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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
WAR LOSSES OF JAPS
NUMBER OF DEAD, 6o,ooo-sIck
AND WOUNDED, FROM 200.
900 TO 100000.

Toxic, April 29.-Count okuma, lead.
er Of the progressive party and former
foreign minister. addressing Friday
the committee Of the progressive par.
ty appointed to suCcor the wounded,
estimated the number of wounded and
sick as a result OF the wal at zoo. 900
10 300. 900, and the number OF killed or
who had died of disease, at $4,000.
The count warned the people to be
prepared for a lengthy war and ex-
pressed the hope that a continuance OF
the struggle would not affect the ma
tlonal sentiment.
Toxic, April 29.-The Russian sec
ond Pacific squadron was sighted
Thursday off Cape Varela, 70 miles
north of Kamranh bay.
Washington, April 29.--It develops
that n japanese squadron, under Rear
Admiral Uriu Is cruising In the China
sea and 1t may have the first brush
with the Russian fleet. Uriu's squad
ron consists of two armored cruisers,
three protected cruisers and 10 torpe-
do-boat destroyers. II was first re.
ported TO the government here In the
vicinity OF Singapore the day preced-
Ing the passage Of the Straits of
Malacca by Rojestyensky. 1t then dis
appeared, but again was sighted of
Kamranh bay after Rojestvensky left
that barbor.
Considering these two facts together.
naval officers here are certain that the
Japanese have been constantly In
touch with the Russians.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
IN NORTH MAHASEA
Delnes o. the Coed People up There
as Told by the Star.


our base ball boys cross bats with
pplla next wick,
A. ~ Rlarley waa here Monday
checkina IN W. M McCArl aa Iowa
Central agent
q Al McMalns shipped two cars uf
cattle 20 Chicago from Oskaioosa and
ono car of hogs from this place Fri.
day.
Mrs. ELLEN Turner and soma are
living In oskaloosa, The boys have
work and they are well pleased with
their new location.
DR.. Aiya Hail of Manila writes
that he Ii doing real well and that
where he IL II Is a healthy climate.
Miss Della J. Rhoades was re.
elected In Marshalltown schools at
an increase in salary, ana Is well de.
serving of It.
Mrs. N. w. and Miss Inez Baker re.
turned from California last week.
Mrs. Bakers sister, Mrs. s. A. King,
of California, returned with them.
A new boy has arrived at the r. J.
Baker home In Oskaloosa and 0 IS
a good time to sell your horses, as
John is in exceedingly good humor.
Mrs. Sherman's mother, Mrs. A.
Smith of sully, had a light stroke of
apoplexy last week which gave her
people quite a scare, but she is re.
covering nicely. IS
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stanton and
daughter, Mrs. A. II. Shooley, and
her daughter Brma, three genera
tions, were at the Charley Miller
home last week. ....... ~.
Harry M. Gage has accepted the
professionally Of PHILOSOPHY at Par
sons college for next year. He has
been at Columbian university, New
York, the past year.
The Grinnell w. Sharon ball game
at the fair grounds last Saturday
was a decidedly n sided affair.
Following the example OF one Rozh'
~destvensky we will let Grinnell pub
llsh the score.
Misses June Barbour, Lillian Vail
Mesdames Jessie Brimm, II. J. Vail
and G. +. Griffey drove to Oskaloo'
sa Sunday evening and took In the
grand Easter concert at the M. e,
church and were entertained by MIR,
and Mrs. Fred McVay.
Miss Paola Wood Is teaching her
sixth term at Success; Josie Stevens
first school west; Mary Evans, north
Of town; Bessie Ratcllff, east school;
Mildred Fox, south; Lenna sexton
Vail; Mary Lewis, Star; Laura Eat
on, Barr, southeast of Lacey; Jessie
Phillips, near v~skaloosa; r. r. Ora
ham, McMeins; Chas, Harris, Evans,
Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
INDICTMENT.
Ira Baum IN the Tells for Main.
tainlae a Nuisance,

