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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
INSTRUCTIONS TO TAFT.
Absolute Separation of Church and
State Insisted Upon.

| Absolute Separation Of Church and
State Insisted Upon.
| Washington, June Z. Secretary
Roots instructions to Governor Taft
regarding negotiations with the vatican
TO settle the friar land question, were
sent to congress yesterday The in
structions impress upon Taft the abso-
Lutte necessity of q separation of church
and state in the islands. 1t advises the
governor that by reason of this COM
pulsory separation the friars are no
longer considered by the people as rep
resenting the government and cannot
collect rent from tenants, nor exercise
other authority formerly enjoyed and
for these reasons it is considered best
that landed proprietorship of religious
orders shall cease. 1t is the wish of our
government that titles to lands held by
these orders be eXtinguished, but full
compensation shall be made therefor.
The restoration of the friarS to former
parishes is not desired because OF the
possible disturbances of law and order
by reason of the opposition of the peo-
pie. Provision should be made to as
certain what rentals should be paid for
the occupation by United States troops
of church buildings Also that the rights
and obligations under various specific
trusts for education and charity be set
tied by agreement rather than by liti-.
cation.
Secretary Root advises Governor Taft
that his "Errand will not be in any
sense or degree diplomatic in its nature.
but will be purely business matter of
by YOU as governor of the
Philippines for the purchase of prop
erty from the owners thereof and set
tlement of lands in such manner as to
contribute to the best interests of the
people of the islands"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
DNA'S FOUNDATIONS
The Deep Well at Cherokee Furn-
ishes a Record OF Iowa's
Underpinning.
Well Stands Test OF Continuous
Pumping Without Diminution
Of Supply.
Water Is Condemned by Prof.
Macy as Unfit for
Use.
Special to Times-Republicans.

| Des Mones, June 1.-THE state board
of control has the completest record yet
made of the strata of earth underlying
norwestern iowa. This is detailed and
state hospital fer the insane at Chero-
| kee. The well is down 1,120 feet, or
rather since the top has been cut off,
| Lii feet and as soon as all the fixtures
tor the pumps arrive it will be used for
| all purposes. When the boring was be-
| ing done an accurate account was kept
of the strata thru which the drills
passed. 1t is not as deep we'll as the
che at Sioux City, but of that no rec
ord was kept, and SO also with other
wells in that part of the state. The
board will keep a complete record of
the character of the water and the sup
ply. The test of the water showed that
1t contains a vast amount of mineral
substance, to the extent of 139 grains to
the gallon, whereas 20 or 80 grains of
mineral matter is enough to make the
water decidedly hard" The state
board of health has condemned the
water for any and all purposes. But
the board believes that the history of
the we'll will be like that of the we'll at
Mitchellville which was atfirst supposed
TO be worthless. When the drillers stop
ped work at Mitchellville they reported
there was very little water. A test
showed the water to be abundant. Then
After pumping a short time the water
became clear and good and is now sup
plying the industrial school. So at
Cherokee the contractors reported not
enough water and the analysts say the
water is very bad. but it will be pumped
out and may turn out like the Mitchell
Vile case. The well at Cherokee is
piped down 1,025 feet. Another we'll will
be sunk down to the sand rock 255 feet
down and it is believed that good water
iriIlers reported the water in that
stratum to be scarce. The following is
the record of the strata thru which the
drills passed at Cherokee, showing
thickness of each stratum and the
depth of the bottom. 1t shows that
very large layer of limestone underlies
northwestern Iowa and the strata are
varied in character and thickness. The
record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
THE VIRGINIA STRIKE.
Order Obeyed Along the Norfolk and
Western,

