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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

VIC Went through Queen vii,
helIhina's winter palace. She
comes there at the opening of
Parliament Sept. 18th. The
Royal Palace is beautiful, but
not nearly so magnificent as
the Kings palace at Rome.
When in Paris we went out
to Versailles, about Is miles
from the centre of the city, and
visited the famous Palace of
the Bourbons, where Louis XIV
and his successors lived in such
magnificence. The Palace in
itself, with its 1888 rooms, is
grand indeed, and our guide
said one travelled seven miles in
going through the Palace, a
statement | am inclined to
think was not exaggerated for
| was never more tired from
walking. Marie Antoinette's
apartments are left as she used
them, or partially so, even to a
small chest covered with en-
broidered satin, her crest and
monogram showing in the en-
broidery, that she used to keep
her baby's linen in. The grounds
surrounding this palace are as
beautiful as time, money and
labor can produce.
We like London very much
and in no city that we have
been in is there such a "fullness
of life" as that which crowds
the streets of the metropolis of
Great Britain. Very few would
find fault with the egotistical
cockney who took liberties with
the old Castilian proverb and
made it read See London and
live" for there is surely much
to live for here. We have seen
many of the principal features
of interest and there still re-
main many yet to be seen.
The Tower is historically as
interesting as any spot in Lon
don, | think. 1t is said to cover
an area of twelve acres, so you
see it takes a long while to see
it all. The "Yeomen of the
Guard" Beef-eaters, are still in
attendance there, and they
wear their ancient and pictur-
esque dress Of the time of
Henry VII. We were taken
into the Bloody Tower, where
Sir Walter Raleigh was inn
prisoned so long, and shown the
place of execution, the block
and axe used in the execution
of Queen Anne Bolyn, Queen
Catherine Howard, Lady Jane
Grey and many others. The
Wakefield Tower contains the
crown jewels, which we had
the pleasure of viewing. On
ascending the stair you find
yourself in a circular apart
ment, in the center of which is
a large double case, in which
are arranged the splendid OBJ
jects which form the British
Regalia. King Edwards crown
is of course the most important.
1t was his mothers, remodeled
for him and enlarged consider
ably. 1t contains about 300
pearls and $500 diamonds, be-
side many other jewels. The
attendant there said the total
value of the Regalia was $751;
100000 or G3,O00,OO0.
| found Westminster Abbey
very interesting, especially the
Poets Corner, where | noticed
the tombs of many Of the illus
trious of Great Britian's dead,
among them Chaucer, Tenny-
son, Spencer, Dickens, Dryden,
Browning, 1--WE visited Mrs.
Browning's tomb in Florencel
Campbell, Ben johnson, and
many others, and on one side is
a beautiful bust of Longfellow
with an inscrintion To tha affec+
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4 Letter fssit Mrs. ney',te.

A Letter Ficii Mrs; neVore.
The following letter WAS re-
ceived this week by MS. r.
Robinson:
London, Eng, Sunday, Aug.
30, 1903. Dear Mrs. Robinson:
We have had a thoroughly
enjoyable summer here in Eur
ope, and the month spent in
Italy was one of the most de
lightful l have ever Inexperienced.
Who could forget Rome with
its many places of historical in
terest, or Florence, rich in it's
endowments of both nature and
ant, proudly boasting of being
called the "Athens of Italy;;"
and dirty old Naples with the
narrow streets and dense pop
ulation; Venice beautiful,
quiet Venice, where there are
no horses feet Gathering over
the pavements, but the soft
splash of the gondolas UNDER
meath your window can be
heard the whole night through,
with now and then, in the dis
lance, some lover serenading
his dark-eyed Venetian sweet
heart, or perhaps party of
young people with guitars,
singing in their soft Italian
! voices the national airs of their
country, makes it charming be-
You'd description. In thirty
minutes after dinner is finished
the Hotel is deserted and
Everybody and his family"
have gone on the canal in gon-
dolas for the remainder of
the evening. 1t was an ideal
existence, but like all good
things it didn't last. By the
way, our hotel adjoined the
"House of Desdemona," and
that also reminds me that our
interpreter took us up a dirty
little alley, through an old mar
ket place, and there pointed out
to us the original home of the
Merchant of Venice.
Our tour of Switzerland and
Germany was very interesting,
and in the scenery of st. Cot
tard and along Lake Lucerne a
world OF picturesque landscapes
rises before our eyes. We spent
several days in the Alps in and
around Lucerne. Doctor and |
climbed one very high noun
tain Burgenstock,) going up
part of the distance in the cog
wheel railroad that causes one
to feel, if they have the cour-
age to look back, that the next
instant would find them pre-
cipitated into unknown depths.
But a little mountain climbing
goes a long way, and we felt
perfectly satisfied without at
tempting the ascent of The
Rigi or Pilatus.
We passed through Germany
during their harvest time and
as our travel was in observation
cars we had an excellent oppor-
tunity of viewing the country
and seeing their manner of
farming. Oxen are driven al
most exclusively once in a
while one will see a horse, or
possibly a horse and COW yoked
together and the women work
in the fields with their baby
coaches standing nearby. In
one field where we saw a large
number of men and women at
work we counted seven baby
carriages. Our courier in
formed us that the women did
their houseWork and a large
portion of field labor beside.
However, they appeared strong
and robust, with rosy, smiling
faces, as though we'll contented
with their lot inlife. The Ger
man farm house is a quaint,
thatched roof affair, with the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Fine Horse Injured

