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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
Observation-Disclosures.
i 10 Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Hampton, Nov. 10.-Mrs. Powers,
wife OF DR.. j C. Powers. IS slowly i'm
proving from the typhoid fever which
brought her very near deaths door.
During her illness the doctor has had
quite a serious attack of pleurisy.
The Political Equality Club and their
lady friends, numbering about 100, We're
entertained at Mrs. Henry Harriman's
beautiful home yesterday afternoon. \
Very pleasing program was given,
after which light refreshments We're
served.
Mrs. u. Weeks is suffering from Sc
we're attack of heart trouble.
The weather is fine here and the
farmers are improving it in getting out
their corn before snow comes.
A few of our people will attend the
grand opera in Marshalltown this ev-
ening and perhaps more will go on Sat
urday. Our people are glad of the
chance thus afforded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
killed By A HORSE
Ernest Gibson, Of Scranton, Meets
Horrible Death in a Runaway
The Particulars
Sensational Development in Muir.
der Case Near Burlington
Jones County Tragedy.
Half Witted Son Assaults Els Father
and Then Attempts Suicide
Other Crimes.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Scranton, Nov. 10.-A most shocking
accident occurred here yesterday. Lit
lie Ernest Gibson, the 12-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. H. Gibson, was
dragged through the streets by run
away horse, his skull fractured, neck
broken and his entire body more or less
mangled.
He had left home on horseback to
drive the family COW to the pasture He
dismounted to open and close a gate,
and had tied the rein about his wrist in
order to hold his horse. When the boy
Ianimal became frightened and ran up
the street at a furious pace.
The boy could not release himself and
met his death in as horrible a manner
as can we'll be conceived, being thrown
by the horse as high as three feet in
the air and striking the ground with
terrific force. AT one place the boys
head struck the plank cross and por-
| ton of his scalp with the hair in it was
torn from his head.
| The horse finally left the road,
crossed the rear of residence lot
broke through fence and fell on the
boy in pig pen, the animal being al
most completely exhausted. The boy
breathed only about minutes after he
was discovered.
The parents are among the most
highly respected people in the commu-
nifty, and they are convulsed with grief
His father is lfveryman, and the BIO,
was accustomed to handling horses, be-
ling good rider.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
Did Roseman suictdes

Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma, Nov. 1O.--There seems to
be some foundation for the suicide ru-
mors in the now noted Roseman case,
for it is pretty generally known that
had he lived twenty-four hours longer
criminal proceedings against him
would have been commenced. The mat
ter was placed in he hands of attor-
neys the day before he died. AS to his
abstract business it seems he made two
kinds of them. Those made to perfect
titles on land to be sold were made by
an expert abstracter who has been in
Mr. Roseman's employ the past two
years. and these are said to be correct
and reliable, but those made for the
purpose of obtaining loans on land
were made by Mr.. Roseman himself.
and many of them are false. Neverthe-
less the abstract books he used are said
to be perfectly correct and reliable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
W1NsLow CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Murder In the Sec
Opd Degree

FOunu Guilty OF MuFueF III VIC ScC.
opd Degree.
Des Moines, Nov. 10.-William Wins
low, who killed Edward Tilton in High
land Park on the night of Sept. &, was
last evening convicted by jury in the
Polk county court of murder in the sec
ond degree. Sentence Will be pro-
nounced at O'clock Monday morning.
Immediately after the noon recess
Judge Bishop gave the usual instruc-
tions and the jury retired at about 3
o'clock to deliberate on its verdict. 1t
reported conviction of murder in the
second degree late in the afternoon.
Winslow seemed to be unmoved by
the reading of the verdict. His mother
and father and Miss Stanford, his
sweetheart, who have been in the court
room with him constantly since the
trial was commenced, were not with
him at this time. The court announced
that sentence would be pronounced
Monday at a. M, whereupon the de-
PENDANT was taken back to jail The
court may impose a sentence of from
ten years to life imprisonment. where
conviction for murder in the second
degree is procured.
The crime for which Winslow was
convicted was the killing of Edward
Triton, farmer, on the night of Sept
6, while Tilton was driving past High
land Park College to his home. Tilton
was riding on hay rack and Winslow
was seated at the southwest corner OF
the campus with group of students
who were singing songs when Tilton
drove past.
Winslow remarked :"There goes Ed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
rAvoRs A LIBRARY COMMISSION
Resolutions Adopted by the State
Library Association-oMce Elec-

