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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
MARsHALLrowN. IOWA. FRIDAY. APRIL 90 1900

by the express companies are ruinous to
certain classes Of mercantile business:
and that to this the express companies
add the stamp tax. placing it on the.
shipper with the sanction of the su-
preme court. In this connection the PEE
itition says:
\ The express charges upon shipments
in some cases equal the value Of the
goods. In an average Of several thou
sand cases collated by this association.
the express charges We're more than the
profit upon the article shipred. ana were
found TO average in the classes OF goods
most frequently shipped by express:
from per cent to 10 per cent of the.
Svsiiue.
Our Investigations have shown wide
discriminate in the charges imposed !:
favored classes OF shippers who are per-
United lesser rates than other classes;
cumulative charges: differing charges
for identical services, and other varia-
tions, the effect of which is destructive" !"
The petitioners in conclusion ask that
the stamp tax on express shipments be
either abolished or removed from the
shipper and placed In "a lump sum on the
express companies, and they further re-
quest the abolition of the stamp tax on
railroad and steamship shipments and
on telegrams.
Representative Levy of New York in
|troduced a bill to repeal the war reve-
nue. act.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
vANDERB1L1s' WEALTH.
Question of Government Tax on the
Property TO BE Argued Before SUI

DrctnC court. ~
New York, April 2O.-The appraised
valuation OF lhe9 estate OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt amounts to about $4,000. 900,
exclusive of the residuary estate, Which
is held in trust for Alfred GwSnne Van
derbilt The valuation of the proper
ties calculated from the amount of in-4
herltance tax is Only Ss2000.000. This
inheritance tax amounts to s32o,2t2
which has been paid and receipted for
lby Comptroller Coler. This sum repre-
lsents what MAS the property Of Cor
|nelius Vanderbilt in New York. but
does not include the transfer tax on
the s.. .0O0,0 900 left to Cornelius Wander
bilt by his father. William II. Wander
lbilt, with the power of appointment.
1.-THE state of Cornelius Vanderbilt was
supposed to have been worth at least
$125, 100000. AT the time of Cornelius
|yanderbiit.s death last September,
llChauncev NJ. Depew estimated that the
lentire estate was worth s7O,OO0OO0, but
| it was expected that this was the most.
conservative estimate and made only to
assist those attempting to get some.
Idea of the amount Of the residualy es-
ltate coming to Alfred. According 20 the
Iterms OF the Vanderbilt WILL in addition
L
left by his father and sl.250. 600 from the
trust fund left for use of his mother.
Alfred received a direct inheritance
from his father of s5,0OO,o00. Cornelius;
/ lJr.. being practically disinherited, to
| Alfred was also bequeathed all that re-
mained after the distribution of the spe-
lcific amount of this portion Alfred
gave to Cornelius s6.0o0,OOo. The esti-
mate OF Senator Depew put the residu-
ary at $S4.500OO0. In the appraisement
lust completed the amount is much less,
4 but no record of the inheritance tax
from this part of the estate will3be made
until Alfred reached the age of 20. be-
cause the government war tax filing a
4 report, of appraisers In the surroEate's s
office has been deferred. This tax is 21s
per cent on all estates above 81 1000. 900.
4 An action in the supreme court of the
UNITED States is pending testing the
4constitutionality OF this federeal trans
fer tax. It is contended the power of
inheritance is vested in the state. ana
THAT cangress has not authority to im-
j pose q tax. "a
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Troubles iny.ves, africa.

Lagos. British West Africa. April 20.
Three hundred Nigerian troops have
been dispatched overland to the Canaan
country. northwest of Ashanti. where a
British resident reports a recurrence. of
the troubles which necessitated the ex-
peditlon last year. One hundred and
fifty other troops are proceeding from
the Gold Coast. There are eunconflrmed
rumors here of trouble withthe French
at Meko in the Yeruba country. IN the
neighborhood of the Dahomey frontier.
owing to the distance, however. this
can hardly be connected with the trou-
bles in Ashanti and Canaan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
AGED CONTRACTOR FAVORED.
j. 9. Wolf. SO Years Old. Promised
100000 for Railroad Building.


