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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
GEN. sYMoNs DEAD.
Announcement Made in Commons
Yule,s Woundcd Left at punaee

London, Oct 2G.-The death of Gen
Sir William Penn Symons, wounded in
battle with the Beers at Glencoe on the
goth. was announced in the commons
today. Parliamentary Secretary of War
Wyndham, in announcing Symons'
death, said:
This news was CONSIDERABLY sent
White by Gen. Joubert, which confirms
the impression that Yule had to leave
his wounded at Dundee.
The house, he added, will be glad
to know we have 4 further report from
Mafeking, which was all right on
Oct. 81.
''As the establishment of the Eight
eenth Hussars was complete. there is
no explanation why the infantry Off
GERS fell into the enemy's hands. 1t is
assumed they We're mounted infantry"
Under yesterdays date Gen. White
|telcgraphs from Ladysmith: "Yules
force left Dundee with view to con-
centrating at Ladysmith. To avoid a
risk of life which the long march would
Dundee under medical supervision.
In the action at Elandslaagte, on the
21st, the Johannesburg force. with a
detachment of the German corps, was
completely broken up.
"All we'll at Mafeking up to the 21st
All we'll at Kimberley up to the 23d
The defenders are in good spirits"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

Decisions Handed Down by Iowa,s
Highest Tribunal Today.
Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 26.-The following
decisions We're handed down by the SUI
prene court today:
Hawkeys Insurance Company. ap-
pellant, vs.. French; Polk district. Az
firmed.
While vs.. B., c. r. & N. Railway
Company. appellant; Linn district. At,
frmed.
Bonnott Company VS.. Newman Bros,
appellants; Polk district. Modified and
affirmed.
Mcfarland vs.. Stewart, appellant;
Harrison district. Reversed.
johnson County Savings Bank VS..
Carroll, appellant; Johnson district.
| Reversed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
MARsHALLToWN IOWA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER ze 1899

and assisting Of the wounded Beers
and British seem to have been mutu-
| ally helpful.
AT Cape Town it is proposed to raise
cape irregular force.
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing from De Aar, Cape Colony, dated
Monday evening:
The Transvaal government is about
issuing proclamation declaring the
district north of the Vaal river and in
Icluding Bechuanaland, to be Boer ter
ritory.
"Commandant Cronje, who has been
twice repulsed at Mafeking, is said to
be advancing on Kimberley and to be
impressing men and seizing stores and
munitions in British territory. He left
a small force investing Mafeking. The
Free State Beers are moving westward
in order to join him for an attack on
Kimberley.
THE dispatch riders who are coming
down to the Orange river from Kimber-
ley are performing thrilling feats They
ride through the Boer lines under Gov
er of darkness and get to the Orange
river without taking any rest save for
a change of horses. The distance is
9iAtS iIiief.
zone rider who got into Kimberley
Hast Friday was chased seventeen miles
by the Beers, narrowly escaping with
mis- life. The same man returned safe
lily with dispatches to the Orange river
today When he reached a point thirty
miles from Kimberley his horse fell
and kicked two of his fingers against a
rock, but despite this painful wound
the gallant fellow made good journey
here.
He reports that the Beers are three
miles from Kimberley. but are afraid
to attack tire place and are awaiting
the arrival of Commandant Cronje. No
Beers are to be seen south Of Belmont,
which is twenty miles north of the Or
ange river. The defeats in Natal are
taking all the fight out of them and
they will not attack the British troops,
| though they may defend a few posi-
ltions. Indeed, it is believed here that
The heaviest fighting of the war is over
except for battle near Pretoria
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
MUST PAY AL Taxes
Decision Of Great Importance to In.
sllrance Companies by Supreme
Court Today.
Law Exempting Payment of County,
City and School Taxes De.
clared Void.
Well Known Farmer Near Waterloo
suicides-Death Of Hardin
County Pioneer.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 2s.-The supreme
court today decided in the Hawkeye7
Insurance Company case that corpora
tions must pay veal taxes the same as
individuals. 1t is held that the state
law exempting insurance companies
from paying local. county, city. road
and school taxes is unconstitutional;
that payment of the state tax does not
relieve them from paying these taxes.
Insurance companies are competed to
pay the state tax in order to secure a
certificate from the auditor Of state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
Didn't GET the Parsonage.

