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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
FRANCE 10 STEER CLEAR.
No Truth in Report That She Will
Join Allies In Venezuelan
Blockade.
WELL SATISFIED WITH PRESENT STATUS
Assurances Given That She VIII Re-
eeive same Treatment as Other
Nations-Ninister Bowen to Sail
for Home-Rumer That Blockade
VIII Soon De. Lifted.

Paris, Jan. 12.-It is said at the
foreign Office here that there are no
grounds for the report that France
will join in the Venezuelan blockade
of the allies. On the contrary, the
French officials are well satisfied
with the present status OF the claims
of France, as Venezuela has given
assurances that France will receive
the same treatment as the other ma
lions would be accorded through re-
sort to forcible measures. Tie
French charge d'affaires at Caracas
has communicated to the foreign
Office Minister Bowen's plans for TAX
ing UP the entire subject at Washing.
ton, and it is expected that the
French position will be presented tc
the Washington conference. The Off
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
DEVIL AND DEEP SEA.

Gals here incline to the belief that
NO definite settlement will be reached
ut Washington and that the ultimate
adjustment will take place before
The Hague arbitration court.
1liniater Dpwen Coming Horne.
Washington, Jan. cablegranl
received from Minister Bowen at the
state department Saturday conveys
the information that he has decided
definitely to sail from La Guayra for
the United States on Sunday, and he
should be IN Washington within .
week or ten days. The minister also
stated in his message that consider
able distress is being felt through
the operation Of the blockade in the
cutting OF Of food supplies
Dlockade Soon to BE Lifted. @
New York, Jan. 12.It is rumored
here, says a World dispatch from
Caracas, from advances from abroad
that the blockade by England and
Germany will be lifted upon Minister
Bowen's arrival in Washington.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
One Man Killed, Several Injured and
a Building wrecked Near
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Jan. 12.-0ne man was
killed, half o dozen injured, and the
woman's wing of the house OF correc.
tfontpartially wrecked by the explosion
of several sticks of dynamite in No.
3 shaft Of the new filtration plant at
Holmesburg, suburb of the city, Sat-
urday. The dead man, who was a La
borer, was blown to pieces. The wom-
ans wing of the house of correction
adjoins the shaft on the south. The
women were at breakfast when the
explosion occurred, aud when the build
ing began to shake there was a wild
rush to get out, resulting in o panic.
The women were gotten out in safety.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Stabbed tils School mate.

Because he was angry at his school
mate, Victor Ross. an eleven-year.oldi
boy, drew a knife on Frank Paul In
the presence OF pupils and teacher, and
stabbed his victim seriously In the
back, Only the interference OF Minnie
PAU, = fourteen-year-old sister Of
Frank. averted probably fatal conse-i
Nnences, Young Paul walked half q
mile to his home. and reached 1t In a
ialnting condition.. Tho fight occurred
" country school ten miles east Of
Sioux City,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Loss Of Flesh

When you can't eat break.
fast, take SCOTS Emulsion.
When you can't eat bread
and butter, take SCOTS
Emulsion. When you have
been living on a milk diet and
want something a little more
nourishing. take SCOTS
Emulsion.
TO get tat you must eat
fat. SCOTS Emulsion Is ..
great fattener, a great
strength styer.
Those who have lost flesh
want to increase all body
tissues. not only fat. Scott
Emulsion increases them all,
bone, flesh, blood and
nerve.
For invalids. for con-
valesc scents, for consumptives,
for weak children. for all
who need flesh, SCOTS
Emulsion IS a rich and CONF
Portable food. and a natural
tonic.
SCOTS Emulsionfor bone,
flesh, blood and nerve.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

Trust Those Who Have Tried.

n. / SUFFERED from catarrll of the
worst kind and never hoped for cure,
but Ely's Cream Basm seems to do
even THAI. = Oscar Ostrom, As Warren
Ave, Chicago, Ill. 81
e lsUFFERED from catarrh; 1t got 81,
bad could NIT work; used Eiy,s
Cream Balm and am entirely we'll
a. G. Clark, Sal Shawmnt Ave-, Bos-
ton. Mass. &
The Balm does not Irritate or cause
sneeztng. Slid by all druggists at so
CTS, II mailed by Ely others, Sc
Warren So, New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
captain neItswcrth bead.

