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Riot on a Trolley Car.

During riot among AZ Negroes, men
and women, on trolley car in Morris
ania, n. Y, carly on the morning of
the Goth, one man was fatally shot and
two dangerously wounded There was
cake walk the night previous which
was attended by n large crowd of col
ored people. The row was started. it
is said, by some of the colored men
making disparing remarks about the
female winner of the prize. Most of
the Negroes involved in the row es-
capped. The fellow who done the shoot
ing claims he done it in self-defense
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
Was Frozen stin when Found.

Alphonse Hempke, aged AZ, of De
troit, was found frozen stiff upon the
street at an early hour on the morning
of Dec. 81. He had been drinking
heavily the night before, and while on
his way home had fallen upon the
ground, where a desperate struggle
between life and death must have en-
sued, as the unfortunate man had sue
ceeded in dragging his almost lifeless
body along the street until within one
block of his home, where he was COM
pletely overcome and gave up in dis
pair.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05


New South Wales on the 2lst author
lied the issue of treasury bills to the
amount of $50, OOO 900.
An output of 1880, 600 gross tons of
iron ore is TO be credited TO the Lake
Superior region for 1890.
An Iowa syndicate has secured OPP
tions on l4,264 acres of land in Jeffer-
son county, Texas, and will go into
rice raising.
Nearly three blocks OF buildings in
the business portion of Hastings
Mimi. were burned on the 25th with q
loss of about $500, 600.
BY wreck on the Northern Pacific
railroad, six miles east of Bear Mouth.
Mont, on the 25th, four men were
killed and several injured.
The propaganda committee of the
Havana convention of the National
party has declared against annexation
and in favor of Cuba's independence.
The Populist state committee has de-
cided to hold two state conventions
next year, one to name delegates to the
national convention and the other to
nominate state ticket. The call will
be issued in January or February.
Smallpox among the Indians in the
Indian Territory and at Crow Creek
agency in South Dakota and other res
creations has assumed serious phases.
Congress immediately after reconven-
ing win be asked for an appropriation
of $50, 900 with which 70 stamp out the
epidemic.
The date of the battle between Jacl;
O'Brien and Frank Erne, for the light
weight championship, has been shifted
from Jan. 10 TO Jan. 20. The change
was made at the request of O'Bricn,
whose little finger on the left hand is
swollen to such an extent that he is
unable TO use II without pain.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
Germany Won't Buy Danish West indies.

The German government has def
nitely abandoned all idea of acquiring
the Danish West Indies. either by pur
chase from Denmark or otherwise. The
German embassy in Washington has
left no doubt that any such attempt
would be looked upon by the Ameri
cans as an unfriendly act, and as SER
ious infringement of the Monroe doc
trine. According to the same author
ity, the reports representing that Dem
mark is negotiating to sell the islands
to the United States are.either entirely
premature or without foundation.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
Farmers win Erect a Sugar Factory.

About so farmers residing in the
southern part of the state have filed ar
ticles of association of the Farmers
Cooperative Beet Sugar Co, the OBJ
ject being TO raise beets and manufac-
ture sugar. The capital stock is $50
600, and SIS, 500 has been paid in. 1t is
proposed to erect a factory at Dundee,
Monroe county, and operate through
farms i'll Monroe, Wayne, Oakland,
Livingston, Ingham, Jackson, Hills
dale, Branch, Lenawee and Washte-
nav counties. This is the first coop
erative company to be organized for
this purpose.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
Wants a Railroad and Must Have It.

The residents of Hubbard, Midland
county, have been without railroad
communication since the stub line run
ming up from Midland was abandoned
and the tracks taken up some months
ago. Residents of the place have of
fered to provide the ties if the railroad
company will relay the rails, and if the
company declines to accept the PROPOSE
ton there is n likelihood of an electric
road being built
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
Copper Range Road Completed.

