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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
wooDMEN OF THE WORLD.
Fourth Biennial session of the Sow
erefrn Camp

Columbus o.. May 14.-The fourth
biennial session of the sovereign camp
of the Woodaen of the World convened
here today. with Sovereign Commander
j. G. Root, of Omaha, presiding. Dele
gates representing twenty-one states
are present. The sessions will continue
a week. Reports of officers and COM
mittees occupied the time today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Mnchintst. ON strike.

Fort Wayne. Ind, May 14.-one hun
dred and twenty-five machinists and
apprentices in the Wabash railway
shops here struck today. The machin-
ists' day and wages are at issue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
RciT's Mount Wins Again

London. May 14.-At the Newmarket
second spring meeting today the New
market handicap of 300 sovereigns was
Won by Russelrs filly Semper Vigilance,
ridden by Johnnie Reiff. Seven horses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
IMPORTANT CASE ON TRIAL.
j. w. Crowley Seeks to Recover
$4,000 for. False Arrest

Des Moines, May l4.-The trial of the
case of j. w. Crowley against w. A.
Richards and the Bankers Mutual Cas-
ualty Company was resumed Monday.
In the opening statements the attorneys
for the defendants intimated that they
would attempt to prove that Crowley
was guilty of completely in the sSheldahl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Picturesque War Figure Dead.

Pittspurg, Hay l4.-Nirs. Mary Leon
ard. better known as French Mary
Nivandie,e of the civil war. one of the
most picturesque figures produced DUR
ing The rebellion. committed suicide
last night by taking poiasn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Twin, Born 10 prtnco.,.

Frankfort-on-the Main, May IA. .
Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse,
youngest sister of Emperor William,
gave birth to twin sons this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
james Frederick Goddard pead

New York. May Thames Frederick
Goddard, trunk line commissioner and
formerly vice president and general
manager of the Atchison railroad Is
dead, Of Pneumonia, at his home in
Brooklyn, aged So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
WILL PAY IN 1902.
China Proposes to Pay First Install.
ment OF Indemnity Then

Berlin, May IA Pekin dispatch
says note from Chinese peace pleni-
potsntiaries accepting the amount of
indemnity demanded by the powers.
proposes to pay the first thirty annual
installments. 15,cOo,0c0 taels in July
1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
SCHOOL BOORS|NP0 POLK
Combination Among Rival Firms
to Defeat the American
Book Company.
Supreme and Federal Courts An.
ticipate Interesting Term--
Dallas Politics.
Interesting Tax Case in Appeal
From Jackson..Feeds Penn
sylvania Cattle.
Special to Times Republican.

| Sy1V0uld N6tlles
| Special to Times Republican.
! Des Moines. May 14.-The school book
question is likely to be disposed of in
this county in a manner that will not
suit the book monopolists and their ex-
\ pensive lobbyists of retainers and
agents. The county board is favorable
to change in the text books, so far as
it can be done without inflicting seri-
text books now in use have been used
for ten years and are practically all
| published by the American Book Com
pany. The same company seeks q new
lcontract and its agents have been en-
4 gagged here as elsewhere in bringing
strong pressure to bear on those who
have the determination of the question
of school books But the opposing
firms engaged in publishing school
books have effected a complete combin-
alton fer the purpose of routing the
American Book Company here. They
have a proposal, submitted 10 the board
1 today in which they suggest that the
i selection of the list of text books be left
! to a committee consisting of the prin-
4 cipals of the East and West Des Moines
4 schools the Valley junction schools.
/ the Mitchelville schools and a few oth-
/ er expert teachers. The committee,
4 they we'll know, Will recommends a num-
ber of important changes, and the con-
4 test for the contract has all the features
4 surrounding such contests in the past
and in other parts Of the state
The supreme court and federal court
4 meet today. Judge Mcpherson has a
4 number of important cases on hand and
A an interesting term is anticipated. The
supreme court will also have an unus-
ually good term and many opinions are
!-exnectea The larse law class will first
claim attention and this will take up a
good share of the time of the court to-
day and tomorrow.
The political arena for this week ap-
pears to be in Dallas county. At first
there were politicians ready to concede
i the county to Conger in case he should
be willing 20 accept the nomination. A
4 little later the Conger men gave it up.
and said they didn't want the county
anyhow and it was no use making a
4 fight where it was sure to be losing
game. The next step was a conference
here at which it was determined that
unless delegation could be secured
against Cummins in Dallas county
there was no use making any fight any
where else in the state. Dallas must be
= ~ s.,-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
DOOM OF RAG TIME.