Captain B. F. Beltsworth died az. Le
Mars last week. aged eighty.five years.
He was . pioneer resident and orig
lnally owned the land on which that
city stands, He came to LIE Mars in
1856 three years before q railroad was
built. In early life he was q sailor and
came West in 1856 from Baltimore.
He was married in 1889 and had fifteen
children. twelve Of whom survive.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Another eId se1tier bead.

John G. Hayne. one Of the first set
tiers OF Marshall county, died last
Wednesday at the age Of ninety years,
He came to Marshall county in 1854,
He was q blacksmith, and for years the
shop on his farm was the only one for
miles around: He brought with him
from the East the Arst reaper and,
threshing machine ever used Ia Mar,
shall county. - -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

and quickly escorted to another part
OF the building. Eight hundred paness
OF glass in the north wing of the build
ing were broken, and the force Of the.
explosion was felt for many miles.
The injuredwer taken to a hospital,
after having their wounds dressed at
the house Of correction infirmary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Merchant Burned 20 peath.

John Miller Of Larrabee was burned
to death Wednesday night. Hearing
q noise. he started to descend the stair.
way, holding q kerosene lamp. The
chimney fell OF, and in grabbing for It
ne set his clothing afire. He died
shortly after help reached him. He
was the leading merchant Of Larrabee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Bank Robbery 1 Frustrar ~.

An attempt was made to rob the
bank OF Pisgah early last Wednesday.
The robbers had gained entrance to
the building when Assistant Cashier
u, r. Smith, who sleeps ID the bufld.
ms. WAS awakened. He; fred several
shots at them, but they escaped, with.
out leaving any clue. II
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Two Killed 81 ExpIIoslon

John Matthews and Charles Brad.
Held carpenters. wero Killed Thursday
"a an explosion at the gas plant 1T
Mapieton. Monona county. The ex.
plosion wrecked the plant, broke
nearly every pane Of glass Id town and
damaged surrounding buildinss.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Diocese Of DUBUQUE Too / aroe.

The congregation OF the propaganda
ct Rome 10 studying new division OF
the archdiocese Of Dubuque into three
dioceses. It was made into two by
creating the Sioux City diocese. since
the administrators Of Archbishon1
keans; but it Is considered still "a ba
too large ss ..ss K. - J, 4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Coal Famine Closes Factorles. /!

Coal Eamlne Closes Factorles.
Several large manufacturing plants
N Sioux City have: been obliged to
!; smut down because Of lack Of steam
Goa. Some are closed altogether and
others are keeping up just steam
enough to heat their buildings.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Wantaed!s

10y. horses s years and upwards,
weighing 1000 pounds and upwaIds
for the EaStern,markets. viii be al
Ruddy's barn during the spring md
summsr. SSH E. AHDxAssUA.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Small strike al Marshsilltown.

a small strike took place on the pot
terry plant, under construction at Mar
shaiitown, as q result of . disagree.
ment with Manager Matthews. Eight
or ten union men quit work, asserting
preference was shown nonunion. men.
The carpenters' union held 4 meeting
and appointed q committee to confer
with Mr.. Matthews with view to asi-
susLng their grievances. Manager
Matthews said the company was not
TO- blame. It appears work became
slack because OF 3 failure OF material
TO arrive and some Of the men. IN Of.
der TO keep them employed, were given
work not strictly In the carpenter line.
The union took exception Ia this.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Prominent In theI OH Trade

Albert g. Abbott, manager Of q Buff
sfaios IN. - oil company ana 4 well
known to the oil trade throughout the
country, is dead at his home at Mar.
shalltown, aged sixty-seven years. He
was q past grand master Of Iowa
Masons. - ~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
counterfelters under Arrest. !

George Burke. a painter, who claims
to have formerly resided in Chicago:
and man named Hingberger, who're
Gently moved to Cedar Rapids from
Davenport where he was member
Of the police force, have been arrested
by the Cedar Rapids police and turned.
over to the federal authorities on the
charge of passing counterfeit dollars,
The two men had large quantity OF
spurious coin In their possession and
had passed q great deal OF it during
the past few days. principally IN:
saloons. They have confessed to the
charge, and the officers will endeavor
TO locate their plant. believing that
they have done an extensive business
In manufacturing the counterfeits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Ex-Governor sherman iniurea.

