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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
MISS LAURA coNeER wEDs.
Married to Lieut.. Buchan, kansan,
Whom She Met at Pekin.

Married to Lieut.. Buchan, a kansan'
Whom She Met at Pekin.
Chicago. Sept. 21.--Miss Laura, Con-
ger and Lieutenant Fred Il. Buchan
We're married last nightat the residence
of the brides aunt, Mrs. ]. S. Nc
Conneil. Miss Conger is u daughter OF
United States minister to China. The
courtship which ended in tcday's we'd
ding was begun in Pekin. Buchan was
with the American forces in the relief
column. Both attendants We're cousins
of the bride, and Miss Mary Pierce.
maid of honor, was also one of the
heroines of Pekin and member of the
Conger household. Her own wedding
to Lieutenant Hammond of the Amer
lean forces at Manila, will take place
before Mrs. Conger sails this autumn
to join Minister Conger in Pekin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
Patriotic employees Discharged.

Youngstown, O., Sept. 21.-Fifty pud-
dlers at the Girard plant of the Ameri-
can Steel Hoop Company, who refused
to work Thursday night out of respect
10 the memory of Mckinley. were dis
charged last night. The employees of the
plant will meet tonight, it is said, and
will strike Monday unless the dis.
charged workmen are reinstated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21

ence in regard to preparing his defense.
They have not decided whether or not
to request the court to appoint an alien
to examine into the mental condition
of the prisoner, but stated If such action
was desired it would not delay the trial
as examination could be had during the
progress of the peoples case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
BARkEEps INELIGIBLE.
Odd Fellows Will Not Admit Hotel
Saloon Keepers

Indianapolis. Sept. 21.-The Sovereign
Grand Lodge l. o. o. F. To-Day decided
that when a saloon is run in connection
with hotel the proprietor of the ho-
tel shall be regarded as saloon keep
er and not eligible to membership in the
order. The grand lodge holds its last
session today. Most of the session was
devoted to business questions of the
liquor law. 1t was decided that hotel
keepers with bars, already admitted to
the order. may take out Withdrawal
cards
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
Found Dead ia Bod.

Clarinda. Sept. 2l.-John cold man'o
Anderson was found yesterday by his
son Oscar dead in bed at his home in
lPinn's Grove, one and one-half miles
northwest of Nyman.
Mr.. Anderson, who Is rather eccentric,
has lived alone in a little home in Binn's
Grove for abeut ten years. His son
cared for him, bringing him supplies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
RlpeELY is APPOINTED.

President Today Names Him for Comp
troller of the Currency.
Washington Sept. 21.-Among the ap-
pointnients today by the president were
William b. Ridsely. comptroller of the
currency; and Edward T. Hoopes, as
sistant paymaster of the navy. with the
rank of ensign.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
BURGLARS At MAXWELL.
The Store of Bennet & Fleming Robbed
Of Goods Worth $500.

Special to TimeS-Republcan.
Maxwell, Sept. e1.-The store OF
Bennett & Fleming was entered by
burglars last night and goods worth
about 5000 stolen. The goods taken
consisted of silks and dress goods.
This is the second time the same store
has been burglarized within a short
time, having been broken into and
large amount of goods taken about six
weeks ago. About a week ago the
store of Stevens & Co. was robbed, the
amount taken not being known, but
was not thought to be large.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21

and attending to his few wants. but
during the past few days has been abb
sent with steam thresher, returning
yesterday morning to see If there was
anything his father needed. He was
shocked to find the old gentleman lying
lpon his bed a corpse. He may have
been dead day or two. There was
nothing to indicate that he had died 9TH
er than a natural death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
BOAT ENGINE ExPLoDEs.
Five Passengers Fatally Injured and
Others Thrown Into River.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Sept. 21.-The
gasoline fire boat running between
Elizabeth and Palestine, on the Little
Canawha river, blew up this morning.
The explosion occurred just after the
boat was loaded with passengers from
the morning train at Palestine. Last
reports state nobody was killed, but
five passengers were perhaps fatally
injured. The rest of the passengers
Jumped into the river and escaped With
only slight injuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
CONVENTION CLOSES
District w. c. Z. U. Work
ers Conclude Convention at Union.

