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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-01
Eor Sale or Rent.

Z A good 6 room house with lots,
blocks west of Strother House.
Enquire at Upton's Law Office.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-01
"A Running Fieht,

The burglars left the store and start
ed for the railroad track after several
shots had been fired into them by citi-
zens. A running fight ensued, in which
Graham was wounded. His compan-
ions, however, carried him after he
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-01
For Sale or Rent,

/ My residence, one block west of the
Court House. For terms apply to
j. r. DoNAfiraH, Cresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-01
TIE COLUMBIA WINS RAGE
American Yacht Comes in 81 Sec
onds Ahead of Shamrock After
Exciting Contest.
IS A NECK AND NECK RACE THROUGHOUT

Wind Fails Not and Carries Yachts
Over the Course in Good Time
Shamrock Ia First Over Starting
Line, First to Round Outer Mark
But Columbia Finishes First.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-01
MISS ELLEN M. STONE.

MISS ELLEN M. STONE.
Held for ransom by brigands in Bulgaria
Miss Stone has been % years In Turkey
and Bulgaria as a representative of the
American board OF foreign missions. Her
home Is at Chelsea, Mass, where her
mother lives
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION.
Scientific Meetings to He Held Dur.
ing Its Progress.

LONDON, March 1.-THE Glasgow ex-
hibition early in May will be opened by
the Duke and Duchess of Fife at Kelvin
Grove Park The object of the exhibition
is:
To give full Illustration by the British
Empire of its defences. it's dominions. and
its colonies. and the progress Of industry.
science. and art of all nationalities dur
ing the nineteenth century. Official sup
port has been obtained from Russia,
France, Austria, Japan. Morocco. Persia,
Denmark. India. Canada. Queensland.
British South Africa, and South Aus
tralia. The Gar has granted a Russian
subsidy of 10000. Hundreds of Russian
worl<men have been erecting six pavilions
in their reception hall for a month past
France expects to have 400 exhibitors.
The other countries referred to win dis
play tEeir exhibits in separate sections.
The main buildings will be an Industrial
hall. covering six acres, machinery hall
and a concert hall. with capacity of
1000 exhibits in three classes-industrial
machinery, and art, which will be ar
ranged under eight sections.
American. Russian. German. and Greek
bands have been engaged in addition to
the best British regimental bands. The
educational progress of the century. es-
pecially in regard to the training of the
devoted 20 sports will include cycling,
running tracks, etc.
The exhibits except those goods man
ufactured during the exhibition. for the
purpose of illustrating the process of
their production, will not be for sale.
Scientific and other meetings will be held
during the exhibition. such as an inter
national engineering congress. the insti-
tute of naval architects. the society of
engineers and shipbuilders. and the in
Stitute of chemical Industries.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
SECURED BY THE TRUST.
J. ID. RuckefcHer's Steel Interests Go
to the big Corporation.

NEW YORK. March 16.-It was an
nounced by ]. p. Morgan & Co. today
that all the interests of John d. Rookie
Teller in the iron business including
mines, railways. and lake transportation
lines, are to go into the United States
Steel Corporation.
These interests include the Lake Su-
perior Consolidated Iron Mines. which
concern has a capital stock of $50 G1O, 600,
of which $29 ISL. 1887 is outstanding. 1t
was Incorporated under he laws of New
Jersey in 1893, to acquire and operate iron
mines in the Mesaba Range, Minnesota.
The company owns extensive proper
ties in this region and leases some of it's
mines to the Carnegie Steel Company and
other large steel manufacturers. 1t owns
the Duluth Mesaba and Northern Rail
way, extending from Duluth to Iron
Mountain. Mimi.
The Lake Superior Consolidated Iron
Mine has no direct mortgage Indebtedness
of it's own. but the Duluth, Mesaba and
Northern Railway has a bonded debt
consisting of 81 100 900 first mortgage per
cent bonds. due In 1922. s.. Isl 900 consoi-
dated mortgage 6 per cent bonds due in
1928. and $2.6H00O second mortgage per
cent bonds due in 1918.
The stock of the company is quoted in
the Boston market and it has also been
dealt in in the curb market here. Today
on the curb 100 shares sold at $lo3
share and twenty-six shares sold at $i0i.
These prices represented large advance
over the quotations OF several weeks ago.
or before the big steel deal was an
Dounced
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
A CHANCE FOR DRAMATIsTs
Much Interest Aroused over George
AIexnnder's Unique Offer.

