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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
Bats and Birds nj sea

New York. Oct, l6.-Twe eagles. cap
tured far out at sea from amid swarms
"a bats, owls and many kinds of land
birds. all waits. carried off presumably
by storm winds. We're brought to this
pert yesterday. on the steamer Curityka
of the Munson line from Cuba.
According to@the story of Mate Brey-
man and tbs sailors the ship was max
Ing good Roadway toward the United
States when, about 200 miles off the
eoas't Of Florida. the air began to darken
ard there whirled about the vessel a
eleud Of bats. The bats welcomed the
ship as a resting place. and in a little
While every rail ard rope was strung
With them. al hanging head downward.
When tbs bats Were gone there came
s,Sar,ns al birds. Thess. like the bats,
seemed te haze been caught in a storm
and swept Away from land and we're in
H5earchtof a landing place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16

II. Coulton testified that outsey
told MIN of the plan to Kill Goehel and
escape il hrn the basement; that Yout-
se3s asked him to swear after the Shoot
iing that he tYoutsey) was In the lesis-
lative hail when the shot was fred !;
that Yoitsey told him that Governor
Taylor had been urg ing him to leave
the state. and Coul1on said he told
Taylor about 1t. and Taylor told Yout-
sey to deny any such thing In the flu
1ture and to deny all knowledge OF the
Shooting. The defense sought to pre-
vent Coulton from testifying, because
his statements had been contradicted
by the states witness on the examining
trial, but the Judge overruled the mo-
tion. after long discussion.
Coulton was cross-examined last
night. Upon the conclusion Of his tes-
timony the commonwealth rested It's
case and court adjourned till this morn
ing to give the defendants counsel time
to consult as to making a statement to
ffhe 1i,,.xh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
purpose to put the army In forts near
theagreat cities in order to terrorixe the

Senator CoclSIell, were actuated by the
purpose to put the army In forts near
ithelgreat cities in order to terrorixe the
sworkingmen?
The simple truth lie, az Bryan per-
fectly well knows, every Intelligent man
,foresaw there would be trouble in the
Philippines and that for this reason as
we'll as to garrison our sea-coast forts,
and for other duties such as meeting a
contingency like that which arose in
China the army was provided. When
Bryan advocated signing the treaty with
Spain. he advocated taking the Phillip
pines, and therefore restoring and keep
ing order in them, and IL he wac so
blind as not to foresee the trouble ahead
the reflection is upon him and upon no
one else. The only thing that could have
avoided trouble in the Philippines was
the policy of scuttle the policy Of the
craven, the ignoke flying and sinking
of duty To stay there and establish a
stable government as proposed by Bry-
an is a policy which would cause Just
AZ much trouble With Agulnaldo's fol-
lowers as any other. because they are
fighting simply to establish a cruel and
oppressive oligarchy. Bryan has sought
in vain to answer the questions put to
him in the same spirit that answered
the questions he asked. and propounded
some for himself. He has not answered
Whether or not he Will pay any interest
on the national debt and the pensions of
the volunteers of the civil War in gold or
in silver. ii elected. He has not an
sMered whether he will refuse to receive
the electoral Votes of North Carolina be-
cause obtained for him by the fragrant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
c0LER OPPOSES scHOOIrADs.
Wants the standard OF the Grammar
Grades Elevated.

4 l.
New York, Oct. 16. Comp troller Coler
said yesterday that he was in favor of
q propaganda in favor OF the elevation
OF the common schools OF this CITY,,
which, he declared. We're being neg
,lected for the sake OF educational fads
and so-calied higher education He
said:
Look at the budget. The salaries Of
teachers for the coming year are 49,
100000. What city in the world can
compare with that? Vet look at the
character OF our common schools. The
standard OF the grammar school is not
anywhere near as high as II ought to
be. Ninety-fve per cent of our child
rem have to leave school at II or 10.
They have no opportunity to go to a
high school. WIN. then, should not the
common schools-the grammar schools
have their standard elevated so that
The boys and girls can get as much out
of them as possible? 1t is time that the
people wake up to the fact that what
Is needed is more common schools, not
more high schools, and more sensible.
useful educational standards in these
schools. The Improvements should be
along the lines that give benefit to 95
per cent instead OF that which benefits
only 5 per cent OF our population. The
people will come to understand this
one OF these days and the era of fads
will give way TO that OF reason when
they do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
ATTITUDE OF TRAVELLING MEN.
Large Majority of Those in tho ives,
4 Arc for Nickinlcy.

