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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
70 ABANpon MISSOURI RIVER
Government Will Give UP Effort to
Make Channel Navigable.

Sioux City, Aug. 12.-Beaten in its
effort to control the treacherous
stream the United States is about to
abandon the Missouri river to its fate
and give it up as means of trans
portation. Railroads have grabbed
the freight. and steamboat business
has dwindled until it is evident con
gress thinks the expense of dredging
shifting sandbars. pulling snags, and
trying to hold the restless river ina
fixed channel is not justified by the
volume OF business and will surrender
Captain Chittenden, chief of United
States engineers for the Missouri
river, who replaced the Missouri river
commission, believes the career of the
Missouri as a means OF transporta-
ton is at an end. The abandonment
Of the Missouri is foreshadowed in
his annual report. In it he says:
The discontinuance OF the Missouri
duced appropriations, as compared
with former years for both upper and
lower rivers indicate an intention on
the part of congress to abandon the
river altogether in the near future
Before the rendition of the annual
will be prepared to submit a compre-
hensive statement of the conditions
of the entire river and the advisability
or nonadyisability Of further work
upon it,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
JUSTICE GRAY RESIGNS WORK Of PEORIA FREBUG
Applies Torch to Five Buildings
in One Day.
SUSPECT is UNDER ARREST
Flames at One Time Threatened Bust.
ness Section of city-Livery Stable
and Nineteen Horses Are Burned
-Firemen Kept Busy.

Peoria, Aug. 12.-The police and fire
departments of Peoria were kept cn
The jump yesterday by the operations
of an incendiary The torch was ap-
piled to five buildings during the Gay
and through the actual fire loss will
not exceed $4,000, with an insurance
of about $4,000. the flames at one
time threatened to sweep a large sec.
ton of the city
The police arrested Edward Flana.
gan, twenty years of age, on the
charge of arson. They claim to have
direct evidence against him. Shortly
after his arrest the mutterings of the
crowd made it necessary to remove
the prisoner to the county jail for
safe keeping.
The first fire was started in the
store house of the Val Blatz Brewing
company, at the foot of Harrison
street. 1t was extinguished before Sc.
rious damage had been done. Fire
was next seen in Dooley Bros. coal
sheds, but the damage there was nom.
inal. Shortly after noon fire was dis.
covered in Neumillers livery barn.
The flames spread with such rapidity
that the nineteen horses occupying
the basement floor and all the rigs
were destroyed. The flames spread to
the undertaking establishment owned
by G. w. OI.eary, adjoining the livery
barn. A general alarm was sounded
and every piece of fire fighting appar
atus in the city was called out
Then came an alarm from the Touring
mills of Horace Clark & Sons. Part
of the department was rushed to the
mill, but the flames had gained such
headway that damage amounting te
$4,000 was caused before the flames
could be checked While the depart
ment was fighting the Clark mills
fire an alarm came in from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Reggp. in Warner ave
nue.. where damage of S40O was caused
The incendiary began his work il
Peoria about April and so vigorously
did ne apply the torch during The
month OF April that the city council
held a special session and offered &
reward of $500 for his capture anf
conviction. The fire underwriters as
sociation offered an additional reward
of $500. Notwithstanding the fact
that the reward had been doubled. he
continued his work. Up to date he
has succeeded in suffoceting and burn
ing fifty-five horses and causing fire
damages aggregating many thousands
Of dollars. When the Clark fire broke
out Flanagan was seen to throw some
thing into the building and walk hur
riedly around the block He wa:
watching the fire when the police ar
rested him.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Drouuht in Australia.

Victoria B. c., Aug. 12.-Advices re-
ceived by the steamer Miowera from
Australia tell of terrible drought in
New South Wales and Queensland,
which has devastated the sheep
ranches of that section of the south.
ern colony. Millions of sheep have
died, and men formerly considered
wealthy have been compelled to seek
employment. Samuel McCaughey, the
sheep king OF Australia, lost over a
million sheep Of his herd of million
and quarter and other large herders
have been equally unfortunate.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Business Portion wiped Out.