| Elkhorn w. Va, June 1.-THE gener-
al strike order has been universally
obeyed in every field along the Nor
folk and Western Railroad. Probably
eleven or twelve thousand men are idle
today The operators posted notices
this morning that all strikers living in
company houses must vacate the prop
erty at once. Trouble is feared.
Clarksville, w. Va, June 7.-Reports
from all the coal mines in this region
We're received today. There is not an
idle plant, there being less than half
of l per cent among the 10000 miners
out.
Fairmont, w. Va, June 7.-Nearly
10000 coal miners in the two Virginias,
known as District No. II, will strike to-
Cay, and in few days nearly 10000
more will be added to the number.
The order emanated from the head
quarters of the National U. Nj. w. c,
thru a convention held three weeks ago,
and will, it is believed, have an impor-
tant effect on the strike of the anthra-
cite miners in Pennsylvania.
The strike here is for higher wages.
and will be directed by President
Mitchell. of the mine workers associa-
ton, who has come on from Wilkes
barre for the purpose. Mr.. Mitchell
says that SO far as he knows no nego-
liations for a settlement of the trouble
are pending.
Mine owners are declaring the
threatened trouble in the soft coal re-
gion will not materialiZe. insisting that
fewer than 5000 of the $4,000 men now
at work vii! go out. Conservative men.
however, believe there will be a general
cessation of work in the mines.
The great. coal strike in West Vir-
g!nia is now on in the Flat Top Elk
horn, Tug River and Dingese fields.
Last evening 10000 miners. all mem
bers of the United Mine Workers Of
America, came from the mines with
picks on shoulders and declared their
intention to remain out until the opera
tors make concessions.
From Norfolk, Va, word comes that
all miners coming out of the various
mines are bringing their tools with
them. Twenty thousand are quitting
work. Business is at a standstill.
Cases of firearms are being received n
the company stores.
A telegram from Bramwell, w. Va.
says that during yesterday afternoon
from 1000 to 10000 miners quit work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
139.5368

Professor Macy added that the only
question as to the water being potable
rests in the amount of mineral matter
present. There was no organic mat
ter rendering 1t unfit for use. Free
ammonia is often found in deep well
waters. This analysis was sent to the
state board of health and laid before
the board by the secretary who after
wards reported that he was directed
to advise you that in the opinion of the
board, the water as shown by the an
alysis of Professor Macy, would not
be safe from sanitary standpoint
for continuous use, nor would it be-
suitable for use in the boilers of your
hospital or for laundry purposes Not
withstanding this unfavorable report
the pumps will be put in and the water
be used if 1t is possible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
FAVOR COURT MARTIAL.
Navy Department Gives Out Result
of Inquiry Into Venice Affair.

Washington, June THE navy de-
partment today gave out the following
statement concerning the court of in !.
.quiry which investigated the case OF
the American officers arrested at
Venice: The court of inquiry recon-
mends trial by court martial of Lieut..
John S. Doddridge, Captain Robert F..
Wynne and Assistant Surgeon Robert
E. Ledbetter, on the charge of unbe-
coming behavior in public: that no
further action be taken in the case of
Naval Cadet Kriss and Langley. Ad-
miral Crowinshield disapproved the
recommendation of the court of in
ouiry where it is adverse to the officers,
on the ground that the evidence is not
sufficient.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
Protocol Extended.

Washington, June 7.-Secretary Hay
and Danish Minister Brant today
signed the protocol extending for year
the time allowed for the exchange OF
ratifcations of the Danish West Indian
treaty.
Postmaster nominations We're an
nounced today:
Iowa-Lon G. Hardin. Ames, John E.
Paddock, Malvern; William B. Ar
buckle, Villisca.
Illinois--John Hair Leroy.
Wisconsin-Rollin C. Lyrand, Rich
land Center
Nebraska-Frank Mccartney, Ne
braslsa City; Chester H. Smith. Platts-
mouth; Orange l.. Bantz, Humboldt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
PYTHIAN PICNIC PROGRAM.
A Good Time Arranged for Hardin
County Knights June 10. :. ;.

A Good Time Arranged for Hardin
County Knights June 10. -. ;.
Special to Times Republican.
| Iowa Falls. June 1.-THE program OF
the sixth annual Hardin county Pythiar
picnnic has just been isued for the pic
mic to be held at Radcliffe next Tues
day, June 10. A special train on the
Chicago & Northwestern from Alden tc
Radcliffe will be run to accommodate
the delegates from Alden, Acklel,, IN
ion. Eldora, Hubbard, New Providence
and Iowa Falls. The following is the
program in detail
Music-Jewell cornet band.
Address of Welcome-President F. E.
DeMarsha.
Vocal music.
Response-Hon. M. ]. Furry, of AL
den.
Vocal music.
Addresses by Grand Chancellor r. w.
Porterfeld, of Atlantic: John c. Crock
EFT, of Eldora: A. P. Mason, of Union.
and others.
Music-Jewell cornet band.
Address-Rev. 1. B. Bickford.
After basket dinner the amuse-
program will be carried out and will
include q tug of war between the
knights of Iowa Falls and Eldora Tug
of war. ladies of Alden and Hubbard: !:
base ball between knights of Alden,
Eldora. Hubbard, VS. Iowa Falls. Union,
New Providence, and Whisten. 100
yard foot race for Hardin county
knights; fat mans race. 80 yards. mini
mum weight 1919 pounds. Ladies race
for Rathebone Sisters, so yards. Came
of basket ball between the teams from
Ackley and Eldora. Exhibition drill by
Lily Division U. r. K. p. of Radcliffe.
Prizes will be offered for each coatest
and the day will close with band con-
cert
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07

