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VENEZUELA ENACTS LAW
 TO REFUND HER DEBTS

Washington, May 2o-The state de- partment has received from MT. Russell, charge at Caracas. copy of a recently enacted Venezuelan law providing for a complete refunding of the Venezuelan na- tional debt, both foreign and domestic. Large powers are given the president as to the rates of interest to be paid and the methods of refunding to be adopted. It Is understood that tentative arrangements already have been made with some large financial concerns to carry out the gov ernment's plans. All of the debts are to be consolidated on basis to be reached by arrangement with the creditors. For this purpose the national executive is au- thorized to give the ampiest guaranty, pledging therefor the revenues of the na-
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NOT AT HEAD
 OF ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM

New York, May 20.-Men promi- nent in the management of the Rock Island company deny that President Yoakum of the St. Louis and San Francisco road is to sue ceed President Leeds in the man agement of the Rock Island sys- tenn.
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IVY ter General Payne today re- w ceived the official report of the investigation into the recent intimida- ton of John Allgood, the colored rural free delivery carrier at Gallatin, Tenn. The report says that only two persons were involved in the affair and that the sentiment of the community does not uphold their act. The carrier Is afraid to resume the service believing his life would be endangered thereby, although Inspec- tor Conger, who made the investigation reports that he believes the carrier would be entirely safe The carrier thinks he knows who the two men were who held him up and warned him not to continue, but the inspector says their identity Is uncertain. An rregularity in the appoint ment of Allgood has been discovered and the matter has been referred to the civil service commission. Senator Bate of Ten
 :.
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AsHINGToN, May 2o.-Postmas-
 ter General Payne today re-
 ceived the official report of the
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

He WcdtHeF. For Alabama: Fair Thursday. Increas- ing cloudiness Friday; light variable winds, mostly south.
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Munterville.

Munterville, July 13.-John A. Carl
son, who lives two miles east of here,
died after lingering illness of year,
at the age of So years, months and s
days. At thirty years of age Mr.. Carl
son and family arrived from Sweden,
f1rst locating in Chillicothe, and in a
year or two moved out onto the farm.
where they now live, having purchased
land and added to this place until he
had very fine farm, and lately built
very nice residence, and was begin
ming to enjoy the fruits of his thrift,
when he was stricken with consump-
ton and had to leave his home. Mr..
Carlson was a man of sterling charac.
ter, religious, and loved all his neigh
bors. He leaves a wife and seven chill
dren to mourn his loss, besides three
brothers and two sisters. Funeral SER
vices We're conducted by Rev. e. T.
Linden, pastor of the Lutheran
church, of which Mr.. Carlson had been
a faithful member for nearly twenty
years, and he was laid to rest in the
cemetery here. His family and rela-
tives have the sympathy of the entire
community in this their sad bereaye.
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Pearson invited
large number of their friends to take
dinner with them sunday, July S, in
honor of Mrs. Alex Pearson and fam
lily, of Albert City, who we're visiting
them at this time. Mrs. Pearson sery-
ed q lovely dinner and during the after.
noon ice cream and cake were served,
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Maple Grove.

Maple Grove, July 1S.-Mrs. Chas.
Hicks returned to her home Friday
after an eight weeks visit with rela,
tives in Nebraska.
The two little daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. r. Pence are dangerously i'll
with typhoid fever.
Messrs. l.. E. and G. M. Stamm were
Moravia visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Maude Lowell spent Wednesday
night with friends.
John Cox of Unionville, was Wis.
ltor at this place Tuesday,
Miss Sadie Palmer called on friends
a few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Hobart were
in Moravia on business last Thurs
day.
Several from this place attended the
children's exercises at Scattersburg
school house Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Dodd have been
entertaining friends at their home for
g few days.
Mrs. L. NJ. stamm has been quite
sick for few days.
Earl Dodd was in town Thursday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Duvall were
city visitors recently.
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THE ELECTRIC eIRpLE

Des Moines Capital.-"W God
hath wrought" was the sententions
significant and inspiring message
which was first flashed over the tele,6
graph wires between Baltimore and
Washington fifty-nine years ago.
Those same words might have an.
propriately been the text of the mes.
sage which on Saturday last made the
circuit of the entire globe in nine and
one-half minutes of time.
The circumference of the earth is
$4,000 miles. but as the rout of mes
sage, via the newly completed circuit
is somewhat zig-zag, the distance is Of
course much greater than that.
Saturday would have been glad
day for the late Col John w. Mackay
who began life as a day laborer, had he
lived to see this successful and happy
elimination of what with him was for
many years cherished dream, and
for the Accomplishment of which he
made lavish expenditure of both time
and money.
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LoviIia.


