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The Washington times., 1902-03-21
Two Propositions.

There We're two distinct meetings of the
stockholders today and there were two
propositions to be acted upon. The first
proposition was to ratify the lease of the
Metropolitan properties to the Interur ban
Street Railway Company, which guaran-
tees per cent a year on the capital
stock OF the Metropolitan. The other
was to put s65,0OOOOO A per cent mort
gage upon the property and franchise of
the Metropolitan.
Both of these propositions were rati-
fed, the first by share vote of 405,275 to
1,071, and the second by a vote of 405, ,275
to 1,571
The Washington times., 1902-03-21
Minority Representatives


Minority Representatives.
z. Ellery Anderson and Treadwell
Cleveland represented minority holders.
They had the lease read, Mr.. Anderson
moving that a committee of five be ap-
pointed to examine the lease to ascer-
tain the legal status of the Interurban
Company, to examine the contract be-
tween the Securities Company and the
Interurban Company and between the Sc
curities Company and Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
to look into any matter connected with
the proposed lease, and TO report to the
stockholders.
He also moved that the meeting be ad-
journed for thirty days in order to give
the committee a chance to investigate and
to report.
May Go to Law.
Mr. Cleveland hastened to second this
motion. Mr.. Widener, after moments
hesitation, ordered stock vote The mo-
tion was defeated by 405,175 shares to
3O,e20.
After the meeting adjourned Isador
Wormser, jr., who was present, served
notice on the directors after the ratifica-
tion of the lease that the minority stock
holders would go to law over it.
Held to Be Unlawful.
The proceedings of the stockholders
meeting are also set forth, and it is
maintained that they were irregular and
that the vote is null and void.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Brooklyn RapiG Transit Company in
Brooklyn today the raising of $3.50 ,000, 900
by a mortgage on the company's property
and franchise was authorized.
The Washington times., 1902-03-21
Senator Foraker Toastmaster.
Allusion to Past Glory.

Hon. Henry f. Davis, a graduate Of
Princeton, and DIR. II. w. Wiley. a grad
uate of HavaTd, made addresses full of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
AsPHYx1ATED.
dence Inhnle Fumes of Illumin.
ating Gas ana Die,

New York, April 16.-Four persons
were found dead Tuesday night in the
living apartments of Esther Kohen, a
widow living on Third avenue. They
had been killed by inhaling the fumes
Of illuminating gas, and SO far the
police have given, no opinion as to
whether or not the deaths were the re-
suit of accident. The names of the
dead are: Esther Kohen, aged so; Hen
ry Kohen, her son, aged .25; Lena
Kohen, her daughter, aged II; Edith
Flow, a friend of the Kohens, aged IS.
The tragedy evidently came Monday
night, for the Kohens and their visitor
had not been seen all day. Henry was
in the bicycle business and did not
come to the store during the day.
Tuesday evening his partner went to
the house and was told by the occu-
pant of another apartment that an
odor of gas had been noticed all after
noon. He broke in the door, and Hen
ry was found dead lying on lounge
in the parlor, while the other three
were in bed in another room. All the
windows, fanlight and entrance doors
had been tightly closed. Two unlight-
ed gas jets were turned on in the par
lor where Henry lay.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
IT MUST Be STOPPED.
President Determined to End Cruel
Treatment of Filipinos.
A CLOSE INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Gen. ChafRee Instructed, IL Charges
Are Proven, to Court-Martial Gen.
Smith and Officers Who Kdmin-
istered the !.Nater Cure"

