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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13
Prince u PAil.AelpAia.

Philadelphia, March l2.-Prince Henry
o. Prussia hnished his American tour in
TINS city Monday, and for Ave hours was
tne guest q the municipality. His receP-
uon was most cordial and his welcome
heartfelt
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13

keokuk, Iowa, March IA big ex-
piosion oceprred ct the Moore Powder
~orka. killing . number Of people ana
wrecking haildingl
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13
Ki.s nAwara to visit P.,,..

Paris March lo.-King Edward on hi.
way 70 Nics. win stay two days in Psr;s
and viii have an interview with Prs.ide.t
Loubel.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13
TRADE REPORT.

H. u. DUN h Co.'s Weekly Review O1
Trade says: Unsettled weather wa,
the most unsatisfactory feature Of bus
mess. A sudden thaw following an ex
ceptionally heavy snowfall produced
freshets and foods. Manufacturing in
terests suffered and consumers were
urgent for shipment Of delay goods
while great quantities OF merchandise
became stalled In transit. Preparations
for an enormous spring trade continue
undiminshed. There ID still some un.
easiness regarding the labor situation
ct the coal mines and at Fall River
there 10 . disagreement d to the
length OF . cut Of cloth. although In.
creased wages were assured. Not only
. there no improvement to be re-.
corded In the iron and steel outlook
but floods in the Pittsburg region add.
Cd to the pressure BY completely clos
Ing many plants and damaging much
costly machinery. All staples steadied
and some rose sharply. the net changes
for tho week amounting to . consider
able advance. Il WAS natural for grain
to hold arm when wheat receipts 1t
the west were 1.9SS.344 bushels, COM
pared with 3.747.967 bushels last year.
Exports Of wheat, nour included, were
A.174,S94 bushels, against s.S1s.O32
bushels In the previous week. and
S.716.s30 bushels year ago, Specu-
lation was quiet. with many guesses a.
to the coming report OF farm reserves.
Failures for the week numbered 156 In
the United States against 20S last year.
and II In Canada against g hast year.
10 Amend ship subsidy Bsll.
Washington, March lO.---Senator Nc
LAurin Of Mississippi has given notice II
an amendment which he will offer to the
ship subsidy bill, intended to prevent Of
dcials Of the United States government
from receiving any benefit from the en-.
actment OF the proposed law. The amend
ment requires that the names Of al mem.
bers OF firms, Of interpretations and stock.
holders Of al corporations, whether own.
err Of sabsidised ships or contractors to
build the same. shall BE- made public. Ii
then proceeis - follows:
NO senator or representative. Or presi.
uea' u INC United states, or Judge Of any
|. VI tne United States shall b. direct
y or indirectly interested in any contract
under this act, or in any corporation ha,.
'"s : contract under this act, or directly
:. Ay rece've any money Or thing
o. value or worth under the provisions Of
TINS act, or Be directly or indirectly inter
my corporation or vessel which
y Beneficiary under this act.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13

A fool girl often encourages = soo,
man Tor the purpose Of bouncins him
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13

Waahinetoa. MAreA N.-The preaidsn,
AAs signsd TIE Philippins tari3 tin.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-13

eASuPses 70 snow that the Filipino
leaders were not true patriots. He
mentioned the Staying OF Antonio
Luna. who was ordered slain bx
Aguinaldo. General Funston said
that Aguinaldo had told him in re.
gard to Lunas death: I had him
killed simply because he would have
been dictator instead OF myself.'
would you imagine George Wash.
ineton doing anything like THAR.
asked General Funston.
The general said there va mot
one OF the so-called Filipino patriots
Who could not be convicted Of murder
4 No was tried by . jury. He deciar-
% that there had never been . var
a the worlds history whore the sol
Hers had shown such humanity m
Afd the American troops In the Philiu-
Pine islanda He then told Of "a
American soldiers Who had Joined the
p1Iiuinos and who were aftervarda
,aptured and executed @ traitor.
md then said:
There are many men In the United
states who did more with their mouths
md minds to aid the insurgents than
!orgensen rifles. I would rather go
hese men hanged for treason than 10
- one Of our soldiers dead ON the
leld Of battle"
Tho gsnsral then declared IN.
1upanos could not b. chased with
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
A STUDYIN TORNADOFS.