Miller, S. D., Oct. 26.-owing to a
breakdown the Methodist ladies did
not get their parsonage out at ST. Law
renee last night. Today the Miller peo-
pie have State Senator Kink, justices
Butterfield and Patterson and Town
Marshal McCunen arrested for con-
spiracy and intimidating. Another st.
Lawrence men, who drew a revolver on
the ladies and workmen. was also ar:
rested. The parsonage is being hauled
out and will arrive here in day or
two
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26

DEATH OF WILLIAM LLOYD.
An old Resident of Iowa Falls Passe
Away.

Special TO Times-R Republican:
Iowa Falls, Oct 26.-William Lloyd,
an Old resident of this county, died at
his home in this city yesterday He
has been in poor health for some years
past. being sufferer from stomach
troubles. He was apparently much inn
proved the last of the week and was
about town, but was taken suddenly
worst Sunday and died yesterday
morning. He formerly resided in the
western part of the county, where he
was engaged in farming, but has made
his home in this city for several years
past. His wife and family or grown
children survive him, among them be-
ing Mrs c. w. Gleason, of Mason
City; Mrs. NJ. HI. Green, of this city.
and William Lloyd, Jr., who is in the
Klondike. The funeral will be held to-.
morrow and interment will take place
in Union cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
BULLETIN.
GEAB[E news OF TODAY
The Weather.

The Weather.
For Showers in the southeast
tonight and in the extreme southeast
Friday
For 1llinois-showers tonight and
Friday; colder in the central tonight
and in the south Friday.
PAGE ONE
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Gen. Yule's Narrow Escape.
Death of Gen. Symons.
The Battle at Reitfontein.
An Important Iowa Court Decision.
Barrett,s School Concentration Eff
forts.
Suicide Near Waterloo.
PAGE rwo.
IOWA AND GENERAL:
Chamberlain Blames Kruger
Congress to Decide the Philippine
Question.
Steel Mills Get Big Order.
PAGE THREE.
IOWA NEWS:
The Schofeld Murder Mystery.
School Girl Accidentally Hanged.
Hardin County's .Fiz" Case Settled.
Short Iowa Specials.
PAGES FoUK AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
Party Blindness.
The Maryland Contest.
Outside Point Of View.
Topics and Press Comment.
The Dewey Home.
Iowa Items, Etc.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
C'JTY NEWS.
No Changes in Central Management
Contemplated.
New Suits in Court.
The Women's Club.
Cousins to Speak Nov. 2
Several Weddings.
Brief City News.
PAGE EIGHT.
MARKETS AND GENERAL:
Suffering at Cape Nome.
Thursday 5 Markets by Wire.
miscellaneous News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
|G[OSE Gall FOR YUL[
His Position at Dundee Was Most
Precarious and Escape Almost
Miraculous.
Particulars Of the Engagement at
Reitfontein and Of the Glencoe
Evacuation.
Gen. Yule Compelled to Leave His
Wounded at Dundee Death of
Gen. Symons.


Ladysmith, dated the 24th gives the de-
tails of the Reitfontein fight. 1t says:
On discovery that the Beers were
massed to the westward of the main
road to Dundee, Gen. White moved out
to attack the Beers, believed to be Free
Staters. The Fifth Lancers on the
flanks first came in touch with the
Beers below Modderspruit, where 1900
burghers occupied strong ridge,
whence they opened fire at 1,20O yards,
Erdsars and Natal carbineers advanced
through an opening in the ridge, under
fire of Boer gun, while the Imperial
Light Horse took part of the crest of
the ridge, the Beers retiring. About Q
Boer gun stationed on the crest of
accuracy on the main force, which
meanwhile was come up; but the shells
failed to explode and the British artil-
lery silenced the opposition. The whole
British force then advanced and action
became general. n large body of Beers
occupied a strong position at Matawa-
naskop and the precipitous ridges sur
rounding il. The Rritisb .,,,,s sba,loa
the positions and the infantry advanced
under cover of the fire. The Gloucesters
and Deyons crossed a fearful fire zone
beneath Tuitanyoni hill, when the Beers
poured a withering fire with such 81
feet that thirty dropped within y dis
fov .,fs g. .
the Devons and C,loucesters White dis
patched the Carbineers and I.iverpools
to take the enemy in the rear.
~ fierce rifle and artillery duel was
maintained for some time, but the Bo-
ers, under cover Of rock, remained
fire. The British artillery, which swept
the face of the hill, became so destruc-
tive that the Beers retreated to another
fridge, whence they were dislodged by
Volunteers in the face of a CALLING fire
The Beers soon reformed and took UP a
position on another ridge, but the vol
unteers dashed across the intervening
plateau, again rushed the Boer position
and drove them back to the main force,
occupying Matawanskop. The British
then shelled the latter until clusters of
Beers We're seen retreatng westward
when the engagement closed"
A Glencoe camp special, dated on the
23d, says:
After the victory of Friday the Brit
ish imagined they We're free from fur
ther molestation for some days, but
soon found the earlier reports of sweep
ing success exaggerated The reported
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
The Episcopaiians in session.

