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1 -l b'" 1 v- 1 4 tfVtt ME A.V ENPO JRT WEEKLY LEADEIJ, FHI0AY.XOV EMBER 1900. SCHOOL BOARD MEET GRANTS FRIDAY FOLLOWINS THANKS6IVIVING A HOLIDAY. Supt. J. B.

Young's Report of the En- roflment in the Different Schools For Last Month Shows Them AH to Be in a Flourishing Condition Other Business Transacted. ft The school board met in regular session yesterday afternoon with President- W. C. -Hay ward in the chair. No business of importance was transacted although much of a routine nature was disposed of.

One iMi-b decided on. however, that will be of vital interest to both the teachers and scholars, especially the latter, is the fact that the Board decided to grant the Friday following Thanksgiving" as ah additional holiday in all the schools, so that now the scholars will not be obliged to return to school the day after Thanksgiving suffering from "'turkey but will bav until the following: Monday to recover. Recommendations Approved. The committee on teachers recommended the appointment of Jesse R. Stone as teacher of history at the Hih school and E.

Yocum as teacher of the manual training school. Recommendation approved. The committee on salaries recifrn- 7i! ended that W. E. Yocum be paid $1.000 per year, that to be the fixed salary for three years in.

case the hoard wished 10 retain him for that length of time, which recommendation was ttlso approved. The sarne committee also recommended that the salary of Jesse R. Stone be fixed at 900 per year. A recommendation was also made a T. J.

Kvans be paid one-half salary 'for one and a half months time preceding 1 the opening of school No. 1 1 A communication from IX VvelU which was approvr-i! by Supt. Young wus presented asking for reference ooks for the High school library. motion was carried and the- same purchased. on Finance present- the.

monthly report of the- secretary an 'I treasurer which ordered fnr Young Electricians. Three electric bells necessary wiring: were ordered placed the Hiph school building, one bell 70 be located on each floor. An feature attached to item is fact thai the work is all to be done by the students ai i Hijrh school, a of whom arr dryer in this line of work boys i and i alsr, i a i i a they I at. the -Manual a i i school. Desires 3 Kindergarten.

A romxnimi ration was by iJif board from a party desirous (if In a i i a in one of rooms -Jf School Xo. said i a to Iu i entirely separate from thr school 5.vstem of the city. Tlu- was laid over i t)ie nexi meeting when some i of action i probably be taken upon it. Superintendent's Report. Supt.

11. report for tin mojuh of October wns whirh showed enrollment iu the School No. Srhool Xo. School No. School Xo.

Srhool No. No. School Xo. Srhool No. School No.

School No. 30.. School Xo. Schooi No. The report is Girls.

Total 3 117 1 iso 30 1M1 Tor 50t .04 39t i 40-: 2 102 School Xo. His-h School 4 207 i 319S Totals a a Training school 20; Cooking school I2t The above shows an increase in enrollment over the corresponding of last year of 110 and nn in crense in attendance of Beuck. Mr. and Mrs. H.

O. Seiftert and Assistant City Engineer C. H. Beuck. have returned from Avoca.

Iowa whi They were called upon the sad mission of attending the funeral oi Johanna Beuck. the aged moth cr of Mrs. Seiffert and Mr. Beuck. Deceased came to this county from Germany in 1S7G and was in her S4th year at the time of death which was due to the infirmities of old age.

A coincidence attending her demis was the fact that her husband diec on Jthc same day in the year 1SS2. pro ceding her in death by exactly IS years. Mrs. Beuck was a woman of noble character and greatly beloved by al' her death will be sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends and 'acquaintances. As an indication of the high esteerr nml affection in which she was held it may be stated that the casket was literally buried beneath sprays Of llowers and various floral offerings and the funeral cortege was the larg ost ever hold iu Avoca.

Mrs. Beuck last visited her children Jn this city -three years ago. sincf time she has been gradually failing: until her demise last Friday ntebt. She is survived by the following children: Mrs, H. O.

