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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
Provisions Of the Treaty.

New York, Nov lS-The Journal pub
fishes long dispatch giving what il
claims is the text Of the new Nicaraugan
canal treaty. 1t was shown to a CORE
spondent in London by high official
Of the foreign Office After giving the
preamble the dispatch continues: 1t Is
etructed under the auspices of the gov
ernment of the United States. either di-
rectly at its own cost. or by gift or loan
of money to individuals or corporations
or thru subscription to or purchase OF
stock or shares. and that, subject to the
provisions of the present convention
said government shall have and enjoy
oil rights incident to such construction
as well as the exclusive right Of provid-
ing for the regulation and management
CT the canal" Other provisions are as
follows: The canal shall be free and
open to vessels Of commerce and war OF
all nations, observing these rules on
serms OF entire equity. There shall be nc
discrimination against any such nation
or its citizens or subjects in respect to
conditions or charges of traffic, or other
wise. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be ex-
ercised nor any act of hostility be COM
nitted within it. Vessels of war of a
beligerent shall not revictual nor take
any stores in the canal except so far as
may be strictly necessary: and transit
OF such vessels thru the canal shall be
effected with the least possible delay in
accordance with the regulations in
force, and with only such intermission
as may result from the necessities of the
service. Prizes shall be in all respects
subject to the same rules as vessels of
war of belligerents. No beliigerent shall
embark or diSenbark troops or muni-
tions of war or warlike materials in the
canal, except in case of accidental him
drance in transit and in such case
transit shall be resumed with all posi-
bic dispatch. The provisions of this ar
ticle shall apply to waters adjacent te
the canal within three marine miles al
either end. Vessels of war of belliger-
ents shall not remain in such waters
longer than twentyfour hours at any
one time, except in case of distress, ano
In such case shall depart as soon as pos
sible; but vessel of war of one bellig-
erent shall not depart within twenty
four hours from the departure of ves-
sci of war of another belligerent. Plant
of establishments. buildings and all
works necessary to construction and
maintenance of operation of the canal
shall be deemed to be a part thereof, for
the purposes of this convention, and in
time of war as in time of peace shall en-
Joy complete immunity from attack OIL
injury by belligerents and from acts
calculated to impair their usefulness as
s d part of the canal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
RODE INTO SCHOOL HOUSE.
Drunken Hunters Ride Horses Into
School Building and Fire at Stu

0entS.
Wichita, Kas, Nov. 1s.-Anna Green.
an S-year-old pupil of the Mount Hope,
o. T., school, who was shot by six
drunken hunters Friday afternoon, died
yesterday morning. A boy named John
Williams was shot thru the hand and
other pupils We're more or less injured
by flying bullets. broken glass, and in
the mad rush to get out of the building.
The six men are now locked in Jail and
threats of lynching are freely made.
According to Chief of Police Frank
Grail the six men, all Of them promi-
nent business men of Bellemont, o. T.,
and all drunk rode into town on horse
back on their return from a hunt in the
Indian territory. After terrifying the
citizens of the town by shooting and
yelling, two of the party went into a
store, where they held up the proprietor,
taking possession of his place. smashing
his show cases and destroying quite an
amount of property. The men then
mounted and made for the school house,
which they entered on their horses, dis
charging their weapons and riding
about in the aisles. smashing desks,
windows and everything within their
reach.
Some of the children attempted TO es-
cape thru the windows Among them
We're Annie Green and John Williams.
The former was shot in the right shoul-
der and fell to the floor badly wounded.
John Williams was shot thru the hand.
After leaving the school house the
men rode homeward. BY this time.
however a posse had been formed and
the men We're captured. They are Frank
Jocelyn. Andrew Hogerty, sam john
son, Mortimore O'Conner, Chris Burton
and Alex Christie. The men are resi-
dents of Bellemont, o. t., and We're con-
sidered highly respectable there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18