Fresno, Cal, Aug. 12.--Ffre de.
stroyed the business part OF the little
town of Reedly. The loss is esti.
mated at $4,000. The flames broke
out in Gosline Bros. store and famed
by brisk northwest wind, spread
rapidly to adjoining buildings, the
only available means to combat them
being bucket brigade A man named
Webster who was arrested some time
ago for burglary and discharged fol
have threatened revenge upon his
prosecutor, a tenant of the Gosline
building, has been arrested, charged
with arson.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
cattlemen Resist Arrest.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 12.-Deputy
United States Marshal Gundy re.
turned to Guthrie last night with one
cattleman prisoner, Thomas Tyron
who is under $500 bend for partici
pating in the cattle war on homestead
ers in western Oklahoma. He is one
of eight for whom federal warrants
were issued. An armed posse of cat
tlemen prevented the deputy from
serving more than two warrants and
he returned here for advice and help
Frank and Edward Spears, brothers
and prominent cattlemen, resisted ar
rest, the deputy reports.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
TRY TO TAKE WYOMING TOWN
citizens OF Battle Rout Raiders Who

Citizens of Battle Rout Raiders Who
Seek to Avense sheep Slaughter.
Battle, Wyo., Aug. IA crowd OF
Mexican sheep herders attempted to
take the town of Battle. with the re
suit that two Of them were killed.
Several made their escape into the
woods one man being shot in the leg
One citizen was hit on the heel and
Miss Estell Sanders, resident, was
severely cut in the face by a window
pane broken by stray shot Every
man in town is armed, fearing the
Mexicans will swoop down on the
town as there are scores of them
In this vicinity.
The attack was in retaliation for the
slaughter of 5000 sheep by the towns
people, who had ordered the sheep
men to keep away, as this territory
is reserved for the cattle men.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Street Car Strike Averted.

Chicago, Aug. 12.--Danger of an i'm
mediate strike of the street car men
of the city has been averted. When
the men met last night they were sur
prised to receive from General Man
ager Mccullough of the Chicago City
Railway company an offer to submit
the difference between the men and
the company to arbitration. This took
the ground out from under the feet of
the radical element, which has been
urging strike, and it was decided
to postpone action until later in the
week, when the officials of the Inter
national Association of Street Car
Men will be in the city.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Hon Oliver Wendell Holmes
Named to Succeed Him.
AGED JuRlsT WILL SEEK REST.
iII-Heaith Induces Former to Give Up
Position He Has Held for Twenty.
one Years-Appontee Son of the
Late DR.. Holmes.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 12.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt late yesterday after
noon announced that he had appointed
Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, chief
Justice of the supreme court Of Mas
sachusetts, to be an associate justice
of the supreme court of the United
States, vice Justice Gray, resigned.
The resignation of Justice Gray was
due to i'll health. Several months
ago he suffered stroke OF apoplexy,
which some time later was followed
by another. He has not appeared OIL
the bench since he was stricken the
first time. His advanced age-seven-
ty-four years-told against his recov-
cry with serious force. Realizing that
he probably never would be able
again to assume the place which he
80 long had filled with ability and
honor, he decided short time ago to
tender his resignation to the presi-
dent. With the exception of Justice
Harlan, he served on the bench of the
United States supreme court longer
than any of his present colleagues.
He was appointed an associate justice
by President Arthur on Dec 10, 1881,
his service extending therefore
through period of nearly twenty-one
years.
Justice Gray has been at Nahant,
Mass, his summer home, for some
time. During his long career on the
bench of the supreme court Justice
Gray delivered number Of important
opinions His speciality was will cases,
although he participated in the de
cision of many important cases before
the court. Justice Gray was with
the majority of the court in the de.
cisions in the income tax case and the
1nsular cases. Justice Gray was al.
ways an ardent Republican. His sue.
cessor.s 1t is said. will not take his
place on the bench until after his con.
firmation by ths senate. This is the
unwritten practice in the case of ap.
pointments to the supreme court.
Judge Holmes, whom the president
has selected as Mr.. Justice Grays
successor, is one Of the most distin.
guished lawyers and jurists of Mas.
sachusetts. His career on the bench
particularly as chief justice of the
Massachusetts supreme court, has at
tracted wide attention. Like Justice
Gray, he is native of Massachusetts
He is a son and namesake of the late
DR.. Holmes, the poet and essayist.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Frost Damages Iowa Corn

Des Moines, Aug. PA severe
frost is reported in the northwestern
part OF Iowa. Messages received from
Cloverdale state that the section about
Sibley was visited by a heavy frost
and that the damage to corn has been
considerable.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Ship Building Plant Sold.

