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Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
WILL SAFEGUARD
OUR NEUTRALITY
AMERICAN WARSHIPS ABLE TO
PROTECT IT
AsIATIc STATION REPORTS
This Country Has at Present Six Ves-
sells Cruising In the NeIghbor.
hood Of Our Eastern
Possessions
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Rear Ad-
miral Train, commander-in-chief Of the
Asiatlc station, has reported to the
navy department by cable that the
Paragua is at Jolo, the Mindoro at
Pollok, Mindanao Island, and the Wis
consin at Olongapo, on Subig bay,
island of Luzon. He also reports that
the Quiros is cruising in Lingayen
gulf and that the torpedo boats Dale
and Decatur are cruising off the island
of Palawan.
This disposition affords excellent op-
portunities for observing the move
ments of the hostile fleets, should they
approach or enter Philippine waters.
While the vessels, with the excep-
ton of the Wisconsin, are but small
gunboats which could do no more than
make observances, they all carry the
flag, which it is believed would be
sufficient for the purpose Of enforcing
neutrality in, the waters contiguous to
the American possessions in the far
east
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
RUSSIAN SQUADRON MAY
LINGER AT kAMRANH BAY

BY Associated Press
LONDON, April ia dispatch to
a news agency from Toxic says:
Information received here is taken
to indicate that the Russian squadron
proposes staying at Kamranh bay un-
til May T. Admiral Rojestvensky mean
while sending out cruisers to overhaul
merchantmen proceeding along the
trade route to the straits of Formosa.
The transports accompanying the
Russian squadron are reported to be
plying between Kamranh bay and Sal
gon under the merchant flag of Russia.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
DISCUSS PURCHASE OF
CHICAGO STREET LINES
Joint Conference Agreed on Between
Mayor Traction Interests and
City Council Committee

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 19.-Negotiations
for the purchase of the Chicago street
railways were opened today between
the traction representatives and the
city of Chicago.
A proposition is pending under which
the companies at once will proceed to
modernize their lines and sell Ito the
city at fair profit, thus getting rid of
all legal complications and securing
immediate municipal ownership.
The nearest approach to definite re-
suits obtained from the conference was
a practical agreement on joint con-
ference to be held soon by the mayor,
the traction interests and the city
council committee on transportation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20

1-Shonts will be freAs i
2-Doctors hear addresses.
3-Head consul to be chosen.
4-Hays gets ball.
5-Southern California news.
6-EditorlaI.
7-BeIasco has new actress.
8-e-CIassified advertisements
1o-Sports.
11-Markets.
12-To have art gallery.
EASTERN
Secretary Loeb starts to visit President
Roosevelt in his camp.
Patterson jury is composed nearly all OF mar
ried men,
Chicago strike threatens to spread and In
clude other branches.
FOREIGN
Russian troops forbidden to read revolu-
tlonary proclamations.
American warships able to preserve neu-
trality OF Philippine waters
Chinese bandits becoming continually more
active.
Alleged Tonopah plague is pneumonia and
phvsicians say reports exaggerated.
Nine rettraseni. grand opera singer. has
her financial secretary arrested
San Diego oarsmen prepare for race with
the Sherman eight.
LOCAL
lad crushed TO death under wagon wheels.
Lost tot found wandering along Pasadena
road. -, ,,,,. a.. ,... -.
afNaur
Club Club women say Rockefeler's money is con-
tamiRated. III. -. .,,.
club women plan TO build art gallery.
Nvoodmen TO elect new officers today.
pemented pedestrian pursues vision OF Nan
Patterson. - - ..,. =. -.
Aged woman may lose nome as result ot ana
iety 10 possess gold watch
Hays secures bail for Chinese witness charseo
with perjury
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
ASKS PRESIDENTS
BEAR FOR POOR
PREACHER MAKES REQUEST
OF ROOSEVELT
GEN. BELL INDORSES PLAN
1ecretary Loeb Starts for Newcastle,
Guided by Elmer Chapman,
Mr.. Roosevelts
Courier
GEN. BELL INDORSES PLAN
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, April 19.-Parson Thomas
A. Uzzel of the Tabernacle in this city
today sent to President Roosevelt, in
care of Secretary Loeb, a message ask
ing that he be given the carcasses of
the bear killed during the presidents
hunt, for distribution among the poor
of Denver. A note indorsing 'the mat
ter heartily" was sent the president by
former Adjutant General Sherman M.
Bell
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
Refuses to Write His Political Auto
biography, Saying He Cannot
Busy Himself With Affairs
of Yesterday