A copper spike was driven on the
Copper Range railroad on the Goth,
completing the track laying. The road
began doing business before its com
pletion, owing to the necessities of the
mines tributary. This gives direct rail
communication from one end of the
lake copper belt to the other.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
Largest Dog In Michigan.

w. j. Brown, of Birmingham, claims
to have the largest dog in Michigan,
and the second largest dog of his breed
in the world. The dog is st. Bern
ard. He measures 6 feet from tip of
nose to end of tail; his average hight is
"a inches; girth just back of shoulders
3 feet inches; girth of head 30 inches.
The animal is only is months old and
weighs 204 pounds.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
indians are killing all Mexican Prisoners

A special from Austin. Tex, says
that dispatch from Guayamas, state
of Sonora, Mexico, says that the force
of Yaqui Indians that has been haras-
sing Gen. Torres troops for the last
few weeks, has withdrawn into the
mountains. The Indians divide into
small bands at night and make raids
on unprotected ranches and scouting
parties of government troops. Many
valuable ranch buildings belonging to
Mexicans who had left the country
with their families to avoid being
killed have been burned. 1t is also re-
ported that the Indians are killing all
Mexican prisoners who fall into their
hands
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05

One of the most disastrous floods in
the history of Washington state is rag
ing along the NonlSsack river in What
com county, where $40, 900 damage has
been done 70 the farms and buildings
in the flooded district. and still the
waters show no indication Of subsid-
ing. seven bridges over the river have
been swept away.
Bubonic plague has made Its appear
ance at Noumea, capital of the French
colony of New Caledonia
More than Sl,OOO,OOO was spent in
the State street, Chicago, stores alone
during Christmas week,
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05
GRAIN, ETC.

FDetrolt-Hay. No. Timothy. 81 30 per ton.
Potatoes soc per 6u Live Poultry, spring
chickens, &c per 10; fowls. &c; turkeys lie:
ducks, &c Eggs, strictly fresh. 2Oc per dozen.
Butter best dairy, 203 per 10; creamery, 26c.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-05

Spain has agreed TO go on making
payments TO the United States pledged
under the treaty of 1884 -indemnity for
illegal Spanish blocl1ading in that year.
From one end of Japan TO the other
a child is treated as sacred thing, be
it ones or strangers. Each one car
ries its name and address on a ticket
round it's neck; but should it indeed
stray from home food and shelter and
kindness would meet It anywhere.
1t is reported that migration to this
country from Sweden has fallen TO a
minimum, but that from Findland is
rapidly increasing since the spoliation
of that country by Russia. Many OF
the Firms settle in Canada, which coun.
try is Offering them marked hospitality.
6NIiss Dorothy Dean, the actress, died
in London on the 9th.
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penounce I,a,lroad POLITICS.
Ill ia Times-Republican.

Special to Times es-Republican.
Red Oak, June 11.-The republican
convention for Montgomery county
Saturday passed a scathing resolution
denouncing railroad domination IN poll
:tics. The resolutions say:
we condemn the practice of trans
.portation companies in issuing free
transportation to public officers and
delegates TO political conventions and
We heartily commend the action of
Hon. G. L. stratton in voting for an
anti-pass bill.
The republicans Of montgomery
county demand that the law governing
the assessment of railroads for taxa
stion be enforced equitably and without
favor. The property of railroads should
be assessed at its actual values, the
same as is the property of private citi-
izens and we insist that each and every
railroad should bear its full share OF
Etaxes.
I'VE urge the nomination at our
Forthcoming convention of men of tried
character and ability who will enforce
not only the letter but the spirit and
purpose of the law
w. 1. Smiths candidacy for congress
is endorsed.
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MARsHAILTowN. IOWA, MoNDAY JUNE 1900

view, is the nature of the opposition
now encountered, is too prosaic and too
common in the annals OF the British
army to merit the absorbing attention
hitherto bestowed on each detail Of the
sanguinary struggle.
What shall we do with it?" is far
more the topic of the hour than specu-
slation regarding the expenditure in
lives and money that seem likely to en-
sue before the pacification of the Beers
is accomplished. Large numbers of in
lquiries are daily made in London as to
the prospects of undeveloped crown
lands in Natal, while the rich resources
of the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony form the basis OF FREE
quent articles. Before many months
the steamship companies plying to and
from South Africa. companies connect
ed with the development of that por-
ton of the globe and others equally in
terested and well informed look for a
large and steady immigration of
trained British agriculturists and
Others to the fields on which the blood
of Britons and Beers is scarcely dry.
All letters from the front indicate an
| increasing desire on the part Of a large
portion of the irregular and colonial
\ forces to settle down in this fertile
land, won with such cost to themselves.
4 The British high commissioner. Sir
Alfred Miner, it is learned, is devot-
ling his whole attention to evolving a
scheme of civil government applicable
Ito Orange River colony, and is relying
to no little extent upon the influence OF
4 British settlers to exercise it. The COM
missioner is in constant communication
with Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
who has also got the forces of the colo.
NAL Office hard at work on the problem
tho keen sighted officials believe the
day is still far distant when military
4 administrators will be able to hand ovel
the reins of government in safety t.
: civil authorities, providing that the
Z progress of the victorious arm in .th'
4 Transvaal is tolerably similar to its op
4 Nerations in Orange River colony subse
i quent to the capture of Bloemfontein.
This apathy towards military happen
Z s|ings and interest in civil and CONNER
cial possibilities is likely to gain such
a quick hold that soon the war will almos
be forgotten. The contingency Of Presi
q dent Iruger's still undefeated force
scoring any victory or success over Lor
y Roberts is generally regarded as so re
& mote as to be scarcely worth mention
The occupation of Pretoria, according L
y the man-in-the-st street, settled the whol
q lmafter fs7
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Nor,hwes,ern Earnings.