ready to give the matter consideration
and if the city council is of like mind
the thing will be done. Des Moines peo-
pie are tired of having to wait two or
three days to find out how big the ma
jority is in the city.
Assistant Attorney General Van
Vleck is engaged in preparing the argu-
ment for the state in the case against
Sarah Kuhn from Keokuk county. The
case involves circumstantial evidence
and the matter of alleged prejudice of
the court and erroneous rulings preju-
dicial to the defendant. The attorneys
for the defendant in their plea to the
lower court for a new trial became
highly dramatic and emotional and
made an eloquent presentation of the
cause of their client
Il. p Clarkson denies emphatically
that there has been any negotiations
between him and A. w. Lee, of Ottum-
wa in regard to the Register. The ru-
NOR which was prevalent last week in
Des Moines therefore has no foundation
in fact Mr. Clarkson says he has not
seen Mr.. Lee in six months. The writer
gave the rumor only as it came to him
from number of different sources,
without judgment as to its reliability.
AT last Des Moines is going to fill up
the gap in the Iowa National Guard by
a new company A. Fifty-first regiment.
None of the members of the old COM
panies will be admitted, but new men
will compose the company. The boys are
mostly from the west side high school
and new in the militia. 1t is believed
by Adj. Gen. Byers that in this way Des
Moines may be, able to support one COM
pany of the national guard. Medical ex-
animation will be given the applicants
this evening and if sufficient number
are available the company will be mus
tered in tomorrow evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
BOARD IS ACCUSED.
St. Louis Health Department.
CHARGED With NEGLIGENCE in
Preparing Anti.Toxin.
The Serum Obtained From
Horses Suffering With Lock.
jaw-.Seven Deaths.
The c.. B. { Q. and Northern Pa.
cific Elect Officers and
Directors Today.

st. Louis, Nov. 1s.-coroner Funk
houser today rendered verdict finding
the st. Louis health department negli-
gent in preparation of the diphtheria
anti-toxin that caused the death by
lockjaw of seven children to whom it
was recently administered for diph-
theta. For some time the health depart
ment has been making anti-toxIu for
use in diphtheria cases. This was dis
tributed among the practicing physi-
clans thruout the city free OF charge
and used in city institutions quite gen.
orally. In many cases it is said to have
saved lives. The serum was obtained
from horses that are said to have con-
.tracted tetanus and impaired it TO the
anti-toxin drawn from their bodies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
- -
WI TING FANG VExED.
Says Chinese Madens Are Simply
House Guests.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 1S.-'Nu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister. is rather
vexed over the notoriety given the
young Chinese maidens who accom-
panied Nine. WI from the Flowery
Kingdom, and who are now in Wash
ington, and he wishes society to con-
slider them strictly unofficial visitors, to
whom Nine. Wu's guests must not pay
homage or specially entertain them.
He says they Will take no part in the
social life of the capital are simply
house guests, and will live in seclusion,
with the exception of outings about the
streets, when they will be accompanied
by Nine. WI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
TRUSTS, TARIFF, RECIPROCITY.
Three Matters Which Congress Will
Give Careful Attention.

Washington, NOV. lS.-Inere are three
topics of legislation which, it is as
serted by the old heads in congress,
will be given careful attention, but in
all probability will not be advanced to
the stage of actual constructive legisla-
ton. These subjects are the control of
trusts, the revision of the tariff, and the
creation of genuine reciprocity. The
sentiment in congress on the trusts is
Just about as diverse as it is among the
people at large. The members differ
honestly es to the extent of the evil,
as well az about the remedy to be
adopted There are grave constitutional
questions involved concerning the rights
of the states and the United States, and
the sentiment of the members who have
appeared here thus far that the present
session of congress Will take some stepss
of an important character on the trust
question, and particularly SO because an
unusually strong expression on this sub
ject is certain to come from President
Roosevelt.
Somewhat the same situation is IN
yolved regarding reciprocity. The gem
eral principle of reciprocity is favored,
as every one knows, by the president
and by most of the leaders in congress-
There is serious difference of opinion,
however as to the application of this
principle. The treaties already nego-
tiated are not likely to be ratified in
the senate and then passed by the
house, as is required by law. There is
a strong sentiment in favor of the crea-
ton of maximum and minimum tariff
as the best means of securing conces-
slons from other countries. In word
congress seems to insist that any re-
ciprocity involving the changing of the
tariff rates must always be legislative,
and not executive.
The revision of the tariff is admitted
to be somewhat distant, but none the
less desirable. This tariff revision is
intimately associated with the trust
question, and, of course. with reciproci-
ty. For this reason the sentiment in
congress seems to favor the creation of
joint committees. made up of men of ac-
knowledged standing in both houses, to
take into consideration each one of
these three great topics of the trusts.
the tariff, and reciprocity, and see how
far congress can go, constitutionally,
and when that is decided, just how far
it is wise to go in dealing with all these
subjects.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
posse of forty men armed with Win
chesters is running him down.