Seiffert and K. Beuck o-f this city. John Beuck ol Iowa, August Beuck of Col orado who is tlie owner of one of the largest ranches in that state and Gus lav Beuck at home. Emil Kronholm, clerk in Battles 1 blait drug store and Miss Hestei L-indstedt were married TO in pavenport, but until the presnt the event was kept secret and now ihc many friends of the young people ai-o hastening to congratulate them upon the joyous consummation of their acquaintance. to housekeeping at 3 SI street.

iMolinc Mail. (STRICT COURT TRIAL LIST FOR PRESENT TERM SET. ORPHAN BOY FOUND. Grand Jury Reports Tomorrow Afternoon at 2 O'Clock--Petit Jury to Report Next Week--Probate Matters Taken Up by Judge Bblltn- ger. This morning Judge James W.

Bollinger opened the district court in and for Scott count, for the Nov. ember term. There quite an attendance of lawyers owing to the fact that it" had been announced that the docket would foe called for the purpose of selecting -the trial calander for the term. The grand Jury reports tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at which time it -will be empanneled. The petit jury to report a week from today.

Jt peculiar however that eleven out of the 30 subpoened appeared at the court house and were excused from duty by Judge Bollihger. The Trial List. This morning upon convening court Judge James BolHnger called the docket for the assignment of cases and the following were set for hearing at the present term of court: 5G1--Walsh and Oilman vs D. R. 1 and N.

W. Sept especially Monday Coring vs Poith. vs Pagel. vs Kenefick. vs D.

R. t. Mulcrone vs D. C. and E.

Nov. 5GG4 rsoi 5919 I o. 5324 vs Heidi. vs Guy. vs Lobdell.

Brewing vs 55US- 5S06- Johnson. ---Gallagher vs Williams et ai. --Barrie and Son vs Schricker. --Ryan vs Harned and Von and vs German Savings Bank. 5713--SchuUz vs German Savings oauk.

IS LOCATED IN OES MOINES AND BROUGHT BACK HERE. Edward Miller Who From the Orphan's Home Last Septem" ber Returned to That Institution This Morning by G. W. McNutt of Des Moines. G.

W. -MeNult a member of the Des Moines detective force arrived iu the city this morning at 3 o'clock over the Rock Island road having in charge Edward Miller, the 15-year old lad who ran away from the Orphan's Home in this city last September and was OH- ly apprehended yesterday in Des Moines.by the officer and returned to the Home this morning. Tired of the Home. Jhe lad is a bright youngster and had been at the lioine for eight years when he became weary of its environments and decided to escape which he did one night last September, his ah- snce not being detected at the institution until the following morning when found in Des Moines he located at the home of his mother tit 116 Bast Locust street and when ad- vidc-d by the officer of his mission pleaded strongly ncc to be taken back to the Hoaie but after a little persuasion on Mr. McNuU's part he consent- past, iu running out of this eddy, it had boon his custom to poky the nose of his boat out into a current and allow it to swing around down stream: but the direction of this current was changed, and more prominently demonstrated was a new current that set into the eddy from the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls.

He marveled ai this, put a careful study convinced him that the direction of a considerable portion of the water flowing over the Horseshoe Fall had been changed, and the new current was caused by the new direction this water was taking in passing from beneath the fall. Some days'after these conclusions it was announced that the rock of the Horseshoe Falls nad been breaking away, and that a great slice had fallen into the river. All who have been to Niagara know that the cataract is divided by Goat Island, the larger portion of the fall being On the Canadian side of the river. This part is known as the Horseshoe fall, and was so named because years ago it was identical with a horseshoe in shape. A few years ago a V-shaped break occurred toward the New York side, and since then other changes have taken place, until today the Horseshoe Fall is more like its original form, but clearly shows the effects of the wearing of the waters.

Many people fail to see how the fajls wear the rock away, and this is a little mystery until the exact conditions are realized. The ledge of rock over when the water of both rhe LAST SAD RITES, TRIBUTES OF RESPECTS PAID TO FRED TRAE6ER. WILL BE MISSED, Funeral Services Over the Remains of the Dead Hero Takes This at the Armory and St. Joseph's Churc. Many Beautiful Offerings.

