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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
DISCUSS POSTAL FRAUD.
show Much interest in !

Cubans Show Much Interest in the
Medley Embezzicmcnt.
Havana, May 9-The postal frauds
have been the principal topic of conver-
sation in Havana today. altho the pa
1pers have said little of the matter. The
Department of posts admits a shortage
tof $4,000, but further investigation has
1 brought to light the fact that in July
Of last year the receipts showed fall
| ing of of S12.0 600 from the average of the
months previous and that this shortage
has continued ever since.
II appears that about that time Direc-
l5tor of Posts Rathbone gave orders for
4 the destruction of s41l.0O0 worth of sur
charge stamps on account of the issue
of a new stamp. This work of destruc-
ton was left in the hands of Charles F.
W. Medley and his assistants. but it is
now believed that none of those stamps
was destroyed, the theory being they
We're sent out With the new stamps.
The Havana receipts amounted to
about Si3,0co month. according to the
books, but the other officers of the is
LAND showed only $4,000 or $4,000. a.
amounts palpably absurd. tits astonish-
ling the shortage was not discovered be-
fore. because the receipts at Santiago or
sMantanzas alone should amount to
nearly $4,000. Absolute proof that some
thing has been going wrong is shown by
the fact that Auditor Barrie reports the
receipts of the island for the first five
days of May as aggregating $4,000.
Should this average continue 1t would
mean total of more than $40, 900 for the
month.
That others than Medley are involved
| IS believed. altho the evidence. az vet is
lnnt sufficient 10 justify their arrest
Nevertheless should certainspersons at
tempt to leave the island they would
he taken into custody.
Neeley has made investments here
and mother parts of the island. having
as a partner a postal employee. Carry
don Rich. who now holds the power of
attorney for Medley. was yesterday APP
pointed financial agent of the Havana,
I}postoftice, but today the appointment
Was suspended.
The military authorities know little
regarding the matter. beyond what Col.
Burton. inspector general reported for
the department of posts has been virtu-
ally Independent Of the military author
tiles, and has reported directly to the
postmaster general. The Inspector gem
eral has merely made a quarterly in
spection. On his former Inspection he
lfound shortage of more than $4,000,
but such plausible excuses We're given
he thought he was probably mistaken
When he entered on his latest inspection
Ehis suspicious Mere aroused and he
started an Investigation. This close
scrutiny revealed features of the case
which haNesnot We; been made public.
Coy. Gen. Wood has ordered all prop
ertN standing In the name of Medley in
Cuba to be placed under government
Icntlf rrli 49, ~. 80. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09

Positive statement by one who
knows: II would not be without BesKs.
Hair Remover II 1t costs IS per bottle.
II has saved me from complete bald
ness. and given me fine head OF hair
Mrs. May Hofstitler. Eau Claire, Wis.
George =. Powers. druggist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09

6ve years-maybe longer doesn heal because 20,
ent, but trying to it with salves and washes WI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
Actre.. la. smallpox.

Chicago, May s.--Miss Nellie f.
Hoyle. member OF the Gifiin Enter
tainment Company. that has been tour
ing the northwest, was found to be suf-
ifering from smallpox by DR.. Spalding.
chief medical inspector Of the health
department. Miss Hoyle arrived in Chi
Chicago from Albert Lea. MINI. DR..
spaldlng found the disease was in the
ninth day Of the eruptive stage. The
car in which she arrived was disinfect-
ed, while the train crew was vaccinat-
ed. The other members OF the COM
pany have secreted themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
scyere storm. Ea.t.

Toledo, o.. May "a terrific hail
storm here broke many thousands Of
dollars worth OF plate glass. damaging
the city green houses, stripped young
fruit trees OF buds and blossoms and
caused number of serious runaways.
The aggregate loss will be large.
Terre Haute. Ind. May "a severe
electrical storm swept over western In
diana. The storm was accompanied by
a high wind, which did considerable
damage to wind and property. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are dam
aged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
col. Brynn atHn,,,.,,e.

