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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
TnE RUSSIAN. VIEW.
Rcgnralng Manchurl

Agreement Regarding Mnnchuria
May Bc Signed I'm Senr Future.
ST Petersburg. March 27-The corre-
spondent Of the Associated Press is in
formed on competent authority. that
the Russo Chinese agreement will prob
ably be signed shortly However, nego-
tiatons will continue and the result is
not yet certain. While ii is possible de-
tails will be slightly modified, the same
arrangements will be substantially de-
manded. According to the Russian point
OF view abatement OF what are here res
garded aa moderate demands would be
inconsistent with Russian interest and
would not sufficiently safeguard the
frontier and railroad The draft of the
agreement now being discussed does not
mention and does not affect Mongolia
or Turkestan. 1t concerns Manchuria
exclusively. The agreement will be de-
signed for protection Of the existing in
terestss and rights and not for acauisi-
tion of new things. II is automatically
admitted that Russia Is seeking certain
g.Aarantees for future security and 1t is
positively certain no powers have pro-
tested, even Japan refraining from this
attempt 10 interfere bc.3f2SI. ."c ether
governments. However. the Japanese
minister discussed this and other phases
OF the Chinese question with foreign
officer. The statement Of the japanese
foreign minister that Japan would nee
essarily demand compensation, If an
agreement is signed. has not made a de-
cisive impression, for, as the authority
of the Associated Pres, says. promises
or threats and their performance arc
often quite different
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
TROUBLE FOR TURKEY.
Affairs at Constantinople Nearing q
er,sis-sultnn's Finances I'm Bad

Affairs at Constantinople Nearing a
Grisis-sultan's Finances I'm Bad
shape.
London, March 27.-Advices received
here from Constantinople are to the eff
feet that affairs are rapidly reaching a
dangerous pass there The Turkish
finances are in inextricable confusion.
All the government dues are from six
TO eight months in arrears Upward of
a million Turkish pounds are due for
war material, while the military expen-
diture is daily increasing. In order to
cope with the rebellion in the province
of Yemen southern Arabia, and pos
sible rising in Macedonia. There is no
doubt that the Ottoman troops received
a severe check at the hands of the Arab
insurgents who, in a manifesto denoun-
cling the sultan, proclaimed his brother.
Mohammed Ressad Afendi, to be sultan.
with the title of Mohammed of the let
ter v.
Izzet Bey is said to be preparing for
flight The patrols of Constantinpoe
have been doubled. Mohammedans and
Christians are arrested hourly and large
numbers are daily shipped to Asia Mi-
nor The tension between the Bulgar-
ians and Mussulmans in Macedonia is
extreme. 1t isreported another band of
l5marauders has crossed Bulgaria into
| Macedonia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
WILL HANG FIVE NATIVES
Macarthur Approves Sentence 1
Case of Philippine Society.

Macarthur Approves Sentence In
Case of Philippines Society.
Manila, March 27.-Gen. Macarthur
has approved the sentence of the mill
tary commission which tried the leader
of the Philippine secret society. known
as Mando- Ducat. who murdered .Quis-
imbimg the native president of the
town of Calamba on Bay Lake and took
his head to the headquarters of the in
surgent general of that district. Five OF
the ringleaders of the Mando- Ducats
We're sentenced to be hanged at Calam-
ba, April 5. one to imprisonment for life
and four others to imprisonment for
twenty years. Capt. Augustus Mac
Nfanus. Of the Thirty ninth infantry.
who effected the arrest and secured the
conviction OF these Mando- Ducat lead
ers, has been highly complimented for
his work.
Affairs in Lugana province are as
suming better shape since the inhabit-
ants have been largely relieved &C the
terrorism exercised by the Insurgents.
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AspHYxIATED IN BED.
Albert Jonas, OF Cedar Rapids, suI-
ctdes In Burlington Hotel.

