OF
her reign. Unlike the queens regnant
that preceded her she was blessed with
direct heirs. On three previous occas-
ions the scepter of England has been
held by female hands and at the Death
of the holder the direct line of success
eldest daughter of Henry VIII, who af-
1855, left no issue by her husband, Philip
of Spain. Under her successor, her half
sister. Elizabeth, the English nation
freed Itself from the domination Of
Rome. crushed the power of Spain, laid
the foundations of glory of the English
language. But Elizabeth died unmar-
ried AT her death the direct line of the
'houee OF Tudor came to an end and the
succession passed to the house of Stuart
thru the marriage Of Margaret, daugh-
ter OF Henry Will. with James ~. of
Scotland Margaret's great.grandson.
James vi. of Scotland, the son of Eliza
beth's rival. Mary Queen OF Scots. sue
ceeded to the English throne. With the
death OF Queen Anne, early in the eigh-
teenth century. the dynasty OF the
Stuarts ended. Annes elder sister,
Mary. had indeed enjoyed the title Of
queen. but she shared the throne with
her husband, William of Orange, who
survived her. On Williams death
Anne became sole ruler, and proved to
be the last queen regnant until the
reign Of Queen Victoria.
~ Kensington. England. May "a. 1918.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Gn1nble EIected

Pierre. S. %. Jan. 22-The legislature
il. separate session today elected Robert
j. Gamble for the United State senate
to succeed Il F. Pettgrew. The vote.
Senate Gamble, 3s; Pettigrew, 5. House
75, Pettigrew, S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Berry Succceds HimseIf,

Little Rock. Ark, Jan. Senator
Berry was today elected United States
senator for the term beginning March
next to succeed himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
Tlle Primo e.s 4, ,elegra,n.

London, Jan. % a telegram from the
prince OF Wales to the lori mayor,
timed a. Osborne at 6:45 p. M, says:
My beloved mother has just passed
away. surrounded by her children and
grandchiidren
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
1,Ile we.tn,.

For Iowa-Fair tonight and wednes-
day; warmer in the east tonight.
For Illinois-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day: moderate temperature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22
FLAG AT nALF MAST.
Mark OF Respect to yictoria
Mt Washington

Mt tWnshtn.to ton.
Washington, Jan. 22.-secretary Hay
has cabled the following message TO
Ambassador Choate at London:
You Will express to Lord Lansdowne
the profound sorrow the government
sslrid people OF the United States at the
death of the queen and the deep synpa-
thy we feel with the people of the Brit
ish empire in their great aiiiiction.'
The flag on the executive mansion was
placed at half mast this afternoon. So
far as any record goes this is the first
time in the history of this country that
this mark of respect has been paid to
the memory OF a foreign ruler.