Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-17

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showing it made on inspection. Bur-
lington in former years had one Of the
best companies In the state, and ii is
expected the new company will also be
a strong one.
Government Inquiries for Troops.
Des Moines, July IA telegram was
received at the office of Adjt. Gen. By
ers yesterday from the war department
at Washington asking how many troops
Iowa has available for service in China
and requesting an Immediate reply.
Adjt. Gen. Byers was out of the city
yesterday, but reply was forwarded,
stating that Iowa has four regiments of
Infantry and one troop of cavalry that
can be modified in Des Moines on
l!twenty-four hours notice. The troops
are members Of the National Guard. a
majority of whom have had experience
lin Cuba and the Philippines or in the
camps at ChickamauEa and in Florida
and after mobilization their availability
will depend upon the dispatch of the
1 government.
Maj. j. T. Hume. who is in charge at
4 the Office OF the adjutant general dur
Ling his absence, forwarded the reply.
Among military men in Des Moines
the inquiry is regarded as ominous and
lis generally accepted az an indication
4 OF the intention of the government to
use volunteers in China. the orders to
troops stationed at,sthe military posts
in this country to prepare for Chinese
\ service. which were issued yesterday.
4 together with orders to troops in Cuba
TO return to the United States to join
i their regiments or to prepare for for
4 eign service, give strength to the opin-
lions expressed that the government In
A tends to pursue a rigid policy in China
4 and call for volunteer troops.
Illinois Central Brnkern Killed
A Fort Dodge, July ia disastrous
5|rear end collision occurred at 2:308 o'clock
4 sunday morning on the Illinois Central.
lone mile west Of Tara. in which Con-
i ductor Melville. of Cherokee vas IN
4 stantly killed and Brakeman Heeligman
injured
The colliding trains were the "Clip-
per. passeiYser train from sio5u w >Gity
%t;nd a gravel train In charge OF Con-
ductor Melville. The responsibility for
1.-THE accident is difficult to fix
The "Clipper,' is;due here at 1osa'clock
lin the evening, but washout this side
4 of storm Lake caused several hours de-
Hay. The gravel train from Cherokee
1 was the last train to go over the place,
which later became a mud hole for
4 about half mile and required six cars
of gravel to f1llein before the passenger
4 could pass over. It's possible that Con-.
fductor Melville Was laboring under the
HsupposItion that 1t would take all night
Ito repair the roadbed. and was not ex-
Ipecting to be followed. In any case he
mad stopped hisitrain at the siding west
5tof Tara. Part of the cars We're OF the
! sidetrack and a few, Including the Don
car improvised as a caboose. We're on
the main line. The Clipper pa ssenger
4 was following at the rate of thirty-tiSe
miles an hour. without the knowledge
THAT there was a freight train ahead.
Engineer Fox, Of the Clipper. and his
fireman, Dillon. claim that they saw n Q
Hight on the ca boose of the freight. The
5Icollision occurred a t full speed. without
Itime for reversing the lever. The ca
bose was knocked into kindling wood
and Conductor Melville was instantly
killed. His brakeman, Heeligman, was
Il standing in the door, and was thrown
] Eabout twenty feet. but escaped with
! some severe bruises. The passenger en-
t3HlUe Was FcOuSSu IL SSA q y ASAA AANaR'
n but both engineer and fireman, tho they
y chung to their places We're unhurt. The
( passengers were shaken up badly. but
none were seriously injured.
The law holds both maker and cir
Ncula.or OF counterfeit equally guilty,
The dealer who sells you dangerous
counterfeit OF Dewitt.s Witch Hazel
Salve risks your life to make little
larger profit You can not trust him
Il DeWitt's is the only genuine and orig
4. inal Witch Hazel Salve. we'll known
| Icure for piles and all skin diseases. See
that your dealer gives you DeWitt'l
salve. All druggists.
Convention Excursions.
On account of the following conven.
tions the Iowa Central railway will sell
tickets at reduced rates as follows:
Il National encampment Grand Army Of
& the Republic. Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 81.
Sept. 1. One fare for the round trip
Tickets on sale Aug. $500 inclusive
limited to return Sept I.
For further information call on cou.
6 pom ticket agents or address George 8
a Batty. g. p. & T. A., Marshalltown
Iowa
For burns. injuries. piles and skir
diseases use DeWitt's Witch Haze
4 salve. 1t is the original. Counterfeit.
may be offered. Use only DeWitt's. al