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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
TO OPPOSE BEEF TRUST.
Retail Butchers to Organize a Vast
Concern for Packing Meats.

Chicago, May 5.--Retail butchers Of
the United States are banding as stock
holders in q $10,000,000 packing COM
pany, to enter into competition with
the beef trust, as result of the war
against the packers. The new company
is backed by Chicago banks, and it's
projectors are confident from the prog
ress made that it will be ready for busi-
ness in a short time.
Many of the largest retailers thruout
the country approve the plan, and have
pledged themselves to subscribe for
capital stock. They welcome the pro-
ject as an opportunity to escape from
arbitrary business regulations forced
on them by the beef trust, and for the
reason that it will enable them to buy
meat at prices which will follow- the
market prices of live stock. The butch
ers of the country have in the past
feared the blacklist and have chafed
Under the rules of the trust, but still
have been forced by prevailing condi-
tons to buy from the combine.
Men who are experts in the packing
and provision business, and who COM
mand capital themselves, are behind
the new project. They will be the de-
partment heads, If the company be-
comes reality, and will hold stock in
the corporation. 1t will not be CO.
operative concern, however. 1t will be
organized along the usual lines, and
conducted on strict business principles.
The butchers are solicited as stock
holders so as to assure the company a
large trade from the start. Only small
subscriptions have been asked, with the
intention of interesting as many as pos
sible.
The proposed packing houses will be
located at the Union Stock Yards, and
will equal in capacity any plant now
existing A site has already been Sc
lected at the north end of the stock
yards. north of Thirty ninth street,
and convenient to the river and rail-
roads. 1t is said that the projectors of
the company have secured an option on
this site from the Union Stock Yards
and Transit Company. The plant will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
ALFALFA IN IOWA.
TIda Pioneer.

Jonas Fanburg, of Hayes township,
called at this office yesterday and dur
ing our conversation with him ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with
an experiment he was making In alfalfa
growing. Two years ago Mr.. Fanburg
invested SIS in a bushel Of seed and
scattered 1t over about three acres OF
ground that had been corn cropped the
season before. The alfalfa made its
appearance on schedule time, but was
so thoroughly mixed with weeds that
Mr.. Fanburg about made up his mind
that he had speculated in something
that Ida county soil, with all it's Won
derful fertility, would not produce.
However, his intentions We're to give it
Il fair test, SO he put the mower onto
the ground and harvested the first crop
about the 1st of May and raked it clean.
The second crop was a surprise. 1t
came up clean and entirely free o.
weeds and in less than six weeks an
other crop had been harvested and be-
fore the season closed still another crop
had been taken. The second year three
bountiful crops were produced, the last
being as large as the first, and Mr.. Fan
burg thinks that had the cattle not
been turned in it would have yielded a
fourth crop. AS to the nutritious OF
fattening properties of alfalfa he is en-
phatic in his assertion that 1T is ia,
ahead OF timothy, clover or any othe,
variety of grasses and says that cattle
will pass q nice clean bunch of timothy
clover or tame hay to get at the alfalfa
and best Of all they fatten and do well
on an alfalfa diet without feeding grain
especially is this so with calves. Mr.
Fanburg informed us that the mistake
usually made by farmers in sowing al
| falfa was that they picked on some low
piece of land and after attempting tt
get yield gave it up in disgust. High
or table land, in his opinion, should be
utilized, and it should be plowed anC
nut in proper, condition before the seet
is sown. His three-acre patch of al
falfa this year is already about ter
inches high and he expects to put the
mower into it inside of the next two
weeks. Alfalfa can not be winter
killed, nor is there room for the growth
Of anything else after ii has once got.
| ten n start Mr.. Fanburg is one of oul
most successful farmers and his opin.
| ion in this matter is certainly worthy o.
confidence, for he firmly believes tha
alfalfa will in the near future be among
the staple and most profitable crop:
harvested in Ida county on account O.
our immense stock feeding Industry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
FALLING OFF in RECEIPTS.
Omaha Stock Yards Man Says Ship.
pers Are Holdina Back.