Large Mn1Ortty oil IhOsein tho West
Are for NJ c Finlcy.
Washington, Oct lG-F NJ Heaton,
nf Washington. travelling salesman
Nyho keeps in pretty close touch with
his fellow workers in the same line. has
received a letter which may be taken as
a substantial straw in showing how the
political Wind is blowing. 1t is from r.
5. Sem, who is a travelling representa-
Tive oi l.. a. Budlcng & CO.. of Chicago.
with headquarters at Kansas City, and
MAS penned at Hastings, Neb. Mr..
sSenn says:
a meet travelling men everywhere in
my territory. which is the east half Of
Kansas. the east half of Nebraska, the
West half of Iowa and the West half of
Missouri | find 80 per cent of the Me-
9araska travelling men are for Mckinley,
and % per cent of them in Iowa the
same way Eighty per cent of those in
Missouri and So per cent of those in
Kansas are for Mckinley z
Mr.. Sem irclosed as d basis for his
statements a poll taken of the travelling
nien at all the large hotels in Kansas
City, LeaNenworth Atclison. ST. Jo-
seph, Omaha. Topeka. Council Bluffs
and other Important cities and towns.
II am certain he writes in conclu-
sion, that If very travelling man in
the states west Of the Mississippi We're
10 write down his choice between Nc
tkinley and Bryan the result would
show 10 per cent FOR Mckinley"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
LuRED DAUGHTER TO OPIUM DEN
ITestimony OF washtn Rton yaude-
VILE Artist Against Her Fla Their.

.
Seattle, Wash. Oct. l6.-The action
of an inhuman parent in Turing hs
beautiful daughter to become an opium
slave 50 that he might obtain the gem
erous salary she earned as vaudeville
artist. has startled the state of Wash
Sington. Joe Hayden is the father and
Ola Hayden, a singer Of much ability.
aged IS. is the daughter
The story came out thru an ineffect-s
iual attempt at flight made by the
daughter with companion vaudeville
artist. Frank Martin, both of whom
have been appearing at the Peoples
theater. The irat father learned of
the impending match and struck the
girl. which resulted in an attack by
Martin. during which the father was
badly worsted. The father then APP
pealed to the court for charge OF the
daughter. alleging that she was insane.
and her terrible position vas made
known to the whole court room while
she was on the stand being examined.
It resulted in the father being held for.
trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
Five Arrest. at Dayton, @.

Dayton, o., Oct. 16.-It Is now be-
leved that Ada Lantz. II years old.
whose body was found ina well in the
rear of her fathers house, was thrown
into the we'll while still alive but un-3
conscious The girl was probably hit
on the head with cane or club, as
there is a scar across The face. Four
men suspected have been arrested, be-
sides Emmons. who was arrested last
night. Miss Mamie Baker and friend
declared that Emmons Is the man .ney
saw standing on the sidewalk near the
Lantz house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
on The H0NE STRETCH.
Both the Great Political Parties
Tending All Their Energies
to Win.
Closing Weeks of the National Cam
paign Promise to Be Unusually
Exciting.
Both Sides Making Claims-New
York and Indiana Great Battle
Grounds.