The last sad were held this morning over the remains of Fred Traeger who died on the tranport Meade while enroute to San Francisco t'rom the Philippines where he was in active service since returning from the south with Co during the late war. The bodv was taken to the Armory it 7 o'clock this mornin from the PICTURESQUE STATESMEN WHO FAILED OF RELECTION. and returned with him without any American and Horseshoe falls flow is Pope vs Konefick and Co. vs U. C.

R. and N. Ry Co Walker vs Dammen. -Xonhveur vs Peto. ri I).

R. I. and N. W. Ily.

Co. Sueppe) vs Gjibathuler. KyJor vs Palm. Pjcnneo vs Knos. 4SOS---Claim of Mary Hennhig? vs H.

Slander a i i a 4043--SrhicK vs Suihr. i5Mr2--SfineUe vs Iowa a ass.oriution. Some Probate Matters. Today the last i ami a Cauiruia i i a a i to -Trobate. Also a of Otto HHbig to- Whi'T i co'iicile.

The last i of riinrk-h StoItenlKTi; and Louis Stohen made executor i bond. us. H. was made of lust win of a bond. U'iHian) U.

Niels was i i i of last will ind icstament a i a a a a ami tlu- bond was fixed at $400. tnc- matters of last i and tcs- amoni of A a Branch John C. a was was appoints! ex- i bond. Papers Filed. motion for a more -rn has been in the case of Max E.

0-hs v.s .1. H. Has.s and H. by Louis attorney for iit Soars. The same has also filod on lolialf of J.

H. Mass by same attorney. In the case of Erml PauKsen et ai Christian Mueller ami Sons a mo- ion has been filed in behalf of the company by and Sns- for a more specific a is to part ot" the and to certain In the case of H. i i vs vate Tber. A.

P. MeGuirk has filed behalf of the defnclant, a motion 'or more specific statement. Charles T. Cooper, attorney for the defendant in the case of Kate Stoin- .11 uHer VP E. G.

Steinnineller. tiled a jeneral denial and a cross petition to )lnintiffs asking for divorce from the ilainiilt. In the case of A. Franchere vs G. L.

Wynes. defendant through his ttorney Charles T. Cooper has filed a notion for a more specific statement. Today papers in the appeal of M. Johnson vs Louis Johnson from fames S.

Altaian's court, were filed. The original suit was brought in the mm of $100 and judgment was ren- lered in the sum of $60 from which appeal is taken. E. M. Sharon is at- for the appellant.

Defendant has filed a motion to urike in the case of Bielefeldt vs. Bielefcldt. DIPTHERIA AT LE CLAIRE. Trouble Believed to Lie in the Cistern Water at School. There is diphtheria at Le Claire Within a few days past several cases lave developed and one death has resulted, the little child of Mr.

and Mrs. Meyer. The trouble has dated sack for some time past ant! at the there are between. six and sight cases there. It is believd that the trouble arises 'rom the cistern which furnished wa- "er for the public schools.

The other lay a specimen of the water was sent this city for analysis and it was ound to contain a large quantity of suspended vegetable matter as well is other things. The school board has not delayed taking action and now. is a short ime there will be a drilled well--a fcep one--and There will be no trou- le froin tbat source in the future. SICK AT CORNELL. 3.

H. Beuck Receives Distressing News--Son Has Typhoid. C. H. Beuck, city engineer, has received the distressing in- that his son.

a student at Cornell unicersity at Ithica, N. is ill with the typhoid fever. To make matters worse he received telegram later was no better but, worse. He is a very bright young man and "has a host of friends in this city who be sreatly grieved to loam of his illness. further opposition, His time at the home will expire next April as he will be sixteen years of age at that time all of the boys are allowed to leave the institution as soon as they find suitable Traveled Considerable.

After leaving the Home the Miller boy had traveled about considerable over Iowa and Illinois, not daring to return to his mother's home in Des Moines for fear of detection. Detective McXni: was ar work on the cane for a week when he finally learned that, the hoy's mother lived in I)s Moines and a it was the boy had returned to live with her after his escape from the Home. Upon investigation such pro ved to be casf and the bov was of hard limestone. It is all of sixty feet thick, ami naturally very heavy. Underneath tbis ledge of limestone there are the shales of the Niagara locality.