Lovilia, July 10.-Mr. and Mrs. Fluff. Of
Bussey, spent the Fourth with relatives in
Lovilia.
A. L. Hinton, of Abba, was Loyilia
caller Monday.
Mrs. Eta Ganawny returned to her
home In Des Moines Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Hetherlngton spent
Tuesday evening with Bussey frItnds.
waiter George Of the Hawkeye Lumber
Co., returned from Mt Ayr Tuesday after
few days visit in the city
e. c. Sloan, of Abba, was calling on
Lovilia friends Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosbie Fairbanks and If
tie daughter of California are visiting rel
atiyes and old friends In and around Lo-
villa.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Stafford returned
home from Martinsburg where they spent
the Fourth with their daughter, Mrs. win
Fry.
Twenty of the young peoole of Loyilia
had picnic In T. b. McDonald's grove
south of Loyllia. All report a good time.
Rev. Kight, Of Lovilia, attended the fu-
neral of Rev. VIII yanschoick, at Abba
Wednesday.
Misses Hattie and Jessie Spencer are Wis
iting their sister, Mrs Hammond, of Co.
lumbfa, this week.
Miss Ella Monteith, of Eldorado, is
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Alien. Of Lovilia.
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THE CEMETERY OF FAILURE.

He lacked tact.
: Worry killed him.
He was too sensitive.
He could not say NO"
He did not find his place.
A little success paralyzedhim
He did not care how he looked.
He was too proud to take advice
He did not guard his weak point.
He did not fall in love with his
work.
He got into a rut and couldn't get
out.
He did not learn to do things to a
finish.
gle.
He was the victim of the last mans
advice.
He was loaded down with useless
baggage.
He lacked the faculty of getting
along with others.
He could not transmute his knowl-
edge into power.
He tried to pick the flowers out of
his occupation.
He knew great deal, but could not
make it practical July Success.
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NJ ANY ADJUSTMENTS
COMPLETE LIST OF ATTRACTIONS
SECURED FOR LABOR DAY.
PRESIDENT GOMPERS MAY Be HERE
Entertainment Committee of the
Trades and Labor Assembly at a
Meeting Last Evening Announces
Many Attractions.

A number of amusements for the big
Labor day celebration to be held in
this city, Monday September Z, were
decided upon at meeting of the enter
tainment committee held last evening
at Labor hall. Plans were discussed
for complete series of amusements
to entertain the large crowd which it
is expected will be in the city tina day
and it is assured that the celebration
will be the largest of its kind ever I'M
dertaken by the labor organizations of
the city unless the extensive plans now
being made are married. 1t was an.
nounced last evening that the enter
tainment committee had secured an
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Murray.

4 Murray, July 14.-George Lochrie
went to Osceola Tuesday.
j Miss Cora Hermance is visiting in
4 Osceola this week.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Ormstead and two
4 daughters of Woodstock, arrived in the
4 city Saturday to visit the families Of
Hugh and Frank Lormor returning to
their home Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Lannor and son Eugene
departed for their home in Twanda
I'LL, Tuesday.
| John Stiffier has been quite sick for
a week.
Miss Lillian Hastings spent few
days last week with her mother in
| Creston.
M. J. Soil visited in Decatur City
this week.
Miss Florence Guyton is visiting in
her former home, Little Sioux.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bishop spent
the Fourth in Elston.
Ed Klein returned to Des Moines,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Waters went
to Ottumwa Friday.
Harley Bowden returned to his
home in Osceola this morning on No.
10 after pleasant visit with friends
here.
Lyle Smith visited at the Smith
home Tuesday returning to Des Moin-
es Wednesday.
Will Gentle and wife returned from
Greenfield Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williamson of
Kansas City are spending few days
at the G. HI. Falkner home.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Whitehead, Monday, July 6, son.
Miss Eva Sells returned from Osce-
ola Saturday
Mrs. D. w. Mcpherson of Truro,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. G. Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Day are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of daughter
Mrs. frankie Harper of Van Vert,
visited her sister, Mrs. Frank Dutton,
this week
Miss Beulah Burd returned from
Richland Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Layton were called to
Richmond Tuesday where they at
tended the funeral of the latter's sis
ter
Frank Lomor, Mr.. Omstead and
Charles Bosseman drove over to Lori
NOR Tuesday.
Wilson Clark made business trip
to Chicago Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Murray depart
ed for trip in the western states Mon
day. They will visit LYe. t. t.
day. They will visit Yellowstone Park,
Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and
points OF interest in Southern Califor-
MA
Rev. G. G. Harl has resigned his
pastorate of the Christian church here
and will go to the northern part of
California.
Charles Holcomb of Ottumwa came
UP Sunday to visit with his parents.
Mrs. Ralph Brown and daughter,
Gladys, returned Friday from visit
In Omaha.
Rev. Bott went to Charlton Saturday
evening to fill the Methodist pulpit on
Sunday.
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a. Z. urick of Des Moines, president
OF the State Federation of Labor. has
promised to deliver an address on the
grounds. A number of other men
prominent in labor circles will also
pc heard. The local Trades and la.
Dor assembly has extended invitations
broadcast for the big celebration and
1t is anticipated that union men from
all parts of the state will be in al.
tendance. -
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ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
f. c. Drake Of Douds sustains Painful
Wound.

