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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
HILLS DAUGHTER aw1 MOTHER.
Demented Woman Sets Fire to House
and Perishes in Flames.

Demented Woman Sets Fire to House
and Perishes in Flames.
Penn Yam, N. Y, March 1S.-ln
frenzy of mania, Mrs. James Strow.
bridge of Guyanoga village, killed her
daughter, aged twenty-six, and her
mother, aged eighty, and after set.
ting fire to the house, in which the
bodies lay. deliberately entered it and
persisted in the flames.
Exactly when or how the two WON
en- we're killed is unknown. The first
intimation the neighbors had of the
tragedy was when Mrs. Strowbridge's
home was found to be on fire, and i'm
mediately afterward she was seen tc
set fire to another house across the
street, in which her daughter lived
and also to two barns, in which were
eighteen head of cattle and three
horses. When party of men attempt
ed to break ope~ the barn to release
the animals, Mrs. Strowbridge, who
was standine :, front of her blazing
house, brandished a revolver and fired
at them repeatedly. Several of thu
men made a rush. hoping to clos'
| with the mad woman, and disarm her
/ but she held them at bay with the re
] volver. While they We're hesitatins
she suddenly cut her throat, filled
pail of water at the we'll, thrust
quantity of hay and straw into it ant
placing the whole mass on her head
rushed Into the blazing house in whic
her charred body and the bodies OF he
daughter and mother were found afte
the fire had burned itself out.
The three women lived herm!
life. working on the farm like men an
often wearing mems clothes. The
| are supposed 10 have been well-to-dl
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
sNothing Doing' With Out Cards.

Most ministers and many church
people denounce as famusements dane
ing and card playing. Without deny
ing or affirming the proposition it is
reasonable to- assume they should ex-
ert themselves to supply amusements
- the young such as the church can
approve "A Spirit Lake young man of
high standing was heard to say the
other day that he had not been invited
to q party all winter. He would be
welcome in any home. He had not
been invited because he does not dance
or play cards and these amusements
have occupied social attention. The
town is full of good homes owned by
the church people who place the ban
on cards and dancing. This would ap-
pear to mean they have not all season
made augmentation to the pleasures
of their own young people or afforded
any choice to others who might forego
the forbidden pleasures if there we're
Others to take their place. If no Other
social diversion is provided it is safe tt
assume the number of young people
who cut out dancing and cards will bt
smaller by degrees and beautifully less
Spirit Lake Beacon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
North Helena Under Water

Helena. Ark. March 1S.-A levee.
defective eighteen inches from its
apex. and with the waters Of the Mis-
sissippi river in places less than one
foot from the top is all that protects
the 800 homes in North Helena Al
ready the entire section of the city
from Walker street north to where the
North Helena leyee Joins Crowley
ridge is from one to five feet under
water, and the water IS pouring in
through a hundred small seep holes
that have appeared III the levee.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
LIVES LOST N FLOODS R1'I OVER OVER E [LknS LAW
Act Divides the Western Pas
senger Association.
UNABLE TO AGREE ON REFORMS.
Small Roads Throw Party Rates Open
and Big Lines Protest-Many Diff
ferences Of Opinion Regarding
Meaning of New Law.

Chicago, March 1S.-Difference Of
opinion regarding the meaning of the
Elkins law has involved the Western
Passenger association in the worst
row in its history. The trouble devel-
oped quickly when the association
met for the purpose of discussing the
recommendations recently made by
the mass meeting.
1t soon became apparent that the
lines would be unable to agree upon
reforms which the mass meeting de-
cided were necessary to keep within
the provisions of the new law The
matter Of party rates came early in
| the discussion and notice was given
by the Wabash, Wisconsin Central
and Great Western that they would
I throw party rates open to the public
and no longer confine them to theat-
rical parties, baseball clubs and or
CARNATIONS giving entertainments.
| The others protested that such action
would give the ticket brokers a new
lease of life, as it would permit them
to organize parties and scalp the rate
The row over the matter was inter-
siied by the fact that the Burlington
and other lines had sent out circulars
of instructions to agents. telling wha1
to do and what not to do, before the
lines had been given an opportunit!
to talk the matter over and reach {
conclusion.
To make matters worse, it was
learned that one of the strong line
had asked legal advice regarding thu
immigrant bureau, which is though
by some to be in violation of the nev
law. The purpose of the compan,
, mentioned Is to withdraw from the bu
reau provided it is held to be illega'
The association will probably be Il
session several days in the effort t
amend its rules to conform to the Law
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
A New Line of Attact.

