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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
RoosEVELT's ITINERARY.
He Will Be Twice In the State at
Different Times,

Des Moines, Sept. 5.-The itinerary
of President Roosevelt in Iowa has
been formally reported to Govern Dr.
Cummins. He will be in Iowa twice,
arriving in Sioux City four days be-
fore he reaches Des Moines. He will
make his Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, dates between times.
The president Is to be IN Sioux City
the afternoon of September 26th, re.
naming two hours, where he will be
entertained by the Elks. Governor
Cummins has been invited to be pres
ent and welcome him and will be If
he can return from the cruiser christ
ening in time. The same evening he
will go to Denison, making a short
stop and change at Arion. Then he
will go to Omaha.
On the Both the presidential party
will come back into Iowa, making
Clarinda, Van Vert, Osceola and then
Des Moines. The party will arrive
here at 2:30 and remain until 1
o'clock. No arrangements have as yet
been made definitely for his entertain
ment here. He will go from Des
Moines to Oskaloosa and Ottumwa and
the next morning, that of the S1st. be
in Keokuk
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
SHIRAS DECIDES LAND CASE
qoIds That Purchaser I'm Good Faith from
Railroad Company Is Entitled to Pos
session-Talk Mt Washington that Wilson
Returns to Ames as President.

Dubuque, Sept. 5.-Judge Shiras yes.
terday decided case Of long stand.
ing in the courts. 1t was that of Jesse
Britt and John Britt VS.. John Meister-
ling. The action is one to quiet titls
20 realty IN Dickinson county. the dis
pute arising out Of the REIMBURSEMENT
Of the land grant in aid of the Sioux
City and st. Paul Railway company.
The plaintiffs claim their right upon
the homestead settlement laws and the
defendant upon his purchase from tn =
railroad in good faith. The plaintiffs
claim that the land does not fall within
the limit of the grant, but as the land
department has settled that question
the court cannot investigate it, ami
the only matter of dispute left for the
courts decision rs which party has
prior right to the land. Meisterling
bought the land from the company In
1887, paying $10.50 per acre. and the
compliments entered in possession of
the land and resided thereon confirm
ously from 1890. The court holds that
Meisterling was an innocent purchaser
of the land, and therefore is entitled
to enter into possession of the land.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
SUFFERING IN CARACAS.
Appeal to PhiIanthropic People Of
America for Help.

Washington, Sept. 6.-United States
Minister Bowen at Caracas has for
warded to the state department under
date of August "a plaintiye plea for
the poor in that capital who are suffer
ing great misery as the result of the
protracted war now in progress. The
special plea Is made by Rev. T. 5
Pond, the senior American mission.
airy in Caracas, and Mr.. Bowen has
undertaken gladly to receive any COZ
tributions that may be sent from
America to his legation. He says that
Mr.. Pond does not propose to give
money to the poor, but only provisions
that are cooked. He needs, according
to Mr.. Bowen, $4,000, but could easily
use five times that amount.
In his appeal Mr.. Pond says that In
| his experience he has never known
anything to compare with the wide.
spread and hopeless poverty of the
present. He refers to the fact that
Minister Bowen himself is feeding 100
or more destitute people. AT least
half the families of this city," says
Mr.. Pond, "can gain only one fair meal
day. Hundreds cannot obtain even
| that"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
NOTHING VITAL DISCUSSED.
Changes Regarding Boer Nations May
Follow Conference.

London, Sept. S.-Nothing import.
ant, it is believed now, is likely to
ensue as a result of the conference
neld at the colonial Office between
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and
the Boer generals, Botha, DeWet and
Delary. There may be, however,
slight notifications of the plans out.
lined as the resettlement of matters
in the annexed territories, but they
will be in the nature of internal chan.
ges. more interesting to political econ
omists than to the world at large;
and even these will only occur after
Mr.. Chamberlain has consulted with
Lord Miner, British high commission
er in South Africa, and, after such
consultation, has laid the matter be
fore the cabinet.
What TRANSFERRED at the conference
is little more than what happens
when one of the members of the cab.
met receives a trade or other delega.
ton In support of its particula.
views. No topic really vital to tha
conquered republics, so far as their
relations to the outside world Is con.
cerned, could be admitted to discus
sion. Such points were irrevocably
settled when the terms of peace were
signed. The concessions which the
Eoer generals urged Mr.. Chamberlain
to make We're almost vitality import
ant to individual Beers, especially to
land owners, but of comparatively
small Importance to the rank and file
except to those who, through invest.
ment or otherwise. are directly con.
cerned in South Africa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
BARTHOLIN DIES In IOWA
BODY FOUND IN A FLAX FIELD
NEAR RiCEVILlE.
Wrote a Letter Acknowledging the
Double Murder and Then Commit
ted Suicide.