Lincoln, Neb.. May 9.--JV. j. Bryan
returned 10 Lincoln for stay Of two
months. which time viii be spent on his
farm near the city. He said last eve
ming he had no comments to make on
the developments of the Sioux Falls
convention and no suggestions to offer
as to the vice presidential nomination
Mr.. Bryan had as visitors last evening
DR. J. II. Girder, of New York. and p
S. Bennett of New Haven. Conn., prom
ginent free silver democrats but their
presence, he said. had no special poiti-.
cal significance. The Bryan Home
Guards, political military club, pre-
pared and adopted resolutions bearing.
on the South African war, in part as
follows:
The Bryan Home Guards have With
deep interest watched the aggressive
war waged by Great Britain upon the
Orange Free State and the Transvaal
republics. More thana half century ago
the burghers OF those republics trekked
back into he wilderness among savage
beasts and more savage men: with a
hope that they might live in peace and
worship God according to their consci-.
enre, where the armies of Great Britain
might not Cypress them and English
greed might not consume their sub
stance. We believe that this unholyl
war which Great Britain is now carry
ing on in South Africa is wicked and
destructive to human liberty and is
prompted by ayarice and greed We
believe the Beers deserve the sympathy
of all men and that Great Britain should
be condemned by the civilized world"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
Thc Iut.h MING Horyror.

Salt Lake, Utah. May I9.--W. q. Sharp,
OF the Pleasant Valley
Coal Company. has made a report TO
the treasurer Of the company In regard
to the mine disaster at Schofield In
which he says: Total killed, 1873; bodies
recovered to date, 1876: injured. Z. OF
those in the mine 103 escaped alive and
uninjured. There are los widows and
.27O orphans.,'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
All WORK Done BY s,uden,,.

New York. May 9.-Nrs Coils p.
Huntington, Of this city, has given to
The Tuskegee Institute. Of Tuskegee.
Ala, a memorial hall, which is to be
known as Huntington hall and will
cost $4,000. This is the institute for
negro youth and young women. found
ed by Booker T. Washington.
All the work on it is being done by
the students Of the institute. Booker
T. Washington has just sent Mrs.
Huntington picture showing the
building in its present state and the
group Of students at work on the struc-
.ture. 1t will be ready for occupancy
in about q fortnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
KANSAS CITY GETS IT.
Methodist Book Depository to Come
West.

Chicago. May 24.-At the afternoon
session of the Methodist conference yes
terday DR.. J. NJ. King submitted a
memorial to congress asking for the
passage of an amendment to the on
stitution of the United States disfran-
chizing all persons practicing polygamy
and barring them from the privilege of
holding public office.
It was read and adopted without dis
cussion.
Chairman Shaw called up a report of
the committee OF book concern. recon-
mending that the book depository be
removed from St. Louis to Kansas
City, and that the Central Christian
Advocate, Omaha Christian Advocate
the Rocky Mountain Christian Adj
vocate be consolidated.
Delegate Van Treese opposed the
change, and presented a minority re-
port, but it was tabled. The majority
report was adopted after a spirited de-
bate.
The conference also adopted a re-
port from the committee on book con-
cern consolidating the San Francisco
book depository and the California
Christian Advocate. The latter will be
allowed a subsidy of $1,000 for the COM
ing Ouadrennium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24

local traction stocks and to as much as
25 per cent in the speculative leader
American Sugar Refining. The movements
in the railway list were within such
narrow limits that the net changes were
Indifferent and insignificant. The none
tary situation has been put out of the
consideration of most traders So long as
the New York sub-treasury continues to
pay out more money than it receives
no fear that gold exports viii reduce the
surplus reserves. The Of this
weeks Iron Age, on the situation in the
Industries to which it caters, are a fresh
indication of how sentiment may power
fully influence commercial currents
Primary receipts: Wheat, $4,000. last
year 500. coo; corn. $4,000, last year $4,000.
Total -clearances: Wheat and Tour Cas
wheat. $50. 600 bushels; corn, $4,000
Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 90 cars;
corn, 80 cars; pats, Is cars Last years
receipts. wheat, n cars; corn AZ cars;
oats, Il cars.
Chicago: Estimated cars tomorrow
Wheat, 30; corn, 275; oats, 29O; hogs z4'ow
head
The speculative trade is inclined to sell
July corn but when they break, the mar
ket exporters take blocks OF corn Ior
prompt shipment. They buy this corn IKE
it was the last opportunity on eartn. 10
get it
Wheat is strong and there is some good
buying by houses with western connee-
tons.
Privileges good next week: Puts. July
wheat, 66Ac: calls, zoe. Puts, July corn,
361ac; calls, 40c
Puts on July wheat good tomorrow.
$3.50; calls. 679sc. Puts on July corn, S63sc;
calls, 3Isc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
A NEW SAINT.
La Sale to Be Canonized at Rome
Today.