posse of forty men armed With VIM
chesters is running him down.
John A. Montgomery and Hugh Mont
gomery, the one of oxford and the 9TH
Ter of Pontoioc, are the officers who lost
their lives thru is believed to have
been Mathis trea,iery. Early Sunday
the horse ridden by Hugh Montgomery
was found tied to a post in front of the
home of Curdy Hall, a neighbor of Mat
this. The blackened bones of two hu-
man beings We're later found in the
ruins of the desperado's house, and 1t is
supposed that Mathis, after seeing his
pursuers were no longer living, seized
one of the horses and made his escape.
The Montgomerys were seeking to ar
rest Mathis on charges of the killing OF
a negro q month ago and the illicit dis
tilling of whisky. Last summer Mat
this was tried on the charge OF counter
feiting, and negro was the chief wit
ness against him. On the witness stand
Mathis said he would kill the negro II
it were shown he was responible for the
prosecution. A month ago the negro
was shot from ambush and instantly
killed. Everyone believes Mathis to
have been the murderer. as
From reports brought here it is sup
posed that the two deputy marshals
reached Mathis house about 8 O'CLOCK
that night. Shots were heard in that
reighborhood then, and, again at !
o'clock the next morning, other shots
were heard. The most plausible story
and the one generally believed is that
the Montgomerys arrested Mathis. but
were persuaded to remain until morning
before they should take him to town.
During the night the officers were prob-
ably overpowered by confederates OF
Mathis, who had been given the alarm.
They may have made fight. but were
killed. Then the house was fired to cover
up the crime.
Mathis wife was found at her fa-
theirs home, a few miles from the scene
Of the tragedy, by the armed posse. She
told pretty straight story, but it is not
generally credited. She says she left
home that evening before s o'clock, and
does not know anything about her hus-
band. except information he had given
her to the effect that he was going to
leave the county. She may be arrested
fer being an accessory. for it is argued
some one must have informed Mathis
allies of his predicament. A negro who
acted suspiciously was arrested and
lodged in Jail here yesterday evening. Up
to q late hour no trace Of Mathis had
been discovered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
bama had been called upon to engage
an enemy the ship would have been III
q precarious situation

bama had been called upon to engase
an enemy the ship would have been III
a precarious situation.
The superstructure of the ship on the
port side bulges as a result of the ter
rife blast developed in firing the thir-
teen-inch guns. They recoil three feet
when fired.
When the premature explosion oc-
Cured the shock to the ship was ter
rife and it was almost impossible foi
the men at the after siX-inch guns 10
remain at their posts. Every deck lighs
in the quarter deck was broken. NC
one was killed in the accidents
Experts from the Washington navy
yard have been sent to the Alabama,
which is now in the Brooklyn navy yard
to repair the damage. 1t Will require
a months work and the expediture OIL
thousands of dollars to repair the dam
age to the ship and the guns.
The Alabama will not remain in dry
dock until the repairs have been made,
but will take part in the speed contests
in the Chesapeake Bay next week.
A new plan for repairing this damage
will be adopted, and If the experiment
is a success considerable money will be
saved in the future. The projectiles re-
manned in the guns and the rif1ing was
greatly damaged. When a gun is ritled IL
is placed ora large lathe and the boring
is done carefully and slowly.
Machinery will be placed on board the
Alabama, and instead of making the
gun to the machinery. instead of the
gun itself being turned against fixed
boring machine, the gun will be held
fixed and the borer turned. Electricity
will be used as the motive power for the
drill and great care will be used TO pre-
vent the entire ruin of the rifiing. The
projectiles will be bored out of the guns
and stanchions will be erected to support
the gun mouths of the six-inch guns.
The buck!ing of the deck. which is
said to be due to structural weakness
will be made the subject of a report
based on a thorough investigation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
THE ALABAMA WRECKED.
Serious Damage to an American Battle

