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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
NO OPPOSITION.
House Unanimously Passes War Tax
Revision Bil1-Senate Ratiies
Danish Treaty.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-The unexpect-
ed happened in the house Monday
when the bill to repeal the war rev.
without a word of debate. This ac-
ton was the outcome of challenge
thrown down by Mr.. Richardson
(Tenn.), the minority leader, after
the adoption by a strict party vote of
special order for the consideration
of the bill which permitted debate
upon it until four o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon, but cut off all opportunity to-
offer amendments except such as had
been, agreed upon by the ways and
means committee. Every vote, 27s in
number, was cast in the affirmative
and thus quietly and unanimously
came the end of what at one time had
promised to be one of the most excit.
ing contests of the session.
THE war taxes, the repeal of which
was voted by the house, produced rev.
enue from July / to December 81, 1901, of
So, ST. and for the current fiscal year
would have produced about $4,000, 600.
The distribution of these taxes is as fol-
Scheduled, including all taxes on uoc-
uments. insurance policies, bonds, GER
tificates of stock, and similar matters.
s14,O00O00; schedule B, including all items
not otherwise specified, s7,000,0OO.
Beer, $2S, 500, 900; special taxes $780,
600; tobacco, s90O0,O00: snuff, $3.50, 900; CT
gars, 100000; cigarettes s32, 500; legacies,
s5,0O0.0O0; excise. s1,00O.000.l
Washington, Feb. 1S.-Monday, in
little more than an hours time, the
senate disposed of the treaty with Dem
mark ceding to the United States for
consideration of SIS, 900, 900 the islands
of st. Thomas, ST. John and st. Croix,
composing the group of the Antilles
known as the Danish West Indies and
lying just east of Porto Rico, and thus,
so far as this country is concerned,
consummated a transaction which has
been under consideration intermit-
tently since the administration of
President Lincoln.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
WANT BIG SUM.
Proposed Exhibit and Building of
Government mt St. Louis Fair to
Cost Over a Million Dollars,

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE officials
OF the government board for the St.
Louis exposition and a number of the
st. Louis men identified with that en-
terprise Thursday were before the
house committee on expositions in re-
lation to the amount required for the
government exhibit. Congress has
heretofore appropriated $25O,oOO as
part of the amount for the building,
but the amount for the exhibit itself
has been left open: Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture j. II. Brigham,
head OF the government board, and his
associates, calculate on $500, 900 for the
exhibit. They also desire building to
cost $45OOOO.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
TRAINS COLLIDE
Four Men Killed in n Railway Dis
aster in Iowa, Due to an En-
Eineer's BIunder,

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. II. - -Four
lives We're lost in head-on collision
on the Iowa Central road one mile
north of Clifford early Sunday morn
ing, when light engine north-bound
crashed into passenger train No. A.
The dead are: Wallace Frew, Keiths-
burg, ILL.,, engineer of the light en-
CINE, head crushed, killed instantly,
buried under the engine, body recov-
cred Sunday afternoon; John White,
Oskaloosa, engineer of the passenger
train, left leg crushed and foot sew
cred, both arms broken, taken to hos
pital at Eldora, where he died; Frank
Patton, Marshalltown, fireman of the
light engine, skull crushed, died in
stantly; Elmer Ogle, Marshalltown,
fireman of the. passenger train, driven
against the boiler head and badly
crushed, died instantly. Lawrence A.
Jegan, of Chicago, a travelling sales
man, was badly bruised about the
hips. A number of other passengers
were slightly injured. The wreck was
evidently caused by Engineer Frew
overlooking his watch or failing to re-
member the existence of the passen-
ger train, which he should have
cleared at Clifford.
Litchfeld, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-Two per-
sons met death and five We're in
jured in collision between the 'Dia-
mond special of the Illinois Central
road and freight train No. SO at seven
o'clock Sunday morning. The collision
occurred at a point five miles north
of Litchfeld, and was remarkable in
that the fast passenger was ahead of
the freight and that both trains were
moving
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Liberty to Cease to Enlishten.

