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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20

Mr. E. NJ santee. of No. 517 North
First street, is compelled to walk with
clutches, the result of a fall Sunday
evening. Mr. Santee started for a
neighbours house and slipped while
passing across the driveway, falling in
such manner that his ankle was Sc
yerely sprained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20

The donations for the Ben Hur fair
will be exhibited in the store room at SO
West Main street during the week. The
fair opens next Monday in Forney's.
hall. Dancing each evening. Harp
orchestra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-03
new OBSTACLE ARISES
Democrats Threaten Trouble
For Cuban Concessions.

Washington, April 3.-Some of the
Democratic members of the house be-
lieve they have found a way of causing
trouble for the administration leaders in
connection with the proposed Cuban re-
ciprocity legislation. This, they believe,
can be accomplished by uniting with the
protectionists to oppose the adoption of
a rule for the consideration of the meas
ure and for further opposition to it by
votes. if it is pressed for passage in the
house.
In the bitter contest that has been
waged over this question between the
protectionists and the ways and means
committee leaders, the latter have held
to the assumption that, however strong
the disaffection of the beet sugar advo-
Gates might be, enough Democrats might
be relied upon to aid in the passage of
the bill on the theory that 1t proposes
a reduction of the tariff and that the
Democrats are pledged to support any
measure looking to tariff reduction The
Democrats assert that the argument OF
the Republican leaders has been that
the proposed reciprocity treaty with
Cuba does not aneet in any degree the
existing protective tariff system. They
also insist that the testimony presented
in the hearings before the ways and
means committee all tended to show
that the benefits of the proposed reduc-
ton in the sugar tariffs viii not &C
crue to the sugar planters, but VIII ali
be absorbed by the sugar trust
Taking this view of the situation.
some of the leading Democrats feel
that they will be justified in opposing
the proposed concessions. The propo-
sition was formally advanced today by
Congressman Sparkman, of Florida,
who announced his intention of voting
against the ways and means proposi-
ton, both as to the establishment of q
rule and in the passage of the measure
sition was explained to number of the
Democratic leaders and found consider
able favor with them. 1t was general
" discussed during the day. and will
be considered more fully before time
for action arrives. The temptation to
administer a. defeat to a pet measure of
the administration leaders is strong in
the ranks of the minority, and if the
Sparkman proposition is found tenable
from a purely Democratic standpoint,
the ways and means reciprocity meas
ure may encounter obstacles from an
unexpected quarter, and an obstacle
which. if the protectionists remain
steadfast in their opposition, may prove
to be insurmountable.
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and North American, the latter recovering
It's loss The principal gains included 6i4
II american Telephone and Telegraph, 3%
points in Hooking Valley common and "a
b 81l y I f1.e preLerred ana Ae q 5I-
General Electric. Hooking Coal, EEanavvhs
Central preferred. St. Louis and San Fran
cisco, the Wisconsin Central and the Min
neapolts, st, Paul and Sault Ste Marie
The market was less active and became
feverish on profit taking sales and bidding
up at new points. The New York Pubic
utilities, as a group. made the most head
way; Consolidated Gas, ManhattaH and 3
r. T. rose a point or more. North Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph jumped &c
altogether on its good monffiv and quar-
terry statements Hooking Valley reacted
IL points and then rose again 49, points
over last night Fractional inroads were
made on prices of other stocks and Mexi-
can National preferred, when issued. and
Amalgamated Copper ran Of point or
ern was pushed up to 1851 toward noon.
st. Paul rose a point over last night and
Southern, Distilling preferred and West
inghouse. Electric frst preferred gained
to ~ points
Bonds were dun and irregular. but there
was good distribution of the dealings
The rise in Northwestern extended to ~
Omaha. A movement developed among
S S, F Ssl9 5 wI7en earned up Ne~
l ork central. CleNeland, {. e ana 81
Louis New Y ork- Chicago and ST. Louis
and Peoria and Eastern to rs points
Hooking Valley rose 6 points in ALL the
preferred 81. Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling jumped 6ls and Kanawha and
Michigan 90 points. The advance in the
New York Dock stocks reached and there
were gains of q point or more IL Illinois
Central, Colorado and Southern first pre-
ferred and san Francisco first preferred.
Ann Arbor preferred and a number Of OBJ
scure industrials.
IN other industrials profit taking was in
progress. Colorado Fuel o. S. Leather
preferred and Continental Tobacco pre-
fGrrpd fell than noiDf under last
night and the minor steel stocks were
heavy.
The exhaustion of the buying demand
and the heavy selling of Colorado Fuel
and Amalgamated Copper depressed prices
all around Colorado Fuels net loss reach
ed 2 points: Amalgamated Copper fell ~
and Tennessee Coal IA points New York
Central and 3. R. T.. sold a point below
the highest. Louisville showed strength
and was point higher.
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TODAY,s MARKET REPoRr.


