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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
JUDGE ORDERS NEGRO SHOT.
Incident Occurred in Court Room a.
Newcastle, Ky.

New Castle, KY, Jan. 1S.-The timely
action of Coroner Price Samuel and the
interference of spectator ut trial
here Friday prevented double tragedy
in the courtroom. Lewis Brown, q negro
was being tried for malicious shooting
and was sitting with his lawyers while
Z negress was giving some damaging
testimony against him. The negro
yelled, You're a liar" and, grabbing
heavy inkstand, leaped to his feet
and started for the woman.
His attorneys seized the negro, who
began to fight He struggled from their
grasp and again started for the woman
Judge Carroll. who was presiding over
the court. yelled:
Mr. Sheriff. shoot that man down."
Sheriff Adams was not in the court
room, SO George Kelly. the jailer, julled
his pistol and was about to execute the
judges order when the coroner leaped
at the negro and overpowered him, and
one of the spectators knocked the pistol
from the jailer's hand.
When quiet was restored the woman
continued her testimony and the negro
got five years In the penitentiary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
Note. From Honolulu.

Honolulu, Jan. 4, via San Francisco.
Jan. 1S.-The British sloop-of-war Con-
don. long overdue from Victoria, has not
yet arrived at this port.
Active work has begun on the Kona
Kau railroad, which is to start from
about Kailua, on the Kona coast of Ha-
wall, and run across the western and
youthern coast OF the island.
A formation that is called a new island
has been observed of late between Koko
Head and Diamond Head, on the south
crn coast of the island. 1t Is at the head
Of the Niu stream, where debris has
waehed into the sea until the deposits
have piled up to the surface. The tides
running between separate the formation
from the land, but palm trees and others
washed down by the floods are taking
root and small isle is forming.
The leak in the ship Benjamin Sewall
has been located by divers 1t will not
nccessltate the discharge of much of the
cargo. Her master expects to start again
for Freemantle within a few days.
The leak in the bark Hesper has also
been located and can be repaired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18

week exports were 4,s4s,4s1 bushels.
against 3,4oS,725 a year ago. Corn de-
clined sharply. but still remains about
20 cents a bushel above the price last
year. Exports in December were only
about per cent of the outgo in the
same month Of 1900, while for the week
Atlantic ports sent out 1854 bushels,
against 1896. $50 year ago. Provisions
weakened slightly in sympathy with
grain, yet the higher level of prices In
December established new monthly
record of value of exports. The activity
occurred at the Coffee Exchange, where
spectators for decline were success
full, aided by enormous receipts at Bra
I'll ports and American stocks $50 per
cent larger than were held a year ago."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
RATHHoNE HEARING ENDED.
Nicely Gives an Explanation Of Sale Of
Surcharaed Stamps.