Resolutions Adopted by the State
Library Observation-Disclosures Elec-
ted.
Cedar Rapids, Nov. 10.-The first day
of the State Library Association ended
agreeably for all in a reception at the
home of Mir. and Mrs. Luther A. Brew
err. Mr.. Brewer is a book lover and
book patron OF the most ardent type,
and the home. filled from floor to cell
ing with books, old and new, seemed a
most fitting place to receive the visit
ing librarians and book people. An adj
dress of welcome was made by Hon. j.
NJ. Redmond, mayor of the city, and re-
ply on the art of the Librarians by Mr..
Johnson Brigham, state librarian. Pres
ident George Edwin MacLean was
present and spoke briefly.
Judge Il. p. Seeds made a short but
telling speech. He thought the relation
between the librarian and trustee
should be wholly legal-all human and
social relations should be put aside as
far as the library was concerned. He
did not think a trustee should walk in
to library with the air of I'm great
trustee" and criticise and dictate to the
librarian and assistants. AS far as the
practical workings of the library were
\ concerned. he did not think trustee
should have anything more to say thar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
ZONES COUNTY TRAGEDY.
Half witted Youth Assaults His Fa-
Their and Then Attempts suicide.

Half M1tteu Outn Assaults HIS fae
Their and Then Attempts Suicide.
Monticello, Nov. 10-The home of
Frank II. Gilman, farmer living in
Richland township, was the scene of an
attempted murder and>suicide. Frank
Oltman, a son of the above named,
struck his father over the head with
stick of wood and then, evidently in
fit of remorse, attempted to end his own
life by cutting his throat with a razor.
Young Gilman is about % years old.
He has been in the insane asylum, but
was considered perfectly harmless and
merely half witted countryman. 1t is
said that the father and son did not get
along we'll together. Wednesday dur
ing the afternoon they quarreled and
the son struck the father blow on the
head which rendered him unconscious
for nearly two hours. 1t was at first
thought that the elder Oltman's skull
was fractured, but it is now the opin-
ion of the attending physician that it is
sound and that he will recover.
After striking the blow which rem
dered his father unconscious, the half
witted youth evidently suffered pangs
| of remorse. The members of the fam
lily thought the father dead and the
| youth was told that he would surely go
to the penitentiary. Unbeknown to any
one he procured razor and seeking a
secluded spot short distance from the
house slashed his throat with it. He
1 was found about o'clock weak and
bleeding physician was called and
young Oltman's injury was pronounced
4 not fatal, as no large veins We're sew
cred The two victims of the youths
arrangement are being cared for at the
family home. The youth can talk sane.
He is very penitent and sobs bitterly
when reference is made to the occur
renee which came near ending two
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
HUSBAND ALSO ARRESTED.
Development in the
Frltzsche Case