Douds, July 13-(SpeciaD- IF. G..
Drake, living two miles north of town,
accidentally shot himself this MORN
ing while handling a revolver, the ball
striking him just above the right eve
and glancing on the skull under the
skin, coming out on top of his head
about three inches from where it enter
ed. DR.. T. G.. Mcclure was imm ediate-
ly called and dressed the wound, which
though not serious is quite painful.
Other Douds Items.
Friday evening at o'clock the
most severe storm that ever visited
this place created quite scare for
short time. No one was injured, but
considerable damage was done in town
and in the country The roof from the
west end of the depot was blown off
and carried about 100 feet, where it
struck the lumber Office of C. r. Nc
Crary, crashing the side of that build
ing. About 1000 feet of lumber was
torn into kindling wood The glass
front of G. M. Gill's building was part
ly broken in and the glass front of Tai
bot Sisters building was completely
demolished. The hardware building Of
~. olSulOu, was IWiSLGu ana moved on
the foundation and the building occll-
pied by George Rambo was blown sew
eral inches out of plumb. The large
barn of w F. Doud was moved from
it's foundation. A great many trees
were blown down and other damage
was done.
The Ottumwa Pickle Co. is erecting
tanks at this place, The prospects for
pickles SO far are splendid.
Corn has made a wonderful growth
the past ten days.
The hay crop now being harvested is
the heaviest grown for many years. In
fact the prospects for a continuation
of the 'good times" are excellent.
The Douds-Leando ball team went to
Laddsdale yesterday to play ball, and
were defeated by the Laddsdale team
% to 8, but partially redeemed them
selves by defeating the Eldon team on
the same ground 10 to s.
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Agency.

Agency, July 13.-Mrs. Griffin and
daughter Edna of ST. Louis, Mo-, ar
rived Saturday and expect to spend
a few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
M. Wilcox.
Mrs. ]. D. Peck of Pennsylvania is
visiting at the home of her son, Geo.
Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Black are the
happy parents of baby boy.
MISS Effie Cremer gave party for
her many young friends last Thursday.
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Russell.