New York, Feb. 15.-Liberty's torch
is TO be put out. The lofty Light in the
hand of the bronze goddess. standing
on Bedloe island in upper New York
bay, that has been allowed to grow
steadily DINNER since Bartholdi gave
the magnificent statue to the United
States, is to be permanently extin-
guished. Sentiment, it is said, which
has kept the beacon burning all these
years, can no longer keep it alight, and
now the government will snuff it for all
time. Lack of congressional appro
priation is said to be the cause for dis
continuing the LIGHT
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Amerlcnn plant In Ru..io

New York, Feb. 1S.-Private advices
from st. Petersburg state that work
is progressing rapidly on the extern
'sive American plant under construc-
ton there to manufacture electrical
machinery for the Russian govern
ment. The plant will cover % acres
and employ 1900 men. American la
bor-saving devices will be installed.
Everything other than the castings,
which are to be imported from the
United States, will be manufactured at
the new works.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21

Sampson, he ought not now to be held
responsible for that, because it all had
been condoned by the navy department
itself.
A Slap at Long.
The president takes the ground
that Schley' actions before the arrival
OF Sampson should either have been
punished by removing him from com
mand or should have been overlooked
entirely. He dismisses this whole sub
ject on the theory that Secretary
Longs failure to relieve Schley of his
command settled that branch of the
question forever. The president says
In SO many words that the retrograde
movement, even if it was serious err
ror OF Judgment, had no evil conse-
quences, and could not be raked up
fairly to tarnish the glory of brill
liant action.
Having thus swept away all of the
matter into which the court of inquiry
went so laboriously, the president in
his summary of the case attacks the
situation during the battle of Santiago
as being the only real point at issue.
He finds in so many words that Schley
was not only not in command during
the battle of Santiago, but tina he him
self never made any such claim until
recently.
Sampson Technically IN Command.
The presidents decision is that
Sampson was technically in command,
and that he was noless the commander
in chief because he happened to be be-
low the horizon, unless when he went
away he had formally turned over the
command to subordinate, and in that
case he would have been entitled to
commend either Schley or somebody
else. The president finds that the bat
tie of Santiago was fought by the cap
tains of the different ships on the gem
eral lines laid down by Sampson. His
decision is that in no case did any one
of the ships of the fleet act under any
general or specific signals from Schley
any more than of Sampson.
Blamed for the Loop.
Mr.. Roosevelt f1nds that Schley was
to blame for the loop and intimates
that the commodore was guilty of a
serious tactical blunder which might
have been taken advantage of by an
alert enemy with disastrous results.
1t is decided that there was no danger
of the Brooklyn being rammed, but
as in the case of the retrograde move
ment, that the loop had no bad re-
suits and hence could be overlooked
easily, in view of the glorious outcome
of the battle.
Finally, the president decides that
schley was entitled to abundant credit
for his personal bravery, his GOODNESS
and his general professional conduct
under fire. He lays great stress upon
the fact that in this regard Schleywas
not entitled to any greater credit than
had been earned by practically all the
officers and men who participated in
that splendid action.
Taken as whole, the impression
made upon the leaders called into con-
ference undoubtedly was that the pres
ident's summary of the case was dis
tinctly unfavorable to Schley, and that
to that extent it would be disappoint-
ing to the general public.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
DEsERTER KILLED.
Panny Scouts Under Command of
Capt. Walker Have Lively En-
gaEement in Island of Samar

Manila, Feb. 15.-The Panay scouts,
under command of Capt. Walker, in
an engagement in the Island of Samar,
recently, captured seven rifles and nu-
merous bolos, killed number of Fill
ipinos and also killed the officer in
command, who was notorious rene
gade named Winfrey, deserter from
the Forty-third regiment, whom the
American troops had for months been
endeayoring to capture. A man named
Long, who deserted with Winfrey, is
still operating with the Filipinos.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
PRESIDENTS DECISION
IN SCHnEY CASE.
1t Is Reported to Be Hdverse to the Hdroira1