Chicago. April 5.-WHEAT-D isappoint-
ing cables and favorable weather in the
wheat country depressed grains at the
opening today. May wheat started AdKc
lower. at 71AQ715sc, and hung for over an
hour between those prices. Trade was not
large and was principally among the local
crowd. Statistical journals reported wheat
in good condition. Exporters said indiea-
lions pointed toward a removal of the
Manitoba wheat pressure. Local receipts
were 40 cars-none of contract grade
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 1S4 cars.
making a total for the three points of "a
cars, against 255 cars last week and 365
cars a year ago
May to 727sc, but at once there were lib
eral offerings and a reaction set in. May
closed weak and 7sc lower, at 715zc.
CORN-May corn opened steady and un-
changed to 1sc lower at 6015M602sc, on
steady cables July was q little lower, due
to selling IN small amounts by the bull
crowd, which in turn bought September
and advanced prices Of that option some
what There was no conspicuous trade or
feature to the early market, but after May
had touched 6o3z@6O5sc, it declined on fair
selling and the July influence to 601sQ6934e.
When the offerings had supplied the de-
mand III September corn that option eased
off and the nearer deliveries with it. May
closed weak and ssQz4c lower, at $3.50
0ATs-May oats opened &c lower, at
421ze, in sympathy with other grains, but
advanced on a few purchases to 431sc This
option still shows marked strength com
pared to the later deliveries. Early trade
was duh and later May eased again to
427kc Receipts were 101 cars.
PROVISIONS-Pro had a down
ward turn shortly after the opening. Hog
prices at the yards We're only steady and
the only early demand was small one
for July pork Provision stocks on hand
were looked at bearishly and the longs
Iiquidated. May pork opened 211c lower, at
$3.50 and slumped to $3.50: May lard So
PIC lower at SO. 75M9.771s, and May ribs
unchanged, at $8.9712, and eased to $50
HEAT-Cash. No. 2 red. 77179c: No.
3 red, 75077c: No 2 hard winter. 79d74c:
No. 3 hard winter, 72d73c; No. northern
spring, 73d75c; No. northern spring, 20
73c; No. 3 spring. 69d72c.
CORNING. 3, 5SN5SI5c.
OATS-No. 2. 421zQ4S7sc; No. g. $40
FLAx-Cash: NV, s174; s.-W., sl.6S:
May, SIP; Sept, S1.s2.
RYE=April and May SOC; July, 55lzc-
TIAOTHY-April $40.
ER-Cash: $500
BARLEY-Cash: 61066c.
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WESTERN UNION CASES.
Arguments Commenced Today Before
Judge Hazen.

The arguments in the motion to set
aside the findings of Referee ]. G..
Slonecker in the Western Union cases
were commenced today before Judge
Hazen.
The Western Union brought an action
to enjoin the prosecution of the 400
cases brought before Justice T. T.
Wright for the recovery of 500 penalty
in each case under the Kansas rate law
In accordance with the law kilograms
were rendered the company with the
rate fixed by law Of Is cents. The tele-
graph company refused to transmit
them at that rate The law provides
that when a telegraph company refuses
to transmit messages at the rate that
the party rendering the telegram should
be entitled to S100 penalty. The West
ern Union brought an action to enjoin
the prosecution of the cases Judge
Hazen referred the hearing Of the evil
dence to Judge Slonecker. The findings
of the referee as returned to Judge
Hazen are that the service could not be
rendered at the rate fixed by law. A
motion was fled with Judge Hazen by
Stebbins and Evans and Allen and
Allen to set aside the findings OF the
referee. The argument on the motion
will probably not be finished today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-03
TALK OF GIRLS.
Depew and Bailey Exchange Wit
and Compliment in Senate.