This soft rock is many feet thick. The of the Horseshoe -fall is unprotected, and as the water falls over the precipice and boils in the river below, it washes away the soft shale beneath limestone, so tiiat the limestone is left in shelf-like form, projecting far out into gorge. Observant visitors to thr- falls have no doubt noticed this condition. In course of i the foundation of the limestone ledge is excavated to such a point a the unsupported ledge breaks a a by its own weight, and the i i of the Horseshoe Fall re- PO much Thou the found to he working in a candy far- water arracks ihe newly exposed Runge and Petersen Undertaking establishment. At the latter place a firing squad composed of Hugo V.

Will Corry. Harry Corry, Marshal Miller. Charles Cook, Frank Dittman. Louis Kuehl, Will McGregor and Ed beavy acted as a of honor while the 'body reposed at the Armory. The latter bunked with the dead soldier during their stay at Jacksonville.

At the Armory. At the Armory at 1 o'clock Rev. S. R. J.

Hoyt made an address eulogistic Df the dead soldier. During the adress the firing squad stood at the head of casket and after the service the remains conveyed to St. Joseph's Walcott of Colorado, Carter of Montana. Pettigrew of South Dakota and Allen of Nebraska Ending the United States Senators-Lentz of Ohio Out. Washington.

Nov. to St. J-ouis the statesmen who will 1)6 retired, as the result of the recent 'elections, are Senators Wolcott, Carter, Pettigrew, Allen and Butler, and Representative Lentx of Ohio. Woleott is an orator, and rated the Lest dresser in Congress. He is a golf player and automobllist, but Colorado has decided against him.

The verdict may not outwardly ruffle him. but dowTM iu his heart the arrows of disappointment rankle. He really thought that another term in the United 'States Senate awaited him. He thought so wben he shifted his political course from the sea of silver into the harbor of the- sold standard. He was still more confident when Roosevelt, beloved of the West.

was nominated for the vico presidency, "fi's worth votes to me." he remarked, while the convention throng still cheering Roosevelt's name. And. finally, when men who hart been ardent advocate? of silver i the procession moving from in came over to McKin? Armory ro over Fourth co Marquette and en Marquetre 10 the i-hurch on Sixth street. The floral offerings were borh num- Ttis and a i a pillow in- sc-ribed "Brother" occupying a conspicuous place iis well us a lanre 7lo 'B" with inscription S. M.

of S. W. ley in Wolcott smiled a smile of deep contentment and penct joy. So. out 01 the Senate, will go a man whose I i i a i has made him a picturesque figure.

First of all. he is the only real orator in the Senate. He has trick of framing rhythmic- sentences which sound pleasantly lory iinriag the day and returning to his mother's at night. i AN ADVANCE Milwaukee Engineers and Firemen I Given Increase in Wages. Between 3.000 and 1.500 engineers -ind firemen on rhe Chicago.

i a kee and St. Paul system have been notified of material concessions in pay. and working' i has been granted thorn, throttles on the po henceforward will receive S4 for 100 miles they cover i in rabs. an increase of 10 cents over the old wages. Engineers on compound engines which are exc-lu-' in ihe passenger i 1 4 A 1 i tim.7 Men who a the nowerfn! "ten wheel- shale, anil in i the process outlined is repeated.

This has been going on for centuries, and jt will i fails of Niagara arc-- no more. Various Opinions. Drrspiie this modern evidence of the a in whu-h Niagara gorge was formed, there are some men prom inent in scientific: circles TV ho claim that ihe gorge is a rent in rhe earth a by a violent parking. Others assort thai ocean tides made the gorge, i others adhere to the statement that the river itself is the engine that plowed the gorge through its seven miles of length. Professor C.

K. Gilbert of United States Geological Survey of Washington. D. who has spoilt in investigating, the Xi- which was given by Co and Service upon the ear. lie has a deep, musical Men.

a Lawton. num- voice, a sympathetic tone, which jer 12. thrills. He is eloquent in expression. Services at St.