Ira naum, 81 pekay was indicted ~
the last erand Jury Cor malntal Sing a
liquor nuisance. aud has furnished
bond for bis trial E D. Mason, CT.
rested upon q similar Indictment. IA
now awaiting the action of tho court
IN iaii.
Morris Foster and Ire LONG have
been arrested upon Information OF the
county attorney, charging them with
selling liquor unlawfully, The mea
are from Buxton, and were arrested
by Constable Brown. Both have fur
nished bonds of 800 for appearance
before Justice prichett on May Is for
trial.
A verdict for the defendant was re.
turned this morning by the jury in
the case of G. Winter VIZ. AL Black.
The case was given over TO the jury
last evening by Judge Scott, and after
an all night wrangle the twelve men
returned with a finding for Black.
Judge Scott was kept busy in court
this morning by motions and other
similar papers. The court was adj
journed until Monday afternoon at
1880 o'clock, and Judge Scott has re-
turned to his home in Brooklyn TO
spend Sunday. Court Reporter Adolph
Sander has returned to ottumwa,
where he will visit over Sunday.
Before %adjourning court today
Judge Scott made the following as
signment, which was posted:
Monday, May /, at 1880 p. m.-No.
1O6, Edris VS.. Baker; No. 1877, w. s.
Cooper VS.. NJ. Myers; No. 49,, A. z.
Black VS.. Margaret Price ct al.
Wednesday, May 3, at 9 a. m.-No.
10, J. A. oberman VS.. VIM. Cricket,
sheriff; No. 144, Edna Thrash VS..
| Geo. Williams, ct al.
Thursday. May 4, 0 a. Mo. 81,
| Menu Lumber Co. VS.. L. +. Craver &
Co. ct al.
Friday, May 5, 8 a. m.-No. 11,Pris'
| ella Davis VS.. Evan d. Williams; No,
1866, Oskaloosa Paving Brick Co. VS..
VIII. Prime; No. 1Sl, J.. A.. Becker VS..
A. A. Matthews.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
MINISTER BOWEN
IS DISCHARGED
REMOVED FROM POST FoR MAX.
ING FALSE CHARGES
HE WAS UNABLE 10 EXPLAIN
Administration Convinced That now.
ems Structures o. Secretary
Loomis Were Malicious
Removal Followed,

washington, DC, April 29,-omc'al
announcement was made Mt the state
department this afternoon Of the re.
cali OF Minister Bowen, from Caracas,
and Of the appointment OF Minister w.
w. Russell, now at Bogota, Colombia,
to succeed Bowen.
Tue appointment of John Barrett,
now at Panama, to- succeed Russell at
Bogota, was also officially announced.
The discharge of Minister Bowed Is
the result of unjust charges which he
made against Assistant Secretary LOO.
mis-, which he has conveyed to Secre-
tary Taft in a personal letter. Tie
administration Is absolutely convinc-
ed Of Loomis' innocence of any wrong,
doing while he was minister to Yea
ezuela and has reached this convlc Jon
after a thorough sitting of the alleSt.
tions. That being the case, 1t was
felt here that Minister Bowen, in or
der to escape blame himself, should
show that he did n of two thingI,
either by private inquiry in Caracas
ne arrived at another conclusion as to
the truthfulness of the charges, or
that he did what he could to denoudce
them aud to discourage their cireu!a.
ton in Venezuela. Failing in this,
the order Of dismissal was posted
this morning.
Months ago Mr.. Bowen reported to
Secretary Hay that rumors affecting
the integrity of his predecessor were
in free circulation In Caracas and that
to his own knowledge these rumors
had been transmitted promptly by the
foreign diplomatic representatives to
the various European capitals. Secre-
tary Hay promptly communicated this
message 90 the president and then ad-
monished Mr.. Bowen that 1t scarcely
was becoming an American minister
to allow his predecessor TO be traduced
when the honor Of the mission was
involved. Meanwhile an investigation
was conducted here which satisfied the
authorities of the innocence of Mr..
LOOMS. The rumors In Caracas be-
came more and more definite in form
as the state department here increased
its pressure on President Castro to
secure a settlement Of the asphalt
case, and finally Mr.. Bowen again
took them up and repeated them to
Secretary Taft. The secretary felt that
no matter how Mr.. Bowen regarded 1t,
the matter was not personal to him,
and communicated with the president
on the subject. Having thus become
Official, however, the matter could not
be dropped.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04