A sensat!onal!st preacher named
Thomas Dixon, who has just been de-
delivering a lecture in Cleveland, says
in an interview in that city, that, "lt
is in educating the negro that you spoil
him. So long as he'remains ignorant
he is willing to remain a slaborer, but
as soon as he gets smattering OF edu-
cation he makes himself impossible as
laborer and spoils his opportunities
in other directions. For this and
other reasons he says he is against
President Roosevelt, though he de-.
clares that he voted for President Nc
Kinley.
Dixon is more frank than some OF the
rest of the negro-haters. Many OF the
Southern politicians are angry at the
president. not so much because he Sc
lects negro occasionally for an Office,
as because he selects an educated and
competent negro. If the black men
whom he nominated were ignorant or
| shiftless, the hostility to him on the
part of the Southern bosses would be
less than it is. They are against edu
cation for the negro. They want te
keep him down in freedom just as be
was in slavery Because the Republi
can party, through the necessities o
war, emancipated him and then becaus
the party, for the Negroes own protec
tion gave him the ballot, these politi
clans are hostile to the Republicans
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Floating Bodies Tell Tale Of
Death and Disaster in South.
HUNDREDS ARE SURROUNDED.
Entire St. Francis Valley in critten.
den County, Arkansas, is in Peril.
Town Of Marion is Almost Totally
Flooded--Break at Bougere.

Memphis, March 1S.-The flood sit
uation in the Mississippi valley con-
tiguous to Memphis is extremely crit
ical and reports Of loss of life are at
hand. 1t was thought at first that the
break in the levee near Trice's Land
ing would help matters by relieving
the pressure of the water and causing
a fall at this point. Instead OF this,
the break has complicated conditions
by flooding a vast area in Arkansas
and veritable sea exists in the St.
Francis and Mississippi basins, ex-
tending from one basin to the other, a
distance of many miles. From this
territory call for help has gone up
| from persons who have been surround
ed in their homes and on high parts
! of the country, but thus far it has
been an impossibility to send them
assistance. A few floating bodies have
been found at various points by the
| rescuing boats.
The Frisco road runs through the
st. Francis country but that company
has annulled all trains, its tracks
The town of Marion is almost totally
flooded and citizens are using sliffs as
their only means OF travel. Negroes
and white persons from the adjacent
!. territory are pouring into Marion
every hour, asking that boat be sen
to rescue their families. There is M
means of reaching them except b.
Memphis, and this may be done if con
ditions show no improvement. 1t il
estimated that several hundred per
sons are surrounded by the water il
the flooded Arkansas territory an,
that the amount of live stock lost l
heavy in the extreme. Small skiff
J can not begin to rescue the citizen
and 1t seems that it will be imperattv
to send steamboat Of some characte
to their aid.
Negroes at Marion have given wa
to fright and almost a panic exist!
They have congregated at the depc
and in the cabins Of the village an
refuse to work.
Washouts are reported on the Iro
Mountain. the Choctaw route and th
= Frisco line, a few miles west {
y Bridge Junction, Ark, and it is state
q that all traffic from Memphis to til
: west will be suspended thereby. Tw
;. washouts are reported on the 'Frisc
the first about four miles west {
: Bridge Junction and the second ;
a Marion. Ark. Two washouts are r
ported on each of the other line
about the same distance from Mer
phis as those ON the Frisco. 1t
feared that four trains. two on IL
Frisco and two on the Choctaw, al
tied up between the points where tt
Y tracks have been carried away.
The river is again rising.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

Parkersburg, w. Va. March IS
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
claiming the right under an ordinance
adopted in 1852, brought 9, force of
men into town before daylight and be-
gan to lay q track for five blocks over
one of the principal streets OF the city.
The fire department was called out
and poured such q stream OF water on
the men that they had to abandon the
work. a clash occurred between May.
or Vandervoort, who is attorney for
the Baltimore and Ohio, and the city
council. The mayor had directed the
police and fire departments not tc
| interfere with the building of the
track, but the council countermande(
his orders and the department stood
| with the council and the citizens.
The city council held a special meet
| ing, at which impeachment proceed
| ings were begun against the mayor
He was suspended from Office and in
| junction proceedings were begun
Calls have been issued for men Il
protect the street from any furtbel
interference and hundreds are re
spending
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Shoots Wife and Motherin-Law.

