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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27

Payne's motion.
The previous question was ordered,
11s to 1903, a party vote. The motion
for adjournment until Friday then pre-
vailed.
New Currency Bill.
Representative Hill, of Connecticut,
introduced a bill Tuesday ito improve
currency conditions" The bill contains
seven sections, each one of which
changes some portion of existing ifs
cal law. The measure proposes to
make it possible for the secretary Of
the treasury to deposit all government
receipts in national bank repositories
by eliminating the words except re-
ceipts for customs;" repeats the s., OOO,-
900 limit on the withdrawal of circulate
ing notes; provides that subsidiary
coinage may be increased by the re-
coinage of silver dollars; that the ratio
of printing the different denominations
of silver certificates and greenbacks be
changed to meet the demands of bust
ness; provides for new ten-dollar gold
certificate to take the place of the ten
dollar greenback; removes the restric-
ton on the issuance of five-dollar bank
notes, and provides uniform tax Of
one-half of one per cent. per annum on
all national bank circulation.
Senate.
Immediately after the converting Of
the senate Tuesday President Pro Tenn.
Frye presented an invitation from the
governor of Louisiana inviting the SEN
ate to attend the ceremonies incident
to the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary Of the transfer of Louisiana
territory to the United States. He also
required to question raised Monday as
to whether concurrent resolutions Of
congress require the approval of the
president In order to render them op-
erative. He said that it had never been
the practice to send such resolutions to
the president, but he read the provision
of the constitution bearing on the SUBJ
ject, which makes no distinction be-
tween concurrent resolutions and Joint
resolutions, and remarked that he did
not know how congress had been able
to escape from the constitutional re-
Quirement.
Without disposing of the subject, the
senate passed to routine business, after
which Senator Carmack's resolution
for the investigation of the conduct of
the post Office department was laid be-
fore the senate, and, upon motion of Sen
ator Penrose, was referred to the COM
mittee on post offices and post roads.
Senator Morgan was then recognized
to continue his speech on the Panama
canal question. AS on Monday, he
sharply criticised the course of the adj
ministration and of others who oppose
the Nicaragua route,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY.
Hearing I'm shipbuilding Case Is Re-
sumed in New yorL-Nixon
ON the Stand.

New York, Nov. 25.-Testimony of 9
sensational nature was introduced at
the United States Shipbuilding hearing.
which was resumed here Tuesday Dur
ing the course of his edirectexamination
Of Lewis Nixon, president of the ship.
building company, Mr. Unterman, coun-
sci for the compliments, brought out
from Mr.. Nixon the statement that OF
the $5,000,0O0 additional stock issued
when the company was reorganized to
take inthe Bethlehem company, 81 ,O0O,-
900 went to Max Pam, Mr. Schwab's
counsel, and 100000 each to Mr.. Nix
on, Mr.. Dresser and the Trust Company
OF the Republic, leaving $1,0OO,0O0, the
disposition of which he did not know.
He did not know whether Mr. Schwab
obtained it. 1t was also brought out
that at the time the Sheldon reorgan.
ization plan was under consideration
Mr.. Schwab offered to purchase $780,.
600 bonds, with the accompanying DO.
nus Of $4,000 shares common stock and
$4,000 shares preferred stock, issued to
Mr.. Nixon, for 100000. while the mar.
ket value was far less than this, Mr.
Untermyer making the direct charge
that this was in the nature of a bride
to induce Mr.. Nixon to agree to the Shell
don plan of reorganization, instead Of
the plan for an assessment of stock
which he had previously advocated.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
The government refuses to surrender
the capital and the situation is growing
BOTH MEN ARE FREED.
d. ". Miller and Joseph NJ. Johns
Acquitted of Charge OF
Conspiracy,