Riceville, Sept. S.-The body Of a
man. confidently believed to be Will
liam Bartholin, was found Friday
evening in field six miles southeast
of Riceville. There is every proof
that he committed suicide in the night
of the 31st of August.
Bartholin came here the first week
in August from Chicago and worked on
the Chicago Great Western railroad.
After one-half day he went into the
country and worked on the Higginson
farm three weeks. Then he went to
the Huss farm and stayed three days.
He returned to Riceville the night
before he suicided and slept at the
Hotel Wilkes. He had breakfast tax.
en- up to his room. He remained all
forenoon and went down the track
six miles. He was not willing to en-.
ter the dining room while at the no
tel. He was very quiet and seemed t.
be troubled.
About o'clock he was met by
eastman on the road toward the Huss
farm. They talked for some time and
Bartholin agreed to help stack the
next day. This meeting was about
goANo llOlI thC bOuy "o1
found. 1t is thought by eastman that
the tragedy occurred soon after the
meeting.
The body was found by Joe Pratt,
who has put in a claim for the 81 900
reward offered by a Chicago newspa'
per. Pratt was driving along the road,
The body was lying on shock of fax
about twenty rods from the road and
haI pp drvp lara mo q,
stretched out with the legs crossed.
A letter of confession to two muir.
ders in Chicago and love letters from
Minnie Mitchell were found on his per.
son. He had a 32-caliber revolver in
through the head. There was some
small change in his pocket.
The body, which was decomposed
Bartholin to a ct" He was crippled
in one leg. had a gold tooth and was
5 feet 10 inches tall.
The following is the text of the let
ter found on the body:
ITO All Concerned: | am alone to
blame for the death Of my mother and
sweetheart; had no accompllces.
"Wish those now under arrest to
De TeledSeu.
Would write more of the partic-
ulars, only cannot get my mind CEN
TERED on subject.
(Signed) William Bartholin."
Several other letters were found on
his body signed Your Darling
Sweetheart, M. NJ" and are supposed
to be from Miss Minnie Mitchell. One
was signed Minnie Mitchell.
Riceville, Sept. S.-The body which
was believed to be that of William
Bartholin was exhumed yesterday and
positively identified as that of the
Chicago double-murderer.
The Identification was made by Will
liam Mitchell, brother Of one of Bar
tholin's victims, and Detective Andrew
Rohan of Chicago. DR.. A. ]. Coey OF
Chicago, who came here with Detec-
tive Rohan, cut out the lower jaw of
the murderer, which contained the
two gold crowned teeth which have
figured so largely in the description
sent broadcast throughout the cour.
try for the purpose Of Identification.
The jaw viii be taken to Chicago by
the detective.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
BAD MEN BREAK JAIL.
Were Aided by Friends on the Out.
side.

Nevada, Sept. 6.-George Smith and
William II. Bradley, two desperate
crooks, who were removed from the
Hamilton county jail at Webster City
TO the Story county bastile for safe
keeping, escaped by the aid of confed-
crates. Their escape was made be.
fore the eyes of several other prison
ers In the same cell, none of whom goT
away, and no clew has yet been found
as to their whereabouts. Their con.
.edefates came up to the back window
Of the jail, tore a small hole In the
ron screen and showed two revolvers
IN to Smith and Bradley, who covered
The other prisoners and ordered
hem to keep quiet or be shot
IN the meantime the men outside
were diligently at work saving away
the bars, which was soon effected.
The inside bars are In two sections
the lower one of which was let down
by Smith and Bradley, who then crawl
ed through the aperture, eight by six
teen inches, made by removing one
Of the outside bars, and got away. The
o.ner inmates Of the cell aroused the
sheriff as soon as Smith and Bradley
we're gone, but IL was too late to ap
prehend them. Smith has been hero
about month. and was arrested for
larceny from the person during thu
Webster City carnival. Bradley, the
more desperate of the two. has been
here only a short time. They were
to have been tried in a few days
which fact probably FASTENED theii
determination to escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
MARTINIQUE is DOOMED.
View of Situation Taken by Cores.
pondent at Polnte-s. Pitre.


