LeMars Semi-Weekly Post (Newspaper) - January 10, 1899, Lemars, Iowa Published Every Tuesday dig EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO VOLUME JANUARY 10, 1899. NUMBER 7. * a. ELECTRIC FLASHES NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE MAY HAVE A FIGHT SITUATION AT ILOILO DARKER GROWS Filipino Juntas at European Capitals Protest to President Against the Disembarkation of United States Situation Grows The Filipino committees in Madrid ami London telegraphed President The Paris dispatch Wo protest against disembarkation of American troops at The Loudon telegram The treaty of is still unratified and the American chum of sovereignty is Tho Associated Press learns the Filipino junta at Paris received a telegram from the Filipino agent at Hong Kong A fight with the Americans is Wo are not tho A telegram from an English house at Manila Tho situation is very There is much The American troops have not yet landed at ] A Washington dispatch Tho authorities are very reticent relative to the state or affairs at The situation is but not hopeless by any It is believed Gen. Otis has formed a plan of campaign which will result in the control of the island of without actual Persuasion will he used before THREATENED BY CAN'T LD TWO King of Friendly Islands America anil A dispatch from says have been received from the seat of government of the Tonga or Friendly that tho German consul has arrived there from the Islands and has given notice that Germany will seize the most fertilo of the group unless the Tongan government pays tho private debts which the natives owe a German The government repudiates responsibility for the giving of credit to tho contrary to and the king is appealing to America and MINERS IN Pittsburg Is the Largest Ever Held In tho Five hundred delegates are in attendance on the tenth annual convention of tho United Mine Workers of which assembled In It is the largest and most representative gathering ever and will continue in session throughout tho President called tho convention to THIRTEEN PERSONS a More Aro Injured in a Wreck in Now A dispatch from said thirteen persons were lulled in a wreck on tho Lehigh Valley and thirty to forty-five of the injured were taken to the hospital at and the others to N. Thero was a head on collision between the bound and lliu local coining east. IOWA BANK Institution Relieved of Sunday The hank of was robbed of Sunday Tho vault was entered and the open with The robbery was evidently the wink of professionals who entered and left town on belonging lo Hurrying Forward Holier Supplies system of gratuitous government relief in Cuba is not m be immediately abandoned is shown by order from the war department lo solid the Carnal back to Havana with more supplies as soon as the vessel can load on reaching New On its last Ihu carried about 1,-000,000 Tho safe of the bank was blown lo by dynamite about 2 o'clock Monday The ot the bank was badly wrecked and all Hie windows worn blown Money estimated at to is There is no clue to the Steel Works C. P. has limited bonds for on the Watts Meel plant at and iho plant resumes at This Is tho largest basis sleel works in the south and employs 700 ' H was built in 18UII at a cost of Muy Stop Where They in a communication sent ' to tho acting superintendent of National instructions thut no restrictions ha imposed on entering the park as lo slopping at the park Ion's at Slug liniley was put to by electricity in prison at Sing for tho murder of his white Two shucks given Contest Filed in William lato through his attorneys has filed a of a contest for the seal of present governor of All kinds of Irregularities are charged and it is claimed that people voted In in which they not entitled to Campbell and Colson Draw No Salaries as A report was published in Washington Saturday night to the effect that Ihe house committee on judiciary had informally decided by unanimous vote that the seats of Messrs. Wheeler of P. Campbell of and Colson of Kentucky have been vacated by the occupancy by these gentlemen of commissions in the Members of the committee deny tin's t in Ii is Speaker has not certified to the services of members during Ihe month ot Speaker when asked as his refusal to sign for Ihe December salaries for the three gentlemen whose seals are sunn as I was advised by Ihe war Hint Messrs. Colson and were officers of the army of declined to consider them as members of the as in my opinion there an be no as lo having vacated their If it von tinned Ihe would ho possible for Ihe finding a majority of say live him in the house of to override Ihe will of the people by simply appointing six members of Hie majorit y parly lo positions in and thereby place ihe minority