Cincinnati, Nov. 23.-D. v. Miller, OF
Terre Haute, and Joseph M. Johns, Of
Rockville, Ind, were on Friday acquit.
ted Of the charge Of conspiracy to ex.
tort q bride from John ]. Ryan, made by
the post Office department. The verdict
Of mot guilty" was received by the
crowd with demonstrations that could
not be suppressed by the court officers,
AS soon as court was adjourned and
Judge Albert c. Thompson had retired,
pandemonium broke loose among the
jollifying friends of the defendants from
Indiana and others and continued for
some time, Miller and Johns and At,
torney. Hiram d. Rulison and Charles
w. Baker and others were overwhelmed
with congratulations.
1t was evident to all after the charge
to the jury that the verdict was a sur.
prise, as the general prediction was that
the jury would again be unable to agree
on verdict. The penalty for the offense
Of such a conspiracy is two years or a
fine of $4,000, or both. The federal Of
ficials acknowledge their disappoint-
ment in the final outcome, but express
some satisfaction in definite result as
1t takes almost a week to hear the case
and many apprehended that another
trial might be necessary. The govern.
ment officials state that this case was not
like any of the other postal cases that
are pending, as this case simply dealt
with the action of Miller when he was
an assistant attorney in the post Office
department.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
FEDERATION ADJouRNs.
Great Lnbor Convention in Boston
Completes Its W0rk-Delcgate Ar
raiEns United States Senate.

Boston, Nov. 25.-The convention OF
the American Federation of Labor ad-
journed finally at $3.50 p. m. Monday.
A resolution was adopted asking all
working people to purchase goods
bearing the union label. The commit
tee on boycott recommended the great
est caution in establishing boycotts. In
adjourning the convention President
Gompers declared that it had been I'M
questionably one of the most memora-
BILE and significant conventions in the
history of the whole labor movement
and that matters of the greatest mo-
ment had been decided.
What was regarded as one of the
most memorable incidents of the con-
vention developed just before it's close
1t was furnished by Delegate Andrew
Furuseth, of San Francisco, who, in
defending the legislative committee OF
the federation, arraigned the United
States senate, which, he declared, con-
tanned "the most insidious enemies OF
labor" He charged that there was a
party in the senate that is deliberately
taking every right away from the
working people. He named several
senators, who he said would bear
watching
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
WORK OF The INDIAN BUREAU
Extracts from Annual Report Of
Commissioner Jones.
That He Must Work or Stnrvc
Some Statistics.

Washington, Nov. Is. = The annual
report of Commissioner of Indian At
fairs Jones advocates the education Of
the Indian in the rudiments of the
English language and that he be
taught that he must work or starve.
The commissioner thinks this policy in
a generation or more will regenerate
the race, and that the Indian should be
protected only to the extent that he
may gain confidence in himself, leav-
Ing nature and civilized conditions to
do the rest. There were 257 Indian
schools in operation during the year,
81 being reservation boarding schools,
rs non-reservation, and 140 day
schools. The enrolment of pupils was
24,357, and employees numbered 2,2S2.
Mr.. Jones strongly denounced the
sun" and other religious dances of
the Indians and says that sworn re-
ports of eye witnesses of these per-
formances show they are revolving in
the extreme. A total of $757,173 has
been paid to the Indians for their in
herited lands under the act of May 81,
1902.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
It Won't Heb ANY.

A State Marshall Club has been or
gained in Howard county. The CD
ject If this organization is the en-
force ment Of the liquor law through
the appointment of officers similar to
that Of Oil Inspector or Dairy Com
missioner etc. The legislature will
DE asked to pass bill at their session
his winter providing for five state
marshalls whose duty will be to see
crat the liquor laws Of Iowa are en-
forced. There is evidently desire
On the part of these people who are
active in the promotion of this scheme
to create more jobs for chronic office
seekers. In addition to this, law of
this kind is OF dubious value as a
means of checking the l'quor traffi,..
. Mr.. A. q. Rankin, the Pittsburg iron
mouldrr, who takes the stump every
four years for the republican candi-
date for president and who during
the remaining three years works any
old graft, is tie organizer at work in
this part Of Iowa.-New Hampton
Tribune.
The Tribune refers to Mr.. Rankin
as "the iron moulder," Why bless
you. Rankin hasn't been an iron
moulder for 20 years. As for his state
marshall scheme we already have
officers whose duty it is to see that
the laws are enforced and they are
doing that duty as well as any set Of
men would or can DEBORAH Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
GRANTED cA,LpREn,s nEavssr
Governor cummins Orders Liberation
Of Ernest WILEY.

