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MAY HINGE ON BOYCOTT.
Strike ON n Paper May Affect the
Senatorship in Nest Virginia.

Charleston. W. Va. Jan. "A Republi-
can newspaper here. controlled by Senator
Elkins and other leading Republicans Of
the State has incurred the enmity Of the
union printers. and a boycott has been o.
dered. The manager Of the paper is James
J. Peterson. former consul 10 -BoeoJa ari
he refused to sign the union scale Of wages.
thereby causing a strike.
The labor members Of the legislature
have been asked TO withhold their support
of d Republican candidate for The United
States Senate until this matter is settled.
The trouble is giving the Republican Lead
ers much concern. as the election of the
United States Senator is about 10 take
place. Their are enough labor Republicans
in the house of representatives to defeat
the Republican nominee.
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MONTANA CANDIDATES.
Long Deadlock likely I'm the Con-
test for the Senatorship.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 3-The legislature
organized yesterday by choosing T. P.
Cullen president pro TEN. of the senate
and H. c. Stiff speaker of the house
Ballotng for United States Senator will
not take place for ten days. The candi-
dates are W. A. Clarke. Butte banker
former State Senator Mats of Anaconda,
and W. G.. Conrad. of Cascade County.
Indications point to a deadlock for some
time as it is believed no candidate wi /
have majority. Clarke's friends a-e
sanguine of ultimate success. He was
the regular nominee six years ago. but
Days control of a minority of his party
prevented any choice.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
RELICS FOUND In A CAVE.
Human Bones Point to Occupation
by Aborigines.

Reading, Pa, Jan. edmund Breiden-
stine, George Freeman and Joshua Sleigel
yesterday discovered a cave near Ridge
wood, about five miles from here, In which
they found human bones. a curiously
carved jasper stone, six inches long, a
tOmahGwk and a number OF arrowheads.
Numerous rocks in the cave are car ed
into strange shapes. One resembles a
chair another a table.
The cave is 13 feet wide and 1S6 feet
long, and has the form of large arch.
1t is thought that he relics are taose OF
an aboriginal tribe.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
KILL THEIR BENEFACToR.
Tramps shoot n Farmer Who Had
Sheltered Them

st. Paul. Mimi, Jan 3.-Mr. JoI Well
mer, of Lafayette. Nicolette County. was
shot in the head and hip yesterday morn
ing by two tramps to whom ne had given
shelter. They bound Mrs. WelImer 70
lounge with a clothesline. and escaped ith
Wellmer's team
After several hours of hard struggling
Mrs. Wellmer bit the cord in two and lib
Grated herself. Going Immediately into the
yard, she found her husband dead and his
body frozen. Farmers armed with the
rope with which Mrs. Wellmer had been
tied. have gone in pursuit of the tramps
The evening times., 1899-01-03
COLLISION OF FERRYBoATs.
The Camden and WenOnnh Come To-
nefher in the Delaware.

Camden. y. j., Jan. 3.-The ferry boats
Camden and Wenonah, Of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad, collided in the Delaware
river at $50 o'clock this morning. The
side Of the Wenonah is mashed in, wheel
house gone, and otherwise badly wrecked.
One end OF the Camden is badly smashed
in. Only one person was hurt by the ac-
cident, thu being a man who received
slight inju.ies in the leg.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Two Deaths From Falls.

New York, Jan. 3.-Two men were killed by
falls here last night. Robert Farrell, forty five
years old, fell down the steps OF his house at
Wolf Street and Lind Avenue. His foot slipped
on the ice the top step, and he fell to the
walk, striking his head the tagging. He
died before medical assistance arrived.
John Bach, ffty-seven years old, fell over a
balustrade and down flight of stairs at 226
East 103d Street He landed ON his head, and
was killed instantly
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Not n Pleasant Person.
From the Kansas CITY Star. /,


The South African Beers have had in their his
tory the general sympathy of Americans who have
felt that they had been crowded back by the
British and had acted on their defense. The
defeat administered to the Jameson party
generally reioiced over in this country But the
Boer is not a person who gains on acquaintance.
He is bigoted. ignorant and overbearing. If the
Boer, in his capacity of 'old settler, bears down
upon the Uitlanders, newcomers, considerable
number of whom Americans, and the Tit
landers resist, the sympathies of Americans are
likely 10 be with the Uitlanders
The evening times., 1899-01-03
RICH SOIL FOR TOBACCO.
Luxon Land Capable of Yielding Il
CrOp Each Year.