party in control of the branch of the YEOMANS STATE Will Member Interstate Commerce 1). Sioux has by the president for would have been sent to the last month but for Ihe pressure brought to hoar upon the president to give friends of the oilier candidate Tor Iho place chance lo be is reappointed upon his He was unanimously endorsed by his mid this is Ihe first time the commission look such All Ihe Iowa delegates in bulb houses indorsed and of the principal railroads of country anil Ihe bodies the northwest joined in asking Ihe president tu recognize Mr. services by reappointing MR. CLEVELAND IS SARCASTIC ENGINES MEET HEAD Dead and Two Injured of a Teunesse four two one of these perhaps Ihe loss of properly lo the Southern to the about is Die of a wreck which occurred Sunday morning on Ihe Ohio branch of the division of ihe one and one-half miles west of Elk Tenn. A double-header freight loaded with coal and into a mixed local passenger train while both were running nl Ihe miles an The engines met head Ihe force of being The coming together of Ihe two I ruins was so sudden dial the trainmen weie unable to jump lo save their The passenger train was running minutes ami all freight trains had been notified that the passenger Irain was on a late and only cause for I he accident that can be given is thai Engineer of the freight misread his Immediately aller the crash the wrecks caught The passenger Irain carried about twenty None of were Says the Thing to Do In to Destroy n in reply to a request of a of the Associated for an expression on Ihe care to repeal concerning the prevailing epidemic of ami The remedy for controlling ihe of our new possessions is obviously The I misguided of our new territory I who prefer different from the plan for their control which we or i I who oppose our designs in their should lie Killing has i been a feature of expansion since expansion and our imperialistic enthusiasm should not be checked hy the prospective necessity of destroying a lew thousand I i NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY | | or Don I Den Moines ami n Stale Will Take I lie i Willi Slate Medical I physicians of osteopathy met Des and formed n stale auxiliary In the national A. A. A. A and were adopted and an organization as s. S. Still of lies ice M nl M. of and A. I. Of Des Charles of lies Harry of u. K. Johnson of 11". of Hubert s. of Mason Owen of and Ed Morris of Col. A. of Ihe Des on the slate board of medical examiners in refusing lo issue to according to the stale and the association will try to make ihe board do so. The declaration of principles of the association recites that osteopathy is a genuine REFUSES TO PAY THE i STATE CAPITAL ot the first acts of the new Auditor was to present hit report of the condition of the State treasury at the close of business Dec. 1808. It was as OS -IS college lo a si 11111 p to Ills Attorney General Millon tiled his bond for willi Shaw last hill lo to il the war stamp which il has been Ihe to require wilh bonds so do not believe the federal has the rigid lo levy this lax on a said Mr. 1,'etnlev. cents cuts no but if the principle is right i and the is upheld by the | warrants amounted to the federal government can at any time so 1.111 There was also in the State lax stale that they will cease cash nf the If it can compel me to pav tax which the school had been loan at (I per the This is the largest Agricultural ellipse 1 x 12,000 11(1 fill 40 of ail cents to acl as attorney general for j this liming the two it can me In lax or I Ihan you applied lo I all slate would resull in men refusing lo such posit and the state thus he taxed mil of | His intention is 10 write to Com 111 ' Scot I al relative lo If the J commission thai he pay the I lax an agre d case could be made up for j submission to 1 pe or Ihe attorney t j general could permit Ihe government to on- force the revenue law bv hiin and i line if | in milking a lest ease of it. Commissioner Seoll is to have * that persons do not become j until have tiled and lie is not taxing rate for easli belonging to the school ever accumulated nt one time ley the State ihe reason linn is plenty of no call tor per cent money to hi any ul higher had anil EXTRA PAY FOR House 1 a Hilt Introduced by In the national house of representatives a was passed on million of Mr. Marshall of granting the officers and men ol Die army on being mustered out two if outside of I and otic month extra if service was not outside such extra pay to he in j of furloughs or leave of A is has been granted men ered mil. May Kulu Oyster Oyster inen claim that'll tho siege weaker on Puget sound and WOULD BURN Si reels and Col. Ihe special emissary of Gen. Olis between Manila and arrived