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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-12-31
Christmas at BOYER.

Song. ...,........ Seeking Bethle!ems King"
Prayer and Scripture Reading Rev Olds
Recitation 4 wish you Merry Christmas
Observation-Disclosures. Myrtle Darling
Dialogue. ......,.. ..-........ Jesus our Star
"Christmas Bells ..... $500. Bernice shives
Song. .,........,... go" Hail Day of Gladness'
Recitation Wonder what I'm going to get
..........,... ........, .......... Jessie White
Recitation. Christmas Song . Pearl Clark
Recitation. Observation-Disclosures. Sammy ODDS
Recitation, Barbara F'rietche" .....,.....
....,...--... ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Maud Maynard
Song, Ginning Bells. Observation-Disclosures.
......... Jennie Shives and Grace Maynard
Recitation Christmas" .. ~. EIva Wulf
Recitation .......... ............. Ross shives
Recitation. An Acrostic for Christmas
prue l1liS
Dtalo&ue....,... ......... The Celebration
Recitation. santa Claus Helpers" ...... -.
.........,....... .........., Allison Maynard
Song go The Story must be told'
Dialogue t.''A Merry Christmas to yon
Reeitaiionz First Christmas" Annie Darling
RecitatienA ...............,......Da vy Clark
Recitation, Santa Claus Florence White
Recitation. .........,.... $3.50. Earnest Clark
Song. ..........,.." That Glorious Song OF Old
Recitation. .............. .,......,James Clark
Recitation. Observation-Disclosures. .Mablc Shives
hecltatloll, KEY Olds
song ,............. We Praise Him.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
GOVERNORS IN CONFERENCE
Meeting at Helena Discusses Pro.
posed Big Railway Merger.

Meeting at Helena Discusses Pro-
posed Big Railway Merger.
Helena, Mon, Dec. 31.-The confer
ence of governors of northwestern
states to decide upon plans to block
the proposed consolidation Of the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Bur
lington roads is now under way.
The first meeting was occupied In an
endeavor to formulate plan for unit
ed action. The session was held in
the private Office of Governor Toole at
the statehouse. 1t is not known how
long the conference will be in session.
Whether or not the meetings will be
open will depend entirely on Governor
Van SAINT. The governor, it is believed
has a well defined plan Of fighting the
merger drawn on state constitutional
lines and is expected to advocate the
adoption of this plan in other north
western states, in several Of which,
notably Montana, the constitutional
provis.on against railway consolida
tons are similar to those of Minnesota
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
SITUATION IN COLOMBIA.
Reyes Doesn't Seem Anxious to Ac.
cept the Presidency There.

Reyes Doesn't Seem Anxious to Ac.
cept the Presidency There.
washington, Dec. 31.-A personal let
ter has been received in Washington
from General Reyes, who had been Sc.
lected by the various elements in Co
lombia to take the presidency, indicat'
ing that he does not view with favor
their call to the executive chair and is
rather unlikely to accept 1t.
General Reyes was designated by the
Colombian congress as successor to the
presidency largely as means to recon.
cile the differences which had arisen
between the friends Of President Marc
uuin and former President Sanclement
His position as former minister of wal
of Colombia gave him much prestige,
and all elements were willing to accept
him as president
General Reyes is now in the City OF
Mexico, to which point the call to take
the presidency was sent to him. He
does not state positively that he will
not accept, but it seems plain from his
language that there is no probability OF
his becoming president of Colombia, at
least during the pendency Of the pres
ent internal struggle and foreign com.
plicatiOns.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Some English Ads.

general servant advertised in q
Bristol paper for place the other day,
but required mo inquiries, no caps or
aprons, every evening out, good
wages" and a Journalist advertised
himself as of mo particular ability" as
recommendation. A clerk recently
sought place where great strength,
personal appearance or ability are not
required" Good butter, sixpence n
pound. Nobody can touch it" was am
biguous and may have been wrongly in
terpreted by the public, and Glouces-
tersh!re paper which inserted the
advertisement, "Our one and nine pen
ny dinner at 6:30 p. M. Funerals
promptly attended to-" apologized next
day for mixing up two separate and
distinct announcements.
But it is q fact that church paper
appealed lately for "Old man, lame.
deaf, epileptic. Will any Christian
take him for gardener" and that IN
a leading Scotch journal an advertiser
asked for 1865 to pay debts incurred
through losses at betting London
Standard
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
TEL HALLENBECK CASE


