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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10
ANSWER IT HONESTLY.
Are the Statements of Missouri
Valley Citizens Not More Rell-
able Than Those Of Utter Stran-
Aafo Q

gers?
This is a vital question. 1t is
fraught with interest to Missou-
ri Valley. 1t permits of only
one answer. 1t cannot be eva
ded or ignored. A Missouri
Valley citizen speaks here.
Speaks for the welfare Of Mis-
souri, Valley. A citizens state
ment is reliable, an utter stran-
gers doubtful. Home proof is
the best proof.
James Giger, employed in the
North Western freight sheds,
says: For three months pain
in my back of a dull nature just
across the loins, plainly told me
that there was something radi-
cally wrong with my kidneys.
If l stopped sharp twinges
caught me just over the part
of my back where the kidneys
are located, and to say the least
my condition was the opposite
of pleasant. Doan's Kidney
Pills attracted my attention and
| went to G. S. Osborne's drug
store for a box. A very short
time elapsed before the aching
ceased and my back was soon
as strong as ever. shall al
ways have a good word to say
about Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price
Soc. Foster Milburn Co., Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the
u. S. Remember the name,
Doan's, and take no substitute
Harvey Hosbrook, of Indian
apolis, Indiana, father Of A. B.
Hosbrook of this city, died at
his home in that city Sunday,
Sept. 9Th, 1908, aged 88 years.
Owing to the sickness of A. B.
Hosbrook he is unable to at
tend the funeral.
Judge Scott, of Council
Bluffs, was in the Valley this
morning.
The Street Fair at Denison
begins tomorrow, and continues
for four days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10

urine scalds the flesh or If. when the child
reaches an age when 1t should be able to
control the passage. il is yet afflicted with
bed-wctting. depend upon II. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not 10 a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. Ii is sold
by druggists. in fifty SIX
cent and one dollar lHIsI9E13z zs|:SsIs
sizes. You may have S3klt alEs.I'.i;E
sample bottle by mail asIA5s:s$|3g @ g
free. also pamphlet tell Homo Of swau,rRoo..
ing all about it. including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but
remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-R Root,
and the address, Binghemton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10
Letter List.

Letter list for week ending
Sept. Z.
Cofien, Carroll,
Hesten, Mr..
Hopkins, j. w.
Holmes, Mrs. C. H.
Mace, H. N.
Mason, John
McCollum, j. G.
Needham, C. j.
Platt, Mrs. j. A.
Shipley, Mrs.
Weander, Andrew
Walker, E. V.
Mr.. Gregory, of Denison To-,
a student at Iowa City, is in the
Valley visiting Harry Boies to-
day.
Miss Byle, of Denver, visited
Mrs. B. ]. Moore, last evening.
A. G. Brown left for Battle
Creek, Iowa, this morning on
lodge business.
John Linder, of Council Bluffs,
was a Valley visitor last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10

No such thing as Summer
complaint" where DR.. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry is
kept handy. Natures reme-
dy for every looseness of the
bowels. a31
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10

John Goodrich is an Omaha
Omaha visitor today.
The Board of Supervisors
met in Logan this morning.
Charley Carlson, Charley Lar
son and Jim Fitzgibbon, went to
Council Bluffs Sunday to "see
the water
Mrs. w. N. Aldrich departs
this evening for Spokane, Wash.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10

Miss Byle, of Denver, visited
Mrs. B. ]. Moore, last evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10