Special Cable to The Herald.
BERLIN, April 19-Charles X.
Flint, a New York financier, gave a
dinner last night in honor of Henry
Watterson. the famous American ed
tor, who is passing a week in Berlin.
Watterson said that during his five
months wanderings in Europe foreign
publishers bombarded him with re-
quests for his political autobiography.
He answered the latest applicant in
these words: II am still too much of a
newspaper man to busy myself with
the affairs of yesterday"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT
MAY VISIT LOS ANGELES

President Koepfi at the regular
meeting of the board of directors of the
chamber of commerce yesterday was
authorized to telegraph to Hon. w. H.
Taft, secretary of war, asking him to
include Los Angeles in his itinerary
to the Pacific coast.
Should a favorable answer be re-
ceived special preparations will be
made to give the secretary an enthus-
iastic welcoue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
AGED WOMAN CLINGS TO
ROCKS FOR HER LIFE
y Associated Press.

EBy Associated Press.
. OAKLAND, April 19.-By cling
ing to the rocks of the seawall at
. the Alameda mole last night for
six hours in the drenching rain,
/. her body half submerged in the
/. waters of the bay, Mrs. Mary
Wells, gray haired and enfeebled
/. by the weight of Ga years. sue
ceeded in saving herself from
/ drowning. She was discovered at
. o'clock this morning.
/ Mrs. Wells arrived in Oakland
I about two weeks ago. She had
! left her home in Vincennes, Ind,
! few months back to go to her
son James, who was dying in the
/ country near San Diego, and who
died about two weeks ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
YOUNG MAN DIES AS
RESULT OF DOGS BITE

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 19.-Hydrophobia
from a dog bite received seven months
ago has caused the death of Louis
ElIwinge, 2S years old. in the Orange
county, N. j., hospital. The victim
had entirely forgotten his adventure
with the dog, but investigation now
shows that the animal ran away and
was shot to death the next day in
neighboring town where Il was suffer-
ing from rabies.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
sToDDARD is STEADILY
REGAlNlNG HIS HEALTH

BY Associated Press.
GAIT. Ont, April 19,-J. II. Stod-
dard, the veteran actor. who was
stricken with nervous prostration here
some time ago and who 1t was thought
would die. is steadily improving. He
will be removed to his home in New
Jersey in a week or ten days.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Fair Thurs
day; fresh west winds. Maximum
temperature in Los Angeles yester-
day, 63 degrees; minimum, AZ de-
grees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-20
EXPECTS TORPEDO ATTACKS
Russian Admiralty Thinks Togo VIII
Decline Open Battle

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1s.-The
keenest interest is manifested in the
Continued on Page Two.)
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WHAT LIZZIE FOUND.


1t was about a week before Christ
mas and Lizzie must STAY at home
while her mother went shoppini She
read, but soon firing of that, she lay
down and went to Sleep When she
awoke she went to the window and
on seeing her mother coming, she ran
to meet her. She was rather surpris-
ed~to see that her mother ha:' only
one package SO she decidrd she would
watch and find out what this was and
when her mother put it away that
night, she actually did watch and knew
the very drawer it was in
Not very many days later on Christ
mas eve while her mother was taking
a nap, (she opened the drawer and
discovered beautiful doll with long
flaxen hair and dark eyes. She stood
and gazed at it with all her might, but
on hearing her mothers step upon the
stairs she closed the drawer and went
away She could hardly look her
mother in the face and longed to tell
her what she had done. but my, that
would never do. So she went to bed
and in the morning when her mother
held the doll up to her. she could not
take it as she thought she would.
There was !. cowardly feeling in her
and she wished she had not op-
ened the drawer. But Lizzie is now a
larger and wiser girl.
Blanche Campbell.
lib North Court street.
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A GREAT DAY.