I
| Havana, Jan. 1S.-The examination
of ex-Director of Posts Rathbone, IL
the trial of the postoff1ce cases. wal
ended late yesterday. Senior Mach
ado of counsel for Reeves. one of thu
accused, put few questions to tn,
witness regarding the position o
Reeves before July i, 1899, when III
was made assistant auditor. The OBJ
/ ject of his questions was to show tina
Rathbone was responsible for any de-
fects in the organization of the bureau
accounts Senior Zayas, representing
| Nelly, asked that letter written b.
Rathbone to Postmaster General Smith
on May 8, 1899, be read. The letter
! explained that Nicely had gone on sicl
leave and the auditors We're complaint
Il ing that some of his books were mis-
sing. Rathbone added that he had tel
| egraphed for Nicely to return.
| Rathbone was a self possessed wit
ness, but often evaded questions by
entering upon long congratulations. He
said he did not remember many
things.
Nicely was called after Rathbone
and was examined by the fiscal. He
gave the details of his appointment
and furnished an explanation of the
sale OF surcharged stamps. He adj
mitted that he had ordered Moya to
sell $1,000 worth of these stamps, but
regarding the sales on April "a, Is; and
g. 1900, he said that Rich had charge
of the stamps then. He added that
Lawshe had established the precedent
that the official accounts of the Office
should be kept by the auditors de-
partment. All the witness had to dc
was to see that his accounts balanced
with the auditors and to give an &C
count of the total number of stamps
received. The details did not matter
He was not obliged to show how he
had disposed of stamps. He explained
the double entry of a $4,000 credit In
the postoffice accounts, which, he said
was due to Marshall. his bookkeeper
He did not know IL any one was to
blame.
Regarding the sale of copper coins
Nelly said these were deposited In the
bank for safekeeping, and were sold In
lots by the bank. His account was
credited with the lump sum obtained
No vouchers for the sales were pre-
scented. The witness admitted that he
was formerly connected with the Nicely
Printing Company. of Muncie. Ind.
but said had sold out his interest be-
fore he came to Cuba. He had held
a mortgage of $4,000 on the plant, but
had transferred it to firm in Chi
cago against his own bills. He denied
that he had received $4,000 for a key
less lock and that he had given Reeves
$4,000 before he (Neely) went to the
United States. He spent the day be-
fore he went away with Rich and
Newman.
Senior Zayas asked that Newman be
called as witness, and the judge al
lowed the request. The fiscal objected
on the ground that Newman was not
on the list of witnesses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
WOULD REDUCE ARMY.
Secretary Root Thinks $4,000 Men suf
ficient for Philjppines.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Secretary Root
has prepared a plan for a gradual re-
duction of the military force In the
Philippines. He does not contemplate
any immediate reduction, but prepaEss
to bring home additional regiments as
they can be spared by General Chaffee.
1t is Secretary Roots belief that the
force can b reduced to about thirty
five thousand ment. including 5000 ma
tive troops, but the reduction to that
figure will not be made for several
months
One problem confronting the war de-
partment at this time, In view of the
proposed reduction, is where to quarter
the returning regiments. The present
indications are that the department will
be compelled to send some of the regi-
ments now in this country to the Phil
ippines to make room for the returning
troops. There is a woeful lack of ac-
commodations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
Preacher Sent to Prison.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1s.-Judge Swan
Of the United States district court yes
terday sentenced the Rev. G. F. B,
Howard, who pleaded guilty to using
the mails to obtain money under false
pretenses at Horton, Mich. to two and
a half years in the Detroit house OF cor
rection. Howard, who is well known
turnout the country, was arrested in
Columbus O., several months ago as he
left the Ohio penitentiary after serving
a nine-year sentence. He made an elo-
quent and pathetic plea for mercy, but
Judge Swan said sentence must be i'm
posed.
Single statehood delegates elected at
the Muscogee convention have gone to
Washington to urge congress to enact
speedy legislation in behalf OF the au-
tonomy The delegation goes united
for single statehood with Oklahoma.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
BEET RAlsERs PROTEST.
Say the Manufacturers Pay Too Small

Omaha, Neb, Jan. 1s.-The sugar-beet
raisers of this state are preparing to re-
bel against what they complain to be the
unfairness to them Of the manufacture
ers. A meeting of the beet raisers will
he held in this city in about two weeks.
1t is understood they will send repre-
sentatives to appear before the congress
sional committee. They will urge that
the duty either be reduced or that reci-
procity be arranged on Cuban sugar.
They explain that, while this may APP
pear to be opposed to their own inter-
ests 1t is the only means of bringing the
manufacturers to terms. The prices they
are receiving for their product, they say.
have reached a mark that makes the in
dustry Improbable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
vance of Germany as a shipbuilding ma

vance Of Germany as shipbuilding ma
ton.
THE deep sea fisheries bounty is to
encourage an industry which, from the
battle of Lexington to the battle of San
tiago, has furnished more men proper
tionately for the national defense than
any other American industry The an
nual expenditure is estimated at $4,000.
This amount offsets $4,000 paid to pro-
mote fisheries by Canada, which uses for
the purpose the annual interest on So
100000 paid by the United States to Can
ada under the Halifax award in 1878.
For seventy years the United States
paid bounties to deep sea fishermen.
'The president of the United States
has general supervision of regulations to
enforce the act"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
INVITED TO CHICAGO.
President Roosevelt May Be Guest of
the Lincoln Club.