In a letter from Earl Harris,
who is now at Colfax, he says
he is feeling much better, and
thinks he will be able to return
home in a week more.
Mrs. j. S. Dewell is an Oma-
ha visitor this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Robert Planquette, composer OF "The
Chimes of Normandy" is dead.
Paddy" Diver, a well-known Tam
many politician, died in New York yes
terday.
The third Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer has passed through the Darda-
nelles bound for Sebastopol.
1t is considered not improbable that
the nomination of W. ID. Crum to be
collector of customs at Charleston, S. c.,
will be rejected by the Senate.
Six complete locomotives are now
turned out daily at the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, at Philadelphia, but even
with this supply the demands cannot be
met.
The special court assembled yesterday
in camera in Dresden to try the divorce
suit of the Crown Prince of Saxony
against his wife, who eloped with Nj.
Giron.
Two Southern Pacific trains collided
head on near Tucson, Ariz., early yester-
day morning killing nearly 20 persons
and injuring many more. The telegraph
operator failed to set the signals and stop
the train.
Somewhere between Alamogorda, N.
Mex, and Ell Paso, Tex, United
States bonded car in transit from the Ell
Paso Smelter to Chicago loaded with 600
bars of silver bullion, has been entered
by robbers and so of the bars stolen.
The value of the missing bullion is esti-
mated at $40, 900.
A freight wreck occurred on the
Asheville division of the Southern Rail-
way yesterday near Marion, forty miles
east of Asheville. Brakeman Carrick
was killed and several other trainmen
we're slightly injured. The engine and
the caboose turned over and rolled down
a steep bank. The cause of the wreck
IS unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29

THE Connecticut Mckinley As
ISOLATION was organized at New Haven
on Tuesday night and Prof Totten, Of
Milford, formerly of Yale, was one of
the speakers who had new view of the
assassination evil. He pointed out the
fact that all the Presidents who have
been killed met death on Friday, and
that they have been buried on the same
day of the week. He led up to the sub
iect of assassinations by referring to the
untimely death of President Mckinley,
and spoke of Lincoln as the first, Gar
field as the second and Mckinley as the
third. He said the end was not yet;
that there would he a fourth. He also
predicted a second national war and
other calamities. These prophesies are
terrible to contemplate though they are
all in the range of possibilities but it is
hoped that each and every one of the
calamities named by the professor may
be long deferred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
Took Summary Action.

Moscow, Jan, 29.-Reports ola whole
sale lynching at Belgorodka, near
Kieff, reached here today. The place
had been terrorized for some time past
by gang of thieves, twenty in number,
and the police bad been unable to sup
press them. Finally number of the
inhabitants, tired of waiting for official
punishment of the marauders, went on a
crusade against them. Tie thieves were
located in house near the village. The
lynching party surrounded the place
while the thieves we're carousing. After a
fight the villagers forced an entrance,
beat the thieves to death with clubs and
burned their bodies on the village green.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29

time to hold them on the question
of an appeal from a ruling of the
chair. that his amendment is not germane
10 any appropriation bill, there will be moth
inc left Tor his opponents to do but to fill
buster and debate until the end Of the session
even If il involves the failure Of one or more
Of the great supply bills and the consequent
calling ofan extra session Of both House and
Senate. 1t is not believed, however, that the
situation viii be allowed to reach such a
stage. Confidence is expressed that way
will be foudd out Of the difficulty and there
is revival today of the talk of effecting COM
promise.
Senator Hanna, who was i'll yesterday, at.
tended committee meeting at the Capitol
this morning. He will return to his hotel
and rest for day or two. The Senator is
worn out on account Of hard work. late
dinners and lack of sleep, says his doctor.
Mr. Bristow introduced in the House today
a bill to increase the salary of the President
from $4,000 to $1,000
The bureau of navigation this morning re-
ceived dispatch from Norfolk stating that
when the Monitor Puritan stopped there en-
route to Yorktown, she transferred to
the hospital severely injured man. II was
later learned that an anchor chain parted,
breaking a seaman's leg. His name is John
King
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
Bold Chicago Highwaymen.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Six hold-ups o.
Cured yesterday and one of the victims
who resisted was shot in the leg. James
Hawkins was held up in his own door
yard, last night, by three men who asked
him where an imaginary neighbor lived.
Hawkins was knocked down and rob-
bed. Neighbors pursued the thieves
and several shots were exchanged but
they made their escape. Hawkins lost
a 800 diamond pin and other vaIuables.
Charles Starke, delivery wagon driver,
was held up near Hinsdale and refusing
to obey the command to put up his
hands, was shot in the leg and robbed
of $40. Three others were women in
different parts of the city from whom
small amounts were taken. No ar
rests were made in either case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
Germans Taking soundings?

