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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
.OTTUMWA MURDER

Quarrel Over a Woman Lends to
Shooting ARRAY Murderer Sur
renders.
Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, Nov. 2O.-A murder oc-
Cured here last night, the result of
quarrel over woman. George Randall
and Elmer Howard met on the street
and began the quarrel Randall shot
Howard, who is dying. The former sur
rendered to the police.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
BURGLARS ARE FOOLED.
stole ranc,a lin,ngs. Thinking TIL

Stole Tnffcta Innings. Thinking They
We're Fine Silks.
Special to Times-Republican.
Clinton, Nov. 2O.-Burglars broke
into the large store of Towle, spreter
Company Sunday night and stole
taffeta Innings, thinking they We're get
ting hundreds of dollars worth of silks.
They entered the store through a sky
light There was considerable cash in
the drawer, but 1T was not touched.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF Today
Tho wenther

For Iowa-Rain tonight and Tuesday;
warmer in the extreme northeast.
For 1llinois-Rain tonight and Tues
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20

II. NJ Belvel, the well-known demo-
cratic correspondent, is doing a slash
ing good business with his latest news
paper, the Polk County Democrat.
which he purchased when he sold out
his share of the Gazette to his partner,
Judge S. r. Davis, formerly from Cres-
ton, who is now publishing that paper.
The Democrat is a Valley Junction pa
per, edited by Mr.. Belvel in Des Moines
and by local man in charge of the Of
flee in Valley Junction, where he has a
complete plant. The Democrat has
The times., 1899-05-13
Municipal Brevities.

Two deaths from cerebro-spinal meningitis were
reported TO the Health Officer yesterday, making
total OF sixty mine deaths since the malady be-
prevalent in the city.
The Commissioners have directed that the assess
ment for general taxes for the years l69s and 1899
against lot g. in block 222 designated by house
numbered 400 New York Avenue, the property OF
the Young Nen's Christian Association, be noted
upon the records as cancelled.
Replying to an application from William A,
Ragan, 1907 Street southwest, for the lease Of
strip Of land Ut the foot OF Thirteenth Street
for the Of a steamship railway, the Commis-
sioners have informed the applicant that the
question Of leasing wharf privileges is now under
consideration by them, and all applications for
privileges will receive due attention.
The Commissioners have refused 10 grant n re-
quest from Henry Franc, 73o Fifth Street north
west, for permission 10 retain iron fence
in front OF his premises eighteen inches nearer
the curb than the line given by the Inspector
Of Buildings. All other property-owners in Fifth
Street, between New York Avenue and q Street,
have complied with the order OF the Commits
sioners to move their fences back ten feet from
the curb.
request from Stephen II. White for improve
ments along the road leading TO the Government
magazine from ciesboro Road has been denied by
the Commissioners, their attorney having advised
them that the road is in sense public thor
onghfare for which the District is responsible.
The Commissioners have denied a request from
W. H. yoeinan, 5l3 Eleventh Street, and a Miss
Baker, living at gl4 FfeA Street. TO plant trees In
front Of their premises.
The times., 1899-05-13
THE RACE QUESTION IN JERSEY.
CoIored Men of East Orange Oppose
Separate Schools.