The Fourth of July is a great day.
1t is the celebration of the signing OF
the declaration of independence.
On that day speeches are made by
old soldiers and they have professions
down town. There is much music, too
In many places they have fireworks
and shoot firerockets, cannons, Roman
candles, shooting stars and many other
things. I do not like to hear cannons
because they are deafening.
Boys and girls usually get up at day
break and begin shooting their fire
works. don't know why they like to
shoot all their stuff so early because
later in the day they have nothing to
do.
1t is really very foolish to spend
money in fireworks because it is just
the same as burning it up. There is a
little noise, a cloud of smoke, smell
of powder and that is all.
But boy wouldn't be boy or girl
a girl, if they didn't enjoy the Fourth
of July, for it certainly is the greatest
day of all the year. Everybody who
has any patriotism ought to celebrate
as much as they can afford. would
not miss the fun for anything in the
world.
Ben Price, aged -.
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Then Mudjekeewis said otis impos-,
sible to kill me for I am immortal.~
So he told him to go home and be q
good boy, and work among his people,
and that when he was near death tot
come to him, and he should be ruler
over half his kingdom, When he was
coming home, he met aNbeautiful young
girl, Minnehaha. Afterwards she be-
came his wife.
|. Once there was great famine and
HiaWatha went out into the dark and.
dreary forest to hunt for some food.
He heard Mnnehaha calling "Hia-!
watha, OH Hiawatha," and he ran as,
fast as he could to where she was
dying. happy and peaceful in the wig
wan.
AS am near the end of the story,
| will tell you what 1 have learned
from reading it. / have learned OF
the fields with their crops Of corn,
growing, and the forest with all ths
different kinds of trees, and 1 have
learned of the rivers and brooklets,
with the little fishes swimming to and
FRO. lave learned how the animals
love their forest home ] think all
children who have read any of Mr..
Longfellow's poems will. like Hiaws.tha
best of all.
Fern Smith, age .. :.
Deadwood. South Dakota.
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HIAWATHA.

This poem which is most beloved by
all children who have read it, was
written by Henry w. Longfellow. 1t
is poem that never grows old, and
the more you read it the more it seems
as though you knew Hiawatha.
He was an Indian, and loved every
thing in nature. He loved to hunt the
deer and go fishing. He loved to sit
III the forest and watch the squirrels
and chipmunks hunt food for the win
ter. His mother died when he was
little baby, and his grandmother, old
Nokonlis, took care of Kim. She taught
him the sounds of nature and the Ian
guage of the birds and how they built
their nests in summer She tau: It
him the language of all the amin : Is
and how they made their homes. Do
you think he was very lonesome
little boy, with the flowers and birds,
and all things Of nature around him
They were to him his companions.
When he gr-w older Nokomis told him
about his mother Wenonah, and how
his father, Mudjekeewis false and faith
less. won her love and left her. And
don't you think he was brave boy
when he vert on lis long journey
to his father, Mudjekeewis? They had
a battle and at last Hiawatha drove
him to the portals of the sunset"
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PAckWooD.

Packwood. Oct. 20. - Mamie Ed
mond, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Edmond, died Saturday from appen-
dicitis. All that medical skill and
loving care could do were of no avail.
The young man was born in Chicago
in October, 1882. his parents coming
here soon after his birth. He was a
bright young MAJ, and none knew him
but to love him, and those who knew
him best, loved him most. He will be
sadly missed in. his wide circle of
friends. The funeral was held Mon
day, conducted by Rev. o. G.. ORIENT
and Elder G. F. Paris. The body was
laid to rest in Packwood cemetery.
Several of the citizens at this place
are putting down cement walks.
Mr.. and Mrs George Carpenter, of
Trenton, Mo-, We're guests last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Woolunls. Mrs.
Carpenter and Mrs. Woolums are sis
tiers.
]. B. Mowrey, brother of the late
I. D. Mowrey, is quite sick at his home
near here.
afternoon and increased in violence as
night cameson. BY 10 o'clock a perfect
torrent of water was falling and ow-
ing to the condition of some of the
sewers, the surface and few cellars
were partly filled and a portion of
First street sidewalk rpoved. A fine
disnlav of electricity aGconananied the
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1t was one Tuesday afternoon, and
Willie had been cross and peevish all
day and could not get along with his
playmates. He said he had head
ache and felt tired. He was very
glad to get to bed that night. But in
the morning something else had hap
pened. He was all broke out His
mother became frightened and sent
for the doctor He came and said it
was the measles. The put him in a
dark room and he could not eat for
several days. He was not very pa
tient little fellow and just as he was
about to gre up and cry for the first
time. his mother brought Il box and
handed it to him. 1T, is from youi
aunt" He was so anxious he could
hardly open the box, but at last he got
it opened and there he beheld two tiny
little squirrels, hardly three days old
He gave scream of delight. and
started to climb out of bed, but his
mother advised him to wait until he
was strong agin. He named his SPUR
rels, Cricket" and Chatter" and
spent many happy hours with them.
Blanche Campbell.
1113 North Court Street.
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northwest of town Thursday, the con-
s1deration being $40 per acfe, OF
SS,400. Mr.. Ward will take possession
and move to his farm March 1.
! Misses Grace Grant and Ruby John
| son, who are employed at Oskaloosa
spent Sunday at home.
| Mrs. John Yarkosky, of White CITY
| fell Thursday and sustained a mum
Der of fractured ribs as we'll as
bruises.
Mrs. F. B. Kale left Saturday for
Davenport to spend a week with her
daughter, Mrs Hattie Franger
Hiram McKim has added a new
Kitchen to his residence on Sand
Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Miller spent
Thursday and Friday with Mr.. Mil
ler's comrade, A. j. Burgess, near
Highland.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Holloway went
to Ottumwa Friday in their automo-
bile and visited Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Herr.
The baby of J. c. Thomas, of Lost
Creek, has been sufferer from tom
silitiss
Miss Enola Johnson returned Thurs
day from several months pleasure
trip through the west. She attended
the exposition at Portland. and visited
relatives at different points
Henry Rohde left for Burlington Sat-
urday called by a message telling OF
the serious illness of his daughter
Mrs. Matilda Kleinkoff
The Yeomen had an interesting ses-
sion Friday night which lasted till
nearly midnight. About fifty members
We're present from Ottumwa; twelve
from Abba, and seven from Chilli
cothe. ]. f. VanWinkle, of Des
Moines, was also in attendance. AT
the close of the session a social time
was enjoyed, and banquet was serv-
ed at Kussart's cafe.
i ]. Cokenaur on the Dell Harding
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EDDYviLLE.