New York, Sept. Cit is generally
believed that the island of Martinique
is doomed to total destruction and the
fear Is that when the catastrophe
comes Guadeloupe will be visited by
an all destructive tidal wave, cables
the Pointe-a-Pitre. Guadeloupe. cores.
pondent of the Herald. Business is alb
solutely at standstill. Few shops
are open and II it were rot for the eff
forts of small number 0: l1.ore valiant
souls hundreds would E>rve to death
here because of their fear CT a more
terrible death.
Details that have been received dur.
ing the last two days prove that the
eruption of Mont Pelee of August 80
was for more violent than any of the
earlier explosions.
AS the eruptions continue. the mouth
OF Mont Pelee grows in size. 1t is now
Of enormous proportions. Morne La
Croix, one of the peaks that reared
skyward from the side Of Pelee, has
fallen bodily into the crater and has
been completely swallowed. There
seems to be side pressure in the
crater and the burning chasm widens
perceptibly every day.
Clouds of mist hang about the crest
of Mont Pelee. The terrific heat seems
to drive everything away. The column
of flame and smoke rears directly into
the heavens, so that its top is lost 10
sight. In the darkness of the night
1t has the appearance of stream OF
molten iron, standing fixed between
heaven and earth. From Morne Capote
the relief troops were compelled TO
make quick retreat, although they
succeeded in taking out few wound
ed The entire country nearly to Fort
de France is buried under deep cover
of ashes. This has made it almost i'm
possible to find the bodies of those
who have persisted while fleeing to the
seacoast.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
GERMAN WARSH|P
SINKS A GUNb0AT
Action Taken Because of an
Alleged Act of Piracy by
Haytien Boat,
NO ONE ON BOAT INJURED
Crew of sunken Boat Was Allowed to
Leave and Before They Left Set Fro to
Her-German Vessel Then Opened Fire
and sank the Haytien.

Cape Haytien. Hayti, Sept. S.-The
gunboat Crete-a-pierrot, which was in
the service Of the firminist party, has
been sunk at the entrance OF the har-
Dor of Gonaives by the German gun.
boat Panther. Details of the occur
renee are lacking. The crew OF the
Crete-a-Pierot left here before she
went down.
The German gunboat Panthe. ar
rived at Port Au Prince September 5.
1t was announced from Cape Haytiel
September 3 that the German steamer
Markomannia, Captain hansen, belong.
ing to the Hamburg American Packet
company, having on board arms and
ammunition sent by the provisional
government to Capt Haytien, had been
stopped September 2 by the firminist
gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot, at the en-.
trance to the harbor of Cape Haytien
and that an armed force sent on board
the steamer from the gunboat took
possession OF the war munitions in
spite of the protestations of Captain
hansen and the German consul.
The seizure of the Markomannia
has been characterized as an act of
piracy. But dispatch from Berlin to
the Associated Press dated September
said German government circles did
not take a tragic view of the seizure
of the German vessel, but that salts.
faction would be demanded. The for.
eign office agrees with the view held
by the foreign representatives at Port
Au Prince and said the dispatch that
the action of the Crete-a-Pierrot was
piracy and that satisfaction would be
nh
Port Au Prince, Sept. S.-The Ger.
man gunboat Panther arrived here
September and received instructions
from the German government to cap.
ture the firminist gunboat Crete-a-P Pier.
rot. She left Immediately for Con.
aives, the seat of the firminist gov.
eminent. The Panther found the
Crete-a-Pierrot in the harbor of Con.
aives and the commander of the Ger.
man gunboat informed Admiral Kill.
lick. on the Crete a-Pierrot. that he
must remove his crew and surrender
his vessel in five minutes time. Ad.
miral Killick asked that this time be
extended to fifteen minutes. This re.
quest was granted on the condition
that the arms and ammunition on
board the Crete-a-Pierrot should bs
abandoned when her crew left her.
The crew of the Crete-a-Pierrot left
the vessel amid great disorder. At tha
end Of fifteen minutes the Panther sent
small boat carrying an officer and
twenty sailors, who were to take pos
session of the firminist gunboat. When
these men had arrived at a point about
thirty yards from the Crete-a-Pierrot
flames were seen to break out on
board OF her. She had been fired by
her crew before they left her---Tle
Panther then fired on the Crete-a- Pier<
rot until she was completely i'm.
mersed. Thirty shots all told were
| fred
There is much feeling here against
the firminists and their cause is con.
sidered to be bad one. Soldiers ara
leaving here to attack st. Marc. Port
| Au Prince is calm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
RoIEs is TO BE NAME.
Announcement Made by Democratic
Leaders at Waterloo.