Washington, April 3-During the dis
cussion Of the Oleomargarine bill in
the senate Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Bailey of Texas concluded his speech in
opposition TO the measure His argu-
ment attracted the careful attention of
senators on both sides of the chamber
and of the occupants of the crowded
galleries. He was followed by Mr. De
pew OF New York in a witty speech in
support of the measure. Mr. Depew
matched his wit with that of Mr..
Bailey on the subject of the American
girl and the sallies of the two senators
were greeted with shouts of laughter,
both on the floor and in the galleries.
The Texans keen reference to the re
cent marriage of Mr.. Depew was most
happily fenced by the New York sena-
tor in his reference to the love and adj
miration excited in woman by the
youth and beauty of Mr.. Bailey
Mr.. Bailey conceded the right of con
gress to enact the proposed bill as a
revenue measure and every senator who
supported the measure to raise revenue
was entirely within his conscience and
his oath of Office, but if any sena tor
should vote for it to suppress the cleo
margarine industry he would do vio-
lence TO his sense of duty and to his
obligations of office" He declared that
the purpose of the bill was not to raise
revenue. Il undertake to say said he,
that there is not a man in this cham
Der who either intends or expects to
raise revenue by this measure
Mr.. Bailey sharply aTraigned the
creameries and cheese factories of the
country, the former of which, he said
were the real hackers of the legislation
proposed. He could understand. he said
the Republican policy of protection of
industries, but this new policy to Iegis-
late for the destruction of Industries
was entirely incomprehensible to him
In the pending measure, Mr. Bailey said
in conclusion, the majority Of congress
was endeavoring to settle a contention
among competing manufactures It
would be as just to place tax upon
cloth which looked like wool. but was
not, OF which resen bled silk, but was
only a high grade wooden fabric, as it
was TO enact the proposed law.
Mr. DepeW said he never had heard
speech which had so fired his fancy, so
appealed to his imagination and had had
so little effect on his Judgment as that
of Mr.. Bailey. He had been taught that
competition was the life Of trade but
competition ought to be honest If a
merchant deceived his customers by
foistfng on them a fraud he believed
that man ought to be reached by law,
because every man, when he purchased
an article had a right to get what he
paid for. 1t was perfectly evident that
no industry with good article could
compete successfully with a spurious
substitute by which the people were de-
ceived-
Mr.. Depew, referring to an allusion
made by Mr.. Bailey, said that the
American girl mad been put in a wrong
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Washington. April 3.-The following pen
sions have been granted.
Observation-Disclosures Daniel Plummer,
Springdale. So.
Indian territory-Increase James Bate
man, ChickasaW, IS.
kansas-Original: James Finch. Sever
ance, IS: George Emmsberger. Indepen-
dence. So, John Lightner Ness City, Sc.
War with Spain: William Owens, Parnell.
S.. Increase John Wilson. Atchison. S14;
Thomas Lloyd Parsons So: William A.
Smith, Girard s12: Henry Levick Seneca.
81; John McCracken, Victor, $50: James
Rcodhouse Fort Scott. $50; Benjamin Par
nell Perry, S12; Oliver Markin Richmond,
S12. Nathan Bresner, Alden IS; William S.
Wilson Concordia, SO; Stephen Baxter,
LebO S. Widows. Minor of Carrot Smith.
Hays so; Letitia Daniels. Topeka, IS.
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BAD FOR SHOOTING.
Drizzling Rain and Chilly Weather
Made Uncertain Work.

