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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
woods, plans for Cuba.

Havana, Dec. 30.-Gen. Woods office
II besieged daily by a crowd of office
seekers from all parts of the island. The
applicants want everything or anything
from cabinet secretaryships to jani-
,torships,
Despite the fact that the governor
general receives on the average 200 peo-
ple every twenty four hours, he manag-
es to find time to pay early morning vis-
lis to the asylums and jails. Gen. Wood
prefers 10 take the managers of such in
:stitutions by surprise.
He has refused to allow the munich
spality OF Cardenas to grant private CON
tracts. In communication embodying
his refusal he said:
mo such contract will be recognized
until after the municipalities have been
elected, an event which is only few
months off. Then the will of the peo-
ple Will be known. and provided there
Is no interference with the preroga-
tives OF the general government. muni-
cipalities will be allowed to use all
fightful means OF improving the coun-
try without interference from Havana
or anywhere else.
The barracks at Cienfuegos will be
converted into an orphans home and
plans and estimates are to be submit
X ted for fltting up workshops for the
training OF boys. A model cattle farm
will be attached to the institution.
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7n4xla10
Rryan TO ride an ostrich.

Austin. Tex, Dec. 30.-If w. j. Bryan
does not enjoy his trip to Texas II will
not be the fault of ex-Governor Hoss.
This gentleman had panther hunt for
his friends, and il became known That
he was arranging to let MIR. Bryan try
to ride one of his big ostriches.
Mr.. Hogg bought two of these birds a
year ago and has kept them in lot here
ever since. He is a great funmaker and
has arranged for himself and Mr.. Bry-
an to have race on these two birds
which the ex-governor bought for the
purpose of training to ride and drive.
The intimate friends of both gentle
men say they have both tried severa
times during the last Week in the Sc
clusion of Mr.. Hcgss back yard to ride
the ostriches. and, While they have MOI
been successful in the matter of train
ing the birds they are not ready to givs
| the matter up entirely.
The reported attempt of the big ex'
governor and Mr.. Bryan to ride thes'
| birds has caused no end of Amusement
| in this city. and the proposed race be
tween the gentlemen on the two birds
being looked forward to most eagerly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
TIE DAN CASE DECIDED
Famous Suit For Removal Of the
Bonapart Dam Decided at
0ttumwa Today.
Decision is Against the State and
For the Owners Of the
Dam
~
History of the Case and Principles
Involved Bold Robbery at
Sioux City.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
ottumwa, Dec. 3O.-Judge Eichelberg-
er today decided the famous Bonaparte
dam case against the state. This il a
victory for the Meek brothers, who own
the dam. The cause has been in litiRa-
tion for years
Two generations ago the Meeks were
given by the state a grant OF state
dam in the Des Moines river at Bona
parte. The state expressly conveyed
all its rights to the DAM The Meeks
developed it and used it to provide pow
ser for their big woolen mills there. In
latter years the dam has been little used
for power and has become a nuisance
because It prevents the passage of fish
The Meeks contend that they are not
compelled to put in fishway because
the fshway law was passed many years
after they acquired their rights from
the state. There has been strong de-
mand from sportsmen that the dam be
removed in order to allow fish to pass
to the upper waters of the river. The
Meeks are holding out to compel the
state to pay them a high price for the
dam. The state maintains that it has
the right to condemn and remove the
dam az nuisance In view of today's
decision it is believed an effort will be
made to pass an appropriation to buy
the dam.
The upper Des Moines and tributaries
are entirely cut off by this dam from
drawing fish from the Mississippi river,
and the result is that the stream has
fewer fish than any other in the state.
| while it is said to be the best adapted
river in Iowa for breeding fish,
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Jumps TO HIS DEATH.