Wilmington. Del, Aug. l2.-Tne
Harland G. Hollingsworth ship build
ing plant, located here was last night
transferred to the United States SKIP
Building company. The price is said
to be $1,500,000
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Ex.Gouernor Cook Bead.

Winsted. Conn, Aug. 12.-Former
Governor Cook died early this morn
ing. The cause Of death. was given as
a shock received from an operation
performed on Sunday for intestinal
trouble.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
Meat Cutters Meet.

st. Louis, Aug. 12.-The fourth an
nual convention of the International
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
of North America met at the city hall
in East st. Louis yesterday. The
meeting was called to order by Presi
dent NJ. Donnelly of Chicago. Every
packing house district in the United
States is we'll represented.
Strikers and Deputies Exchange Shots
! Scranton, Pa, Aug. IA battle oc
CURED last night between deputies
and strikers at Throop, an isolated
mining village six miles north of here
Scores Of shots we're exchanged, but
10 far as known no one was hit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18

Hale-A. M runstall, Greensboro; Ed gar Elliott.
 Henr,-T. M. Espy. Dothan; c. B Searcy. Abbeville.
 Jackson-W. H. Bogart Stevenson and - Frasier.
 Jefferson-Augustus Benners, A. T. Lon- doe, l.. J. Haley, F. F. Blackburn, J. C. Dubose, w. C. Cunningham, c. W. Hick- man, Birmingham.
 Lauderdale-R. L. Killen and R. T. Simpson Qatter contested by Emmet NeaD.
 Lawrence-W. T. Lowe. Lee-L. R. Wheeler and c. R. Mecrary. Limestone-W. T. Thach. Athens. Lowndes-Dan Crum and R. L. Gold smith.
 Macol-J R. Wood. Tuskegee. Madison-R. w. Walker. Huntsville; A. s. Fletcher, Huntsville. Marengo-J. H. Minge. Faunsdale. and Jacob Williams, Nanafalia- Marion
 Marshall-
 Mobile-A s. Lyons, J. c. Rich, r. O. Hoffman. Mobile.
 Monroe-Nomination yet to be made. Montgomery-Tyler Goodwin, T J. Hall. T. NJ Arlington and o. c. Maner. Mont gomery.
  den, Decatur.
 Perry-R. A. Hardie, Uniontown; c. c. Johnson. Marion. Pickens-Curry and Youngblood to run off.
 Pike-A. B. Foster, Troy; - Edwards. Randolph--W. A. Handley, Roanoke. Russell-B. Dec. Waddell Scale; Dr. T. A Johnson, Jernigan St. Clair-W. T. Brown. Shelby-E. S. Lyman, Montevallo. Sumter-S. c. Ward and R. L. Scale Talladega-J. c. Lanier. Kymulaga; G. A. Joiner. Talladega. Tallapoosa-James w. Strother, Dade- vile; John R. Ballard. Tuscaloosa-J. Manly Foster. Charles B Werner Tuscaloosa. Walker-J. H. Bankhead, Jasper; w. A. Gray. Washington-Hiram M. Posey, Sun flower.
 Wicox-s. c. Cook and B. F. Watts. Jr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
A DOCTORS EXPERIENCE. Medicine Not Needed in This Case

It is hard to convince some people that their bad feelings to almost every cause but the true and unsuspected one.
 But the doctor knows; his wide experi- ence has proven to him that to some systems coffee is an insidous poison that undermines the health
 Ask the doctor if coffee is the cause of constipation, stomach and nervous troubles.
 "I have been a coffee drinker all my life. I am now 42 years old and when taken sick two years ago with nervous prostration. my doctor said that my ncr- vous system was broken down and that I would have to give up coffee I got so weak and shaky I could not work. and reading your advertisement of Postum Food Coffee, I asked my grocer if he had any of it. He said Yes and that he used it in his family and it was all ic claimed to be.
 So I quit coffee and commenced to use Postum steadily and found in about two weeks time I could sleep soundly at night and get up in the morning feeling fresh and well In about two months. began to gain flesh. l only weighed l4e pounds when I commenced on Postum and now I weigh 167 and feel better than I did at 20 years of age.
 I am working every day and sleep well at night. My two children were great coffee drinkers. but they have not drank any since Postum came into the house. and are far more healthy thar they were before" Stewart N. Hall Fairfield, w. Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
LARGE AUDIENCE PLEASED.
Middleton Stock Company Grows in
 Popular Favor.