Russell, July 1S.-Roy Litzenkog
and wife of Chicago, arrived in Rus
sell Saturday evening to visit a few
days with his mother.
Q. r. Kinmoth left Wednesday for
Lincoln, Nebraska, to take treatment.
Mrs. P. H. Ford Of Kansas City,
Kan, is visiting with friends and rel
atives at present.
Rev. McGaughey of the Presbyter.
ian church left Wednesday for Den
yer to attend the national Sunday
school convention.
Miss Nellie Allen of Chicago, is Wis
iting with her perents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Allen.
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The evening was spent in games on
the lawn and all had good time.
Mrs. A. b. Riff, who has been
suck during the past week, is recov-
ering.
Mrs. W. 7. Mickle is visiting her
son, 0. G. Mickle, and his father spent
one evening last week with him.
Mrs. Ida Sullivan of Troy is visiting
friends here.
John Hodson, who lives near Ash
land, is very ill.
The citizens of this place are re-
quested to meet in the town hall Mon
day evening, July 80 to organize a
fire company.
A COW owned by w. F. Clements
was killed by lightning Friday. The
COW was in a pasture near his house.
Mrs. Oscar Newell and children of
Bellefourche, S. d. are visiting rela-
tives here.
The social last Friday evening was
a success in spite of the rain.
The remains of Henry Shearer, who
formerly resided here, and brother
OF T. " and Howard Shearer, were
brought here from Creston and the
funeral held from the Methodist Epis-
copal cnurcn FRIDAY at O'CLOCK, Kew.
J. G. Kendrick conducting the SER
vices. The pallbearers consisted of a
detail from Winslow post. Interment
in Agency cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shadford and
daughter, and Ed Campbell of Ottum-
wa were Sunday visitors with friends
here.
H. N. Spry has returned from Coun-
Gil Bluffs, where he spent last week
with friends.
On Saturday evening at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. j. F. Newell occurred
reunion of class 81 of the Agency
high school. Those present were DR..
and Mrs. Newell, Mrs Thomas Kirk
patrick, of Garrett. Kan, and Mrs.
Frank Sullivan of Troy. There were
also present Mrs. w. H. Reynolds of
Agency, an honorary member of the
class. This was the first time the en-
tire class had met for nineteen years.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
singing class songs and relating rem
iniscences.
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Mystic,

Mystic. July 13.-Miss Mary Colgan
returned home Wednesday from visit
with friends in Otutmwa.
Mrs. Henry zigler of Blakesburg
visited a few days this week at the
homes of VIM. zigler and j. X. Wat
son.
The band boys will give social
at Lepper's hall Saturday night.
Miss Lillian jenkins has returned
from Kansas City and resumed her po-
sition in the Letter" office.
Miss Mable Calvert returned home
Thursday from couple of weeks Wis
1t with relatives near Sioux City.
I John Colgan is having an addition
built to his residence in the east part
of town.
Mrs. William Faulkner spent last
Sunday with her mother in Jerome.
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which was much enpoyed, as the after
noon was unusually warm. All pres
ent had most pleasant time.
Mrs. C. E. Swanson, whose health
has been poor for some time, has gone
to Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for a few
weeks to recuperate.
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very large. Next Sunday morning and
evening, July 18th, Elder Spencer, of
Fremont, will preach, and a general in
vltation is extended to the people to
attend.
The Whatsoever society of the
Christian church will dispense ice
cream and cake in the vacant room of
the w. o. Roberts building next Satur-
| day afternoon and evening.
Clyde Whitman and Frank Ryan
We're sight seers at Evans on Thurs
| day.
Frank Drew was a passenger to OF
tumwa Friday morning on business.
James H. Riggs and son, Herbert,
OF Waterloo, Neb., are spending a
week or two with Mr. Riggs father,
A. w. Riggs and other relatives and
old friends.
Mrs. George Myers, ST., of the West
Side, is expected home soon from a
weeks visit with her brother ct Glen
wood Mrs. Joel MCGEE, formerly of
Grays Creek, but now of Abba, accom-
panied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Van Corp of Pei
la were in town Thursday visiting
their cousin, G.. A. Pos, corner of South
Fourth and Elizabeth streets. Mr..
Van Corp was also looking after some
business matters.
Mrs. F. A. Ellis mother of Mrs. Avis
Bourke, left Friday morning for visit
of two or three weeks with relatives
and friends in Oskaloosa, and in Keo-
kuk county.
VIII Snow and family of Oskaloosa,
came down Saturday for an over-Sun-
day visit with Mr. Shows mother, Mrs.
Mary Snow. His sister, Mrs John FL
lott, and Mrs. Shows sister, Mrs. Sam
uel Williams.
N. w. Ward, an old gentleman who
has resided here the past year, return
ed to the soldiers home at MARSHALL
town Sunday to live there.
Misses Grace and Clara Hartman de-
parted Friday morning for visit with
their cousin, Miss Carrie Bell, at Mt
Zion.
The Eddyyille orchestra were at Lost
Creek Sunday night furnishing the mu-
sic for dance.
Mrs. Carl Rhode of Burlington has
been visiting the parental Henry
Rhode home, corner of Fifth and
Vance streets.
1t is reported that quite number of
the farmers across the river purchas-
ed ranges of travelling statesmen some
time ago, giving their notes for $65
without interest. Some of the notes
are said to have since been raised, and
others have had six per cent interest
added
Some chicken stealing is said to
have been going on across the river
and few evenings ago the people met
at the Piper school house for the pur-
pose of organizing, vigilance commit
tee.
G. L. and Sol Phillips, east of town,
spent Sunday with their brother, Sam
uel Phillips, lin Marshalltown.
Frank Coryell has returned from a
visit at Oskaloosa
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North English.