st. Louis, Oct. 26-The morning ses-
sion of the missionary council of the
Episcopal church was chiefly occupied
lin considering the missionary field in
South America and that among the ne
groes of the south and in Cuba. An In
crease in the appropriations in these
directions was decided on. This after
noon the house bishops met to consider
the selection Of a bishop to Japan and
the advisability of sending bishops to
Hawaii and Porto Rico
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
To l.cmove Catholic school.

Dubuque, Oct. 26.--Rev. Dalton. of
ST. Louis, is here arranging for the re-
moval Of the Catholic Summer School
from Madison to Dubuque. 1t is ma
tional in it's scope and includes the
arch-dioceses of Milwaukee. Santa
Fe. Dubuque, st. Paul. Cincinnati
and ST. Louis. The instructors are the
most eminent Catholic educators of the
country. The attendance averages
/, 500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
Not Fit for self Government.

Washington, Oct 26.--"The natives
of Porto Rico are not now and never
will be capable of self government. "
This is practically the burden of a re-
port just submitted to the secretary of
governor of Porto Rico. / is upon the
information contained in this com
munication that the president viii base
the recommendation relative to Porto
Rico in his forthcoming annual mes
sage.
Gen. Davis says it will take years to
educate the Porto Ricans, for they are
inert, and the progressive American
spirit viii have to be instilled into them
slowly, as they do not grasp ideas with
encouraging rapidity. From observa-
tions so far made Gen. Davis thinks ii
is advisable a governor general should
be appointed vested with certain pow
ers. To aid him there should be a body
Of Americans to act in the capacity OF
4 cabinet to superintend the affairs of
the various branches of the island 5
government.
To test the abilities of the natives
it is recommended that they be eligible
for membership in a legislative body.
the election to be conducted by the ma
tive Porto Rlcans. The actions of this
legislative body, however, are 10 be
passed upon by an authoritative coun-
ell, which will take the form of SUI
preme court, TO consist of Americans OF
judicial knowledge, which Will decide
upon the wisdom of the acts of the
Porto Ricans as a legislative assembly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
A FARMER SUICIDES.
ID. NJ. Bailey, Living Near Waterloo
browns Himself THIS Morning.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Waterloo, Oct. CD. NJ. Bailey, a
well-known farmer living four miles
east of here, committed suicide by
drowning this forenoon. He left home
about 10 o'clock this morning and a
note was discovered shortly after his
leaving, conveying the Intelligence that
he intended To suicide. ~ searching
party was organized and at noon his
son and neighbor discovered the body
in Elk Run near the river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
Rooseycl1 at Bnltimore.

Baltimore, Md. Oct. 26.-Governor
Roosevelt arrived here this morning,
having completed a tour of the west
ern part of the state in support of
Governor Lowndes' candidacy for re-
election. Roosevelt in his speeches
urged on the people that support of
Lowndes meant support of the national
ADMINISTRATORS currency, tariff and
foreign policies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
Illinois Masons Mcet.