Graphic yale Of Murder By the
widow Of the Victim.
Hudson. n. Y, Dec. 31.-Yhe confess
sion of Harvey Bruce. one Of the four
young men under arrest for the MUIR
der Of Peter Hallenbeck at Greenport
on Christmas eve. caused an enormous
crowd to assemble when the c0rOner's
inquest was resumed.
The testimony Of Mrs. Margaret L.
Hallenback, wife of the murdered
man, showed that the four men took
hand in the killing, offsetting the pre-
vious belief that one held horse near
the barn while three others went TO-
the house.
Mrs. Hallenbeck declared she and
her mother-in-law were the only per-
sons present in the house with her
husband at the time of the murder.
Her husband had called her attention
to a wagon passing on the highway
and two men walking behind. A short
time afterward four men came walk.
ing back, wearing coats inside out.
They passed down the road toward the
church. The murdered man, herself
and motherin-law all saw them from
the window. Her husband said they
must be chicken thieves and watched
them till out Of sight.
Shortly afterward there was knock
at the kitchen door. Her husband
went to open 1t, and she went to the
door with him. As he opened the door
four pistols were thrust in his face
and all fred. Her husband jumped
back and gave his wife push out Of
the way. The four men jumped into
the room after him, and all fred again.
Mrs. Hallenbeck said her husband
turned toward the stairway for his
gun, when his assailants all fred
again. All the men wore masks and
had coats turned inside out. One was
tall, two were medium and one wak
short.
II begged them not to kill my hus-
band" she continued. Seeing could
not do anything, l ran to the next
room and up stairs. The men kept
shooting. l met my mother-in-law on
the stairs and pushed her back.
could not recognize any Of the men
They ran through the house and de.
parted" --- ..-...
The evidence of Mrs. Alemina Hal
lenbeck, mother of the murdered man
who is eighty years old, bore out the
testimony Of her daughter-in-law con
corning the happenings of the evening
of the tragedy. She confirmed the
statement that four men entered the
room and that all of them fired.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Crushed the Obiector.

Booker 7. Washington told an amus,
Ing story Of an old colored preacher
who was endeavoring to explain to biz
congregation how 1t was that the chill
dren Of Israel passed over the Red sea
safely, while the Egyptians, who came
after them. were drowned. The old
man said:
My brethren, 1t was this way: Wher
the lsraelites passed over, it was early
In the morning. while 1t was cold, and
the Ice was strong enough SO that they
went over all right; but when the
Egyptians came along 1t was in the
middle Of the day. and the sun had
'hawed the ice so that 1t gave way
under them, and they were drowned"
At this young man In the congrega.
ton, who had been away to school and
had come home, rose and said: Il don't
see how that explanation can be right,
parson. The geography that I've been
studying tells us that ice never forms
under the equator, and the Red sea is
nearly under the equator"
There, now" said the old preacher.
That's all right. I'ze been 'spectin'
some Of you smart Alexis would be
askin' jest some such fool question.
The time was talkin' about was be-
fore they had any jogafrles or 'quators
pither.''
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
JAIL DELIVERY THWARTED.
LeavcnwOrth Warden Nips Plot Of
COnvicts to Secure Freedom.

Leavcnworth Warden Nips Plot OF
COnvicts to Secure Freedom.
Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 31.-War
den McClaughry of the United States
penitentiary has just headed off plot
planned by FIVE convicts which en-
braced the possible death of Deputy
Warden Frank Lemon and guard, r.
G. Brown; the capture Of the guards
armory, and another delivery Of pris.
oners.
The ringleader in the plot is Gilbert
Mullins, who held up and disarmed
Sheriff Cook and part Of the Topeka
police force. The plot was exposed by
a fellow convict who overheard the
mutineers talking.
Mullins had obtained a file and an
other convict caseknife. 1t was
planned to file off the shackles. On
Saturday when four convict BARRIERS
came to shave the prisoners in the
stone breaking shed the razors were to
be seized and the guards rushed. The
convicts connected with the plot par
ticipated in the mutiny of Nov. Z last.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
THE VENEZUELA CRISIS
Expected In Berlin That Germany
Will Soon Act Decisively.
ULT1MATUM ON PROGRAMME.
Believed One Will BE Issued In
Three Days and an Attack On
the south American Re.
public VIII Follow.