TOD F.FCH Git.
The phenomenal richness of the Phil
ippine soil is shown in a report from Con-
sui General Wildman, at Hongkong, Just
received at the State Department. Speak
ing of the tobacco crops. he says that the
soil of Luzon is volcanic, and after many
trials it has been proven that the Suma-
ira leaf will grow in no other soil. In
Sumatra the ground will yield one crop
every eight years, but the tobacco lands
of northern Luzon, which lie at the base
OF an extensive watershed will yield a
crop a year, with proper manuring
This means the introduction Of an indus
try into Luzon that will bring millions
of revenue, and at the same time may
materially reduce the price of the Suma-
fra leaf
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a Department of Mining.

(From the Leadville Herald-Democrat.)
Government mining department, under the
supervision Of an energetic, practical man, could
do much toward increasing the nations wealth.
There are millions upon millions TO be returned
yearly from that cannot now be handled
through lack of methods, that must, in the nature
OF things, be devised sooner or later. A commits
sion the treatment OF low-grade ores, under
the Government, could bring about revolution
in mining. But the proposed division of mining,
although It is not likely to secure desideratum,
will have plenty of work to do.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Body Found Hanging to n Tree.

Clearfeld Pa, Jan. S.-The body OF an un-
ut Wallaceton, this county yesterday. The
body had evidently been in this condition since
Ii was entirely covered with snow and
ice and almost fell to pieces when removed
The coroner held inquest this afternoon. There
are no marks OF identification.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
How to Dissect a Mosquito.

From the East Indian Medical Gazette.)
"A needle. held in the left hand, is passed
through the thorax, the legs and wings
pulled off, and, if necessary, the scales of the
body brushed off with camel-hair brush The
tail is then lowered into a drop of water salt
solution or weak formalin placed glass slide.
and with another needle held in the right hand
the last two segments OF the tail partially
separated and held down upon the slide. The
left hand is then moved in such manner to
draw away the insect.
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Becomes General Manager of the
Baltimore and Ohio February 1.

Baltimore, Jan. 3.-Mr. Frederick D.
Underwood. the newly appointed general
manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. has accepted the position. He will
leave the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Ste
Marie Railroad, Of which he has been the
manager. and will assume his new duties
on the Baltimore and Ohio February l.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Havre de Grace Election.

Havre De Grace. Jan. 3.-The annual election
for mayor and city councilmen took place in
Havre de Grace yesterday 4 remarkably small
vote was polled, and little interest was dis
played in the election. The ticket elected was
as follows: Mayor, II. X. Eanneman; council
John H. Owens, Bennett Charsee, John y. Spen-
Ger. ]. Osmond. jr., William 5. McCombs and
/ FISHER
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chief of Six Nations Dead.

Syracuse n. V, Jan. 3-Daniel La Forte
known by his Indian name Te-Hes La, chief of
the Six Nations and principal in the suit OF
the Onondaga Indians to recover wampum belts
from John Boyd Thatcher, in the Supreme Court
died on Sunday afternoon in his farmhouse on
the reservation He was sixty-six wears old, and
leaves widow and grandson. The grandson
will succeed him chief OF the Six Nations.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Killed I'm Runaway Accident.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 3.-Near Deep Creek, Nor
folk County, yesterday, Miss Agnes johnson was
killed outright and Miss May Mitchell badly in
reside at rs Church Street this city, went out
for a drive, and their horse took fright and ran,
In it's flight the animal overturned the buggy
into small canal running through the farm
of A. H. Lindsay. The women were found under
the upturned buggy by passerby. An inquest
the remains of Miss johnson held, the
jury returning a verdict of accidental DEATH
The evening times., 1899-01-03
NO CONSOLIDATION IN SIGHT.
Vice President Hall. Of the New
Haven. Denies RumOr.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 2.-The report
that the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford road is about 10 absorb the Boston and
Albany is denied by Vice President John
VI. Hall. OF the former corporation. He
says:
There is not a word of truth in it.
There never has been and there viii not
be any step on either side toward consOli-
datiOn. Neither road wishes it. and neith-
er would be benefited by the change.
1t is probable that the rumOr cOnfuses
the consolidation of the two railroads with
the consolidation of the operating depart
ments in the new terminal station at BOs-
ton. AS soon as possible the Old Colony.
the New York New Haven and Hartford
and the Boston and Albany viii all run in
10 one station.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Vessels Attached for De.t.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 3.-Five large coal
barges and one steamer, in possession of the
Atlantic Transportation Company, oeen at
tached by City Sergeant Milsteaa Deputy
Sergeant Helndon, in consequence the suit
filed in the circuit court late Saturday after
noon for the knickerbocker Towing Company of
New York, against the Atlantic transportation
Company for the recovery of $4,000 note
held by the plaintiff. and 5000 damages
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Alleged Nurderers in Custody