of the Nicaragua canal was beset with
unknown difficulties, While the con-
struction of the Panama canal was AN
open book He laid particular stress
on the danger TO the Nicaraguan route
from volcanoes and urged that it was
not good business policy to ignore those
dangers in a project involving an ex-
penditure of S2O0,000,000. In Lake Nj
caragua itself. he declared, there were
two volcanoes, and If one of them
should play the same part that Mont
Pelee had played enough lava and mud
and rock would be elected to fill Lake
Nicaragua.
May 1 suggest" said Mr.. Harris of
Kansas, that the whole island of Mar
Unique would not fill one-half OF the
lake of Nicaragua ?"
AS to the possibilities of danger from
seismic disturbances, he thought it was
practically an even thing between the
two routes. There was not enough dam
ger along either route to deter the
United States from building the canal
either in Nicaragua or Panama.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
ALFALFA IN IOWA.
[Fort Dodge Chronicle.

The successful growth of Alfalfa or
a farm in Webster county is something
of more than ordinary interest to the
| progressive farmers of this section OF
| the county. Alfalfa, the most produc-
tive hay grown in the United States,
has been successfully raised on the
farm of Alfred Coleman, two miles
south of the city.
Alfalfa is a variety of hay looking
something like red clover With the ex
ception that it has a blue flower. 1t
has never been grown in this state
for commercial purpose nor in any
| of the states in this section of the
country. In California and few of
the other western states it. grows and is
very productive. Three crops are rails
ed in one season and in some sections
of California as many as five crops
have been raised in a single year AL
rama is grown with the greatest pro-
ductVeness on high, dry soil Its
growth is like that of a rank weed
sprouting up in early spring and grow
ing with rapidity that at least three
crops can be raised or in other words
the same amount of Alfalfa can be
raised on third as much ground as
ordinarily takes for clover or timothy.
alfalfa is not only grown. with great
rapidity, but is also one of the very
finest varieties of hay.
Some time ago Mr.. Coleman expert
mented with Alfalfa on his farm. two
miles south of this city and he now
mas in his possession some excellent
samples of the hay In his experiments
Mr.. Coleman discovered that alfalfa
VIII not grow with any success on land
that is wet or liable at any time to be
under water. High dry and sometimes
SANDY SOIL is the best and crop of al
1aifa raised on the proper variety of
SOIL is among the best hays grown
Mr. Coleman intends to further his
experiments in growing alfalfa on his
iarm and II he meets with success he
VIII undoubtedly raise the hay in
large quantities.
II 1t is found possible to raise al
falfa in Webster county, and there is
reason to suppose that if 1t is, it would
mean much to farmers A piece of
land which is now required to raise
sixty acres of hay in one year could,
If alfalfa was successfully planted.
raise $50 acres, or as would be more
the farmers, who now raise
sixty acres of hay on the same num-
Der OF acres, would raise three crops
OF alfalfa on twenty acres of ground
and thus devote the other forty acres
TO other purposes On account of the
rapid growth of the hay in the early
part of the season it would be pos
sible to raise one crop of alfalfa in the
early part of the season and devote
the land for other production during
the latter part of the year.
Several Fort Dodge gentlemen, who |
own land in the surrounding country.
are interested in the prospects of grow |
ing alfalfa, and have decided to ex- I
pertinent with it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
T.-R BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY

The Weather.
Sun rises June at 4:29; sets at 1928.
For Iowa-Fair tonight and Sunday.
cooler tonight.
For Illinois-Cloudy, with thunder
storms this afternoon and in the south
tonight; fair Sunday: cooler.
For South Dakota-Fair torsght ana
Sunday; warmer Sunday.
PAGE ONE.
Telesraphic News.
Lake Disaster Near Duluth.
Beers Eager to Surrender.
Criticism of British Army System.
President and Hanna Confer on
Strike.
The Strike in West Virginia.
Iowa's Deep Well at Cherokee.
PAGE TWO.
General News.
Great Naval Display Planned.
English Fall Behind in Shipping
Decision Against Nebraska Roads.
War on Insurance Trust.
PAGE THREE.
Iowa News.
Church Conventions in Iowa.
The Commencement Exercises.
Murder at Garden Grove.
Another Victim of Rabies.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
Editorial.
Hanna on the Isthmian Canal.
New Lace Machine.
The Government Versus Swindlers.
Congress and Adjournment
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
I.ooker-O Observations.
Iowa News Items.
Sunday Reading.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News.
Traffic Still Delayed.
Northwestern and Central Time
Changes
Boniface Langdon's Body Recovered.
Odd Fellow and K. 2. Memorial
Services.
Local Comment and Brief News.
PAGE EIGHT.
Iowa and Commercial.
Condition of the Markets.
Saturdays Market Quotations.
The Trade Reviews.
Iowa Sports Gossip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
MORGAN Hunq in Effiay.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 7.--Hanging in
effigy of j. Pierpont Morgan in one of
the streets of south Wilkesbarre by a
crowd of men and boys was the only
incident to mar the stiffness of Wy
oming Valley this morning.
At Shamokin mob of strikers late
last night surrounded the homes of five
sub bosses and built fires, on which
effigies representing the bosses We're
burned. The demonstration was Wig
orous and the non-union men promised
not to go to work today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
D0ERS EAGER 10 QU||
Surrender OF Transvaal Forces
Proceeding in Orderly and
Satisfactory Manner.
Commanders Coming in With
Guns and Ammunition at
Various Points.
British Committee on Military
Education Say Army Officers
Are Inefficient.

london. June Lord Kitchener, IL
N dispatch from Pretoria today, an
nounced the progress made IN the sur
render of the Beers entirely satisfac'
tory. Four hundred and forty burghers
have laid down their arms at Middle
burg, Transvaal. They also brought II
{, pon-pom complete with ammunition
end indicated the hiding places of how
itzer and maafa guns. Two hunareo
end eighty mine Beers surrendered
( their arms at Standerton, TransVaal
Kitchener confirms the report that 255
Beers. of whom 219 We're rebels, sur
rendered at Craddock, Cape Colony.
MANY more surrenders are expected
today. All the Beers who surrendered
in Cape Colony expressed themselves as
being rejoiced at the fact that peace
has been arranged.
oxford University, at the forthcom-
ing annual commemoration at Oxford.
IN honor of the founders will confer the
honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law
on Joseph II. Choate, United States
ambassador.
The report of the committee on mill
tary education and training, issued to-
Gay, furnishes the strongest official cor
roboration of the inefficiency of the
officers of the British army. The COM
mittee's report, which is based on the
evidence of the officers themselves,
from the commander-in-chief down.
wards, fills forty-eight printed pages
with caustic criticisms of the existing
system. The witnesses are unanimous
in saying that the junior officers are la
mentally deficient in military knowl-
edge and the desire to acquire knowl-
edge. and in it's zeal the committee
finds young officers will not work un-
less compelled to do so; that "keenness
is out of fashion," that "it is not cor
rect form" The committee declares
many officers do not possess an elemen-
tary education and plaintively protest
that officers ought "at least to be able
to express themselves clearly and con-
cisely in their own language" The
report condemns the systems of both
>Syoolwich and Sandhurst where edu-
cation Is far from satisfactory, in
structors having no inducement to
teach cadets and still less to work
With a view to diminishing expenses
of officers belonging to cavalry regi-
ments the report recommends that polo
tournaments, regimental coaches and
keeping of hounds be forbidden.
The committee recommends an hon
est system of promotion by merit, fol-
lowing upon tests honestly conducted
and honestly reported on"
The report plainly hints that officers
can hardly be expected to work so long
as the present system of advancement,
thru social influences, is in vogue, or so
long as efficiency has nothing whatever
to do with the selection of officers for
desirable advancements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
Iowa Notes.

Des Moines police have been given al
eisht-hour day.
The starch trust may rebuild the
starch works destroyed by fire at Des
Moines year ago.
John Heideman, the Blackhawl
county youth injured by a pulverizer
has died of his injuries.
A postoffice has been established al
Coulter Franklin county. with George
r. Propst as postmaster.
The congregation of the, Unitarian
church at Des Moines Is contemplating
the erection of new brick church
building to cost about 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
PURIFIED MILK FOR POOR.
City Health Department Undertakes
Great Work in Chicago.

