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Abba,

Abba, April S.-A. c. Rankin, who
is giving temperance lectures in the
First Presbyterian church, will con-
tinue all this week, much to the de-
light of everyone. The church is
crowded every night and much inter-
est is manifested.
Miss Ida Warfield and Mrs. Lenan-
der went to Ottumwa Saturday and re,
NAMED until Sunday as guests of Miss
Warfield's father and family.
John Lower of Ottumwa was in AL
bia Sunday.
E. church Sunday owing to the new
improvements that are bieng made in
the interior Of the church.
Miss Vida Smith spent Sunday in
Ottumwa at the home of her parents
Rev. D. G. Smith and wife.
Mrs. l. S. Combs of Burlington, who
has been visiting relatives here the
past week, returned home on No.
Sunday evening.
Miss Bertha Harlow, who is 6
teacher in the Hiteman schools spent
Sunday with her parents in this city
Mrs. Anna Kline of Ottumwa visit
ed her mother, Mrs. L. Chenoweth, OF
this place over Sunday.
Miss Grace Scott has accepted pc
sition with the telephone company as
bookkeeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peppers are in
st. Louis this week, where they went
to attend the commencement eXer
cises of the Barnes Medical college
of which their son, Austin, is a gradu-
ate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Goodman enter
tanned Mrs. Klein Of Chicago, Mr.. and
MRS. Fred Romer and son and Miss
Cadie Yer Veer of Oskaloosa, over
Sunday.
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Keb, April 8.-Mr. and Mrs. Jabez
Bennett spent Sunday in Pekay with
friends.
Prof. w. R. Dewitt of Newton was
in town Friday on business.
Miss Anetta Rely reports an en-
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StringtoWn.