Special to Tines Republican.
Burlington, March 27.-All,ert jonas
OF Cedar Rapids was found dead in his
room at the McCutcheon Hoase yestsi-
day shorty before room. Death was
due Is asphyNiation and the man t,ad
been dead some hours when found
The ehanibermaid discovered the cdor
of gas and found the jet in jonas room.
turned On. She tried ,he Goor. p,it il
was locked and the key Mas on the ir-
side The girl then locked thru the
transon and saw the man, his face
terribly eontorted, stretched upon his
back in the bed She called for assist
ance ard the door was soon forced.
The room was flied With gas and
there is no doubt that Death had come
TO the sleeper hours before.
s When his clothes Mere examined, his
discharge papers from The z. 5. 5. Nero,
made out 70 William Harris. We're found.
His record while in the navy IS graded
as excellent Besides the discharge pa
pers which bear the date Of August ~.
1899 ia an order for transportation back
TO this country from the Philippine is
LANDS. His enlistment record shows that
he joined the navy at Mare Island, Aug.
%. 1896.
Jonas had registered as George Ray
lmcnd, Cedar Rapids He has brother
I in Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
THE GREAT BOAT RACE.
Oxford and Cambridgci in Good Con
ditton for SafurSinY,a (,nnteat

Oxford and Cambridge in Good Con.
dition for Saturdays Contest.
London March 27.-Both the Oxford
and Cambridge crews did some fast
rowing this morning with the crack
crews from the Thames and Leander
clubs. respectively. both easily leaving
their paoemakers behind. Seldom has
there been such uncertainty as to the
result of a university boat race as per-
tains to the contest that is to take place
next Saturday. Even the most conf
dent river prophets hesitate to definitely
forecast the outcome. Experts consider
the two crews to be the most evenly
matched in years. Oxford generally is
admitted to have the best style and fin
ish. but this is supposed to be mini
lnized by the superior strength and
staying powers of Cambridge. The re-
suit of the toss for position and the
state of the water is likely to settle the
event. Betting has veered frequently.
Today II Is six to four on Oxford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
"1NsULT TO WORKINGMEN. !"
Newcastle street Railway Man So
Chnrncterize Carnegie,s Offer.

OAnEACtcElL0 I'D SVuOts
Newcastle, Pa, March 27.-Owing TO
attitudes of the labor UNIONS the city
council will in all probability reject the
$4,000 offer of Andrew Carnegie for a
public library for this place.
Following the action OF the Trades
Assembly. division SO, Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees
has adopted a resolution protesting
against the acceptance of the gift. a
committee to which the matter had been
referred at a previous meeting reported
the following:
That such donations are inimical to
that independence American manhood
lis assumed to possess Con general prin-
ciples), and especially so in this case,
when such fragrant injustice, even to
murder, has been done 10 those whose
toll is represented in every dollar Of the
money thus rendered.
ITO erect such library here and by
Tits silent or it's partisan outspoken in
| fiuence induce our children to look upon
lit as a logical, necessary and unavoid-
able method of obtaining certain benc-
| fits tends TO destroy in their minds any
| idea of national Justice nr human rights
| and make of them willing supplicants al
! the mercy of this system of corporate
greed which deals out a part of the sun
lin charity it, originally appropriated
4 from the producers to whom it alone
rightfully belongs. which sum il they
had fully received would have enabled
them to have owned a library insteat
OF now being, as are all others who ar
similarly robbed, the objects of cnari
/ ty.
ut would be something like a sem
blance of justice if these donations wer,
made TO the widows and orphans o
Homestead. We deem them as worthy
of remembrance as the Maine. \ cit.
will enrich enormously few men an,
i then be itself an object e charity. W.
i therefore. condemn this ibrary move a
a an insult tn him 1t is said it Will benefi
Imost-the workingmar.s he does no
want charity but iuatice.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
RA1HBoNE WANTS RELEASE.
VIII Attempt Dimcult Job OF 6 letting
Bond In Cuba.

Havana, March 27.-Estes G. Rath-
bone, former director genera! OK pests
in Cuba. who Is now out on bail under.
charges OF fraudulent practices and
whose re-arrest has been ordered be-
cause his bondsmen refused to continue
on his bond, will be given an opportun-
ity to secure another bondsinan before
the order for his re-arrest is carried
out. His attorneys are hopeful Of get
ting new bail, but the large amount re-
quired and the difficulty experienced
upon the last occasion that bail was OBJ
tanned. make the result doubtful. In any
event the attorneys will ask for an inn
mediate trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Urges buying Tr,nrs' Lands.