LONDON. March 16.-Nuch interest has
been aroused over a novel offer made by
George Alexander. the theatrical man.
ager, to the Playgoers' Club. at the club
dinner where he was guest The presi-
dent of the club, in his speech. referred
to the difficulty unknown dramatists ex-
perienced in securing the ears of man
ayers, who produced only the PLAYS of
well-known authors.
Thereupon Mr. Alexander spoke I'D and
claimed that he had always been ready
and anxious to encourage new dramatists.
Further he offered to produce at the st.
James Theatre any play selected by a
committee appointed by the Playgoers'
Club which had not previously been pro-
duced by himself or by Beerbohm Tree.
Both managers would agree to cast and
act in the piece.
British authors will have till the latter
part of april to send in their plays.
Israel IanGwill Indignantly repudates
an assumption of the President of the
PlaygoerS' Club that he is to be one of the
readers of the competing plays. He says
he never had the faintest intention of
helping to replace those four highly-paid
gentlemen that Mr.. Alexander has en-
ployed so many years as play detectives
wan such good results. Zangwill adds:
II do not believe for a moment that
the club will be any more successful in
capturing the dramatic De Wet
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
TO LEAVE THE OBSERVATORY
Capt. Charles IL. Davis Makes AppIi-
cation for Sen DUTY,

Capt. Charles II. Davis. United States
Navy. Superintendent of the Naval OBJ
servatory, has applied for sea duty and
will be assigned to command a ship early
in the summer His request is said to
have no connection with his controversy
with Prof. Stimson J. Brown. United
States Navy, Director of the Nautical
Almanac" and one of the observatory
staff, against whom Captain Davis re-
Gently preferred charges. but is merely
preparatory to the approaching expiration
of Captain Davis shore duty.
Under an act passed at the last session
of Congress the Secretary of the Navy
cannot appoint a scientific man to be Su-
perinteudent of the Observatory, but must
appoint line officer of the navy. 50 that
Prof Brown cannot succeed Captain
Davis under any circumstances. The
charges grew out of Prof. Browns al
legged activity in the legislation regarding
the line of scientific control. Prof Brown
has Informed the Secretary of the Navy
that his answer to Captain Davis charges
viii be submitted this week. 1t will be
then determined by the Secretary whether
a court of enquiry to investigate the
charges will be appointed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
WASHINGTON BOYS RETURN.
Arrival ut san Francisco of the
Twenty-seyenfh Infantry.

In the Twenty-seventh Regiment Vol
| unteer Infantry. which recently landed in
San Francisco in the transport Buford,
are large number of Washington boys,
who entered either here or at Fort Myer.
The last muster roll in the War Depart
ment shows the following men in the reg
iment who enlisted either in Washington
or Fort Myer: Henry A. Moran, band:
Herman Zeamann, cook; John Fox, mu-
stefan: James l.. Taylor. jr., Fort Myer,
musician; Thomas Flynn. Irving 7. John
son. Fort Myer: Joseph y. Johnson. Louis
w. Mallet. Jacob B. Shipman. Abraham
SultZer, of Company A; Harry s. Cato.
George ]. Wilson, of Company B; George
Brown. John L. Cook. Fort Myer: Alfred
Heitmuller. ir.. Martin L. Hoffman, Rob-
ert Krause. Fort Myer: Julius F. Stew
art, Fort AIyer, and John H. TrumweH
Fort Myer. of Company C: Sergt john
Krammerer. Frederick b. Haskell John
E. Hill. Fort Myer; Morris w. H. Hoff-
man. George Howell George W. Manning
Louis Norwood, William f. Quinn. Viii
liam NJ. Rapp, Fort Myer. of Company
d; Charles +. Walsh. Homer Matthews
Edward ]. Robb. Robert G.. Smith. OF
Company +; John w. Llufrio jr. John
Mclaughlin. Walter Brown, James NJ
Buckley. Thomas =. Carroll. Edward F.
Clark. Willie DeYantier. Thomas e.
Flaherty Bayard w. TausilI, of COM
pany +; Wallace f. Williams. Rufus c.
Allen. Harry n. Cameron. Carl V. Eek
DAN, William Grissam, Charles r Sarty,
Alfred l.. Siebel. of Company G.. Sergt
Henry J. Hunt. Sergt. Charles F.. Hoye,
Maury Williams. of Company II; Sergt
Albert u. Stinnett Charles w Arnold,
Wilfrid J. Harries. of Company l: Sergt.
Samuel l.. Dickinson, Sergt. Jesse j.
owen, Sergt. Michael J. Ryan. Reginald
Norris Walter Mahin, Samuel G. Skim
ner, William \. Cline, Charles D. La
zelle. Samuel ID. Griggs. Julius Ii. Ritter
Joseph q. Hopper, William \. Berkeley,
William j. Carter, William Cromwell
William a. Hancock, George H. Hauf.
George O.. Hodges Joseph A Johnston.
Edward F. PoOre, Clyde S. Ray Henry
Vogt, of Company X; Joseph Z. Bailey,
Alvoid Queen, and John Sebastian, of
COMPANY NJ
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