Unknown Man Suicides by Leaping
From swiftly Moving Train.
Special to Times Republican.
.An,es. Dec 3D.--A most shocking acci-
dent occurred this afternoon on the
Northwestern fast Colorado special,
east-bound q short distance .east of
Ontario. An unknown man, who
bearded the train a some point west of
Boone. either in fit Of insanity or with
suicidal intent deliberately jumped
from: the train, going q a speed of fifty
miles an hoi8 The man had been sit
ting III the chair car a.ld left his seat
ev:dertly With the intention of passing
iut1 s,netil.r car. One passenger Sit
ting by the door however, saw him
jump from the train as soon as he got
Oh; 5oii,o the car platform. He notified
| the conductor and the train was
istSpped as soon as il was possible and
lacked up .e where the unfortunate in
| sividual was lying. The sight was
4 horribe one, the mans body being
laans:ed and crushed by the terrible
force With which he struck the ground.
1 He was Unconscious and gasping for
ij.eatl and in this state was placed in a
4 ,3aesage car and brought TO this city,
1 where he was turned oyerto the com
,,any,s physician. The would-be suicide
! had a. ticket for Chicago. SO far 1t is
i not known what caused the man TO
sIcommit the terrible deed At this hour
he is still alive, but is thought to be
diving He was large man. about five
| feet eleven inches tall and weighed
/ about 900 pounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
appointment Approved
Expect Rattle Soon.

London, Dec. 3O.-The latest dis
patches from Chievely camp hint dark
ly at some important movement as i'm
m;rsbt. This is interpreted, with some
n.sg;vir'gs. to mean that Gen. Butler
curtemplates renewal of his attempt
to relieve Ladysmith.
1t is reported by the same dispatches
that tile Beers have now retired to the
north bank of the Tngela. being afraid
thnt the swollen river may bar their re-
treat. They are also moving their laa-
gers nearer l.adysmith. probably with
TIE, intention cf putting further pres
sure on the garrison, which now seems
,c b. suffering pretty heavily from the
boi,hardment
1t is difficult, however, to conceive
that Gen. Butler would make another
frontal attack, especially now that the
river is rising and an additional indica-
ton that this is not his purpose is the
fact that he has removed headquarters
back to Frere. The Boer movement
northward from the Tugela is quite in
keeping with the enemy's usual plan of
securing safe line of retreat.
| II is known that further artillery is
due to arrive for Gen. Butler. but the
belief here Is that his forces will even
then be too weak. He may. however. bs
animated by desire to accomplish
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Cory, Pa, Dec. sO.-The worst snow
storm of years has been raging in
Pennsylvania for the last
twenty-four hours and still continues.
About eighteen inches of snow has
fallen. and with that already on the
ground the depth on the level is four
feet, Many villages are cut off. All the
roads leading into the city are blocked,
and the stages which carry the mails
from Kating and Findlay Lake are
showed in.
All the railroads are suffering. The
Western New York & Pennsylvania
through trains between Pittsburg and
Buffalo were hours behind time, the
huge drifts at Summerdale and Angola
being impossible.
NJ loss ef life is reported The ther-
nlumeter registers about zero.
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SHIPS CREW SAVED.
Pelotas Goes Ashore on English
coast-Tcrrific Gale Blowing and
Crew Hns Narrow Escape.

London, Dec. 30.-The steamer which
went ashore last night near Dungeness
is the Pelotas, OF the Halnburg-South
American line. She was bound from
Santos, Brazil to Rotterdam. The crew
was rescued. The back of the vessel.
was badly broken.
She went ashore at midnight in the
midst of gale which ragged all around
the coast. 1t was the worst storm of
the winter The seas broke over the
stranded steamer and for a time it ap-
peared as though no one on board could
be saved; but finally the coast guard
managed to reach the vessel in y life
boat, and remained alongside all night
ard eventually put the rocket appara--
tus in operation. During while OF the
time the wind blew hurricane. ac-
companied by heavy rain and hail.
When day broke the gale was slightly
moderated. enabling the life boats to
transfer the crew safely to New Rom
,n..
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wa,erspous From CIear SKY.

\ San Francisco, Dec. 3O.-The steamer
Gaelic, which arrived from Honolulu,
brings story Of the terrible experience
Of the ship Eclipse. fifty-two days from
Newcastle, which reached Honolulu on
Dec. q. The vessel was struck by a
;7Waterspout on Dec. 2. and in five sec
sonds its mast had gone, thirteen sails
were split and one seaman, who was
saIoft, was carried away.
The disaster to the Eclipse came from
q clear sky and in the midst of calm
and the breaking Of iron bars showed
sInoet remarkable power. Bars four OF
M inches thick were twisted like wire,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
ANOTHER MITcHELLvlLLE RIOT.
reform school Girls Said to IIav