New York, April 29-H c. Frick.
chairman Of the directors committee
investigating the Equitable Life Assuy.
ance society, has written a letter TO the
policy-holders assuring them that the
interest Of every policy-holder iB abso.
lutely safe. Mr.. Frick sets forth that the
society's assets, which are in the pos.
session Of the committee, are absolutely
sound; that the Equitable's investments
have been conseryatiyely made; that
there are no charges made which II true
would diminish the socIety's assets, and
that the society could meet in full all OF
its maturing policies, even II II never
wrote another dollar Of insurance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
TRY.oUT AT PENN.
College Track Team Develops Some
Good Talent.

The track team OF Penn college Is
showing up wonderfully well in trIaI
work. Friday evening in field wor';
the team did some clever work. Tine
boys are making ready for the meetf
with Central university and Des
Molncs college.
The following events were tried out
last evening:
Hundred yard dash-Bowen first,
Branson second. Time, 10 As seconds.
Fifty yard dash Bowen first,
Branson second. Time 5 rs sec mds
220 dash--Branson LIST, sopher "a.
Time, 20 seconds.
40 dash--Sopher LIST, McCracken
"a. Time, 81 3.5 seconds.
$50 run--Wood 1st, Lewis I'd. Tim3,
TIM
Mile run-Wood 1st Conn I'd. Time
0 min. 20 seconds.
HE trials OF the other events viii
occur Monday evening on the co,lese
ftmpus.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
GETTING OUT OF DEBT
City Treasurer Neagle Reduces
Municipal Bonds by $4,000.

Oskaloosa began the new munici.
pal year OF 1005-06 by taking up
$4,000 Of the bonded indebtedness OF
the city. City Treasurer w. |. Nea.
bic, yesterday in making tho pay.
ment Of the interest on the bonds
outstanding sent in a draft for $1,305
covering the interest, and in add.
ton gent 10 the bankers another
draft for $4,000, which applied on the
bonded Indebtedness Of $58, 900, not
much In itself, but a saving made in
the interest paid each year.
The administration is attempting to
take up as much Of the bonded In.
debtednsSs as is practical, and as
rapidly as possible.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
COLORED SOCITY.I
Inc and Outs 81 the Local Colony
and their Friens


Mrs Herman Dyer Il VISITING rein
lives IN the city This week.
Mra. Anna Goode ANA Miss Lucas.
Of urinnell, spent sunday IN the city
Tho guests ~ Mrs, John Williams, On
North q street
j. ~ Finley, az buxton. has been In
the city this week introducing 20 our
metchants the product 81 his cigar
factory, He IL making a lne line OF
goods,
water Dauehty, Of Klrksvllle, MO,
has been visiting friends in tho city
this week. He has taken quite a lik.
ing 10 Oskniouaa and we expect 20 see
him here quite frequently.
The Maple Leaf club met az the
home Of Mrs. Robert johnson Thurs.
day evening, April "a, and were roy.
ally entertained In the form OF a re.
ception. Light refreshments we're
served and a good time was enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Phoebe Jones, of Keokuk, NJ.
A. M. OF the Grand Court of Iowa, II.
Of q, arrived in the city today on
her annual visitation OF the courts
in her Jurisdiction. She will meet
Rohab court tonight and will be the
guest OF Mrs. Cora Jones on North
Fifth street over Sunday.
Rev. Boyd, pastor of the A. NJ. T.,
church in this city, rendered his res.
ignation to the official board last
week and the same was accepted
with much regret by the members.
Elder Boyd has been assigned to the
charge at Clinton, Iowa, and left for
that place Friday morning. His fam
lily will follow him in a few days.
No. assignment has been made for
this place as yet, but the vacancy
will ba filed in a few days.
Oskaloosa will be represented at
the State Federation of Afro-Ameri-
can Woman's clubs at Muscatine May
20 and "a, with Miss Leila A. Shelly,
who IL the recording secretary, Mrs.
A. @. Clark, a member Of the Club
Extension committee, and also heads
the discussion In Household Econ
omics; Miss Jennie Hardy takes part
in the musical program. Mrs. Cora
Jones goes as a delegate for the New
Century club.
Maple Grove Lodge No. 16, A. r.
and A. NJ, was at home to It's many
friends Monday night, at the lodge
rooms on the north side OF the square.
II was the first entertainment given
by that order for a long time and
attracted a merry crowd OF old and
young people that filled the hall. An
interesting musical program had been
arranged by Miss Louella Franklin,
and served TO entertain tho crowd
during the first part OF the evening.
Refreshments were then served, after
which the young people were given
the floor, and they proceeded to en.
Joy themselves as only young people
with good music TO aid them can.
The program as given follows:
Piano Solo-Edna Jones.
Piano Solo-Eva Hart.
Instrumental Trio-Oscar Roper,
guitar; Homer Johnson, mandolin;
Harry Walker, French harp.
Vocal Solo-Louella Franklin.
Piano Solo-Ethel Buckner.
Instrumental Duet-Oscar Roper,
Harry Walker.
Piano Solo-Jennie Hardy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
CHOSEN.
oskaloosa Representatives at Iowa
Federation.