Development in the
Frltzsche Case
Burlington. Nov. 1O.-Leonard Fritz
sche, husband of Mrs. F'ritzsche, shot
to death in her home six years ago, is
in Jail charged with helping Mrs. Derth
then Miss Lizzie Hetz, servant in the
family, plan the deed, with the inten-
ton of marrying the girl afterwards.
Fritzsche's son, who was s years of age
at the time of the crime and who was
the only witness of the deed, makes the
charge against his father. Fritzsche is
said only to have confessed to helping
the girl plan the crime. After the muir
der the theory is that he feared to
marry the girl, so compelled her to
marry a man named Derth.
The first clue to the mystery was Sc
cured several years ago by the discov-
cry of revolver in the rafters of an
old clubhouse, with a gold band ring
thrust over the muzzle. The ring now
proves to have been the property OF
Mrs. berth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
Nevada Locnls.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to es-Republican.
. Nevada, Nov. 1o.Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
Ambrose gave magnificent reception
Wednesday evening to their son, Mr..
w. o. Ambrose, and his Wife, formerly
MISS Mary Neashum, who We're mar
ried in the Methodist church Sunday
night. The young couple have gone to
housekeeping in the Bates cottage, OPP
posite the Methodist church.
MIR. Bert Allen and Miss Alma Banks,
both of this city, will be married next
Wednesday evening.
ID. NJ. Groves new brick warehouse is
nearing completion and he expects to
occupy it some time next month.
William Smay, republican, has been
elected alderman in the Second ward OF
this city, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of z. Shugart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
For a Fruit EXHIBIT.
.;al to Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republican.
Ames. Nov. 10-The agricultural and
horticultural experiment stations in the
college have just completed the collec-
ton of specimens of fruits and vege-
tables which are to represent Iowa
products in those lines at the Paris ex-
position. The specimens selected are
sent to Mrs. Stanley Potter. at Villa
mantle. Conn, who Will make wax
Icasts of them and paint than in natural
|colors. This system is the one adopted
by the American government for the
Representation of our products and 1t
is expected will prove very satisfactory
At present the collection sent from this
state is larger than those contributed
by any other state in the union.
Professor Curtiss has returned from
an extended tour in the south and
southwest.
the social functions multiply in mum
Der and variety. The organizations are
l.hoIding their closing sessions and clos
ling up the work for the year. The
veterinary society held its closing eXer-
Icises last MINT at the home of Profess
sor Stalker The Welsh Eclectics hold
their term banquet in Margaret hall
this evening.
\ In a peactice game of foot ball yester-
day afternoon Charles Helsen received
4 a broken nose. This is the second acct
dent of this nature that has occurred
here this year. In the game Of the
subs against the Anes high school
i Tuesday Dante Pierce was the victim
OF. a similar misfortune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10

an ordinary citizen. On the other hand |
the librarian, he thought, should do all |
her complaining to the trustees in
board meeting-not to outsiders. and
then be las pleasant as a basket of
chips" when the trustee came around.
Mrs H. j. Howe, of Marshalltown,
expressed surprise that the question OF
the relations between the library and
trustees should come up. She realized,
however, that mayors We're not infalli-
BILE and that they would sometimes at
tempt to put square people in round
holes and vice versa. In this case ex-
ira effort should be made for harmony.
Mrs. Howe, herself a trustee, advocated
giving the greatest liberty to the IL
brarian.
Miss McLoney, of Des Moines, acted
the part of pacifier, and quoted the In
cident of the two men fighting over the
gold or silver shield. After they were
through they discovered the shield was
gold on one side and silver on the other.
Miss McLoney thought the viewpoint
of the librarian and trustee was neces-
sarily very different. She said she had
yet to see trustee who realized the
Importance of cataloguing, shelf listing,
etc. Also, she thought time spent by
the librarian in reading book reviews
land book matter should be included in
her working hours.
Two of the most interesting features
! of the session We're the short addresses
by the Hon. I. NJ. Parvin and D. c..
Boomer, of Council Bluffs, both grown
gray in library service. Mr.. Parvin told
| of his active connection with library
work from 1899, when he was territorial
| librarian at Burlington, to the present.
| He quoted the Iowa Masonic library in
this city as an example of what the pa
tience and perseverance and enthusi-
asm of a single individual could do. at
the close of Mr.. Parvins address, he
presented a resolution which was
adopted, authorizing the appointment
lof committee to present the matter
|of a state libary commission fully be-
fore the legislature this winter.
At the close of the formal discus
sions there were informal discussions
land a question box led by Miss Ahern,
editor of Public Libraries, Chicago.
In the afternoon the visitors We're
driven about the city, visiting the pub
|lic library and the Masonic library.
The association was closed by the adj
dress at o'clock in the evening by DR..
George L. MacLean, president of the
Estate university.
The meeting is. regarded as the most
successful in the history of the assoc
|ciation and the members will leave with
Ethe full assurance of the fulfillment OF
their ultimate desire-the establishment
of a state library commission.
a Officers for the ensuing years We're
lelected as foilows
Presden-w. H Johnston. Fort
Dodge.
Vice President-F. F. Dawley, Cedar
Rapids.
Secretary treasurer-Ella NJ. Nc
Loney, Des Moines.
Executive committee-The officer:
and A. p. Fleming, Des Moines, ane
Mrs H. j. Howe, Marshalltown.
This committee will select the place
for holding the next annual meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
GIRLS REPENT1NG.
Mttchellville Students Ready Now TO
na4...r II, the school