Omaha, May 5.-H. L. Carpenter,
market man and auditor of the Union
Stock Yards Company, of South Omaha
yesterday told a representative of the
Associated Press that the falling off in
receipts was in no wise due to pre-
concerted plan on the part of commits
sion men. He said the small receipts
were due to the advancing market, and
that shippers were holding live stock
for still higher price. He explained
that never before was there a similar
condition in the live stock markets of
the country, and that stock raisers
realized this fact and were making the
most of it. He does not anticipate any
increase in receipts for the coming
week, but says there is a very great
number of cattle and hogs in the coun-
try, and expects the packing centers to
be flooded when the present excitement
in the market abates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
Burglars at Nevada.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, May 5.-Burglars entered d.
NJ. Groves implement house. Entrance
was made thru an unlatched window.
The safe was left unlocked, but the
safety boxes inside We're broken into,
as was the till under the counter. No
money was secured, as none was left
in the building over night. This is the
third robbery here within week.
Klove & Klove's hardware and ]. e.
Drybread's drug store having been en-
tered and small amounts secured.
Leland Bates and Mary Rainer were
married Tuesday evening at the home
of DR.. and +. S. Smith, where Miss
Rainier has been living for some time.
Both are we'll known in the community
The groom is son of e. Bates and is
an energetic young farmer. The happy
couple have gone to housekeeping on a
farm southeast of town.
Charles Williams, while hauling rock
from the country on Wednesday had
the misfortune to mash his foot terri
bly,. While loaded heavily the wagon
passed over his foot and crushed the
bones near the toe joint so that he may
be crippled for life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
HAvEMEYER's TESTIMONY.
Sugar King Contends Reduction il

Sugar King Contends Reduction IN
Tariff Would Aid cabans.
Washington, May 5.--President Hay-
emeyer of the Sugar Refining Com
pany today continued his testimony be-
fore the committee on relations with
Cuba. He was questioned by Senator
Teller regarding the reduction on the
price of sugar at Missouri river points
l5e sale beet sugar generally sold ten
points below cane sugar at the points
affected. He did not object to the diff
ference in price, but to the exclusive
features OF the contracts.
Hevemeyer said the attacks were
made on the trust for the purpose OF
getting in foreign sugars at lower
duty. The Cuban sugar would cost the
com amy as much with concession as
without it. II the whole duty was
taken off the Cubans would receive
benefit f.r a time. He said the appre-
tensions of beet sugar men We're falla-
cious. Havemeyer said If the tariff on
sugar was reduced 90 per cent neither
the trust nor consumer would get the
benefit of it, because the price would
Immediately advance and offset this ac-
ton.
Teller insisted the trust had the pow
er to say to the Cuban I'VE won't buy
your sugar unless you put in at GER
tain figure" but Havemeyer contended
this was not SO.
He was excused from giving further
testimony unless the committee should
decide to summon him again. The
committee adjourned until tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
ANXIETY AI IHE HAGUE
Hollands YOUNG Queen Is IN
Critical Condition From Pre-.
mature Confinement.
Official Bulletin Issued This
Morning Gives Hopes OF
Her Recovery.
Streets of the Hague Filled With
Desponding Group OF
People.

r Hague NV 5.-A bulletin isued
at Castle Loo this morning says: "Ali
things considered her majesty's condi-
ton is satisfactory at the present
moment"
The more reassuring tone Of this
mornings official bulletin did little to
allay apprehension of the public re-
garding the condition of the queen. The
streets are dotted with despondent
groups of people anxiously discussing
the exceedingly scant information per-
mitted to leak out. Offices or official
newspapers are besieged with inquiries
and surrounded by people awaiting bull
letins. kilograms of inquiry have ar
rived from all parts Of the world. All
foreign diplomatists either personally
called for the news or sent their sec
retaries to make inquiries about her
majesty's health.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
ADMITS HER GUILT.
Mrs. soffeI, Who Figured in Escape Of
the BiddIe Brothers From Prison,
Pleads Guilty.