Stringtown, April 1O.-Mr. and Mrs.
F. r. Jones were visitors at G. w. Da-
Wis Sunday.
Mr.. Browning of Pekin was on the
street Saturday.
Miss Mary Davis was in Abingdon
Saturday.
Miss Laura Brooks left Thursday
for Council Bluffs, where she will
make her home for awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Davis was visit.
ing at Hedrick Saturday.
H. S. Heninger was caller at the
Davis sisters on day last week.
Iva and Ona Davis were visiting
with Miss Katie Woodruff, near Mas
by Corner.
Edd Wright and family visited at H
L. SCOTS Sunday evening.
Jos. Tigret and daughter, Rosa, were
in this city Wednesday.
G. w. Burnaugh of Yampa, will
teach the Smith Rancho school.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hix of Hedricl
We're here Sunday.
Clyde Dickey and HI. H. Dickens
were in Ottumwa one day last week.
Mrs. Ida Dickins and sons, Marti1
and Milton, We're in Ottumwa Wed
nesday.
Most of the schools in this town
ship commenced Monday morning.
Tony Darden of Pekin was here Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright is contem
plating trip to New Mexico for tn,
benefit of her health.
| Miss Amanda Jennings is reporte,
quite sick again.
R. N. Mcmillan of Hedrick was her,
Sunday
Harry Bottorff. and family of High
land spent Sunday here.
Lebanon.
Lebanon, April 10-Mr. Sedoor O
near Ottumwa is moving to the farm
which he bought of J. b. Glanyill. cas-
of town.
Ora Wilson and Jerry Van Flee
made flying trip to Keosauqua OF
oSSudy
Harry Conner of Troy visited Levi
Conner Tuesday evening and ATTENDED
the social at the home of Misses Grac
and Eva Coffman.
! George Lewis and wife of Cheques
spent Friday with David Warner.
Il Glen Wilson is having his HON
painted.
Lyman Hayes and family of Mis-
souri, are visiting Mrs. Hayes mother
Mrs. Peacock.
!, David Warner visited at Henri
Works Thursday.
Earva Van Fleet went to Dowds O
Saturday to meet his mother, who ha
been visiting in Ottumwa.
Frank Campbell and daughter Leol
, spent Sunday in Cantril.
J Miss Mabel Weiney of Milton is vi.
| ltlng her grandmother, Mrs. Campbell
May Seamster spent Sunday i
town
t John Keller of Chequest spent Sur
day with j. E. Guesney.
Amos Roberts of Eddyville ha
I bought Ed. Peacock's farm, and wi
move this week.
: Aaron Van Fleet of Chicken Ridg
!, spent Friday at John Kellers. Will
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new ADVISERS CHOSEN
"LILY WHITE REPUBLICANS IN AL
ALBANIA TO BE IGNORED.
President Is Reported to Have Sc
lected Three Men to Make Recon-
mendatiOns for Omces.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 4-The Age
Herald will say tomorrow: president
Roosevelt has designated Joseph o. Thomp-
son, c. II. Scott and William F. Aldrich as
referees in Alabama to make recommended
tions for men to be appointed TO fill va
cancies occurring in political offices in the
State. For some time it has been rumored
that these gentlemen would be designated
by the President TO act as referees, and II
is known that yesterday they received word
from Washington that they had been Sc
lected Heretofore the President has been
advised in the making of Alabama appoint
ments by national committeeman. the chair
man of the Republican State executive COM
mittee and personal friends.
Mr. Thompson has recently been ap-
pointed collector of internal revenue for
the district of Alabama. Mr.. Aldrich is a
former member of Congress and Mr.. Scott
il a financier and a well-known Republican.
Ii is said the President has a great deal of
faith i'm these gentlemen and that whoever
they recommend for an office is almost GER
tain of being appointed 10 IL by the Presi-
dent. The referees named are opposed to
the so-called lily white movement in Ala
hama"
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SANITARY CONFERENCE ENDS.
Resolutions Regarding the Mosauit
and the BubOnic Plague.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The sanitary
Conference Of American Republics, which
has been in session here since Tuesday,
came to an end to-day. Santiago De Chile
was selected as the place of next meeting.
which will occur March Is. 1904. DIR.
Eduardo Moore. the delegate from Chile,
assured the delegates that all Chile would
welcome them and said hygienic exhibit
would be given in Santiago at the time of
the conference
The mosquito came in for a good share
Of attention during the closing session and
several resolutions bearing on the subject
of infection were adopted. One of these.
offered by DR.. Arthur Il. Reynolds. OF Chi
cago. urged the different governments 10
study i'm their respective territories the
geographical distribution OF the mosquito
in order that IL may have practical appli-
cation in subsequent conventions. reso-
luton offered by DIR. Guiteras. of Cuba, is
of broader scope. and, In measure. makes
the statement that the insect Is the one
factor in the communication of the disease
The following preamble and resolution,
offered by DR. Reynolds, was adopted:
Whereas. Bubonic plague and other dis
lower animals, which. TO great extent
find sustenance In animal and vegetable
kitchen wastes, commonly called garbage;
therefore be IL
Resolved. That all organic waste OF
garbage should be kept separately on the
premises until IL can be removed unmixe ed
with anything else and destroyed
\ resolution by DR.. Reynolds recited that
by swallowing food or drink contaminated
10y the discharges of previous cases and
declared that II all the discharges OF every
existing case of typhoid fever and Asiatic
cases would cease to be a menace to the
world
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CUBAN TREATY DELAYED
NEGOTIATORS ARE WAITING ON
ACTION OF CONGRESS.
Document Ready for Signatures at
Havana, but NatiOnalists Want
Concessions Limited.

HAVANA, Dec. 4.-The reciprocity nego-
tiations between Gen. Tasker Bliss and the
Cuban secretaries, Zaldo and Monies, is
practically at a standstill owing to the
desire of the latter to await the outcome
resentatives. This bill provides for the
appointment of a committee to draw up
bill defining the limits of the concessions
which the Cuban government can offer
foreign countries in negotiating reciprocity
treaties A committee of the House began
the study of the question to-day. 1t is
known that Secretaries Zaldo and Monies
have reached satisfactory agte1.s' With
General Bliss and that practically all that
is left to be done is the signing of the agree
ment, but they do not wish to assume any
responsibility. especially since the recent
Cabinet crisis and in view of the apparent
determination on the part of the National
list party to oppose the government. The
Nationalists claim control of the House.
and the bill referred to is Nationalist
measure; In discussion in the Senate to-
day on the question Senor Sanguilly said an
agreement signed by President Palma and
Secretaries Zaldo and Monies would not be
binding, and that the matter must be
brought before both houses of Parliament
Congress. he said, should be informed re-
garding the particulars OF the proposed
treaty In order that ii might inteligently
discuss the changes in the tariff.
La Lucha says President Palma is draw
ing larger salary than the former Span
ish captain general or General Wood II
states that. according to the budget Pres
ident Palma received $4,000 allowance for
salary, 900 for secret urgent expenses,
$3.50 for servants and 5000 for sundry ex-
penses relating to furniture and his stables
The Spanish captains general, says the pa
per, received a total of $4,000 and General
Wood $1,000.
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SENATE WILL RATIFY 1T.
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Will BE
Approved When Presented.

WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-President Roose-
welt Is assured that IL the negotiations with
Cuba for a reciprocity treaty are concluded
satisfactorily by the State Department the
treaty will be ratified by the Senate during
the present session. While many senators
were, and still are. opposed to direct legis-
lation by Congress on the subject of Cuban
reciprocity, some of them, at least. and
perhaps a majority among them, of Re-
publicans, will vote 10 ratify a reasonable
reciprocity treaty. Senator Elkins, of West
Virginia, who led the anti-Cuban reciproc-
ity forces in the Senate during the last ses-
sion had an extended interview with the
President to-day, during which they dis
cussed Cuban reciprocity. He informed Mr.
Roosevelt that he would support a proper
Cuban reciprocity treaty and expressed the
belief that such a treaty would be ratified
by the Senate soon after its presentation
Such a solution of the commercial obliga-
tions of the United States to Cuba would
be entirely satisfactory to Senator Elkins
and many of his senatorial colleagues be-
cause they feared such action would open
up a tariff controversy. which, in the view
of strong advocates of the protection sys-
tenn. might prove embarrassing, If not dan
gerous, to the Republicans.
President Roosevelt, IL is understood has
received assurances from other senator's
who last spring opposed reciprocity legisla-
ton, that they will support by voice and
vote Cuban reciprocity treaty.
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during the suspension the mine workers
and their families were more pinched, that
they were most economical in many things
and barely existed. Families cannot be
into the mines almost soon they are
able to toddle out, and the girl are sent
TO the mills in the small towns In the vi
cinity drift to the large cities. He re-
lated instances of poverty and said that it
took one man six years to pay OF. y funeral
debt of $500.
Hussie said that he had examined hfty or
sixty mine workers and found that only
three of them were able to save any money
One was a Scotchman, one an Austrian and
the third inherited money. He examined
the tax lists of Hazelton, he said, and In
a population of which perhaps 20 per cent.
was made up OF mine workers only eighty
mine employees out of LIB persons assessed
owned their own houses. He could not say
whether they were clear of debt;
Andrew Mattey was examined regarding
the alleged importation OF Slavonians 10
the Coke mines. He iold how he had been
paid to go to Hazleton and meet green
horns, who had been shipped" by his
% the behest T of f a foreman fpr M ne employed at the
Coke mines. Judge Gray, evidently think
ing that the alien laws were being violated,
became greatly interested, and leaning TO-
ward the witness, he said: When was
this?"
Seventeen years ago." replied the Hun
garian.
On, Salu the Juuse, dS ne ieaHcu ooSh
in his chair, and a wave of laughter swept
over the courtroom.
To-day was set as the time limit for coal
companies to answer the submission made
by the miners, but the Coke Company s
time was extended until tomorrow, the Of
ficials of the company being absent and not
prepared to make answer. Besides the
large companies which signed the request
made to President Roosevelt for the ap-
pointment of the arbitration commission
many others to-day signified their willing
ness to abide by the decision OF the arbi-
traitors
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fourth floor only to be forced to drop her
from the third floor TO the roof OF the
building at No Us Madison street. The
arms. She Mrs. j. Sheppard and her
son is named Frederick She was then car
ried from the roof Of the building TO the
Brevort House, where a physician was
: summoned. 1t was found that her injuries
were slight.
A short time after the fire was discov-
cred CONSERVATION reigned on the upper
floors. Mrs. Sheppards son was one OF the
hrst 10 be awakened by the presence OF
smoke He awakened his mother and Dotn
$685. 5Sc@1sanlhg. re Many persons 80 'S ess
cape. The woman was so panic-strlcken.
however. that she was not among the nrst
TO attempt TO get out of the hotel, and she
was making her way into the most danger
Gus part of the building when a fireman
seized her and her son and conducted them
out OF window. j. +. Herbert, of Saline
vile, o., jumped from the fourth floor,
where he had been sleeping. He struck on
the roof of No. lis Madison street, near
where Mrs. Sheppard fell His right leg
was broken and he suffered internal In
Juries He was taken TO the County Hos
pital
w. j. Thomas a mail clerk of Cedar Rap
ids, jumped through a window on the fourth
foor,. and In his blind haste narrowly es-
capped falling to the street. he managed
TO make his way to the fire escape and
climbed to the ground
Allen Oldorf, of Milwaukee, made a peril
ing the wall by means of the iron shutters.
Oldorf stated that he had seen at least
dozen persons on the top floor vainly en-
deavoring TO make their way from the
building by means Of the front stairway.
or the persons injured IL was necessary
TO take only three TO the hospital. Others.
sunering from slight cuts and bruises, or
from the inhalation of smoke. were cared
for at neighboring drug stores and de-
parted without their names being reported
| 10 the police.
THE PROPRIETOR'S STATEMENT.
| F. A. Smith, proprietor Of the hotel, said:
II am certainly not to blame for this catas-
| trophe. Three weeks ago the agents for
this building were notified to place stair
| way in the rear of the building, and also
to build a fire wall around the freight ele-
vator shaft in the rear. The contractors
came and looked the building over, but
| nothing was done. Last night our seventy
rooms were all filled, and l should judge
| that We had about 125 to $50 guests. From
i what can learn the fire started in the rear
OF the building on the second floor. This
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PRACTICAL JOKERS IN JAIL.
Killed a BOY by "BIOwinR Him Up''
with an Air Pump.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-Harry Ruit, an en-
ploye Of a locomotive works in Paterson.
n. J.. died to-day as result of practical
joke played on him by five of his fellow
workmen. They were arrested charged
with causing his death 1t is alleged that
they blew up" Ruit with a pneumatic air
pump having a pressure OF 10 pounds to the
inch The boys stomach became greatly
distended. and after several hours OF great
suffering he died. When the men accused
of having caused Ruits death were ar
raigned In court In Paterson the dead bows
father rushed at one of them named Dorm.
knocked him down and started to kick him
The father was restrained by the court
officers. The accused men were held with
out bail On a charge of mansiaughter.
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rD,rr, a. <r,> >,nC TRAINS.
fhlCE IL ~ >. CENTS