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE Tribune's
Washington special says: Upon the
special invitation of President Roose-
welt an important conference was held
Saturday morning at the white house
to the exclusion of all ether business
for considerable 1ergth of time.
The greater part Of the time was de
voted to aresume by the president Ct
the opinions he has reached in the
Schley case. His decision, which will
be made public some time during the
week, is decidedly unfayorab,e to
Rear Admiral Schley, and for this rea-
son the president decided. to ask the
opinion of the leaders in both branch
es of congress as to the probable po-
litical effect.
The president therefore called upon
Senators Allison, of Iowa; Aldric!l, of
Rhode Island, and Spooner, of 'Niscon-
sin, with Representatives Grosvenor,
of Ohio, and Cannon, of Illinois, and
the speaker of the house, Mr.. Hender-
son. of Iowa. They spent more than
an hour listening to the president ex-
plain his view ST the cehley case as
presented to him by the last appeal
by the rear admiral.
Will BE Disappointing.
The result of the conference was
the expression of opinion hat the
formal decision of the president would
at first be greatly disappointing
to the great mass of the people
who have accustomed themselves to
regard Rear Admiral schley as their
peculiar hero. The opinion was ex-
pressed, however, thai in the long run
the people would adopt the decision
rendered by the president, and that
after the first symptoms of popular
disapproval had subsidized the political
effect would not be serious.
After the conference was over each
of those who participated maintained
an obstinate silence, declaring that
the matter under discussion was per-
sonal to the president and could not
be discussed without his consent.
Later successful ATTEMPT was made
to secure an outline of the decision as
read at the conference. The president
makes no concealment of his opin-
ions in the Schley case.
Was Not in Command.
In the decision as outlined he says
in so many words that Rear Admiral
Schley fought bravely during the battle
of Santiago, but that he was no Drawer
than all the other officers and men and
is not entitled to special credit, because
he was not in command and did not d.
rect the movements of any of the other
ships which participated in the battle.
AS regards the things which the
court of inquiry went into most partic-
ularly, the president gives the court,
and more particularly Secretary Long,
deft backhanded slap. The president
declares that the trip from Key West
to Cienfuegos and from there to San
tiago, including the famous retro
grade movement, had no possible effect
upon the battle of Santiago.
Going at the question from judicial
point of view, he decides that even if
Schley should have been blamed be-
cause of his vacillating conduct during
the time when he was in independent
command and before the arrival of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
President Dinz to retire.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. IA special to
the News from lei Paso says: A repre-
sentative of very prominent house
in this city which has Mexican connec-
lions of Importance claims to have re-
ceived information from an agent in
the city of Mexico that President Diaz
intends to retire from the presidency
inside of six months and that Gen.
Reyes is to succeed him. The agent
says the information comes from an
unreasonable source.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
prince Henry sniI..

Bremerhaven, Feb. 17-Prince Hen
ry sailed for New York on the steam
ship kronprinz Wilhelm at 3:43 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Tie steamships
expected to cross the Atlantic at an
average speed of 22H knots an hour
and to arrive at quarantine off New
York at nine o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, February 90.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Not u Valid Law,

Butler, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-Judge w. w.
Graves in the circuit court held the
whisky tax law passed by the last gen
eral assembly to be unconstitutional.
This is the act which provides for the
collection of a tax of ten cents gall
Ion on all whisky sold in the state.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Kills Hinlself

ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 19.-A Helena
(Mont.).) special to the Dispatch says:
Jack White, known throughout the
northwest in sporting and political
circles, committed suicide at $40
Tuesday morning by shooting. He
had been drinking during the night.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Rnnsom Money pnid.

London, Feb. 1S.-It transpires that
the money for the ransom for Miss
Stone and Nine. Tsillia was paid to the
brigands on February and that the
women's captors have given no indica-
ton as to wheN they will release the
prisoners.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
To EstabIish .Mnrtyrs, Day.

Washington, Feb. 15.-To make April
IA a national holiday is the purpose
of a bill introduced by Representative
Wachter, of Maryland. He designates
it Martyrs day and proposes that suit
able service and exercises should be
held to commemorate the memories
of Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
ExnInrer Retnrn.