Great Work in Chicago.
Chicago, June, 7.-Pasteurized milk
! in sealed bottles, prepared and IN
spected under the direction of the city
/ health department, will be furnished
4 during the summer in the congested
districts of the northwest side of the
/ Northwestern University settlement.
Five stations in the Sixteenth ana
/ Seventeenth wards will distribute tho
milk to flat and tenement dwellers at
rate slightly exceeding the price
paid for ordinary milk. The first de-
livery will be made within week.
BY offering cleansed and tested milk
to the residents of the crowded Polish
district the workers in the university
settlement hope to check the enormous
death rate among children on the
northwest side during the hot months
The blocks surrounding the settlement
Noble and Augusta streets, were found
in the investigation of the City Homes
association two years ago to be among
the most thicllly settled in the city, and
the death rate is double the general
Chicago rate of mortality.
The milk will be pasteurized in spe-
cially prepared quarters at the settle
ment, and will be sent out to all the
substations each day for distribution,
DR.. NJ Sahuf, 239 West Division street,
has volunteered his services, and will
superintend the process. The milk
will be inspected twice week by the
city health department. At first the
milk will be sold only to the stations
but later the promoters of the plan ex-
pect that arrangements can be made
whereby the milk may be delivered by
the wagons of established milk deal
ers.
The health conditions in the Polish
district have been such as to urge the
workers in the Northwestern Universi-
ty settlement to immediate action. In
the crowded neighborhood of the upper
Seventeenth ward and the lower Six
teenth the residents are far from
park or public playground. Lincoln
and Union parks are all
blocks away from the district None
of the new breathing spots are near
the crowded quarters of the Poles, and
there are no available public baths
The children live in the streets and
alleys where grass spots are few
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07

Five separate tests of the well We're
made. The first test was of contin-
uous pumping "a hours without any
apparent diminution in the flow, using
the we'll drilling engines. For the first
hour and half the water was clear
then rolled for "a hours, then clear
1t was believed that about 10000 gal
Ions of water were pumped each "a
hours. The second test was at the
rate of 100000 gallons day and lasted
only about hours owing to break
The third test was also a failure and
the fourth was not very satisfactory.
The fifth test was good one. BY
measurement 12O.960 gallons was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
A FATAL COLLISION.
Twenty five Persons Injured, Two Fat-
alIv. in a Collision at St. Louis.

ST. Louis, June Twenty-Five per-
sons were injured, two fatally, in coll
lision today between the car of Clay
ton suburban electric line and Mis-
souri, Pacific engine at the crossing at
Brentwood. The two men fatally in
jured are: William Layzen, motorman:
George Gibbon, negro laborer. The fire
man and engineer of the railroad train
were both injured. The injuries to a
majority of the passengers We're slight.
Inability to control an electric car
which ran into and derailed an engine
seems to have been the cause of the ac-
cident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
SPEAKS FROM CHAIR.
Senator Hanna Sat Down to Discuss
Canal Question.

Washington, June IA senator de-
l1vering speech seated was an unusu-
al spectacle in the senate yesterday af-
ternoon. Senator Hanna, firing undeY
his long effort and his injured leg pain
ing him considerably, sat at his desk
and continued his argument in favor of
the Panama route. He was earnest,
but not argumentative; he was primed
with facts, which he presented in a
forceful manner, but he did not encour-
age Interruptions, and gave several
short answers which caused friends oil
the NiearagUan route to permit him to
proceed in his own way The Ohio sen
ator declared that no political consider
ations We're involved in the canal prob
lem. He urged that the construction
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
St. Paul &. Sioux Citv Meetinq.

st. Paul, Mimi, June 1.-THE annual
meeting of the st. Paul & Sioux City
Railroad Company was held here today.
The following directors were elected
Marvin Hughitt, II. r. Mccullough, A.
Keep, M. l.. Sykes, e. E. Osborn, c. H.
Bigelow, j. M. Whitman, d. p. Kim
Eall, j. B. Redfeld. C. M. Depew, Fl.
McKtwombley. Thomas Wilson, E. e.
Woodman, w. A. Scott and j. T. Clark,
The old officers are reelected