Findlay, O., March 1s.-A double
tragedy took place at the Opp hotel
here as result of a quarrel between
Lewis Routson and his seventeen
year-old wife, Myrtle. Routson en-
tered a room at the hotel which was
filed with guests at a masquerade
party and fired three shots from a re,
volver, scattering the crowd. Then
he walked up to his motherin-law.
Mrs. John Opp, and fired point blank
at her. The bullet entered the left
side of her breast and came out at
the right side. Routson discovered his
wife in one corner of the room, and
placing the revolver within two feet
of her body. sent bullet into hel
chest. She can not recover, although
the elder woman is not fatally injured
Jealousy is the alleged cause of the
shooting
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
The Cummins Speech.

Governor A. B. Cummins has recent
ly made speech at Des Moines which
deserves the attention of the thinking
republicans of the state.
We agree with the governor that the
tariff schedules are not sacred and that
they should be revised from time to
time to meet changed conditions. We
agree with the Governor that in recip-
rocal treaties we must be prepared to
give as we'll as take. We agree with
the Governor that the policy of protect
ion must be maintained and that it has
been the salvation of nation. We are
are not in favor of monopoly and agree
with the Governor that they should be
restrained by direct legislation, Look
ing for the points of agreement we find
that we are not very far apart from Mr
Cummins in his utterances on the uarltf
We are inclined TO believe that the
differences between Mr.. Cummins ant
the and-patter'' are more imaginar.
than real, more personal than political
Although this paper has never bee
idealifed with the SO called Cummin
movement, it believes he has made
most excellent Governor and that vine
viewed by eyes not unfriendly his vi
terances will be found to meet tn
views OF the ultra-republican But on
thing we deprecate and that is til
evident attempt made to discover a log
ic "Man" in whatever the Governc
says If the republican press an
publicists of the state will see how nea
they can come together instead of no
far they can get apart they will be SUI
prised to find how small are the diffe
ences and how closely the beliefs of a
are intertwined,
We indorse the Iowa idea" believin
however that it is not the "Iowa idea
at all but the idea of Mckinley, Ga
field and all the great leaders Of tn
party.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
RED DESERT INUNDATED.

Water Stands Against Union Pacific
Emoankment Twenty Feet Deep.
Rock Springs, Wyo., March 18.-The
Ret desert is inundated for miles east
Of Rock Springs and the salt wells
drilling station is completely under
water. Large quantities OF supplies
belonging to the Besgo-American Drill
ing company have been ruined or
swept away.
The water has backed up against the
of twenty feet in places. The EN-,
banlunent has not yet been cut, but
there is danger that this will occu,
and track walkers are kept constantly
Oh the move over the threatened sec
ton.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Benny Yanger was given the de-
cision over kid" Abel in a ten round
go at Kansas City Tuesday.
Sallie Harris, aged LOT years, died
at her home at Bartlett, o., Tuesday.
She was never sick in her life.
Two women have been sentenced IN
the court of special sessions in Brook
Ign to serve ten months in the peni.
Tertiary for using improper language
on the streets.
David Mitchell, probably the oldest
man in Illinois, celebrated his 1920
birthday anniversary Tuesday ON the
farm in Logan county, where he re
sides with his SON.
Thomas Anderson of Boston and
DR. William H. Luckett OF New Ymf
are the new pistol and revolver cham
pions, respectively. OF the United
States Revolver association.
Commandment Jonbert one Of the
| members of the visiting Boer de,ega
ton. is i'll at Mexico City as q result
OF the opening Of wound received
during the Softh African war.
Protest is being made by the WOO
growers of the country and by ives,
err railroads over the action of tht
eastern lines in raising the rates 0,
wool * ner cent from Chicago to thu
seaboara.
Charles A. Platt editor of tne Plain
field Sentinel and for fifteen year
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Mercer Case Is Opened.