Frank Waldo, lately connected with
the United States signal service, has
an article in "The World Today
which is strange study in tornadoes.
He takes the total number of torna-
does that have been observed in each
state during the period of sixteen
years, as a basis for his computations,
and in this way figures it out that the
various states can look forward to a
destructive tornado about every so
often. He finds that in sixteen years
Kansas has had 102 tornadoes, Him
ois 79, Missouri Sc, Iowa 81, Minnesota
43, and so on; there being in his opin-
ion, distinct belt through which
tornadoes pass with much frequency.
This belt begins in Kansas, he says,
sweeps through Iowa, Missouri, Him
ois and Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New York. A southern branch
sweeps off to the south to Arkansas
the states lying west of the one hund
reth meridian are practically exempt
from the dreadful tornado.
Mr.. Waldo deduces from his figures
the calculation that within an area
OF 100 miles square, a tornado may be
expected in Kansas and Illinois every
year; in Missouri, Iowa, Georgia, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts, every
second year; one every third year in
Nebraska, Minnesota, and Mississippi
and so on. Missouri shows the great
est loss of property by tornadoes, the
sum being $4,000, ,0O0-most of this
was in the st. Louis tornado-whilt
Kentucky is next with $2,933,000, IL
linois third with $940,000, Kansa!
fourth with $934,00O, Texas s6S2, 900
Nebraska s633,00O, Michigan s625, 900
Pennsylvania $614,000, Arkansas $5S3,
900 and Iowa $54S,000 not a dollar be
ing lost west of the one hundredtt
meridian. The loss of life by tornad
oes is not computed by states, bu
Waldo says the average annual los
for the country is 275, about half o
that number being struck by lightnin!
and killed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
CROP CONDITIONS.

Director Sage of the Iowa Weather
and Crop service is reported as say
ing "that the crop conditions are the
best at the present time where there
has been the least rain. Early in the
season there was a great cry of
drouth, and people feared that there
would be no crops because there
would not be enough moisture to
make the grain grow. But, as a
matter of fact, the crops are being
seriously injured in a good many sec-
tions by too much rain. The rainfall
during the past month has varied
from 1 to IS inches in different sec
tions. Up in the northeastern part
of the state, as in Allamakee county,
there has been the enormous rainfall
of IS inchesi pretty nearly enough
for whole year. The crops are, OF
course, nearly drowned out in the
worst sections where the land Is fiat.
On the other hand, where there has
been only one inch OF rain the crops
are doing we'll Wherever there has
been fall of over 10 inches the crops
are injured. The oats are too heavy
and are cure to fall down and be
badly injured in this way. The nor
NAL fall for May is 40 and for June
is $3.50 inches. The result goes to
show that it is much easier to stand
a drouth at this time of year than a
flood. An inch of rain for the past
month would be called q drouth, as
compared with the normal fall, but
where there has been the least rain
the crops are good. The damage to
crops from the excessive rainfall in
Iowa will undoubtedly be consider.
able, but, nevertheless, the chances
are that the crop output of the state
al whole will be magnificent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
THE VALEDICTORY.

Washington Press: IL is counted a
badge of best scholarship. But it is
bore, the tail-end of it, because it
is silly, and never sincere.
Why bid the class farewell" when
most of 'en will stay right here, and
plug round and marry, and ten years
hence they will not care VINO their
classmates were?
And why gush over the teachers,
when, if they spoke truly, they would
call 'em "that old cross-patch" or
"that poky old skezix?"
And why let on that the class is
dead in love with the school direc-
tors, when not one of the class would
swap box of strawberries for the
whole shooting match of 'em?
We have to do enough lying, as
we 60 through this vale OF tears, to
avoid lickings and other disagree
able things, without going out of our
way to lie gratuitously and when it
can do no good, at commencement
If we don't make lying pay, what's
the use in lying? Better tell the truth,
or say nothing and saw wood.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19


The Huston COW won it's case in
Judge Prouty's court at Des Moines
and the Stoner Wall Paper Company
must pay W. F. Huston $50 80 for the
death of the bovine. The case was
an exceedingly novel one. The Ston-
er company left some paint in the
Huston barn and the COW, becoming
tired of bran, hay and the like, de-
cided to go after the paint. After
licking the labels off the cans it be-
came still more adventurous and ate
the paint Then it repented and died
at leisure, and its owners sued the
owners of the paint and recovered
damages in the district court
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
"A co.operatiye bousekeeping a,