Aaron Carpenters fine 2
year-old trotting mare was bad
ly cut on a barbed wire fence
yesterday. She is one of the
finest bred colts in western
lowe.
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$500: ,s:;:.., 4. go; =. q

IL 40 GIlC w EllI1l OlG SNIl1StLf
Shop immortalized by Dicketls
The inside is little and low;
with tiny counters wherc they
sold pictures and husts Of
Dickens, souvenirs of all kinds,
and pictures of Little Nell and
her Grandfather" ranging in
price from a six pence to six
shillings.
We have been in several of
their fine opera houses here in
London, and when in Paris we
attended the opera "William
Tell' in the Grand opera house,
which they claim is the finest
in the world.
Doctor is very busy these
lays doing hospital work and
expects to devote his time that
way during our stay here. We
will not get home until the first
of October at least. 1t seemed
a little lonely after the Council
Bluffs people left, but London
is place one could not get
homesick in very easily. Al
though we have had a most
pleasant vacation shall be
real glad to see Missouri Valley
and my friends there again.
With very best regards, be-
lieve me
Most sincerely yours,
STELLA M. DEVoRE.
Stigleman's Photos are guar
anteed first class, up-to-date,
and not to fade. If
Mrs. Robert Craft is with
Omaha friends.
Miss Phrone Butler returned
home this afternoon from a
several days visit with Monda-
min friends.
Misses Ute Mckay and Besse
O'Connor departed this after
noon for Lincoln, Neb., where
they will attend school at the
Nebraska University.
Found Carriage lamp. Owner
can recover property by calling
at Woodland & Wehrli's black
smith shop and paying cost of
advertising.
Miss Allie Boner returned
from st. Paul last night, where
she had been visiting relatives.
Lost. A large Cameo pin. A
liberal reward will be paid for
the return of the same to The
Times office. Lost on 4th or
Erie street.
Miss Ella Castor, of Onawa,
is in the Valley the guest of
her uncle, Aaron Carpenter,
and family, for a few days.
G. w. Beagle looked after
business affairs in Omaha today.
Takes Charge Of Dairy Again.
j. H. Sherwood has again
taken charge of the Spring
Dairy. Those wanting milk
will please phone No. 237.
s23 j. III. Sherwood.
Homeseekers' Excursion to the
Northwest, West and South
west, and COlOnist Low
Rates West.
Via the North Western Line.
Excursion tickets at greatly re-
duced rates are on sale to the
territory indicated above. Stan
dard and Tourist Sleeping Cars,
Free Reclining Chair Cars and
"The Best of Everything" For
dates of sale and full particu-
lars apply to Agents Chicago &
North Western R'y.
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Nebraska and Wyoming
Division.
GOING EAST.

GOING EAST.
6 Black Hills Express ........ SOS m
20 lincoln Passenge- 800. 1920 m
"a Accommodation 800. 80. $40 IN
GOING WEST.
8 Black Hills Express. ..... 800 m
10 Lincoln Passenger. ............. 7:4O m
Train No leaving Missouri Valley at S m
is a local train carrying passengers for Cal.
Junction, Modalc Mondamin, Little Sioux and
intermediate points to Sioux City.
Freight train No. IS, leaving here at 9:34 a m
carries passengers for points between Missouri
Valley and Sioux City.
r ROBINSON, Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Recsrd 81 the District Court.