New York. May 12.-Startling state
ments were made at the mass meeting of
eolored residents of East Orange. n. j..
held last night in the Calvary Baptist
Church, in Maple Avenue. in response to
call sent out for colored people to assem-
Bile to protest against incorporating class
and race distinctions in the public schools
OF East Orange, as contemplated by the
board of education
The meeting was an overfowing one.
The church was crowded to the doors. In
some OF the rear seats were the superin-
tendent of schools and several members
Of the board of education. who were ready
to give the meeting a clear and authentic
statement of the action which it was pro-
posed to take and OF the reasons there
for. But they were not allowed an op-
portunity of explaining the situation
The committee in charge OF the affair,
consisting of the Rev. ]. ii. Travis Dr.
]. a. Stillwell. j. II. Vandervaid L. r.
Montague, and Robert a. Travis. settled
the whole programme and permitted no
deviation from it.
The Rev. ]. H. Travis, pastor of the
church, was chosen to preside. and said
discuss race questions at large. but only
the race question in East Orange.
A letter was read from James d. Carr.
lawyer of New York, in which he said
that if the colored people did not receive
their rights we should begin q systematic
effort to overthrow the Government and
establish in its place 4 monarchy where
our rights will be respected
Resolutions were passed denouncing the
attempt of the board of education to es-
tablish separate school or rooms for the
colored children. and asserting that this
was hostile to the American spirit.
The Rev. T. Butler Tompkins, of New
York, said that the American Republic
must in the future suffer the consequences
OF the terrible barbarism and anarchy that
prevail in some parts of the country. He
added:
Down in Georgia there have been plant
ed the seeds of revolution in the hearts of
10, 600, 900 negroes, of whom | am one, and
if the negro race goes on increasing for
the next hundred years as it has IN the
past you will have a condition of things
of which you now have no idea. We are
not socialists OF anarchists, but are the
F. F. VS. of the country. We are citi-
zens not by adoption. but by birth, and
the beginning of American freedom was In
the blood of a black man
Other speakers were the Rev. Dr. H. T
Johnson, Editor of the Christian Re
corder.'' of Philadelphia; George Douglass,
of Newark and the Rev J. H Travis
The times., 1899-05-13
THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTH.
Bishop Derrick Condemns wild Talk
and Advises Good Citizenship.

Annapolis, Md. May 12.-The principal
address at yesterdays session of the Bal
timore African Methodist Episcopal
Church conference, now being held here.
was delivered by Bishop Benjamin Der
rick. of New York city.
The Bishop discussed the progress and
condition Of the negro in the South. He
thought the negro ought to be encouraged,
as at the opening of the war he was slave
and at the close he was a citizen of the
country to which he was brought as chat
tel. This country is our home" he said.
I'VE must live here, remain here, die here
and go to heaven from here. We don't
want to go to Africa or any other coun-
try" Referring to the condition of the
negro in this country, he declared that it
could not be any worse than it had been.
He thought negroes should come together
as Christians and fight sin and the devil.
Bishop Derrick was born in the West
Indies, and when he came to this country
Bishop Handy was the first minister, ne
stated, of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church he had ever seen Bishop Handy
later became presiding elder, and now both
are bishops
Our race" continued the bishop,
needs education. The age demands an
educated ministry. Preachers are Iecog-
nized to a certain extent as leaders of the
race. and they could not lead wei! in ig-
norance.'
Speaking OF the South and other sec
tions, he said: Il have never been insulted
by anyone, but, on the contrary, treated as
gentleman by both races" He appealed
to members of his race to help their breth-
ren in the far-off South, and declared that
passing resolutions condemning or abusing
the South would not do it.
He advised friendly relations with the
whites. He referred to meeting in which
colored men in the North talked about TAX
ing dynamite to the South. Continuing,
he said 1T is an easy thing to talk at long
range. but that kind Of talk Injuries our
people in the South.
I'VE should condemn lawlessness of all
kinds, and let the country hear us do that
but not abuse The people of our country
We must admonish our young men TO obey
and respect the law of the land, and this
will be our duty"
The bishop related an instance where
his private secretary was shot in the city
of Grenada, Miss, and the best white
men of that city condemned the action end
offered his conference all the protection
possible. His speech was applauded
The times., 1899-05-13