ers Conclude Convention at Union.
Special to Times Republican
Union, Sept. 21.-The convention OF
Fourteenth district w. c. 7. u. was
brought to close at this place last
night with gold medal contest. Mrs.
Marian H. Dunham. of Burlington. state
president, was present and spoke inter-
estingly at the session yesterday after
noon. All of the present officers were
re-e,ected, as follows: President, Mrs.
Lora A. Bennett. of Marshalltown; vice
president. Mrs. Lichtenwalter, OF role
do; secretary, Mrs. Eichner. of Glad
brook; treasurer. Mrs. Lou Rogers, OF
this place: corresponding secretary,
Miss Phoebe Raley. of Bangor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
FATE OF THE HUDSON.
All Doubt That the Boat Went Down
Rennued.

sault Ste. Marie, Sept. 21-All doubt
about the fate of the steamer Hudson
was removed when the steamer j. C..
Ford landed here today with the body
of Sherman C. Brook, one of the Hud-
,son,s wheelsmen. aboard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
MRS. M'kINLEYs CONDITION..
She Slept Peacefully Last Night and
r.

She Slept Peacefully Last Night and
Took a Drive Today.
Cantonm Sept. 21.-Mrs. Mckinley
arose early today and said she enjoyed
good sleep and felt better than at
any time since her husband was shot.
To Dr. Rixey she expressed wish to
take another drive today. DR.. Rixey
said: Mrs. Mckinley's grief is In
tense. She is doing as well as can be
expected, however. Too much en-
couragement should not be taken at
this early day regarding her."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
QUICK Iustice.

Nebraska City. Neb., Sept. 2i.-Hall
Frampton, the negro who murdered hls
stepdaughter Feb. II, was today ar
raigned. indicted, tried and sentenced
to life imprisonment in less than thirty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21

Phillips Company Organized.
Chicago. Sept. 21.-The George n.
Phillips Company. with 100000 capital
was formed here today. with the former
Corn King president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
EIGHT KILLED sY TRAIN.

Austrian Trains Collide With Fatal
Results.
Bucharest, Sept. 21.-The express for
Vienna collided this morning at Palota
with petroleum train, killing eight
persons and injuring nine. Eighteen
petroleum cars and the entire express
train were completely destroyed by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
CREsCEUs WINS RACE,

The Abbot Defeated in First, Third and
Fourth Heats in Race for the $4,000
Purse This Afternoon.
Readville. Sept. al.-cresceus won the
first heat in the $4,000 race with The
Abbot this afternoon.
The time of the first heat was 2:10la.
The Abbot won the second heat by half
a length, time 2:0SA.
cresceus won the third heat, almost
distancing The Abbot. Time. 2:0si2.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
ROOTS SON Ill.
Secretary of War Hastens to Bedside
of His Eldest Boy.

New York, Sept. 21.-Because OF the
serious illness of his eldest SON Elihu
Root secretary of war, FASTENED back
ito his home in this city. Roots son has
been Ill for two weeks from typhoid fe-
yer. The father will not return to
Washington until the patient has passed
the critical period. which will not be
reached until next week.
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EVERYBODY invited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-02-20

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-02-20

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-02-20

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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
COLOMBIAN INSURGENTS
TAKE TOWN OF TUMACO

CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET. N
W., WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-Advices
were received to-day from Colombia to
the effect that the revoIutionists have ta-
ken the town Of Tumaco, on the Pacific
coast. near the Ecuadorian frontier. and
are now marching toward Guapi, which
is near Buena Ventura The cablegram
also says that yellow fever Is epidemic in
Buena Ventura.
An island has been used by the Colom-
bian insurgents to blockade the Colom-
bian port of Tumaco. This novel method
of enforcing the blockade was officially
brought to the notice of the Navy De-
partment to-day in a report dated Octo-
Der IA from Captain Thomas Perry, COM
manding the battleship Iowa, which is at
Panama.
Captain Perry in his report tells Of the
firing upon the British steamship Quito by
an insurgent battery and the subsequent
apology by the revolutionary leader to
the commander of the British warship
Icarus
If the blockade of Tumaco is not raised
by the time the battleship Iowa is re-
lieved at Panama she will probably be
sent to Tumaco to show that the block
ade is not effective for several reasons.
one is that the belligerency of the insur-
gents has not been recognized and an
other is that there has been given no pub
lie notification of the blockade.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25