"A cooperative housekeeping as
sociation of twenty persons in Sioux
City, after an experience of fve
months, finds that the table expenses
of each individual are s2.36 week,
including the cost of food, fuel, light,
cook, servants and rented dining
apartments. The saving is figured at
1924 week for family of four, In
addition to escaping "a great deal of
bother" Bills of fare are made out
by a committee of FIVE women. The
housekeeper receives 81 for herself
and son. Meat is omitted at break
fast, but provided at luncheon and
dinner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19


President Roosevelt: They are
few brighter pages in American his
tory than the page which tells of our
dealings with Cuba during the past
four years. On her behalf we waged
a war which the handspring was gen.
erous indignation against oppression,
and we have kept faith absolutely.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that we
will complete in the same spirit the
record 80 well begun and show in our
dealings with Cuba that steady con-
tinuity of policy which it is essential
for our nation to establish in foreign
affairs If we desire, to play our part
as q world power.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19

Mark H, Evans, q former Oska-
loosa boy, and member OF the 61st
Iowa Volunteers, was a witness be-
fore the Philippine investigation
committee at Washington last week.
He testified to seeing the water cure
administered in the province of
Batan, also to the burning of villages
where the insurgents we're located.
He related incidents where the
natives were ducked under water for
half minute at time to compel
them to tell where arms werel located.
With these exceptions, he said, the
treatment given by the troops gener-
ally had been kind
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19

Consul A w. Swain sends
friends here copies of the "Sea Gull, I"
a little paper printed by the crew of
the U. 8. steamship, Iowa, which was
recently anchored at Montevideo.
Its price is 10 cents per copy in
Ameican money, and enough coin of
other nationalities to equal the dime.
OF our former townsmsn the Gull
says: lone would have to search
through many countries to find a
United States Consul who takes as
much interest in the enlisted man as
Colonel Albert W. Swain of Mon
tevideo. His kindness to our boys is
greatly appreciated and shall not
soon be forgotten"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19

The sudden death of Editor Muir
ply of the Dubuque Telegraph few
weeks since, followed by the snap-
ping of the cord that bound Editor
Tilton of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
to life on Tuesday morning, empha-
sizes the fact that the successful edi-
tor of daily paper knows what a
strenuous life is. There is fascina-
ton about the work that leads to all
kinds of excesses, determination to
beat the other fellow that demands a
continual grind seven days in the
week and very often twenty-four
hours day. Happy Is the editor
who will not permit his work to make
a slave out of him, but he is rarely
found. That sort of fellow is usual
ly In some other business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
SPARE THE BJRDs

Des Moines Leader: Major Lacey of
Oskaloosa has failed In bis effort to se-
cure the passage ofa forestry billwhich
would provide for the setting apart
of great forest reserves under federal
control and the establishment of game
preserves to correspond; but his well
recognized zeal in the cause gave
him an audience when he presented
in graphic words the arguments for
his bill. The feature of the bill, which
contemplated protection of birds and
wild animals, did not escape him.
He spoke OF the threat OF extinction
of many varieties OF animals and
birds. A birdiess world, he declared,
would be q dreary place to live In,
and birdiess air would be unfit to
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
THE 9RINNBLL CYCLONE.

Twenty yesrs ago today, June II,
1882, occurred the terrible cyclone at
Grinnell, which killed outright thirty.
four people, injured more shan one
hundred others and wrecked or de-
stroyed about 100 buildings. 1t was
the worst storm that has ever oc-
Cured in Iowa, and came after much
such spring rs we have had this
year, warm and rainy. Many resi-
dents Of skaloosa will remember the
fearful appearance Of the heavens
that night, and of the severe storm
that extended to this city. Next
morning, which was Sunday, an ex-
cursion and relief train was run over
the Iowa Central from this city, and
many went to the scene of the dis.
aster. Among the number was the
late Will Nsedham. While there he
secured a copy Of an extra gotten
out by the Grinnell Herald giving
particulars of the storm. He gave it
to his mother and she has preserved
it among her collection of relics ever
since
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19