G'HCsI WHEY
Hazel Wiley, aged ten, who has
been circulating petitions in Des
Moines for the purpose of getting her
father, Ernest Wiley, out of the Fort
Madison penitenitary, was last week
rewarded for her efforts by Governor
Cummins. The governor granted the
pardon. Hazel and Dan, her younger
brother, went to the statehouse and
were waiting for the governor when he
arrived. They presented the petition.
stating that their mother was sick in
bed with pneumonia and could not
come. The governor he'd seen the ac-
counts in the newspapers describing
the valiant work which Hazel has been
doing for her father, and had investi-
gated the case. Little Dan lisped that
he wanted his father home on his
birthday, Thursday, to help celebrate
the event Hazel asked that the gov
ernor send papa for Thanksgiving,
even If he couldn't make it by Dams
birthday. The governors face was
covered with tears when the little tots
left the statehouse. He told the chill
dren that the case would be looked up
at once. and he then ordered the re-
lease of Wiley SO that the man could
get home in time to celebrate his bo-'s
birthday with the 3ildren.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Preacher in Jail.

Rev. A. ]. Wheeler, who is accused
OF obtaining $1,000 from Mrs. Caroline
Strain of lie Grande by false pre-
lenses. has been returned to Marshall
town from Orilla, Canada, where he
was arrested, and is now in Jail. He
says there was no criminal intent in
the transaction with Mrs. Strain and
that while the time in which he was
to repay the woman has elapsed, yet
1t was his intention to pay in full that
Mrs. Strain had never demanded the
money and that she would have Sc
cured the $1,000 with interest. When
asked why he had assumed the name
Of Judkins, Mr.. Wheeler said that was
his middle name and he had gone I'M
der that cognimen in Canada for rea-
sons of personal nature which he
did not care to explain. He admitted
1t was an embarrassing feature of the
case, but said there was nothing crimi-
nal in it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Robbers TerrorIze a Town.

Compelled to remain in their homes
under threat of being shot the resi-
dents of the village of Green Noun
tain, ten miles north of Marshalltown.
were startled by three explosions early
last Friday. The explosions wrecked
the Green Mountain bank building.
The robbers ran through the streets
warning the people to keep indoors
and shooting wherever light appear
ed. The robbers secured $1,000 and
escaped on handcar.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
CAPTURES MORO POSITION.
Gen. Wood Inflicts Heavy Loss to Jolu
Rebels-No More Opposition
Expected.

Manila, Nov. z5.-Gen. Wood cap
tured the Moro position in the hills of
Jolo. north Of Taglibi. on the goth inst.
and destroyed the earthworks they had
thrown up there. Private Martin Bren-
nan, Of the Fourteenth cavalry, was
killed during the engagement. and two
privates were wounded. one seriously.
The loss on the Moro side Is known to
have been Is, probably more, as the
ground is covered with brush and bod
les are hard to find.
The expedition returned to Jolo, and
pending an investigation, Gen. Wood
says that, so far as he can see, there
will be no more opposition on the part
of the sultan's men who led the fighting.
According to his understanding this
action on the part Of the Mores abro-
gates the Bates treaty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Granger and florenceviIIe.
Fine skating.

Fine skating.
Mr.. and Mrs j. T. Drummond
spend Thanksgiving at Spring Valley,
They join party at that place, en-
route for California, Monday, where
they will spend the winter.
Miss Harriet Privat, Of Chicago, is
home for the winter vacation.
Services were held in the M. e,
church, Thanksgiving morning.
The Ladies Aid Society gave an
oyster supper in the Hall Thanksgiv-
ing night.
Miss Luella Newmiller and Curt
Wentworth were on the sick list las t
week.
Misses .Adah Robinson and Alba st
John visited here a few days last
week.
A number of our young people took
in the foot ball game at Harmony last
Saturday.
A flne Thanksgiving program was
rendered by the school children We'd
n sday afternoon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
HAPPENINGS In IOWA
EvENTe OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Former Governor Francis M. Drake
succumbs to Diabetes at Gen.
terviIIe-Robbers Make
a Bold Raid.
a Bold Raid.