Chicago Oct. 16.-Both republican
and democratic managers entered up
en- the last three weeks of the cam
paisn vociferously claiming a victory.
Tor their ticket, but the general opinion
rs that the democrats de not possess
all the confidence they feel called upon
10 process, Unless Bryan can carry
both New York and Indiana the con-
serNatiNe leaders say he has absolutely
10 show of election. For that reason
the campaign Will be whooped up' liz
thtss two states from now until Nov.
. with al possible visur. Tomorrow
iSlyan and Stevenson begin their tour
sot the Empire state, starting in Greater
New FORK under the supervision OF
flaoSs Grokel, and tile managers at the
asnShsaGquarters do npt attempt to
conceal their anxiety about Thu, result
~ the invasion. II Rryans hard work
IN New York and Indiana does not off
set the expected losses in thesaNest the
democrats admit they might as Well
shut UP shop and save the cost of re-
eeiying returns at the national head
quarters election night.
On the other hand. the republicans
have gone into the claiming business
which is at Variance With their. usual
eastom and is considered proof OF a ju-
hiiant confidence which Mil MOI be sup
pressed even BY ordinary rules Of polit-
icali discretion senator Hanna went
away yesterday to be gore a Week,
campaigning in the west. IL the re-
publican managers We're at all doubt
sul Of the result, il is pointed out. The
.naliofai chairman wpniti not be away
making speeches. But fui all of that,
6here VIII b. no let-lip in the work UNI
Ill the morning of election day Sta1e.
who send in ftlttering reports
of conditions are told 10 increase their
Efforts as election day approaches.
Vice Chairman Paynes latest estimate
gives Mckinley 30 electoral votes cer-
tain. Bryan lis certain. With thirty
eight hanging in lie balance and twen-
iy-foul which incline to the democratic
column
The news from New York that Gro
kei has given the Indiana democrats
sae,0eote help CASEY the state for Bryan
WAS received With unmistakable inter
3sst al both haadquarters Yesterday
Nobody believed Croker gave 5up3 his
swn money. but the fact hat he appro-
Eriated y to helpplit the Hoesier man
ayers was considered highly important
in itself.
don't doubt the report a bit said
Republican Committeeman New. Of In
diana. sCr3ker can send $500,Dn0sto In
5iiana and that Won't save the state for
Ervail.''
Senator Jones chairman If the demo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
POISON REMovEsHI RIVAL.
OIL Drillcr Accused OF Killing Iii,
Friend TO Marry His Widow.

Friend to Marry Ills INFLOW.
Columbus. O.. Oct 16.-T he state dairy
aud food commissioner, in investigating
the death pf a Belmont county oil driller
who had drunk a quantity Of bad Whis-
Ky, unearthed a tragedy in which Y isS
claimed William Dement,. also adrillei
poisoned William Dixon, his bestyfriend,
that he might marry Dixon's wife. IL
gis declared that in order to get rid Of the
husband Dement, presented Dixon with
a bottle of whiskey which contained a
quantity OF strychnine. Dixon and his
companion drained the bottle, and in a
few hours Dixon wac dead and his com
panion critically ill. 1t was discovered
that Dement, had purchased strychnine.
a few days before, and this, together
with his open and persistent attentions
to Dixon's wife. led to his arrest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
woman FiRh.. wan Hatp,n.

st. Louis, No, Oct. ls.-Dollie Rich
ardson held a policeman at bay for i've
minutes yesterday and tried to prevent
her arrest for disturbing the peace.
When the officer finally attempted to
seize her he received a thrust from q
hatpin thru his right hand. He made
the arrest. but is temporarily incapac-
itated by his injury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
Flood In WISCONSIN Valley.

MeCiregors Oct, l6. The present rise
in the Mississippi river at this point
breaks All recerds for this season of the
year. Tire stage is Within a few feet Of
.tilt high water mark Of 1875. when
STEAMBOATS, landed a the foot Of Main
street, The pontoon bridge of the Chi
cage, Milwaukee, & St Paul railway has
been raised several feet above the level
~ its approaches. and the bridge has
been ont Of service for the last twenty
four hours a mile ~ track has been
Washed NJ; rear Wauseka, Wis. on the
Prairie du Chen dlivision5of that road
Farms in the WISCONSIN river valley
are Inundated and much damage has
been done TO grain in shock and hay on
low lands. The rice at this point re-
suits from the backing up Of the waters
from the Wisconsin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
saws HI. WIG Ate TOO Much.