Chicago, June a.-At the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Chicago
e Northwestern Railway Company the
present board of directors and officers
were reelected. The annual state
ment shows total net income for the
year ending May of sl0.O61,244. From
this sums for real estate purchases.
construction and other items. together
with dividends on the common and pre-
ferred stock. We're taken, leaving sur
plus, exclusive of the land income, of
s., ,594 309.
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|BO[RS WIN A Battle
Half . Regiment Of Forestier-
Walkers Command, Killed
Wounded or Captured.
Engagement .t Roodeval Ends in .
Disaster to the British
Many Wounded
Con. Roberts Line Of Communica-
tion Cut and Methuen's Men
1mperiled

London. June 11.-Lieut Gen. Sir
Frederick Forestier-Walker, in COM
mand OF the lines OF communication In
South Africa, reports disaster to the
British troops on June at ROodeval,
where the Beers cut Roberts line Of
communications. Four battalions of the
Derbyshire regiment were all killed,
wounded or made prisoners, except six
enlisted men. Two officers and fifteen
men were killed, and five officers
and seventy-two men We're wounded,
many severely. Th Beers returned the
wounded to the British. 1t is Inferred
that the Beers have captured over 5Oc
men and as late as June 10 held posi-
tions cutting off the British forces
north OF Kroeftad from reinforcements.
Another dispatch from Forester
Walker says that Methuen was fighting
within ten miles OF Heilbrun on Juen =.
London, June 11.-The following re-
port was received today from Butler:
..Haadauarters in Natal, June n.--A
force concentrated in the Kip river at
Its junction with the Ganzvalei last
night. We anticipated at that detile the
force OF the enemy was about 1900
strong, who had, / think, intended to
occupy it. but retired as soon as our
heavy guns opened, which We're very
smartly brought into action.
..The South African Light Horse and
Second Cavalry brigade We're smartly
engaged while covering our left front
Our casualties are six killed and seven
wounded
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West Newfield, Me-. June l1.-Farm
buildings of George W. Goodwin. stu
lated two miles from here, We're burned
early this morning. II is believed that
Goodwin and three others lost their
lives, namely: The housekeeper, Mrs.
Elsie Horne: Goodwin's adopted son..
Scott Goodwin, and boarder named
Fred Birch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

No games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago 8. Detroit 5.
indianapolis 4. Milwaukee 3.
Cleveland s. Kansas City s.
Minneapolis 5, Buffalo 3
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Des Moines II, Pueblo 10.
Omaha 8. Denver 4.
Sioux City ., st. Joe 3 IS H;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11

years hence to succeed congressman
Haugen, and they have regarded his
chances for success as excellent. HIS
entrance to the bar of Cedar Rapids
has been heartily welcomed there.
There is in Iowa City an ideal post
Office. In the first place It Is kept
clean. absolutely clean. and this is an
extraordinary thing for postofflee. y Z
is not safe to squirt tobacco juice either
on the floor or on the sidewalk in front
and loafers avoid that place IS the:
would a wood pile and a saw-buck. The
lobby is hung full Of portraits of dis
tinguished men. At the stamp window
a sponge and cup are provided and
purchasers are invited to use it Instead
of putting the nasty mucilase on their
tongues. Flowers and palms are seen
in the windows. and at the window
where the ladies get their mail from
tthe carriers on sunday mornings
bouquet of pansies has been placed
;since early spring. These are n few OF
! the pecuHarities that make Iowa City S
postofIice a source of qualification te
isthe civilized portion Of that municipal-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
FOUR KILLED IN COLLISION.
Fatal Accident on "a Providence, IL.
suburban Line.

