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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
PIXIES REAK BEACON.
Unique Celebration on the Crust
of tho Mountain.


Pike'a Peak. Colo. July 5.-A fiery
beacon, 800 feet long and blazing hun
dreds on feet in the air, was set off on
The summit of Pixies Peak at dark las,
night. The weather across the entire.
state of Colorado was clear, and the i'm
mense blaze. over $4,000 feet above the
sea level, was visible from Cheyenne.
nearly 200 miles north. to New Mexico,
the same distance south, Hundreds OF
thousands of persons We're able 10 sae
the patriotic beacon, which was the cul-
mination of the display on the peak.
Several bow kites. six feet across.
We're sent UP yesterday to over 5000
feet. carrying the American flag, which
was visible in Colorado Springs and adj
joining towns as we'll as in the Cripple
Creek district. Yesterday a snow cloud
settled around the kites and wrecked
them at 17,5o0o feet. Wednesdays ele-
walton was the greatest ever attained by
the stars and stripes
Last night dozen carloads of old
lumber were stacked in an immense pile
on the crest of The peak, and these wer,.
completely saturated with kerosena
while several barrels Of oil We're placed
under each pile of wood.
Behind the whole affair was a plat
form 100 feet in the air on which several
hundred pounds of red fire We're burned ]
to give a ruby glow TO the smoke and
the flags in front
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
MONTANA LAND FRAUD
Secretary Of the Interior Hitch.
cock Making an Investi-
CATION Of Trouble.
Government Officers Appear to
Have Been Guilty or Gross.
ly Negligent.
Indications That the Frauds
We're Exten ded Into Idaho
and Other States.

News continues to reach the interior
department indicating an extensive sys-
TEN OF land frauds in the northwest.
Thus far the revelations are confined all
most wholly to Montana and Idaho. Of
fcials are inclined to believe from the
extent Of the alleged frauds and the APP
parent system under which they have
been perpertrated they We're not
confined to that area. Only few days
ago Secretary Hitchcock was Informed
of the finding of 102 Indictments by the
federal grand Jury at Helena against
alleged land frauds in Montana aud he
received telegram saying the federal
grand jury in Idaho had returned ninety
indictments for the same offenses. The
Montana case grows out of a transact
tino by which United States Senator
Clark obtained possession of about IA 900
acres of the public domain timber lands
in that state. 1t appears that Senator
Clark purchased this property outright
from a group of men in Montana.
1t is not yet known here who is the
central figure in the alleged frauds in
Idaho But Secretary Hitchcock has de-
termined to institute most searching
and unsearching investigation into all
these cases as he is now doing in Mon
tana. 1t is minated he cannot UNDER
stand how such an extensive fraud
against the government could have been
committed If the officials charged with
protecting the public interests have
been duly vigilant in the discharge of
their duties. The result of the invests
cations may be a wholesale decapltation
of federal appointees.
1t is reported ex-senator Carter has
tclesraphed to the president long mes
sage requesting that no further action
be taken In the Montana investigation
until he can be heard in behalf of the
officials the secretary of the interior is
supposed to be after.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05

against the side of the pen that made
the women in the crowd Shrek with
terror lest their enclosure be torn down.
Again the ferocious animal was after
the toreadors He did not give them
a chance to use their darts nor their
other instruments of torture 1t was all
the men could do to escape his brisk
PUSHES turns, and wheels.
1t Was at this moment that the chief
toreador was trampled beneath the
bulls feet Had it not been for conven-
lent inches in the wall arranged for the
men when too hard pressed there would
likely have been tragedy. One of the
men said after the fight that the western
bulls appear to be fiercer than the
Spanish bulls. raised especially for the
purpose of fighting. The crowd waited
each attack of the bun breathlessy, and
when the men would show unusual agl-
ity they We're greeted with applause.
Several times the toreadors rushed in
front of the snorting animal and threw
their blankets over his horns to in
crease his rage. Each bull was worried
until he was exhausted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
QUAKER GREW beaten
Leander Rowing Club victors
Over the Americans at the
Henley Regatta.
Race Was Close and Exciting
and Winners Finish Only
Length Ahead.
Pennsylvania Crew Made a He.
roic Strusele--It Was a
Great Race.