Washington, April IS. = Secretary
Root has cabled Gen. Chaffee at Manila
TO investigate the newspaper reports
OF the Waller trial and if they are COR
rect to court-martial Gen. Smith. The
press dispatches stated that upon the
trial of Maj. Waller, of the marine
corps, testimony was given by Waller,
corroborated by other witnesses, that
Gen. Jacob H. Smith instructed him to
kill and burn; that the more he killed
and burned the better pleased Gen.
Smith would be; that it was no time to
take prisoners, and that when Mai.
Waller asked Gen. Smith to define the
age limit for killing, he replied: "Ev-
erything over ten"
Gen. Chaffee is also instructed that
IT the facts are established as testified
to before the senate Philippine COM
mittee to court-martial the officers
who administered the "water cure" to
the presidente of Igbarras. These Off
GERS are MAJ. Glenn, Lieut.. Conger and
Assistant Surgeon Lyon. Secretary
Roots cablegram continues:
cit is believed that the violations OF law
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS.
Friends Of Cuban Reciprocity Be
lieve House Bill Will Pass.
LATE DEVELOPMENTS FAVORABLE.
Amendments of a Nature Considered
by Them to BE Harmful Are Not
Anticipated-Procee
In the Senate.

Washington, April 16.-With the
close of the Cuban reciprocity debate
in the house Tuesday the leaders an
nounced that ill danger of the bill
being weighted down with undesira-.
BILE amendments was over and that
they felt assured the bill would pass
in the shape in which it came from
the committee. As the bill in it's pres
ent form is sure to command three
fourths of the vote of each side of
the house its passage was certain if
1t successfully passed the stage when
amendments could be offered. The
only cause of anxiety heretofore has
been the possibility that enough re-
publicans would join with the demo-
Gratis to overrule the. chair and tack
onto the bill an enactment to abol-
ish the differentia1 on refined sugar.
All the energies of the leaders have
been directed, therefore, to bringing
pressure to bear on the recalcitrant
republicans to induce them to refrain
from aiding this plan, and Tuesday
evening at the close of the session
of the house it was announced that
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
General Miles Is Endorsed,

Major Walters testimony that he
was instructed to kill and burn in the
Philippines the more the better
and that the age limit was defined as
"every thing over 10" is horrible. This
revelation is Of special interest in an
other line. A few days ago General
Miles was publicly rebuked, insults
ed and Inundated for casually saying
that the war had been lconducted
with marked severity" Secretary
Root declared thatit had not. Are
we to understand that Secretary Root
knew nothing Of these Waller orders?
indianapolis Sentinel
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
Barbarous Cruelty.

The q. S. senate committee on the
Philippines is Investigating the al
legged infection Of the "water cure"
on Filipinos by the American soldiery.
On last Monday, Sergeant Charles S.
Riley, formerly of the 18th volunteer
Infantry was put upon the witness
stand by the committee and upon be-
ing asked If he had ever seen the So
called water cure, he testified as fol-
lows:
eyes, it was on November 81, 1900,
at the town of Icbarras, whose presi-
dent was stripped to the waistand his
hands tied behind him. Captain Glenn
of the Eighteenth regulars stood be-
side him and there was water tank
on floor above. Asked if he had sent
out runners to announce the arrival
of American troops to the insurgents,
the president refused to answer.
"Hc was then placed under the water
tank, and his m outh held open while
the water was allowed to run. When
he was filed, the water was forced out
of him by pressing the foot on his
stomach or by hand. This was con-
tinued from to Is minutes.
CATER the President intimated by
signs that he was ready to speak, he
was allowed to sit partly up. After
giving the information he was allowed
to dress and was taken down stairs
where he again refused to answer an
other question.
1.-THE second treatment was ordered
by Captain Glenn syringe being used
to force water into the Presidents
throat. The syringe did not work
well and another was secured, this
time being inserted In the mans nos
trilS while a handful of salt was
thrown into the water. DIR. Lyons,
the American surgeon. superintendent
the operation. The president soon
gave up the information desired, that
as the Americans came in at one end
OF the town he sent out runners to in
form the insurgents, The town was
burned that night"
Witness said that the president did
not seem to suffer much afterwards,
appearing to be all right the next
day, though his eyes were bloodshot.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
constitutional cure on the market. It 4
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case It
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi.
monials. Address +. j. Cheney & Co., To-
'ed Han. p So n;, by DIT R;Tugglstsh, 75e &C..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22