At the business session Of the WON.
ans Club last evening at Pean col
fsge, prior TO the open meeting OF the
Musical Department, the ladies took
up the matter Of election OF delegates
10 the state convention ut Waterloo,
Those who were chosen we're Mes
danes Fl L. Spencer, J.. G. Williams
and II. j.. Coke. These ladies' will
carry an invitation to the club 20 meet
In oskaloosa in 1907.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
10 contest Weils' Election.

ST. Louis, April 49, Contest pro.
ceedings have been prepared by Judge
John A. Tally. defeated republican can-
didate for mayor against Mayor RoIla
Wells, and will be fled In the circuit
court, Il IL stated, a soon as the notice
Of contest. which was filed in the sher-
ifrs once Friday is served upon Mayor
Wells. A list Of ! 500 alleged fraudula,t
voters II made part N the record MAYOR
Wells ofdciaI plurality was 1906
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
Trnredv En- 81. Paul.

ST. Paul. MINI, April 2a-Early Fri
day morning George Mahen, living on
Sibley street shot his wife, Hattie. three
times through the heart, killing her in
stantly, and then shot himself fatally.
Both were cOlOred and the tragedy Ia
supposed ~ have been the result OF q
Jealous quarrel
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
Flre cauaea Loaa "a sb0-OOO.

Milford, Me, April 29.-sparks from
a pile Of burning boards on the bank
Of The Penobscot river. carried by the
wind into the lumber yard OF Barker
4 Sons late Friday. started a FIRE
that before II had been controlled de-
stroysd q buildings and 100000 feet
Of box lumber eutailing a total loss
estimated 1T tJO6W
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04

the reporter was attempting an inter-
view with the mar Smith. This had
an effect upon the colored man and
he refused TO talk about any of the
details of the affair.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
NOTICE,

Notice Is hereby given that the
school board of the Independent Dis.
trlct Of East Des Moines, No. 2, will
sell what Is known as the New Town
school house at public auction to the
highest bidder on May 20, 1905, at 2
o'clock p. IN, Sale will take place at
said school house.
39w4.pd Gust Lindblad, Sec'y.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
KILLED BY THE CARS
JAMES SCOTT Is GROUND TO
PIECES NEAR NUMBER
TEN JUNCTION. ~

James Scott, a farmer residing a
Mine No. 10 of Buxton, was instantly
killed at the No. 10 junction by a
Northwestern switch engine. The
man was quite deaf. He had left his
team standing at the track side and
was picking up some large pieces or
coal that had fallen at the track syn
His back was turned toward the 40
preaching engine, which was moving
slowly. Scott was watching his team
and did not look in the direction OF
the oncoming train, The enginemen
saw the fellow but did not know that
he could not hear. He was standing
at the side Of the track as the engine
drew near and the men on the engine
thought he was about to step out Of
harms way. In place Of that, how
ever, he stepped owe the rail and was
instantly struck, knocked down and
the body ground to pieces. Death
must nave resulted instantly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04

Iowa City Masons will build a tenn
pie this summer at a cos. Of $4,000
or $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04

II Is stated mat the Great Western
will extend rs lines this summer 70
Boone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
Paderewski Cancels Engagements.