Henley. July 5.-To the disappoint-
ment of all Americans at Henley the
Leander Rowing Club crew this morn
Ing defeated by length the University
OF Pennsylvania crew in the final heat
for the grand challenge cup. Time.
':o4 4-5. The bright sunshine and puffy
winds which blew from the Bucks shore
slightly favored the Leanders. The fol-
lowers of the British crew eyinced the
greatest confidence and Leander money
was everywhere available, but this con-
fidence never exceeded anything beyond
even money. In the Thames challenge
cup, final. Trinity Hall, of Cambridge.
beat the Kingston Rowing Club. Time.
1923.
The Pennsylvanians reached the boat
house at II o'clock, apparently as fit as
possible, while many of the followers Of
the red and blue showed the marks of
the intense strain of the final minutes.
The crew stripped. chatted and laughed
as cooiiy as tho going out for practice.
Eilis Ward, the American coach. placed
miniature American flag upon the
rudder of his boat as the coxswain
came TO the boat house and said to
Smith: Keep that as far ahead, my
boy. as you can
Both crews at the start showed no
tarce of nervousness and were sent
away in capital style, the Pennsylvania
ans rowing forty-three TO the minute
ard the Leanders forty-two AT the end
/ of Temple Island the Americans led by
one-thrd of length. AT Fraley the
time was minutes and 25 % seconds
with the Leandsrs fleet From there
on II was splendid struggle, out of
which the Leanders gained :nch by inch.
The mile was reached in five minutes
and fifteen seconds, with the Leanders
! half a length ahead. which they in
creased to three-quarters. At Isthmian
the Psnnsylvanians made desperate
spurt but it was of no avail. and two of
i the men weakened perceptibiy opposite
the grand stand. The Leanders won by
ta length in minutes and 4 As seconds.
ut was a grand race" said Coach
Ward. as the Leanders crossed the fin
ish line We were simply outrowed
and have no other explanation to
make
1t certainly was the most exciting tus-
sic ever seen at Henley There was
scarcely the advantage of three feet in
the Leandrs' station. TIL cheering for
the contestants as they struggled for the
j lead was terrific. Even Henley had new
er before heard such wild applause 8
greeted the Pennsylvanians and the Le-
enders. All down the course the cheer
ing was delirious from partisans of the
Ieanders as the latters boats crossed
the line at the finish ahead Of the Penn
/ sylvanians.
! silver goblets, final-Balliol College.
4 Oxford. beat the Belgians easily: $50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
GOLD TAKEN BY MINT EMPLoYE.
Official statemen, on the $4,000
Missing NJ san ifranciacn

OMcinl statement on the $4,000
Missing at san irrancisco.
San Francisco. July 5.-That the $780,
600 in gold missing from the San Fran
cisco branch mint was taken by some
one whose position enabled him to en-
ter the vault now seems certain. After
a careful investigation, aided by ex-
perts, Director Roberts, Superintendent
Leach and Cashier Cole gave this out
yesterday afternoon as their united be-
lief. They say there is no other possible
explanation for the disappearance of six
bags of gold, each containing $1,000 in
$50 gold pieces, missing since last Sat
urday.
We have been very reluctant" said
Director Roberts, TO conclude that a
shortage exists We have fought against
the belief that there Is anything wrong,
but after three days work in checking
calculations and going over the count
We have still to face the situation OF
$4,000 less in coin than the books call
;or. There appears to be no escape
from the conclusion that some one or
more persons employed In the mint has
been faithless to the trust reposed in
him or them
Thirty thousand dollars in gold was
not taken at a grab. 1t was not taken
by an outsider, but by some one who
was able to enter the vault Only one
man was supposed to have the comb-
nation to the lock. and tnat was the
cashier. but possibly others did have it,
1 see no possibility OF error in what was
charged to the cashier, for his own
books agree with the other depart
ments. but there is possibility of an
icverpayment to depositor, 1t is i'm
probable, however, that so large an
loverpayment could be made"
Both Superintendent Leach and Direc-
tor Roberts declared suspicion could not
point to Cashier Cole, since his books
were in perfect condition and called for
the amount that has been stolen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
T.-R BULL s TIN.
NOTICEABLE NEy,l OF TODAY