Dispatches from Washington rep
resent the President as still hostile
toward Gen. Miles for his statement
that the war in the Philippines has
been conducted with marked severity.
In view of the testimony recently
taken on the conduct of the war In
that unhappy country, the public will
be inclined to blame General Miles for
not characterizing it as barbarous, hor-
rible, brutal, savage, bloodthursty and
well calculated to make the vultule
more representative of this country
than the eagle.-Manchester Dem.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22

The ship subsidy bill, providing for
the expenditure of unmeasured mil
lions, is not likely to become law at
the present session Of congress. The
members Of the lower house of con-
gres, and especially those from the
prairie states of the West, do not want
to be burdened at the approaching
congressional election with the weight
of such a great grab. If congress
wants to help the country's merchant
marine, it can do so without giving
the peoples money to ship builders
If congress would remove the tariff
from all materials used in shipbuild-
ing, would not the people of this coun-
try be able to build ships and COM
pete with the merchant marine Of
any other country on earth?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22

ing TO the population OF the several
states. The vote on the penrose
amendment was unanimous. Senator
Burrows voted with the democrats in
opposition to the Depew provision.
Otherwise, the vote was strictly on
partisan lines. The division was as
follows:
Ayes-Hoar, Pritchard. McComas,
Foraker, Depew, Beveridge. and Dill
1ingham-7
Noes-Burrows, Pettus, Blackburn,
Dubois, Bailey and Foster Qa.)-6.
There was a general discussion of
the merits of the house resolution
and when the committee adjourned it
was with the understanding that a
vote should be reached upon it as
amended at the next regular meeting
of the committee, which will be held
on Tuesday of next week.
Made Pension Agent.
Washington, April 16.-The presi-
dent Tuesday nominated Michael
Kersvin to be pension agent at New
York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22

If the story of the capture by the
Beers of 5000 horses and mules bought
by the British in the United States
and just landed in South Africa, is
true, it should ease the minds Of the
Anglo-hobbyists who are demanding
that our government forbid British
agents to buy such war supplies in this
country. Probably the Boer leaders
would file a counter-protest if they
thought there was any danger of the
United States forbidding the export
of these useful animals as contraband
OF war, for it enables them to renew
their mounts without any cost to the
Boer treasury save a few cartridges
and occasionly little blood-le tting. =
Minneapolis Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
RAISING THE BELGIAN HAIR.

and humanity of which these cases, II true.
are examples Will prove to be few and occa-
sional and not to characterize the conduct
of the army generally in the Philippines.
but the fact that any such acts of cruelty
and barbarity appear to have been done
indicates the necessity of most thorough,
searching and exhansting investigation into
the general charges preferred by Gov.
Gardener. and you will spare no effort, in
the investigation already ordered under
these charges. to uncover every such case
which may have occurred and bring the
to know In the fullest and most circum-
stantial manner all the facts, nothing being
concealed and no man being for any reason
favored or shielded. For the very reason
that the president intends to back up the
army in the heartiest fashion in every law
full and legitimate method OF doing its
work. he also intends to see that the most
rigorous care is exercised to detect and
prevent any cruelty or brutality and that
the men who are guilty thereof are pun
ished. Great as the provocation has been
in dealing with foes who habitually resort
to treachery. murder and torture against
our men, nothing can justify, or will be
held to Justify, the use of torture or In
human conduct Of any kind on the part of
the American army"
Cabinet Discusses Water Cure.
Washington, April 16.-The cabinet
Tuesday discussed the testimony be-
fore the senate committee on Phil
ippines Monday IN reference to the
ALLEGED case of torture in the Philip
pines. Secretary Root presented the
original report of Col. Dickman upon
the matter. The whole subject was
gone over at considerable length.
The president is determined to sift
the matter to the bottom and it is
possible that q court-martial will be
ordered,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
Shot In His Left Leg.

For AL kinds Of sores, bruises, or
Other wounds DeWitt'S Witch Hazel
Salve is a sure cure. Skin diseases
yield to it at once. Never fails in case
If piles Cooling and healing. None
genuine but DeWitt's. Beware of
counterfeitS. 81 suffered for many
years from sore caused by gun shot
wound in my left leg, "says A. S. Full
Ter, English, Ind ut would not heal
ind gave me much trouble. | used all
kindes Of remedies to no purpose until
| tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
A few boxes completely cured me."-
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
Wants To Help Others.