Washington, May 24-The ~canoniz-
ing of the Christian Brothers founder,
Baptiste de La Sale occurs at
Rome today, and by reason of the fact
that their first foundation in the United
States was made in this archdiocese
ffty-two years ago, the event will be
observed at all their colleges in Wash
ingtOn, Baltimore and suburban lOcali-
ties. A number of the leading broth
ers from Ammondale, near this city,
where the American novitiate of the
order stays, have already gone to Rome
as participants in the rites at which
Pope Let XIII will preside in person.
jurisdiction embrace st. Johns at
Washington, Calvert Hall, Baltimore,
and Rock Hill, Howard county, Mary
land, but the principal delegate from.
America will be the provincial of the
Baltimore province, Brother Christian,
whose connection with this community
covers many years. At the august
ceremonial today De La Sale passes
from the state of "beatiication" already
"sainthoOd." Henceforth he will re-
ceive the honors of the altar, and it
is expected that many churches will be
placed under his patronage. A pleas
ant feature of the festivities will be
the presence of the flower of the broth
erhood together from every cline, a
ed by La Sales latest successor at
Paris, Brother Gabrie1-Marie, whose re-
cent edict against members teaching
much criticism that the American bish-
ops tried to have it rescinded. Their
efforts failed. however, and the edict
goes into operation next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
Grain Letter.

WHEAT-There were no Liverpool ca
bles this morning account of holiday in
Great Britain-Queen's birthday. The
market was dull, but firm, opening slight
ly under yesterdays closing and advanc-
ing half a cent on good buying the first
hour and a half. Early buyers turned
sellers, latter part of the session and the
market closed with most Of the advance
lost. ClearanceS were large. over half q
million bushels, and acceptances liberal.
There is a stability to prices and wheat
is worth the money. 1t seems the market
advances easier than it declines. All the
bear news is in and later on we may hear
from the fields infected with fly"
CORN-Liberal acceptances and GOOD
shipments were the strong features Re-
ceipts are light and will continue so from
now on. There is a chance for q sharp
advance in May corn last two or three
days of the month. We understand there
is over three million short May corn in
Liverpool and less than a million to fill
contracts.
OATs-Oats were dull and slightly
lower, not enough business to make a
market.
PROVISIONS-Receipts of hogs are still
uncomfortably large, but prices at the
yards are holding up well and the futures
steady. July pork opened about unehang-
ed from yesterdays close and sold hlgh
as $lL50 in early part of the session. The
market lapsed into dizziness, however, and
ranged between $11.4214 and S11.4l1s. until
the close. As warm weather mas now
taken the place of cool rainy weather Of
past two weeks. receipts of hogs viii
dwindle. We think pork is low enough
to buy for at least good scalping PROFITS
J. c. GOINGS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
REPUBLICANS QUIT
Kentucky State Records to Be
Surrendered at Once.
All Republican State officers
Ready to Yacate.
GIVE UP THE FIGHT.
Will Not Wait For Action Of
Appellate Court.
Democrats viii Soon Be in Com
V UP THE FIGHT.
Democrats viii Soon Be in Com
plete Control.

Frankfort, Ky, May 24--Republican
Auditor Sweeney sent for Democratic
Auditor Coulter this morning and noti-
fed him he was ready to turn over the
state records n possession of the
office in the state house without waiting
for action by the court of appeals. The
transfer win be mad today. 1t is I'M
dertsoood the other Republican officials
will do likewise in the next day or W
and by next week the state house will
be Differed exclusively by the Demo-
Gratis.
The Democratic state executive COM
mittee meeting here at 1 o'clock this
afternoon has drawn a big gathering of
Democratic leaders. The convention
to nominate delegates to Kansas City
will be held the last week in June and
the committee is said to be nearly even
ly divided on the proposition to hold a
separate convention later to nominate a
candidate for governor.
REWARD COMMITTEE MEETS.
Frankfort, KY, May 24.-The Goebel
reward committee is holding a meeting
here today. Colonel T. G. Campbell and
Justus Goebel are expected this after
tatives of the prosecution will be held
The action of Governor Mount in refus-
ing to honor Governor Beckham's re-
QUESTION and that of County Judge
Wyatt OF Knox county, turning loose
John Powers. on the strength of the
Taylor pardon is said to have caused
the conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
SENTENCED TO PRISON.
Eight of the Crew of the Texas Court
martia1ed.