Washington, Jan. 1S.-President
Roosevelt was invited yesterday by
Postmaster Coyne to visit Chicago as
the guest of the Lincoln Club. The pres
ideut said he could not promise to go.
but, after congress adjourned, he would
entertain en- invitation, provided all the
clubs united in 1t.
The president said he did not feel that
he could accept all the invitations. He
had already received invitations from
the Hamilton and Marquette clubs to
visit Chicago and, when they were ex-
tended. the president emphatically said
that unless there was combined invi-
tation from the three clubs he would
decline to accept.
The president will not visit Chicago
unless all the organizations who desire
him will agree among themselves as to
when they want him to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
! Great Merger in Near Future.

New York, Jan. 1s.-It may be stated
positively that within a short time an
nouncement will be made of the merger
Of the American and Leyland ocean
steamship lines with the freight lines
OF the Cunard and White Star compa-
MES, the united lines to be under the
control Of the present management of
the American line.
The union will clear the way for the
transport of the European freight of
the Pennsylvania, New York Central.
Baltimore and Ohio. and the other rail-
roads In whose direction Mr.. Morgan
cuts a large figure, by line of steam
ers practically owned by the owners of
Of the railroads.
1t also means that the products of the
United States Steel Corporation will
have clear advantage in freight rates
over the products OF all competing COM
panies not only in this country but in
the world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
Files a $2,5oo,ooo MORTGAGE.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 1S-The Chi
cago Pneumatic Tool Company, of New
Jersey, today filed mortgage with the
recorder of deeds here to the Central
Realty, Bond and Trust company, of
New York. for s2.5OO.O0O. The money is
to be placed on the company.s plant at
Detroit. The concern also has another
establishment in Tabor. suburb Of this
city,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
TO HONOR scHLEY.
Bill for Bust introduced in Maryland
LEGISLATURE.

Annapolis. Nd, Jan. 16.-Delegate
Griffith, republican yesterday intro
duced in the house of delegates bin to
Appropriate $4,000 to purchase and erect
in the state house life size bust Of
Rear Admiral w. s. Schley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
GRAIN IN TRANSIT NOT TAXABLE
Joliet Court Says Contents of Local
Elevators May Not BE Assessed.

Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 1S.-Judge Small yes
terday decided that grain in transit,
stored in local elevators can not be
taxed by local authorities. Last spring
the assessor here taxed $3.50 worth OF
grain In the union elevator. The elevat-
or peoplel resisted the assessment
claiming the grain was in transit and
not subject to taxation. An appeal to
the supreme court is likely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
pun's Review.

Dun's Review.
New York, Jan. 1S.-R. G.. Dun q Com
pany's Weekly Review today says:
Reimbursement of prices continued
during the second week of January, and
the general average reached much
lower point than prevailed when the
year opened. Manufactured products
were scarcely disturbed. but both sta
pies and securities suffered Business
conditions are sound, liberal distribu-
ton and prompt payments being report
ed. Cotton still fails to command
price proportional to the estimated
crop. and as a consequence the return
to growers is insufficient to sustain bus
mess at the rate established by the pre-
vious years most profitable yield
Transporting interests are less behind
with deliveries. and railway earnings
for the first week in January show
gains of IA per cent over last year
phenomenal figures. Nothing has tran
spired to disturb the bright outlook In
the iron and steel industry. Deliveries
Of fuel are less delayed and furnaces OPP
Grated fully, while mills receive materi-
al with fair degree of promptness
Quotations are maintained firmly, espe-
cially for pig iron, which is in great
demand. Large contracts have been
placed for Bessemer at $16.50 on Pitts
burg delivery in June. Spot sales In
small quantities are much higher.
Structural material is taken almost
eagerly and more foreign bridge con-
tracts are reported. Billets can not be
had in sufficient bulk from domestic pro-
ducers, so that imports from Germany
are sold at Youngstown for $3.50. Sales
OF copper are made at lie. which makes
somewhat striking comparison with
the so per cent higher figures of a few
weeks ago Footwear producers have
at last made general advance of from
21a to SC. Wholesalers have not altered
the list. Stocks of cotton goods are not
burdensome, and demand gradually ex-
pands with the advancing season, espe-
cially for fine grades. Heavy brown
goods move slowly, both on home and
domestic orders. Wooden goods opened
lower than expected and purchasers
were retarded rather than stimulated
by the declines. Wooden and worsted
yarns tend upwards Grains reacted
sharply from the high point, and a large
western operator was caught with more
than he could carry. Forced liquidation
of this long account facilitated the work
of manipulators for a decline. Another
unsatisfactory feature was the recent
falling off in foreign demand, official
figures for December showing smaller
exports of wheat than for any month of
the calendar year, altho for six months
Of the crop year there still appears a
gain OF about 60 600 900 bushels over the
corresponding months OF 1900. This
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
THE SHIP COMBINE.
Merger of American and Leyland
Lines Almost Sure to occur-Ar-
ranssment involves Immense Ship
ping lnterests.