Tho We 3
lowa-Generally fs g tonight and Sat
urday; cooler in the east tonight.
Illinois-Generally fair tonight and
Saturday; cooler in the east tonight.
PAGE ONE.
TELEGRAPH1c NEWS:
Pennsylvania 9 Grew Defeated.
Big Land Fraud Unearthed.
The Hot Wave Broken.
Discharged Soldiers CAUSE Riot.
The Industrial Schools System.
PAGE TWO.
GENERAL NEWS:
Porto Rico Adopts Free Trade.
New Regime in Philippines
Money Magnates Return from Europe
Train Thugs Surrounded.
pNGE THREE.
IOWA NEWS:
The Fourth in Iowa.
Accidents not Numerous.
Two Serious Fires
A Tragedy at Des Moines.
PAGES roUH AND FIVE
EDITORIAL:
The Net Result.
Enforcing Banking Laws.
The Late Senator Kyle.
Christian Science and Medicine.
Outside Point of View.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Iowa Items and News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
CITY NEWS:
Marshalltown Peoples Fourth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
MRS. Gait WINS FOR SUFFRAGE
Defeats Rev. j. a. Bontman of Keo-
kuk In Debate nj Chninuaua pnrk

Defeats Rev. j. "A. Boatman of Keo-
kuk In Debate mt Chntnuqua Park
Des Moines. July 5.Mrs Carrie
Chapman Gait won the joint debate at
Chautauqua Park with Rev. j. a. Boat
man. of Keokuk, on Woman Suffrage
About 5000 people attended. The SYM
pathy of the audience was evenly di-
vided, but Mrs. Gait made much the
better argument and impression. DIR.
Boatman depended largely on the scrip
ture, which enjoins wives 10 ask their
husbands, and making the husbands the
head and wives the foot. and insisted
that suffrage will deprive the homes of
the needed care of mothers and deprive
men of their Jobs and offices Mrs. Gait
said that women are now taxed with
out representation. that equal suffrage
viii give better and more moral govern
ment. and that IL St. Paul said what
Boatman says he said he was wrong.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
TRAIN HITS A HANDcAR.
One Man killed and Another Fatally
Injured

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. July 5.--A fast passenger
train on the Sioux City and Pacific
struck a hand car with three sectior
msn on board Wednesday evening at
Thompson bridge. One of the men
William Brown is dead. another An
drew Anderson. can not recover while
the third escaped With out a scratch
The train struck the car from behind
and the handcar and two men Were
hurled from the track With the force Of
Q tornado. John Anderson the one mar
who eseaped INJURY. saw the coming en-
gine just in time 10 give a wild leap
into the air, ana land safely al the side
Of the roadbed as the train Numbered
by The other wo men did not know
of the death bearing down upon them,
ard they We're thrown into the air. The
car was broken into thousand pieces
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
AGAINST AMERICAN STEEL.
Russia's Fight on Tariff Directed on
Our Iron Products