1AlilOllS CIlO NSSoO0 NiokOoOO VI
at the present session Of the
district court are the following:
Augusta C. Roberts VS. A. j.
Shinn. Case tried to the court
and taken under advisement.
Mary c. Moore VS. j. P. Moore.
Cause tried and submitted.
C. w. Gallaher VS. j. M. Kill
mer. Cause settled in full for
5000 and costs.
Mrs. Greer VS. Estate of Pat
rick Kirlin. The jury returned
a verdict in favor Of Mrs. Greer
for $500, the amount of her
claim.
Mrs. Bird VS. Estate of Pat
rick Kirlin. Cause is now be-
ing tried.
Don't order a suit of tailor
made clothes until you have
seen JENsEN'S stock and got
his prices, which are as low as
anybody's.
Blunt Bros, commenced the
foundation this morning for a
fine new house Austin Mcintosh
is building on his farm north Of
the city.
See Out magnificent line
8: furs for the ladies'.
Wick
Mr.. John Marshal and MIR.
Reddy Gray were in Logan to-
day, the guests of the grand
jury.
Stigleman's Photos are up-to-
date. Special prices on all
work for a short time in order
to secure sample pictures.
Reeds old stand. If
Geo. Gumb is on the sick list.
Ed D. Bradley transacted bus
mess in Omaha today.
Extra select oysters, Soc a
quart at Bells.
The Iowa weather rep ort
shows that Harrison county got
11.66 inches of rain in August,
and the September report will
show more than that amount.
Now Is Just the time for
one Of those oil heaters, to
take the chill off your rooms.
j. r. Nc 6ayren sells them.
Mrs. Samuel Morrison, Of
Council Bluffs, is in the Valley
the guest of her mother, Mrs.
John Spaniel, for few days.
Pictures enlarged at Stigle-
mans. tt
Mrs. VIM. Bourn, of Modale,
was in the Valley today the
guest of Mrs. j. H. South.
See our window display Of
chlIdren's ClcakS
Wick
For Rent-two front fur
nished rooms. So per month.
407 9Th street. $40
Think Court Will Adjourn Satur-
day.
1t is thought the Sept. term
of the Harrison County District
Court will adjourn Saturday,
September 10th.
Exceptionally fine values in
dress goods at
If The Leader.
Advance Sale.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Stylish CIcaks and coats
for the ladies' Wick

Miss May Finley is in the city
for a two weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Finley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RY.
Time TABLETOP Trains Out Of
Rode. Iowa.

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, S, will atop on signal for pass
engers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis, st. Panl or Chicago
| Nos. 81, 30 ~ and W run between 1t. Dodge
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
/, Coupon tickets can be procured on one or two
days notice.
Thos.J. Cochran Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Advance Sale.

The box office at the New
Theatre will be open at z p. M,
on Saturday, September 10Th
for the sale of seats for Mon
day evenings performance Of
cat Pixies Peak"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

| bought a large lot of fine
cards with the Reed studio
with Mr.. Reeds name on. In.
order to use these cards | will
for a short time give from Is
to SO per cent off on that class
of work.
If stigleman's Studio.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Another invoice Of the
czar|1a EsettlCoats lust re-
Ceived, Is be sold at whole
sale prices at
F. L. Stoddard's.

Mrs. r. Newton entertains
Monday evening Sept. 21st in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. j.
D. Newton of Washington, D. C.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

Exceptionally fine values in
dress goods at
If The Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Think Court Will Adjourn Satur'

1t is thought the Sept. term
of the Harrison County District
Court will adjourn Saturday,
September 10Th.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Sac the Leaders new street
hats.

Go to the Leader for bargains
in millinery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
CIcaks for the children at
ViCk'S.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Newton
leave tomorrow morning to pay
Onawa and Little Sioux rela-
tives a short visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

The Iowa weather rep ort
shows that Harrison county got
11.66 inches of rain in August,
and the September report will
show more than that amount.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Miss Allie Boner returned
from st. Paul last night, where
she had been visiting relatives.