Fatal Accident on u providence, Il. i.
suburban Line.
Providence, r. l., June 11.-By coll
llision which occurred in Warwick be-
tween two cars on the suburban line of
the Union Railroad Company. four per-
sons were killed and about twenty
seven injured. of whom three are. prob
ably fatally hurt.
The dead:
Arthur Liscomb.
George w. Baker, 15 months old.
Lewis C. Sanborn, Providence.
1 Ed D. B. Burroughs, motorman.
Additions to the death list are hourly
expected, as several of the injured are
at the hospital in precarious condi-
8tion.
The accident took place on the sub
urban line between this city and Oak
land beach. summer resort some
twelve miles distant.
The scenes that followed We're heart
rendng. Under the wrecllage We're in
animate bodies. while the groans ant
shrieks of the injured filled the air
Those who We're not injured We're fran
tic in their endeavors to locate theil
companions.
Calls were sent out for assistance
and corps of doctors We're soon at thu
scene. Willing hands helped to extri
cate the injured. who We're conveyed II
the Warwick station. Two cars wer.
equipped with cots and with doctor.
and assistants were dispatched from
| this city to the wreck.
While the list OF the injured is nov
numbered at twenty-seven, there ar,
numerous persons whose injuries can
/ not yet be determined.
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Mrs. moore. KilIcd.

Omaha. Neb.. June 11.-Mrs. Kate r.
Moores, wife of Frank Z. Moores, may
|or OF Omaha. died at her home at SEQ
p. m. Saturday. the result of terrible
runaway accident, which occurred
three hours before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
OTIS nj Washington.

Washington. June l1.-Gen. Otis ar
rived in Washington at 7:44 this morn
ing. He was driven at once to n hotel
and will report to the war department
later in the day.
After breakfasting, Otis repaired to
the war department. where he formally
reported to Meiklejohn. as acting secre-
tary. Thence Gen. COrbin escorted him
and his aides to the white house. Otis
and Corbin We're ushered into the presi-
Dental library, where Mckinley met
Otis with the utmost cordiality. Otis
made no report to the president in de-
tail, altho the situation in the Philip-
pines in a general way was almost the
sole theme touched upon. After few
minutes. the president invited Otis into
his office and presented him to Senators
Allison and Cullom and Justice Harlan.
and for over half an hour Otis remained,
talking over the Philippine situation.
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Biv Firc in Now YORK

New York, June 1.-two five story
brick buildings, owned by George r.
Ketcham e. Co.. in West End avenue,
containing 1e5,OOO bushels of grain,
oats and bran, were totally destroyed
by Are today. Loss. $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
7nz2zlSleQ
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
District Republicans I,
Nominate Judge Tomorrow.

Special to Times Republican.
4llgona. Jdne 1.-THE convention OF,
the Fourteenth judicial district Will be
held here tomorrow. There are several
candidates in the field. Among them
are r. NJ. Bush. of Spencer: L. E. Fran
els. of Spirit Lake. a. D. Baiiie. OF
Storm Lake: Hurley Finch. of Hum
boldr: and MIR. Ladd. of Baskerville. 1t
is rumored that r. NJ. Bush. of Spencer.
is the choice Of the delegates, but il is
thought that there will be big fight
for the erlacse.
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An,t.scm1tic Dis.urbance,.:

Graudenz. West Prussia. June ia
battalion of infantry has been sent to.
this place, where, owing to the mysteri-i
GUS murder of school hoy, there have
been for several weeks past anti
Semitic disturbances, which eliminated
yesterday in serious excesses and the
destruction Of Q synagogue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
THINK rnE wAn IS own.