"A government of the people. by the peo-
pie, and for the people"
Lincoln built wisely because he was
building for himself: that is. for men like
him as he was and had been. gle knew
what the common people wanted, be-
cause he had been one of them. He
made no mistake as to their wants or
their temper. He never treated them
patronizingly, from pinnacle. He tow
cred above them, not because of any ar
tihcial eminence. but by his own great
ness.
There can be no question that the man
who builds for himself and not for some
other man. Will, other things being equal,
40 the best work. This rule works both
ways The ruler who is making laws
Tor the benefit or control of men who
are. as he thinks, of a different nature
from his own, who must be appealed to
by forces to which his own nature is
impervious. is something like man who
should direct the building Of a lighthouse
from an office map. without ever being
on the ground himself He might do the
thing successfully, but the chances are
that the work would be scumped On
the other hand. the man who votes for
a law which does not affect him directly,
which does not concern him or his
children-is open to all kinds of corrupt
influences, and, moreover. he is ignorant
because no man knows as much about
another mans business as he does about
his own. The wisest legislation can gem
orally be secured on subjects in which
the whole people are vitality interested
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
MORE ORDERS TO BE PRINTED.
An Innovation Adopted in the House
of Commons.

LONDON. March l6.-Until recently the
supply of copies of the orders of the day
in the House of Commons were very mca-
gre The authorities have now consented
to allow an almost unlimited distribution.
Their Discrimination to consent to this
step heretofore has been due to an I'M
written rule of the House that while
members are speaking there shall be no
reading of copy of the orders, espe-
cially when there are hundred questions
on the paper, which is of such proper
tions that ii might easily conceal a news
paper. and newspaper is strictly tabooed
in the Chamber.
A member who introduced a newspaper
in the House. unless for the purpose of
quoting from it, has often been called to
order. In the press gallery newspaper
reading has to be done furtively and the
newspaper men have to sit and conceal
their papers.
The ladies behind the grille are a law
unto themselves. however, and their po-
sition enables them to read newspapers
and novels and even to do needlework
and eat sandwiches without arousing the
sergeant alarms.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

81 am a thorough believer in the American
test of character. The rule must be applied TO a
mans own life when his stature is taken. lie
will not build high who does not build for him
self"
These are sane and sensible utterances,
and well worth attention at this partic-
ular time There Is a half-unconscious
tendency just at present to decry the
voice OF the people. to claim that the few
can rule the many better than the many
can rule themselves, that a man is more
of a man when he controls the destiny of
others who have no voice in determining
their op,n fate. 1t is time that this tend
ency should be recognized, called by its
right name. and examined with care.
In the first place. It should be under
stood that only when there is essentially
representative government can there be
stable government. There is no governor,
10 king. no despot, no dictator, who can
rule a people unless there IS a ma jority
willing that he should do so. In some
cases the ma jority is misied, cowed, tim
I'd, or blind: nevertheless it allows the
ruling power to go on. When it revolts
and becomes determined that a change
shall be made, then there is some kind Of
fected through a change OF ministers. in
others through a change OF dynasty. in
others through an election, but It comes.
just the same. Obviously the best gov
eminent is that which allows the gov
erning majority TO be wise. that it may
support a wise ruler
This, it was hoped by the fathers OF
the Republic. would be the result secur-
ed by the adoption of democratic form
of government for this country They
wished TO provide system which should
allow the young nation to progress as
fast as It safely could, and by permitting
constant change Of executive officers.
and modification of parties, would prove
flexible enough to meet all the needs of
advancing civilization. Most of them did
not go so far as to contemplate the choos-
ing OF legislative and executive officers
from among the workIngmen. There was
still the tradition that the man of birth
and education was fittest 10 govern, and
II was never snitten very hard until the
advent OF Lincoln. the man of the peo-
pie. the railsplitter. the homely country
lawyer. who made famous the phrase
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
SPANISH GUNS AS TROPHIES.
Cannon To he Mounted ON the .avy
Department Lawn