North English, July 1s.-Mr. and
Mrs. I. R. Macmillan left Saturday
evening for Chicago, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Macmillan will make an extended
stay there.
o. F. Baughman's of Marengo, is
visiting here at the parental Margaret
Baughman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Hopkins, who have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. r !.
M. Foster, left for Minneapolis last
Thursday morning to visit another
daughter living there. They were ac-
companied by Amy Foster.
Mrs. Abbie Kuhn visited last week
with friends at Indianola. She return
ed here Friday.
III. A. Fluckey left here this morn
ing for Cardington, O.. to visit his faith
er and sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Erwin and daugh-
ter Kttie are visiting at Cherryvale
Kan, with Mrs. Erwin's sister, Mrs.
Butler
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Grafton of Labor as one of the principal
speakers of the day. President Com
option on the services of President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
pers could not definitely promise to
be here however, as business duties
at that time may demand his pres
ence.
The ADJUSTMENTS.
The labor celebration will commence
in the morning with the grand indus
trial parade, in which the various I'M
ions of the city will appear in uniform
of their crafts and will end in the
evening. There will be free exhibit
lions on the streets, among which will
be juggling exhibitions, trapeze per-
formances, bag punching acts and the
grand slide for life, in which a per-
former will be seen flying through
the air hanging by his teeth to wire.
Three tent shows will also be given.
At the Park.
The celebration proper will be held
at Caldwell park, where the crowd
will go at the close of the Industrial
parade in the morning. Here there
will be number of exhibitions and
auiuSeueHtS, WHICH VIII consist or q
horseshoeing contest, tug Of war and
a number Of foot races. A basket pic
mic will also be enjoyed.
The Speakers.
In the afternoon addresses will be
delivered by some of the prominent
labor leaders. President Samuel Com
pers, the head of organized labor in
America will be present and speak I'M
less he is unayoidably detained, and
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% there to tell him how your love fo-

go there to tell him how your love foi him frightened their lives.
 Thus the love altar' is not to be despised altar. We should love the hu- man race collectively. We should love the Lord our God with all our strength and our neighbor as ourselves. But that does not mean that all the members of the human family should occupy the same sacred thrones in our hearts. Christ came to save a world, but Christ again and again wended his way out of Jeru- salem over the Judaean hills to lodge in Bethany with Mary and Martha and Lazarus, who were his true friends. Christ came to save world. but when he partook of the last supper he gathered about him the twelve even though he knew one of these was a traitor. Thus you should have your sacred friends in Christ. You should have those sacred friends as Paul had them and John had them and Peter had them. We should have these Christian friends about us who will lift us up instead of dragging us town-friends with whom we can laugh and sing and romp and play; friends with whom we can while away a vacation. but also true friends, with whom we can rejoice in their prosperi- ty and with whom we can weep over the casket, and with whom we can kneel in prayer-true friends. who are true to us because they are true to Christ Thus l bid you do as St. John commanded Gaius, Greet the friends by name" Greet them collectively. Hold fast to them as individuals.
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Women as Life Savers.

The feats of Grace Darling in life sav- ing in England years ago and of Ida Lewis of Newport are now challenged by Breton lass, who swan out alone to a boat containing six shipwrecked sailors and piloted them ashore through dangerous reefs which would have wreck ed them.
 Grace Darling accompanied her father, a lighthouse keeper, in the boat in which he put off to rescue some survivors of the wrecked stamer Forfarshire who had found refuge on a rock. This was in Sep tember, 1858, and 1t created great out burst of enthusiasm. The Humane so- ciety voted medals to Darling and his daughter. the treasury gave $250 to Grace, while $500 raised by subscription was in- vested for her benefit and that of her father. She died of consumption at 27.
 Ida Lewis, the life saver of Newport, still lives at an age past 90 years, with a record of half a dozen rescues performed quite alone. She is the only woman light house keeper in America, WAS appointed for life in 1879 by General Sheridan and will be the last of her sex-unless there is some day another Ida Lewis.