Waterloo, Sept. 5.-Governor Horace
Boies will be the nominee Of the Third
district democrats for congress. He
will be nominated by reclamation st
the convention to be held in Dubuque
next Thursday and he will accept the
nomination and enter the campaign TO
make the fight of his life. This is the
announcement here by members Of the
democratic congressional committee
and local leaders Of the party. 1t had
been the hope of Governor Boies and
the party managers here that his son,
Louis Boies, would take the nomina.
ton and for a while it was believed
he would accede to the pressure being
brought to bear on him. But he has
declined, giving his professional en-
gagements as a reason. Besides this
it is known that he Is welded to the
law practice and that he has no taste
for politics. In their dilemma the
democrats turned to the governor and
Will make him their candidate. They
say that his showing of wonderful vigor
and vitality at Des Moines and his
popularity with the party demonstrate
that he is an ideal leader for them.
They also say, though he has not given
assent to the use of his name, the
former governor is too good a demo
crat to refuse to make the fight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
$25, 900 FOR DEATH.
Heavy Suit Commenced Against Ed
son Company at Des Moines.


Des Moines, Sept. 5.-Charles Mar
tin, administrator of the estate of Will
liam Bass, killed at the plant of the
Des Moines Edison company April,
1902, commenced action to recover
damages. Judgment for SO 900 is de.
manded.
Bass, a lineman in the employ of
the company, was at work on the in.
teEior of the building on the morning
of his death. 1t Is claimed he had
climbed to the top of a, step ladder
and was in the act of repairing a wire
which he supposed was dead. when he
was thrown from the ladder to the
floor. He was dead before assistance
could be rendered.
The company claimed at the time
Bass did not touch live wire, but that
his death was due to heart failure.
The coroner's jury held otherwise,
however, rendering verdict to the
effec. that he came to his death
through contact with heavily charged
metal or wires.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
TO SETTLE MINE STRIKE.
Labor Commissioner Make an I'm.
portant Report.

Washington, Sept. 4.-The report
of Carroll ID. Wright, the commits
sioner of labor, on the anthracite coal
strike. has been made public today.
Commissioner Wright finds that
there is no confidence existing between
the employees and their employers.
This, he believes, is one Of the chief
causes of the difficulties between the
operators and the miners. He sug.
gests that it would be reasonable and
just for the operators to concede at
once a nine hour day for a period OF
six months as an experiment. He sug.
gets that there should be organized a
joint committee on Cancellation com.
posed of representatives of the oper
ators and of new union of anthracite
employees. to which all grievances
should be referred for investigation
and that their decision should be final
and binding upon both.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
PORTE COMES 10 TERMS.
Adjustment of American Claims Sc
cured by Minister leishman.