South McAlister, !. T., Jan. 3.-Conmissioner
Pollan, of Cameron, reports by wire that he has
four charged with assault to kill. The trouble
occurred at dance near Lowe, l. T. Ben Brown
was shot and instantly killed. Albert Brown
stabbed and is not expected to live. Morris
Brown was badly cut, and Dr. Poore and two
sons seriously wounded. The prisoners will be
brought to this place for confinement.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
CARTRIDGES FOR AMERICA.
English Firm Said TO Have Con-
tract for 100000 Rounds

London. Jan. 3.-The ST. James Gazette
says that the firm of Kynochs. OF Birming-
ham, has begun making cartridges under
an American contract TO supply 10, 0,OO0, 600
at the rate of 1000. 900 a week.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Declared.
In

The Comptroller OF the Currency has declared
dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent
national banks as follows: Potsdam. N Y,
third dividend of 10 per cent, making % per
cent on claims proved amounting to s:s5I .iOS
Union National Bank of Denver, seventh dividend
of ) per cent on $685., ,0G.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
BORROWED AS AN HEIRESS.
Boston Girl Arrested for Getting
Money by False Pretenses.

Boston, Jan. 3.-Mary Pearson Foster,
claiming TO be one of the heirs TO the big
estate of George W. y. Yost. the inventor,
was arrested here Friday for obtaining ST.
600 under false pretenses. Yesterday aft
ernoon another warrant was issued for her
arrest for getting $1,000 in a similar way.
Miss Foster has lived in Boston about a
year. She is twenty-seven years old, le-
fined and well educated. and moves in good
society.
Miss Foster is charged with obtaining
the 81 SEQ from John c. Fredericks, agent
for a loan company She represented, il
is said. that she had a quarterly income Of
81 500 from Ward & Cameron, trustees OF
the Yost estate at Albany.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
HoNoRED BY THE POPE.
Composer PerOsi Made Father
knight, OF st. Sylvester.

Rome. Jan 3.-Perosi. the new compos-
er, has been named by the Pope director of
the pontifcal chanters. and his father
knight OF St. Sylvester.
His oratorio has been repeated, and the
second public performance has been as sue
cessful as the first.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Water and Light for wiIliamsport.

Willamsport, Nd, Jan. 3.-Burgess Thomp-
son, of Williamsport, has selected the committee
to superintend the plans for waterworks and an
electric plant for Wiliamsport, the improve
ments to cost not over $50, 900, to pay for which
the last Legislature authorized the town to sell
bonds. The committee is composed of John ii.
Hoffman, Peter L. Lemen, Joseph J.. Motter
and Lewis d. Byron.
The evening times., 1899-01-03

There was notable absence of leading
organization Republicans at the inaugura-
tion of Governor Roosevelt. The few who
were present were glum for the greater
part of the time, having occasion to ap
plaud only when Roosevelt asserted that
1t is only through the party system that
free governments are now successfully
carried on" Before the echoes of their
applause died away this was qualified by
the declaration that the usefulness of
party is strictly limited by its usefulness TO
the state Governor Roosevelt is still a
problem TO the machine men, who kept
away because they were uncertain as to
the future. He has strained the relations
with the boss, but there has been no rup-
ture vet
The evening times., 1899-01-03
DEWEY MAY VISIT TOLEDO.
He viii Probably Attend Opening
of the Centennial There.

Toledo, Jan. 3.-City Clerk Harris has
received from Rear Admiral Dewey, who
was invited to be the guest of honor at
the opening of the Ohio Centennial, May
l, 1908. a letter of thanks for the honor.
He says that while it is impossible for
him to make any definite arrangements,
it will give him much pleasure. SHOULD
circumstances render it possible, to az
cept the invitation.
The evening times., 1899-01-03

Men with red whiskers are swarming
in the barber shops of New York Even
if they do not fear arrest by the police,
they overhear comments and suggestions
from people that are unpleasant A man
with red whiskers bought a silver match
holder of the kind that contained the poi
son which was sent through the mail and
killed Mrs. Adams.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
Dropped Dead in the Street.