Joseph's Church. forcible aiul yet graceful in delivery. Ar the churcn mass was con- Ho has a memory. A hy Father Korteiisr.etto and a lie ha-s written down an hour's speech. rioving i paid to the lead he can repeat it a i and with ro by Reg.

George GigJinger. The church choir rendered a i and i suspects innronriate i and the i 4 of most Impressive nature. The procession to rhe cemetery was headed by firing a pail i bearers a i on each side of the Then followed a Lawcon. i sur-h eas-c and fiuencv a i one never i cervices he speaks er he ns- ut midnighr. oil.

Above all, rarely. Thus, whenev- TO address thr- Senate, he a i Senator Carter's Bitting Tongue. Carter Montana who belongs to the class of Co. B. and a long line of carriages, also setting sun.

Carter. A i i at Si. Marguerite's cemetery ho has been us" so l-ng. who service? ar grave con- a i an nulescribable air by Father Kouensteue. The squad fired three volleys and Truinp- Sindt and Sonntag sounded laps a the procession wended Us way homeward a a i perform- one of saddest of missions.

MAY NOT COMPLETE IT. High Water IntffoTer-s V-'Hh C( tion of the ew S-twer. Construc- for rvpry 100 miles an Rara locality and its" formation, is Theiv v- rr deal of ooxiiiecLior of The firemen cin the nnt i his locomotives will receive an in- river's work through centuries. the East there is The crease of 10 cents per 300 milc-s. oay hclnir raised from $2.10 10 52.50.

Heroafcer ten hours will he accept- is placed 3 00 yea e-fl as a (Jay's work nn i p.nirines. a 7000 vears. and bv 4 1 attend of 11 hours. CHANGE IN I A A A Horeshoe Fall Mas Undergone a Recent Transformation. Very few people who visit Niagara Palls and look upon the beauty of the Horseshoe Fall realize thai the cataract is a i itself awav manv feet v-very year: but such is a fact, and it not be in the history of tlu present- generation that there will be no falls of Niagara, still that day is coming: when the falls i be only a memory, suys the Philadelphia Record.

It can t-asily be conceived from a is known of this waterfall at the present, time that the day of its total destruction is many years hence: but still, day after day. year in and year out. the water a plunges in such an attractive way over the Xiagara precipice is bringing about a wonderful change. For long centuries after a white man firs: gazed On the eye-feast there was i written or said about this great cataract, so far as known today. On top OL this has come the question of the rivt-r's age.

Ry some it rs. By others others still a-t :i2.0'.tO yeaiv, certainly a svide differ! enoe. Professor Gilbert has written on ihf subject, and his conclusion? are a -best estimates have no value and are merely rough approximations. Under these circumstances the people are left to for themselves. So long- as the shale beneath Horseshoe Fall is unprotected, just so long it i continue to fall away, and just so long will the wearing away of the cataract be noticed.

There are points along the Niagara cliffs where the shale -beneath limestone of the top- is unprotected by a talus, and at three points the roclc continues to fall, notably near Buttery's Elevator. where the heavy fall or' rock occurred last spring. At that point the shale was disintegrated by i and weather, only a sligrht difference in process by i the Horseshoe Fall is moving: toxvard Buffalo's harbor. Muary, the the rea- that the 1 by the first, of son for this i a in the rlvor is high, i The work of construction was corn- I nienced several days Ago near Mound I and Kasi Front streets. Ami there the- trouble first commenced.

The water in the river was high and as soon as the excavation reached the sand subsoil it commenced to run into the excavation and take w-itti it more sand than the contractors could i die out in twice the time. of wisdom, vho is so shrewd and so i will leave a a in the Senate i can only be discovered as an aching void. Everybody likes Carter. Mo is gen- i a i itself. He has a saving sense of He has, moreover, the faculty of A carpetbagger from he hardly landed in Montana before ne was elected to Congress a delegate irom that terri- tory.

and then he has held a i death-like grip on Federal office. Ev- in T1 no ir is a 20-tol shot that from the Senate lie will step into some built onnHy good thing. Your Uncle Thom- generally lands on both feet. This commands a i a i rather than envy. Beneath his smooth exterior.

