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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11
ARM is BROKEN.
A Second Serious Accident 5efaIls
Mr.. l. NJ. Chaplin.

/: N Chaplin, who lives on the cor
" Of G avenue and Fifth street, fell
81. the ice on North Third street and
broke his left arm about an inch and
quarter above the wrist. When ne
arose to his feet after the accident
he saw that mis- arm was broken and
started for the Office of Dr. Rodgers.
on the way he met Mr., Coleman who
accompanied him. After the bone
was set Mr.. Chaplin was taken home
and is getting along nicely, although
the arm is very painful. Mr., Chaplin
was going to see Mr.. Morgan, who
lives on North a street, near @ ave-
nue., who not long ago fell down stairs
and fractured his hip.
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.EDDYVILLE EIl IIIACS.
Items Of Interest chronicled by the
Tribune.

c. E. Bradley sold his property in
Cedar to Charley Witt, acres, $4,000
A baby boy was born to Mr.and Mrs
George Barnett, of Sand Ridge, on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jacob Free, who has been very
i'll for some time, suffered stroke OF
paralysis on Monday, and her family
have very little hope of her recovery.
F.. M. Epperson was taken i'll at the
bank Monday morning. He was TAX
en- to his home where he is still con-
fined to his bed a severe sufferer
with the grippe.
Marshall McEwen, an old resident
of Mahaska county, died at his home
two miles east of Cedar last Sunday,
of pneumonia, and was buried on
Tuesday at Fremont.
Charles Akers, Of Frederick, an old
settler and well known citizen Of this
community, died, at his home at that
place Monday. The cause of death
was pneumonia
Cards are issued by Mr., and Mrs.
G. l.. Miller announcing the coming
marriage of their daughter Mary to
E. G.. Kussart, at their nome west of
town, next Tuesday evening.
Miss Manita Harper is a severe suf-
ferer this week from badly injured
finger, caused by shutting the safe
door upon it. The finger was almost
severed and several stitches were re-
quired to place it in its proper posi-
ton. s.
Mrs. 9. E. Robinson received a let
ter from Misses Emma and Lille
Courts, Saturday, dated Kirkville,
Mo-, asking to have their household
goods shipped to that place and stat
ing that they would make their home
there for the present.
John P. Schafer, enc Of this com
munity's earliest settlers and best
known citizens, died at his home on
the west side of the river Monday.
The funeral serves were held from
his late nome Monday and interment
made at the Schafer cemetery.
Ernest, the little son of w. S. and
Alta Griffin, died at the home of his
aunt, Mrs. ]. l.. Griffin, Feb. l, 1904,
aged years, II months, la days. He
was born in White Oak township, near
Fremont, February II, 1897. Funer-
al services were held at Eveland
Grove church Wednesday, Feb,3, 1904.
M. Slemmons returned last Friday
from Canada where he went to view
the couFtry near Alberta. He is in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11

The records Of the executive office
show that there were sos commit
ments to the penitentiaries at Ana
mosa and Fort Madison in the two
years period of Governor Cummins
first term.
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Lewis Cruzen received a box CT or.
anges Saturday by mail The gift
came from his daughter, Mrs, Nettie
johnson, Of Bloomington, California
One great orange completely filled
the box, II weighed ~ ounces and
measured Is inches in circumference.
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After a year of work and all kinds
of battles and skirmishes with the
elements, the first span Of the perma-
nent @ bridge at Tracy has been put
in position. The span Is one of 4011s
feet, with trestles extending 55 feet
above the road-bed Ell.
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A high wind blew down the S0-fooi
iron smolestack at the Clinton wagon
factory; loss $500.
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Robt. Anderson, who has been sick
for several weeks at his home in
Knoxville, has returned TO work on
the Des Moines river bridge
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Judge W. G. Clements has been re-
yarsed by the supreme court in case
from Washington county wherein a
hoy had been injured by a railroad
snow fence falling on him.
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There was an exciting time at the
Tracy barber shop Sunday morning.
Tom Cooper attempted to blow SCOT
from the stove pipe with gun pow
der. The SCOT was blown into the
street and so was the pipe, stove and
Tom.
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A new savings bank, the Security,
capitalized at $4,000, has been organ
lied at Davenport,
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In a rabbit hunting contest between
the married and single men of Kirk
man, the benedicts killed 103 Dummies
and the bachelors 81, However, one
of the bachelors held the highest in
diyidual score, twenty,four rabbits.
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The Boone Commercial Club is
backing a project TO build q 10000
opera house in that city.
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AMERICANS FIRED ON.
Dominican Rebels Attack U. s. cruls-
er and Kill Engineer.