in Sunday afternoon wilh dispatches from the laller The situation when he was practically The streets were and it was reported that principal buildings hail been the insurgents having threatened io destroy whole business section liy the first shot of The banks were shipping their treasure 10 the United Slates Newport and other family of I lie American vice consul has gone 011 hoard the Col. Poller reports President proclamation bad to be lypc written aboard as the printers tin shore declined lo do the Privates Harry Silvey and Frank rick of Ihe Sixth United States while guarding a waler boal astern of the were attacked by the natives ol the skull was and Private fell hut escaped wilh 11 Is The socialist Democratic party of held a mass convention in at Mayor Chase of was voted that all possible honorable assistance bo given to trades union was voted to hold in Heist on In May for Ihe of candidates for stale A stale committee was also Free Trade with A petition has been received by the sen ale from American Association of asking lor Ihe establishment of frer trade relations between that island and I Slates and Ihe abrogation of established by the military and also for Ihe retirement of the Porto currency and Iho of the money nt the United Offer Dig Howard The city council of nuc commissioners met Monday evening and offered for the arrest conviction of murderers of John city treasurer of The police are entirely without a clew regarding I lie perpetrators or of Suu Francisco Will Have mi 10*po At 11 meeting of citizens in Francisco it was decided to hold an international exposition in that city in 1001, opening in Appropriations will be asked foi from Iho slate and It is expected lo lay corner stone of tho administration building on Sept. Gives to It was announced Monday that A Armour of Chicago of class of had given to Princeton university tt found a classical department iu the university For the next three years Ik will give annually for tho further port of the Proves A. K. a living neat has been robbed of which ho had in u bureau Herman a tramp to whom hat given has disappeared and is suspected ol having taken the Body of Soldier The body of an unknown man dresser in tha uniform of a United States soldier has been pulled put of the Rook t mile east of Wis. The body liai been in the water several weeks such Telegraph Gov. of Kansas lias signed the hill inducing telegraph The rate fixed iu Ihe on messages is IS emits for Ihe first leu day or and I cent for each additional On newspaper reports the rales reduced lo one-third of I cent for each word during the day and of I cent for each word at II provides th it no lower rate shall bo granted any Slay of a Week Mrs. Cordelia K. convicted of Hie murder of Mrs. John Dunning of was lo have appeared lor sentence San Francisco but did do her giving as a reason the sick -ness of their they has been ill ever since jury returned the Judge Cook a proceedings lor one Storm in A heavy windstorm over the section of AI Doles a school house was blown down and three children of Joe Frost and Cm were A child of Joseph Lawrence was fatally and a 01 more sustained serious wilh Killing A special from Howard says Joseph has charged with the murder and Ins on 15, Other arrests are as the who have been working mi Ihe case lor a year and a half are supposed to have incriminating His Lake been of arrested Porto Tlie department has ordered that all mail lor including for Slates military and naval lie sent lo New York for forwarding Mislead of 1'apor Mills The Lima paper mills burned Saturday The loss is MARKET to prime HI to shipping to fair to lo No. to No. 2, 37c lo No. 2,7c to 20c: No. 2, to 0!ic; choice 20c to 21c; 2lle lo 2h'c; 30c lo per to choice to common to to 2 to 70c: No. 2 3,rk.' to 3llc; No. 2 30c to 31c, lo lo to No. 2, to 72c; No. 2 34c to 30c; No. 2, 28c to 30c; No. 2, 5Uc to to to to No. 2, 70c In 71c: No. 2 37c to 3Sc: No. 2 2l)c to 30c: No. 2, 55c to 57c. to to sheep and to No. 2, 71e to 72c; No. 2 37c lo 3llc; 2 to 32c: to 58c. No. 2 70c tu 72c; 2 35c to 37c; No. 2 27c to 2i)c; No. 2, 54c lo clover to No. 2 00c to 3, 33c to 34c: No. 2 28c lo 30c; No. 1. 