Carter hides a biting tongue. Recall, for instance, the a i which he gave to the Democrats" who associated with Pettigrew. aid Carter, "that those who lie down i dogs will get up with fleas." a a Got Pettigrew's Scalp. Speaking of Pettigrew, he. also, is numbered among the slain.

His scalp 1 1 Prom a point down to the point hansrs at the belt of "Hanna Pettigre of interception with the Mississippi i is 0t of prepossessing appearance. rivf-r i a distance of something a i against him. At any over 1.000 feet and of course this I rate ho is tall a 'disjointed: he stoops at the shoulders: he is furtive- iver there is a distance of something perhaps 'ver 1.000 feet and course this rat he will have to be constructed before any great amount of work can he eved: he when he talks. He. i is done, i the Mississippi river i'ai the present stage, it will have to be done beneath from three to five of water.

MAY BE SETTLED. Two Cases Brought Against the Railway Company. Wednesday Attorney j. A. Hanley In these late years however, scientists and Joe R.

Lane visited a couple of have been to studying tho cata-i points along rhe lien of The D. R. I. ract in order to discern how it and with a view of looking- into the the gorge which the lower matter of damages claimed in two done out East Davenpon. If it Vermont Yankee by birth, but has lived so long in the West that South Dakota claim? him for her own.

Formerly a Republican, he deserted Mr. Johnson or the Hick and Johnt a a xvheu the of opu ism son Construction company said a a i i accounts, probably for or two ago that he was afraid that the tho hate which the Republicans hear hiffii water would prevent the comple- i has no love for them. For non or the work before January 3 as yeai he has beell a sharp lhorn it had been hoped be done and that the company might be compelled to take the i i of their con- Niagara river flows were created. certain suits in "which Mr. Hanley is This important question has again plaintiff's attorney, been brought to The attention of The first of these is that of Mat- inent scientists of the country by the i G.

Pope, executrix of the estate tact that only a few days ago a of Robert H. Pope, deceased vs Wil- change in the form of the crest line of the Horseshoe Fall was discovered, and this latest testimony to the manner ii; which Niagara was created is not the least important in the consideration of the case. Recently men who have been constant waivhers ot" the Horseshoe Fall for many years observed a change in the contour, and began to make more careful comparisons. This led to definite results, and all consulted agreed that a wonderful change had come over the fall. White people who had only observed the change from the top of the cliff were considering the question.

there was another similarly engaged liam Kenefick. In this case $600 damages are claimed to a house belonging to the esiatt? located near one of the rock cuts. It is alleged the blasting jarred and damaged the walls, which are of brick: broke the windows and that by reason of sue a damage the estate lias been unable to keep the house tenanted. The other case is that of M. C.

Igou vs T). R. X. railway company. In this case the sum of S-iOO is claimed as damages caused by a flood resulting from the changing of a water course, and $1.000 damage to health of the plaintiff.

While no settlement has been tract. It is to be hoped that such is not the case and it is certain that no one' is more anxious to get at the work and complete it than Messrs Johnson and Flick. UNION VETERAN'S DANCE. Is Given at the Armory Hall Last Evening. At the Armory hall last evening occurred the fi st dance of the Union Veteran union assisted by the Service or" the Spanish-American war.

It wa.s a very delightful and enjoyable affair being in charge of the following I committee from the Service Men: James D. Mason. John A. Miner, Joe Lawson. Hugo Koch and Victor H.

Plath. Grabbe's orchestra furnished the music. ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA. down in the gorge. This was Cap- reached it is likelv that terms of set- tain Carter of the steamer Maid of thei Mist.

for many years has navigated the waters immediately below the Horseshoe Falls. Many times a day the little steamer, guided by his touch, plunges into the spray cloud beneath the fall, as though 'bound to climb the fall itself, and from these frequent trips during many -years Captain Carter has 'become thoroughly familiar with every current in the lower Niagara in the vicinity of the falls. This is equally true in low water as in high water, and "he has safely guided his craft, in and out of the currents, to the delight of the thousands of patrons of the trip. Carter's Discovery. One morning recently Captain Carter, in making the.usual trip, discovered that a remarkable change had come over the river currents below the Horseshoe.