onIPs
Washington, Nov. 1S.-One of the best
battleships In the American navy, the
Alabama, is in wrecked condition.
caused by the premature explosion of
projectiles. The damage is much more
serious than was at first supposed.
Two of the thirteen-nch guns of the
forward main battery have had por-
ton of their ritling torn out, and these
monstrous engines of destruction are so
badly damaged that extensive repairs
will have to be made. The ship is said
to be structurally weak, and the deck
beams have buckled under the strain of
six-inch batteries.
Portions of the decks have been torn
up where the big guns were fired over
them. 1t is unsafe for the crew ia
handle certain sections of the main bat
terry of siX-inch guns owing to the
loosening of the bolts that held the gun
carriages to the decks. The damage
done TO the Alabama occurred when the
ship was on target practice along the
Atlantic coast An effort has been made
by the department to minimize the
amount of damage done, and 1T is said
when the accident occurred that only
one of the thirteen-inch guns was dis
abled 1t is now admitted that two OF
the four thirteen-inch guns We're dis
abled by the premature explosion of de-
fective projectiles.
Not only were these two guns disabled,
but four of the fourteen mounts of the
six-inch guns are rendered almost use-
less, and the alarming fact has been
developed that the magazines of the
ship are full of defective projectiles.
This is serious matter, and il the Ala
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
STEAMER SINKS.
The Ella Goes Down OFF Nova Scotia
Coast and the Grew of Twenty-Five
Man Lost.

Halifax, N. s., Nov. 1s.-The steamer
Ella, with crew of twenty-five or
thirty men, has been wrecked on the
north coast OF Newfoundland, and all
aboard perished, according to advices
reaching here last night.
A fearful gale has ragged on the coast
of Newfoundland for the last week.
and numerous disasters have occurred
at different points, but up to tonight
no report of loss of life had been re-
ceived.
The Ella, under command of Captain
Dunvig. from Montreal Nov. IA, was
bound for ST. Johns, N F., with a large
general cargo. The vessel was wrecked
during fierce storm and none of those
on board escaped. The exact place
where the disaster happened could not
be ascertained tonight. The Ella was
Ia vessel of over 900 tons. and was
owned at Christiania, Norway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
WANT BOARD RESTRAINED.
Illinois Corporations Seeking to Have
Court Decision AnnulIed.

Springfield, ILL.,. Nov. 1s.-This morn
ing in the United States circuit court
before Judge Humphrey commenced
hearing of arguments in the case Of the
Union Traction Company and others
against the state board of equalization,
in which the complainants ask for an
injunction restraining the state board
of equalization from assessing their
capital stock and franchises for 1900, IL
accordance with the writ of mandamus
issued by Judge Thompson, in Sanga-
mon circuit court. and affirmed by the
supreme court. The complainants allege
such an assessment would be in viola
ton of the constitution of the United
States, as an assessment had been made
last year by the board. The arguments
this morning bore on the application OF
the city Of Chicago to become party
defendant in the case.
After the argument the judge an
nounced that he would take the applica-
ton of the city of Chicago to become de-
fendant under advisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
TREATY SIGNED today
HAY and Pauncefote Attach Oh
Hcial Signatures to the New
Canal Compact.
Gives Britain's Consent for Con.
struction Of Canal by the
United States.
Rules Governing the Canal in
Time Of War Are Pre-.
scribed.