st. Louis, March 18.-The hearing
of the arguments in the anti-merger
suit Of the government against the
Northern Securities company began
in the United States court OF appeals
at 10 a. m. The case is being heard
by Judges sanborn, Caldwell, Thayer
and Vandevanter. The suit is prac-
tically a continuance of the proceed
ings begun by Governor Van SAINT in
the supreme court in Minnesota more
than a year ago.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

From Bishop Brooks: For few
weeks let the obgruse worldiness which
block the doors of our hearts stand
back; and let the way be clear that He
who longs to enter in Ind help us may
come land meet nc obstacle. This is
our lenten task. IF any man will hear
my voice and open unto me will come
in and sup with him." says Jesus. To
still the catter nd,itumult a little SC
that we may hear His voice and to
open the door by prayer, that is the
privilege of these coming week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Eon Is csnse Of a Wreck.

Mtnsien, Neb. March 49,. During .
dense fog an eastbound passenger
train On the Burlington ran into the
rear end Of a freight four miles from
here. G. A. Olson OF McCoo3S. trav-
cling eng1neer, who was riding In the
freight caboose. waa badly injured.
The conductor saved himself by jump,
ing. The caboose took fire and was
burned The passenger engine was
partly demolished.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
NAMES PENNELL AS SLAYER.
Burdiclt's Partner Believes Divorces
Case Bred Crime.

EurdiclSs Partner Believes Divorce
Case Bred Crime.
Buffalo, March 1S.-The name OF
Arthur r. Pencil, who was named as
correspondent in the Burdick divorce
proceedings and who met terrible
death in Genres stone quarry two
weeks after Edwin L. Burdick was
murdered, constantly came to the sur
face in the inquest before Judge Muir
ply. Charles S. Parlle, Burdick's
former business partner and close
friend, while on the witness stand
gave it as his opinion, based upon
information and superstition, that Pen
nell or hired assassin killed MI
Burdick. Fear of disclosures growing
out of the divorce proceedings insti
tuted by Mr.. Burdick against his wife
Mr.. Parke firmly believed, was the
motive for the crime,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Shot by Insane Negro.

Birmingham. Ala, March 1S.-A
message was received by the Rev. q.
T. bowling, stating that his brother,
A. T. Bowling, his brothers wife and
two young men were shot by a negro
near Clawton. Ala. Andrew T. BOWL
ing is dead and the others are proba
bly, fatally wounded. Cooper. the ne
gro was arrested and 1t is thought he
is insane. Before going to the bowl
ing home he attacked his wife and Sc
verely wounded her.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Notice Of Employing Teachers.

Notice is hereby given, that at the
Board of Directors of the Independent
District of Denison, called to meet at,
the office of the secy.sof the board in
Denison April 9th, 1903 Teachers for
the ensuring year will be employed.
All persons interested will file their
applications with the undersigned be-
fore that date.
Dated at Denison Iowa March II :03.
GEO. A. RICHARDSON Secy.
32-2t1ew
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Spring fever is rapidly replacing la
grippe in popularity.

indianapolis, March 1S.-Sfx per-
sons we're injured at the crossing Of
the Big Four tracks, at East Michigan
street, a street car being struck by a
fast passenger train. The car was
thrown from the tracks. F. D. Nc
Daniel was the most seriously injured.
The arteries and tendons of his right
hand were completely severed. and he
had a narrow escape from bleeding
to death.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

Ns&chez. Miss, March 1S.-Reports
from Boueere. La, are TO the effect
that the break which included the
Texas and Pacific enbankment is
now more than three miles long, The
water is filing the swamp and food
ing the lower section Of Concordla
parish across to Black river. This
water VIII make It's way TO Red river.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

We notice by some of.our exchanges
that4the patrons of some of the rural
routes are donating the carriers feed
A bushel of corn given to the carrier
ruins no farmer and several of these
bushels goes long way with the car
rier. we believe this a good practice
and it shows that the patrons are in
terested in the route.-Auburn Recor.
der.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
CHINA rs NO LONGER SAFE.
Missionaries Now Flockine into
LARGER Cities of Empire.