Ann Arbor, Mich. March 20. G..
schurman. OF Cornell and former pres
ident of the Philippine commission. de-
.liyered ar address last night before the
Good Government Club upon The Phil-
ippines; Retrospect and Forecast" :"
His solution Of the trouble is to pur-
chase the lands owned by the friars as
he held that this is what has caused all
the troubles with the Tagalogs. 1T will
only cost $4.0oOcoo,' said he. and the
friars are willing to sell Then the Unit
ed States can dispose of the land in
small quantities to the natives. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Apnroyes New Army Rat,on,

washington, March q. President
Mckinley yesterday approved the new
army ration prepared under the direc
tion Of Gen. Weston, chief commissary,
The principal change is in the increase
ponent, s-25 of a gill. is changed by all
Lowing half of that amount in cucumber
pickles when desired. In the fruit COM
.ronent 12.5 ounces of jam is allowed for
the field ration in place Of 1875 ounces
of dried or evaporated fruit, which is
The allowance for the garrison ration. A
change is made in the travel ration by
allowing the canned tomatoes to be
served on the first day, instead of the
fourth as heretofore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
BAD WEATHER In EUROPE.

Heavy storms In Frnnce-severai In
ches OF snow In Paris.
London, March 81. The weather in
Europe continues as bitter as ever.
There has been frost and snow every
where. Seven to ten degrees of frost
We're registered in the London suburbs
early today. Heavy snow storms have
swept over northern France and there
ore several inches of snow on the streets
aof Too ric
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Mtners and Operators Auree.

Massillon, O., March 27.-The miners
and operators reached an agreement
this morning. The new scale goes into
effect April /. The operators gained
some alterations in the working rules,
but all changes representing dollars and
cents We're IN the miners favor. The
most important advance was 2 cents
car for slack, a reduction of 10 cents per
keg in the price of powder and a reduc-
ton of 10 cents per ton in the price of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Sage Warns Gould.

New York, March 27- Russell Sage
has warned George Gould against ar
IN be come a railroad mag
nate, hinting that there are those who
would never permit him to become a
power in railroad affairs. Mr.. Gould
has laudable ambition to become a
great railroad magnate, said Mr.. Sage.
But # ne should attempt this he would
invit opposition that would prove for
mi.5able.
Railroads can be built now for much
less money than formerly There is TOO
much capital in the country. While the
community of interests was being ac-
Hcomplshed and the roads in q. big ter
lliiory We're being brought under one
head twenty men in Wall street could
10 work, build an air line between
the principal points and render many of
the feeders of the big system unproduc-
tiSa The situation is such now, any
WAY that we viii be very lucky il we
escape without a big panic. =
Uncle Russell's admonition comes as
the result of the Wall street hints that
George cenid is reaching out after a
big western railroad combine with the
intention of concentrating all the Gould
interests under one nlanagelne erlt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
MARsHAILTowN, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 100
cluded that the income tax is the most
equitable. saving: There is q growing

cluded that the income tax is the most
equitable, saying: There is a growing
class of citizens who receive large in
comes or salaries and enje3 all the nd
vantages of society and good govern
ment, who, tho possessed Of abundant
ability to pay taxes, are, under the ex-
listing systems, practically exempt from
taxation or inadeauately taxed. This
class is receiving and must continue to
receive special attention in the revision
or reformation of the taxing systems in
the several states. While tax upon in
dividual incomes is generally conceded
to be just and equitable II principle, it
has been received with disfavor and re-
garded as impractical in its operation.
1t is apparent, however. to careful
student of the commonwealth taxation,
that because of it's justice and increas-
ing efficiency of state administrative
methods that are being evolved the idea
OF a limited supplementary state income
tax is growing in favor and coming to
be more generally regarded as a practi-
|cal measure under state supervision. !"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
WABASH Must Reduce Fare.