He discovered that tlement will be agreed upon in the near future. SUES OFFICER MICHAELS. Hugo Kleemann Seeks to Recover $100 From Him. Hugo Kleemann who was ejected from the Glaus Groth hall on Sunday evening. Nov.

4th by Officer Frank A. Michaels for persisting in smoking after he had been requested to cease, and who while waiting for the patrol was clubbed by the officer upon the allegation that he attempted to strike him, has entered suit for $100 damages against the above officer. The case will be called for trial before Justice Hall on the 20 of the month. Holds i heir Regular Meeting and Social Tuesday Evening, C. has not received word" today from his son.

Mrs. Beuck and an eddy near Terrapin Rocks, on the her daughter -should have reached New York side, had been materially Tthica this morning. The consolation lessened in size -by the action of a lies in the fact that had the worst new current or stream of water that 'happened he would Ivave honnl some- poured over the Horseshoe. For years thing. Alberta Camp No.

505. Royal bors held their regular meeting Tuesday night at Woodman Hall. The affair was largely attended and after the business meeting lunch was served, the balance of the evening being given up to dancing. One of the features of the evening's program was the Royal Neighbor's grand drill and march. Every one present had a most en- ioyable time and are anxiously waiting for the next meeting to see what surprise is in store for them.

T'he Royal Neighbors are a jolly and -sociable lot of ladies an-d fine en- tertainers. Captain Wall and his son, Frank, Wall returned to yesterday morning having every appearance of ')eing hale and hearty after their six month's sojourn in the gold fields of Alaska. In fact both are healthier than they were when they left with a party of seventeen, mostly Moline neoplo on May 7. The two Walls were ll rt of the party to return to states. in their sides.

He would stay awake nights a i some trap in which to catch them, and so i were hi? schemes that Republicans had to crawl iu lively fashion to get out from umlc-r. He is such a persistent and unscrupulous fighter and so indifferent, not, to say impervious, to personal assault that his opponents are his enemies. They hate him with a bitter hatred. Long ago Hanna vengeance against Pettigrew. The latter attacked him personally on the floor of the Senate and Hanna rorgave him not.

From that day it was war to the death between the two. Out into South Dakota went Hanna. determined to slay the rnan whom he despised. Hanna won. Alien, the Long-Distance Talker.

The tidal wave of Populism swept some i figures into the Senate. One of these was Allen of Xebraska. his course is run. Allen is a man of ability. fact, he is one of the few Populists who are something more a a mere accident in politics.

At the same time, he will go down to fame, not as ,1 really great, man. but as the champion long-distance talker in the Senate. During the fight over the repeal of the Sherman silver-purchasing law, he started in at 5 o'clock in rhe afternoon and took his seat -at o'clock the following morning. For fifteen hours he stood upon his feet, save when a call for a quorum gave him a resting spell, words nnd words and words falling out of his mouth in an inexhaustable stream, ft was a conected. logical speech, too, giving a history of finance from the days of Joseph and Jacob to the present time.

It made a when it was printed. Physically. Allen is a giant. He is over i feet tall and of stature in proportion. He has a smooth-shaven face, with strong features, reminding one of the statesmen of bygone clays.

Lentz's Remarkable Conversion. Lorimer, of the golden locks, and Lentz are two victims the Lorimer will he missed. Lentz has had a remarkable career. He used to he a Cleveland -idolater. When Cleveland went out to Columbus to attend Thurmau dinner, Lentz met him at the depot ami carried his grip.

At tiie convention which uomlnn- ted Bryan Lentz was a Cleveland worker, gave out a signed statement expressing- his ilisgnst with the outcome of the convention, and then departed for Columbus. He went to bed gold-standard Democrat and woke up in the morning a rabid free silverite and frleml of Bryan. It was the most remarkable conversion of modern times. When he nomim ied for Congress on the silver ticket everybody thought it was a jofce. It wasn't, Lentz was elected.