Lost. A large Cameo pin. A
liberal reward will be paid for
the return of the same to The
Times office. Lost on 4th or
Erie street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

For Rent two front fur
nished rooms. So per month.
407 9Th street. $40
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

work we counted seven baby
carriages. Our courier in
formed us that the women did
their homework and a large
portion of field labor beside.
However, they appeared strong
and robust, with rosy, smiling
faces, as though we'll contented
with their lot inlife. The Ger
man farm house is a quaint,
matched roof affair, with the
lower part used for stables.
We were in Baden-Baden,
Cologne and Heidelberg, all
beautiful cities. The day we
arrived in the latter place was
the Tooth anniversary of the
Heidelberg University, and Of
course the city was in gala at
tire for the celebration.
We spent some time in Bel
GUM and Holland the land of
bikes and wind mills and dur
ing our over Sunday stay in
Amsterdam we took a boat to
Zaandam, where Peter the
Great went to learn ship-build-
ing. His cottage still remains
there enclosed, of course, with
in another building) also a
number Of pieces of furniture
that he used. At The Hague
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

Takes Charge Of Dairy Again.
j. H. Sherwood has again
taken charge of the Spring
Dairy. Those wanting milk
will please phone No. 237.
s23 j. II. Sherwood.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

Life size portraits at stigle-
mans. If
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
ACCUSED THE FRENCH PREMIER.
Chamber of Deputies In An UprOar Over the
fIumbert Case.

Paris (By Cable).-The sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies Friday afternoon
was suspended amid an uproar, which
was precipitated by charges brought by
Maurice Binder, Nationalist, against the
Premier and other ministers in connec-
ton with the Humbert case.
The Deputy accused the Government,
Of corruption in the matter, and called
Premier Combs a chameleon. The Vice,
President, who was in the chair, ordered
Binder to withdraw his terms, but the
latter refused. Amid a general uproar,
the Ministers left the hall.
NJ. Binder continued to use harsh
terms in charactcrizing the Government
acton, referring to the Premier as sin
uouS"
The Vice-President finally became SO
exasperated that he ordered the galleries
cleared, and, putting on his hat, left the
chair.
M. Binder refused to withdraw OF
apologize, and was censured, and the
sitting was suspended, but M. Binder re-
NAMED in possession of the tribune until
the House reassembled.
He then refused to leave the tribune
until threatened with expulsion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
CONVICT TORTURED TO DEATH.
California Prison Committee Makes Startling
Report.

San Francisco Especially The AS
sembly Committee on Prisons has made
a report on its investigation of cruel
punishment in the San Quentin and
Folsom State Prisons.
1t finds that the strait-jacket and
other methods of torture are in use at
both institutions. though the results are
more disastrous at Folsom than at San
Quentin. The committee listened to
many convicts and made the following
report:
"At Folsom we found that one con-
vict. Robert Smith, had been perma,,
nently crippled in his right arm and
hand and had sustained other injuries.
In the case OF Morris Weiss, alias
Weitz, we find he sustained such inJu-
ries to MS hands and arms as result
of the punishment that in all proba-
bility he will never be able to work at
his trade, that of tailor, again.
"In the case OF James Deare we
learned that he was found dead in his
cell within "a hours after being releas-
ed from the strait jacket"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