J.. 8. Wolf. so Years Old. Promised
100000 for Railroad Building.
Chicago, April 2O.--John S. Wolf, of
Ottunlwa, Iowa, said to be the Oldest
living railroad contractor, secured a
contract from the Chicago & North
western Railway Company yesterday 81
for the construction of twenty-five
miles OF track from Lost Creek. Iowa,
west to the coal region. at a cost of
100000. Mr.. Wolf is so years old. but
his athletic figure. more than six fee.
in height, does not indicate extreme
age.
II began building railroads In 1s4s, =
said Mr. Wolf last night. My first
contract was with the Pennsylvania
Company for the construction of three
miles of track thru hard country ly-
ing between Duncannon and Peters
burg. For this received s26,0O0. In
those days the contracts We're small,
as it was impossible TO obtain men and
a contractor had considerable difficulty
in fulfilling his agreement. con-
Istructed a portion of the Pennsylvania
road west of the Allegheny mountains
and then crossed the Ohio and built
the first twenty-eight miles of the
iSteubenville road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
PROMOTION FOR NILES
The New Army Reorg ganization Bill
Revives the Rank Of Lielten.
ant General.
Agreement to Report the Measure
Reached by Senate Military
Affairs Committee
House Commerce Committee Makes
House Commerce Committee Makes
Important Change in Nicaragua
Canal Bill.

Washington. April 2o.-The senate
committee on military affairs today
reached an agreement to report the bill
for REORGANIZATION of the army with a
number of amendments. The bill con-
fers the rank Of lieutenant general
upon the senior major general and that
of major general upon the adjutant
general of the army.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce today made an
important change in the Hepburn Mic
aragua canal bill. striking out the pro-
vision for "fortification." This was
agreed to with view to overcoming
opposition and securing action. Hep
burn. in charge of the bill, announced
that a definite arrangement had been
reached by which the bin would be
considered by the house on May and
= and be passed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
T.-R ALETnN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

The weather.
For Iowa-Fair tonight; warmer in
the northeast; Saturday, cloudy.
For Illinois-Cl Cloudy. with showers in
the south and central tonight and in
the east and central Saturday.
PAGE ONE.
ToDAY's sTELEGRAPHIC NEWS:
/ Advance on Pretoria Begun.
Censor Holding Back News.
4 Flood Damage in the South.
Army Reorganization Bill.
Proceedings in Congress.
Allison and Vice Presidency.
Care of Iowa's Insane.
PAGE TWO.
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Our Trouble With Turkey.
Results of Cuban Census.
News Of the Day.
PAGE THREE.
IOWA NEWS:
Smallpox Epidemic in Iowa.
Des Moines Saloon Petition in Court
Suicide Near Washington.
News of the State.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
Handwriting on the Wall.
| "A Census Difiiculty.
Topics and Press Comment.
Iowa Items and News.
The New Organism.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
LOCAL NEWS:
Result of Chicago Conference.
Prospects for Base Ball.
Norwegian National Holiday:
Triplett and Fish Plead Guilty.
An Interesting Lecture.
The City Roundup.
PAGE EIGHT.
| IOWA ANDsGENERAL:
\ Fridays Markets by Wire.
| Gates May Be Deposed.
l Herriott's Latest Protest.
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1nz21la.11e
WILL F1eHr ASSESSMENTS.
Dcs Moines National banks serve
Notice of Appeal to the Courts.

Dcs Moines National Banks Serve
Notice of Appeal to the Courts.
Des Moines, April 90 four ma
tional banks of Des Moines have served
a notice of appeal to the courts against
their assessments as made by the city
assessor. F. a. French The assess
ments are made upon the capital8stoc
surplus and undivided profits, and is
assessed directly against the stock
holders instead of against the banks
themselves. The bankers demand that
their government bonds be considered
to Offset some of the heassessment, but the
assessor and board of review refuse tc
consider the bonds at all. The assessor
maintains that the bonds belong to the
banks themselves. while the assess
Iments are made against the stcckhold-
ers. The banks In their appeal will At
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
WILL PRESS INTERSTATE BILL
senator Culiom Expects Action ol
HIS sCommcrcc Measure.