General F. M. Drake, ex-governor of
Iowa, died at the home of his daugh.
ter Mrs. Henry Goss, in Centerville,
at I'LL o'clock last Friday morning.
The ex-governor was stricken with
diabetes several days ago and had
been gradually growing worse ever
since. No alarm was felt until late
Thursday evening. His son, John A.,
and his daughter, Mrs. ]. l.. Sawyers,
were summoned from New York. His
other three daughters. Mrs. Henry
Goss, Mrs. George Sturdevant and Mrs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Chester Chips.
Give thanks

| Give thanks
Geo. Smith, Jim Mcdowell and Clark
Barrett are home from the west.
Mrs. Fred Nichols and City, went to
Spring Valley the first OF the week.
Thanksgiving services were held in
the Presbyterian church Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Brown was on the sick
list the first Of the week.
N ISIS Jennette Auwers expects to
pend her Thanksgiving vacation at
home.
The young people are all enjoying
the fine skating.
Chas. Thomas aunt, Mrs. Whit
more OF Lime Springs visited his home
Tuesday.
Little Marjorie Smart of Leroy.
visited Miss Louise Meredith the first
of the week.
Miss Pearl Meredith is now no me
from Leroy to stay.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING
Smoke Envelops Cotton Belt Region
Of Two Southern States.
ARected-severe Loss Reported
to Live Stock.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 25.-The en-
tire cotton belt region of West Missis-
sippi and Arkansas was enveloped in
dense smoke Tuesday, as a result Of Sc
rious forest fires which have been rag
ing for three days. Large areas of tim
Der are burning and the fires havespread
rapidly. Advices from Little Rock,
Ark, state that the fires are burning in
all directions and pail of Irritating
smoke hangs over that city. Between
Memphis and Little Rock, on the Choc-
taw railroad, the woods are on fire on
both sides of the railway line, while the
timbered section north of Little Rock
on the Iron Mountain road is burning.
The fires extend as far north as Wal
nut Ridge and the timber lands south
west of Swifton are in flames.
At Greenville, Miss, and other points
in the Yazoo delta, great clouds of
smoke seriously interfere with the river
traffic.
Inhabitants of the cotton belt are
anxiously awaiting the first signs of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
confesses to Plagiarism.

John Booth, the winner Of the state
high school oratorical contest in Colo
RADIO last year, winner of this years
Drake university oratorical contest, il
not the interstate, has confessed that
the Grafton with he has achieved all
his honors was stolen from the essay.
The Value Of the Decision" in "Por-
traits and Principles" A girl in the
sophomore class made the exposure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27

Washington, Nov. 25.-When the
house convened Tuesday Mr.. Payne
moved that when an adjournment is
taken it be until Friday.
Mr.. DeArmond (dem., Mo- asked as
to the purpose of the house with refer
ence to adjournment, saying the house
had transacted the business for which
1T had been called in extraordinary ses-
sion, and that it was known what ac-
ton the senate had taken.
Mr.. Payne said he had not been adj
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Cir, Falls Seventy Feet.

Miss May Buckley, night operator
of the Telephone company at Clinton,
fell down an elevator shaft from the
fifth story of the Weston building at
night and miraculously escaped from
death. She fell seventy feet and
struck on the top of the iron cage, her
fall being somewhat broken by fine
network of steel on top, which par
TALLY broke her fall. Her arm was
broken. leg badly bruised and hand
crushed. She will recover.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
High Butter Scores.

The prize winners in the competi-
tive butter test at the Iowa dairy
mems convention at Waterloo have
been announced. Out of 1877 contest
ants w. S. Smarzo of Masonville took
first. scoring SO points out of a posi-.
BILE 100. J. E. Scott of Dubuque was
second. with 971a. The following
officers were elected: President, s. B.
Shifting, Mason City; vice president,
W. B. Barney. Hampton; secretary, p.
H. keiffer, Manchester; treasurer, F.
A. Leighton. New Hampton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
EIGHT for Lower Rata.

The railroads operating in Iowa arc
to have another battle over passenger
mileage in the state legislature this
winter. Senator John Hughes of
Williamsburg is already drafting
bill to present in the upper house fix
Ing the rate Of passenger transporta-
ton at cents per mile. 1t is under.
stood he has another champion of the
bill who is a member of the lower
house and will take the lead in the
fight for its passage there.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
New construetion comp,nx.