Peoria, III. Oct. l6.-Mrs. j. n. Lane,
wife Of Hanna City farmer, is pros
5ecuting her husband on the charge of
{Wsfe abandonment, and Lanes only de-
Tense is, the claim that Mrs. Lane ate
too much While not definitely stating
the limits of his wife's abnormal appe-
;tite, Lane says he could not raise enough
on his farm feed her. Growing des-5
Perate he forced her to sign away her
rights to their property. gave her $50
and told her to leave.
The wife is a supplemented creature
and she obesed. But when the money
was gone and starvation stared her in
the face she had Lane arrested Before
Justice Saueher today Lane was bound
over TO the grand jury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
Full Information.

as to rates and routes
to all points gladly
furnished by ]. "A.
Ellis, aseat Chicago
Great Western.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16

What Shall We Have for Dessert9
This question arises in the family
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Jell-O, delicious dessert. Prepared In
two minutes No baking! add hot water
and ret to cool. Flavors: Lemon, orange,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16

American missionary society at
Springfield. Mass. Oct. 23-25.
For ths the fifty-fourth annual meet
ing of the association, the Chicago Great
Western railway will, on Oct 1926, sell
thru excursion tickets on the certificate
plan to Springfield. Mass, good to re-
turn Oct. %, at a-fare and one-third for
the round trip. For further information
inquire Of ]. "A. Ellis. ticket agent, Mar
sh aIltOWn Ia Is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10

ing barrier to the approach to Ladysmh Dundee and
Majuba Hill The mountain elevations here range from
12OO level of the to more than oO 1ee
This is in Natal land where the English occupy the plain
approaches and the Beers hold the heights The
Tugela is deep swift slippery banks and exposed to
gun fire from the hills and mountain cress In this neigh
borhood and also at Coenso the Tuga there are peaks
like Mount AUX Gources HES feet in height; Mount Me-
ane 900 feet height Majuba 1000 feet; Champagne
Castle 1887 feet and Giants Castle, 1861 feet
The Beers are with trail Of the ranges
have excellent artillery at passes and that COM
rnand forbade places in geographically the
English are the position of man who must night uph
distance of miles before he passes Majuba and
enters the valleys His opponent may always
fire down upon him.
boundary of the nearly all of the eastern
boundary Of the Orange AT Butha Buthe Lady
brand Thotsi Ongeuks Mex and Zasron the elevations
run from 1000 feet while the passes are few the
streams usually swollen floods the trails obscure
or misleading papably evident that the English are
without mountain guides and rely the loyalty OF
the them accurate information In the
CoIesberg district the Orange Free State the
Orange river barrier Of small size The stream
is one of the noble South waterways often mpass
able and we'll guarded side by pateaus and
small ranges from 500 high The Aodder river
breaks away from Orange south of Kimberley and
forms second to the approach to the diamond
fields About the and Kimberley the eleva-
lions reach height LOO and controlled by the
Beers.
English column of General Butler is at the Tugela
river Modder river White is cooped
I4adysmith Sterkstrom and Kimberley is
beseged geographically Butler has climb before him
averaging 5000 feet Methuens viii average $500;
White has guns looking down him from ele
walton feet, Kimberley is commanded by
above its plane If this outer prospect
inviting the inner typographical formation of the
Transvaa less So rim is known the Royce
Weld Nieuweveld and Quathlamba ranges. The highest
point is the auchberg 8275 There ridges
known Verzamelberg, Randberg, Strengthening and
Komatiberg These fall precipousy toward the
Iibomba range, which maintains elevation of 1000
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
Topography of South Africa Favors Beers.

No correct understanding Of the task position ef
English army in South Africa be had without know
edse Of the geography topography Transvaa
and the Orange Free St2teespecialy Of border
Of these two republics The fighting
two months have been about Ladysmth, Mafekng Kim
berey Aodder river Tugea river Coesberg Belmont and
Stro-abers The boundaries of the TransvaaI the
Orange Free state> which the English before
they conquer formed by Mkusi Umwotos and
Tugea rivers the Kathlamba Drakenberg mountains
tie Modder and Orange rivers. every point
southern, southeastern and southwestern approaches the
republics there is either river be crossed an open
plateau to be marched plateau mountain wall
be scaled
The Mkusi Umwotosi and Tugela rivers sweep across
southeastern border TransvaaI Tugela form
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
Secretary Gage Asked to Explain.