53c to 56c; No. 2, 44c lo 51c; to good snipping to common to to fair to choice wethers to common to to New to to to No. 2 80o to 81c; Nof 2,44e to 4lhj; No. 2 35c I ICo WmK TRAGEDY IN CASS Young Moo Hilled While Hunting The most horrible accident ever nci in Cass by which two men in prime life now lie cold in occurred three miles southeast ol sou of C. and his Charles Me were hunting ami getting a v. ire fence a shotgun in the bands of the nephew was striking the uncle iu Ihe and in being extricated the oilier barrel was striking the nephew ill the killing him The uncle lived six retaining consciousness 1,, ihe and before dying be told the full of the The uncle did nol carry a and alter accident he crawled v aids In u hay w here lawns found by some children on their way iu Morrill Some important changes in the Morrill Parking Company of have been A branch will lie opened al once in New York Hairy now manager of I he I lesion be in Williams of will be advanced to the Last mouth was a record breaker in number of hogs killed at Ihe packing the total for December being an even This is a very gratify business for the closing mouth of which Mas one of lie busiest yours iu Ihe The of pork lor the year was pounds or 11 total of Dwight 4 Dwight Lewis has been elected secretary of the board of railroad of lie lias been wilh the as clerk for eleven During lhal time he has been admitted lo practice of He is one of Ihe informed men iu the stale on railroad mailers in and the Iowa iu The commission has C. of Carroll its clerk lo succeed Mr. I is. the election lo place on the dale nl 1 In- change I. a n a a City lilted vv ilb aid of a chain over his pounds Ins own of Mr. Italy a intends lifting again against Hie world's record of made by in He will gel a harm and plenty ol ami see how mum more than a Ion he can from mother Petition foe a A is being circulated lo obtain a pardon for llov and Hewer two of a lea 111 of horses from Fred living of 1,11 They have served a a half of four Tin petition was by their fattier and friends who reside in Cherokee A accident happened al oilier and were hunting wus in the acl of to 11 u from his gun and reload when was accidentally discharged The charge si ruck young iu tho indicting a fatal Pumped 111111 Andrew Shaw 1, a bridegroom or 11 few suicide by Hiking The reason given is lhal he had learned his will had been faithless belore lb was found before had and physicians extruded poison from his system to sin e his Don hie Track for the O. A force of men is al work surveying lln track west of They are now at work near it is a double track system west of Ml will he as far as all Ihu cast of Pleasant is now a double SENSATION IN O'BRIEN COUNTY found Stolen sensation was caused in last week by the of a lol of loleu ill I lie ol a fanner living near low 11. w ho is { MeMann went on a J 11 11 and t'i 1111111 harness ami In which bad been I rum j in pus of the and il now dev 1 lops that a great j deal ol other lias gone that same as iu Ibe same fellow's and Log chains and jack screws belonging lo ibe 11 ( v have been I raced lo tin I land lools have mem the Hill tin* 11111st deed lieu same appropriated a pair of blankets from n neighboring farmer who was i brow a from his wagon iu i runaway and bad a leg broken by which occurred near this man's No arrests have been but arc that now that Ihu uill v pai ly has been ered of the traced lo Ibe grand jury n ill inv igal The railroad commissioners received a Idler from George L. superintendent of the Weighing enclosing n of an to put on weighing scales is being sold lo unprincipled grain slock dealers whereby Ihe scales do nol give full The is called a and has a tendency to lengthen the beam the causing it to weigh less than it Several i tests were made with the following The scales were balanced at then with ihe they nl 2.0iio. Four hogs were weighed i without the al 1,310 with the hogs weighed 1.270. The simple Mule instrument and is sold i ILOILO TO BE TAKEN ORDERS AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO Will Be by If bat Their Peaceful Is Keats with salmis a for is especially favored because of the of its the desirability of 1 its and the intelligence of lis rank as among leading Slates i Union is due mil lo Ihe local ion | some groat metropolis of ide I not because of ils great factories or | ils wealth of but because of its The soil does not produce its I wealth without it being called forth by the effort of an frugal and and moral Such a people low a found a ' and il is the of having a among such of being wit bin of good schools and churches | Inn adds greatly lo I lie inducts menls presented tor investing in and remaining upon Iowa Iowa Maj. of the Iowa veterans of and a man who at one was worth fell down ibe stairway leading lo the of William Cutler's jewelry al WcI Walnut Si lies Wednesday His neck was broken and resulted was Home liir Incurable Woodbury County proposes In follow Ihe example of County in the establishment of a home for ils incurable insane al the poor The county is paying many thousands of dollars every year for of these and il is figured j by adopting Ihe Moines method lhal il cm save at least every To do | vv ill be ry to chase a new poor as the present one not suited in Hie present one of the of y Counly I lis Moines to unite ii study of ibe and he came back very lunch impressed wilh he bad I le has rei lhal lhal method be at once in and so iu the near future a change iu the poor fin in w ill likely be All Her Idle in On Thursday List in Tama occurred the funeral of Miss who has been an invalid all her and who died al the age of aller huv spent forty-nine of years in bet When but I year ol age she was attacked wilh rheumatism ami was never able lo vv It is doubtful if medical annals furnish as remarkable a case of vitality in Ihe midst of internal To be helpless Iroin totally unable lo enjoy lo be confined to such as is given and live lo reach Ihe half century is certainly Delivery Affairs in Ihe mysterious jail delivery al a peculiar turn the oilier day iu Iho discovery of the key thai unlocked ihe outer door of the jail that let out Ihe bank II was hi Ihe possession ofa man in lln was iu at the lime Tho lock is a padlock ami is on outside of the The man who hud key is hardly suspected ol having opened the door to let Ihe two men il is evident ihe inmates of the jail know more of Ibe pretend Throat Dili by Wire Fence John a win lived live miles southeast of had his throat cut by a strand of wire fence and A Irani which was driving on Ids farm ran was thrown from his wagon and fell between it and a wire lie was dragged against the fence and his throat Iowa's Slate debt is inventing to the balance struck by the State For the last two years the much | amount of the treasury deficit lias j about lln Jan. 2. Ihc mailer up j was On July il was Jan. 2, il was On July I. 1SI1S. it was 271.III. Following is Treasurer John authorized of at close of business 31, New Club The new Keokuk club room formally Hie occasion society event of Ihe The club is composed of 100 of the business and professional Now The corner stone of Ihu slate historians been 1 building al Des-Moines will belaid In being the executive council has authorized Curator Charles to make arrangements Downs instructed to secure John A. lo he New Milk The condensed milk factory recently at Waverly has commenced Six thousand pounds of milk were brought iu the first Tho factory will make butter Will lie No The county supervisors in session at unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the grand Jury to investigate rumors of bribery in connection with the appointments of county and later unanimously There will probably be no Poultry and Put Stook Tho second annual exhibition of tho Plymouth County Poultry Pet Stock Association will bo held on January 24, 25, and 27, lu pen 91' tho The board of last week re-elected lo office of commandant ol tlie Home at for Ihc next lour He has been iu charge nl the home for 11 Iowa Mormons Tim branch of Latter Day Saints at its regular annual session iu a resolution of censure mid protest on as a violator of law and and objecting to iu congress by a voto of 17 14/ Will decided which lias Iwau ptio with mid uie 71 IS Net 21K.2II War expenses palil In to lie lo Stale 71 Net lint 7S,.110 Dyers has issued a circular of regarding the of the National Ii extends n cordial invitation lo nil of the Fifty-second and Fiftieth who honorably discharged in assist in the All former guard members who enlisted iu United Stales service and who join the guard upon ils ion will lie given a record of 11' Hie company organizations desire former places in the guard will have to make application by Feb. I or other companies which have pet binned for a place will be Secretary of Stale I lohson litis his showing the fees collected in his for year 1.K0K. For the h of March April May make mi August 1,177 lifi September till 1,11(11 7,1 Ml 2,i1iw US a total for the year of 7.1 10 nit 51) The United States will force the Issue with the This decision may lead to n harassing war with the natives ot tho It is hoped and believed such a will be but it remains tor tlie insurgents to determine what the result will It is reported from Washington that the President has ordered Gen. Miller to land his troops at The American commander is directed to be conciliatory toward the but at the time he is Instructed to use if to effect his lauding and establish himself In the desired In other Gen. Miller is lo net on the He will not fire a gnu unless attacked by the but if the natives willfully shoot at bis soldiers he is to administer a. dose of American retribution and Gen. Miller has about 3,000 soldiers at and among them are men of the Fifty-first Iowa He will also have the support of for Admiral Dewey notified Secretary Long of the Navy Department that he had sent the Concord and the Petrel to join the naval force under Col. Dyer at It Is not known how strong a force the insurgents have at that The War Department has information which seems to indicate the natives have only about 15,000 stand of and it is that fairly represents their lighting power nt They have no modern while the American force is well equipped In that There is no doubt of the ability of Miller to defeat the Filipinos in pitched hut he has been warned not to he the Dispatches from Manila report minors that has gone to to take of the insurgent He has hitherto assumed attitude of hostility to American but advices from Gen. Olis lead American to believe he will submit when forced to a final decision between peace and The instructions of Hie President relative to the administration of affairs in the Philippine as transmitted to Gen. Otis at tire comprehensive enough to fully meet conditions ns well as any contingencies that may The President urges that the commander of the forces of occupation shall proclaim Hint we come as invaders or hut as to protect the natives iu their iu their employments and in their personal and religious After promising support and protection to those who will co-operate with the Government to give effect to these benefits and tho President while the military authority must he supreme until the legislation of the United Slates shall otherwise the municipal laws of the territory in respect to private and the repression of will remain iu all ports In the ' anils will he opened to the commerce of all friendly and all goods will be admitted upon payment of duties as shall lie in force nt the time of their and the to administer local governmental affairs are to be selected ns far as may he practicable from the of the islands after they have taken Ihe oath of allegiance to the United instructions adequately convey tlie purpose of our Government hi assuming control of the Watson Would Succeed Commodore Watson has applied for the command of the Asiatic squadron when Admiral Dewey relinquishes It. Unless Dewey changes his there will be no change for nearly a Tho latter has declined all offers of believing he can best serve his country at Unless the law Is he will retire from duty next 870.20, as against about for 1MI7, this difference being caused by Ihe absence of Hie national seal nil occurred in 1S1I7, so that fees from oilier sources were really larger this year than Gov. Shaw has reappointed Fletcher Howard us n commissioner of Howard has been a member of hoard since term and hus been actively in charge of the department for several lie is president of iho commission and devotes all his time to the work in Tho appointment ia fur a three-year term and the commission will expire on April 2J, 11102. So many insane are being removed to hospitals thai the Slate hoard of control is puzzled lo keep the three great at Mount independence and During IKON miles of railroad were constructed iu this which received only Iowa has nl one new town to its credit for 1 SDK and that is iu Kossuth wuh lined for a squirrel in tho park nt Des Miss Jennie Hulchins of Des has been presented with a licit made from Ihe windlass of the An unknown man run down by a irain at and sustained injuries from which he died shortly Hurlington started a stone pile for on needy men arc given which enables them to earn about SI a Fire originated in u barber shop at destroying four buildings before It could be Joseph Johnson has commenced salt against the St. Minneapolis mid Omaha for for the loss of his ' tho Iowa Central and the Hock island roads have withdrawn their engineering from tho' of tho ' Will Welcome American A dispatch from says the American squadron Is expected to arrive at in The channel squadron will take part In the welcome to he given to the American The battleship Prince will lend the squadron and the Duke of for whom the Prince George was will toko a prominent part In the Sooner or later Spain is bound to slip up on that mamma It appears thut and Shifter agree that neither of them had anything to do with it. Tho cruiser Cincinnati has been which proves that the report of her grounding had Take the As you stand up in lips that kissed Hobson's Shall never kiss With trial in mind and the pact ot his escaping the of might bo conferred upon Not perhaps that It's much of a reason for our washing our of but millions of the Filipinos are said not to know tho use of If it Is true that the Filipinos are preparing to resist Uncle Sam they aro destined to experience something new and satiating In the way of surprise Measured hy the proportion of the time already spent In debating the Isthmian canal question would pay for digging a large section ol the Admiral Is hopeful that when hi announced that with his monitors he could whip the Emperor William had nil to tho Dewey is of a ui pai tor