New York, Jan. 3.-Jacob Cole, a well-known
real estate dealer, dropped dead before the
statue of Henry Ward Beecher. in Brooklyn City
The evening times., 1899-01-03

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Chi
csgo hereby certies that it has, by its expert eN.
aminers. proved and attested the circulation ot
TIE TINES, Of Washington, u. L. The dally
average PAID circulation for the month OF No
yonber, 1895, was -, $50 copies.
This j. GUARANTEED 10 the advertisers oil
the country by BOND OF $4,000 in the tIdellty
and DEPOSIT Company Of Maryland, deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank. Of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By J. r. MASON, President
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Slln,.-,s@.:s. -

313 East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
Street, Manhattan, is living in the house.
Mrs Shepard was raking the fire in the
kitchen range about p. m, when there
was a loud report and she fell backward,
unconscious, on the floor. Her nephew
carried her to a sofa and soon revived her.
She would not allow a doctor TO be sent
for
The pain became so intense yesterday
afternoon that young Black insisted on
calling a physician. Drs. Kaufman, of
Stone Avenue, and Linder, of st. Marks
Avenue both examined Mrs. Shepard
They found, fiattened against her skull in
the back of the head. bullet. The bullet
had spread out until it was the size of a
25-cent piece. The bone had not been
broken.
Mrs. Shepard thinks her husband must
have thrown the cartridge into the stove
when he was preparing for his trip and
the heat exploded it.
The evening times., 1899-01-03

land. Austria and Italy. that it would be
Joy to them to see established.
Aside from that consideration, it would
be in the interest of modern progress II
the key of Asia Minor were wrested from
the unspeakable Turk and given over to
the keeping of a shrewd and intelligent
race. able at once to bring order out OF the
chaos resulting from centuries of Moslem
misruie and TO form the nucleus OF
twentieth century civilization in the heart
of the Holy Land.
American Hebrews may approve or an
tagonize the Zionist movement. 1t is their
affair and no outsider has the right to
find fault with them one way or the other.
But, from q disinterested point of view,
the movement is a grand, even glorious
one, and we should be glad TO see 1t
crowned with success.
When, some weeks ago, four inches Of
snow fell at FL Paso, in Texas, and the
mercury recorded only six degrees above
zero, while Washington was merely chilly,
we thought we had learned something OF
weather vagaries The cold snap of yes
terday, however, was more astonishing
and unaccountable. In this city he low
est temperature was zero. In New York
city it was five degrees warmer. In Dos-
ton the minimum was four degrees below,
and at Saratoga it was thirty degrees be-
low-probably the coolest since official OBJ
servations were inaugurated. At the same
time Ii was eighteen degrees warmer
away up at Eastport, Maine. AT Spring
field, Massachusetts, several hundred
miles south of Eastport, it was twenty
eight degrees below zero, while at St.
Paul, in Minnesota, the lowest was four
teen below. The coolest spot in the United
States was Saratoga. In British Columbia
the cold was not so great, but the snow
fall was unprecedented, and it will block
.ade all movements for an indefinite period.
| This is stormy time III Europe, also. \
| fierce gale has swept the Irish channel and
the coast is strewn with wrecks. 1t is ex-
| pected that bad news will be heard floIa
many vessels on the Atlantic. Paris is
! threatened with a flood, owing TO the per-
sistent heavy rains.
The evening times., 1899-01-03
BULLET HIT HER ON THE HEAD.

Mrs. Shepard Thinks Her Husband
Threw Cartridge i'm the stove.
New York, Jan. 3.-The extraordinary
shooting of Mrs. Annie Shepard, Of No
419 Stone Avenue. Brooklyn. on Sunday
night - under investigation
Mr. wbo iS we'll m do is away
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MR.. UNDERWOOD ACCEPTS.

And that is how Senator Hale failed TO
sell his island to the Navy Department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16
SOCIETIES REoRGAN1zE.
High Schools Literary Organiza-
ttons Plan for Coming Year.