American Federation of Musicians
Denounce II as ..Unmusical Rot.,'
Denver. May 14.-The American Fed
Grafton of Musicians, now in convention
kere, adopted resolutions characterizing
Rag Time" tunes as "unmusical rot
and pledging the members of the fedora
ton to make every effort to suppress
and discourage the playing and publish
ing of such musical trash"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Famous Lcndscapc Artist Dead.

Colorado Springs. May 14.-Harvey B.
Young, famous landscape artist, died
Yesterday Of congestion of the lungs at
his home IN this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14

Madrid May l4.-The cabinet has de-
cided 10 end the state of siege in BARGE
lena and restore the constitutional
guarantees there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Noted plnywrivht Dead

London, May l4.-George Conquest
actor and manager is dead
The cause was heart disease
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
T.-R BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEVIS OF IOl !!

Tho weath,-.
For Iowa-Fair tonight and we h
day, except showers in the es 8
west. s
For Illinois-Fair tonight andW Z
day. 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14

woman out on parole Is spending a
part of her parole time in safe place.
namely, in Jail. "A Mrs. Jamison who
figured prominently in court circles in
Cass county. had been sent to TIL. pen
itentiary but was paroled on good be-
havior, and she was no sooner out than
a deputy United States marshal took
her in custody and To Red Oak to serve
out an uneNpired sentence for vio,a,:on
of the liquor laws She hau been sem
fenced but sentence suspended.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

papers which, if destroyed, could nol no pe &c
placed, must rest in such cranpeo spG hTitd :
thisi So it is in many more rooms IN the pui IL
ing Whv we must keep 'accountings' in the law
library 1 hope to get the original Wills d.
ranged very soon. -. r,,
How would you like to have to sign every
paper in these piles?" he added. That's What
the SurrogateS had to do. =.
"Rut what are you going to do with these I'M
portant papers?" asked the reporter. VIII you
leave them gaping from these shelves IKE TINS!
What can do?" was the reply. We nave
not a square inch of additional room. We are
doing what we to protect them. Ihey are
comparatively safe as they are"
will they be safe do you think. until the
new Hall of Records is ready for them!
They will be looked out for. When the new
Hall of Records will be ready is more than
tell :
A number of lawyers and representatives of
title guarantee companies were busily engaged
among testamentary papers searching for tltles.
Several OF them stood close to an open door,
which at time might have closed upon a
small room where boxes containing the legal
papers of large estates are kept The reporter
wondered what prevented them from CARRYING
away box, if only for the purpose of satisfy
ing their curiosity as to its contents.
Returning the Surrogates, their chambers
occupy the west half of the old Sheriffs office
The eastern end OF the building on the City Hail
side is used for one of the courtrooms. me
second courtroom, over the south entrance Is
well lighted and commodious.
Tustfce Frank T. Fitzgerald is forty-three
years old and a native of this cry. IN Io9o'
while Rastus S. Ransom was still surrogate
the legislature decided that the appointment OF
a second surrogate was imperative Judge Fltz-
gerald thereupon chosen as ms coIedsue'
Among the important cases which he mas de-
cided are the Darragh will. the Teuton WILL tne
Fayerweather DEGREES and the collateral tax
in the Jay Gould estate.
Judge Thomas was born in Brooklyn on Janu-
ary g 1914 He has written an important trea-
tise on the law of mortgages In this State. He
orean nized the Metropolis Law School, which in
1S95 was merged into the Law School of the
University of the City of New-York as its even
ing division
That both judges experts in all that per-
tains to the law of inheritance goes without
saving Both faithful. earnest, sympathetlc
men who are anxious to do all in their power
TO conserve the interests which are intrusted 10
them Both have seen the burden of business
increase until now they are pressed TO tneir
fullest physical capacity to meet the obligations
which fell to them.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

Every thirty-three years, it is said, the entire
wealth of New-York County passes through the
Surrogate's Office. Millions and millions of dol
lars worth of property, real and personal, is
each year adjudicated by this court which is
probably the most burdened centre Of adjudica-
tion in the country. Yet, Notwithstanding this
tremendous pressure Of business, this wearing,
unceasing, ever present routine the officers
upon whom devolves the responsibility Of effect
ing settlement Of the estates of testators and
intestates perform their duties quietly and
unassumngly that the average man knows little
Of their work, and therefore cannot arrive at
Just appreciation of its intensity.
The layman usually understands that the Sur
rogate's Court has jurisdiction in granting let
tiers testamentary and letters of administration
and In other questions relating to the settlement
of property. He appreciates the fact that thou
sands Of widows and infants every year look 10
the Surrogate's Court for their protection, but
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