Havana, Jan. 29.-Considerable ex-
citement has been caused in government
circles by an alleged attempt on the part
of German army officers to taking sound
ings iu Cuban waters. The officers, ac-
cording to the story, were on the Ham
burg-Amerioan liner Moltke, which is
on touring cruise. 1t is said they also
secured specifications relative to the forts.
President Palma was advised of the mat
ter too late to take preventive measures.
United States Minister Squiers was in
formed of the incident, but said he con-
sidered it trivial. I. j. keenan,, jr., of
Pittsburg, passenger on the Moltke,
authorizes the statement that there were
eight German officers aboard the ship,
and that they were the personal represent
atives of the German Kaiser, and acted
suspiciously throughout the voyage. 1t
is said the officers will go to the United
States of Colombia and Hayti on secret
mission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29

FIREWORKS ON Big ScALE.-The
executive committee of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition has approved the
contract OF the committee on ceremonies
with New York pyrotechnic firm for
the fireworks programme on the occa-
sion of the dedication of the grounds and
buildings, April 80 and May /. 1t is
said that the delay will exceed anything
ever witnessed in the fireworks line in
any country. The contract price is
S55, 900. The feature will be the salute
of the nations TO the Stars and Stripes,
which will employ seven immense gas
balloons lifting huge framework $500
feet above the grounds, from which
pyrotechnic devices will be ignited by
electricity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
A Sea Tragedy.

Liverpool, Jan. 29.-Four sailors who
arrived here today have been arrested.
They had shipped aboard the bark
Veronica, of st. Johns, N. B., which
left Biloxi, Miss, in the latter part of
1902, for Montevideo. The prisoners,
it is charged, mutinied, murdered the
captain and six of the crew, set fire to
the bark, and then escaped in small
boat taking the negro cook with them.
The cooks life was spared on condition
that he act as servant. 1t is stated that
the cook informed the police of the
tragedy. The prisoners deny the charge.
They say the vessel caught fire, and that
Capt Shaw left with four men in one
boat, and the second officer with the
others in second, which reached Caju-
cira Island on Christmas day, with the
occupants almost dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. %. 1908.

ACCORDING to Secretary Root, the
world is as far from the millennium now
as ever. "Another war is sure to come,
no matter how much we may long for
peace" we're his words Tuesday night
in responding to the toast, 'eThe Army"
at the Mckinley birthday banquet in
Canton. In the course of his speech he
urged that it was necessary for modern
nation like the United States to increase
its armament and be at all times ready
to maintain its prestige. He referred to
the sad condition of China at this day
and attributed her present cir
cumstances to the fact that that
country has allowed itself to fall
behind in martial equipment. "War,"
he claimed, Giles in the working
ing out of the destiny of mankind that
no people can avoid. Controversies will
arise as they have arisen, when each
side believes itself to be right, and the
weak and feeble will go to the wall.
Great and overbearing injustice walks
the earth still, and the people who are
unable or unwilling to strive for their
rights will find small respect" The
weak and feeble have gone to the wall
in all ages, while overbearing in
Justice still walks the earth, but the
Secretary's want of respect for the peo-
pie unwilling to strive for their rights
should place the Filipinos high in his
estimation, as they are struggling against
being subjugated by powerful alien
nation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
snsneoted Wi6e Murder.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 2s.-what APP
pears to have been brutal murder took
place in Homestead early this morning.
Mrs. Anne Reese, aged AZ years, is the
victim. Her husband, jenkins Reese,
was arrested. Early this morning Reese
went to an undertaker's establishment
and reported that his wife had commit
ted suicide at her home in Pine alley.
The undertaken with another man ac-
companied Reese to the house and found
the woman lying on the floor Of her bed
room, her head in pail of water. The
undertaken discovered cuts and bruises
on the woman's head and the room gave
evidence of desperate struggle. The
undertaken sent for the coroner and the
arrest of Reese followed. The couple
had been married Is months. He was
arrested some time ago for pushing hot
poker through one of his wife's legs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS.