to compromise any litigation the city may
have, but first OF all TO minimize the dan
gers of grade crossings.
Secretary Hunt. of the Commercial CLUB,
and William Fortune, chairman OF the
clubs elevated track commission, were
closeted with the mayor two hours yester-
day. After the conference none OF these
gentlemen would talk OF the meeting. IL
is understood that they found the mayor
well informed and we'll prepared to enter
discussion or the question and possessing
good ideas of the accomplishment OF the
improvement sought. II is believed the
mayor will have the elevated track adNo-
Gates well represented in whatever con-
ference he may arrange.
Railroad officials say the policy OF tue
mayor is more likely TO bring about an
amicable settlement OF the grade crossing
question than any outcome of political tur-
moi Politics as practiced by the last ad-
ministration, they say. delayed the settling
OF the question at least two years.
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MAYOR MAY DEMAND ACTION.
Delay in Penthouse Matter Becoming
More Dangerous Every Day.

More Dangerous Every Day.
Immediate action on the pesthouse ordi-
nance may be demanded by Mayor Book
walter. The ordinance is now back in the
hands of the judiciary committee of the
Council, with the hope that the clause re-
quiring the institution to be located out
side the city will be eliminated. With this
elimination the city will proceed to build
the house on the site already owned. north
of Fall creek.
There is a doubt TO whether this ordi-
nance will ever get out of the committees
hands The committee has but three men,
bers-Councilmen Negley Expert and War
veg. 1t was referred to this committee
Monday night. Expert and Warweg are
both opposed to the location of the institu-
tion In the city. As they constitute the ma
Jority OF the committee, Ii cannot report In
favor of the amendment. The only way
seems to be for member of the Council to
move the taking OF the measure out OF the
committees hands and the sending IL TO the
finance committee but there is doubt TO
whether enough Republicans will support
this to overcome the Democratic solid vote
against such move. Mr.. Expert is op-
posed to the scheme to put the Institution
on the old site because Ii is in the ward
he represents, the Fourth.
Necessity for immediate action is felt
since the death of Jacob Miller yesterday
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in CRITICAL CONDITION
EX-SPEAKER Il. B. REED NOW SUF-
FERING FROM URAEMIA.
DR.. w. {. GOOdnOw, an Expert Con-
suItant, Summoned from PhiIadeI-
phia-The Doctors Bulletins.