Pittsburg, May Skate Soffel, wife
of Warden Soffel, was called into court
this morning and entered plea Of
guilty to the charge of aiding and abet-
ting in the escape of the Biddle bro-
theirs from jail last January. She will
be sentenced Saturday.
The maximum penalty is two years
in the penitentiary. The court room
was crowded TO the doors, many wom-
en- being present. Much curiosity t.
see the prisoner was manifested. Mrs.
Soffel entered the room with a firm
step. She was accompanied only by her
physician and attorney.
She was dressed neatly, was unveiled
and appeared to have entirely recov-
cred from the wounds received during
the battle between the bandits and Of
ficers. During the preliminaries Incl
dent to the opening of court, she
showed little embarrassment and
talked freely with her attorney and
physician.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
THE BURLINGTON NEW MOVE.
Thru Trains From Des Moines to Chi.
caao via Cskaloosa.

Special to oTimes-Republican
Oskaloosa, May 5.-Thru trains from
Des Moines to Chicago via Oskaloosa
and Burlington on the Burlington rail-
road are regarded in this city as almost
a certainty in the very near future.
This will be brought about by making
the Burlington and Western railroad a
standard guage road and by building a
stretch of track from this city to Tracy
where connections will be made with
the Abba branch of the road.
Burlington surveyors have been in
this vicinity running lines from this
city to Tracey and this is one good in
dication that the road intends to build
the connecting link between that place
and this city. Another indication is
that the Bolton Hoover Coal Company
was organized in this city this week
and is known to have been Burling-
ton move. The options and property
where this company intends to locate
are on the proposed line of road be-
tween here and Tracy. The fact that
the Burlington Company has no fuel
supply that can be brought directly to
this city nearer than Illinois corro5or-
ates the idea that the formation of the
Bolton Hoover Company is in fact a
Burlington move.
Another matter cited in support of
the assertion that the Burlington will
build the new line between here and
Burlington is that the old narrow
guage stock is worn out and can last
but short time longer. New rails
have already been bought and it is said
that on some Saturday night gangs of
men will be distributed along the line
and by Monday morning the road will
be standard guage. 1t is known that
the Burlington has appropriated $780,
600 for this purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
be complete in all departments of the
packing business. and will supply all
the products and by products to the


butchers.
The Chicago Security and Trust
Company is financing the deal. S. p.
Anderson. vice president of the COM
pany, has done most, of the active work.
He has been laboring quietly for sever
al weeks, sending out circulars to thou
sands of butchers thruout the United
States. Responses, he says, have been
enthusiastic, thousands of dollars hav-
ing been pledged, and some Of the let
ters even containing checks
S. P. Anderson, vice president of the
company, was reticent when asked
about the project.
II can not give names and details
now, because the company has not been
actually organized yet" he said. 1t
has progressed 50 far however, that l
believe it is certainty. We started
out with the idea of raising $5,00O,OOO
among the retail butchers of the coun-
try toward the capital stock Of an inde-
pendent packing company designed to
break up the beef trust by honest COM
petition. The responses have been so
numerous and liberal that there is lit
tie doubt as to the success of the pla..
and it is probable that the working
capital of the company as finally or
ganized may be s10,00O,OO0 instead OF
SIS, 100000. The more capital the better,
because we will have to fight a $780,,
100000 combination.
1--WE did not ask for subscriptions in
cur circular. 1t was only feeler, but
we have received hundreds Of subscrip-
tions, some Of the letters containing
checks. Some subscriptions are for
amounts as high as $4,000, altho the
subscription suggested in our circular
is only $3.50.
"There is no doubt that such COM
pany could do a successful business.
The packers make an exorbitant profit
out of their business, as is shown me
by figures furnished by the projectors
cf the company. They are men expert
enced in the packing business and
qualified to manage a large concern. ]
am not authorized to give their names,
vet, altho matters may shape them
selves so that can give out everything
iE very few days.
Before attempting to finance this
deal l consulted with the officials of
several Chicago banks. All thought the
plan good one, and we are assured of
support from the banks as soon as the
project assumes definite shape. There
Is no doubt that the new company could
compete successfully with the beef
trust"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
TH[ CUBAN CONGRESS
It Met Today to Prepare for the
Transfer OF the Gevern-
ment.
Will Arrange for the Taking
Over OF the Islands
Affairs.
Day. and Bethea Consult With
Attorney General Knox at
Washington.