The representatives of the British,
German and Italian governments in
Washington, at joint conference,
agreed to cable their governments urging
prompt acceptance of Minister Bow
ems latest proposition to enable the lift
ing of the Venezuelan blockade at once.
In these cablegrams it was suggested
that the consideration of details of the
proposition be postponed until after the
signing of the preliminary protocol.
Belgium has offered to administer the
Venezuelan customs and distribute the
proportions to the claimants.
The fact is semi-oflicially made pub
lie in London that it was Great Britain,
and not Germany, which sought the
alliance against Venezuela. This an
nouncement was caused by threat from
Germany to disclose the facts unless
Britain did so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
CONVERSATIONAL

In the Senate yesterday the state
hood bill was taken up and Mr..
Lodge spoke in opposition to it. An
attempt by Mr.. Aldrich to divide the
business of the Senate with the statehood
bill failed, and the Senate, at 5:l5
O. clock, adjourned. A few minutes be-
fore Senator Lodge suspended his
speech. Senator Quay, in charge of
that.bill, introduced the statehood mea-
sure as an amendment to each of two
appropriation bills-the agricultural and
the sundry civil bills. The document
was handed in very quietly and the oc-
currence attracted no attention at the
time. The amendments contained in
each case all the provisions of the bill as
it came from the House and provide. for
the admission ofOklahoma, New Mexico
andArizona as States ofthe union. Sena-
tor Quay would not discuss the pur-
pose Of this step, but his friends practi-
cally admit that it is the intention so to
join the measure with the bills provid-
ing money for the conduct of the bust
ness of the government as to render it
necessary to accept statehood in order
to secure the passage of the appropriation
bills. That this is the purpose is made
more evident by the fact that Mr.. Quay
requested that the amendments be re-
ferred to the committee ON organization
and conduct of the executive departments,
of which he is chairman. A rule of the
Senate requires that in order to avoid
being thrown out on point of order an
amendment to an appropriation bill must
have been reported by some committee
of the Senate.
The House yesterday made slow
progress with the Indian appropriation
bill, covering only about eight pages in
over four hours. Mr.. Burton, of Ohio,
insisted upon an explanation of every
item. He succeeded in having several
appropriations cut down In the course
of the debate he furnished some interest
ing statistics on the subject of Indian
education, designed to show that the
more money the government spent the
more helpless the Indians became.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper, if there is any
person vino has used Green's August
Flower for the cure Of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, and Liver Troubles that has
not been cured--and we also mean their
results, such as sour stomach, fermenta-
ton Of fsod, habitual costiveness,
nervous dyspepsia, headaches, despond-
ent feelings, sleeplessness--in fact, any
trouble connected with the stomach or
liver. This medicine has been sold for
many years in all civilized countries,
and we wish to correspond with you
and send you one Of eur books free of
cost II you never tried August Flower,
try rs cent bottle first. We have
never known of its failing. Ifso, some
thing more serious is the matter with
you. The 25 cent size has just been
introduced this year. Regular size 70
cents. For sale by Z. s. Leadbeater q.
Sons. G. G. GREEN,
Woodbury., N. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Richmond.


Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Cszette.I
Richmond, Va, Jan. 20. The finance
committee of the House heard partial
arguments on the jamestown appropria-
ton bill and it went over until tomorrow
afternoon.
The congressional reapportionment
bills will come before the elections COM
mittee at p. m.
A bill is to be offered to remove the
remains of President Monroe's wife and
daughter from Fairfax to Hollywood
cemetery, Richmond.
The House is considering the bill to
fix the salaries of State officers.
Mr.. Ryan offered a bill to pay the
contingent expenses of the legislature
and one was presented to provide for the
running of passenger cars in freight
trains.
Mr.. Gent offered bill imposing fines
Oh railroad companies for carrying
freight past its destination.
The Harman habitual drunkard bill
will pass the Senate tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
Changed with Endorsement.