breathe. But the slaughter goes on
Men travel many mics to engage IN
the slaughter of birds and animals
and spend many hours spilliBg the
blood of their victims. Major Lacey
pleaded for some legislation to curtai
this tendency and in so doing re.
ferred to the blood-thirstines Of oil
mankind rs follows:
Our ancestors were all killers. Pre-.
historic man with his club and his
stone weapons no doubt extermin-
ated the mammoth. II these cruel
forefathers OF ours had owaed breech-
leaders the progenitors of tho horse,
the cows, the sheep and the or would
have disappeared from the earth long
before domestication. Tho boy OF
today 10 ~ bloody-minded rs his
naked forefather, and begins to slay
the birds and beasts as soon rs he
can hold q stone In bis chubby hands.
From the days OF the troglodyte the
unequal contest has ragged. Stone,
bronze, iron, hawking and gun
powder were added to mans power
to destroy. But now, with the breech-
loader and later improved weapons,
man has become smnidestructive.
All this is history. The desire to
slay something Is strong In the boy
and the man, and it 10 idle TO deny
that this trait OF barbarism has come
down to us despite all the teachings
and the preachments Of philosophers.
This desire to be engaged in blood
letting appears to be uncomfortable.
1t must have outlet in one way or
That it is not always
directed to the extinction of birds
and animals was recognized by Major
Lacey.
"When our people were cutting
one auother's throats during the war
of 1861 to 1885," he said, "game in
the south became abundant, for men
had ceased to hunt anything but
human kind, but when peace came
the war against the creatures of the
field and forest was again renewed
and waged with unremitting zeal"
This does not mean that the war
for the union was due in any sense to
the innate bloodthirstiness of the
people; but Major Lacey is
safe in intimating that the throat cut
ting of human beings in measure
satisfied the desire to engage in Kill.
ling Of some sort. The sacrifice of
human beings was going on, but the
birds were being les alone.
Practically all animals have des-
5ructive tendencies, and man is not
east in this; but because he + o.
,esses reasoning powers and is free
agent; having responsibility, man
should set good example of restraint
Of the destructive tendency. Any
law that will check the
slaughter of innocent birds and pro-
5ect the better class of wild animals
rom destructive man is deserving
consideration.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
New York Commercial Bulletin: i:

New York Commercial Bulletin:
"Somebody has estimated, or guess
ed that the farmers have made s45,
0O0, 900 this spring by the advance in
the price of beef. II this is true, or
subst antislly true, the beef trust has
not made much land it claims to have
made nothing. But IL the farmers
have profited in any such amount as
this they will contemplate the pro-
ceedings Of the Department of Justice
with entire equanimIty. II the in
vestgation does nothing more, it ought
at least to determine the price OF
beef at its various stages, ,on the hoof,
in the packing houses,in the whole
salers' hands and when 1t passes into
consumption, and IL profits at any
point are inordinately large the mere
publicity will do something to correct
IL
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19

city attending the meeting of the
natural heslers, is one of the most
prosperous farmers in Iowa. He
owns 400 acres of the fne northern
Mahaska county land, which makes
him independently wealthy to start
with. He has been urged by Des
Moines real estate men to place a
price on the land, but has declined.
He does not know IL he would con-
slider an offer OF 500 an acre. The
land IL watered by a living spring
and 1t 10 improved. Mr.. Hull has
i've sons. He was Q Union soldier
during the war, enlisting In Virginia
at time and place when it took
genuine courage to enlist and whsrs
neighbors were going to the front
daily in different armies"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
SCHOOL CLOSES.
Program Rendered at B,oo r.as<
week