Two 47-calibre guns. with their breech
blocks gone, were delivered at the Navy
Department yesterday. When Dewey cap
tured the Spanish armed transport Ma
Mia. the crew removed the breech blocks
Of these guns and threw them overheard.
After that the pieces We're used for bal
last on the Manila. Commander George
w Baird. Superintendent of the State.
War and Navy building, heard about the
guns and got Secretary Long to have
them sent here 20 be displayed with the
other trophies, which commander Baird
has arranged effectively in front of the
Navy Department and War Department
wings. These pieces will be mounted on
the Navy Department lawn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

(From the Philadelphia BulletinD
$50 HolIeritt is going TO Europe 10 finish his
vocal studies?"
.'Yes; guess lac began to think. from the way
the neighbors were acting that il he stayed here
he would SCI lis lnish too soon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
Hnrrison's Aphorisms.

Benjamin Harrison was maker ofePi-
grams, and several of those he made have
been collected and quoted from his pub
llshed speeches. Here is one:
81 do not believe that republic can live and
prosper where wage-earners do not receive
enough to make life comfortable who do not
have some upward avenues of hope before them.
When the Wage-earners Of the land lose hope,
when the star goes out. after that anarchy or the
CZar.'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
He Knew what "Foren Was
tFrom the pbi,ade,pb;o Press,

The grounds of new country club said
the enthusiastic suburbanite. ''are magnihcently
situated. The scenery is lovely. On entering the
grounds the first thing that strikes the eye
81 know interrupted the city man. "a solf
ball
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

The President and Secretary Hay are
said to be somewhat troubled by evidence
they have gathered that the amendments
to the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty rejected
by Great Britain represent the maxima
of concessions which the Senate is willing
to make. Recent conferences with SEN
atorial leaders have developed the GER
tainty that no treaty in relation to an
inter-oceanic canal can be ratified unless
it contains a distinct abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwer Convention.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

We are relieved to observe that Russia
only wants to establish "coaling sta
ton" and build a hospital in Korea
Nobody imagines that it might be nee
essary in the near future to fortify the
one or to use the other as barracks,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

Today or tomorrow ought to bring us
news of interesting developments in Chi
ma. 1t IL about time for Japan to show
her hand, and the situation between
Great Britain and Russia at Tientsin
ought to be either much better or much
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

The question of who is to blame for
British unpreparedness and laundering at
the beginning of the war in South Africa
is being actively agitated in Parliament
by the two principal figures affected by
the controversy. Field Marshal Lord
Wolseley. lately commander-in-chief is
sure that Lord Lansdowne, late Secretary
of State for War; is the culprit. Lans-
downe accuses Wolseley. IT is a neat
family row. There is only one thing sure
about it and that is that somebody or
other, or perhaps the whole army system,
was at fault. A worse mismanaged war
on the British side for its first months
never was witnessed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