London. Dec 31.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Berlin says:
1T Is believed to be certain here that
an ultimatum will be issued within
three days and that an attack on Vene.
zuela will follow directly after. In ad.
dition to the Vineta, the Fake, two
training ships and the cruiser Geier
have been ordered to In Guayra.
I'm the meantime l am officially as
sured that the German charge dat.
flares has not left Caracas and that
diplomatic relations have not yet been
broken off. The pourparlers continue.
IAN agreement has been reached be-.
tween Germany and the United States
in regard to the German course of &C.
ton in Venezuela"
A Caracas dispatch says that the
Venezuelan government has sent re-
quest to Berlin that Herr Knoop, man
ager of the German railway, be dis
charged. 1t is believed that Manager
Knoop will be expelled.
England's Attitude.
Commenting on the London Times
statement from Washington that per
sons of considerable Importance in off,
cial circles there profess to believe that
war between the United States and
Germany is inevitable, The St. James
Gazette. though it does not believe that
such a disaster will be allowed to &C.
cur over dispute in regard to the
S1,Ix Or ,A @r1n o. IN &C
that II 1t docs there can be no doubt
that English sympathies will be with
America.
At the same time The st. James Ga
zette expresses the hope that the Unit
ed States will not allow such states az
Venezuela to gain the impression that
they can reckon on the protection OF
Monroeism if they choose to repudiate
their obligations to Europe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
rrenchery OF Tropical Nature.
1t IL very like q fairy story" said

feenchery OF Tropical Nature.
1T IL very like fairy story" said
Esther under her breath.
Very" said he. "And in fairy sto
ries there are witches, enchanters and
horrible things that come out of tho
forest, are not there? Well, SO it is
there in South America. There is a
background Of danger. One must keep
ones eyes open. Here In England ma.
ture is safe and kind, eh? You can
play with her as II she were an Ola tab
by cat, but out there she is a striped
tiger, beautiful and fierce and never to
be trusted.
There is everlasting strangling 60
Ing on in the woods. Even the flowers
are not kind and harmless. The or
chids twist and perch and swing and
bloom on branches they are hugging to
death. You break twig of something
that looks like vine, and it's milk
raises blister on your hand; you touch
what you think is leaf, and 1t gal.
lops Off on hundred legs, The ami.
mails pretend to be vegetables and the
vegetables to be animals. Every liv-
ing thing is trying to protect itself
with all its little might and main and
to get the better Of it's enemies, Just as
the people IN towns do. Oh, the high
woods Of the Andes are not moral. they
are not Christian, l assure you! Ma.
ture Is opulent, and she Is splendid,
but she isn't good."-"The Alien" by
F. F. Montresor.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
WOULD DIsBAR DONOWAY.

Vermont State Attorney Under Two
Indictments by Grand Jury.
Brattkeboro, VT, Dec. 31.-Charging
negligence in making returns in con-
nection with alleged violations of the
state Frohibitory law, two indictments
have been returned by the Addison
county grand jury here against State
Attorney James b. Donoway. The
complainant in each case Is Rev. George
w. Morrow, head of the Antisaloon
league.
Proceedings also have been brought
before the supreme court for the dis
barnnnt of Mr.. Donoway upon the al
legged ground of his failure to enforce
the prohibitory law.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
A Story of Bunsen.

Sir Henry Roscoe In privately print
ed book of lectures tells story Of Bun
sen, remembered from the time when
he and the German scientist were trav-
cling together in England. They met
a lady who mistook Bunsen for his
cousin. the Chevalier Bunsen.
Have you finished your book, God
In History yetg" she asked him.
mo. madame" he replied. II regret
that my untimely death has prevented
my doing So"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
FRANK Il PEAVY DEAF.


