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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-20
THE CROPS.
Too Much Moisture in Some Sections
and Too Little in Others
Checks Growth.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE wealth.
er bureau Tuesday issued the weekly
crop report as follows:
The Atlantic coast and east gulf dis.
tricts have suffered from excessive
moisture and lack Of sunshine, large
part of the central valleys from
drought, the lake region from low TEN.
perature and the northern Rocky
mountain and north Pacific coast dis.
tricts from heat and drought.
Rain would prove beneficial generally
throughout the corn belt. over a large
part of which, more particularly the
southern and eastern portions, corn Is
suffering more or less seriously from
drought.
The weather has been favorable fol-
spring wheat harvest, which is far ad-
vanced in the southern portion of the
spring wheat region, and the crop Ia
ripening rapidly in the extreme north
ern portion. Reports of damage from
rust continue from the Dakotas and
portions of Minnesota. Hot winds
have proved injurious in Washington,
and yields below the average are re-
ported from Oregon.
Dat harvest is now finished, except
In the extreme northern districts, where
this work progressed under favorable
conditions. A good crop is generally
indicated.
AS a rule light crop of apples is
promised in the central valleys and
southern portion of the middle At
lantic states, but the outlook is gen.
orally promising in New England, New
York, Michigan and portions of Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
Haying is finished except in the more
northerly sections. where it has con-
tinued under favorable conditions. A
large crop of hay Of good quality has
been secured in most sections.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-20
LAUNCH SINKS.
Ten Persons Drowned During Potomac
River Regatta-Twenty Sailors
Lost Off Irish Coast.

Washington, Aug. 15.-In the cap
sizing of a naphtha launch during the
annual Potomac regatta Saturday ten
persons lost their lives by drowning in
the Potomac river. Following are the
names of the victims:
Charles f. Blumer, 40 years old,
druggist; A. j. Boose, IS years old,
salesman; j. Herbert Coates, IS years
old, tailor, Mckeesport, Pa; Mrs. Lulu
Dreyfuss, Miss Helen Hiser, Miss Hel-
en- Moore, Miss Bertha Setback, sister
of Mrs. Dreyfuss; j. George Smith,
William Smith. 35 years old navy yard
employe; John Waldman, % years old.
All the victims except Coates were OF
this city.
The capsized launch was the Recrea-
ton, owned by Drs. c. A. Stewart and
G. w. Wagner. and carried IA persons.
During the first race the launch got in
the way of the eight-oared shells, ana
Its wash was such that the officials
ordered it out of the way There was
some show of resentment at this order.
but the launch headed for the shore,
but miscalculated it's course, and strik-
ing the strong undertow, caused by
mill race, rocked for moment and
as the passengers rushed to one side
turned turtle. The owners and two
other occupants were saved by a police
boat
London, Aug. 15.-The British bark
lnverkip Capt, Jones, from Mel
bourne to Queenstown), was sunk aud
20 persons were drowned as the result
of a collision off Fastnet rock, Ireland.
Saturday night. with the British ship
Loeb Carron Capt. Clark, from the
Clyde.
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STONE. MOVES UP STREAM.
Big Boulder of Several Tons Weight
Performs Freak Journey in the
Iowa River.

Many people in Eldora are becoming
deeply interested in somewhat pecu-
liar freak of nature in the Iowa river.
Just south of the mill for several years
has stood a massive boulder or rock.
The oldest inhabitant" cannot remem.
Der the time when this rock did not
mark the place where the river could
be crossed in safety by man or beast.
The boulder weighs perhaps several
tons. For some seemingly unaccount-
able reason. this rock has moved up
stream several feet in the last few
years. One theory advanced by many
Is that the force of water has grad
ually washed away the sand and other
substances upon which the gigantic
boulder has rested and that the weight
Of the rock has gradually drawn it
over up stream. Certain it is that the
old sign board has drifted from the
mornings of its infancy. Mayor George
E. Gilman, who controls the Eldora
Touring mills, has been watching the
rock for some time and is one of the
witnesses who stands ready to assert
the truthfulness of this phenomena.
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BURN AT STAKE.
Georgia Mob Wreaks Horrible Ven
geance on Two Ne
groes.