Eddyville; Oct. 20. - Married. al
about $50 o'clock Tuesday evening
october II. at the home of the bride
on South Second street, Mrs. Mary A.
Crispen, to John Werner, the cere-
mony being performed by Justice
amos Gray. The witnesses were M.
t. Kerran and Mayor Grant Cowley.
At the close Of the ceremony the party
sat down to supper. Both the bride
and groom are old settlers of this To-
callty. Mr.. Werner formerly resided
at Bridgeport. but for some years has
been spending much of his time among
his children. He is successful re-
tired farmer. They are residing in the
brides property where the ceremony
quite wide circle of friends to wish
them we'll.
Theodore Roland, of Eldon. was a
guest Wednesday of his brother in
law. Frank Wantze.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Nelson and SON.
OF st. Paul, Mimi, arrived Tuesday
night to spend week visiting Mrs
Nelson's sister. Mrs. ]. N. Elliott, and
looking after property interests
DR.. Vance was called to Lacey We'd
nesday In consultation with DR.. S.
". Clark, of Oskaloosa. and DR.. D. c.
Brockman, of Ottumwa, over the case
sf DR.. Green. the well known Lacey
practioneer, who has been quite sick
The past week.
Levi Lore, Ed Shields, G. E. Steph-
.nson and O. H. Seifert- returned
Thursday from Des Moines, where
hey had been attending the state con-
lave Of Yeomen. Messrs. Lore and
Shields were delegates of the Eddy
rille lodge.
Jay Davis was in Oskaloosa Tues
lay.
Pastor w. s. Right opened a series
Il protracted meetings at Hayden
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kept his pretty rock, for now he was
taking it to his daddy and it was nc
more a rock but nugget of gold, and
now they We're rich.
On their way home they had the
very best of care and their uncle said
to them that years and years ago some
thieves had stolen that nugget and
buried it in the desert and erected a
pole with roof on 1t to mark the
place. and that while the thieves were
waiting for their news of the theft to
blow over they had all died.
There We're just few who knew
about the theft, including their uncle
and so no one had ever looked for the
treasure. Now Ais father is rich and
the two children each have camel
of their own for their father owns a
caravan.
And 1t was all because the children
were faithful to God. Now Ali and
Aboni tell their grandchildren and
children the story of the we'll.
Moss Davis.
Eldon. Iowa.
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smoke and chew very young and later
he begins to drink. OF course, there
are some boys who are good and who
nave no desire to do these things, but
as a rule they are very scarce.
The boys who work learn much that
boys who stay at home and go to school
do not. They learn a great deal about
people. They become familiar with the
ways of the world and they become
hardened at an early age.
But the boy who works learns to
look out for himself and to be indie
pendent, which is very good thing
TOR a boy.
1t is far better, however, if boy
remain in school until he is grown. 1t
does not take him long to get expert
ence in the business world and he is
better prepared if he has a good educa-
tion and a mothers moral training.
August Mcdonald, aged Is.
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Belger, who were summoned on the
Mahaska county trial jury were ex-
cused Monday, but Mr.. Oldham ex-
poets to- soon return.
Oscar Hartman, of Knoxville, came
down Wednesday afternoon to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Moore, of Des
Moines, are here for an extended visit
with their daughter, Mrs. w. S. Right.
Mrs. H. M. Sprague is entertaining
her nephew, Homer Harding, of Ne
braska. He will remain two weeks.
Lewis Lescault, of Coalfield, has
been moving to the residence formerly
owned by Mrs. A. Williams, on North
Third street.
the opera house Monday and Wednes-
day evenings to fair sized audiences.
On account of inclement weather they
decided not to show Tuesday night
They played "A Royal Waif' on Mon
day night.
Eddyville, Oct. 16.-Married, at 700
o'clock, Thursday evening, october ~,
at the home of the brides parents on
McNeise, to Lloyd Allen Waters, of
Pekay. Only the brides parents and a
few friends were present to witness
the ceremony, which was performed
by Rev. Hampstead, of the Congrega-
tional church. A nice supper was
served just after the wedding, and the
happy youn~ couple left for Pekay
where they will go to housekeeping.
The bride IS tho youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. McNeese and has
passed her life here. She graduated
from the Eddyville high school with
the class of 1905. The groom is a well
known Pekay young man. and is en-
ployed as weigh boss at the mines.
M. J. Ward. formerly of Bluff Creek.
but now of near Eveland, purchased
w T. Iannas' 100 aero farm 3 miles
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PRIZE CONTEST.
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This week we are going to give a
mysterious prize. We are not going
to tell you what 1t is and only the
one who wins 1t will know. He will
have the privilege of telling the 9th.
ers If he chooses. We assure you
however, that it will be we'll worth
striving for and we hope that many
new Juniors as well as the old will
enter the contest. The stories may be
on any one of the following subjects,
but only one is really necessary:
SUBJECTS.
"A DOG FIGHT"
CRY BABY"
CARTS PUNISHMENT"
BLIND MINNIE"
IAN EXCITING FIRE.
THE LION THAT ESCAPED
"ALICE'S SILK WORMS
"A LITTLE GIRLS TRAVELS
WHEN JOHNNIE. WAS AR.
RESTED
SMILING BESSIE" :, :.
A FUNNY MISTAKE"
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A KIND BURGLAR.