Chicago Jan. 29.--William Loeb,
banker and real estate man, has been
charged with the embezzlement of 81, 900
and cannot be. found. The firm for many
years has been prominent in the business
circles of Chicago. Loeb is nearly 20
years old, widower, and has sons also
prominent business. He is believe to be
in Munich, Bavaria. 1t is estimated that
the amount clients have invested with
him, receiving nearly valueless securities,
approximates $3.50. 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29

THE board of regents of the Wisconsin
State University held a meeting in Madi-
son on Tuesday night to consider the
subject of gambling among professors
and students. The discovery was made
that gambling was so prevalent in fra
ternity houses that any attempt to stop
the practice by iorbidding the patroniz-
ing of downtown resorts would be of
little value. One student said to the
regents;
every fraternity house in the city is
worse than gambling hell. The young
men who come from the country are be-
ing deliberately feeced by their fratern-
ity brethren"
This shows sad state of morals among
Wisconsin University men, and that
their desire for money will not allow
little things like honor among fraters to
stand in their way of securing the filthy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29

The McClure's Magazine for February
has been received from its publishers in
New York. ga Century of Painting in
America" holds the most prominent
place among its articles, notes descrip-
tive and biographical, Of Smybert, West.
Copley, Peale, Trumbell and Stuart.
with copies Of their best works are given
1.-THE Surgery of Light" tells of the re-
markable discovery Of healing rays by
DIR Neils Finsen of Copenhagen. An
illustrated article by Robert Peary,
U. s. NJ, gives the last chapter in the
longest and bravest story ever lived with
in the Arctic Circle. "Children of the
Coal Shadow" describes child labor in
the coal regions. "The Triumph"--a
new serials begun and the short stories
are uniformly good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29

THE TERRIBLE disaster on the New
Jersey Central Railroad Tuesday night
by which twenty persons were killed
had barely been realized when another
similar calamity by which equally as
many were killed on the Southern
Pacific Railroad is found to be follow
ing in its wake. With all the modern
appliances intended to minimize ac-
cidents on the rail they still occur and
will continue at times to appall the
world. Doubtless the block system and
the pneumatic brakes prevent many
accidents, but man is still fallible. He
has made blunders ever since he was
placed on the .earth and is destined to
repeat them. The engineer of the New
Jersey Central Railroad who ran fast
train into the local and placed Grape on
a number of doors is reported to have
said he saw the green and red lights,
but supposed they would soon change to
white. Upbraidings are of no avail
now, but his terrible fate and that OF
the unfortunate passengers in the local
train should be warning to all those
having the lives of human beings in
charge and should impress upon them
the Importance of taking nothing for
granted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
Drank Poisoned Coffee.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 29.-As result
of having drunk coffee containing a
poisonous drug, administered by some one
whose object was apparently wholesale
murder, Mrs. Nancy Birch, her daugh-
ter, her granddaughter, two guests and
a colored servant areill, at the residence
of Mrs. Birch in Redwood suburb. Mrs.
Birch and her daughter, Mrs. Freeman,
are not expected to live but it is thought
the rest will survive. The poison was
placed in coffee served at the Birch home.
Mrs. Birch is a widow worth $500, O06.
The coffee grounds have been placed in
the hands of chemist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
COURT OF APPEALS.

Danville Railway and Electric Com
pany vs. Hodnett. Argued and SUBJ
mitted.
Streets administrative vs.. Norfolk
and Western Railway Company. Ar
gued and continued until today.
The next cases to be called are Davis
VS.. Davis and Leftwich VS.. Wills, Nos.
20 and 70