Pike County Folks was the play used by the Middleton Stock Company at Mo Donald's last night, and 1t pleased a good audience.
 The play was once used by Nat Goodwin and was one that brought him much of his fame as an actor. It was then called Tn Missouri
 Charles B. Middleton took Goodwin~5 part, Jim Radburn. and with 1t for vehicle made one of the best impressions in Montgomery ever enjoyed by a reper> toire actor.
 Ills support was better than that of the average stock company and the play went off smoothly.
 Harry l.. Franklin as Mir Tavers," also did well and shared the honors with MT. Middleton
 Good specialties were introduced. The company has been strengthened in this line since its arrival in Montgomery. and they now have some clever vaudevillians with them.
 The buck and soft-sole dancing by the Phelps Columbine trio made a great hit with the house.
 Yesterday the comparx played to a fair house at matinee. Waved from the Sea" maritime drama. was produced and took well.
 MT. Middleton, the leading man of the company. has been seen in Montgomery with Lewis Morrison and other we'll known actors. and will tomorrow take the part of Mephisto, the character made famous by Morrison.
 Jacks Wife" is the bill for tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
GIVEN TO HIS AUNT.
Boy Prefers Her to His Father as
 His Guardian.

Macon, Ga. Sept. 17.-Lamar Washing ton. descendant of the Washingtons of Tennessee and Lamars of Georgia. was today awarded by the courts to the cus- todv of Mrs. Valeria Lamar Harris, the authoress, who Is a sister of the boys mother.
 The case grew out of an injunction proceeding against the boys father. w. H. Washington of Nashville. who de- sired that he return to Tennessee. He had been reared by Mrs. Harris and was left an heir to the estate of the late Henry Lamar ST. on condition that the father should never assert claim to him. The child recently appealed for guardian ship papers for his aunt, and the court held that under the circumstances he had a right to choose as between his father and aunt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
PENSION FIGURES
DEATH HAS SADLY THINNED
 RANKS OF PENSIONERS.
5S2 Pensioners Died Pension Report Shows an Increase of 1,024 Pensioners-Statistics
 the Report.

The tabulation of the figures in the re- port of the Alabama State Board of Pen sion Examiners. which has just been completed, shows that death has sadly thinned the ranks of the Confederate sol diers of Alabama. In the past twelve months no less than 5S2 pensioners of the State has joined the heroes who forty years ago fell on mapy bloody battle fields.
 Nor does the figures convey an idea of the havoc that death has wrought among the veteran wearers of the grey, for in that total is not included the hundreds of Confederate soldiers, not pensioners, who died during the last year. The vita lsta- tistics of the Board are somewhat start ling.
 The result of this years work of the State Board in passing upon all applica- tions was an increase of 1024 pensioners. The pensioners are paid from a special fund raised by the old soldiers tax of one mill. This fund last year amounted to $257 .90S35. Any increase of the fund by larger assessment of taxes in the State this year. it is said will likely be offset by the increase in the pension rolls. and the amout that each pensioner re- ceives this year will be about the same that he got last year.
 The Board of Pension Examiners is composed of President J. N. Thompson. J. N Horn. M. D.. and Capt. P. B. Mas tin. with Clyde Harkins of the Auditors office as secretary.
 The pensioners of the State are divided into four classes. The first class IS com posed of those who have lost the use of two limbs or who are totally blind. Last year this class numbered Ill, and each member of it received s37.s5. Class two is made up of old soldiers who have lost one limb above the knee or elbow; in this class last year there were 1Gc. each receiving s31 54. Class three Is made up of those who have lost one limb below the knee or elbow each member of the class last year receiving s25.50. It contained last year 1S4. Gas four is of old sol- diers who are totaly disabled by wounds or old age. It contained last year 12.3oS
 The report of the Pension Board shows that this year the classes will be as fol-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
PASSING THRONG.