The Midland Railway Construction
company has filed articles Of incorpo.
ration at Dubuque with capital stock
of s250,000. The object of the COM
pany is to construct and operate rail
roads, electric or other motive power
within the state of Iowa. The capital
stock will be divided into shares of
800 each.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
EX-GOVERNOR DRAKE.

T. A. Shoots, and another son, Frank
Drake, the latter two from Chicago
were at the bedside.
The estate of General Drake, con-
risting Of bank and railroad stocks and
farm land. is estimated to be worth be-
tween 100000 and 100000. 1t is
said Drake university, which institu-
ton the ex-governor has already given
sums totalling 100000, will receive a
share of the estate.
General Francis Marion Drake was
born in Rushville, Schuyler county, ILL.,,
Dec. 80, 1880. He was elected to the
governorship of Iowa in 1895.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Both Badly Burned.

In attempting to save the life of his
wife, whose clothing had caught on
ire from pan Of burning gasoline,
II. H. Young of Sioux City had his
face and arms seriously burned and
his whiskers burned off. His wife
also received bad injuries, and it is
feared she inhaled some of the flames.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Pension Came Too Late.

After twenty years pension has
reached Des Moines for Mrs. Robert
Murray, whose son was killed in the
battle of the Wilderness, but it found
the applicant, who had waited patient.
ly for it, occupying a little green lot
IN Woodland cemetery. The money
Will be returned to the government,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
An Honest Lawyer.

An exchange says that the truthful
standing of an editor is app reciafei
after death, If not before. A lawyer
recently sent the following words of
an editor to a nearby town: "Dear
Madam' l can not tell you how pain.
ed was to hear that your husband
has gone to heaven. We were bosom
frlerds but can never, never meet
akain.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
DueIist Goes Free.

Henry Vanderpool, who shot and
killed Frank WATSON at Lineville in a
pistol duel Thursday, has been re.
leased. The coroner's jury returned
Z verdict of justifiable homicide. The
two men quarreled in restaurant.
One challenged the other, and a duel
with pistols was fought in front Of the
place, the men starting off twenty
PAGES. WATSON was shot through the
heart and twice through the body.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Bad Blaze at Preston.

Preston. Jackson county. had a
$4,000 fire last week. The Foster
block burned, with the general store
OF Fred King on the first floor. The
Farmers and Merchants bank was al
so damaged. On the second floor
were the opera house, K, p. hall and
offices.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
AucnoNEERs NOTICE,

IT you are thinking Of having an
Auction sale, the first thing to decide
is who can sell your goods for the most
money. Remember the best is none
10 good. l have had over 25 years
practice. You can reach me by letter
1r phone. Call me at my expense.
A. L. LONG,
Sm2 Preston. Mimi.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Post once .Robhea.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov, 25.-Burglars
broke into the post office at Nanti-
coke early Tuesday, blew open the safe
and secured about $4,000 In money and
stamps. Post Office Inspector German
says it was the work of experts. 1t is
thought the robbers made their escape
on freight train.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27

zone OF my children was taken with
craMp and suffered severely" says S
3 E'zae, OF Monett, Mo. II telephon-
cd for doctor, then gave a dose of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dr.
arrhoea Remedy, and few hours later
a second disc. before the doctor came
The child was relieved For sale by
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Fire Loss Of sixty Thousand

Fire at Pocahontas caused loss Of
100000. The Quinn hardware store
loses $4,000; the telephone exchange,
$1,000: a billiard hall. bowling alley,
clothing store and Office were other
losses. exclusive of the building in
which they were located.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Farmer Robbed of 5000.

P. G. Rich of 1.orah, Ia. small sta
ton near Atlanta. Ia, was held up and
robbed of 5000 by two footpads in
Kansas City. Rich recently sold his
farm in Iowa and the robbers took
every dollar he possessed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
Murdered In Box Car.

The body of an unknown man. well
dressed. was found in burning box
car attached to a Great Western train
at Hayfield. The man is believed to
have been murdered and the car fred
to hide the crime.