Statesboro, Ca, Aug. 17.-With cloth
Ing saturated with kerosene, writhing
and twisting in their agony, screaming
would not show, Paul Reed and Will Cato,
negroes, two of the principals in the
murder and burning of Henry Hodges
and wife and three of their children six
miles from Sta1esboro three weeks ago,
were burned at the stake. Tuesday
afternoon, at 1:2l o'clock, determined
mob charged on the courthouse, over
powered the military guard, secured
Cato and Reed, who had been found
guilty after legal trial and sentenced
to be hanged, took them two miles from
Statesboro and there burned them
alive.
A member of the mob made speech,
accounting the horrors of the crime.
This intlamed the crowd to the burning
pitch. To large stump u feet high
the men were chained with their backs
to the stump. With trace chains the
men were dashed to the stump. Then
wagonload of pine wood was hauled
to the spot. 1t was piled around the
men and ten gallons of kerosene was
thrown over them. A photographer
was present, and the crowd was cleared
back that he might get several views Of
the men bound to the stake and ready
for the burning. Then followed an
awful scene. Frenzied cheers rent the
aid as men almost crazed with hatred
of the men being punished saw the
cruel flames drinking up the lifeblood.
Just as the match was applied to the
pyre, one of those in front asked Reed
If he wanted to tell the truth before he
died. eyes, sir; killed Mr.. and Mrs.
Hodges" he replied.
who killed the children" he was
asked.
Handy Bell" came the response, as
the flames leaped upwards, and further
questioning was impossible in the wild
tumult. The spectacle was frightul.
AS the flames touched Reeds naked
oil-soaked skin, he twisted his head
around in an endeavor to choke him
self and avoid the fearful torture Only
once did he complain. He said. Lord,
have mercy"
Cato begged that he be shot. His
heavy suit of hair, which was oil
soaked was almost the first thing
the flames fastened on, and he
screamed with agony, while the
hemp rope became collar of fire
around his neck, thrill of horror ran
through the frames of the more timid
OF the spectators. Before the flames
had quenched Cato's life, the rope was
burned in two and his head swung from
side to side as he endeavored to avoid
the fiery tongue. BY an effort almost
superhuman he writhed under the close
locked chains. For only about three
minutes was he visible to the crowd
before the great pile of fagots made a
wall of flame which the wind wiped
around on Cato's body and hid him
from view. He was the first to exhibit
Inconsistencies and was perhaps the
first dead. Before the flames progressed
very far up his body his head sank for
ward, and many believed that the fire
got into his lungs and killed him.
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THE SULTAN YIELDS.
Demand for Fair Treatment of Ameri-
can Schools is Con-
coded.

Constantinople, Aug. 16.-After pro-
longed pour parlers and considerable
haggling on the part of the Turks, q
satisfactory solution of the American
school question has been arrived at.
This matter, which is the most impor-
tant of the American demands, was
settled by extending to American
schools the same treatment as that ac-
corded to schools under the protection
of other powers.
In the course of the discussion tho
Turkish delegates attempted to impugn
the character of some of the schools
and contested the American claim to
be granted certain privileges given to
similar French institutions. Mr. Leish-
man, however firmly refused to con-
slider for moment any suggestion of
discrimination and insisted on a full
acceptance of the American list of
about 800 schools, hospitals, charita-y
BILE institutions and missionary dwell
tngs filed with the porte 10 months
ago.
The American minister pointed out
that the porte had had ample time to
verify the list, but had done nothing,
and Mr.. Leishman positively refused to
listen to any suggestion regarding
treatment differing from that accorded
to other schools. The usual attempts
were made to induce Mr.. Leishman to
stop the American squadron from go
Ing to Smyrna by promising an im-
mediate settlement, but the minister
declined to intervene
A settlement of other matters at
fecting American interests in Turkey,
of secondary Importance, has also been
effected, and Minister Leishman has
telegraphed to Rear Admiral Jewell,
in command of the United Statea
squadron sent to Smyrna, instructina
him to salute the batteries on land
and depart
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WANT IOWA CITY PASTOR
The First Methodist Church Will Prob
ably Lose Him to Duluth
Congregation.