Chicago. Oct. 26.-The fiftieth anual
meeting of the grand chapter of Royal
Arch Masons of Illinois began here to-
day. Reports made showed the organ
ization hourishing. Officers We're chosen
by the promotion of the former officers
according to custom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
An Iowa Editor Arrcsted,
.cIal TO 1,imes-Renublican

SpeUIaI 10 IIH1eS-1tepuU1Icun.
Oskaloosa, Oct. 26.--Al +. Wooster
editor OF the Oskaloosa Journal was in
dicted by the grand jury for publishing
the articles rejecting upon the char
acter OF H. ]. Vail. editor of the Ottum-
wa Press. Wooster was arrested and 10
under bonds for appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
ATTACK On NAF[K|NG
Beers Begin Bombardment Tuesday
and Continue Wednesday The
Result Not Known
Belated Dispatches Received at the
British War Office-Gen. Yule's
Column Safe.
Number Of Britons Taken Prisoner
Seems to Be Large-Held at
Pretoria.

Pretoria, Oct 24.-The lombard
ment Of Mafeking by Gen Cronje's
command began this morning. The
women and children were given
ample time to leave town.
Pretoria, Oct. 25.-The shelling of
Mafeking was resumed at daybreak
this morning. Several houses are in
flames.
Cape Town. Oct. 25, evening.-It is
{ officially announced that Gen. Yule
is in touch with Gen. White at La
dysmith.
London. Oct. 2s.-The war office
received the following from Gen.
White:
"Ladysmith, Oct. 2s. 12:40 p. m
Yule's column mas just marched in
here, after q very hard march DUR
ing night of exceptionally heavy
rain. The men, though done up, are
in good spirits and only want rest.
The enemy did not molest Them
London, Oct. 26.-Orders were is
sued today for an additional 5000
troops to sail for South Africa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
will Not to BE Eilcd.

New York, Oct. Ex-senator Depew
announced yesterday, after consulta-
ton with other Vanderbilt representa-
tives, that the Vanderbilt will would
not be filed for probate until Friday
but an abstract of the document would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
SWORD FOR BRuMBY.
Atlanta Honors Dewey's Flag lie

tenant.
Atlanta, Oct. 26,-In the joint session
of the houses of the legislature Gov
ernor Gambler in a brief speech today
presented Lieut. Thomas S. Brumby.
Dewey's flag lieutenant. with hand
some sword in recognition of his serv-
ices at the battle of Manila. The pre-
sentation was followed by a parade of
Alabama, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima and Georgia troops and G. A. r.
veterans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
'|H[ RURAL SCHOOLS
State Superintendent Barrett Active
In Bringing Consolidation of
Small Districts.
A Few Interesting Facts About the
Country chools in Iowa
Given.
Some of the Many Advantages of
the Concentration Plants
Economy.
oecial to Republican.

- II H.
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4 fett, state superintendent of public in
lstruction, is doing all in his power to
/ bring ahont tba conso,i,,a+;a, of s,,,ll
,
1il'' sS'io'' u's = tne pupiis ~
leach TO De transported at the expense
of the district to a central school,
/ where they viii have much hotter
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now, ana at considerably less expense.
Besides, the transportation of the chill
dren saves them the bardsbin of ma
a,,. -
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/ elHle. MI. Barrett points to the fact
enat the attendance upon the district
4 schoois IN the country mas decreased
untii 1t IS but a traction OF what II was
TWEEN years ago Inc rural
schools nave not Kept pace with the
.city schoois' ne says. and offers the
jcohcehtfatioh pan as the pest remedy.
Nf. 3arfstt mas recently peen getting
some information ifoii county SUPER
sii2nsiiis 5'ist Mllae ets con-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
prisoners of Hoers Escnne

London, Oct. 26.-The correspondents
who were taken prisoners in the train
at Elandslaagte have escaped. They
report that they We're we'll treated by
the Beers and that In the collecting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
THE FIGHT AT DUNDEE.