Return to the school.
Des Moines, Nov. 10.-A number of
the Mitchellville girls who are confined
in the county Jail are afraid now that
they will be kept there for six months
to come. They were pleased with the
prospect so long as they thought that
they would be under the care of Mrs.
Maxwell, but when informed by her
that she would be out of the jail on the
first of January they became very much
disheartened and stated that they
would go back to the school at Mitchell
VILE if possible.
Their fear of remaining in the Jail for
six months arose from their own state
ments to Superintendent Miller to the
effect that they would sooner spend SIX
months in the Polk county jail than one
month in the reform school. They made
this statement to him yesterday and he
promptly took down the names of the
sixteen or seventeen girls who SO stat
ed.
A number of the girls We're taken
hack Yesterday and at the present time
there are not more than thirty in the
iail and they will all likely be returned
early next week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
A weddtns at Alta.

Special to Times Republican.
Alta, Nov. 10.-C. H. Wegersco and
Miss Mae Tincknell We're married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. G. Tincknell, in this city,
Wednesday evening. About $50 guests
witnessed the ceremony Rev. j. G..
Whitney officiated. The bride is the
eldest daughter of f. G. Tinckwell, a
prominent business man of Alta and an
old resident of Buena Vista county.
The groom is postmaster and has been
editor of the Alta Advertiser for some
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
---------------------------=-'--
Foul Play Suspected.

Burlington, Nov. 1O-The body of r.
C. Crawford, wealthy resident of
Middletown, Iowa, who was found dead
in his barn yard several weeks ago, has
been exhumed, and the stomach re-
moved, to be sent to Chicago for analy
sis. The sons of Mr.. Crawford believe
he was poisoned. The old man left a
large estate, the division of which is
the cause of the suspicious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
A Fort Dodge Fire.

Fort Dodge, Nov 1O.-The building
occupied by the Cahil millinery estab-
lishment. and located in the business
part of the city, was burned yesterday.
The fire caught from the explosion of
gasoline, and the loss is estimated at
o. Onn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
New Minister for Mapleton.

Laporte, Ind. Nov. 10.-Rev. Paul
Talbot has resigned the pastorate of
the Episcopal church at Anderson, this
state, and has accepted the rectorship
Of the Episcopal church ct Mapleton,
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
INJURED AT COLUMBUS JUNCTION
sidewalk Holding Crowd Who
Were Watching Soldiers Gave

4
Were Watching Soldiers Gave
Way.
Columbus Junction, Nov. 1o.-By the
giving way of sidewalk 100 people
who were watching 4 parade of in
honor of the returned Iowa volunteers
were precipitated into cellar, filling
it with a struggling, screaming and
moaning mass of humanity. No one
was fatally injured. but all were badly
bruised Among those seriously in
jured We're:
Mrs. sam Edmondson. of Columbus
Junction.
Mrs May Walker. of Let's, Ia.
A child of Mr.. Sam Takington, of
Let's.
Mr.. Burrell. of Wapello.
Mrs. ALA McName and child, of
Let's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
Hand Torn in a Corn Shredder.

Special to Times Republican.
Ewart. Nov. 1O.-While assisting in
shredding corn Elwood Ratcliff had his
left hand caught and his fingers and
thumb were torn off and the hand
fearfully lacerated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
snAw,s LEAD ABOUT $1,000.
White Carried Only Fourteen Coun-
ties Against TNNentY.onein ISOI. :