II had stomach trouble all my life, !"
says Edw. Mehler, proprietor of the
Union Bottling w forks, Erie, Pa, s'and
tried all kinds of remedies, went to
several doctors and spent considerable
money trying to geta moments peace
FinallyI read Of Kodpl Dyspepsia
Cure and have been taking 1T to my
great satisfaction. I never found its
equal for stomach trouble and gladly
recommend it in hope that may help
other sufferers. . Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure cures all stomach troubles. You
don't have to diet. KodoI Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat-Shuttle-
worth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
A Big Mans Ambition is the lit
tie Mans Gain.

In the olden days Mark Hanna made
a reputation for fighting labor unions.
The father of Czolgosz, the Anar-
chist, was one of a number of scab
workmen imported to Cleveland to
break up strike against properties
in which Mr.. Hanna was interested.
But things have changed, and Mr..
Hanna now is no longer the working
mans foe. On the contrary. he is the
workingman's friend, his warm friend,
his bosom friend, his best and only
everlasting friend.
When Mark Hanna hears of strike
In the North he rushes to the North
and settles the strike. When he hears
of strike in the Strike in the South,
he rushes South and does the same.
He belongs to all the committees that
want to lengthen wages and shorten
hours.
Mr.. Hanna counts that day lost
whose low descending sun has failed
to discover him hustling about as a
friend of labor.
There is nothing mysterious in Mr..
Hanna's sudden change. He wants
to be President of the United States,
that's all. He knows that to be Presl-
dent of the United States a man must
be supposed to be friend of Other
men.
The microbe of ambition has made
abode in Mr.. Hanna's practical mind,
and it is different Mr.. Hanna from
now on.
One mans ambition is anoth :, mans
gain. Chicago American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
Railroads and Postal Expenses.


In recent article Prof. Frank Par
sons gives the amount paid to rail-
roads by several European govern
ments for carrying the mails, and COM
pares them with the sum paid by the
United States for the same service.
The figures are very interesting at
this time, when it is proposed to re-
duce the expenses Of the postal de-
partment by restricting the amount
of reading matter passing through the
mails. instead Of reducing the unrea-
sonable remuneration given to rail-
roads for carrying the mails. Prof.
Parsons says:
The United States pays railroads,
for carrying mail, about 100000,
rental of mail cars included.
In France the railroads, in return
for their grants of right of way, carry
mails free. If the government uses a
posta car of its own the road receives
about cent mile for hauling it.
In Switzerland the roads receive
nothing; their concession from the
government provides that the railroad
company shall carry the mails free.
In Germany the railroads carry one
mail car to atrain free. Where second
or more cars are needed the govern
ment pays, if a government car, 5
pfennig per axle per kilometer, or 10
pfenning if the car belongs to the rail-
road company. This amounts to from
8 to IL cents a car per mile, represent
ing barely the cost of hauling the cars.
In Austria the same regulations pre-.
vail as in Germany, except that the
hauling of extra cars averages from II
to Is cents per mile.
Italy pays nothing to the railroads
for carrying the mails, as it is provid
ed in the concession made to transpor
tation companies that the government
mails must be carried free.
Belgium's laws are similar to those
of Italy.
In this country railroads receive
one-t third of the entire money expend.
ed to run the postal department..
1t seems that instead of railroad
companies here doing something for
the government, which makes their
property valuable through rich con-
cessions, they tax the government to
the very highest figure they believe
the public will stand"
This is, among many other indica
lions that might be named, another
benefit the people would enjoy if their
tatives in congress had more
and the railroads less to say about
running the government Farm,
Stock and. Home.
In connection with the above it is
pertinent to say that the donations
toward the construction, of some o.
the roads that are thus robbing the
people through exactions for carrying
the mails, were more than the legiti.
mate cost of the roads.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
Neglect Means Danger.