Reform school Girls Said to Have
lseen on Another Rampage.
Mitchellyille, Dec. S0.-It is generally
understood that there was another riot
at the reform school Thursday night,
but it is Impossible to learn the par
ticulars, as Superintendent Miller and
the other authorities are keeping the
matter as quiet as possible.
1t is positively known, however, that
at least three girls effected their es-
cape and two others attempted to ac-
company them, and it is also said that
a general uprising similar to that of
October % was only averted by the
most extreme measures on the part of
the superintendent and his associates.
There is u feeling of extreme unrest
among the girls which can not be
quelled. Their recent escape and sub
sequent experience in the Polk county
jail has only served to inspire them to
further effort, while the radical meas
tres adopted by the superintendent
l3sirce their return but add fuel to the
fire Where before they had compara-
ltive liberty, today they are Virtually
prisoners ard the desire to escape is
lcorresroEd,ngly stronger. Scarcely q
| week has PASSED since the riot that
scme girl has not escaped and the at
| tempts have been far more numerous
than the escapes. Constant vigilance
and ,'g.d enforcement of the rules Is
the cniy thins which prevents the in
dustrial school from being entirely de-
populated.
Another thing which has served t.
| create. dissatisfaction and unres
among the girls is the fact that since
the riot nearly all the ringleaders hays
been quietly discharged and sent home
This leads the other inmates to hop
that by becoming bad ringieader
themselves they, too, may be dis
charged and they apparently strive t
outdo each other in their disregard Q
4 authority and decency.
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I,eiuses the Injunction.

Chicago, Dec. so.--Judge Tuthiil to-
day refused to grant an injunction
against the absorption OF the Wagner
Palace Car Company by the Pullman
Palace Car Company. asked for by
Stakeholder Taylor. of Alton, H..
holter of 100 shares of the Pullman
company.
The Judge held that the charge that
consolidation of the companies would
result In a trust in sleeping car privil-
eges was not well taken; that railroads.
not the sleeping car companies. con-
trolled the sleeping car business; busi-
ness on the respective lines being done
by sleeping car companies only under
J contract.
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state university. There was no discus
SION. none seemed to be needed, for the
thing went through with q whoop. This
is the sort of thing which lowers the in
fuence of the association. showing it to
be composed often of theorists.
The recommendations of the educa-
tional council on county normal insti-
futes were adopted. These are, in brief.
that these should be schools Of methods
exclusively and not teach the common
branches for review. so the teachers can
cram for examination; that the nsti-
tutes should be held in June, July or
August. ard should employ only the
very best of teachers. One of the great
est curses of the courty Institutes now
is the employment of inferior teachers
who have influence With the county
superintendent.
one of the reforms, or Improvements,
that the next year will see inaugurated
is the better dissemination of the litera-
ture produced by the association. so
that those who do not attend its meet
7ings may receive some of its benefits.
The executive committee Will cooperate
spect. and it is hoped that that official
may in the meantime be given authority
by Law to publish educational matter
from time to time as has been done in
the past-that is, If the Legislature will
take a broader view Of what is needed
to properly carry on the work OF the de-
partment OF education than the eXecu-
tive council has done.
s =
There will be, too, more concentration
of effort. There has been too much
scattering. Too many round tables
have been allowed TO grow up, so divid-
ling attention that the average teacher
does not know what To do and IS lost in
the maze of specialties spread before
her The papers will be shorter, fever
/ and Win average better. Next years
program Will be in the hands of an ex-
lccutiye committee composed Of W. +
/ iChevalier. chairman. Red Oak; g +
Shelton Indianola. and 1nez keiso
3Corydon. with President Riddell ane
/ Secretary Goodell.
The old executive committee turn'
lover To the rev mana cement of the as
sociation over $500 surplus. something
Eouite unusual. This Will insure the car
irying ont of the announeen polieN OF ,h'
i association Of publishing such paper
and Whatever educational matter III
4 executive committee and the state su
perintendent see fit. 1t is 10 be hope'
that if the report on inccrrigible ant
4 NEGLECTED children shall be published. !
twill be put into the hands OF som
/ bright high school student to be rewrit
lten into English, for it was presented I
the educational council in conditio
that ought to Win mark If aoout ]
per cent in a scale of loo Tor an eight
grade boy or girl.
Both the candidates for speaker hav
gone home to spend New Years da.
and hostilities have been suspended I
large extent until next Tuesday whe
! the fight to a finish will begin and wi
probably end with the caucus Saturda
might. There We're no development
iyesterday or today worth mentioning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
BIG B[AZ[ IN CHICAGO.
Fire on Monroe Street Destroys a
Number Of Big Wholesale
Houses
Nearly a Million Dollars Worth Of
Property Destroyed-List Of
Losses.
a German Mail Steamer Runs
Aground. But Crew is Saved
Lawton's Funeral.