tcials who are in turn controlled by Russian gem
erals. For. indeed. the Russian general. take him
outside fighting and drinking vodka ii is pos
sble to be The only point in his favor is that in
take of themselves No attempt has been
made to touch the existing system of taxation
cept at New-Chwang, where the revenue is suf-
fcent to make 1t worth the trouble of collecting.
Chinese rascality. military red tape and general
Russian incapacty; and this not because Russia
because the home government has not the courage
of It's convictions, and is unwilling to inaugurate
occupation. Indeed the government will
yet encourage immigration into Manchuria, and
rane Stra1a) are permitted to bring their wives
and to settle in the country. not one in hundred
has yet done So because they, do not trust their
government. and afraid to risk everything
the chance of permanent occupation
The Americans, who take interest in Man
churia. afraid that country with such mag
ally be in position to undersell the world and to
dominate entirely the politics of Asia These fears
very slow in their development of the country.
Though they have been four years the railway
In the northern sections they even burn wood.
which is an expensive and eXtravagant method of
have fine coal mines at Yen-tai, near Moukden.
which they have been slowly developing. 1t will
be years before the mineral resources of Manchuria
more than scraped. and still longer before the
manufactures Of the East begin to compete with
those OF the West
In first place the cheap labor scare is great
where in the world for any length of time; by
by like water, labor finds it's level. and prices
ish too will tell you that Chinese coolie at so
kopecks (Sd) day does just about third of the
80 kopecks. and English of the Kai-
ping mines has told that he could manage that
the entire Chinese element. contractor laborer and
all. replaced by British workmen.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
RUSSIA IN MANCHURI4.
ITS COURSE THERE CHARACTERIZED BY
LAUNDERING STUPIDITY.

Correspondence of The London Morning Post.
II would be worth while to travel in Manchuria
If only for the sake OF making the ne
policy than own much abused government IN ~
81 PETERSBURG more roundly abused than ever
Downing Street has been in Shanghai. and that Is
We outsiders have an idea that the adyancfe of, OF
Russia in the East is the result OF wise p9tSGy,
of facts and vet when read the history or
Siberia We ind that in past times the advance has
been Tortultous and almost haphazard-the result
of Individual effort the frontier, and not AT all
nioneers have won that reward which Cecil Rhodes
has declared 10 be the highest guerdon Of merit
world at Petropavlosk and Khabarofsk and Nico-
laesk. but our knowledge of Eastern geography : Is IS
small! that TO most OF us these monuments ~ are. are
invisible and 1t IS fortunate If we remember the
That, however, the government has any strong
definite policy one soon begins TO doubt on get
Not single attenPJ is Peing mace 70 s1Pps ,id TIt
bwang1 in the hands Of the Chinese; but il has
baan TsdI,ce5 ~ a farce The governors general Of
the provinces have been robbed OF their mill
tboyysand men " each who must an carry Russian
certificates These bodyguards are ridculously in
enormous regions under the jurisdiction Of the
Chinese goyeriors, and the governors are supreme
only in name. They hardly dare stir outside OF
their own yamens without the permission OF the
The Governor OF Kirin, for example. had great
difficulty in getting permits for his family come
Nor do the Russians care TO select good men for
office. The Jang Jun. or Governor General, of
Moukden is known have been deeply implicated
the Boxer trouble OF last year. and yet n" IS al
lowed TO continue in office, presumably because he
is readily amenable 20 Russian Influence. The
magistrate OF Hal Chen, who was said by the
Chinese 10 he Of the few really honest officials
IN ManchurIa. who never accepted a bribe.
and whose courage IN putting down lawlessnes5
was almost unique. dismissed from his post
some trumped up charge brought by Chinese in
erpreter the real reason being that he had called
all the foreign consuls In New-Chwaug. though
warned do 1t Is fair to add that he has
with difficulty been temporarily renstated.
While the RUssiGnS have made Chinese rule a
farce. they have done little or nothing, as have
already stated. to supply the want Of civil au-
thority At kirin there Is 4 Russian Consul who is
loggerheads with the military authorities. but
for the most part of the country Is dominated by
the military element. Admiral Alexeien is nomi-
naly IN control OF the Province of Moukden but he
takes no part in the civil administration. one can
hardly imagine worse form OF government than
that which is carried on by corrupt Chinese Of
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