Ex-Governor Buren, r. Sherma /, { Is.
lying at his home at Vinton safYering
from q serious fracture OF his arm near
the shoulder. as the result Of fail son
an Icy sidewalk. on account Of his
advanced age and the general moor
condition of his health The NAV not re.
cover from his injuries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
q. M. Powell Reappoinsed.

The board of control has appointed
De. +. Nj Powell OF Glenwood as su.
pertntendent of the institution for the
feeble minded children. TO succeed
himself He will hold fer another four
years. beginning this month DR.. Pow
ell Is the oldest superintendent Of In
stitutions under the board, having
been In the harness continuously for
about twenty years. 81 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
! Found B cad il B ) q,

6haries Anderson Of Cumberland
WAS found dead In his bed at the al.
tlantic hotel at Davenport. An empty
llaadanum bottle was found beside tho
bod
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Ex.Marshal Accused 81 Robbery.

w. "A. Richardson fifteen years one
OF the deputy United States marshais;
IN the southern district Of Iowa. and
considered one of the best officers in
the West, has been charged with COM
plicity In the robbery OF $1,000 from
Mr. and Mrs. P. Sullivan Of Hamilton,
Jan. 4. A warrant for his arrest has
been issued In Mason county and the
oMcers are on the lookout for him.
The warrant was issued on the testi..
mony OF one OF the robbers. who was
captured after being wounded. Since
his capture he has given his name as
Frank Baird, and has confessed. He
declares that Richards was one OF. his
accOmplfces $50. :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
Discovers Damascus. Steel Secret.

discovers Damascus Steel Secret.
There is prospect that the cele-
brated Damascus steel will be manu-
1actured in Des Moines at an early
date. s. R. Dawson, an old man, who
some years ago discovered process
OF manufacture of steel which would
give It the texture OF the famous
ancient metal, is now about ready to
begin the manufacture. This may be
done In some Eastern city, but it will
be q Des Moines company that Will.
back him. Dawson organized a com.
pany some years ago and was on the
point OF beginning the manufacture of
steel, when he became engaged In an
alteration with his sor-in-law, who
had Just married the daughter Of Daw-
son. In the fight Dawson killed the
young man and was sent to the peni.
Tertiary for long term Of years. He
was paroled by Governor Shaw, and
has been at work on his invehtion ever
since. He now announces that he is
about ready to begin the manufacture.
The method of manufacture has been
kept profound secret, but Dawson
has turned out some tools that are
wonderful in character.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
OF INTEREST TO lOWANs
HAPPENINGS OF THE wEEk
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Hanging Of Two More Murderera lnde,
finitsly Postponed Des MoInes 8
Man Discovers Damascus
Steel Secret.

The hangings of two other. Iowa men,
aside from the Clay county bank rob.
bers, Phillips and Brooks, have been
postponed Indefinitely. They are Harry
Hortman OF Cherokee. who is under
sentence to hang March IL on convic-
ton through his own confession OF the
murder OF his sweetheart, Florence
Porter, Nov 80. 1901, and Richard
William, colored. who shot and killed
William Sharper in q saloon row at
Buxton. Hortman.s attorneys filed a
transcript in the case, but the appeal
VIII hardly be perfected in time for
submission at the January term Of the
supreme court and neither will WIN.
Jams appeal be In readiness for sub
mission at that time It looks now as
II 1t would be as late as the October
term before the supreme court passes
upon either case. In the meantime.
HOFFMAN Is in weak state at Ana.
mosa and may cheat the gallows even
II he has no new trial. Williams hang.
Ing Is set for March 10. The attorneys
OF DR.. J. H. Crofford OF Lamont have
advised the attorney general that they
cannot get ready for the submission
OF his appeal at the coming January
term. Crofford was convicted Of the
murder OF Miss Maud Stone of Lamont.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
.cALIFaRNiA.

cALIFeRNiA.
The. Chicago Great Western Ry.1
offers the CHOICE Of two through
tourist cars 1ta different routes max
ing fast time and havtnqs every com
fort. Ask for book Ell ah aut them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
! elrtInaton Enalne vVfeclxed.