New York, Feb. 17.-Exrlorer C.. Z
Borchgrevinck has reached home in
this city after hazardous voyage
in which he went 500 miles nearer
the south pole than ever before was
reached and gathered much impor-
tant scientific information.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Mrs. Cntt Reelected.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Interest in
Monday mornings session of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
association attached principally to the
election of officers for the ensuing
year. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, OF
New York, was reelected president.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21

Philadelphia, Feb. 17.-Rev. George
Garter Needham, the noted evangelist,
died suddenly of neuralgia of the heart
Sunday at his home a t Narberth, SUBJ
urb OF this city. He returned last week
from three-weeks' evangelistic cam
paign through Tennessee and expected
shortly to go to Chicago to preach.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Cut in Two.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 19-Fred w.
Crocsey, of Kansas City, in Des
Moines, installing machinery for an
Ohio company, was cut in two by a
switch engine on the Northwestern
railway. He leaves wife in Kansas
CITY.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Rica Elects President.

San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 1s.-
Asumcion Esquivel obtained ma ior-
ity of the electoral votes in the cleo
ton for the presidency of Costa Rica
held here Monday. The election passed
off quietly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.-Yang Yu,
the Chinese minister to Russia, died
Monday after short illness. Yang
Yu was formerly Chinese minister at
Washington.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Close Call for snntos-Dumo,

Monaco, Feb. 15.-Santos- Dumont,
the aeronaut, met with disaster here
Friday and had a narrow escape from
death. His airship is tattered wreck
while his motor lies at the bottom of
the Bay of Monaco.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
HE LIKES FRIED POTATOES.
Grand Duke Alexis Has a Favorlte
Dish, So They SAW

Grand Duke Alexis Has a Favorlte
Dish, So They say&
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia is
very fond of fried potatoes, and dur
ing his recent visit to Paris he was
wont to buy a few every day from a
woman in the street and to eat them
beside her stall.
The woman did not know him, but
as he paid her in princely fashion.
she was very anxious to find out who
he was.
Il can tell you who he is" said a
reighbor one day. "He is Grand
Duke Alexis, uncle of the car and
one Of the greatest men in Russia"
Utterly amazed, the woman asked:
I'm heavens name, how should ad-
dress him7"
"Oh, call him Your Excellency,' or
Your Royal Highness, was the an
swer.
The woman resolved to do so, and
the next day, as she was sprinkling
some salt over the smoking potatoes
which the grand duke had bought,
she said: II can recommend them to
your royal highness, for know your
excellency has never tasted better
potatoes"
The grand duke burst out laughing,
and paid more for the potatoes than
be had ever paid before. but he was
annoyed at finding himself recognized
and never returned to buy another
potato.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
clrard Was consIderate.

One of the sea captains in the EN-
pioy Of Stephen Girard had a rural
Yankees fondness for whiting with
his jackknife, and on one trip sue
ceeded In getting away with a large
part of the rail, although, feeling that
he was not without the artistic sense,
he really regarded the rail as greatly
improved in appearance. When the
vessel came to Philadelphia Girard
went aboard, made a general inspec-
ton in the captains absence, and, as
he was about to return to shore, asked
one of the seamen who had been cut
ting the rail. The seaman told him
the captain, and then, afraid his tell
ing might have unpleasant conse-
ouences were the captain to learn of
1t in a roundabout way, informed that
official of the interview with Girard.
The captain was in terror of a repri-
mand, but, hearing nothing from his
employer, supposed the incident
closed. As he was about weighing
anchor ready to leave port, a dray
loaded with shingles drove down TO
the wharf, and the driver hailed the
vessel
There must be some mistake!
shouted the captain. "Our bill OF
lading doesn't mention shingles!"
This is where they belong!" sung
back the driver. "Mr. Girard. him
self. told me to deliver them! He
said they're for the captain to whit
tlei"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
Why Faith Could Not Cure.

DR.. Herbert w. Spencer tells the
following story of his attempt to cor.
ner Christian Scientist:
Every time we met this Scientist
took occasion to scoff at medical
science and to dwell upon the won.
ders which could be performed
through faith. you are convinced
that through faith you can do any.
thing?" said to him one day.
Yes he replied, faith will move
mountains
"A week later he was in my Office
with swollen jaw due to a tooth.
ache. What, you here!' l exclaimed,
with feigned establishment.
"'Oh, Doctor he said, I have suf-
fered agony all through the night. ]
simply can't stand this pain any
longer
Have you tried faithr I said tc
him. You know you told me the
other day that faith could move
mountains
But this is cavity, Doctor; this
Is a cavity.'"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
Standing on the GIas.