work TO be done only by men whose lehStheheu
tenure in office gave them a deeper insight iii'o
and a broader grasp Of the questions pecuil"i "
the court. This view on the part OF the lesis-
1.t,,ra was warmly seconded by all concerned IN
tho welfare of the Surrogate's Court
Among the men who have done hotaole "oi
IN this county in the settlement of estates OF
testators and intestates are Alexander w. oia
ford Daniel J. Rollins and John n v AZ
oil of whom are now dead; Delano C. ca,
vim. Rastus s Ransom ard James NJ Falhuii
Al the end of the term of John ii. " Arhoio
+ba work of the court became very much con-
oas+ed owing TO Judge Arnold's Illness Juuse
varnrr,o his successor found many as @oo
undecided cases which he at once set about us
nosing Of This work has long since peen ac-
cornplished To-day there are practlcaly il'
cases in the court which have not been settleu.
Another duty of the Surrogate justice Is 'nV
selection of appraisers. Formerly these oIiiclais
were appointed by the judge, but by recent
c+o+,ta he merely selects one of the hVe men
anpointed to that capacity by the Std.e ~ ~
tr0ller The Justice passes upon OF ieluoe' ~:
uass the appraisers report; that lS ne $50 Sa @
opinion whether or not he beleEes lhs aa;So1 aG s
the legacy an equitable one Thls decision i q "a -,
subject to appeal to the Appellate DlNl9ioti 49,
Ia the Court of Appeals Because SO ildiiS VI ~
estates passed upon by the Surrogate JuSolce
are large his opinion has great weight anu ~ iie r.
Quently screateS the law upoii 'i~ f
question at issue - 49, c,,rro
The transfer tax department or the ouIIo-
gates office is a busy place. 1t is almost oNsl
hIrdened with work Thomas g. tasey, who
was elected in 1892. when the department was
created. keeps this division up to high state
of efficiency. The large amount OF CUISINES"
which is transacted in the transfer tax depart
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
THE WORK OF THE SURROGATES
THE BURDEN on THOSE IN NEH-YORK COUNTY GREATER
THAN THAT TIE OTHERS IN THE STATE


Go the sixty other justices. Even in summer the
justices may be found in their private offices, at
tending to quasi-clerical work that is as wear
ing as necessary, or, clothed in the dignity OF
their robes, upon the tribunal Upon alternate
months they sit at chambers and at trial term.
At trial term their labors are comparatively
light but the work at chambers is generally
strenuous
ONE HUNDRED PROCEEDINGS A DAY.
In this session it is not unusual for them to
have as many as hundred proceedings re-
turnable in a single day. Some of these pass
through without objection, but many or them
are contested. To effect an agreement the
justice must listen TO the argument of counsel
consider briefs that are submitted and dispose
OF them Executors. administrators, trustees
guardians. wards and heirs must be led back
into harmony. Such result is often attained
by the humanity and sympathy Of the judge
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
foreign Resorts.
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New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
ELECTTONEERING BY PHONOGR4PH.
From The London Chronicle.

T
A candidate for municipal honors in Sheffield
has lately been putting his views before the
electors by means of a phonograph. and 1t is
possible that the plan may soon be extensively
adopted. At a recent Parliamentary election in
Victoria of the candidates shirked the task
of personally airing his views by sending a
phonograph around the various townships in
charge of a horseback. The electors,
however. resented the application of this time
saving method, and left the owner of the ma
chine at the bottom of the poll. The main diff
ficulty seems to lie in the fact that while the
phonograph will render speech plainly enough,
it cannot be heCkled got TO reply to ques-
tions.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

and the bursting of its she'll to all intents and pur
poses simultaneous, terrific. An old soldier at
Fort Hancock last Wednesday grinlly remarked
after the big gun fired there would be
plenty of work for the glazer.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-26
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The family where the parents,
through idleness or Indifference, or
self-indulgence or vice, neglect to pro-
tect, to educate, or to train the chill
dren committed to their care and the
children, following such examples
prove unflial and undutiful, is
wrecked as to all its present happi-
ness and future welfare.
Learning prepares and, in n meas
ure, takes the place Of experience; but
experience, on the other hand, is the
best means of understanding and ap-
preciating the results Of learning and
the wisdom of the ages.
With a quickened eyesight go on dis
covering much good on the worse side,
remembering that the same process
should prOportionately magnify and
demonstrate to you the much more
good ON the better side.
What a curious path fate oftentimes
seems to make for mortal feet, lead
ing them exactly whittier they have
resolved not to go, and shutting up
against them those ways which seemed
so clear and plain.
We love characters in proportion as
they are impulsive and spontaneous.
The less a man thinks or knows about
his virtues, the better we like him.
Great is the power Of coincidence.
Things have a habit Of happening
just when they are most likely to be
| useful.
Human nature is still, and always
will be, the same. There are no new
passions, no new follies to portray.
When a man agrees with you in
everything, he will bear watching
when your back is turned.
If life be so sweet that we are IN.
willing to part with it, how comes in
its bitter part.
We may stand on the highest hill IL
we are only willing to take steps
| enough.