washtnrton. Nov. 1S.-The new Hay
ra,,rcasote treaty was signed at 12:0o by
Secretary Hay, for the United states
and Lord Pauncefote, British ampassa-
DOR. for Great Britain.
This treaty is inteded to replace tns
first Hay-Pauncefote treaty. FROM
dne sense of courtesy which must be oo-
served towards the United states sen
ate. wherever a treaty is concerned, .he
.taf.. department is estopped from max
,,,r nublic the text of the new conveh-
finn. ard that will remain secret unti
the senate itself shall. break the sea- Oh
\ confidence. 1t is said at the department.
that the various publications which nave
baen made OF the alleged text OF the
.reatv are erroneous and conjectural,
tho in view OF the rather free admissions
that have been made of the purposes oi
the negotiators it has been possiple ps
use of the text of the first treaty to con-
struct one similar in general terms &c
the new convention. The principal poih'
Of difference between the new and faiieo
treaty is in the withdrawal OF Grea'
Britain from the joint guarantee OF neu-
trality Of the canal. thus leaving the
United States the sole guaranteer.
The excision of the old provision re-
erecting the right to fortify the cana
leaves that right by Inference optiona
with the United States. All commerce
OF whatever nationality. passing thru
the canal, will fare alike. There are te
be no determinations in rates in favor
Of United States shipping. Otherwise
The new treaty is in scope similar to las'
years treaty. It replaces the Clayton
Buiwer treaty, concluded on April IL
1850. BY the terms of that old convention
tie United States and Great Britain
agreed that neither should seek any ad.
vantage in rights of transit across ths
isthmus. BY the new convention Great
Britain yields her right in favor of the
United States, which is thus at liberty
to construct the canal. Nothing more
remains to be done as far as this treaty
IS concerned before the senate meets
or, indeed, until the treaty shall be
ratified or rejected or amended. If II
should be ratified, the state department
will proceed Immediately to negotiate
treaties with Costa Rica and Nicaragua
for which it already has arranged in
protocols pending before the senate,
which will permit the canal to be con-
structed and prescribe the terms upon
which consent of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica is given. There is no particular
ceremony connected with the signature
today Of the important convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
NORTHERN PACIFIC ELECTION.
Meeting Held Today in New York Was
Surprise.

New York, Nov. 1s.-Directors and
officers were elected at q meeting held
today at the New York Office Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
The meeting was surprise, as 1t had
been announced that the election OF di-!
rectors would take place in Chicago
next Thursday. Three of the directors,
Schiff. Hartman and Gould, are the
Union Pacific representatives members
of its executive committee; three, ]. j.
Hill, J. N. Hill and N. B. Ream, are Hit
directors; Robert Bacon represents j..
Pierpont Morgan s. Co.; Twombly is a
director of the Chicago & Northwestern.
The retiring directors are: c. j. Paine.
T. ]. Coolidge. w. NJ. Endicott, Richard
Olney, E. w. Hooper, ]. II. Smith, G. r.
Gardiner and Nathaniel Thayer: The
officers are the same as before the Bur-
lington was acquired by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific compa-
snioS =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Six Men Injured, Two Probably Fatally
Near Washington, Pa.

Washington, Pa, Nov 1s.-A natural
gas explosion occurred along the main
pipe line of the Wheeling Gas Company
at Buffalo Village, eight miles west of
here last evening. which resulted in in
juries to six men, two of whom will
probably die. The explosion was caused
by the gas igniting from torch in the
hands of one of the men while re-
pairing the break.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
To Conclude Treaty..

Pekin, Nov. 1s.-Prince Ching tele-
graphcd to the foreign office he has left
Kai Fong Flu with the empress in
structions to conclude the Manchurian
treaty Whether this means Russia's s
terms are accepted fully or modified the
telegram does not say.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
T.-R BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY

Tho Weather.
1owa-Threatening tonight; 2 sday'
fair.
Illinois-Unsettled tonight = Tues
day, with rain or snow fur tonight.
PAGE ONE S
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS:
Railroad Deal May Be < Al.
Election of officers . N. ?. and
the O." g
Hay-Pauncefote Ire. =, igned.
Provisions of New IRE, y.
Anti-Toxin Caused Lockjaw. s,.
Iowa and Mckinley Memorial. ~.
PAGE TWO.
GENERAL NEWS:
Battle With Coal Miners.
Fast Time by Automobiles
Across the Adriatic in Airship.
News of the Day.
PAGE i .lREE.
IOWA NEWS:
Ben Mcknight Found Guilty.
Three Bank Robbers Caught.
Train Kills Manchester Merchant.
News of the State.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
Iowa Women Give Up Talk.
Industries at State Institutions.
Business Features.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Iowa Items and News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
CITY NEWS:
Indictment of Officials Probable.
Suits in the Federal Court.
High School Wins at Foot Ball.
Buffer Sentenced in Chicago.
Brief City News.
PAGE EIGHT.
IOWA AND COMMERCIAL:
Condition of the Markets.
Mondays Market Quotations.
Western Foot Ball Championship.
Henry Clews' Financial Letter.