On the top of q small hill stood q
large mansion. In it lived a gentle.
man. lady, little girl and three
servants. This man or rather Mr..
Snyder was a millionaire and was
proud to own the title. The little
girls name was Marie, and she went
to a private school at New York. But
wait v, let me tell you that they lived
in New York near one of the private
schools of thM city. After school
hours she would sit out on the long
porch and read book after book. If
not doing that she went to her room
and climbed up in the big arm chair,
till a fairy brought her a dream.
1t was on a cold winter night when
the snow was falling fast, an officer
stood by every lamp post, when
with broad trimmed SLOUGH hat on.
His clothes were ragged and to tell the
truth, he looked like cowboy from
the wild west" He I'D a r oliver
and a knife in his belt, which he
wore. -
The cop got in the shadow Of a
tall building and watched him until
he vanished in the darkness. The
cop crept slowly after him, and see
ing him stop at the house on the hill
Taking out the screws in the lock and
threw it out in the snow some dis,
lance from where he vas standing
then he stepped inside.
He went to the drawing room and
found the safe there in the corner. He
opened it and produced larg. bag
of gold and silver coins. Then shut
up the safe and was turning to go
away when through the hall opened
folding doors peered small night
capped head. why uncle Henry
what are you doing, my papa's gold?
You naughty uncle" cried Marie.
stamping + little foot. The man
turned on his heel and saw-who do
you suppose? why his little niece. Of
course. WheE he recognized her he
fell on his --nees and clasped the child
to his heart. my own dear darling
he cried. Just then steps were heard
in the corridor and loosening hold OF
the child he awaited. the coming.
Then Mr.. Snyder appeared In the
door way. What is the meaning Of
all this?" he said. Then Marie ran
to her father and told him all. Then
feeling sorry for his brother-in-lawt
he gave him several hundred dollars
and he went away with light heart,
saying to himself, Never will I steal
in all my life, if : have to die" Then
he went home whichA was a tumble
down building at the side Of the road.
His wife was sick and was starving
for want of food. When he opened The
door and went in his wife was glad
he came. Then he told the stor5. She
was so excited that a few days after
she died, and now they both lie there
on yonder hill awaiting the judgment
day.
Alice Hahn.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa.