LeMars Semi-Weekly Post (Newspaper) - September 5, 1899, Lemars, Iowa Published Every Tuesday and VOLUME EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL AND 8PECIAL PRIVILEGES TO THE DAY'S DOINGS SUMMARY OF LATE NEWS BY LE SEPTEMBER 5, 1800. NUMBER 75. STORY OF HOW FRENCH WAR OFFICE REACHED Philippine Commissioner Force Will He Able to Soon Crush Out tho Philippine Tho person who claims to know how tho French war office secrets reached 11ml tho names or those Instrumental in their was seen Monday by the Associated All tho matter given in the Jewish Sentiment story sent out last week was gone Dver iml and the additional and Interesting Information was elicited that tho envelopes and seals of tho United States government were used as a safeguard in transmitting the French war office documents from that country to unci also that ono of the chief held tho position of United States vice consul In a little German Tho Informant gives liis name as Charles K. Ills which are regular and show he was u private In Company Two Hundred sud Second New York during the war with and accompanied the regiment to ho left the service at the United States he has been traveling over the south and is at present on his way from Montgomery to where iio has no interest in the matter and wished no Ilia story was not told with that evenness denoting ami lie that although lie has known these things for a long time he litis never made public tho Information of which lie is SCHURMAN IS Force Will lie to Soon Crush The cabinet was in session over uu hour President of the Philippine commission was present by lie made a statement of the situation lu lliu It is understood lakes a hopeful and believes an increased force will he able to maku short work of the He says Aguinaldo docs not tho entire native He lays that while the anti-imperialistic league has no appreciable effect among tho American forces it lias given great encouragement to A member of tho cabinet declares the contrary to has not formulated a plan for the government of the Philippines after the Is nor is ho giving the matter lit It Is bis Intention to co-operate with congress In that regard and he will not form a fast stylo and insist oii its Tho subject of relieving Otis of a part of his duties was not but the Is hu may bo put ut thu head of the civil and relieved of responsibility of military GRAND ARMY MEN National In thirty-third annual of the Grand Army of tho Republic began Tho city is crowded with In accordance Mayer in lie urged thu decoration of stores and dwellings in every street In tho the route of the parado Is one solid blaze of color and Not a building but lias Its front incased in tho white and of which extends from Walnut lo Cherry on a distance of with tho city hull us the is tho most magnificent of decoration ever attempted In tills There are two classes of Tho turgor and more about fifty feel in height and are at the street T' smaller about feet stand on each of Broad between thu larger Gamp near in 1,(100 it Is Intended to accommodate thoso posts of the Grand Army which prefer to out rather than bo quartered In armories or private touts will shelter 10,000 BID FIRE IN MICHIGAN TOWN RIOTING IN Two Injured and a Scoro or Others The strike ut Ihe Stevens operated by the Stevens Coal Company at West lias culminated in a lu which one man was two probably fatally wounded and half a score of others The mini killed was Leopold a striking shot through the Samuel watchman ut the and Georgo coal and iron were fatally The trouble at the mine started a month ago when the mostly Polanders and quit work because the company would not grant them certain After several attempts to settle the company decided to make an effort to resume operations with new Accordingly the services of a number of coal and iron policemen were nmt were given orders to protect the lives of the company's also their About fifty of the strikers gathered the vicinity of the The mid Iron policemen say all the strikers were but the strikers deny The by the company's attempted to enter the but had not gone far when some one in the crowd threw a stone which struck one of tho Then a pistol shot rang and Samuel the fell with a pistol bullet in his The first shot was followed by a regular anil several men in the ranks of the strikers dropped to the who Is said to have been the leader of the died The strikers and with sticks and stones attacked the men who had intended to go to Eleven men were arrested and SHORT OF Damage Do no in Buy twenty miles north of Bay wus by a disastrous Thirty-two Including tho Central passenger depot Hall thirteen business houses und twenty-five were totally with their In nearly every A north wind prevailed und the were to cope tho Humes Tho flro slopped when It had burned Itself The loss is roughly estimated at 17G; 000,with small Laborers In - Labor day was celebrated by the affiliated labor unions with tho largest of tho kind over given In ovor 26,000 being hi Gen. Otis Is arranging to begin publication of a Tim sol tilers who assigned to duty In the composing room complain that as been ordered to set typo they want In a - uono from the Tell of Their Many Spanish prisoners ate o calling from Ihe Filipinos and bringing into American lines stories of hard They agree that tlie Filipinos are exceedingly short of rations and Unit u large section of their troops are reduced to the use of home made black The natives are trying every scheme to gel food and munitions from Daily arrests are made for attempts to smuggle of war through the American The insurgents have a wholesome respect for Ihe British on account or several of British warships to bombard their towns unless the rights of subjects are Two British the Larson and the were driven by stress of weather into the harbor of The crews were but upon protesting Hint they were subjects the insurgent authorities permitted one to come to promising the of tho crew of Ihe if secured from the British consul at Manila a statement ot the A similar concession was made to tho crew of the Edwards says be suw several American who were better fed the Spaniards or Ihe Filipino they were not compelled to as the Spanish prisoners SAMPSON TO QUIT To Be of Command nt Ills Own After the Dewey celebration in New York Admiral Sampson will be relieved of command of the North Atlantic Squadron at his own bo having already served more than his proportion of sea After u short of absence he will be assigned to probably to command ono of I In navy Either Commodore or will succeed Sampson In ot the MILL BOILER Knur Persons Instantly Killed mid Number By the explosion of a boiler In Ihe Iron Works four were instantly killed and several seriously An upright boiler in the guide mill blew filling Hit mill Willi smoke and The holler went through the side of the but furor of the explosion scattered bricks and ol machinery throughout the Many workmen were in the BIGGEST IN RECEPTION TO DEWEY WILL BE WITHOUT TROUBLE IN Serious How Between All A Shanghai cable has occurred nt between Hie Germans and Six Chinese were The German minister handed an ultimatum lo the Chinese government saying that security and property and order war Germany will take to protect her TRAIN ROBBER The Welcome to lie Accorded the Hero of Manila Bay Will Uc the Greatest liver Extended to Any Man by 1 New York has been the seine of but they will all pale Into insignificance when compared with the coming celebration in honor of the return of Admiral from his victorious in the fur The to he accorded the hero of Manila bay will be the greatest ever extended to any niau In the history of this The great triumphal homecomings ot the Human conquerors will lie us compared to tile reception to be given this quiet American whose name is enshrined In ihe hearts of his fellow The decorations will be the must elaborate that New York lias ever seen or will probably see for generations to decorating establishment in the city overwhelmed with orders for work for the It Is estimated that no less than will be expended for decorations by illuminations by night and festivities In Some firms will expend lis high as for while about every dwelling in all tile boroughs will be draped In the national colors or some other The great demand for hunting has scut the price up 'M per und has kept the mills down Must unusually busy turning out the The makers of Hugs are running night and day In order to supply the Dewey duy will be u veritable Fourth FIRE ON WILL BOYCOTT Chicago Jews to Make Unit Country Should Dreyfus be convicted by tho court martial at prominent Jews of Chicago will call a lake action Intended to show Ilia resentment of American Jews at the manner in which the artillery has been Some of the leaders In tho project say it may lend lo the boycotting by American Jews of the Paris exposition of 1000 and of French goods imported to this su far us Trips to will also be excluded from tho European itinerary or Jewish families that go abroad In the event that Dreyfus is so say those who are active in Successful a Crew ui Is Word was received here to effect that a Decatur and bad been held up by robbers at miles north of this The robbers boarded the night passenger when it stopped for coal at n mine near the was made by thu train crew and one robber was PACKING HOUSE | UNCLE SAM TO WE CANT WAIT THREE INSTANTLY KILLED Down at n Wisconsin by ii Northwestern Train A special from suys three men were Instantly killed and another seriously injured by being run down ut a crossing by Hie northbound limited train ' on the Chicago and Northwestern Sunday of a Gun Harry was killed by thu explosion ot u gas tank used in connection with a Ids 11. K. was burned from fuco to feet and will probably die and his brother Don was bruised and burned Harry's body wus picked up twenty feet from lliu both legs wero blown off above the tho body was badly mangled by j bits of metal and one eyo wus blown who owned Ihe was preparing for an Bank Now The weekly bunk statement shows a reserve decrease of loans specie tender deposits The bunks now hold In excess of the Eight Persons Eight persons wore inure or less injured Monday as the result of a head-on collision between two motor oars on the Lorain and electric lino during a donso Both ours wore and were running at full Lonh of in the 1*1 nt Kansas Kansas Fire broke out the other morning in Hie big plant of the Jacob Hold Packing which covers several acres of ground on the west river between Ninth Street and the Missouri A large section of the plant was The loss is estimated at fully Children und Sail Lake Sunday a carpenter mimed Van Guilder gave his two a boy and a heavy doses of then shot Ihe girl through tho killing her He afterwards shot the boy through the probably and then killed II in believed the man was temporarily Yellow iu Key Gen. commanding the department of Ihe telegraphed that four cases of yellow fever hud appeared among Hie civilians at Key Miles directed Hie removal of Hie suggesting Fort as a suitable Tho garrison is composed of Bat leries Ii and First Family While mentally Henry a shot and killed bis wife and fatally wounded his 5-year-old He then committed suicide by hanging himself in Hie kitchen or their The little died shortly after being removed Five Children Five four girls and one whose parents brought for a day's outing from wen drowned at Black Bock while sea bathing Nino Persons lu u collision between liver steamers on tho North Men canal one ol the vessels was sunk and nine persons ill Five After a three five of the rioters on trial hum have been n s. common to to shipping to fair to to No. 2 70c to 71c; No. 2, to 32c; No. 2, 2Hc to 21c; No. 2, Mr to butter choice to 21c; fresh tu 27c to Sloe per I ml in ti ii lo choice to common lo to No. 2 to No 32c to 33c; No. 2.'ir lo 2-ie. St. to hogs to to No. 2, to 71c; No. 2 30c to No. 2, 22c to 23c; No. to 5ttc. To Carry to Ban sailed Monday for Kong and way and In hor tank alio 1,000,000 Mexican silver dollars consigned to several Chinese Tho silver tho vessel's specie - tij tho 1 to lo to No. 2, 110c to 71c; No. 33c to 35c: No. 2 22c to 23c: No. 2, 57c lo 50e. to hogs to lo No. 2, 71c to 72c; No. 2 lo 35c; No. 2 to 25c; 58c lo No. 2 70c U 71c; No. 2 32c lo No. 2 20c to 22c; No. 2. 55c to 57c; clover to No. 2 to 71c; 8, ills to 82c; 2 22c to 24c; No. I. 54c to 55c Tennessee Attacks and Kills a Wednesday night six Mormon were conducting a meeting in u bouse nt Stewart when the stormed by u mob of over 1IMI and rocks were thrown through the Those present fled in n panic to save their us bullets commenced to strike the building thick and Olson It. C. Petty left the building to Miss May n popular young woman of the walked between the elders with a view of cheeking the work of the While the trio passed down tile road shots were 11 red from The woman was lilt and almost Instantly Her secured bloodhounds and placed i hem on the trail of the Barton il prominent young farmer and superintendent of a was lying lu wait for the ciders and the girl's brothers became convinced he had tired the shot which killed their Vinson wrote out a stating lie hail killed the hut that it was un Shortly after the confession the bloodhounds trailed In his home and were culled off to prevent their tearing the mini to Vinson picked lip a knife and cut his His family and the posse witnessed the FEVER AT NEW Yellow Juck Causes Cities to n The Texas State health department Friday night received nt one death from yellow fever at New State Health Blunt ut once ordered a rigid quarantine New Orleans on passenger and freight to continue und all border stations were Untitled to refuse ad- preserved tho that they were rta order from government lo serve the terms of the tn teller and spirit anil except lu defense Hie negotiations ef the treaty of They were nut the They nut hostilities against tint I insurgents the of the treaty of peace in the great as was their because their orders J Washington I lake nil the for that only History Will Take Note executed the orders nf the nail griMi to PRESIDENT welcomes PENNSYLVANIA boys Nation's Is Lavish with of the Work of the freight from The ot If fireworks can make It toy stores are clamoring for Dew Dewey crackers und Dewey everything Young America to us never for George Dewey bus no more ardent admirer than the small The wholesale dealers in firecrackers now regret that they did not foresee this big demand for their and lay In u bigger us they will apparently run short of the Another branch of industry that is reaping u harvest through the celebration ure the lithographers und others who print ami paint portraits of the Thousands and of likenesses ure being run it would mission to any person that port. Owing to one dentil by yellow fever in New Orleans mid two other eases d Mobile city authorities d a nt against baggage and freight from New Orleans entering Mobile Is also pro claimed against Key Owing lu the yellow lever ut Key the Navy Department has decided to withdraw tin force ut station The army will go to Fort The Indiana State Hoard of Health received u report of the death of u man In Knox Comity from yellow The man linii lately returned from The use Is pronounced certainly yellow tile having all the ven to turning yellow having the black say there would be no danger whatever of the spread of yellow fever 111 this latitude if the were THU intended to a No. 2, 41c to 43c; to good shipping to to to fair to choice weth to to to give one to every woman and child In Now The building of the Is giving work to thousands of carpenters and the work of putting up the decora will giro employment to thousands The crowd that New York lias ever entertained will ho there from all parts of thu country to enrich the coffers of the hotel and business Altogether Dewey day will be u great boon for the As Dewey makes his entry into tho city millions of tiny pieces ot white and blue known flu eon will be showered upon This feature Is Eastern but the custom Is followed at tho In Now Orleans and the Venice Millions of these pieces are being turned out and Dewey's path bids be with the beloved and r WORLD SHORT OK Ministry Bays the Will the The Hungarian ministry of agriculture lias Issued Its annual estimates of the world's This points to a considerable While the stocks from lust year lire much smaller than was generally the wheat yield is 110,000,000 hectoliters below last year's yield and about 34,1100,000 short of the entire world's The estimated yield of rye is 5,000,000 less than of lust of hurley 23,-000,000 lesH und of outs 35,000,000 The total deficiency lu all cereals is 07,000,000 MERRIAM MAKES The Prisoners May Lucked Fool and Brigadier General O. of the department of U. H. has made u detailed report of the riots lu admits suffering occurred among the men Imprisoned for luck ot fuel and but claims they hud to The report shifts the responsibility for all thut was done upon the According to about 700 arrests were hut only 528 were do ihe first Of three two of disease and one Cotton Crop Henry M. tho cotton crop expert of New who predicted the enormous crop of 1804-015, Is out with a crop 9#\v. w of Their President was present at the reception given the Tenth Pennsylvania boys on their return to Pittsburg the The President's speech of welcome wan received with especially every reference to the gallant When the speaker enumerated the several regiments entitled to special honors the boys of the Tenth took n hand lu the As each regiment was mentioned the soldiers showed their delight in prolonged The Twentieth Kansas Funston's came lu for an When the Nebraska regiment was mentioned tho boys could with be but the Utah mime literally sent the men Cheer iiller cheer went up anil the regiment lu chorus guve the Philippine yell several The buttery und the Tenth regiment were chums in the Philippines and several times the men shelled Hie driving the Insurgents buck while the Tenth slept after n The President Gov. Sloan and My I am ta participate with the and citizens the Tenth In this glad You have earned the not of the people of hut of Hie whole Your return has the signal for a great of popular regard from your lauding la the on the 1.....1 tic to year and here you Had u of welcome and u greeting from hearts which tell hetier wonts the estimate of your countrymen und appreciation the serviced you linve rendered 1 lie Vnu sure and tho victory of You have added new glory to American and vour on ef enlarged the map uf the Culled States und the of American while wv share In the toy that Is there remains with us anil uf who went forth with nut found In your ranks to Your devoted lo his beloved hy his and respected by superior gave Ida life tu his country with uthers of tils The nation sorrows with thu The fur their and there Is uu Holder Our troops represented the courage and the purpose ami patriotism of their Whether In Torlo or the ur at home waiting did their lull duty and all sought the pout uf greatest They never The army In the made n proud and exceptional In lie mustered net In when the of the treaty of peace were they did not claim the they declined It. voluntarily in the und declared to stay until their places could tie illicit tiy mul longer If the needed Their and It - was not to he In camp ur from hut on the bailie where exposure and tire confronted and where bath have their History Will Note did led alack They did nut run They were uol serving Ihe Insurgents In the Philippines or their at They hud tio part or witli the few who would huve rejoiced to have ween them lay down arms In the of uu enemy whom they hud Just mA who should have been They 1'urulshcd un example of devotion and which will brighten the glorious record of American They have secured not the Mile uf government and the hat fur themselves and their uu They may not fully and the country may itic heroism of their conduct and Its Important tu the 1 think I and no 1 am here to The of ami regie numbering over which last year responded tn the call of Hie government Willi uu alacrity without precedent or were hy tho of their enlistment to he mustered out with all the above when with was Peace brought us Hie s bv treaty cession from The Senate of the Dulled the Kvery step taken was In obedience to the requirements of It our and Is us much ub the or or A body or Insurgents lu nu seuac representing lite sentiment of The people of the Islands disputed our lawful even Ihe of the treaty by the American were the very win fought for and secured their This was the In Ihe of the exchange of the only 27.011(1 regulars subject lo thu of the und for the most part on duty lu Cuba and or Invalided ut after their severe campaign In the Keen had they hemi available II would have required months to transport theiu to Hie Practically a new army hud tu be These loyal volunteers In Hie Philippines will until the can organize uu at home ami transport It Hie seat of did They and ami fought and they drove hack mill punished Hie rebels who authority suit who with furce attacked Hie sovereignty of Ihe United Unites lu Its newly Without them then ami we would huve been pruc on lit our would hud tta stain and the American name Its The victories of the und lu the city of would huve been won lu our obligations to civilization would have remained temporarily chaos would have reigned and whatever government there was would have been hy the will of one man and not hy tho consent of the Who refused to sound Hie Who stood ill thu breach when Who resisted the suggestion of the unpatriotic thut they should conic Lot me cull the roll ot regiments und battalions that deserve tn be perpetuated lu the nation's Their action wus not u under but u to ut cost of If need tho honor uf their government ami tho authority of its VIM California first first Twentieth Thirteenth First first first North Tenth First 8