r. R. Briggs and A. w. Bradley, of
Duluth, Mimi, were in Iowa City as
committee from the First Methodist
church of that city, and as result Of
their visit, that church will probably
call to its pastorate Rev. DR.. s. M.
Rice, of Iowa City, who came year
ago from West Union, and who has
been decidedly successful in his pas
torate. The visitors said that they
were favorably impressed and would
make report urging that he be called.
The Duluth church is considered one
of the most desirable of any of that
denomination in the west. 1t has a
$135,000 structure, and carries salary
Of $4,000 per annum, besides a parson-
age
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the National Sons of Veterans and other
organizations, was formally opened un-
der circumstances which promised a
most successful week of parades, re-
unions, receptions, business and enjoy
ment.
There were Is events scheduled for
Monday, principal of which was the
parade of the union eX-prisoners of war,
Massachusetts, naval brigade, jackies
and marines from the warships in Bos-
ton harbor and Others. OF this parade
the men of the G. A r. were to be spec
tators.
At the state house, where the decora-
tons are Of particular appropriateness
and beauty, the column was reviewed
by Gov. John l.. Bates, with members
of his staff. From a stand in front of
the state house several thousand people
saw the marching men, as also did thou
sands from the stands erected on Boston
Common and other parts of the city. At
city hall Mayor Patrick A. Collins and
the city council reviewed the sailors and
the veterans while the procession
passed in review before Chief Marshal
Read at the corner of Beacon and
Charles streets.
Boston, Aug. 17.-If anything were
needed to prove that the Grand Army
of the Republic is still in fact mighty
host, it was to be found Tuesday, when
with half million civilians looking on,
10000 survivors Of the union forces OF
the civil war, assembled here from all
sections of the United States, marched
through the streets of Boston. Five and
one-half hours were required for the
parade to pass given point, and it was
severe strain on the old soldiers, but
generally they bore the hardship we'll.
More than three score of them dropped
from the ranks from exhaustion and
heat ,prostration. and were cared for at
the field and civic hospitals. The death
of one soldier marred an otherwise hap
Ply day. Col. John P. Pyron a member
OF John A. Dix post of New York. died
from heart failure induced by exhaus-
ton. At least $50 spectators. mostly
women, tainted during the parade and
many persons were slightly injured and
had their clothing torn in the crush.
The prominently picturesque feature
Of the parade was the Giving flag"
formed by 1000 children dressed va
r;ously in white, red and blue. and seat
ed near the reviewing stand Every
soldier of the marching army raised his
hat as he passed this picture, while the
children Joined in Dixie" and the BAT.
tie Hymn of the Republic"
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Trouble at Zeigler.

Duquoin, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-A skirmish
has taken place at the pumping station
on the Little Muddy river, where the
water for the town ofZeigler is secured.
Three wagonloads of men and several
on foot were traced from the point of
attack. Men at work at the station were
fired on from across the river, several
shots hitting close to the pumpman.
The emergency guard at the central
station in Zeigler was called, and on
q man.
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Old Settlers Meet.

Settlers Association of Cass county was
held at Sunnyside park, in Atlantic.
The committee on arrangements pre-
pared most excellent programme and
an enjoyable time resulted. Old settlers
from all over the county and from parts
of Pottawattamie, Shelby and Audu-
bon counties helped to make the day one
long to be remembered.
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Confesses to Plot.

Sioux City, Ia. Aug. 18.-Joseph
Francis, the 17-year-old boy who was
shot while taking a dummy package
supposed to contain $1,000 Of blood
money from Jacob Feldner, near Holly
Springs, made a complete confession
Wednesday that he devised the black
mailing plot. He previously said he was
forced into the scheme by masked stran-
gers. who held him up.
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HEROES At BOSTON.
Erizzled Veterans of Civil War Attend
Encampment Of the
g. A. r.

Boston, Aug. 16,--For the thirty
eighth time since the civil war the sur
viving veterans who fought in the union
army assembled Monday in annual en-
campment, gathering In Boston. The
encampment Of the veterans, as we'll as
OF the subsidiary organizations, includ-
ing the National Woman's Relief Corps
the National Daughters of Veterans,
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Republican League Meeting.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 16.-E. W.
Weeks, of Iowa, secretary of the Ma
tional Republican league, was here
Monday in conference with officers and
members Of the Lincoln league for the
purpose Of arranging for the biennial
convention of the National Republican
league, which will be held in this city
October 5 and 6. Among the republic
cans of national prominence who will
address the convention will be Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon and Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw.
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Picnic for Dairvmen

Hon. G. N. Haugen and State Dairy
Commissioner H. R. Wright were the
chief speakers at the first annual picnic
Of the Ionia Farmers Creamery asso-
citation, which was held in Ionia. S. B..
Shilling, Of Mason City, president of the
National Dairy union and the State
Dairy association, was also present.
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Three Persisted.