A-e@i S'i S'tiCS " EfnDifG.
San Francisco, March 1S-W. B.
Bentley, q missionary who has been a
number Of years in Shanghai, has just
arrived here. Speaking of the situa-
ton in China he said
"The latest atrocity committed by
the Boxers was the murder of three
missionaries in the province of Chi LII.
All the missionaries are focking into
the cities, as the country is no longer
safe for foreigners. The Boxer move.
ment in China has two different
phases. In southern China the move
ment is against the dynasty, while in
the north the cry is Down with the
foreigners. The entire movement is
not by Boxers, but a class known as
the reform party
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
striklnn reamsters Win.

Kansas City, March 17.--After argu-
ments lasting more than eight hours,
the attorneys and representatives Of
the striking teamsters and transfer
companies reached an agreement and
every transfer wagon in the city is
running as usual By the terms OF
the settlement The transfer companies
agreed to recognize the union and
made other concessions, which
amounts to almost complete victory
for the strikers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Brakeman Pinned Under Car.

Nebraska City, Neb.. March 49, The
Atdhison freight on the B. & M. com
ing north was wrecked two miles
south of this city. Brakeman s. T.
Jennison was pinned down under a
car and badly mangled. Twelve
freight cars were completely wrecked,
but no other person was injured.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
Line From Portland to San Franclso

San FrancIsc0. Sl2rch lS.-The Cali
says that the report that j. J, Hill of
the Northern Securities company has
his . rents at work in California with
vaw to securing a right of way for
The Great Northen railroad from Port
land to San Francisco is finding con
iderahle confirmation.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

Petersen won two out of the three
and earned them by hard work and a
little good luck.
Wright and Klinker played post
poned game at Lane and Leahy's
alleys. Klinker winning two out three
and total number of pins. The score
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19
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All these instruments are models Of per-
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Call soon and look them over and make
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

Peterson is now the leading team in
percent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-19

The exciting time of the evening
came when Kelly.rolled against Green
and not only lost two out of three
but lost on totals as we'll. The spec
| ing for Green's team in their anxiety to
see the high team obeaten and pulled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08

DAYTON, o., May 7.-Marion won the
deciding game of the series to-day i'm the
eighth inning a pass and three hits,
which Melted two runs. Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08

spill in the fifth. Montholon went down
and suffered what may prove broken leg.
Mendon went to his knees and Roberts, an
apprentice jockey, went over his head
Both jockeys were unhurt. The track was
fast. crowd good and all events well filled
Summary: -
First Race-One mile: Mary Glenn. SO
CTully), 13 80 10. won; Flying Ship. 70
(Booker), 2 to 1, second Mint Bed. 107 NC
Henry, II to l. third. Time, 1:4119.
Second-Seyen furlongs: Lanpoon. l02
(Helgerson), even. won; Capt Hugh Brad
ley. 100 "a. Finley. TO 1. second; ST
Wood. 107 Gil Booker), IL to /, third Time.
1:2S14.
Third-steeplechase handicap. short
course: Lore Radnor. 40 (Heider), TO l,
won: DR.. Nowlin, 1872 (McAuliffe), 21a to /,
second; KingaIong, 142 (Brodje), to l.
third. Time. 2:55
Fourth-Bluegrass stakes. $1,000 added,
for three-yea--olds. six and half furlongs:
Monsieur Beaucaire, 112 "a. w. Bookef).
49, 10 /, won; The Crisis, l07 (HelgeTson),
TO l. second: Judge Hines, III Oh BOOK
err, PA to /. third. Time. 1:2112.
Ffth-Four and a half furlongs: Sweeue:
lOI (CrowhursD, Z 10 5. won; Leech. III
(WinkfeldD, 20 to /, second; Morning Star.
1O2 (ScuIly), to 1. third. Time. :55lz:
Sixth-One mile: Mandamus, 1O6 III:
Booker, 3 to /, won; The Stewardess, lO4
(Shilling), to !, second: Remp lOo (R
Williams), to /, third. Time, 1:43A.