DON neglect biliOuSneSS and con-
stipation. Your health will suffer per-
manently if you do. DeWitt's Little
Early RiserS cure such cases. M. B.
Smith, Bptternut, Mich, SAYS aDe-
Wits Little Early Risers are the
most satisfactory pills l ever took.
Never grippe or cause nausea. ',-Shut-
tleWorth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
Bank Robbed.

Beatrice, Neb., April 16.-The state
bank at Milligan, Fillmore county,
was broken into Monday night. The
thieves blew the safe and secured .
considerable amount of money and
made their escape on a handcar be-
fora the citizens were sufficiently
aroused to pursue them. A large
posse are now in pursuit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22

the entire republican delegations
from Michigan and California, who
constitute the head and front of the
opposition, had agreed not to vote
to override the ruling of the chair.
Mr.. Watson Gnd.), who is acting as
the whip for the majority, does
not believe over dozen repub-
licans at the outside will join the
democrats on this proposition. It
would require more than 20 repub-
lfcan votes to place on the bill the
amendment which might endanger its
ultimate passage, as several demo-
Gratis, it is understood, also have de-
clared their intention to stand by the
ruling of the chair.
An unsuccessful effort was made
again Tuesday by Mr.. Payne to SCI
cure an agreement to limit the gen.
eral debate. When the house adj
journed there remained 35 members
who desired to speak. The debate
was without particular interest. The
speakers were Messrs. Swanson (va.)
and White (Ky.) for the bill and
Messrs. S. W. Smith (Mich.), Dayton
CIV. Va.), Burgess (Tex.), Meyer (La.)
and Sutherland (Utah) against it.
Senate.
Washington, April 1e.@The debate.
on the Chinese exclusion bill was prac-
tically concluded Tuesday and voting
on the bill and amendments will begin
at one o'clock to-day. By general CON
sent vote was taken Tuesday on two
important amendments offered by
Senator Fairbanks Qnd. }, striking out
the definition as to Chinese students
and teachers, and they were agreed to
without division. These changes were
made with a view to reconciling some
Of the opposition to the measure,
which has been directed against the
rigid restrictions on students and
teachers, and the unnecessary incon-
yenience this would impose on the ed
ucated Chinese classes coming to this
country. The debate was participated
in by Senators Heitfeld (Idaho), PEN
rose (Pa.) and Turner (Wash.) in ia
vor of the bill, and Senators Pritch-.
ard IN. CO. and Spooner (Wis.) in oppo-
sition. Senator Turner made the as
sertion that politics had crept into the
discussion and that most of the mem
bers of the majority were opposed to
the bill. This brought out sharp re-
joinder from Senator Spooner, who
maintained that politics had not fig
ured in the discussion and that the OPP
position to the present bill was due
entirely to its conflict with the treaty
and not because of any opposition to
Chinese exclusion. which was an es-
tablished doctrine of the government,
Agree to Depew Amendment.
Washington, April 16.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
Tuesday by majority of one voted
to amend the house resolution pro-
viding for the election of senator's by
direct vote of the people, by adding
the amendment offered by Senator
Depew.
The amendment is as follows:
''rhe qualifications of citizens entitled
TO vote for United States senators and
representatives In congress shall be uni
form in all the states. and congress shall
have power to enforce this article by an
propriate legislation and to provide for
the registration Of citizens entitled to vote,
the conduct of such elections and the aer-
tification of the result"
The committee voted down the
Penrose amendment providing that
senator's shall be apportIoned accord
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
For Sale Cheap.

One new lumber wagon, two second
hand wagons in good condition, two
second hand single buggies in good
condition, two new wagon boxes with
seats, first class in all respects; also
a lot of second hand stoves.
r. WENTWORTH, Cresco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-22
For Sale.

The farm of the late Patrick Doher-
ty, situated in Paris twp. One of the
best farms in Howard county 22O acres
Price $50 per acre. This is q bargain.
Apply to D. "A. Lyons, Referee, or
P. q. McHugh, Cresco, Ia. 51tf