San Domingo, Feb 6The insur-
gents Monday morning deliberately
fired on the launch of the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee, killing J. G. Johnston,
the engineer. The bullet entered mis-
head above the eye.
United States Minister Powell has
directed the captain Of the Yankee 10
take drastic measures to avenge John
ston's death and this insult to the
American Nag.
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The telegraph system along the
southwestern division of the Rock
Island railroad is to be rebuilt dur
ing the coming summer. Material is
already being deposited at the vari-
Gus stations along the line.
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joan Mcfarland, of Tracy, met
with quite an accident Monday even
ing while on his way from Beacon.
The team began kicking and threw
him out of the sleigh.
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Abba Union; Attorney Geo. H.Wood.
son had fine blooded horse disap.
pear frcm the square Thursday The
horse was in care of Ross, the hack,
man, and no trace of the missing an
imal could be found though diligent
search was made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11
EDWIN PERRYs GRIEF.
President of United Mine Workers
Receives Bad News.

Edwin Perry, president of the Iowa
District of United Mine Workers OF
America, returned home yesterday
from the national conference at In
dianapolis to learn of the death Of
his brother, Jesse Hughes, at Potts
Vile, Pa. @
The telegram telling of the acct
dental death of the man reached this
city in advance or Mr.. Perry. Secre-
tary John White made every effort
to intercept Mr.. Perry in his journey
home from the convention, but was
unable to reach him and Mr.. Perry
did not learn Of the accident before
arriving at his home in this city. He
departed Immediately last evening
for Pottsville and will be in attend
ance at the funeral, which will be
held Monday.
Nothing of the details of the acct
dent to the brother can be learned
at this time. The telegram stated
that death was caused by gas, but the
manner Of death is not stated. Mr..
Hughes was an operator in oil which
leads to the conjecture that the acct
dent was an occurrence in connection
with the operating Of new property.
Mr.. Perry will have the sympathy
of large circle of friends in this
city and in general throughout the
state where he is known.
f. w. Mccall has recently set up in
Eddyyille cemetery four of the best
red Wisconsin granite monuments in
nat can,sFet.y sold for Ell O55 On
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11
BURDock RESIGNS.
Former oskaioosa Boy Gives Up Man.
agement of Abba store.

agement of Abba Store.
Abba Union: The sensation of the
week in Abba business circles was
the resignation of Harry Burdock as
manager of the Hub clothing store.
The general feeling in Abba is
that the Hub company has suffered a
! loss in Mr.. Burdock's resignation that
will be hard to repair. This is the
seventh year of Harrys career as
manager Of the Abba branch of this
| company's business and the growth
la2nd. DEVELOPMENT .Qt tine house IN aar
s. 2 Ut
his management is the greatest testi-
monial that could possibly be paid to
his ability and worth as business
man, and his faithfulness to his en-
ployers. Six and one-half yearS ago
he took charge of the Abba store
with one clerk. Today the firm is
occupying a large 44x80 foot room
with five statesmen, who are unable to
take care Of the trade in busy times. |
Suffice to say that the sales of 1903
exceeded those of 1902 by over $7,-l
10000.
Mr.. Burdock has many flattering |
business opportunities, but has mol
definite plans for the future, except
tina the intends to stay in Abba.
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The price Of eggs in the local mar
ket IS keeping right along with taat
If .spuds /"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11

The box supper at Fairyiew church
Wednesday night was a success. A
very pleasant evening was spent and
about $500 taken in from the sale OF
the well filed boxes
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11

The Hooking Coal Company Is en-
larging their field Of coal They are
taking options on the south and west
anddoubtless will have all the coal
land Id that section Of Monroe county
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-11