ping lnterests.
Liverpool, Jan. 1s.-The steamship
Celtic, the largest Atlantic liner afioat,
is one Of the six cargo steamers to be
transferred to j. Pierpont Morgan's
American syndicate. The names of the
other FIVE steamships to be sold have
rot yet been announced.
The journal of Commerce, of Liver
pool, says that the cargo feet Of the
White Star company, which is to be
transferred to the American syndicate,
will be run in connection with the
American railway interests. which will
seek to control the north Atlantic
freight service.
The same paper says that the visit to
the United States OF Mr.. Bruce Ismay
of the White Star line, w. S. Graves, a
big Stakeholder in the same company;
of Harlan & Wolff, and a director In
both the Leyland and White Star COM
panies; Mr.. Hill, a prominent shipping
lawyer; and Henry Wildlng OF the
American line, who was recently elected
chairman Of the Leyland Company,
now owned by j. p. Morgan & Co.. says
it is circumstantially stated that the
object is to ratify an agreement for the
transference OF the cargo fleet OF the
White Star company to the American
combination.
The Journal OF Commerce adds that
whatever arrangement Is about to be
made weapon will be placed in the
hands of those In control which will
have an enormous influence on the fu-
ture OF the British freight trade. The
present intention of the syndicate Is to
abstain from Interference in passenger
traffic.
inquiries elicit the information the
statements of the Journal of Commerce
are somewhat less tnan the truth.
The arrangements involves deal OF
the most comprehensive character,
which is about TO be carried out be-
tween Mr.. Morgan on behalf OF a group
OF American exporters and Messrs. Is
may, Graves. Pirrie. Hill. and Wilding
who represent the principal controllers
OF the transatlantic freight traffic.
The announcement is further made
of another great combination In
hand by ]. Pierpont Morgan. who now
has under way great deal Of vast Inn
portance to the electrical world, inyoly-
ing a combined capital of $4,000. 900.
The Westinghouse Electric Manufact-
urinE Company OF Pittsburg and Man
chester, and the General Electric Com
pany, in which Morgan is the controil-
ing factor, are, it is stated, to be ANAL
gamRted and operated under the COM
munity OF interest plan. Companies and
branches In France and Germany will,
according to the report, also pass into
the hands of one central organization.
Important advances have taken place
in the stocks Of the two companies
within the last few weeks on amalga-
ton prospects.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-04
A QENONS NC[ND|ARY
Second Unsuccessful Attempt
Made to Destroy the Vii.
lage Creamery.
Papers and Kerosene Placed in
Large Churn and Then
Isnited.
Culprit Is Sought With the Aid
OF a Bloodhound..0bject
Is Mystery.