Niagara Falls. n. Y. April 90
Padsrewski, the pianist, has Cancelled
HIS engagements and IL returning to
Boston, In London, Ont. Thursday
night, he strained a cord In his neck
while rendering a dlficult composition
and Friday his condition was such
that DR.. Francis Fronczak, Of Buffalo,
was called and upon his advice Pade-
rewsll Cancelled all the remaining en-
gagemonts Of his tour In this country.
DR.. fronczak's diagnosis Of Pade-
rewskl's ailment was 10 the effect that
he Is suffering from a severe attack Of
neuritis,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04

The postomce at Valley, Washlng,
ton county, has been discontinued;
mail TO Keota. Kcokuk county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04

The old CowIey house, one Of the
early landmarks of Eddyyille, Is being
torn down to make room for a more
modern building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-04
FAMOUS SOLDIER
HAS PASSED AWAY
SUDDEN DEATH or GEN rITR.
HuoH LEE
Is A VICTIM or APoPLExY
Stricken While on Train En Route
from Boston 20 waahington-Dies
In Latter city--A Sketch
Of His Career.

Washington, April 2e.-Gen. Ftzhueh
Lee, OF Virginia, died at the Providence
hospital in this city at 1880 o'clock Fri.
day night Rs the result OF an attack Of
apoplcxy and paralysis with which he
was stricken early Friday morning
while travelling by rail from Boston 10
Washington. At his bedside when be
died were his brother, Daniel Lee, and
Drs. Edie and Kean. The end came
quite suddenly and was without pain.
The dead general was doing fairly well.
considering the severity OF the attack,
until about ten O'Clock at night, when a
change came for the worse.
Gen Lee was stricken with apoplexy,
the entire left side being affected, at
three o'clock Friday morning. Gen. Lee
was on a train en- route from Boston to
Washington. The train had just left the
Harlem river when the stroke came.
Two physicians were summoned and
Gen. Lee remained on board the train
while 1t was transferred by float to Jer-
sey City and proceeded TO Washington.
When the train arrived there the pa
tient was removed to the Providence
hospital.
The news OF Gen. Lees illness was a
sever shock to his numerous friends in
Washington. This was evidenced by the
many inquiries made at the hospital
throughout the day and evening. Gen.
Lees attack is attributed largely to his
activity in behalf OF the military and
naval review, which is TO be held In the
vicinity OF Jamestown, Va. His heart
and soul have been In the work and he
labored ~zealously to make Il a success.
His Career.
Gen. Lee long has been a prominent
hgure In Washington, and he always
was given q hearty reception wherever
he went. Prior TO the civil war, at the
beginning OF which he resigned his COM
mission in the United States army, Gen.
Lee saw considerable frontier duty In
movements against the Indians. He wal
an expert cavalry officer, and on one oc-
casion, June 10, 1860, he was engaged in
a h~and-to-hand encounter with Com
anche Indians near Camp Colorado,
Tex. His services In the confederate
army az a major general are well known,
and during the interval between this
war aanA q gactiye fork in the Spanish
sd. Lee filed a number
p1sitlons. including the
goYernoTship Of Virginia the prcsi-
dency Of the Pittsburg A. Virginia rail.
road. the collectorship OF internal reve.
nue. for the Lynchburg district, and the
consul generalshIp at Havana. Follow.
Ing his honorable discharge from the
volunteer army on March 2, 1901, Gen.
Lee was appointed 10 the regular army
February II, 1901, with the rank Of brig
adler general, and with this rank he was
retired in the March following.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-04-08
Freaks Ar. on. q p.ts.