Senator Cullom Expects Action on
isCommcrcc Measure.
Washington, April Ex-senator Gull
slom expects to secure action by his
committee on interstate commerce to-
day on his bill to amend the Interstate
commerce laws. He has notified the
members that he will press the bill. and
this will probably bring out full att
tendance.
The committee on insular affairs of
the house yesterday considered the
resolution which Mr.. Foraker put thru.
the senate yesterday morning carrying
into effect the presidents recommends
tions of the day before for authority to-
continue the army officers in charge of
affairs in Porto Rico until they can be
succeeded by civil authorities provided
for in the new law. They direct special
attention to theBgranting of franchises.
All the members of the committee COM
cede that the council of Porto Rico has
unlimited power over franchises. which
is un-American and diametrically op-
posed to our idea of government.
Remarkable progress Is being made
by the American Federation of Labor
in the direction of increasing organized
bodies. The records show that the orr
ganizations affiliated with the federa-
ton are increasing at the rate of about
100 a month. There will be no national
movement this spring for anleight hour
day, but it is predicted that during the
next few months number of unions
will demand reduction of hours.
| Representative Rodenburg, Of East
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20

tempt to compel the assessor to allow
the government bonds to Offset the as.
sessment against the stockholders.
The Western Union and Postal Tele-.
graph companies protested their as
sessmants by the city of Des Moines on.
the ground that the Blanchard law
passed by the last legislature provides
that telegraph companies shall be as
sessed only by the executive council of
the state. The city assessor and board
of review will fight the constitutionali-
.ty of the Blanchard law. They claim
the constitution requires all assess
ments to be made by one set of officers,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
Two conyen,ions ,n Tennessee.

B Nashville, Tenn April 20.-WFhen the
republican state convention reassem-i
sblesi today u committee on resolutions
Was appointed and the credentials
committee presented two reports. The
majority favored the seating Of the
Brownlow delegation from sixteen
counties, and both delegations from
thirteen. The minority report recon-
smended the seating Of the Evans dele
gates from number of counties. The
majority report was adopted. The Ev-
ans men bolted the convention to hold
a convention elsewhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20

The sale8of Polish newspapers has
been forbidden at all Prussian railway
stations.
Governor Roosevelt has signed the bill
to secure equal rights to colored chil-s
dren in the public schools and abolish
ing separate schools.
All the ships in Black sea harbors are
being orGAsred TO Sebastopol fer inspec-
ton. This movement is attributed TO
the recent rumors of Russian naval
mobilization in the Black sea.
The Second Indiana district republ-
cans nominated Peter Is. WadsWortl
FOR congress. Delegates TO the national
convention were chosen. Mr.. AIckinley's
administration was Endorsed.
The Peruvian government has accept
ed the proposal of the United States to.
form new PAM American congress, and
has promised TO give the project earn
lest support whenever requested TO do 90.
Two Russian admfrals and forty-tWol
lother Russian naval officers of high
rank are reported to have been arrested
at sabastapol, owing to irregularities in
1.-THE construction department, and TO. the
embezalement OF millions.
The will of the late Philetus Sawyer
has been nled for probate at Oshkosh,
4 WIS. t Lit tsldle - SslllildtSd " oe
worth over 100000 and all goes to the
family, with the exception of $4,000 left
Ito the Ladies Benevolent Society of
4 Oshkosh.
\ 1t is announced In the local press of
1 Kingston. Jamaica thar in consequence
of the failure of the banana crop in the
aparish pf ST. Thomas Widespread and
acute suffering exists in that place and
a number of deaths from starvation
have occurred among the people there.
i Mrs. Susan Rusie. wife of Amos Ru-
sic. the big New York pitcher. has
brought suit in indianapolis for a di-
|verce. She charges that Rusie has mis-
|.treated her. and that he has been
drinking Property rights are involved
lin the case. She asks $4,000 alimony.
Queen Victoria yesterday reviewed
{I,fifty Jubilee nurses in the vice regal
Il grounds after which she drove thirteen
i miles thru Clontarf, on the north side
of Dublin bay, and was received by
Il Lord and Lady Ardilaun. at st. Anne's
Il Cicntarf. Cardinal Logue dined with
her majesty las, evening.
Bishop j. NJ Thoburn, of the Methe
4 odist Episcopal church in India, who
arrived in this country ten days ago Il
i attend the ecumenical conference in
4 New York, Is Ill at Kingston, o., the
\ home Of his relatives, suffering from
i,nental exhaustion. It is not likely that
he will be able to attend the confer
ence. Bishop Thoburn is now over q
years of age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
GOV. TAYLOR MAY BE INDICTED,
said to BE Charged With Completely
in tile killing of Goebel.