Havana, May 5-The. Cuban senate
and house of representatives assembled
at noon today in the palace. Governor
General Wood made an address. wish
ing the legislators success in their work
and informing them that the legislative
power would be vested in congress un-
til after the formal transfer of the gov
crnment Their work now was to pass
upon credentials and inform the mill
tary government, officially, who have
been selected as president and vice
president, senators and representatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
Cause of Her IIInese.

The Hague, May 5.-Queen Wilhel-
nina was prematureiy confined at
o'clock Sunday night at Het Loo and
small of her recovery are entertained
tanned.
Professor Rosenstein, DR.. Roessengh,
and OF, ,er do, tore We're in attendance.
Her majesty suffered intense agony.
Four weeks ago Queen Wilhelmina
was attacked by typhoid fever. Three
days ago 1t was announced that her
majesty was out of danger
The news of last night has plunged
the nation into grief, for not only is the
young queen universally beloved, but
her death will mark the extinction OF
the reigning house of Orange and leave
the throne of Holland without an heir.
Queen Wilhelmina was married Feb.
Z, 1901, to Prince Henry of Mecilen-
burg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05

cation makes the right kind of stand
it is probable Iowa will get the entire
amount, otherwise the smaller sum
named. But nothing will be got until
congress acts. In either view the great
est credit belongs to Capt. Lothrop for
his untiring zeal in the matter.
Some phases of the new road law are
not we'll understood by the people OF
the state. Provision was made by the
legislature so that the districts Will not
lose their share of the road taxes from
railroads this year. The old law read
that the amount of the taxes shall be
determined by the proper local authori-
ties at their April meetings. The law
was changed so that it is the rate OF
taxation and not the amount that Is to
be thus determined. The rate having
been fixed 1t applies to the property as
sessment of all kinds at once but only
to the railroad property when that as
sessment has been certified down thru
the proper channels. In this way the
railroad proportion of the road taxes
will come little late this year, but this
is the only change. After this year the
railroads will have to pay their road
taxes in cash and it will come along at
the regular time in the fall.
The Iowa report on labor statistics
for last year contained valuable new
table prepared by Mr.. Holder, deputy
commissioner, showing what progress
has been made in the United States in
recent years in securing a shorter work
day among labor unions. This was the
first complete compilation of this kind
ever published. The Iowa report was
complimented by having the entire
matter copied into the Toronto report
and credited to Iowa. Time was when
eastern labor commissioners did not
look into western reports expecting to
find anythinr worth copying
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
r BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY

The Weather.
For = Cloudy tonight ane
Tuesday, 9th showers.
For II :Tois-Fair in the north ant
showers : the south tonight and Tues
day; &C -sr in the south tonight.
For tuth Dakota-Showers this
aftern' q and tonight; Tuesday, fair
( PAGE ONE.
TEL SSRAPH1c NEWS:
F. Sres in Wall Street.
D = in Prices of Stocks.
W1inelmina in Critical Condition.
Cuban Congress Meets.
Bethea Confers With Knox.
Planning the Iowa Campaign.
PAGE TWO.
GENERAL NEWS:
Desperate Fight With Moros.
England Receivers Confidence.
Successful Test of Airship.
PAGE THREE.
IOWA NEWS:
Storms in Northwest Iowa.
Developments in IAvelleur Case.
Brakeman Dippo Fatally Hurt.
Bankrupts' Goods Concealed.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE
EDITORIAL:
Lies About the West.
A Deal in Pork"
The Consumer Will Control.
Our Mineral Production.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Iowa Items and News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
CITY NEWS:
Wind Storm Kills stock.
Woman Suspected of Child Murder.
To Build Soap Works and Refinery.
Sewer Superintendent Appointed.
Illinois Prisoner Arrested.
Player Retires from Santa Fe.
Brief City News.
PAGE EIGHT.
IOWA AND COMMERCIALS:
Condition of the Markets.
Mondays Market Quotations.
The College Farmer.
State Field Meet-Iowa Sports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05