During the trial of street railway
damage suit in one of the circuit
branches of the supreme court of the
district Of Columbia a few days ago
an important eyewitness of the acct
dent took the stand in the person OF
an elderly colored man. The plaintiff
mad been injured while the car was
at street crossing, and one of the at
torneys was endeavoring to elicit from
the witness just where the latter was
Standing at the moment the plaintiff
was struck by the car.
AS ! understand you" remarked the
attorney. after a number OF questions
nad been asked. you were standing
81 the street corner diagonally oppo-
site the point where the accident oc.
Cured"
NO, sir. wasn't" declared the wit
ness. Il guess | was standing kinder
sort er on the bias from the spot"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
Oriental Lonlc.

A man bought three pounds Of meat
and brought 1t home to his wife to
cook for dinner, end then went his
way to his place of business In the
bazaars. The wife was hungry and
ate the meat.
In the evening the man came home
and asked for his dinner.
There is no meat" said the wife,
"for the cat ate It."
Bring the cat" said the man, and
a pair Of scales.
weigh the cat" said the man. The
cat weighed three pounds.
IF this is the cat" said the man,
where is the meat? And If this the
meat. where is the cat?" -Harper's
Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
she WAS Mo- Gordon RIeu.

Several ladies sat in their club \
faw evenings ago. discussing the vir-
tines of their husbands.
"Mr. Bingleton," said one OF them,
referring to her life partner. never
drinks and never swears-indeed. he
has no bad habits!"
"Does he ever smoke?" someone
asked.
eyes. He likes cigar Just after
he has eaten q good meal. But I sup
nose on an average. he doesn't smoke
more than once month"
some OF her friends laughed. but
enc didn't seem to understand why.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
CURES DIPLOMATIC AMBITION.
A Short Term In the Zanzibar Cor.
sulship Generally suffcient.

= enor. ERIN In the Zanzibar Cor.
suIship Generally Sufficient.
Undesirable consulships have long
given rise to humorous Incidents. But
Zanzibar. to which the President has
appointed Mason Mitchell. a rough.
rider, seems to be in the lead In un-
attractiveness, If the length of con.
suiar terms proves any test, says the
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post. Indiana has usu.
ally claimed the honor Of furnishing
candidates for this place, but after
the resignation of a man named Roe-
.ers of Shoales, the Indiana senator's
notified the President that they were
through with it. They had constitu-
ents who were willing to take
chances, but the senators were not
prepared to promise that these ven
turesome individuals would stay more
than a month. Before Rogers took
the place 1t was held for nearly a year
by Bob" Mansfield, at one time p-i-
vate secretary to Senator Beveridge.
andsnow consul at Valparaiso. Mans
field came back, according to Indiana
descriptions, as thin as a toothpick
and as yellow as June butter" He
said he had stuck it out as long as
the insurance company would let him.
and that he returned to save his pre-
miums. Before Mansfield, there was
an lndianian named Billheimer, de-
scribed as a husky Hoosier, with
large nose and frame pickeled in
maleria. He was cured of diplomatic
ambition in about two months, and
has never asked for place since.
Before Billheimer, Judge Riley of VIZ
GINA served; he remained as long as
his aversion to the negroes would
permit. Finally. he<is said to have
taken gun and emptied load of fine
birdshot into the dusky natives who
persisted in taking daily bath in
front of the American consulate,
which, the Judge allowed" was IN
indignity to be resented by this gov.
erument's representative.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26

Mr.. Ferguson was standing on the
upper deck of the lake steamer, hold
ing to a rope and watching the waves,
when Mrs. Ferguson came hurrying
NJ.
George she hurriedly exclaimed,
Johnny is dreadfully sickg'
"WhereY' asked the husband and
father, preparing to go below.
where do you suppose he would
be slck?" she asked. shrilly, ''in a
storm like thisT'-Chicago Tribune.