Z
Frankfort, KY. April 2o.-It is report
ed that Governor Taylor has ben .ndict-
ed by the grand jury for completely in
the Goebel assassination. 1t is said the
indictment was returned yesterday, bur
that it will not be given out until Cow
ernor Taylor returns from Washington.
Indictments We're returned by the
grand jury against John w. Davis and
Green Golden as accessories to the mur-
der.
Green Golden is a cousin Of wharton
Golden. who turned states evidence.
John ". Davis wasSa a policeman on the
capitol square and tried to escape from
Frank fort with Caleb Powers.
Frankfort, April 20.-The court ON
GERS refuse to make puplic whether or
not an indictment has been found.
against Governor Taylor. The officials
decline to state what steps, if any, are
being taken to get the governor into
lcustody.
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Cashier Waite Dead.

Freeport, Ill. April 2o.-Fred p.
Waite cashier and one of the owners
of the Citizens Bank of Lena, disd to-
day from appendicitis. Waite was a.
member of the republican senatorial
COMMITTEES and delegate to the state
He was prominent in Ma
sonic circles and we'll known thruout
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have made some progress. as Dewets-
dorp has been occupied by them, prob
ably by the advance8of Gen. Rundle's
division. Dewetsdorp is about twenty
four miles from Wepener.
An obscure message from Aliwal
North, dated April 10. says that Gen.
Brabant has arrived there. but wnetner
he returned alone or with his troops is
not clear.
Boer reports from Aliwal North aver
that from 5000 to 10000 Bocrs are at
.yVepener.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
M,K1NLEY AT PATERSON.
president visits the Grave of the Int,
Vice President.

Paterson, ~ j., April 2o.-Alc KinleS
who, With Mrs. Mckinley. is the guest
of Mrs. Hobart, widow of the late vice
president, this morning took advantage
of the beautiful weather and went out
for ride in the electric automobile of
Mrs. Hobart's son. Garret. In the aft
ternoon the president and Mrs. McKin-
ley and Mrs. Hobart drove to Cedar
Lawn cemetery, where they visited the
grave Of the late vice president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
CRISIS AT NEW ADA
The d. q NJ o. hallway Cascin Court
Again-TrusteesC1 Cited to Appear Be-
fcre Court.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada. April 20. "A climax has been.
reached in The local railroad situation
The trustees of Nevada township have.
filed an appeal bond Of $50 to the su-i
preme court, thinking thus to delay the
calling of an election for about year to
vote a 3 per cent tax for the D. g n. O..
road. after having been ordered to do 50.
by Judge Whitaker. H. NJ. Funson. att
Etorney for the road, has just obtained
an order from the court forcing the
trustees to act as directed, and papers
have been served by Sheriff Boyd, COM
pelling the trustees TO appear before
Judge Whitaker and show cause for re-
fusine to call the election. 1t is prol9a-
5ble that mandamus proceedings Will be
Instituted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
nEDU.TIoN OF REyENuE.
New York Merchants pro,cs. Against
tho stamp Taxes.

Washington, April 90. Chairman
Payne of the house committee on ways
and means received memorial from
the Merchants Association OF New
York, which will he presented to the
committee today. 1t is an appeal for
the abolition of the stamp taxes on ex-
press shipments. railroad and steam
boat shipments and telegrams.
The petitioners state that they repre-
sent 1,40O business firms III New York
city. giving employment to several hum
drde thousand wage-earners, beside a
nonresident membership OF 10000 other
business firms distributed thruout the
United States.
The memorial complains at consider
able length Of the Oppressive charges.'
exacted by express companies. speaking
OF them in strong terms as '.monopolies
of quasi-public function beyond the
reach OF competition or the control OF
the interstate commerce commission, ID
which other common carriers are SUBJ
jected. q 4
II II statsA that ~ charges exscted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20

Rev. Hay Watson Smith, latsiII
called from Greensboro. N. 81. TO this
pastorate Of the Second Presbytert1n
church at Little Rock. Ark, announces
his withdrawal from the PresbyteriaA.
ministry. as q protest against The
Westminster confession Of faith. He
will probably ally himself With -
Congregational church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
r,lin,nos conyictcd.