on the new fashion. as 1t were His next
/ emotion is epts to be that of shame. Mt
his inferiority to the newcomer, and his
| next the desire to initiate the ways of the
letter that de may at least seem to be
what he is not. Now. all these feelings
and desires sre borr of ignorance and
mortified vanity, neither Of which is ex-
actiy ennobling: it is natural. therefore,
that whatever art comes of prolonged
Indulgence III them will not be very
worthy. In SO far as the feeling of in
ferlority and, shame is universal, and the
desire of imitation is likewise general,
there Will be a mixture Of standards and
thoughts which while it is valuable to
the psychologist and the novelist, is any
thing but conducive to the production OF
good art in any other line. We have
had precisely this mixture If ignorance
and education, aristocracy and democ-
racy. in this country, and that may have
something to do with the fact that thus
far we are not an artistic people. our
one talent seeming To be for psychological
literature of one kind and another.
When people are disquieted and ambi-
tious, and not contented with feeling, but
DESTROYS of thinking as well. they generally
become interpretive and philosophical
ana though these conditions do not as a
rule produce good music or good paint
ing, or good specimens of any other art
which depends partly on feeling, they
are to u certain extent good for litera-
ture.
Is it, then. possible to preserve print
tive art while not sacrificing the posi-
bility of progress? One can hardly speak
positively on this subject, because the
experiment has lot been tried: but 1t Is
certainly not impossible, if there is inter
est enough in the matter. The remedy
lies in one thing, self-respect. If this can
be cultivated in place of the ambition
and vanity which lure men to forsake
and despise the simplicities of life. we
shall not lose anything which is of value
in the life of the world. There is moth
ing quite so mischievous as the petty
vanity which leads one class OF people
to treat another, whom it conceives to De
of lower class, with contempt When
the aristocrat teaches the peasant that
tilling the soil is essentially degrading
employment. he tends to destroy the
PEASANTS respect for himself and his call
ms. When the rich man sneers at the
life and customs of the poor. he causes
them to distrust their own ideals. and
as these are all the ideals they have. the
effect is generally bad. There is no good
which can come from teaching people to
forsake habits of thought and action
which belong to them for the sake of
putting on a veneer of custom which does
nat fit them. There is too much of that
in this country, and it is causing corrup-
ton in more ways than one.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-25
.jOBANS N|NED AND DN[D..
That's the Program for Tonight at
thes White House in n
.....t, Washington.
Senator Plat Will Tell the Delega-5
tion the Senate Meant Just u
U Ut @ssz, What IT. Said. 5 5
The President VIII Assure Them Of
This Government 5 Benevolent {,
ss. Interest in Cuba. Il Il 81 ,$. y.

Washington, April 25. Shortly be-
fore IL o'clock this morning the
Cuban commissioners were driven to
the war department accompanied by
General Wood and then introduced
to Secretary Root. .s After, brief in
'terview they we're conducted to the
White House for "a formal presenting
to and conference with the president.
The commissioners will be wined and
dined dir tonight at the White House,
and be told in polite phraseology by
Senator Platt that the senate meant
What it said in passing the amend
ment which bears his name. The
president will assure them of the
benevolent interest this government
takes in the political future of Cuba;
that the great ambition Of the United
States is to safeguard that independ-
.ence which will surely be theirs as
soon as they assent to the plans out
lined by congress. Among other
guests tonight will be Senators Nor
gan, Daniel and Cochrell.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-25

few weeks ago in a Great Northern.
box can near ,Thomps pson, attempted
70 commit suicide BY hanging himself
in his cell Monday. For two days
previous he had been ID the cell with.
other prisoners, but Monday was re-
moved to his individ vidual cell Jailor.
Gray heard a racket in the cell, and
vestigating, found Bassanella lying
on the floor nearly strangled to death.
5ELss He had knotted two hand kerchiefs to-
gether and one necktie, and the break
ing of the latter was what saved his
life When found he was partially
{ conscious, and after he had gained his
normal condition refused to discuss
al his 4 acts IN any way. Both he and
his brother will be closely watched in
the future Il ~: s; {. Is: 5ss5 n =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-25
EARLY ]! J. CT osING.

ALL OF THE LEADING MER-
CHANTS OF BISMARCK AGREE
TO 5Lo osE THEIR STORES At s
s
#S The merchants Of Bismarck have
very sensibly concluded to6 close their
places OF business at 6:3O o'clock dur
ing the summer months every day
except Saturday. The American peo-
pie devote altogether too many hours
at labor and not enough in recreation.
Besides the rush of business in this
city does not demand the keeping
open of the stores in the evenings.
The following merchants have agreed
to close their stores at $50 p. M, ex-
;cept Saturday, comm ncing Monday
April % and until September LIST: a.
q Logan John Yegen, 5H. Z. Nicholson,
r.. L.SI arson 2. Fannce, A. Healy,
sslatfeTy, Gum 8 ]. G. SWEET, q.
Morris, Jos. Hare, r. T. Best & Co.,
.9rambs Bros. George Gsussner, The
FAN, NJ Dahl. Lucas & o'Hara,
Webb Bros.