HDe0o
mohis In Chicaso.
chicago, Dec. 3l.-E'rank Fl. Peayy.
one OF the best known grain men in
the country, is dead of pneumonia.
aged ffty-one years and elevsn
months.
Mr. Peavy came to Chicago from his
nome In Minneapolis nearly two weeks
ago on business trip. He was In his
usual perfect health, but Dec. 20 be
contracted a cold and that night took
10 his bed in the Auditorium Annex.
The cold quickly developed into pneu
monia, and the patients friends and
relatives we're notified, although it was
expected that he would recover.
At midnight, however, the patients
breathing became more difficult and
his heart ACTON weaker. A hurried
consultation Of physicians followed,
and everything known to science to
combat the malady was done. At $3.50
O'Clock the great grain man breathed
his last.
Besides the doctors and nurses the
following members of Mr.. Peavy's
FAMILY We're present: Mrs. +. H.
feavy. his wife: George w. Peavy, his
son; Mrs. II. b. Wells, a daughter;
Mrs. F. Z. Heffelfinger, a daughter;
Mrs. A. D. Peavy, his mother; Mrs. H.
NJ. Vielenad, sister, and F. f. Peavy,
q brother, of New York.
Mr.. Peavy was credited with being
the largest owner of grain elevators in
the country, If not in the world.
Mr.. Peavy carried, among other life
insurance policies, one for $1,000, 900 in
a New York company. 1t was the lar.
gest single policy ever written save
one for the same amount written fol-
George Vanderbilt. The policy was
taken out three years ago and is in ia.
vor Of the Peavy company. i.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 31.-Judge
Elliott of the district court Of Henne'
pin county has granted temporary
order restraining the officers of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company
from retiring the. preferred stock OF
that company. The order was issued
on the application of Peter. Power OF
New York, who came on from New
York with his attorneys for the pur
pose of beginning the action.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Rurnia's Reply on Boring Dispute.

HuHA las heply ON beFI"8 AHSP"tc'
Tire Hague, Dec. BIN. Komaroh,
the Russian chamberlain, has handed
to Professor Asser, one of the Dutch
members Of the permanent arbitration
court and arbitrator of the claims OF
American sealers for the seizure OF
their vessels by the Russian govern
ment about six years ago, Russia's re-
DIV to the last note of the United States
on the subject of the Boring sea seal
fishery differences.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 31.-Bingley r.
Fales, president of the United States
Steamship Yosemite association, on be.
half of the men who served on the 70.
semitic during the Spanish-American
war, has sent 10 Secretary Of the Navy
Long q protest against the report OF
the naval board of awards, which was
adverse to the granting of service med
ais to the crew of that ship.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31

London, Dec. 31.-The Evening News
prints the following dispatch from
Belfast: "A well known Scottish artist
John Dalrymple, died of starvation on
Christmas night. His body was found
in miserably squalid surroundings.
Dalrymple exhibited at the Royal
academy and took three first prizes
for designs at the Paris exhibition"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
wireless. 'TeIegraphy For Nav.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The navy de-
nartment has decided to establish wire
less telegraph plants at the Washing
ton navy yard and at Annapolis. The
plans for the necessary equipment OF
the two stations are now being worked
ont under the direction Of Admiral
bradford, and experiments will be IN
der way at an early day.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
smnshup on the b. ami o.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Dec. 31.-Twc
men are missing, one badly injured, an
engine and four cars are at the foot of
an embankment, two other cars are
wrecked and hundred feet of track
are torn up as result Of. the collision
with a massive rock by westbound
freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at No. 3 tunnel, near Long
Run.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
No Chance For Penny Postage.

Washington Dec 31.-Representative
Loud chairman of the house commit
tee on postoffices and postroads, has
had talk with the president about
postal legislation. Mr.. Loud says that
one cent postage is out of the ques-
ton. Under present conditions" says
he. penny. postage would result in
delcit Of $35 ,OOO, goo annually"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Historians In Session.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The American
Historical association continued its
sessions here, with large attendance.
The speakers were Professor e. l..
Stevenson Of Rutgers college, Pro-
fessor Ephraim Emerton Of Harvard
and Professor James Harvey Robin
son of Columbia university. The after
noon session was devoted to a discus
sion OF business topics.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
A untfleld Shot Dead,

. Globe, Ariz., Dec. 31.-Robert II.
Hatfield, one of the Kentucky clan, has
been shot and killed at the Troy min.
ing camp in the Pinal mountains. His
slayer was Deputy Sheriff Devine, who
bore q warrant for his arrest on Q
charge Of wife beating.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
r,.urth Glass Ppstmasters.