F. w. Mccall has recently set up in
Eddyyille cemetery four of the best
red Wisconsin granite monuments in
that cemetery, sold for $1,055.00.
130d1-2Sw1
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PENN.GoE DEBATE.
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apply to Manehuria at present. but
It does cover Manehuria also as soon
as war operations are ended. If either
belligerent attempts to gobble Man.
ehuria the note becomes effective, and
each nation that has accepted the note
becomes morally bound to enforce it.
The circular note in short means that
China is not to be partitioned, and that
all her treaty guarantees as to open
ports are to stand, including those in
Manchuria- If the circular note has
any meaning at all 1t means that Man
ehuria must remain part of China,
no matter what the outcome of the
war may be. The integrity of China
is matter of deep Importance to the
south, and The Age-Herald hopes no
representative of this section will raise
any objections to Mr.. Hays sensible,
straightforward and comprehensive
circular note.
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Mayor Drennen's Message.

Scarcely anything in a message full
of the story of prosperity equals in
value the promise of pure water in the
near future. On or before April l
next this city is to be freed from
muddy water, and presumably from
millions of disease germs. No water
supply is wholly free from such germs,
but it is believed the water supply of
this city will contain minimum of
the undesirable creatures.
The filtration plant in North Blr-
mingham has been completed and is
in operation, and the plant on Shades
mountain will soon be ready for use.
The two cost about 100000 and they
are good evidence that the water CON-
pany is endeayoring to bring in pure
water.
If the sewer commission will hasten
work on the trunk sewers, there will
be an excellent prospect that this city
at least and good portion of the rest
of this valley will soon be in sound
sanitary condition The digging and
laying of the trunk sewers has been
long delayed but there is still room
for hope that they will be completed
before the Warrior is fully opened or
the Panama canal dug.
There is no lack of money either in
city or county Mayor Drennen shows
that receipts in the city treasury in
1903 exceeded expenditures, and the
countys taxable values will probably
go this year to s5O,0OOOOO The sewer
commission is well loaded with bonds,
and there is therefore no reason why
the city and county should not speedily
be put in a condition to defy epidemics.
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Immigration of 1903.

Nearly million foreigners were
added to the population of the United
States last year, the exact number be-
ing 939, $3.50. This constitutes new
record. Up to last year the year 1882
had furnished the maximum figures,
namely, 1892, but the figures for
last year put those of 1882 wholly out
of the top of the column. In 1898 the
arrivals numbered but 229,2ss. From
such low figures immigration has risen
year by year until it swelled into a
mighty tide last year, and nearly
crossed the million line.
The movement last year, in the year
before, and in 1882 is best explained
in the following table:
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Countries of

The vast Changes in the sources of
immigration in the course of twenty
years is thus shown 1t may be that
the surplus people of Austria, Italy and
Russia have been, or soon will be
landed hese, and that fewer and fewer
people will come from them hereafter.
1t may be, too, that we will not again
witness an incoming tide equal to that
of 1903. Such movements depend in
part upon conditions in the home coun-
tries and in part on the conditions of
livelihood in this country, and it is not
possible to predict what the course of
immigration will be. The Slavs and
Huns may not be considered wholly
desirable, but there is scarcely a sec
ton that does not desire all the Ital-
ians it can attract. All in all, we still
want in .lis country all the people we
can secure, and the recent discussions
of methods for minimizing immigra-
ton are not popular, and assuredly will
not be adopted. 1t is a matter that
will regulate itself. Those who come
here will be assimilated, and no more
will come than can earn a living here
easier than they can at home.
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Something About the Men Who Failed
To Be Reelected.