Brilliant De Armond. The leaders in Congress do not come from the great cities, but almost without exception reside in the towns or cities of moderate size. A glance at the most prominent members of the Senate or House will show how uniform is this rule. Platt resides in Oswego. not New- York City: Quay in Beaver, not Philadelphia: Cockrell in Jones, the national chairman, in Washington, Ark.

It has been so for many years past in national affairs. In fact, the representatives from the great cities usually occupy very subordinate place in Congress, as compared with men who come from the towns in the same states. There is nothing surprising, therefore, in the fact a Butler. sends to the House one of the conspicuous leaders of the Democratic side. Judge De Armond, now serving: his fifth term as the Representative of the Sixth District, is by general assent one of the a-blesr, and most useful members ot" the House.

He is a lawyer of fine attainments, a man ot sound and quick and fearless in debate. He is the leading minority member of the i i a Committee, from which Reed a Henderson promoted to the Speakership. Judge De Armoml's record is ruo well to readers of The Republic to call for an extended review. He has taken an active and conspicuous a in settlement of all the important questions which a corn'. 1 hefore Congress in recent years.

i his live lerms of service he has advanced steadily to tufi front a in the Houpf. His ienre in public au'airs Miables him to speak readily and effectively, and his remarks always are T.O i marked respect by members of both parties. He one of the mosr. active and effective ot" friends of Cuba in Congress, and lias been a leader in opposition to all forms of monopoly 'ir class legislation. For Infants and CMldren.

Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of BET AND LOST. Stone Angry at Croker for Giving Him False Tips. New York. Nov. i i a J.

Stone, of Missouri, vice- chairman of the Democratic national committee, in charge of the eastern headquarters at the Hoffmann house, ha.s returned to St. Louis thoroughly disgusted with Richard Croker and the result of the 'election. Mr. Stone's friends at. the Hoffmann house -asserted that Mr.

Stone, had lost all his ready cash, about $10.000. -betting on the size of the Republican plurality in the state. Mr. Stone's friends assert that Mr. Croker assured the Mis- sou rian that McKinley's plurality could not possibly exceed 100.000 in the state.

Relying on Mr. Croker's judgment, based, as Mr. Stone bad believed, on a close canvass of the state by the Democratic state committee, Mr. Stone wagered his own money und a Jot that his friends had intrusted TO him for betting purposes. When the returns showed nearly 50.000 iu the state for McKinley and Roosevelt, Mr.

Stone was so thoroughly chagria- 3d as to be made almost III. His friends say that the greeting he will receive in St. Louis will not be over- cordial, as his optimistic interviews the political situation had led his to suppose thai Bryan had a rood chance to win. Executive Chairman James K. McGuire predicted the Republicans would come loxvn to the Bronx only 70.000 plurality, and tins also had weight with Mr.

Stone, inclining him to the belief that his bets were good ones. Mr. Stone said a or" severe things about, political prophets, and Cuose who overheard him interpreted his remarks -as referring to certain people i a a hall. States Center of Population. Columbus.

Nov. 15. The census bureau has announced a the of population of the United I.s Columbus. Ind. Ten years it was located at Westpoint.

eighteen miles east of here. Citizens of Columbus are pleased to hear the announcement, as they have been claim- Ing the centership for several years. Columbus, the county seat of Bar- rholomew county, is located on Driftwood river, forty miles below Indianapolis. and seventy miles from Louisville. on the lines of the Pennsylvania and Big Four railroads.

The Bell and Harrison Telephone companies have exchanged here, and many of the farmers over the county patronize the systems. The county was organized January 9, 1S21. Columbus was then Tiptonia, a prosperous hamlet. In 1S90 the population was 6,751. now it is The present county population is 24.594.

The city has eleven churches, six graded schools, public library, the Mooney tannery, the largest in the world, several large i and implement factories, and a dozen smaller factories. There are two banks, a theater ami two hotels. The city owns $100,000 light and water plants. There are foiir daily and one weekly newspapers. The county is one of the most prosperous in the state.

Jt has always been Democratic as well. as the city, which now has a Democratic, 'mayor and council. Miss Minnie Sharon is in St. Paul the guest of Mrs; John Kane. 1 J.

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