6ufJlh1Son g gins SVfecked.
The drivers OF an engine attached
70 the Huntington fast mail rolled on
at Batavia while running seyenty.dye
miles an hour The engine was
wrecked. but the cars kept the tracks
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

N. Hubbeli Very III.
N. Hubbells OF Des Moines, Iowasa
weaithiest citizen. Is very III with
pneumonia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

+ kAN &@NeEt tsJss 'sgst h
Senator Morgan has been much longer
and more intimately associated with the
: leaders Of the party In congress than i
have been, and perhaps he can speak
with more thorough knowledge Of their
character and motives but I must say.
that l had formed quite q Inherent opin.
lon OF them from that which he expresses.
! had thought. and still think, that
there are q number Of Democratic lead-
Ar, besides Senator Morgan. who are not
EGDFrY}Pt ana Hpbperyient tools Of monopoly.
Great ana dist Hlshed as Senator Nor
only Democratic leader WHY 4 hepest and
sincere. ~ 5i., - Y: - y ss g
The charge such as that which Senator
Morgan makes against the Democratic
party and Its leaders ought to be sup.
ported by something more than words OF
kkHaA alton. In what respect has his rec
era Peep better than that OF the other
pemocratic leadepE whom he represented
es mere hypocrites and pretepders? Has
he priginated or champloned any meas
NYe which they have opposed? Senator
MORGAN has been Invent y=tiye years in the
1enate and has heen many years In COM
tact with the question Of the trusts.
When he himself has prot,csed &. remedy
for tbs evil and failed to secure the SUP.
port Of his party, 1t will be time enough.
u seems TO me, for him to arraicn It on
such terms.
This he has never done. He simply MS
nails the integrity OF those whose record /,
are no more open to suspicion than his
vwM 81 csurse t. Senator Mpreun n cor.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

lSpecIul WashinEton Letter.
- RR. FOWLER Of New Jersey
NV still presses the Fowler, bill
Nv upon the attention OF his
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-07
CHAMPIONS DOING WELL
ASSOCIATION AVERAGES SHOW THEY
ARE PLAYING GOOD BALL.
Pitchers Fielding Their Positions in
Good Style-Records of ShutOuts
and Few Hit Games.

The batting averages Of the players In
the games of the latter part of last week,
give Mock, of Toledo, credit with leading
the association. In view of the fact that
he has played in such a few number Of
games, his average must not be consid-
cred much better than players who have
participated in nearly every game this sea-
son. Wood. of Milwaukee, is credited with
being second and Katol third. Killen, who
has been released by Manager Watkins. is
fourth and the first indianapolis player in
the list Jones. Kihm, Heydon and Coulter
are the Indianapolis players standing above
the 300 mark.
Indianapolis has the best lot of fielding
pitchers in the association, their fielding
records will show. Ford heads the list and
Newlin is second Dunham and Killen, who
have been released, stand next in the list.
Kellum is also well up in the averages.
In fielding the two Milwaukee catchers,
Speer and Wood lead the other catchers.
Heydon is fifth. Kihm stands first in the
fielding of the first basemen. Fox is fifth
among the second basemen, but he has
played in more games than those who
stand ahead of him. Several shortstops
and third basemen are ahead Of O'Brien and
Tamsett, but the Indianapolis people are
well satisfied with their work. The Indian
apolis outfielders show good fielding aver
ages.
Jones, the indianapolis left fielder, who
pitched a game against ST. Paul, is the
only pitcher in the association credited
with allowing an opposing team only one
come out with only two hits charged
against him. The averages follow:
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-07
The Passing of Tod sloan.