Washington. May 24.-Judge Advo-
cate General Lemly has received the
records of the court martial which tried
eleven of the sailors of the battleship
Texas on charges of striking a person.
in the navy" and conduct to the preju-
dice of good order and discipline" Jas.
Fancy, coxswain; John Romano, or
binary seaman, and VIM. Mccullough,
apprentice, were acquitted, and L. F.
Mcintyre and Charles T. Burke, lands
men; Michael Byrnes and Joseph G.
Murphy. apprentices; Homer E. Ellie
ride and Alfred Schaefer, seamen and
Thomas Cronin and Vim. H. O'NeilI.
composers, were convicted. Those con-
victed were sentenced to Imprisonment
for terms ranging from six to eighteen
months and will be confined in the
naval prison at Boston.
Secretary Long and Judge Advocate
General Lemly join in the statement
tina there was nothing approaching
mutiny aboard the Texas Nor was any
one fatally injured on the ship. The
affair grew out Of the effort of the mas
ter at arms to arrest a drunken sailor
at Grassy Bay, Bermuda, several weeks
ago. The men convicted endeavored to
free the prisoner from the master of
arms and a marine sergeant and in the
scuff1e the former was cut about the
head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
TODAY's MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. May 24-WHEAT-The wheat
market was firm, but quiet the forepart
of today's session The opening was easy.
July 1s4Ac under yesterday at SIC, be-
cause OF the bearish tone of price Cur
rent" weekly crop The lack
of rain in the northwest and other unfav-
orable reports concerning both the spring
and winter crops caused a rally later
which sent July to 6713c. Following this
July eased to 67Ac on proft-taking
by traders, but the tone of the market
was firm. There were no Paris or Liver
pool cables, on account of holidays, two
things which conduced the quietness here.
Export bids were reported more numer-
Gus, but no particular business was done
early in this line, Local receipts were 81
cars. none of contract grade. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 43 cars, against 250
cars last week and 347 a year ago.
July later touched 671@q5Ac, but reacted
on proft-taking to &c. The close was
steady. July unchanged at 67BQAc.
a momentary exhibition of
strength in ynpath with wheat. turned
easy on the favorable weather and the
lack of an adequate demand July open
ed unchanged at 37A to 371s, advanced to
Longs were credited with taking some
profits. Local receipts were 156 cars.
were generally reported small, although
there was a greater response from Illi-
nois.
The close in corn was easy, July Hd%c
under yesterday at 375sc.
OATS-The trade in oats was light and
featureless early, and the fluctuations
were dictated by corn. July opened 1sa14c
down, at 2134nHc and advanced to pc,
later easing back to first figures. Re
ceipts here were 203 cars.
PROVISIONS-Provisions were quiet
but steady on light hog receipts, and a
firm market at the yards. July pork
opened a shade higher at $11.47h@l1.5O;
July lard, 212c up at $6.9715 and fully ribs
unchanged at s6.57h- There was a fair
FLAX-Cash: N. w, $3.50; S. w, $3.50:
May, $3.50; September, 1927; October, s1.22.
September, $1.27; October, $122.
RYE-May, 5515c; July, 531zc.
BARLEY-36d41c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
JERRY HAS ENOUGH.
Ex-Congressman Gives Up Newspaper
Work.