Des Moines, Nov. 1o-Corrected re-
turns are coming in slowly, and not
until Monday, when the official count is
made in every county, Will it be possi-
BILE to give the vote on governor ac-
curately.
The latest returns indicate that the
plurality for Governor Shaw may be
reduced to about $1,000.
In spite of the fact that Governor
Shaw bore the brunt of the fight in the
state. his vote, so far as reported, is
running we'll up with the rest of the
ticket.
JohnC. Sherwin. of Mason City, nom
inee for supreme judge, will probably
lead the ticket.
In Governor Shaw's home county,
Crawford the democratic majority two
years ago was 729, but this year it was
reduced to 2s9 while in keokuk county,
the home of Fred White, the republican
plurality of 2S9 two years ago was this
year increased to SO7. White carried
twenty one counties in the state two
years ago, when he was the fusion nom
inee against Shaw, but this year he
carried only fourteen counties.
Complete returns from the represent
alive district composed of Lyon and
lo'Brien counties give the election to
William G. Anderson, the democratic
nominee, instead of George w. Schee,
1.-The republican nominee, by about 500
majority. Anderson's personal POPULAR
lily and the factional fight on Schee in
| O'Brien county combined to produce
this result in a district normally repub-
lican by about 1000. Anderson was a
candidate for a second term, having
won two years ago in about the same
way.
schee is one of the leading men in
northwestern Iowa and was a member
of the house some years ago. being de-
feated then for second term. The
contest has attracted statewide notice.
In Van Buren, county Bull, democrat,
| was elected over Keck, republican.
This gives the democrats nineteen
votes In the house to eighty-one re-
4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
ELECTION AFTERMATH.

Pocahontns County Gave shaw q
Good Majority.
Special to Times Republican.
Fonda, Nov. 1O.-From complete re-
turns of all the townships of Pocahon-
tas county Shaw's majority is 47S. Two
years ago White carried the county by
a small majority. The entire republi-
can ticket is elected in the county. the
smallest majority being s42. and Col.
Kent goes to the house with a majority
OF 6S4 from this county. The republic
can gains far exceeded all expectation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
KING O'KEEFE May
LOSE HIS DOMAIN
Germany Likely to Buy
Yap Island.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, June 1S.-According to mail
advices the belief exists at Hongkong
that Germany will acquire zap Island and
four other inlets which David O'heefe'
the copra king, has ruled over for years.
O'Keefe has long hoped that the United
States would take these islands and that
If America refused they would pass under
English control. Since 1t became known
at Hongkong that Germany was nego-
tiating for the purchase of the Caroline
Islands from Spain it has been considered
settled that O'Keefe's islands would be
included. since they in reality belong to
that group.
A story printed at Hongkong corrobo-
rates a recent dispatch to the effect that
O'Keefe has made a big fortune in the
copra trade. When he settled at zap he
married a native princess, who Is
shrewd woman and rules when he Is
awav The islands over which he rules
are his by right of discovery and the ac-
ouiesence of native rulers. They are dis
tant five days by steam from Manila.
Yap is surrounded by many minor islands,
among which figure Terang, Obipekel and
Dunii. 1t is on zap Island that O heete
has built his royal residence Here his
native wife rules supreme during his alb
sence showing her shreWdness and her
prOyerbial animosity for all other Euro
beans He employs hundreds of natives
to gather cocoanuts, which are shipped In
his steamer Santa Cruz to Hongkong and
thence to France, to be used in soap max
ing. He also controls the island OF st
David, belonging to the Pelew group fur-
= hay
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
MERCER SPEAKS ON
THE DREYFUS CASE

PARIS. June 1S.-General Mercier, who
was Minister for War when Captain
Dreyfus was condemned. spoke publicly
for he first time since the Court Of Cas-
sation rendered It's decision, at a meet
irg Of the French Patriotic League yes
terday, where he was greeted with loud
applause.
Your acclamations." said General Mer-
cior. are addressed only in a small
part 10 the soldier who did his duty in
1894 and is firmly resolved TO accomplish
the same thing in lS99. They are chiefly
addressed 10 our dear army, of which, at
this critical moment, you do me the
honor Of regarding as the standard
bearer"
He then proceeded to declare his abso-
lutte conviction of the guilt of Captain
Dreyfus and MS belief that the Rennes
court martial would feariessly ascertain
the truth and do its duty.
'As for myself" he declared, II shall
tell everything l know"
This, as a prominent advocate Of re-
vision remarked, is Just what is wanted.