and the Commission believes an end has
been put to the practice without resorting
to legal measures.
On Monday the Interstate Commission
will begin in New York the investigation
of one of the most important matters af-
fecting railroad interests. and one which
deeply concerns the trade of the United
States. This is the question OF the differ
eDce between export and domestic rates OH
wheat and wheat products to the sea-
board. II has long been the custom of the
railroads to charge more for carrying
grain or -four to the seaboard when the
grain or -four was to be consumed in the
locality TO which It was shipped than they
charged when the grain or -four was TO be
shipped TO Europe.
II is contended that owing to the great
distance which American wheat must be
carried before it reaches the European
market the freight charges must be made
as low as possible to enable the exporter
TO compete with European wheat Con-
sequently the railroads must carry the
export wheat lower than the wheat
for domestic consumption. This is a
sore point with the domestic ship
pers, who fail to see why their
wheat should pay double charges TO make
up the profit which the roads :ail TO make
on the exported wheat. Desiring 10 take
up this matter in earnest, the Interstate
Commerce Commission preferred charges
against several of the roads, to the effect
that they were unjustly discriminating
against the domestic shipper, and invited
all the railroads to submit their replies
TO the charges. The replies have been Ie-
ceiyed and present diversity of views.
Some OF the roads, in fact a majority
maintain that ii is absolutely necessary
TO SO discriminate TO keep up our export
trade in wheat and -four. IN opposite
view is entertained by other roads, among
them some of the leading trunk lines of
the country. and the Interstate Commerce
Commission doubts very much the virtue
of discriminating against the shippers of
food products for domestic consumption
Desiring TO make a more tho-ougn investi-
CATION OF this subject than possible on pa
per, the Commission intends to give sew
eral hearings in different parts of the
country. The first meeting will begin on
Monday at II o'clock in the United States
Building, in New York. when the Eastern
roads have been invited TO appear and
present their views Other hearings will
probably be given in Chicago and 81. ouis
and possibly other cities. AS result of
these hearings. legislative action may be
recommended by the Commission in a
special report on this subject
The times., 1899-05-13
The National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society will
hold a field meeting on the grounds at
Mount Vernon this afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Rev DR.. Randolph H. McKim will speak
on the influences of the Potomac River in
the economic development of the tide water
region of Virginia and Maryland. The reg
ular Mount Vernon boat, the Manchester,
leaves Washington at As p. m, and re-
turning reaches this city at 5:15. Those
desiring to make the trip by car should
leave Washington at 1:20 or 2 o'clock by
the Mount Vernon electric cars. Should it
be raining in the afternoon the meeting
will be postponed to next Saturday.
The times., 1899-05-13
ENGLISH DEsERTERs LAsHED.
sailors on n Wnrship MerciIessIy
Whipped at Haiifax

Halifax, N. s.. May 1.-Two naval de-
serters from Her Majesty's cruiser Comus
were detected by the military. police
boarding a steamer yesterday bound for
New York, where they had intended ioln-
ing the American Navy, being attracted
by the larger salaries paid on American
ships. brought to their notice by adver-
tisements in local papers The deserters
who were eighteen and nineteen years cid
respectively, were handed over TO the naval
authorities
The younger lad was sentenced to twelve
iashes with birch and the other to TWEEN
ty-tour lashes. The birch had been .teeu-
ed for twenty-four hours, when the bows
were ordered on deck. The second stroke
OF the lash brought blood from the
youngest, and notwithstanding that the
ooy suffered great pain he received the
iuil sentence The elder boy also got his
iuii complement his back being covered
with blood before the last stroke of the
birch had been administered
Those who witnessed the lashing saw II
was the most brutal affair that has ever
Oeeh witnessed on war vessel in Halifax.
The times., 1899-05-13
THE ADJUSTMENT OF
RAILROAD Rates
No Direct Charges That Sched-
ules Are Violated.
Some Lines Thought to Be Favor
ing Certain Shippers.
Meeting Next Week TO Settle the
Foreign and Domestic Grain
Rnte Question.

Representatives Of all the prominent and
many of the smaller railroads of the
southern territory, which comprises the
States south CT the Potomac and Ohio and
east of the Mississippi Rivers, met with
the Interstate Commerce Commission yes
terday. The meeting was held for the same
purpose as the meeting of the Western
roads held earlier in the week, namely, the
consideration of cutting rates. Between
sixty and seventy railroad men attended
yesterday, and all agreed the meetings
were very beneficial. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has no control over
these meetings. but the railroad men
thought discussion of such topics as rate
cutting in the presence OF the Comn;s-
sioners might tend to a more thorough
and frank discussion and better under
standing between the roads concerned. An
effort was made to hear from each OF the
roads represented, and a majority OF the
railroad men presented their views. In
almost every instance it was the opinion
that no rate-cutting had been indul5ed
in by the roads.
As each man would rise he would an
nounce there had been none on the part OF
the road he represented and he did not
think his competitors had been indulging
in secret practices. In one instance. how
ever, the representative OF one road ac-
cused another road. by implication, OF ia
voring certain shippers. In response the
president OF that road denied the Implied
charge with all his strength, and he ex-
planned the situation so as TO ex3nerate
his road from the charge. His e.plana-
tion appeared satisfactory TO all.
Like the Western railroad men those
present yesterday agreed that nothing
tended to disorganize the railroad business
more than the secret cutting OF rates, ana
all promised faithfully to observe their
printed schedules. The Commission is
highly gratiied at the attitude of the rail-
roads toward this subject, as they think
each railroad and the responsible head of
the road is bound in honor to observe this
pledge 10 prevent rate cutting in secret.
The times., 1899-05-13
Thrown From a Wagon.