While the cable foreshadowed the news of
what looks like the final eclipse of Tod
Sloan, 1t was generally shelved until the
later and more voluminous advices arrived.
1t seems that. not content with outraging
half dozen canons Of the English Jockey
Club, Sloan went to France and by exer-
cising the subsequent winner of the French
Oaks In furtherance Of an alleged American
coup, he brought himself seriously face to
face with the French Jockey Club. He had
no earthly right to ride the filly without
permission, but, as usual, that mattered lit
tie to Sloan; he rode roughshod over the
foolish idea, and rode the filly at work and
exercise. This was entirely without the per-
mission of the officials, or, possibly, the
knowledge Of the owner of the flly. who
stands clear from any suspicion of conniv-
ance in any shape or form.
The French Jockey Club, naturally, could
all the decencies, and promptly ruled Tod
Sloan off the French turf.
This, at a time when IL was an open se-
cret that within a couple of weeks so
Sloan would have been given a license to
ride on the English turf. This is now an i'm
possibility. 1t is to be regretted for many
reasons. Sloan was undoubtedly one of the
finest horsemen America ever had, and
there was plenty of room for him in any
country in the world He has, however, a
curiously Unbalanced BRAIN and simply
could not behave decently to save his life
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-07

ceana will be bred to Colonel Chapman s
pacing stallion Wealth, 2:l7A. by Gambetta
Wilkes.
New Workers., conversant with racing af-
m the IN winner 81 tSe ornd PS @ @
greatest race, which will be run next Sun
day. Rose de Mai is the filly responsible for
the latest ruling against Tod Sloan, whlcn
barred him from all French, race tracks.
She won the French 1000 guineas.
Ransch, the American rider. who is under
contract to William X. Vanderbilt, will In
all probability have the mount on Rose de
one of the richest, IL not the richest. prizes
for thoroughbreds in the world. The value
to the winner runs from $4,000 to sl5.Uoo.
which can be collected entire by the owner
OF the winner twenty-four hours after the
race. with no forfeits held out
1t is worth noting that John e. Madden
sold the first three horses In the Brooklyn
handicap-Irish Lad Gunfre and Heno.
Last year he sold Irish Lad to Herman b.
Duryea and Harry Payne Whitney for s20,-
COO and part of any stake he subsequently
oia as a old nrn LATE in n her two
Whitney for $4,000. Two years ago he sold
Heno to Clarence Mackay for $40. 600 All OF
the colts have sustained all that he said
about them. and they are to-day trio that
any man should be pround to own Irish
Lad was bred at Lucien Appleby's Silver
Brook farm, near Brookdale, n. j. Arrow
grass. the dam, was owned by Eugene
winter months. Gene" Leigh sold the colt
to Madden, who developed him and resold
him to Messrs. Whitney and Duryea.
Racing has certainly developed in France
but the question French sportsmen have
yet to ask themselves is, what benefit they
will ultimately derive from the American
invasion. which has certainly been warmly
welcomed by them, says a foreign ex-
change. They have in more than one case
shown a remarkable aptitude to forget that
the English were the first to guide them IN
the road which permitted them to compete
successfully against the best horses Eng
land could produce on more than one occa-
sion. American trainers can ask and obtain
more than their English colleagues, while
there Is not a jockey who has ever writer
his name in the annals of the French turf
since its commencement who has ever beer
able to aspire to the retainers claimed by
Jockeys whose riding is certainly open tC
adverse criticism. Everything Is arranged
on American lines, and the man suspected
of doping can command a stable o.
horses, although the suspicion may simply
be founded on the "bluff' of an individual
who copies the stable management in vogue
and lives on a reputation accorded him by
weak amour propre on the part of an owner
who will not confess his error.-Sports o.
the Times.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-07
sHUT-oUT GAMES.
.
core D{trharo
Atteu After Young Corbett.

Abe Attell, the featherweight boxer. who
was to have fought Terry McGovern at
Fort Erie on Decoration day, will go to
New York to-day and on his arrival there
he will post 5000 and issue challenge to
Young Corbett for a battle for twenty
rounds for the featherweight championship
of the world. Attell will give Young Corbett
thlrty DAYS TO elther aceept or ignore the
a chance he will claim the 122-p pound cham
pionship OF the world and defend il against
all comers. Attell says IL the match is made
he will agree to bet the forfeit money at
the ringside on the result. Young Corbett
and Attell can get an 5000 purse at Fort
Erie for the fight Attell says II Corbett
won't fight him he will try for another
match with McGovern.