Kansas City, April "a drilling rain
was falling at Blue River park this
morning and the second day of the
grand American handicap shoot was
temporarily delayed. Manager Shafer
said the shooting would commence as
soon as the weather cleared up- a little.
The management is anxious to shoot at
least one round of four birds some time
during the day. If this is possible the
shoot may be completed ton orrow ev-
ening.
A number of hopeful shooters among
the 493 entries lost a bird or two yes
terday, which practically put them out
around the 143 men who had made a
straight score of eight birds.
The weather cleared at IL o'clock and
shooting was begun. This viii make it
possible to make at least one round OF
the traps, four birds to each man, be-
fore dark The work was disagreeable
however, as the ground was soft and
the chilly weather affected the birds in
their flight.
The weather was so cold and raw that
the shooting was very uncertain and
the Straights are expected to fall out
pretty rapidly. The birds proved live
ly lot and Jack Parker of Detroit. one
of the straight men fell out early in the
third round.
When $50 men had made the rounds
of the traps today, &c had straight
scores to their record. Ed Voris, from
Charlottesville, Ind Fred Arnold, St
Joseph Mo, and z. c. HinshaW. OkO-
boil, Ia, straight men, fell out, and L.
Dulford, of Utica, N. y, who lost three
yesterday, lost his first bird today.
Those who shot straight today and
have a clean score of u birds include
George Tucker, Brennan, Tex, w. A.
Baker. Griffin. Ca, w. r. Herman
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position before the people Of the United
States.
Il forgot for the moment" interjected
Mr.. Bailey, "a recent occurrence in the
life of the senator from New York, or
] should not have made the allusion.
and but for that occurrence. retort-
ed Mr.. Depew. laughing. as he spoke,
I should have left a younger man to
come to the defense Of the American
girl It was the senator's youth and
beauty great laughter) which astonish-
ed me when he made that remark. If
he had been soured and disappointed in
some way that would lead him to re-
mark about it like that I should have
understood him. But no one can meet
the senator, no one can see him social
~ or in his grave and dignIfed position,
no one can see his photograph on Penn
sylvania avenue. without recognizing
that his geniality, his happiness, his
elOquence, have come because the
American girl has admired him and
loved him. (LOng continued laughterl
And he never ought to have gone back
on her today by saying she is a fraudu-
lent specimen Of living oleOmargar
At the conclusion of Mr.. Depew's re-
marks Mr. Bailey and Mr.. Spooner be-
came involved in a colloquy as to some
legal phases of the bill
Twin the senator from Wisconsin
say" inquired Mr. Bailey, that the OBJ
ject of this bill is to raise revenue?"
L say that the object of this bill IS
to raise revenue" replied Mr. SpOoner.
In other words, I say that in the exer-
else Of the discretion which the constitu-
ton gives US. we select this article as
an object Of taxation"
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Contest For Possession of
WaterWOrks Plant.
MET LOOKS AND BARS.
The Attacking Party Batters
Down the Door.
Find Place Occupied by a Lone
Policeman.

Chicago. April 3.-Armed forces rep
resenting two rival suburbs OF Chicago
contested for the possession of a water
" orks plant between midnight and
daylight today The plant is situated
in the town of Berwyn. This town and
the town of Cicero some time ago
parted company and became separate
municipalities. Possession Of the water
works Immediately became a holly con-
tested question. Last night the Cicero
authorities represented by three police
men in uniform took possession Of the
place. They compelled the engineer and
his assistant. both appointees Of
Berwyn, to perform their work. The
Berwyn authorities telegraphed Chicago
FOR help. and at midnight four well
armed private detectives arrived. They
were sworn in as constables and war
rants were issued for the arrest of the
three Cicero policemen. The attacking
party. headed by the village president
T. ~ Cole, numbered ten men. all
armed. They found the place locked
and barred More reinforcements We're
sent for, and eight members Of the
Berwyn fire department responded.
Guards were placed at all the windows
and then a piece of timber was secured
and the door knocked from its hinges
Only one policeman was found inside,
the other two having escaped
The guard was still on duty this
morning. They said they expected that
The Cicero forces would gather addi-
tional men and attempt to reeapture
the plant. Supervisor Linden of Cicero
today declared that President Cole OF
Berwyn broke faith over the water
works matter. He said it had been
agreed that Cicero should control the
plant and its revenue till May 1, when
the matter should be adjudicated by
the courts
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BOTH FEET CUT OFF.
Robert Martin, Rock Island Porter,
Suffers Distressing Accident.