Lansing, Mich. March 27The SUI
prsnae court has filed an opinion up
holding he ruling of Commissions Os-
born that the earnings Of the Wabash
railroad in Michigan exceeded $1,000 per
mile last year and that the company
must reduce its passenger fare in Mich
igan to . cents per mile. The court
holds that in determining what the do
mestic fares shall be ii is competent TO
include the amount of interstate fares
earned by that portion of the road ly
ing within this state. That was the.
question involved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
a Boy Nfurdcrcr,,,

Chattanooga, Tenn. March 27.--1ewis
Mitchell, colored, aged IL, is probably
the youngest person in captivity charg-
ed with murder. He has been hound
over to the circuit court for the killing
of Roy Ayers, aged II years con Of a
prominent white citizen here, q few
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
charity, but justice.
SMITH is RELEASED.
Court Held He Had Committed \
Crime Irndcr the Sfn1ufes

Crime Under the stntutes.
Chicago. March 27.-Lloyd j. Smith.
tor Company. was today released from
custody and the remaining FIVE indict-
ments against him are quashed by de-
cision announced by Judge chalain.
Smith was charged with permitting
grain to be shipped from the elevators
under his management without cancel
lation of the warehouse receipts. The
hearing came UP under habeas corpus
proceedings to secure Smiths release
from Custody. The court granted the
Writ. holding that the standing indict-
ments accused MIN Of no crime under
the statutes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
CLAIMS REACH S3o, 600 900.
spnnish war Claims ommissionIR Re.
ccives the List of Bills Filcd.

Washington, March 27.-The Spanish
war claims commission. of which for
mer Senator Chandler is president, has
received from the state department a
full list of the claims against Spain.
growing out of the nsurrection in Cuba,
which were filed in the department up
to the 18th of the present month. These
claims are all those of American citi-
gems, for under the treaty Of Paris the
governments of the United States and
Spain undertook to adjust the claims of
their own citizens. The grand totalsof
these claims is about ss0.0o000O. Includ-
ed in the list are Ave claims in excess of
a million dollars.
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Ihe Nebrnsisa scnatorship.

Lincoln. Neb.. March 91.-With but
one more day left on which to ballot for
United States senator the vote today
showed little change senator Arends.
Who has been voting for d. E. Thomp
son caucus nomi:ee changed to the
rev candidate. Judge Paul Jensen, of
Nebraska City -Four members who
have been remaining out of caucus
Vent with him. The senator explained
his Vote by declaration that !; was
time "a desert all candidates and take
ZIP new ores The ballot: d. f. Thoni,-
son, 5ll Hinshaw Meicklejohn. 81;
currie. Z: Crounz 4; Rosewater. %: Al
len. 9fusionist. As; Hitchcock. fusion, A.;
" H. Thompson fusion. 6: Lyman,
fusion u; Balderi1ge. . Jensen. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
P' + RAILWAY COMBINE
sion and Central Pacific Inter.
5 ests May Be Consolidated in
: Near Future.
A Meeting Of the High Officials
Of Several Interested Roads
Arranged.
No Authoritative Announcement
of"Q" Lease to Northern Pa
cific Yet Made.

Chicago March President Hayes,
of the Southern Pacific railroad; Presi-
dent Burt, of the Union Pacific; Vice
President Bancroft, of the Oregon Short
Line. and Traffic Manager Campbell, of
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
COMPANY, rassed thru Chicago today
en- route for New York, where confer
Hence Will be aeld with Z. H. Hartman.
II is understood negotiations will be
made looking toward consolidation of
the Union and Central Pacific railway
systems.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
SUGAR WAR AT END.
ArbuckIes and the American Sueal
Refining Company Settle Differ

Refining Company Settle D1ffer-
enccs.
Toledo, O.. March 27.-The Blade to-
day says: Tho the suit in the supreme
cours of Ohio in the war between the
Arbuckles and the American Sugar Re-
fining Company is not yet Withdrawn,
that action will be taken and the bitter
fight between the two companies is at
an end. The exact terms Of the agree
men. are not made public, but it is
known that both will continue to handle
sugar and coffee. and the price will be
governed entirely by the price of raw
material.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27

don Times from Toxic, which stated on
the authority of the Japanese foreign
office that rumors concerning friction
between Russia and Japan are ground
less and that the relations between the
two governments are normal He said
that as he had no official advices from
Toxic on the situation he was con
strained to accept this statement as au-
thentic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
WILL PROTECT INTERESTS.
Premier Ito Declare. Japan WIN In

6iNt on IIcT7 K{Ehts.
Yokohama, March 27.--At meeting
1f his parliamentary adherents today
Premier Ito. referring to foreign poll
cies. said Japan had reached position
enabling her to protect her legitimate
interests and to take whatever steps the
exigencies OF the moment required 1t
was impossible to deny that Japan feels
the influence of complications connected
with her neighbor and does not ignore
the clouds on the horizon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
IOWA BANK BURGLARY
Burglars Made an a tempt But Were
Foiled at Riversidc Early Today.