St. Louis, Aug. 16.-A special to the
Republic from Brunswick, Mo-, says
that Wills members of a picnic party
were boating on Locust creek, three
miles from Sumner, Charlton county.
the craft was overturned and one man
and two young ladies were drowned.
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Denies Her Guilt,

Ironton, o., Aug. 16.-Mrs. Margaret
Gindelsparger was arrested at Hanging
Rock for the murder of her husband in
Buckskin township, Ross county, in 1916.
The woman denies her guilt She was
taken to Ross county to be given pre-
liminary hearing This is the first ar
rest ever made for the murder.
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TOXIC Aug. 16.-Vice Admiral Kami-
mura encountered the Russian Vladi-
Vostok squadron at dawn Sunday north
of Tsu island, in the strait of Korea,
and attacked the enemy at once. The
battle lasted for five hours and result
ed in complete japanese victory. The
Russian cruiser Rurilz was sunk and
the cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi fled
to the northward, after having sus-
tanned serious damage. Vice Admiral
Kamimura cables the navy department
that the injuries inflicted upon his
vessels were slight. The fate of the
crew of the Rurik is not known 1t is
presumed that many of them were
killed or drowned. The strength of the
heet under Vice Admiral Kamimura is
not known, but it is presumed that he
had the Adsuma, Idsumo, Iwate, Taxa
shiho and other light cruisers. Toxic
is joyous over the news, as it gives
Japan the mastery of the sea and re-
stores commerce.
Kamimura Tells of Victory.
Toxic, Aug. 16.-Admiral Kamimura
In his detailed report of last Sundays
victory over the Vladivostok squadron,
says: cat dawn Sunday morning the
armored cruisers Idsumo, Adsuma, To-
kiWa and the Iwate, while engaged in a
search off Funsan, Korea, discovered
three of the Vladivostok squadron
steaming southwark. Seeing us, the
enemy endeavored to flee northward.
We Immediately closed their retreat.
The Rurik, being the slowest Of the
enemy's vessels, was constantly left
behind and she formed target for our
incessant fire.
Tried to Protect the Rurik.
"The Rossia and the Gromoboi gal
1antly attempted several times to pro-
tect the Rurik They frequently re-
turned to the Rurik and when united
the three advanced together Our fleet
thus had the advantage, pouring it's
fire from formation in the shape of
the letter IT, The enemy's ships were
seen to be on fire several times, show
ing. thereby that they were heav-
fly damaged. The Rurik was final
~ disabled and her fire weak
ened. She began lowering to the
water, listing to port. The Rossia
and Gromoboi finally abandoned the
Rurik.
Gust then our north detachment,
consisting of the protected cruisers
Naiwa, and the Takashiho, having been
seen attacking the Rurik, our squadron
pursued the Rossia and Gromoboi. Sc
we're fighting continued for several
hours. The Rossia and Gromoboi es-
capped to the northward at full speed.
Saved 600 Lives.
cat 10: 10 a. m. our squadron changed
its. course to starboard and went south
in search of the Rurik. In the mean
time the Rurik had been sunk. Our
ships steamed over the locality and
succeeded in saving 600 members of the
Rurik's crews Our damage was not
serious. The spirit of our men was ex-
cellent."
Admiral Kamimura was on the ID
sumo and Rear Admiral Uriu COM
manded the fourth detachment.
Tells Of Hard Fight.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-Viceroy AL
exieff' in dispatch to the emperor gives
the following report from Capt Mataus-
evitch, the late Rear Admiral Withoft's
chief of staff, under date of August IL:
cat dawn of August 10, our Port Ar
thur squadron began to make for open
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Burned to Death.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 15.-Michael
D. Callaghan. aged So, former race
horse trainer, and Thomas Eagan
aged 20, a racing stable attache, were
burned to death Sunday by an explo-
sion of gasoline, which caused fire
that destroyed the Callaghan cafe,
near the running park.
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Asphyxiated.