Washington, Dec. 3l.-The following
fourth class postmasters have been ap
pointed:
. New JArsey-H William j..
|Carman.
New Ymk-Mina, Loe Parks; Tracy
Creek, Orrin Knight.
Pennsylvania-McMinn, A. A. ,Sha-
fer: Jubilee, Ira Edwards.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
r-oop. Catch ALLEGED Slayer.

Seal, Ala. Dec. 31.-Sherif Hodges
has arrested Uriah Porter the alleged
murderer of William Fincher. Porter
defied the community. and Governor
Jelks ordered out company Of militia
Saturday to aid in his capture. Porter
is now in jail at Opelika.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Pythian KNIGHT Dead.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Dec. 31.-Dr.
John Bell, the highest ranking Knight
of Pythias IN the world and one of the
best known physicians in southwestern
Michigan, is dead here. He was
prominent member of the Masonic fra
ternity throughout the state and was
elected major general of the uniform
rank knights of Pythias ct the world
in 1898
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31

Washington, Dec. 31.-A telegram
from Tokyo has been received at the
Japanese legation announcing that the
government budget has passed the
house OF representatives of the diet
in the form in which it
was presented.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
R,uaene Carter Dying.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Eugene Carter,
Lnown the country over as one of the
greatest billiard players of the last dec
ede. is dying at his home in this city.
10 Is attacked with complication OF
pulmonary troubles.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Di.cre.ton the Better Part.

Miss Gushington--But were you new
er frightened, captain, when you saw
the enemy advancing?
Captain kandor-No: felt safe so
long as had couple Of life preserv.
ers with me.
Miss Gushington-Lif preservers!
CAPTAIN Kandor-Yes; my legs
Catholic Standard and Times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31

Albany, N. Y, Dec. Ex-Governor
Odell has appointed Nathan L. Miller
of Cortland county as state comptroller
tn all the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Erastus G. knight Of Buffalo.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
New Hampshire Weavers Strike.

Dover, n H., Dec. 31.-Oalming that
they have been paid less than other
workmen employed on the same class
of goods elsewhere, 200 weavers at
the Cocheoo Cotton mills here have
struck. 1t lis feared that the entire
mill force of the city, numbering from
$500 to $500, will become involved If
"A settlement is not speedily reached.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Got Peacemaker's Usual Reward

Buffalo, Dec. 31.-John A. Wilson,
twenty-five years old. is at the Emer-
gency hospital suffering from an ugly
knife wound. He tried to play peace
maker in fight between two men. One
Of the fighters objected to interference.
He turned on Wilson, it is alleged,
struck him in the face and then, pull
ing knife, stabbed him In the side.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31

XeeKOnteln ERlsOmeFs AeIeaHed.
London, Dec. 31.-The war Office has
issued a further list of the British cas-
ualtiee at ZeefOntein, showing that If
ty men We're wounded and that 248
were made prisoners The latter have
I'll been released.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
FOR SALE

nrc,pAR1E RESIDENCE WITH BARN ecaNo az 1e ts nn
81 ne hest str cts East and Eaero Ave. sv h x tepd
Ave. ana tnele - "oo
Agnty .a side lawn with trees ana a &
M m natated and eight large nveons & sa oak
uSe "ei' The finish 10 tne oaU ha
v rch with wood The pao anu the whole
% IN e n az kod heated win furnace anu .e stone
M aud IA The oeat Tne house Vas arranged
BY NJ for ais own use and with
s III easily Into moved Gut Of city,
@ m inc rent the oery loved Us % esa Judges
os 5000 The ess,
'11 are would like to LOOK es snd eSsy
r wv @ W nne Asur price ow We believe 'oe ~
Remain On the market long.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Crowley & Wilkinson.

Sign Painting, Carriage Pdinrfngn
House Painting, Decorating, etc.,
First class work guaranteed. Shops
near South Main Street Bridge aud on
South Seminary Street. Telephone
connections. JOHN G. OROWLE Y,
G.. A. WILKINSON.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
Dyspepsia Cure
1t can't help but do v0u m0od

,n pousness or the famous little liver
"a u0Wltt's Little EARLY RiaERa They never ort"s