There a contingent of the Republican party that
have been reconced to the appointment of Lyman j.
Gage secretary of the treasury. His ability nan
pre-eminent has been questioned but he voted
against Benjamin Harrison and for Grover Cleveland in the
campaign preceding the in which Mckinley the
Republican nominee The resolution therefore of the
and means committee the house calling for a
PLANTATION of his action in connection with the deposit of
in the National City Bank of
New York. in pleasing the aforesaid element that
Republican majority of the house to have
full fair inquiry It is that this resolution
adopted. The people the right
all the facts, and the explicit the explanation
the better it will be- ]. Gage has always been
regarded of high character and certainly there
has been suspicion affecting his honesty and neg
ry. difficult believe therefore that he would
in any transaction in his official capacity, which
would bring discredt upon himself or the government
hoped that his explanation will be satsfac-
tory the people, and he has certainly been given all the
opportunity desired for making
explanation In the meantime it is well to suspend judg
respect construction placed upon
by newspapers which unfrendly to him and the
president.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
Governor Barnes on the Carpet.

Governor Barnes of Oklahoma is in Washington.
The Eagles special Oklahoma correspondent announced
day governor declared in effect
that becoming tired of the reiterated
he be removed investigation going the
Washington announces H Overhozer c. G. Jones and
Selwyn Douglas who Washington the interest Of
a right of for railroad Oklahoma City across
the Chichasaw Kowa and Comanehe reservations We're
conference with president today Tuesday
for the of urging the removal of Governor
the charges already file. Putting the things
together it evident that gov
is not altogether ephemeraI that the develop
of the few days will prove embarrassing to
the politicians people Of Oklahoma who lack nothing
in being wide awake to their own interests.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
The Remedy Is Too Drastic.
president.

There is connection between protective tariff and
in the diseased imagination of freetraders
destroys trusts, why is England rid
industrial trusts;
possession of American markets andw by
advantage gained by British will
only trusts but American workmen of bust
would effectually destroy trusts. to be
would destroy American labor The remedy is
too drastic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
9@AIys SsSE Ga9M
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
The Republican Party of Kansas in Danger.

The Republican Party of Kansas in Danger.
fractional fight now being engendered the Repub
1ican Kansas be viewed with appreciation only
by leaders amalgamaton the Pop and
Democratic fusion In rendering Republican defeat
imminent lately discouraged cohorts
unhoy are encouraged reorganize, and not
of Of vic
tory By analysis that
started with some pledges made Charles
Curtis having transferred by Pop
gerrynander Fourth to district,
congress necessarily sacrificed
Congressman Broderick who doubt inspired
by personal ambitions intense
that Curtis and his friends
ceeded through concessions made the friends Bailey
of defeated Broderick- Leland and his
friends being factors arrangement which resulted in
the Curtis victory later attempting hold
agreement upon behalf by his friends failed
Of the entering wedge which threatens
disastrous party split Topeka Capital naturally
espousng the side of its man. denounces the
the bargain From
distance there as much trading and
bossing upon upon the other 1t was all the
result of personal individual
involving the aspirations chances of number
others threatens party division there
is strong pressure force Senator Baker Governor
Stanley, congressman and officers
politicians and a few Republican papers sides.
this personal fight have nothing and
everything gain. The everything lose
unless they gain by holding their The Republican
party state, whole approaching ami
of this squabbe and in taking part in it.
would solid victorious under
direction side dispute other.
For that matter the Republican party of would.
undsracted victory did neither the crowds
this contention for there able in the
leadership any present
so-called bosses But goes which likely
the process siding up reveal a rent which
greatly weaken defeat party pity
is that there exists leadership enough
call halt The First congressional district which now in
Topeka wholly responsible rumpus
regretted by the districts the state
whose Republican little
its campaigns against the Popocratc caamtyper
suadng nufers Of the state President
Mckinley long as direction unselfsh honorable
effective present naggfng main
Republicans throughout becoming
eventually sides which itself pre-
defeat for the The that the will
subsequently up their that they
greeabe results of another Pop legislature
governor another Pop senator, vanishing
the prosperity enjoyed by the people of the entire state