Delayed Dispatches Teilofscverc En-
gagement-Two Hundred Missing.
London, Oct. 26.-A batch of delaye,
dispatches arrived this morning via
Lorenzo Marquee, as follows:
Pretoria, Oct. 21.-Friday's fight
at Dundee started at o'clock in
the morning and lasted until 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The
burghers, under Gen. Meyer, took
up strong position, but We're com-
PEELED to retire to their laager af-
ter capturing Maxim. Fighting
was resumed at 10 o'clock this
morning in the neighborhood of
Glencoe and Dundee. Several Boer
forces are engaged. New Castle is
under martial law. Town quiet.
Guards are protecting property.
president Stein, of Orange Free
State, has issued proclamation to
Basuto natives. explaining the rea-
sons for the war and stating that
Boer forces have been placed near
the Basutoland border. He makes
known that the republic is at peace
with the Basutos and wishes to
continue so, adding that no injury
will be done Basutos remaining
quiet and not assisting the British"
Pretoria, Oct. 22.-The Johannes
burg burghers Hollander corps held
heavy engagement at Glands
laagte. The battle lasted twelve
hours. against heavy odds. Two
hundred are missing and about 100
burghers are dead or wounded. 1t
is reported that Col. Schiel and
Field Comets Pionaar and Joubert
were killed.
Pretoria, Oct. 25.-Gen. Joubert
reports Gen. Cronje, commanding
the Free State and Winburg forces,
had an engagement yesterday with
the British at Elandslaagte. 1t
started at o'clock and lasted seven
hours. Nine burghers we're
wounded and six killed. All the
British retired TO Ladysmith."
Pretoria, Oct. 22.-The British
prisoners captured Friday near
Dundee We're entrained at Damn
hauser. They filled ten trucks.
Enormous crowds assembled at the
station here to witness the arrival.
When they alighted the prisoners
We're received with funeral silence
by the crowd. The greatest order
and decorum prevailed while they
were traversing the streets. The
wounded We're taken to the hospital
and other officers and men were
marched to the race course, escort
ed by mounted burghers. and were
encamped on the spot where Jane
sons troopers We're confined"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
Arrival of a Transport.

San Francisco. Oct. 26.-The trans
port City of Sydney. from Manila, ar
rived today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26

a special dispatch from Pretoria, via
Lorenzo Marques. dated Oct. "a, pur-
ports to give an interview with one of
the highest Transvaal executives, who
is quoted as having urged that, while
the Boer successes were yet unimpor-
tant there was still time for an ami
|cable settlement, as he believed the Bo-
ers had been misled as to the real issue
Evening journal., 1899-08-19
ROAD WRECK.
FREIGHT TRAIN PARTED OERAlL-
ING SEVERAL CARS.

NORFOLK EXPRESS DUE HERE AT
APO A. NJ. WAS -FOUR HOURS
LATE-NO SERIOUS DAMAGE
DONE.
What might have been a serious
accident occurred about 2.30 o'clock
this morning on the Delaware road.
Freight train No. 27 left this city
about 1.3O o'clock this morning over
the Delaware division, and when be-
tween Greenspring and Clayton a
coupling pin broke, parting the train
Immediately the forward part d the
train was stopped, causing a crash and
derailing several cars.
The wrecking crew from Clayton
was despatched TO the scene, and after
several hours of hard labor, the cars
were rallied. All traffic on the Della
ware road was delayed for some time,
and the Norfolk Express, which is due
in this city at 4.2O o'clock, was four
hours late.
No serious damage was done other
than the delay of traffic.
Evening journal., 1899-08-19
TO TEST THEIR FITNESS.

INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS
AND COLLECTORS OF PORT TO
UNDERGO EXAMINATIONS.
The fitness for Office of
collectors of port, assistants, gauger
and internal revenue officers Of the To-
cal office, as well as Of those generally,
is to be tested by a non-competitive
examination.
Secretary Gage has appointed a com
mittee, consisting Of Assistant Secre-
tary Vanderlip, A. R. Server, chief ex-
aminer Civil Service Commission; A.
G. Bliss, chief clerk Internal Revenue
Bureau, and F. e. Johnson, private sec
retary to Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing, to prepare a series Of non-competi-
tive examinations to test the fitness of
cashiers OF customs districts, chief or
principal deputies or assistant collec-
tors at customs ports, principal depu-
ties at supports or stations, deputy
naval officers, deputy surveyors, dep
uty collectors Of internal revenue. and
storekeepers and gaugers. whose COM
pensation does not exceed SO per day
or whose compensation does not exceed
$500 per year.