by side at the bar. At any rate, Potts
was drugged and for two or three hours
it was feared he would not live. He was
taken home and about o'clock phy-
sician was called. 1t was found that
Potts had been given choral In MS
drink, and it was not until evening that
he was able to tell what had happened,
or as much as he knew of 1t.
When he recovered his senses Potts
found that he had lost all the money
he had in his pockets when he was IN
the saloon, and then remembered some
of the occurrences of the afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
GOVERNMENT REPOSITORIES.

Secretary Shaw Distributes Nearly $3,-
100000 to sixty-two Banks.
Washington, May 5.--Nearly three
and half million dollars We're distri-
buted by the secretary of the treasury
this morning among the national banks
in various parts Of the country. Sixty
two banks are recognized as govern
ment repositories in widely different
sections of the country.
The president today nominated
Frank P. Sargent, of Illinois, commits
sioner general of immigration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECAST

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 5.-Partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday with pro 'ably
showers.
Synopsis of weather conditions
Cloudy, threatening and unsettled
weather prevails over the middle and
northern portions of the Central valley.
With rain falling at Kansas City, Bis
marck Omaha, North Platte, Rapid
City and rain has fallen during the
past twenty-four hours in Oklahoma.
Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana; the amounts of rainfall in Ok
lahoma, eastern Missouri and Iowa
have been heavy effectually breaking
the drought. The temperature is slight
ly lower in the Mississippi valley.
The following observations We're
taken at a. M, central time:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
TO SEND CHINESE BACK.
Decision of the Supreme Court in Case
Affectina Chinamen.

washington. May 5.-Tha chief JUS
tice OF the United States supreme court
today rendered opinions in two test
cases affecting the transit of China
men thru the United States to other
countries, sustaining the action of the
governmental authorities in having
them detained at San Francisco. There
is said to be forty or fifty Cinnamon
who have been thus detained in San
Francisco for the past four or five
months and who have been very rest
less under the restraint. The result of
the decision will be deportation to
China of Chinese detained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
MAN DRuGeED AND ROBBED.
Ottumwa coIored Man Arrested For
Serious Crime.

Ottumwa. May 5.-Robert Alexander,
O colored lad about % years old. was
arrested by Chief of Police Gray ut the
corner of Main and Market streets, on
the charge of drugging and robbing
William Potts, who resides on East
Main street. 1t is alleged that the
colored man, accompanied by an OF
tun,wan whose name is for the present
not being made public by the police,
was in saloon on East Second street,
and became engaged in conversation
with Potts. Altho Potts does not re-
member much about what has hap
pane.l, he thinks that the negro drug
Red him by dropping poison in his Ii
ouor while the two were standing side
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
Storm at THOMPSON.

Special to Tfmes-Republican.
Thompson, May 5.-There wa5sa se-
we're wind and rain storm here Satur-
day at s p. m. D. B. Harson's new
barn was demolished and F. w. Thomp-
sons barn was blown off its foundation
and carried several rods. The Linden
Lutheran church was badly damaged.
Many windmlils were blown down.
Nearly every building in town and
country was damaged by wind or wa
ter. No casualties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05
TO INVESTIGATE TRUST.
Thirty.Two Witnesses Summoned to
Testify at jefferson City.


ST. Louis, May 5.-Thirty-two wit
nesses have been summoned by Attor-
ney General Crow to testify before
Chief Justice Burgess, of the state SUI
prene court at Jefferson City, where
an investigation of the alleged beef
trust will begin tomorrow. 1t is said
under the antitrust lows the Missouri
beef companies can be prohibited from
doing business in this state If they are
found to be violating the statutes.
The list of witnesses to be examined
includes representatives from Armour,
Swift, Morris, Dodd, Cudahy and the
st. Louis Dressed Beef Company, cat
tie buyers and shippers of st. Louis,
Kansas City and st. Joseph and butch-
ers and wholesale meat dealers from
several points in the state.