Special d Times Republican.
CEDAR Issa pids, March 2I.-The savings
bark a Riverside was broken into early
this morning The burglars drilled thru
the Steel doors of the vault. but the in
ner safe resisted all efforts They se-
cured only small sum OF asyaey from
the cash drawer and escaped on a hand
car towards Iona City. There is no
,i1ip
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
t:hnlIenges RIVAL 10 DueI.

ST Louis, March PIE. L. Bautzer
and S. j. Harris have conducted a
wordv battle thru the editorial columns
of their weekly papers at Clayton in ST.
Louie county, and yesterday the quarrel
was brought to focus by Bautzer. who
has announced to his friends that he
has sent a formal challenge to his rival
to throw down the pen and settle their
differences by the code duello. The en-
tire village is stirred UP over the offair.
1t is staed by Harris friends that he
may call the attention of the postal au-
thorities to the letter mailed by Bautzer.
Thia would add an interesting chapter
on the way to prevent dueling in Amer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
a. n a. t,onycntfon.

ST. Paul, March 27.-The convention OF
the Order of Railway Conductors will be
held in st. Paul May 1424. This years
gathering promises to be one of the
most largely attended in the history Dc
the organization. The order has a mem
bership of 10000 in the United States.
Canada and Mexico and the three
countries viii be strongly represented.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
American Coal is Too Dear.

Washington. March 27.-The export
in American coal has been
checked. according to report from
many inquiries from coal dealers here
by the statement that American steam
coal. run of the mine. ALONGSIDE the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Kruger Not Coming.

New York, March 27.-Charles d.
Pierce. representative OF the Orange
Free State. today said there was no
truth in the story circulated in Paris
that Kruger will come to this country
to give . series Of lectures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27

wharf al Havre is quoted a s5.Ss per
ron. while British coal ranges from s2S1
10 s43S, the latter the very bess quality
Of picked coal. There are also dis
counts on these English rates and un-
less the American exporter can solve
the problem OF securing cheap freight
rates his coal, tho delivered on board
inere cheaply than the British coal, can
not cen1pete e in Europe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
III. Nlnnv Isocr i,rlsonerv.

Vryhei. March 27.--Gen. French, with
DartnaIs and Poultney's columns, ar
rived here yesterday. having killed.
wounded or captured 1900 Beers. He
has also taken several cannon. 1000
rifles, 1900 wagons and 226,0 head of
horses, cattle and sheep.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Internal Revenue Collections.

Washington. March 27.The monthly
statement of collections on internal rev
enue show for the month of February
total collections of $22.6OO,ooo an in
crease of s1,s5o.0Oo over the correspond
ing month last year. For the last eight
months the total collections were 1908. :
100 900. an Increase over the correspond
Inc period in 1900 of $7,49l. 900.
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Banker Henderson <enfenced.

Denver. March 27.-U. NJ. Henderson,
former cashier OF the First National
Bank OF Greeley, Col, who pleaded
guilty to the charge OF having enibez-
lzled s27 900 from the bank, was today
santensced to Ave yesrS tmpriscanont.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Wholesnic GROCERY Hurncd.

Huntington. W. Va, March 27-Schon,
Blake Il Stevenson's wholesale grocery
was burned this morning. Loss 100000.
John Wright, fireman. was killed. Will
Sturgeon, fireman, was seriously in
i,,rad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
Given Long Term in Prison

Champaign, ILL.,. March 27-Arthur
Heyer. the young desperate who robbed
bank and stole an engine and train of
cars at Fisher. Ill.,, few weeks since,
pleaded guilty to the four counts
charged against him by the grand jury.
one for burglary one for robbery and
two for grand larceny and was SEN
fenced by Judge Wright in the circuit
court of Champaign county to the peni-
tentiary. Having been sentenced on all
four of the counts his term in the state
prison will probably extend over a
period of forty years, If he lives SO long.