New York detectives, at the instance
OF postoffice inspectors, arrested Henry
G. Cartwright, a broken; William
Treadwell, a broken, and Charles L.
Goodrich, a clerk, charged with inn
proper use OF the mails in an alleged
combination for turf speculation"
John William, alias Cullen, and John
Wittmer, were arrested in New York,
charged with stealing about $4,000
worth OF silverware and silks from the
store of R. H. Macy & Co. Wittmer
was head night Waterman for the hrm.
Carter Harrison, of Chicago, is re-
ported to have entered into an alliance
with Congressman Hearst, OF New
York, by which the Heart interests IN
Chicago are to support Harrison for
fourth term in the mayoralty.
The forging of J. Pierpont Morgans
name in London is said to involve an
amount exceeding $I65,ooo. Mr.. Nor
gan is not acting in the matter, which
concerns only the banks that accepted
the notes.
Two mailcarriers and two prospec-
tors have been lost in the blizzard in
the mountains OF Idaho. In Wyoming
and Colorado the weather has been
very severe and livestock has suffered.
Recent advances in the stocks OF the
four principal express companles-the
Adams, the American, the Wells ar
90 and the United States-have revived
rumors Of consolidation.
A faithful Newfoundland dog, after
arousing the family OF George Copper
smith, at Hawthorne, N. j., and thus
enabling them to escape from their
burning home, persisted in the flames.
William H. Kimball, former presi-
dent of the Seventh National Bank OF
New York, was sentenced to pay $1,000
for over-certihcation Of checks.
Margaret Snedegar, alias Blanche
Smith, aged 26 years, was found dead
in her room, in Cleveland, O., and the
police think she was murdered
John Cummings, on trial in Yelling
ton, Kan, for the murder of Annie Dish
man, claims that his wife is the real
murderer.
George Nelk, youth, who. murdered
his mother and fatally wounded his SIS
ter Minnie at their home, in German
town, Pa, is still at large. His brother
arrived from Baltimore and visited his
dying sister.
Regina Curry, aged "a years, was as.
saulted and murdered on lonely road
just outside Philadelphia late Thursday
night. When she left car man also
got off, and the conductor saw him fol-
low her. ...,
Robert E. McGraw was shot and killed
in Jackson, Tenn, presumably by Samuel
Hudgins, who mistook him for a. biga-
mist who had married Hudglns' daugll-
ter. =, =,
The collier Ajax brought to New York
the victims of the gun explosion on the
battleship Massachusetts,.
The First National Bank of As6ury
N. J., was closed and the national bank
examiner placed in charge.
William Hooper Young, convicted If
New York of murder in the second de-
gree, was taken to Sing Sing.
George L. o. Perry, colored, was in
dicted for the murder of Miss Agne:
McPhee at Somerville, Mass.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
BILLIONS In COMMERCE
The RESPONSIBILITIES Of the New Depart.
ment Will Be Great.
GROWTH OF PER CAPITA WEALTH.
Emo rmous Commercial interests Of the United
States and Their Rapid Growth-An Inter.
nal Commerce of Twenty Billion Dollars,
Equal to the Entire International Com.
merce OF The World.

Washington, D. C. Especially "A bull
letin of the Treasury Bureau of Stats
tics calls attention to the fact that the
new Department of Commerce will have
dealings with the largest commercial in
terests of the world.
Figures presented estimate the internal
commerce of this country at $2oyooo,ooo,-
900, an amount equal to that of the en-
tire international commerce of the world,
the United States being first in domestic
exports, in manufactures, in transporta-
ton and in internal commerce. In arriv-
ing at this estimate of $4,000, ooo,o 900,
the bureau includes only one transaction
in each article produced, while, in fact,
a very large number of the articles pro-
duced pass through the hands of several
"middlemen" between those of the pro-
Queer and those of the consumer. The
estimate is based upon the figures of the
census, which put the total value OF
manufactures in 1900 at SI3,ooo,ooo,ooo;
those of agriculture at nearly So, 900 900,
oco, and those of minerals about $1,000.
600 ooo Adding to these the product of
the fisheries, the total value of the pro-
ducts of the great industries in 1900
would be $4,000, COO, 600, and the rapid
growth in all lines of industry since
1900, especially in manufacturing, seems
to Justify the conclusion that even sim
gle transaction in all the products of the
country would produce an aggregate tor
1902 of fully $2o,o 100000.
Estimating the internal commerce OF
the country at former census years by
the same method, the Bureau of Stats
tics finds that the total internal COM
merce has grown from about $4,000, 900,
600 in 1850; ,5oo,ooo,ooo in 1860; So,
25o,ooo,ooo in 1870; $7,75oooo,ooo in
1880 and $I2ooo,ooo, 900 in 1890. 1t Will
be seen from this that the internal COM
mercc seems to have increased 50 per
cent. in the decade from 1890 to 1000
and is 10 times as large in 1902 as IN the
year 1850.
During the same period, from 1850 to
1902, the population has increased from
100000 to 100000, and is therefore
only three and half times as great as
in 1850, while the internal commerce is
ten times as great as at that time. This
relative gain of internal commerce over
population is due, in part, to the greatly
increased facilities for transportation
the cheapening of cost of articles utilized
and the increased earnings and increased
wealth of the people. The railroads have
increased from o,o2I miles in 1850 tG
2o1,83o miles in 1902, and the estimated
wealth of the country from S7,I35,78o,ooc
in 1850 to $o4,3 900, 100000 in Iooo-a pei
capita increase of from $3o8 in 1850 tc
Sr,236 in 1000 This increase in wealth
has been accompanied by an increase IN
deposits in banks, those in savings banks
alone increasing from S48,43I,I3o in 1886
to S2,5o7,co4, $50 in 1901.