| A second uncuccessful attempt was
made to destroy the large creamery at
Clemens during Thursday night This
time the culprit tried to burn the build
ins; and contents, and an effort is being
made to locate the guilty person by
placing bloodhound on his trail.
Ten days ago some one entered the
creamery in the night time, drew all the
water from the bailer, under which
there was fire, poured several quarts
of lubricating oils in the churns and
in the cream watts. The matter has
been under investigation but no clue to
the guilty person or persons has been
found.
When the creamery was opened this
morning deliberate effort to burn the
structure was revealed. A quantity of
papers, over which kerosene oil had
been poured, had been placed in one
of, the churns and ignited, and oil had
been poured on the floors and other
parts of the building and ignited. For
some reason the building did not burn,
presumably because of the wet condi-
ton of the churn and dampness of the
woodwork.
Entrance had been gained thru a
window in the boiler room. The mana
gers of the creamery, which is CO.
operative institution, Immediately took
steps to apprefhend the guilty person.
Mr.. s. o. Welch, who owns a good
bloodhound ana resides several miles
north of Clemens, was summoned and
it was hoped that the hound might be
able to follow the trail. The citizens
kept away from the building SO that the
scent would not be obliterated.
AT late hour this afternoon the
sheriff's officers, had received no word
regarding the success Of the effort to
trace the criminal with the hound.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-04
"Johnny" jackson Pens;on.d.

Johnny" Jackson, one of the best
known engineers along the Northwest
ern Iowa division, has been pensioned
after service of thirty years. The
Boone News says of his retirement:
Johnny Jackson, the midget veteran
engineer of the Northwestern, has
made his last run for his company by
which he has been constantly employed
for the past thirty years and today is
on the Northwestern pension list he
having been retired on April 1 after
.enother of his phenomenal runs on No.
2. Since the Inauguration of the No.
9's service Johnny has been at the
throttle and the best records of this
train have been recorded with credit to
him. According to the pension system
In vogue by the company for each wear
of service by the company per cent Of
the average monthly pay for the ten
years next preceding his retirement is
made his monthly pension; all en-
ployes who have attained the age of 70
years and who have been in the COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-04
TO VISIT EUROPE.
MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Moore Will Leave
| in May for Pleasant Summers

MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Moore Will Leave
in May for Pleasant Summers
Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Moore, who have
enjoyed the summer months of the
past few years in foreign travel, have
determined upon a decidedly pleasant
trip for the coming months and on
May 20 will leave for New York.
prior to sailing the 9th for Hamburg,
Germany. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore will
be accompanied on the trip by their
friend, Mr.. John c. Lusch, of Ackley.
and in Hamburg Miss nellie Brennecke,
of this city, who recently sailed with
Mrs. Couchman and Miss Tittemore
will join them. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
have previously visited Germany, but
there are some points that they have
not stopped at for any great length
of time, including Munich. Berlin.
and Wurtemburg, and after visiting
there will go into Holland, remaining
there until the latter part of June.
Returning to Hamburg the party will
sail on July on the Victoria to North
Cape and Spitzbergen and make an
extended trip thru Norway and Swed-
en-. They will return to Hamburg the
latter part of August and will arrive
home in September.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-04
Eu,np 4inrrs- 5ar5atpmn uua Fridag pr4 1902

pany's service for thirty years and all
employees 60 to 50 years of age, inclu-
sive of both years, who have been thir-
ty or more years in the service of the
company and become incapacitated
may be retired and pensloned. Uncle
Johnny is receiving the congratulations
OF his numerous friends In this city and
along the line of the Northwestern
where he has friends and well Wishers
by the score upon his good fortune. He
has made clean record for himself
and his employers and the Northwest
ern company certainly has a substan-
tial way in which they show their APP
probation of mans best services as
we'll as his best efforts"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-04
BOUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Col. j. M. Parker Selected to Pass Upor
Soldiers Claims.

Col. j. M. Parker Selected to Pass Upon
Soldiers Claims.
Judge Burnham, following his opin-
ion in the soldiers bounty cases. has
appointed Col. j. M. Parker as special
commissioner to take charge of and
pass upon the claims Of the Marshall
county Veterans who may be entitled
to portion of the $500 fund voted by
the supervisors in 1863. Mr.. Parker
will receive the claims of the veterans
and pass judgment upon them. 1t is
left to him to determine in what man
ner notice shall be served, that claims
shall be filed and to fix the time the
rights to file said claims shall expire,
subject, of course, to the approval of
the court.
One point yet to be decided in the
case is as to the disposition to be made
of the balance remaining in the fund
after all the claims are /aid, and it is
possible that the rIoney will be divided,
If any remains, pro rata among the
claimants. 1t is understood that the
supervisors are not disposed to appeal
the case to the supreme court. and that
the matter will be adjudicated within
short time.