It Is announced by the new Hippo
drome management that freaks" will
not be hired. and that the public NO
longer cares to see human abnormali-
ties and deformities. The ossifed
man, the bearded woman. the four.
legged boy and the original rubber.
neck can no longer make large In
comes by exhibiting Themselves to q
curious public. There was = time
when a good freak would receive 1925
or $3.50 week for sitting on plat
form.
The proprietors of the Hippodrome
and other large shows presumably do
not exclude freaks for any other mo-
tive but that their exhibition Is not
profitable. 1t has been proved BY the
experiments Of the last two years at
Coney Island that the more. respect
able an entertainment and the more
1t appeals to the average well.co.i-
Quoted American household the more
profitable II is.
1t is good sign Of public develop
ment.-New York World.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-04-08
Az9@azzz!:az<az2;y!z1|

went down TO Maple Lodge that
summer Tor . reason no sane person
would have recognized. could not
bear the place after Helen died: and
when E&Aelda became It's mistress two
years later . vague resentment and
Disgust still kept me away. Not that
blamed Ethelda. She had not known
Helen ~ had known her. or ~ Jack
had known her. But ~ for Jack!
How could . man who had shared
Heaen's perfect love. who had received
her peerless devotion, her exquisite
dauntless tenderness-how could he
replace her with another? His had
not been q common marriage tie to be
NO breach with them. but ]. At least,
would not see Etheida's handsome.
full-blooded. vivacious presence in the
places where Helen had been.
had actually written my refusal
OF Ethelda's annual invitation. Some
accident delayed posting. and 1t lay on
my table the night dreamed the only
dream which ever Influenced my &C.
tton.
dreamed that I stood with Helen
in the blackberry thicket near the
head Of the lane between the locust
trees behind Maple Lodge. / know
that she was dead, and yet 1t seemed
not strange that she should be there
talking to me ON some subject OF
great import. Then 1t seemed she left
me and went rapidly down the lane.
her dress hutterfng about her tall.
light figure between the locust trees.
I tried to run after her, to call her
back. my heart beating hard with
longing and regret-and 10 woke.
In my dream had understood
everything she said: waking, my ut
most effort could recall but three dis.
connected sentences: do everything
you can to help me-. There il
trouble brewing in the affair Of Arthur
olivant.. You know I have to look
out for Jack"
turned them over and over In an
unQuiet mind. Who was Arthur OIL
vaat? A. far as knew I had never
heard the name. What could I think
but Ethelda was handsome and
vivacious and full-b1ooded. Perhaps
Maple Lodge and Jack were dull.
And yet-Ethelda was . selfrespect.
Ing woman-and she had = child. It
was none Of my business. But in the
end. went to Maple Lodge.
They gave me 30 hearty and unaf-
fected . welcome that I was ashamed
Of my long delay. They lived very
simply and very quietly. but in obvi.
Gus content and happiness. Both Jack
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-04-08

HsIIveInatien That Frequently Amsets
elAApy GnalneAHe.

hsIiveination rhat Frequently Affects
sleepy gneinssso.
In . party Of locomotive eaginesre
who were talking about old time fell
low craftsmen reference was made to
ono old timer who had come to his
death through Jump fever" what
u Jump fevsr'f" inquired an outside.
who was interested in the couvsrsa-
ton.
Jump fever" explained the engin-
eer, '.ts . sort OF hallucination that af-
fects some engineers and leads them
to leap from the cab to escape = sup
posed impending collision. It's mostly
freight engineers that are Affected. On
long runs out west freight engineer
may be thirty-six hoors At the throttle
without much chance for rest, owing
to mishaps. He gets sleepy. and doses
In the cab. All Of sudden he wakes
mp. but his faculties are scattered and.
what with lightness OF the head and
the motion Of the cab, he gets an idea
that collision IL about to happen. lh
a semi-conscious state he dives out Of
the window. and the chances are he's
goner when he lands. The engineer
We referred to had done the trick
twice. but he was killed the third
time. out on the Santa Fe road
Philadelphia Record.