st. Petersburg. July 5.-The repre-
sentative here of an American firm
whose business has suffered by the dis
eliminating duties now being imposed
by Russia and the United States. talk
ing of the present difficulty, said:
NJ. De Witte, the finance minister,
shrewdly pitted steel against sugar He
is quoted as repeating the charge that
Secretary Gage is taking an interest in
the American sugar ard oil trusts. This
IS somewhat unguarded on his part,
considering the close relations between
the Russian sugar and steel interests
and the government. He. apparently,
displayed more feeling than the intrin-
sic value of the sugar trade with the
United States necessitated Perhaps this
IS due partially to the fact that the i'm
perial family and other influential peo-
pie are largely interested in the sugar
industry.
The United States must meet Russia
kaf way. But, if Russia desires COM
mercial war, We should fight. Russia
does not intend 20 allow the United
states, Germany or anybody esse to-
have permanently profitable trade
here
Russia wants foreign money, not for
c'gn goods Whether Russia is trying to
bluff or bully. the Americans who sup
port NJ. de Witte against Mr.. Gage are
playing her game. 1t is declared here
that Russia will never allow Washing
ton 10 construe her sugar laws. But
reither can the United States recognize
the Russian Interpretation of our tar
iff'
Tho actual effects of the discriminate
ing duties have not been as disastrous
as expected The decrease in Asiatic
imports is chiefly due to the abolition of
the open port at Vadivostock. Atten-
tion ia directed to the increasing disin-
clination of the Russian authorities to
peFinit the importation of any goods
which the Russians can produce, no
matter what they cost.
This policy, more than the tariff OBJ
structa foreign trade. 1t is recalled that
the government recently narrowly re-.
fstricted the use of foreign goods in tho
Russian army and navy factories, and
that the same policy ia pursued where
ever the government influence extends
Lawyers representing larges. tinan-
cial ntrests In America. who We're re-
Gently here, offered si0o00.0O0 to build
the Nlatka railroad. provided certain
proportion OF American materials was
used. The categorical reply from the
Finance Ministry was that not one
pound of such material could be used.
The syndicate then refused to accept
the concession.
The same syndicate declined extensive
fishing privileges in eastern Siberia, be-
cause Russian engineers We're required
and the Russians retained full control of
the enterprise.
United states Ambassador Charlie
magne Tower who hastened back TO ST.
Petersburg from his leave of tbsence.
has been during the last few days in
personal communication with the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. Count Lams-
kdorf. and NJ, de Witte. and negotiations
are being carried on in the most friend
ly manner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
Twen,y Injured by Acciden,

Canton, H.. July 5.-one person was
killed, two fatally injured. and twenty
badly hurt in disaster which occurred
during the celebration of the Fourth OF
July here yesterday.
Twenty or more people had climbed tic
the roof of a one-story brick building
to watch the passing of parade The
sidewalk below was crowded with men
women and children.
Suddenly. and without any warning
the brick coping against which the peo-
pie on the roof were leaning gave way
and the were precipitated to the side
walk, eighteen feet below.
The bodies of the people falling from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
Mrs. Nn.lon,s Nnrrow Esenpe.

Charlottesville, Ind. July 5-Mrs.
Carrie Nation had narrow escape yes
terday at the Elks' celebration. She had
just closed an address to 5000 people,
when the stand collapsed. Mrs. Nation
was badly bruised, but recovered sutti-
GENTLY TO sell her hatchets and demon
strate her ability by fracturing several
bottles of beer that she had procured
for the purpose. She threatens to start
n smashing expedition in earnest before
she leaves town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
THE AMMONIA EXPLODED.
Engineer Erickson of Ft. Dodge
Meets With Painful Injury.

Fort Dodge. July 5.-Engineer Erick-
son Of the NJ & ST. L. road suffered j
painful ACCIDENT Yesterday from an ex-
plosIon of ammonia which viii make
necessary a vacation from his duties if
not permanent injury to his eyes While
at I.uverne he began cooling a hot box
on his engine by the use Of ammonia
Some of the fluid used in this kind of
work is of extra strength and when
heated sometimes generates more rapid
ly than can be disposed of. This hap
pened in this case and the gas exploded.
blowing the cork from the bottle and
forcing the ammonia into the engineers
eyes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
KILLED AT osKALoosA.
NJ. May, of Eddyvillc. walksin From
Ccntrnl Trnin md is Killed

Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa. July "Wednesday even
ing, at abou, 7:25 o'clock an Iowa Gem
tral thru freight second No. 80. in
charge of Conductor j Nandraska and
Engineer George Cation. struck an un-
known man. The accident occurred at
a point one mile north of the Skunk
river bridge May was walking on the
track toward the train and as it ap-
preached him he stepped off. AS the en-
inc neared him the man seemed 70 stag
ger towards the locomotive. the cylinder
OF which struck him on the right side.
causing death. The body was brought,
to this city and placed in charge of
Coroner Cheesman. In the dead mans
pockets We're found a paper bearing the
name M. May Eddyvile." May is
about 30 years of age
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
MAN AND TEAM MISSING.
A clar1ndn Livcrymnn Victim of a
stranger.