Kenosha, Wis, Aug. 17-John Ros-
ciszewski; aged 40 years, and Jan Wa
pricicowski, aged 49, two men formerly
employed at the stock yards in Chicago
and thrown out of employment by the
present strike, were found dead in O
room at hotel here Tuesday. An open
gas jet revealed the cause of their deaths.
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Machine Had voice Wronu

They have story in London of an Ok
ford don who was induced to speak into
a monograph. Some time later the ma
chine was set going again and he was
asked to listen to his own voice. He
did so, and after the sound had ceased
he said to the assembled company: at
is strange that this machine makes me
speek in bumptfous and affected man
ner."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-20
Miners Killed.

Evansville, Ind. Aug. 17.-George
Ballew, aged 80, and Solomon Goldman,
aged As, while descending the shaft of
the Enterprise coal mine at Bicknell,
Knox county, fell from the bucket"
distance of 1875 feet and were crushed to
death.
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Death Of Well-Known Art Dealer.
New York. Aug: 13.-Samuel Putnam
Avery, we'll known as an art dealer and
connoisseur. is dead here at the age
Of 49, In 1867 he acted as a comms-
sioner Of the American art department.
st the Universal exhibition In Paris. Z
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Washouts DELAY Tra;ns

Kingnan, Ariz. Aug 16.-Heavy
transforms in this county have WASHED
out several hundred feet of Santa re
track in TruxtoR canyon. Trains are
held up by washouts IN Wallapai val
ley, where great floods OF water are
coming down from the mountains.
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Aged Chief Dead.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 13.-Victorioano
Piarote, chief Of the Pueblos Tiguis In
dams at Yaleta, died Friday, aged IS
years. Chief Piarote was noted war;
rior and his tribe was once considered
the wealthiest and most advanced in the
entire west.
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May Abolish Corporal Punishment.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 17.-One Of the
acts of grace signalling the birth of an
heir to the throne will be the total
abolition of corporal punishment
throughout Russia.
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Aged Priest Falls from window

Aged Priest Falls from Window.
Youngstown, o.. Aug. 15.-Rey Mich
ael Healey. pastor Of st. Mary's church.
Of Tifin, O., was found lying uncon-
scious on the concrete walk between
the church and parsonage of St. Colum-
ba's church at $50 o'clock Saturday
morning. His skull was fractured,
Father Healy. who is 81 years old, was a
guest at the parsonage and sometime
during the night fell from a second
story window. The hospital authorities
report his condition as very critical.
He has served in the priesthood So
wears.
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Something Worse.

Down at Macon, Mo-, the courts have
been asked to decide whether ragttme
piano playing is misdemeanor. OF
course the decisien will be in the ness-
tive, remarlfs the Chicago Chronicle.
Ra8time is q felony.
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Hail Damages Fruit Trees.

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. 1S.-A hall
storm, during which stones an inch In
diameter fell, did great damage to fruit
trees in this vicinity Sunday night.
Hundreds Of panes of glass in green
houses here were broken.
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Veterans Hold Reunion.

A reunion of the veterans of the civil
war who belonged to company K of tho
Thirty-fourth Iowa infantry was held at
the home of Col Warren S. DUNCAN, in
Charlton. There are about rs of the
members of the company still living.
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Death Of a Veteran.

Fon du Lac, Wis. Aug. 17.-Col.
Charles Henry De Groat:: aged 65 years,
is dead. He served through the civil
war. He was brevetted brigadter. general,
United States volunteers. On March IL;
1855.
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The Delaware Peach cro,.

The Delaware Peach Crop.
Delaware reports that the peaches Of
1904 are unusually Are. The Philadel-
phia North American REMARKS that 4
great many Of them are wearing cham
pagne-colored. shoes end earryfAs 9eoU
kA0A. too d.
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Killed bv Lightning.

jacksonville. KY. Aug. 1s.-Misa
Clara Bourland, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter Of Hon. w. E. Bourland, Of Dixon,
has been killed by lightning while talk
ing over telephone during heavy
Thunderstorm. ,..s
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Four Men. scalded.

Everett, WASH, Aug. 15.-Four men
were severely scalded, one perhaps
fatally, as result of the blowing out of
a crown sheet on locomotive, hauling
&n extra Great Northern freight train.