Chicago. Dec. 3o-Fire early today
completely gutted the buildings extend
ing from ZIG to 222 Monroe street, badly
damaging building at 212 and 2i4 and
caused an aggregate loss of ss5o,ooo. It
resulted in injury to nine firemen, two
seriously. The chief losers are Edwards,
Stanwood & CO., boots and shoes; Wool
ey & Co, woolens; j. w. Butler Paper
Company; Henry o. Shepard Company,
printers. The firemen had a hard time
Of it with strong winds from the north-
west and the temperature below zero.
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Roberts and to satisfy the keenness OF
his men to retrieve their defeat.
FOR RELIEF OF LADYsMlTH.
Expected That Gen. Butler VIII
Mako Another Attempt Soon.

London, Dec 30-As the transport
AtIantian, on arriving at Cape Town
yesterday with two battalions of field
artillery and an ammunition column for
the Fifth division. was dispatched for
Durham. Cen Buffers next battle is
likely to be deferred until the middle of
next week.
He will virtually have under his direct
command three out of the five divisions
sent to the Cape. with a fourth division
locked up under White in Ladysmith.
The remaining division is distributed
along the western and northern from
tiers.
With 1000 men of the original garris-
on and considerable cavalry added. he
has called three divisions into Natal for
the relief of a fourth, instead of carry
ling them into the Free Staten accord
lance with his own plan formed before
he left London.
Failure to relieve Iadysnlith after 50
complete an abandonment of his origi-
nal plan of campaign will be ruinous to
his reputation. He Is evidently strength
ening his army by all means in his pow
Ter, and will make determined effort to
crush Joubert's force and rescue the
garrison before the arrival of Gen. Rob
erts, who will be due in Cape Town in
twelve days.
/ No report has yet been received of the
! disposition of the siege train which ar
1 rived at Cape Town on Tuesday, but the
news may have been suppressed for mil
/ itary reasons. These twelve heavy guns
! will be a great addition to the British
line of attack, if there are men trained
/ in their use.
i / have been informed on good author
lity that the new howitzer batteries are
i a recent addition to the British artillery.
! and that there are few officers and gun
ners capable of handling them effective
/ ly. There was a short period of practice
4 with naval guns on Whale island before
i the howitzer batteries We're sent te
South Africa, and similar training is
s now in progress.
Much has been written of the neglec'
q of the war office to send long range gun:
to the front during the early period ol
the campaign. The truth is that ths
guns We're not in service, and, Whal
found. men had to be trained for serv
ing them.
After the arrival of the Majestic a
the Cape, where she is due today witt
1000 infantry. there will be only on
Z transport, the Victorian. with 400 caval
2 Try. to enter the port for Il week
l The Sixth division will begin to arriv
/ about the time Lord Roberts assume
command, 50 that he will have 10,oc
. fresh troops by the middle of January
Five battalions Of the Seventh divisio
! wil! start from England next Thursday
5 and by the second weak in February h
g will have 10,9cU additional men.
). The English division will be mobilize
: early in January and hesfsinfolceinenl
{ will be increased by 10000 imperial yes
manry and volunteers durins the nea
: two months. There vii be heav
$ movement of reinforcenents week aftt
g week to the seat of war.
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nun on a Bnnk.

Lynn, Mass. Dec. So.-A run on the
Five Cent Savings Bank began today,
because of rumors that the bank was
involved in iba failure of the Globe
National Of Session. The bank has a
r,,llion dcrars surplus. The officials
say they car meet any demands.
The run continued two hours. during
which $500 were drawn out. lhe pahh
really makes money by today run. as
depositors who have Withdrawn their
money lose six months interest,", whicn
falls due January !.
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Bou1elle is improving.