Among them was one which stated that
division of the two squadrons had been de-
cided upon, one for the north and the other
for the south coast of Cuba, in which he
given the preference of command. The order.
if remember correctly. stated that under
any circumstances 1 was to remain with my
command and 1 asked him which of the two
stations he would take and he said he pur-
posed to hold the Havana, north one. He
also told me. which ever side I went on. to
remember that they were very heavily forti-
fled and his confidential instructions which he
delivered to me verbally. were that were
not to risk our battlesnps against the forti-
fled places Of the coast until after the Span
ish squadron had been disposed of. My recol-
lection now Is that he told me it at Cura-
Gao. The impression left upon me was that
1t was somewhere in the Venezuelan gulf and
that it was supplied with ammunition and
stores destined for Havana and that that
undoubtedly the point it was to reach. He
said his information was that the orders of
the Spanish fleet to reach Havana or some
point in railroad communication with it were
imperative and that he believed and thought
that Cienfuegos would be the point. as that
came under the acceptation of the order more
directly. We looked maps and I must
say I agreed with him. 1 could not imagine
that any one who had studied the military
situation Of the island at all could have SUP
posed that Santiago would have fulfilled any
of the conditions of this instruction. We had
a talk together. 1 said that l had been ordered
to report for duty to Admiral Remey and
that L imagined it necessarily meant himself
and that wanted to assure him at the outset
that should be loyal, absolutely and unre-
servedly. to the cause we were both repre-
senting. Captain Chadwick who was present
L don't remember whether all the time or not
said of course, commodore any one who
has known your character would know that IL
would be impossible for you to be otherwise
than loyal 1 asked the admiral if there had
been established any means Of communicating
with the insurgents. whether there were any
pilots or whether any locality was known
where they to be found He told me
that he did not know. that when he got the
situation better in hand he would communicate
with me, but that he thought it would be bet
ter for me to start early as we could get
away and blockade Cienfuegos. 1 said very
well. that 1 was prepared of course. to go
Continued on Page Three
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25

Charleston. The squadron arrived on the
18th and the commodore found orders
from the Secretary directing him to pro-,
ceed to Key West and report to Commo-
dore Remey for further instructions. He
went to the Florida port at a twelve-knot
speed that being the highest all the yes
sells of the squadron could make. The
squadron at the time consisted of the
Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas, Scor-
pion and Sterling, the latter being col
lier
The admiral said the Sterling was lost
sight of the first night out in dense fog
and he never saw her again until he met
her off the south side of Cuba. The fly
ing squadron arrived at Key West on the
17th the admiral thought, and on the
next day he went ashore to pay his re-
spects to Commodore Remey, after hav'
ing saluted his flag.
Swarming With Spanish Troops.
Continuing his narrative, the admiral
said:
'sWhile there the commodore showed me
a telegraphic order from the Honorable
Secretary of the Navy, directing me to
proceed with all dispatch to the blockade
off Havana. He also showed me a num-
Der of other dispatches, the purport Of
which l remember, but the contents 1 do
not During the time 1 on shore,
after having had my conference with
him. there were several of the Cuban peo-
pie resident there who informed me that
the province in which Cienfuegos was sit
uated and from that to the westward was
all most thoroughly occupied by Spanish
troops and we had better be careful in
any attempt at intercourse. / fastened
off, and on my way to the ship in the aft
ernoon thought 1 saw the New York ap
preaching.
.At all events when 1 got on board. de-
termining to go at once off Santiago the flag
shin had arrived and salutes were exchanged.
1 went on board to pay. respects and also
to talk over the situation with Admiral Samp-'
son. I found that the admiral was very much
worn and necessarily so, because his respon-
sibility had been very great. He had had great.
trouble in, keeping his squadron together and
he appeared to me as If he was in a good
deal of anxiety, which 1 could readily appre-
ciate. He showed me a number of orders