From the New York Commercial.
Every one of the vice presidents of the
United tSates who succeeded to the presi-
dency through the death of a President
was an aspirant for the next nomination
for President-but not one succeeded.
John Tyler after the death of President
William Henry Harrison, began to realizs
the waning power of the whig party, and
consequently abandoned the party that
had elected him on Its national ticket
and strove to obtain the next democrats
presidential nomination. That party. how
ever, secuted his candidacy and nomi-
mated Polk, who was sneered at by Clay
as the Duck River Colonel" General
Zachary Taylor, who was really without
party politics, was nominated for Presi-
dent by the wings in 1885, and was elected
only because of his Mexican war record
and the detection in New York of the
Van Buren, faction, who would not SUP
port General Cass, the democratic nomi
nee Taylor was In office only month
when he died, and was succeeded by NIL
lard Fillmore. a mediocre man. But he
had followers, who stimulated his ambi-
ton, and he soon began TO lay plans for
the whig nomination of 1852. But his
claims were ignored, and the whig party
with Gen. Winfield Scott as its candidate,
made its last rally for the presidency.
Fillmore in his disappointment, was
persuaded to abandon his party, and IN
1856 ran as the presidential candidate Of
the know nothing or American party, and
he received only the eight electoral votes
of Maryland.
Andrew Johnson, seeing no prospect OF
a nomination from the republicans, fol-
lowed the example of Tyler and Fillmore
and deserted the party that placed him
in power He planned and dickered for the
democratic nomination of 1865, but ais
strength in the convention of that party
was hardly worth considering.
Arthur followed Garfield, and. through
a skillful and prudent use of the federal
patronage built up in his party an APP
parently strong faction in favor of con-
tinuing him in the presidency but before
the republican national convention of 1884
convered his strength as a candidate had
so melted away as to leave him no chance
of success.
Thus 1t will be seen that what are called
accidental" Presidents have all aspired
to succeed themselves. and all have sig
nally failed. and with the exception of
johnson, their failure has been followed
Nv obscurity. Roosevelt is reputed to be
a lucky man, and 1t remains to be seen
if he will be more lucky than any of his
accidental predecessors.
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NIAeARA's ICE MOUNTAIN.
Unusual Cold Makes II Extraordinarily
Beautiful Just Now.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-The ice bridge and
ice mountain at the falls have reached
unusual proportions. Such a large mass
of ice has been brought down from the
lakes that the mountain has approached
to within twenty-five feet of the crest of
the cataract.
The trees and rocks on Goat Island and
on either bank are covered with frost
and glittering ice and present remark
ably beautiful appearance. As the ice
bridge grows with the accumulation of
broken ice coming down the river it is
believed that the increase will continue
for a month, as the upper lakes have
thicker ice than for several years past.
thousands of people viewed the ice seem
cry today and crowded the river on the
ice bridge below the falls.
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Theatreuoers In a Hurry.

~ was amused to see the way people
were hurrying down to the Jefferson to-
night" said a gentleman after the play
1T was known that Mr.. Mansfield would
not allow late arrivals to mar the open
ing of his performance by looking for
their seats. and as the play last season
began at 8 o'clock. there was rush to
get to the theatre punctually. For the
first time this season Second avenue was
black with people by 8 o'clock bent on
getting to their seats before the curtain
rose.
"Thls promptness was pleasing inno-
walton and the only regret is that 1t is not
practieed all the time AS the perform
ance did not begin until $3.50 o'clock, very
few people came in late. and those VINO
did were not permitted to disturb the
remainder of the audience. IL all lead
ing actors would insist on promptness
from the people and would repay In ike
coin by starting their performances on
the minute, great Improvement in thea-
tire affairs would result
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-19
PLACING of the Cuban Loan.

A New York banking firm has taken
the Cuban bonds amounting to $685.
100000, on the basis Of so, or at dis
count of s per cent. The money that
Cuba will receive is to be disbursed
chiefly to the tatterdemalions called
Cuban patriots. No one ever heard of
any fighting they ever did, and no one
ever saw more than a patch or two Of
them, and the patches were not in the
neighborhood of the Spaniards, whom
they deeply and thoroughly respected.
Although they did not fight nor bleed,
yet they say they enlisted, and as NOM
inal soldiers of Cuba Libre they de-
mand full pay The placing of the loan
lifts Cuba therefore out of the dan
gers of revolution started by the
members of the alleged Cuban army.
The loan could not have been placed
in Europe at all in these times. Europe
does not know what is coming either
in the Far East or the Near East--in
Korea or in the Balkans, and it would
not give the Cuban commissioners a
hearing. The only chance Cuba had
was in New York, and that chance has
proven to be trustworthy and valuable
In this way America again comes to
the help of Cuba, and the big island is
every day becoming more and more
American, and in the long run per.
haps the Teller idiocy will be entirely
overcome.
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A REAL LEPER.
Has Lived In Dayton Five Years, IN
known to the Authorities.

Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Dayton, O.-When Constable Shafer
served John T. Seward, little
emacated man, who has been squatting
on land owned by the Dayton Hydraulic
company for the past Ave years, today
with papers to vacate. 1t was learned for
the first time that Dayton had within Its
confines a leper. Steward claims that he
inherited the disease and that he is TAX
ing a liberal amount of herb medicine
daily to drive the leprosy from his sys-
TEN. He has always been recognized as
the strangest character in the East End,
but was not known to be afflicted with
leprosy. He says he has plenty of money,
and will buy a small tract of land near
Harshmanville, where he will reside in
the future. The authorities may take ac-
ton Immediately.
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Secretary HaY's Leadership.

Secretary Hays plan to preserve the
Integrity of China and to protect inter-
national trade, as we'll as to lessen the
field of active war, has been accepted
by all the powers with the exception
of Russia, and it may now be consid-
cred an almost worldwide policy, and
as such its terms and scope become in
teresting The text of Mr.. Hays note
is as follows:
You will express to the minister of for
eign affairs the earnest desire of the
government of the United States that IN
the course OF the military operations
which have begun between Russia and
Japan, the neutrality of China, and in all
practicable ways her administrative en-
tity, shall be respected by both parties.
and that the area of hostilities shall be
localized and limited as much as possible
SO that undue excitement and disturbance
of the Chinese people may be prevented
and the least possible loss TO the COM
merce and peaceful enterprise of the
world may be occasioned.
This note was sent to our diplomatic
Representatives, and was by them laid
before Japan, China and Russia, and
the two first have accepted and stand
pledged to support the policy set forth
by Mr.. Hay.
1t should be understood that Mr..
Hay first addressed the note to China,
Japan and Russia, and he also laid
copies of it before the signatories OF
the Pelin protocol, asking their co
operation. All have responded affirma
lively except Russia, and possibly she
may do likewise, with reservation OF
two Of her own.
There is nothing in the note that
calls for action at present, but in the
future, when the outcome of the war
can be foreseen, it may become the
basis Of action that win preserve gu.
trade in China by preserving the in
tegrity Of that vast empire.
True. the note cannot be. said tc
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AGES OF NOTABLE MEN.

From the New York Commercial.
Richard Olney of Massachusetts will
be SO on September 10.
Grover Cleveland will be 81 March 49,.
Alton b. Parker of New York will be So
on May IA.
Arthur Pue German of Maryland will
be S. on March II.
David B. Hill of New York will be 81
on August 20.
George Gray of Delaware will be GA on
May A.
William ]. Bryan of Nebraska will be
~ on March 16.
President Roosevelt of New York will
be 46 on October 81
John Hay of Ohio will be &c on Octo-
Der 8.
William H. Taft of Ohio will be AZ on
September To-
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Lady Cnrzon. the vicerine of India, will
probably pay a visit to her paren1s in
Washington before the winter season
ends.
Benjamine Howe Conant Of Wenham.
Mass, has played the same organ IN the
same church in that town since septem-
Der g. 1863
Private" John Allen says the only
real reform that has taken place in
washington was when the sale of liquor
at the capitol was prohibited.
Representative Curtis of Kansas has
had an interesting career, At various
times during his life he has been jockey,
a hack driver, law student and politician.
A statue Of Louis Joliet, the French
explorer, will be placed in front of the
library building at Joliet, ILL.,, in memory
of the man who gave the town it's name.
District Attorney Jerome of New York
is so agreeabiy surprised by the excellent
order maintained by Tammany that he
will not organize his brigade for purg
ing the city.
When Mark Twain is in the throes Of
composition he divides the labor among
his family. The humorist is now engaged
in writing his autography. He dictates y
his daughter, paying her the usual rates.
and his wife does the editing.
Mayor Mcclellan OF New York has sug-
gested that salt water be used in COM
batting fires. 1t has been found that saline
deposits do not effect its use in freight
ing apparatus, and with mains connected
with the water front an abundant supply
could always be on hand for the engines
to pump.