While driving horse and wagon In
Brightwood Avenue. near Rock Creek
Church Road yesterday afternoon Edward
Danner. twenty-four years old, lost con-
troll of the animal causing it to run
away. Danner was thrown from the
wagon and was badly bruised about the
head and body in addition to sustaining a
broken arm. He was sent to Freedman S
Hospital, where his condition was re-
ported last night as not serious. Danner
lives at 1913 K Street northwest.
The times., 1899-05-13
MRS. scHAFER ASKS DAMAGES.
She Sues the Potomac Electric Power
Company for $4,000.

Mary e. Schafer, as administrator Of
the estate of her husband, John Thomas
Schafer, yesterday filed suit against the
Potomac Electric Power Company for s10,-
600 damages alleged 10 have been sus-
tanned by her in the death OF her husband.
John T. schafer, whom she claims came
to his death through the negligence. and
careiessness OF the agents of the defendant
company.
Sehafer, It will be remembered was
killed while at work on the Chain Bridge
on March IA last, by coming in contact
with live electric wire. similar suit
for like amount was some days ago in
stituted by the plaintiff through her at
torneys Lipscomb and Walker, against the
District of Columbia, in whose employ
ment the deceased was at the time he
met his death
The times., 1899-05-13
FELL FROM A scAFFoLD.
Preston Jones and James Williams,
LabOrers. Seriously Injured.

LabOrers. Seriously Injured.
Preston Jones and James Williams, col
ored, aged respectively thirty and thirty
nine years, while engaged in tearing down
building at Nineteenth and G Streets
northwest, yesterday morning, fell from a
scaffolding at the second story and were
seriously injured. Jones injuries consist
ed of bruises about the head and body, and
a compound fracture of the right wrist.
1t is thought that he may possibly have
suffered internal injury, and is detained at
the Emergency Hospital. His home is at
1920 Thirteenth Street northwest
Williams also suffered bruises of the
head and body. and in addition a disloca-
ton of the left hip. After receiving treat
ment he was sent TO his home at 2119 Ninth
Street northwest
The times., 1899-05-13
The Mortality Record.

Deaths were recorded at the District
Health Office yesterday as follows: George
Earle, II years; Mary Burke, As years;
Philip Clum. 3S years; Charles Horemann.
3S years; Florence r. Sommerville, Il
years; William Henry Gaskins. II years
James Washington, 10 months; Dolibell
Moten, nine months; James r. Rock. I
James William Royster, days;
A AleXander n j Bell five daYs
The times., 1899-05-13
THROUGH CAR WINDOW
Peculiar Antics of II Man on a Rail-
way Train.


Chappell. Neb., May 12.-An exciting
scene was enacted here when the east
bound overland limited on the Union Pa
cific was drawing into the depot yesterday
A man hatless and coatless sprang through
a window of the San Francisco sleeper and
fled through the fields TO the open prairie
to the north. He was captured after a
long chase and appears to be demented
He was travelling with his wife and two
children from San Francisco to Chicago.
His name is A. Rowle, and the family ap-
pear to be people of standing. He is a
shipbuilder and en- route to the East on
business.
Mrs. Rowle is unable to cast any light
on the origin of her husbands dementia
The family remained here while the posse
chased the fleeing man. When overtaken
he refused to return and seemed to think
he was in danger of being mobbed. Mrs
Rowle called several physicians. The
family is in local hotel, though the hus-
band continues in a Sery excited state OF
mind.
The times., 1899-05-13
Charged with Stealing n watch.

Policeman Walsh, of the Sixth precinct,
arrested Danny Hart, thirty-seven years
old. and locked him up yesterday for De-
tectives Horne and Watson, to be arraign-
ed on charge Of stealing gold watch and
chain valued at S45 from an unknown
man. The theft was committed near
Brightwood Wednesday while the victim
was asleep.
The times., 1899-05-13
Young children, to avoid

Young children, to avoid
marasmus, scrofula, or
rickets, and develop healthy
tissues, bones and teeth, need
fats and hypophosphites. DR..
w. Gilman Thompson,
Prof. Materia Medica and
Therapeutics, in the Uni
versity of New York, asserts
that Cod-liver Oil is the
best fat for the purpose.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil partly digested and
combined with hypophos-
phites, it gives children
material for rich blood,
solid flesh, bones and teeth.
soc and SI.oo, all druEsists.
SCOTT 4 BOVINE, Chsnisss, New York
The times., 1899-05-13
A CHINA SET WITH A HISTORY.
Was in Use on Dewey's Ship During
the Manila Fight.

Versailles, Ky, May 12.-Mrs. Edward
Hensley, the mother of Rev. Alex C. Hens
ley, of this city. has just received hand
some set of dinner china that was in use
on Admiral Dewey's ship during the bat
tie of Manila, May l. 1898. 1t is a present
from her daughter, Mrs. Colahan, the wife
of Lieutenant Commander Charles F. Col
ahan, of the United States ship Chicago.
The china was bought in Hongkong over
year ago and Admiral Dewey kindly
consented to transport it to America on
the Olympia. A few days afterward he
was ordered to Manila and so the dinner
set has just reached its destination.
Its owner. however. is exceedingly glad
OF the delay on account of the hallowed
association which has greatly increased
the value of the china.
The times., 1899-05-13
FatnI Eight With sundes.

New Haven, Conn, May 1.-Two ital-
ians employed as trench diggers by the
New England Telephone Company settled
an old feud this morning by fighting each
other with spades. One was fatally in
iured. They have been taken to the New
Haven Hospital.
The times., 1899-05-13
Politician Drops Dead.

New Haven, Conn. May 12.-Deputy
Sheriff Lewis A. Koon, prominent Re
publican politician, dropped dead of heart
disease at his home here sthis morning.
He was forty years old and leaves fam
ily ~
The times., 1899-05-13
MECHANICS ON STRIKE.
Fen Thousand Artisans support New

Ten ThOusnnd Nrtfsnns Support New
York StOnecuttcrs' Demands.
New York, May 12.-More than 10000
mechanics are out on strike In sympathy
with the Stone Cutters Union, which is in
a fight with the Master Stone Cutters AS
sociation.
Unless settled in a few days a general
strike will be ordered on all buildings
using material from the Masters Asso-
citation. The trouble is a renewal of that
of last year.
The times., 1899-05-13

African Gold for Europe.
Capetown, May 1.-THE steamship Tan
tallon Castle. sailing hence for I.ondon
takes e51s.4l1 in gold for Europe.
The times., 1899-05-13

Watch for town. Congress Heights, D. C
The times., 1899-05-13

Is of the prettiest
and most stylish
chocolate and black kid
hand-sewed turn and
welted sole Oxford
Ties you've ever
been offered at
$3.50, or even more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10
DEATH IN THE CYCLONE.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST AT ST. CROIX-
MANY WEST INDIAN ISLANDS
STEFER.

st Thomas DaIish West Indies, Aug. "a
severe hurricane swept over the Island OF 81
C,roix on Monday night. The lowest barometer
was o912 Nearly every estate has been
wrecked. the large buildings in the towns nave
bAen unroofed. stock has been killed and mini
mum Of eleven deaths occurred among the
labOrers.
Advices from St. Kits said that on Monday
afternoon a very severe hurricane with
velocity Of seventy-two miles, destroyed about
two hundred small houses in the towns ana ala
considerable damage 10 the estates No 1atai-
ties were reported.
Antigua also suffered severely IN damage 70
estates and buildings in the towns. There were
few fatalities
The force Of the storm was also experiehceu
a. 81. Thomas but the damage done was slight
Negro huts were the chief sufferers. Enormous
seas. however. did damage 70 the wharves' out
there was no loss Of life.
Puerto Plata Aug g. 11:30 a. ma hurricane
has swept the north coast since last night and
increases in violence. Shipping in the port is in
peril but UP 70 this hour no vessel has been
damaged. The destruction on land Will prob
ably be considerable.