Hon. Charles P Lane of Huntsville, who was yesterday nominated for Lieu tenant Governor by the Republican con vention in Birmingham. spent last night In Montgomery. In conversation with friends in the city he highly praised the personnel of the convention and predict ed an advance of Republican principles in Alabama. The Republicans, he said, would wage an active campaign against the Democratic )minees..
 Mir S. J. Feagin, the engineer who was painfully injuhed in the wreck on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad be- tween Montgomery and Birmingham Monday. was resting easy yesterday. Mir. Feagin is one of the most popular en- gineers on the line. and his friends are relieved to know that his injuries are not as serious as was feared
 Messrs. James H. Kirkpatrick, A. P. J. L. Jones. spegner Wilcox. W. I. Holt, Frank Clarke and Fred Whiting have gone to the State University. Messrs Kirkpatrick and Tyson are in the graduating class of this year, in the aca- demic and law departments. respectively.
 Mir. Ralph Chastain nds gone to At lanta to make his home. He has accept ed a posi.i in d large s..oe house in At lanta and his friends Tn Montgomery
 
 and new business relations.
 E. Shelby Hall. well known and very popular young stenographer, has sev- cred his connection with the Standard Oil Company and will in future make his home in Dothan where he has a position
 MT. George Herbert Jones of Shopton passed through Montgomery yesterday en route to the University of Alabama MT. Jones is a graduate student and fel- low instructor in English and history.
 MT. Ernest L. Blue, a prominent attor- ney of Union Springs, is in the city on legal business.
 pr. J. Thompson Boyd of Troy spent yesterday in the city with his uncle Dr. C. l., Boyd
 faula was in Montgomery yesterday on legal business.
 Editor Joe H. Adams of The Ozark Star was among Montgomery's visitors yesterday.
 MT. Sam NJ. Natelson Of New York is visiting the family of Mir. William Ketzky.
 Colonel H. B. Foster and Hon. George Searcy of Tuscaloosa. are in Montgom- cry.
 Mess.s G. A. searcy ard H. B. Fostc- of Tuscaloosa were in the city yesterday
 Hon T. c. Mcclellan of Athens was at the Capitol yesterday.
 Hon. Terry Richardson is in Luverne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
TO STOP SEAL PoAcHINa.
Russian Gunboats Will Enforce Gov
 ernment's Orders.

London, Sept 17.-In a dispatch from Odessa. the correspondent of The Times says:
 The government announces 1t will take effective steps to prevent the poaching operations of Americans and Japanese among the seals on the northeastern coast of Siberia The measures will be enforced by three fast gunboats.
 Although anxious to comply with the reiterated representations of Russia, the Washington and Tokio governments have failed to put an end to this illicit fishing in Russian waters.
 M. Yermoloff, continues the correspon- dent. now gives formal notice that Amer ican and Japanese poachers captured within the limits of Russias maritime jurisdiction on the Siberian coast will he liable to f;.ra' months imprisonment and their S! p, and cargoes to connsca- tion. This o.Ger will be enforced by gunboats. In case of refusal to surren- der or attempt to escape. the commander of the Russian gunboats arc empowered to fire upon and sink the sea pirate"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
New Hampshire Republicans.

Concord, N. IT., Sept. 17.-Following the action of the party in Vermont, the Re- publicans of New Hampshire, in State convention. today warmly debated the question of making changes in the pro- hbitory law. Those in favor of change carried the day The contest for Governor was won by N. J. Batchelder of Andover, who Is prominently identified with the Patrons of Husbandry. No oth- CT candidates are nominated by State Con- ventions in New Hampshire. The plat form adopted endorses the administra- tion on all points and favors the renomin- ation of President Roosevelt. Illegal com pines are condemned and one plank op- poses the indiscriminate destru ruction of forests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
Bi0s for State convjcfs.
Office of Inspectors of Convicts


 Sept. IT, 1909. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until Monday. Nov. 0. 1902, for the hire of male State convicts to be worked out side the walls of the penitentiary. The mum Der subject to hire is about 500 to be de livered Jan. lst. 1908.
 No bid will be considered for less than 20 eonyicts nor for a shorter, period than 3 able to do may be worked in mines The proposals shall state the number of con- victs wanted. the labor to be performed and the locality of the same and no bid will be considered that does not expressly state the particular place by name, at which convicts shall he worked.
 Convcts hired to be worked in mines and able to oso. will be classed into first second and third classes; and the proposals sha n state the amount offered per month for eacl, class respectively. The hire forsconvicts will be due and pay able on the 10th of each month for the preced- ing month.
 On the envelope shall be endorsed the words Proposals for the hire of convIcts' The proposals will be opened and considered at this office on -sfe lith day of November 1902 The right is expressly reserved to reject any and all bids.
 J. NJ CARMICHAEL
 President Board Convict Inspectors. wed -fri-sun