Boston. Dec. sO.-To all those VINO m
auired after the condition OF Congress
man Boutelle at the Mclean ass iu'ii
Yesterday the reply given was tnat ne
was getting along nicely ana was mn
proving in strength. Dr. Daniel \. Rop-
inson, the physician who came from
Bangor to attend him after ne was
stricken at Youngss hotel. says ina,
while the congressman may recover ms
physical health and vigor,.it is possibie
that he may never be the same asaih
mentally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
A HERO'S FUNERAL
Impressive Funeral Ceremonies Over
Remains of Gen. Lawton-Natives
send wrcnths.

i
Manila, Dec. 30.-,rhe funeral of Law
ton was held today with impressive cer-
emonies. The remains We're conveyed
from Paco cemetery on the Luneta to
Pasig, and thence to the transport
Thomas. which sails this afternoon.
AS the body was removed from the
vault in the cemetery. Chaplain Marin
read prayers. Then the body was borne
TO siX-horsed caisson waiting at the
gate. The funeral procession was COM
posed of Gen. Hall and staff and two
troops of the Fourth cavalry, who We're
With Lawton at the time of his death.
and battery of artillery. The caissdtl
was covered With flowers. Lawton's $
staff followed on foot, then Generals
Wheeler, Watson. Bates, Forsyth.
kobbe and Schernan. in carriages; ma
val battalion; Otis and staff: foreign
consuls and members of the Philippine
supreme court Native delegations from
towns where Lawton had established
civil governments, presented wreaths.
Crowds of natives ard Americans wit
messed the procession, uncovered, as it
passed AT Pasigs the casket was trans
ferred to tug. Taps" We're sounded
and prayers offered by Chaplain Pierce.
The Lnwton FUND.
Washington. Dec. S0.-The Lawton
fund today amounts to s32,274.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
To Command Bocr Corps.

London, Dec. 30 The Marseilles cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing the substance of an interview
with the Russian general Gourko. eld-
cst SON of the famous Gourko. who is
rsw about to start for Pretoria, says
that the Russian officers made the fol-
lowing statement
II have been offered the command of
Boer army corps. In my own mind
am absolutely confident. of the suc-
cess of the Beers.
You may take my word for il that
thcusards Of Russians are now fighting
under Gen. Joubert.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
t,iyil service Report

washington, Dec. 3O.-The civil SER
vice commission in its annual report,
to be issued next week, will say that
the civil service law is being more gem
orally conformed to than ever before.
1t shows removals of employees, based
on statistics for the year, average
slightly less than Q per cent of the
whole number of classified places.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
T..R. RJLLE TIN.
NOTICEABLE NE 5 OF TODAY.
The w 4 o..

The w IS o..
and sunday; mort > winds.
aight and SUNDAY g rthwest winds.
lssAo: ONE
TODAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS:
British Seize a German Ship.
South African War Situation.
Serious Fire in Chicago.
Funeral of Gen. I.awton.
Bcnaparte Dam Case Decided.
Crime and Casualty.
Close of Teachers Convention.
PAGE rNyD
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Kentucky Republicans Reply to Dem
ocrats.
The Blythe Heiress Married.
News of the Day.
PAGE rni:sE.
IOWA NEWS:
Marshall County Poor Farm.
Suit for $4,000 Damages.
Webster County Election Contest.
Short iowa Specials.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
The T.-R. on the Senatorship.
Shall We Have a Library Commits
sion?
County Insane Asylums.
Is Colonization Profitable?
Looker-On in Iowa.
Topics and Press Comment
Iowa Items and Sunday Reading.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
CITY NEWS:
The T-R. and the senatorship.
A Shooting ARRAY
Citizen Killed in the West.
Local Comment and Brief News.
PAGE Eta.Atr
| LOCAL AND GENERAL:
Awards at the Poultry Show.
Saturdays Markets by Wire.
The Business Outlook
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
cola ana silver Production.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-Director of the
Mint Roberts, in a preliminary estimate
OF the production of gold and silver in
the United States during the current
calendar year. shows a total gold pro-
ductlon of s71.694,170 an increase over
last year of s7.231.170. Production of sill
yer, $74.424,696, an increase of s4,O4o.211.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-30
v.l,,cof Forei.n coins.

Washington. Dec. 3O.-The quarterly
statement of the value of foreign coins,
issued by the director of the mint.
shows that during the last three
months the value of silver decreased
11S one -thousandths of cent per
ounce.