Manila, April 2O.-The military com-
mission which tried three Filipinos at
Leallamba for guerrilla warfare has
found all three guilty and sentenced two
of them to life Imprisonment and one to
thirty years imprisonment.
Mai. Gen. Otis has approved the find-
ings, but has reduced the sentence to
fifteen Years.
Two Ladrones convicted Of murder.
have been sentenced to be hanged a.
Odonnel,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
Money tor BurltnRton.

Washington, April 20.-The senate
committee on public buildings today au'
thorized favorable reports on bills ap.,
propriating s220,0O0 for construction o.
a public building at East st. Louis ans
s65,ooo for enlarging building at Bur-
slington, Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
Nornipntcd For e.ongress.

Orville, o., April 90. The Seventeenth
district republican congressional con-
5vention today nominated Col. Melville,
of Gillette. for congress. Two delegates
were selected to the convention at Phil
adelphia. The resolutions endorse the
national and stae administration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
The Prince. at Dover.

London. April 20The prince of
Wales arrived at Dover this evening on
his return from q visit to Copenhagen.
It was the occasion for marked scenes
of remarkable enthusiaaen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
The Rubonic Plague.

: Victoria, b. O.. April e0The steamer
Miowera arriving from Australia and
Honolulu reports the bubonic plague
gaining in Sidney and abating In Ha-
wailan ports. Serious strikes of Japan
ese laborers are occasioning much un-
4easiness in the vicinity of Honolulu.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
New York I)enocrats.

New York. April 90. The state dem.
ocratic convention is called to meet ~
this city June to select seventy-fWss
delegates to the national convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
GRAND ARMY BILL
Favorable Action on a Measure of
Great Interest to Civil War Pens

Washington, April 2o.After extend
ed conferences the house committee on
invalid pensions decided today 70 re-
port to the house senate bill LAT.
which has attracted widespread a.ten-
tion in Grand Army circles and is
known as the Grand Army bill."' The
final draft of the bin aggregates the
disabilities under which applications
may be made for pension under the act
of July -, 1890. Another radical
change in the existing law is changing
the rate of income Of soldiers widows
from the present rate of sa6 per year
to ..actual net income of $3.50 per year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
Rains Begin Again.


! Mobile, Ala, April 2O.-The rains have
begun again in a steacy downpour. ana
are very general thruout the south. The
railroads are having great trouble. The
Mobile & Ohio tracks near Enterprise.
Miss are entirely under water, and
nothing can be done until the Hood sub
sides.
I. is not known when trains will get
thru, but possibly not before next Nom
day, If then. The loss is above 500, 80
on tracks alone.
vicksburg, Miss, reports that the
prospects for an early resumption Of
traffic are not very bright, the tracks
still being under water at many points.
There has been no raail from the south
or east since Monday night.
Meridian reports that 1t will be three
and possibly four days before the
Northeastern, the Alabama Great
Southern, the Southern, the Alabama =
Vicksburg and the Mobile & Ohio can
resume business thru that section.
A million dollars, it Is believed. Will
not cover the damages to these roads:
from floods and Suspension Of business.
a gentleman reached Meridian from q
lwaterbound Mobile & Ohio train at
tQuitman, having ridden thru the coun-
l.try. He reports the passengers faring
lwell, thru the hospitality of the Quitnaan
BI.citizens and the efforts of the road. The
train has been ct a standstill surrounds
ed by water three days and three nights.
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FLOOD N 0 g|U1
Rise Of Pearl River Il Louilalas II
Does immense Damage 70
Crops. @s @
Populace Along the Stream Csu.|
PEELED to Flee to Mississippi
For Safety. 81
Much Stock Lost and Farms andl
Gardens Must Bs Replantsd
Other News

New Orleans, April 90. Advices today
from Pearlington say the Pearl river has:
reached the highest mark since 1874.
Today the timber booms commenced
breaking up and thousands OF dollars,
worth Of timber fioated out to sea. All
business on the river is at a standstill.
Traffic OF all kinds is suspended and the
water is still rising. Every bridge from
Pearlington to Logtown is swept away.
People living on the Louisiana side were
forced to abandon their homes and nee
to the Mississippi side for safety. Hum
dreds Of cattle and hogs have been
drowned and all farms and gardens viii
have to be ereplanted.