WASHINGTON, Dec. AT midnight the
condition of Thomas B. Reed. who has
been ill here since Tuesday evening, was
reported to be critical. A few minutes be-
fore that time DIR. Gardner, one of the at
tending physicians, handed the following
bulletin to the press:
"At 10 p. m. Mr.. Reeds condition is as
follows: Temperature. 100 2-5; pulse, SS
respiration, 81. Mr.. Reed suffered from
some degre of uraemic coma during the
afternoon, but his mind is again clear this
evening. His appendcal symptoms are rap.
idly subsiding. and his appendicitis is moi
an important factor in his present condi.
tfor
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"w. c. GOODNOw. M. d.
IF. A. GARDNER, NJ. d.


DR.. Gardner made two visits to his pa
tient during the evening, leaving the first
time at half-past o'clock. Later he and
Drs. Goodnow and Macdonald came and
remained at the hotel for nearly two hours,
some of the time with Mr.. Reed and the
remainder in consultation over his case
DR.. Goodnow, whose name appears to the
bulletin tonight. in addition to the other
physicians. is a Philadelphian, and was
called into the case as expert consultant."
He expected to leave for home again on
the midnight train. DR.. Gardner was not
disposed to talk about the case tonight or
to add anything to the bulletin, saying that
ii contained an exact statement of Mr..
Reeds condition. He did say, however,
that Mr.. Reeds condition was critical, but
that it was better than at o'clock this
afternoon. In some respects Mr.. Reed, he
added, was better than last night and In
some respects was worse. He was better
so far as the appendicitis symptoms were
concerned, but the uraemic features gave
the case a graver aspect. After issuing
the bulletin the doctor said he was going
home for the night. and would leave his
assistant, Dr. Bishop. who would remain
with Mr.. Reed during the night.
At 3:15 ID. m. DR.. Gardner made this
statement regarding the ex-speaker's con-
dtion: "At / o'clock Mr.. Reeds tempera-
ture was 100; pulse, so; respiration, 33 AS
far as the Inflammation of the vermiform
appendix is concerned this is giving the
physicians little concern. as the infiamma-
ton is steadily decreasing. but kidney
complication has made its appearance
which at the Dresent time is moro seriouc
than the appendicitis. Phe physicians are
endeavoring to ward off uraemia as a re-
suit of the kidney complication. The physi-
clans anticipate that no operation will be
needed"
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SANT0 MARIA'S VICTIMS.
About 5000 Persons Killed by the
GuatemaIan Volcano.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 4-From the
Guatemalan coast the Pacific Mail steamer
City of Sidney brings the news that the
deaths resulting from the recent eruption
of Santo Maria volcano number about 3.ooo
This estimate is based upon the latest In
formation that had been received at San
Josef Guatemala, previous 10 the Sdney's s
departure for this port. and IL is accom-
panied by the statement of Guatemalans
that reliable information still difficult
10 obtain. This death list is considerably
smaller than that previously reported
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HENDRIX NOT DEAD.
Indianapolis Omcer Was Merely
wounded and May Recover.

MANILA, Dec. 4.-Captain Pershing has
located what is left of feet of small gun
boats which the Spaniards sank in Lake
Lsnao. Island of Mindanao, in 1895 While
returning from Iligan to Camp Wears
friendly Moros guided the captain TO
point where some portions of the wrecks
were visible. An effort will probably be
made to raise the vessels.
Constabulary Inspector Hendryx. who
was reported to have been killed in Samar,
has been found alive, though badly
wounded after the fight with the ladrones
Nov. 25 The inspector wandered through
the jungle for nearly a week and his
wounds became gangrened. but he is ex-
pected TO recover.
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No Change This Morning.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat 1:30 a. m.
Mr.. Reeds condition was unchanged and
all was quiet in his room.
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