Special to Times Republican.
Ciarinda July about $ o'clock on
"Wednesday morning stranger called
AZ the livery barn Of j. A. Walker, of
this place and engaged a horse and
buggy 10 go five miles in the country TO
William ottie's, Maker expected the
man back by noon ard when he did not
hen show up supposed that perhaps he
was waiting until the cool Of the even
ing to drive In. When he did not come
at 10 p. m Mr.. Walker became susp
cious that all was rot right and tele-
phoned to Mr. ottie to ascertain If his
man was there and the reply that he
was moi there, neither had he been dur
ing the day. The fellow said he had
once worked for ottie, which was un-
true He is described as light com
plected. has German dialect in speak
ing and is about % years old No clue
whatever has been obtained up to the
present time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
STOLE VALUABLE STAMPS.
Thlof steals 81, 900 worth OF STAN,

I HIcl StchIs 81 ,UUU w orth OF Stump
From Government Building.
Buffalo. n. Y, July 5.-A daring thief
made his way into the government
building at he exposition at midnight
passed the four guards, and stole $4,000
worth of stamps from the postof!ice ex-
hiibt. These We're rare. uncauceled
stamps, composing collection of the
issues of this government from the first
issue to the PAN American issue. Some
of them are quite valuable and We're
borrowed by the government from pri-
vate collectors for this exhibition
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
BAD STORM IN NEBRASKA.
Tornado at Grand Island Wrecks a
Circus-T>yelve People Hurt.

AOA AA">aO ~ VI u AiNA iSi@HsA 'ASStAo a
Circus-T>velvef People Hurt.
Grand Island. Neb. July 5.-A torna-
do struck Hall county yesterday after
noon. causing great destruction 10 prop
ar,v and nossih,,. ,oss of ufe In ,b,s.
,.,,,. .,.a,,
W. "
"nom may aie.
me injured:
Mrs. John Boyle.
Charles Boyle
Ira Henderson.
Alice Duffy.
John Cameron.
Miller Wait.
Harriet Joyce.
William Rollins,
Mary Dougherty.
Maggie Swift; may die.
Harry Mullaney: may die.
Most of the injured are country poo
pie, who same to town to attend the
Fourth of July celebration and the cir
Gus The storm made an utter wreck of
the circus, part of the property being
scattered over a space twenty miles long
by two miles wide. Cages containing an
imals We're overturned and many yaI,,a-
Bile ponies killed. One cage of monkeys
was rolled a distance of two miles mass
ing thru wire fences and outhouses in
its wild flight. Every animal was killed.
A few moments before the storm the
sun was shining brightly and not a
breath of air was stirring. The mercury
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
COWBOY PREACHER SUICIDES
Rev. Brooker shoots Himself To
Avoid

Avoid Disgrace.
Kearney, Neb, July 5.-To avoid ar
rest on disgraceful charges Rev W. G..
Brooker. we'll known in this part of the
states as the cowboy preacher
on Wednesday committed suicide.
The sheriff came here from
Granl Island to serve on the
minister warrant charging him with
criminal relations with Harriet Long
mate. who had been an intimate friend
of the Brooker family during their resi-
dence at that place. MIR. BROKER de-
clared his innocence to the sheriff, and
While the latter stepped out to get a
guard for his prisoner the minister shot
himself He leaves widow and six
children. one of whom is an evangelical
PREACHER at Shelton. Neb.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
pnyi. Wa. Expecting r,on,,,..

Nevada. NO., July Sat Ketter-
man. near here, John Davis shot l.. u.
Bryan. neighborins stock man. In
the arm. and in return was shot and
killed by Bryan. Bryan visited Da-
Wis farm with loaded shotgun and
Davis, who had been expecting trou.
ble. opened fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
Overcome by Gs.ojin, Fum,.

Middleville. Mich. July 5.-George
Z. Matteson. clerk in the store of a.
NJ. Gardner. was overcome by gaso.
line fumes while cleaning out tank.
His condition is serious, but he VIII
probably recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
HAD THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

Away by balloon Lands safely.
Special to Times Republican,.
Davenport, july Earl Meyers. a
lad, became tangled In balloon ropes at
West Liberty yesterday when the bal
loon broke loose. Meyers was dragged
in the air, head down. He pulled him
self up and landed safely an hour later