Enxiishmen Felicitatin9 Themselves
Upon the Work Done by Roberts.
Copyright. 1900, by Associated PresslI
London, June Ito all intents anr
purposes the South African war, SO far
as the average Britisher is concerned.
Is over. With the exception OF tha pos
sibie capture Of President Kruger and
the home coming OF Lord Roberts. his
calendar Of probabilities contains Moth
ing OF vital interest. Already China IL
) becoming keen rival OF South Africa
as the burning question Of the day.
The capture of 500 members OF the i'm
ssperial yeomanry, which few months
aeo would have thrown the nation in,
q at OF despondency. self analysis and
furious abuse Of Its own officers, has
passed comparatively unnoticed. The
work of stamping out the ebellion, To-
SSueA, according 70 The British point Of
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JONES coNFERs WITH BRYAN.
Democratic Ghier VIII Discuss situ-
alton With Ills Manager.

Chicago. June 11.-Senator James
Jones. chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee. arrived at Chicago to-.
day and will be here several days, look
ing over the preliminary work Of the
coming presidential campaign. Wednes-
day William j. Bryan viii meet Jones.
here for a final conference before the
Kansas City convention.
Jones has said:
There is absolutely no truth in the
report that will endeavor to persuade
Bryan to consent to dropping the 16 to 1
plank from the platform this year.
There Will be no abandonment of any
Issue in the Chicago platform, 9,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
Frnncein Accord.

Paris, June 11.-Minister of Foreign
Affairs Deleasse. in the chamber of
deputies this afternoon. replying to a
question as to measures taken for the
suppression Of the insrrrection in
China, said Il have placed at the dis
position of The French minister all our
naval forces in Chinese waters. and
have instructed him to keep in constant
communication With his diplomatic coll
leagues, among the most complete ac-
cordancc exists. The legations have
just notified the government of China
and the dowager empress than an end
must be put to this peril. which men
aces the empire and European interests.
otherwise, the powers Will act for
~, ca 1x.as. So
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BOERs Still FIGHTING.
Increased Activity of tine Enemy
WORRYING the British.

london, June 11.-Increased activ-
ity on the part OF the Orange Free
state Beers is the not very reassuring
news with which London Is obliged to.
content itself. Official adylces to the
war Office from Cape Town report that
the enemy has succeeded in wrecking
more than twenty miles of railway be-
tween Amerinea Spruit and Roodival.
besides destroying the telegraph lines
at the latter point. They have massed
their force in three columns at Honig
sSpruit, twenty-three miles north of
kroonstad and Lord Roberts southern
line OF supply and communications is
thus effectually ruptured.
London is not disgusting the fact that
the situation is serious and the public
at home is restless in hope of getting
force south of the Vaal river has
crushed the venturesome burghers.
With Gen. Colville's division at He'll
bron, Rundle and Brabant's in the
Senekal region. kelly-kenny's at
Bloemfontein and Chermside's not far
off, aside from Lord Methuen's troops
at Lindley. the aggressive ones in Lon
don cannot understand why the enemy
10 allowed to remain at large.
Gen. Butler, reporting further details
OF the capture of the Boer positions in
the Drakensburg district. says he now
holds the heights comanding the
function OF the Cans, Vlei and Kip
rivers. The war Office last night re-
ceived the following from Butler:
..Headquarters in Natal, June 10-With
reference to my telegram of June s. we
halted yesterday to get our trains ur
the pass, which Is very steep. find the
i enemy were about 1000 strong, In {
very carefully prepared position, which
they must have been very disheart-
eped not to have held longer than the!
did. They have all retired abou
twenty-six miles to the northwest.
find our casualties We're not more thar
] first thought. They We're one office
wounded and two men killed ant
thirteen wounded"
Gen. Butler says nothing of any i'm
mediate Intentions of assaultint
Laing's mex. The force OF the enem.
driven from Botha's pass and 1nkwel,
heights, which Sir Redvers say
trekked twenty-six miles northwest
may have retired across the Kip int,
the Transvaal or directly west towar,
Verde. 1t Is believed that the Nata
forces are preparing two separat
movements-one on the part OF Gen
Hildyard. aimed at Laing's mex and an
other under the leadership OF Ger
Lyttleton thru Botha's pass. wit
Verde as its objective, for the purpos
OF striking northward to join the rail
way at Standarton.
1t is reported that enteric fever
epidemic at Bloemfontein.
A dispatch says that 600 Beers sur
rendered to Gems. Rumble and Brabal
s in the FicksbYrg district last week.
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wealthy Man Suic ides.

Chicago, June 11.-John D. Weber, at
one time one of the most prominent and
wealthy business men Of the city. com
mitted suicide today by drinking car
bolic acid. Dependency was the cause.