lions Plan for Coming Year.
The five literary societies of the high
school. which were organized late in the
last school year by the teachers. with a
view of getting the students interested
in and familiar with society work. met
Friday evening, after the school hours,
and reorganized for the coming year.
The interest does not seem to have lag
ged at ALL and the spirit shown by the
members of the different societies was
indeed encouraging to the instructors
There are enough of the former mem
bers left in the societies to get matters
shaped we'll in beginning. and from the
100 new members of the school will be
selected the newer members to the diff
ferent organizations. Where it is pos
sible the same teachers who had the So
3cieties in charge last year will overlook
the affairs of the same organizations
this year. Officers We're elected in all
of the societies but one. the En- Avant,
which appointed a nominating commit
tee composed of Misses Edna Burroughs
and Ethel Vail and Mr.. Willie Long
The committee will report next week
Miss Sayers and Miss Wyant will have
charge of this society, the latter taking
the place of Mrs. James t. Riley. who.
as Miss Grace Morgan, was one of the
teachers in charge last year.
The Philomathians. in charge of Miss
Hattie Perkins and Miss Eta NJ. Hun
ter. elected as president Mr.. Chester
Crellin: vice president, Mr.. John Car
vey: secretary, Miss Pearl Benjamin;
members of the executive committee
Miss Ella Smith and Mr.. Charles Pat
ton. who will act in conjunction with
the teachers in charge and the vice
president of the society. This rule holds
good in each of the, societies.
Miss Esther Spencer and Mr.. j. F
Reed Will have under their supervision
the Amphyctionic League, which elect
ed Mr.. Luther Mcconnell, president
Miss Mabel Ordway, vice president
Miss Blanche Golding, secretary; Mr.
Russell Sieg and Miss Elsie Morgan
members of the executive committee.
| The Union Literary Soclety'S teacher:
are both new ones this year. Miss kath-
| ryn l.. Morgan taking the place of Miss
| Nlasta Bhrel and Mr.. Barker that o.
| Mr.. j. A. Wauchope. Miss Bessi,
| Ketchum was elected president of thi.
society: Mr.. Burritt Allen. vice presi
dent: Miss Florence Michaels. secre
| tary; Mr.. Emmett Howard, treasurer
| Misses Laura Halferty and Susie TUT
| free were named as executive commit
tee members.
1 The Bema Society, in charge of Miss
Anna Lane, who will later be assisted
| by the teacher selected to fill the posi-
ton held last year by Mr.. George C. AL
bee, elected Miss Eta Green. president
| Miss Blanche Donaldson, vice presi.
1 dent: Mr.. Ray Ewald, secretary; Miss
Grace Duffield, critic: Miss Ida McMur-
Tray and Mr.. Robert Beebe, members o.
| the executive committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16
OBITUARY.
.Jessu,p.

Elan Jessup. one of the pioneers OF
Iowa and of Marshall county, died at
$50 o'clock this morning. as the result
of long illness with dropsy, aggravat-
ed by fall received two weeks ago. De-
ceased was 81 years of age the 9th day
of June last. He was native of North
Carolina, and came to Iowa in 1850.
remaining short time in Keokuk
county, and in 1851 settling in Bangor
township, where he has since resided.
He has always taken lively interest in
politics. Mr.. Jessup is survived by six
children-Julia A. Hadley, of Indianola,
Neb. Elihu, Stephen and Isom Jessup
and Susannah Brown. all of Bangor,
and S. r. Jessup. of Round Rock, Tex
as. Mrs. Jessup died in 1892.
The funeral arrangements have not
been perfected, pending word from rel
o. fvao
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16
PRISONERS STAMPEDE
Four Of Them Conclude to Enter
Pleas Of Guilty, and Others
May Follow Suit.
Ford Pleads to Forgery and Head,
Edgington and Allen to
Larceny.
Wilcox Radlotf Jury Out Most Of the
Night Proceedings In
Court.

The usual stampede among the pris-
oners to enter pleas Of guilty after they
have had attorneys appointed for them
by the court has commenced, and this
morning four OF the men confined in the
county Jail awaiting trial on various Of
lenses concluded the best way out of
their scrapes was to acknowledge their
misdeeds.
Frank Ford, the colored man who
forged Charles j. McCombs' name to
two checks and attempted to have one
of them cashed at the Marshalltown
State Bank, entered u plea of guilty to
the charge of forgery. He was indicted
on two counts. The time for pronounc-
ing sentence was fixed for next Monday
morning.
Homer Head, AL Edgington and Ed
Allen, indicted Jointly for larceny in
connection with the stealing of hose
and other material from the city, by
agreement with County Attorney Stone
plead guilty to the larceny of goods UNI
der the value of $40. This limit will
keep the trio out of the penitentiary and
they will be necessarily let off with jail
sentences.
The jury in the case of r. /. Wilcox
vs. e. 7. Radloff ct al. was sent out
Friday afternoon, and had hard tins
| in reaching an agreement. After re-
lmaining out until 8 O'Clock a. m. a YER
dict for the defendants was decided
upon. The case was Of little Importance
1 The jury was excused until Monda,
Iafternoon, and this forenoon the suit Of
Cagwin against the C. & N. w. wa.
submitted to the court. This is an ac
ton wherein plaintiff seeks to recover
4 damages for stock killed by defendan
lcompany's train.
4 A divorce has been granted t
BENJAMIN Phillips from Mary Am
4 Phillips.
4 Court adjourned at noon until Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16

victims in this city to organize branch
of the hay fever association. Most of
them would have no trouble in proving
their eligibility.