The closing exercises at the Bloona-
field school occurred June ls. ana
the following program was carried
ont:
Greeting.
Welcome, Pauline Hoover.
Recitation. "A Boys Opinion, . Ar.
thuriwatson.
Recitation, "a Queer Ride," Iona
CLARK.
Recitation, when I'm Wonsn %
Edna Hoover.
Motion Song, by little people.
Recitation, "a Little Curly BeaS,n %
Fawn CLARK.
Recitation, "a Chickens Mistake. ,,
Senath Anderson.
Recitation, George Washington -
Gaylard CLARK.
Recitation, Company Today
Erma,Hoover.
Recitation, Fawn and Fern CLARK.
Recitation, What Became Of
Lie" Elma Sopher."
Recitation, when I'm . Man.,,
Leroy Stanton.
Recitation, "Cyntha Got Bean"
Edith Boggess.
Song, Iowa.
Recitation, John Henry Jones'"
Frank Hoover.
Recitation, ''Not Finished" Lola
Sopher.
Motion Song, by little people.
Recitation, "A Disap pointed Boys
Ralph Pringle.
Recitation, "I'm Thinking" Paul
Hoover.
Song, "Happy School Days"
Recitation, "My Wife," Stanley
Watson.
Recitation, az Know a Little Boy,n
Pauline Hoover.
Song, Fishing Song"
Recitation, "School is Done, !" Mar
guerite Sage.
Song, "Good Night"
The parents and friends, about As
in number, came in at noon with
well filled baskets. A splendid din
ner was enjoyed by all present.
GAIL WRIGHT, Teacher.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
San Fran cisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle: There
is no human being who objects to q
trust,provided only he is in it him
self. And most of us are in them.
Every man who has savings bank
account or carries insurance on his
life or his house is very likely to be
drawing dividends from some great
trust which he habitually abuses. II
we knew more about the intricacies
of business, every day discussion
would be far less foolish. There Is
no nationality in trusts and no poll
tics
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19

in cash. The figures are likely soon
to reach an average of $1,000, 900 q
day. The loss thus far has been
divided as follows To operators,
1S, 100, 900; to miners, 6,Iso,000; to
other employees, 100000; to coal
region business men, 1900, 900; to
other business men, $500, 900; damage
to mines, 1000, 900; cost of police,
350, 900; cost of non-union men, 50,-
900. 1t does seem like some better
way could be devised to settle dis.
putes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
MARsH rs A SHOOTER as WE'LL

The Marshfield, Wisconsin, News oi
June 5th, has the following concern
ing a former Oskaloosa boy:
"At Racine last Friday and Sat
urday ]. c. Marsh, of this city,
kept pace with some of the best
trapshooters in the country, miss
ing but ten blue rocks in the two
days shoot out of possible 295.
The tournament attracted the
greatest aggregation of shooters
that has ever been gathered to-
gether in Wisconsin and all were
in exceptionally good form.
Among the amateurs Schultz of
Tomah and Marsh of this city,
were tied for high gun, making
an average for the tournament of
SO 2-S per cent. This included
two events of doubles, ten targets
each. Mr.. Marsh equalled his best
previous record of SO straight the
first day and on Saturday made
run of S3 straight. He held the
state championship medal last
year and is fast approaching the
front rank of American trap
shooters"
Joe Marsh used to be one of th
boys in these parts. and Is remen
bered by many old time friends. H
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
The Republicans OF Wapell

The Republicans OF Wapello
County in Convention assembled on
Saturday declared: "The command
ing influence of the Iowa delegation
In congress, which has become so full
ly recognized throughout the nation.
is a matter of pride and qualification
to every Iowan. No district in the
state has, in our Judgment. been more
ably represented than has the fight
ing sixth, by the Hon.John F.Lacey,
and tbis convention recommends his
reconciliation by acclamation by the
congrs ssional convention"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
monroe Coun,Y NORMAL.

Abba Union: The Teachers In
stitute for 1902 has been arranged
for, and will be held on July % to
August 8, in the high school building
at Abba. The instructors are: Prof.
H. O. Hollingsworth, of Abba, con-
ductor and tercher in didactics; w.
w. Cook, of Pella, mathematics,
civics and ecomics; A. F. Ewers,
reading, orthography, geography
and physics; Miss Massey Shriener,
Abba, grammar, history and litera-
Prof. VIM. Solomon, of Oskaloosa,
music,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-19
-Keokuk County News: AS I

-Keokuk County News: AS fast
as the county conventions in the
Sixth congressional district meet to
appoint delegates to the congression-
al convention, they endorse Major
John F. Lacey's record in congress
an instruct their delegates for him.
Major Lacey will again be nominated
by acclamation and should be. He
is too valuable a man to drop out of
congress-.