Robert Martin, a young tolored man
who is employed as a porter on the
Rock Island railroad, lost both his feet
by falling under a moving Missouri
Pacific train at 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Martin with several other
young men was playing baseball on the
vacant lot near the Tenth avenue
crossing of the NJ P road and they
had Just finished the game when a
freight train came in from the south
Several of the men, Martin included,
ran to the train, which was moving
very slowly, and climbed on. Martin
climbed on the top of a car, and then
losing his balance fell off and rolled
beneath the car wheels. The train was
moving very slowly, and was brought
to a standStill almost at once but not
before the wheels had completely sew
cred one of Martins feet and so man
gled the other that it was only hanging
by the tendons. The trainmen and
friends of the injured man gathered
around him, and seeing the extent of
his injuries at once rushed to the
nearest telephones, and while some of
them called an ambulance others
called the police station. The patrol
wagon arrived at the scene of the acct
dent first. and rigging the Stretcher
started with the injured man to the
Santa F'e hospital, thinking he was an
employe of the company. Martin had
not lost consciousness, and talked to
TIE officers while on the wagon and
minute at the Santa Fe hospital while
one of the physicians gave him d
stimulant, and then drove to Stormont
hospital The victim of the accident
was nervy, and his only thought seemed
to be Of his family. a wife and two
small children. He is the 'nerViest
man I ever saw" said one of the off,
GERS. He did not complain once"
An operation was performed at Stor-
mont hospital last night, and it IS
thought that he will recover.
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Chicago, April 9-CATTL receipts.
10000 head. Market slow. Good to prime
steers, $6.750I740: poor to medium, $500
$50: stockers and feeders. $2.5on5 25; cows,
81. 25d5-50; heifers. $2,50q6.25; Gamers, 81. %
12.40; bulls. $2.50d5.25 calves. $2.5005. "a;
Texas fed steers, $5.00d6.00.
HOGS-Receipts today, q, 600 head; esti-
mated tomorrow, Is. 900 head; left over, L.
103 head. Market Be lower. Mixed and
butchers. $6-50d695; good 10 choice heavy,
S6.S0d7.00: rough heavy, Sc. 60d5.S5; light,
S. 4016.75 bulk of sales. $6.60Q6.s5.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900 head. Sheep
strong; lambs weak to 10c lower. Good to
choice wethers. $5.25Q5.75; fair to choice
mixed. $4.5005.00: western sheep, $4.40d60 90;
native lambs, $4.50d6.65; western lambs,
IS 2506. 80.
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts ...-..--16 l5l $3.50 6,2l3
Shipments ...... ...... 1929 1,502 z95
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BURTON'S THREAT.
VIII Oppose Evans Confirmation
For Another Place.

Washington, April 3.-In conversat ton
with a prominent western member Of
congress. the president stated positively
that he has determined not to appoint
a Kansas man commissioner of pen
sions to succeed Commissioner Evans
when the place becomes vacant Sen
ator Burton intends to have a talk with
the president this week. and viii prob
ably get the information officially at
the White House. Members of the
senate think that Senator Burton Will
not carry the fight on Evans to the
senate to prevent his confirmation to
some other place, although he said that
he would try to prevent his promotion
Commissioner Evans friends say the
commissioner will certainly not accept
any place for the money that is in it,
as he is in Independent circumstances
and does not want any office that is not
perfectly congcnial. He took the COM
missiOnership, they say, against his
viii, and after urgent solicitations, and
his only reason for not reSigning long
ago was the fact that he was under
fire and that he had President AIcKin-
ley's approval of the pension policy
administered by him. They laugh at
the statement attributed to Senator
Burton that he forced Evans to resign.
1t is known that not long ago, when
ator Burton, urged the dismissal Of
Evans, the president asked them to de-
fer a discussion of the question, and
they have heard nothing further about
it since. Some of them have reached
the conclusion, however, that no kan
commissionership will go east this
time.
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FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin. Commission
Merchant, COL Kansas avenue.l

Topeka. Kan, April 3.--WHEAT -Liver-
pool cables are unchanged from yesterday
Northwest receipts were 226 cars against
269 cars a years ago. Chicago had 80 cars,
Kansas City a cars against 2 cars. and
shipments SO cars against Sc cars a year
ago. with 81 cars estimated for tomorrow
General rains over Kansas, disappointing
cables and bearish Cincinnati Price Cur
rent report proved to be a stumbling block
to a continuation of yesterdays advance.
although prices held firm up to the noon
hour
General selling set in few minutes af-
ter y which broke the price and May
wheat was about &c below the high point
of the day.
There is nothing in the legitimate situa-
ton to change my opinion and on its mer-
its wheat is an excellent purchaSe,although
bull movement may not start until after
the government report, April 10.
There is a minimum risk IN buying. how
ever, and maximum risk in selling short
and advise the purchase of Kansas City
July wheat on soft spots around these
prices.
CORN-Corn was barely steady. An ex-
cellent demand for spot stuff and cash
markets a fun cent higher than yesterday.
Receipts ar Chicago were 104 cars. Kansas
City 81 cars against IL cars year ago,
and 81 cars estimated for tomorrow. 1t is
a manipulated market dangerous TO trade
in.
OATS-Oats opened dun and featureless
with investment traders selling the July
49, A G. GOODWIN.