Wichita, May 24-The Bayonet, a
weekly paper published in WIGHT by
ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson in the
interests of himself and the Populist
party in general, has passed into the
hands of Mr.. Frank Peltret, who has
been associated with the Seventh dis
trict ex-congressman for some time.
Mr.. Peltret assumed editorial and bust
ness management of the paper with this
issue and will continue the publication
of the paper along the same line of
principles. Mr.. Simpsons reasons for
Withdrawing from the paper, which he
founded, is the pressure of other mat
ters and responsibilities resting upcn
him.
The Bayonet was established about
two years ago by Mr.. Simpson, and
during its first few months of exist
ence it published some hot stuff" Mr..
Peltret came here from Washington
some time ago and lately has a gen
eral supervision of the paper, tom
to editor in chief. This weeks
Bayonet contains over a page article
explaining the change and giving a
history of h paper since its estab-
hshment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
A { 0 TO PACKERS.
May Be Forced to Seek New Market
For 100000 Pounds of Product.


Chicago, May 24.-The passage of the
German meat bill by the bundesratb
which now seems assured since it has
passed the reichstag is viewed different
" by the Chicago packers. Most of the
packers have little hope of any action
favoring American meat until Germany
has tried the law for some time. Prices
will advance as 500 as the law goes in
to effect" said one packer. The stop
ping of imports can cause nothing but
an advance for Germany cannot supply
it's home markets. The poorer classes of
course, will be unable to pay the in
creased figure. The rich man will care
nothing about the prices. He will be
able to pay them. When the German
people understand what the bill has
done there will be a new one but pOliti-
there is no hope of US getting any.
Il have not heard of hackers asking
for any retaliatory legislation. For my
part 1 believe the thing will settle it
self it being so bsurd a one that It's
operation will convince the German
people of their mistake in cutting off
their meat supply to please a few ag-
ricUltural districts"
Norris Eppstein, of the German
American Provision company said:
THE passage of this bill is an out
rage against h American packer.
American goods are absolutely pure
Gnu WIlOl6SOIle ana SnOulQ De permitted
TO enter the German market I know
h laboring people of Germany want
our products. 1 hope to see the bill kill
ed by the bundesrath."
Edward Tilden. of Libby, Mcneil &
Libby said: Unless the bundesrath
fails to approve the bill, the American
packer will have to find another mar
ket for 60, 000, 900 pounds of sausage and
canned meats. It will be a severe loss
to many packers"
Robert MAR of the Thomas J. Upton
company said:
THE bill is a we're blow to the Chi
cago packers"
Germany has been a good customer
of ours in the way of lard and canned
meats but has recently been a small
buyer of hams and side meats" said
Michael Cudahy. In fact, England is
n has been our best customer and hel
trade is worth more to the United
States in the meat line than all The
world beside. In fact our trade with
both Germany and France has beer
light for some time except in lard anc
canned stuff 1t looks much as though
the agrarians had determined to pro
hibit our meats and that they have de.
veloped considerable strength"
No l don't consider it a serious bloV
to American packing interests" said c
M. Faorite of Armour & Co, in discuss.
ing the action of the reichstag. Will,
1t is true that quite a business is done
with Germany in the sausage and cam,
ed meat way, it does not cut enough
figure to affect the markets in thi:
| country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-24
Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago, May ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
1900, including 900 Texans. Strong, butch
ers' steady. Good to prime steers. s5.10d
$50; poor to medium. $4.450495; stockers
and feeders, $S.S545.10; cows, $3-25aA so;
heifers. So. 40d5.25: Gamers, $2.50d3. 25;
bulls, S3.00d4.4O: calves, $4.59d6.S5; Texas
fed steers, $400d5.25; Texas bulls, $3.50
5.75.
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000: tomorrow.
22,c9O: left over. 1856; active, 5a10c higher;
top, $5.35; mixed and butchers. IS;
good to choice heavy. S5.25G5.35; rough
heavy, S5,o5Q5.121e; light, $5-o0q5.20; bulk
sHEEP~Receipts. 11,0oO; slow, 10a15c
lower. Good to choice wethers, $5.00G5.30;
fair to choice mixed, S4.50d5.10; western
sheep. $5.00d5.39 yearlings, $5.25Q5.60; ma
tive lambs, $4.50n7.10; western lambs, $500
d71O.
Official for yesterday:
RECEIPTs.Cattle, iS,412; hogs, 2S,ss9;
.sHfffPMENrs-Cattle. BIB; hogs. 5.s25;
sheen. 7S4.