Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-22

sloO month for the full year Profess
sor Barrett has received letters cf in
isqulry from number of persons IN the !
state, Which indicates that several Iowa
educators look forward to engaging in
lsthis service.
The county auditors are holding
sconvention IN Des Moines.. but ii Is not
! well attended, as many of the county
auditors are new in heir offices and dol
4 not IKE 10 leave home. There WAS isol
4 program and the auditors have dis
! cusssd at their meetings matters Of I'M
4 terest in their respective Offices Onr
thing which they discussed a good deal
/ yesterday was that Of assessments ct
! bank stock. 1t has been customary L,
4 deduct from bank stock the Liabilities
4 of the stock holders and this plan IL suits
lin releasing many bank s;ockh hsltiers
from raying taxes. Some of the audi
tors contend that these deductions
should not be made. They appointed a
I lcammittee to present the matter to the
4 attorney general ant, obtain an official
7 opinion on the matter on which they
can act. A legis tive committes- was
appointed consisting of Messrs. A j.
i Haga n. johnson county. j. L. Sealien,
/ Fayette @. II. Hammond. Wapello.
! Fred a. Cope Polk: j. IA. Gil. Decatur;
la r. Gresnwalt, Audubon. ard j. A !
! Bergen. HAMPTON Members for the
other congIes ssionai districts Will be APP
pointed later.
| The convention of electricians held
/ here, which closed yesterday, was NOT
Very We'll attended. but the meeting was
reported by those in attendance 10 be a
satisfactory one in every way The old
isoi1icers We're re-elected and ii was re-
Issolved to go to Cedar Rapids for the
next convention, which will be in April
of next year
Miss Paulding Refuses to Explain.
/ Washington Feb. 22-Miss Paintings
IsraptGrsd enlargement with Lieus Edie
was the topic of conv versation Yesterday
not only in social. bur IN political ard
naval circles. No light has heen brown
ION the subject. Ip f.iet. the mystery
seems To DEEPEN with the lapse Of tins
Il was reported Miss Padding was
Frustrated BY the unhappy outcome ot
her romano This WAS denied at the
DepeN household and in proof of II Miss
#Pauldins announced her Intention to be
sone OF the lheater party to see The
Gay Lord QueN. In the party We're her
jsbr9thei. Miss Alice Ward and Robert
| Winthrop. .aftsiward she attended a
sarss bridss Whist party given al the
home OF Mrs Wallssh
Lsut. Edie was a, the navy Depart
imsnt yesterday ard ssemsa perfectly
1scalm and unperturbsd by the unrleas-
/ ant notoriety of the last twt, daNs. He 1
lsabsolutely refused TO discuss the sub
jeet. 1T was rumored he had applied for
SEA duty, but this could not BE- con-
tirmel.
Ii is stated on good authority that
Senator Fry, who is one of Lieut. Edes
best friends. approached senator Depew
on the cause Of the trouble Mr.. FRYE
explained he had known IIdie since his
childhood. that his mother was one Of
the best friends Of his dead wife, and
that therefore he felt a keen interest in
lsthe welfare of the young man. Senator
iI)epew, tho perfectly courteous. seemed
TO resent amy questions on the subject
and said he did not care to discuss it.
Jury Gets the Kennedy Case.
New York. Feb. % All 10 o'clock last
might the jury Witch has in it's keeping
the fate Of Or. Samuel j. Kennedy the
Staten IslarG dentist accused Of the
murder of Dolly Reynolds n 1899, was
locked up. The defense nov hopes that
the delay in reaching verdic; may
mean disagreement.
Kennedy openad his lips audibly for
the first tims during the trial when
John F. Mcintyre. the special prose-
cutor. stopped after the Interrogation.
But had not this defendant financial
relations With Dolly Reynolds 2" With
al! eyes upon him during the pause.
Kennedy circulated No. His father,
DR.. John c. Kennedy. did not conceal
his agony. He leaned forward in his
chair, with his face flushed and his
hand to his ear TO catch every wcrd of
the arraignment.
New York. Feb. 22.-The jury in the
Kennedy trial reported this afternoon
that 1t was unable to agree.
VIII send No Delegates.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Feb 22-At the university
convocation today it was decided to
sand M 1A1o1a<ac ~ tho v,rouiIspfss. tn