Washington, Sept Sit is learned
at the state department that Mr.. Leish-
man, United States minister at Con-
stantinople, finally has reached most
satisfactory understanding with tho
porte as to the complicated and del.
icate questions which have been the
subject of negotiations between the
governments OF the United States and
Turkey for several years. Conse-
quently his service has been extreme
ly satisfactory to the department.
He has concluded successfully this
phase of his work and has been grant.
ed leave of absence.
IL appears that the principal din.
Guilty experienced by Mr.. Leishman
was due to the impossibility of finding
any Turkish official with whom he
might do business properly author
ized. He would enter into an
agreement with one or another of them
and this arrangement would be dis.
avowed by the grand vizer. After
several experiences Of this kind Mr..
Leishman went to the sultan himself
and the latter issued a summary or.
der that all Of the arrangements eu.
tered into by him with the subordin.
ate officials should be carried out In
good faith,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
FREE TRANSPORTATION
To Odd Fellows National Meeting and
Des Moines Horse Show.

Des Moines, Sept. Edward II.
Jones, Wholesale Pianos, SOB and sos
w. Locust, the largest piano jobber in
the state and manufacturer of the fav-
orite Schiller Piano, will give Free
Transportation to and from Des Moines
to any one in Iowa, purchasing piano
during his reduction and remodeling
sale. Get your railroad fare free and
save 800. 22 different makes, Schiller,
Crown, Emerson, Knabe, Butell and
others. Thoroughly guaranteed by the
factory and by the most responsible
dealer in Iowa. See what fine piano
he is selling for $l65, worth $3.50. 9th.
ers in proportion. Small monthly pay
ments Of S., So and $40 or on one, two
and three years time. Cut this out and
bring 1t with you. Open evenings.
Largest house in Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
AMEs' NEW PROFESSOR
Prof. p. G. Holden Accepts PROPOSE.
ton to Come to Iowa.

Ames, Sept. S.-The friends of the
State college are highly pleased at
the announcement that Prof. p. G..
Holden, the eminent specialist, has
accepted the chair of agronomy at the
institution. Professor Holden is con-
sidered a great addition to the faculty
Of the agricultural school. and Is ex-
pected to carry on a work which will
add to the already great prestige at
Ames.
Professor Holden was elected 10
the chair of agronomy at the last
meeting of the board Of trustees. The
college was not able to pay in excess
of $4,000 per year salary out of ITS
funds, and Professor Holden could not
be secured for this sum. So three
friends of the college agreed to con-
tribute $500 each tc raise the salary
to $1,000, at which figure II was hoped
an acceptance could be secured>
Those contributing to this fund are
Wallace's Farmer, the Cook farm CT
Odebolt and a friend Of the college
who Withholds his name.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
Strange Fate Of a Farmer.

Iowa City, Sept. 8.-Menno Guen.
gerlch, son of George Guengerich a
prominent farmer OF Washington
township, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. He and his brother
had driven into the barn lot with a
load OF hay and when within a few
rods of the barn the bolt descended,
killing the young man and one OF the
horses. The grandfather of the young
man, Joseph Shelter, was killed by
lightning eight years ago today two
miles from where the accident occur.
ed last night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
WEST VIRGINIA STRIKE OVER.
Miners Who Went Out June Return
To Their Work.

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. THE
coal miners strike in the Kanawha
and New River fields, involving fif-
teen thousand miners, which has
been in existence since June 7, is
practically at an end. Each local
union is instructed to go back to work
on the best terms possible without
regard to the action of any other To-
cal Several of the largest operators
in the New River field have made
terms with their men and will resume
on tomorrow. No concessions have
been granted and from the miner S
standpoint the strike is complete
failure. the men returning to work
at the same rate as before the strike.
There is great activity here among
the operators getting ready to start up.
Evictions will stop now and other
men will be given employment where
possible. Most of the strikers are
happy that 1t will soon be over.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
CASE EFFECTS $40 SALOONS.
MuIet Law Will be Tested in District
Court at Dubuque,

Dubuque, Sept. 5.-The mulct law
viii receive a test here next Monday
before Judge Matthews of the district
court. The case of Kintzinger VS.. the
Dubuque Star Brewing company will
then come up for hearing. Three
weeks ago the plaintiff had an injunc.
ton issued restraining the brewery
from conducting a saloon in connection
with the malt house on the grounds
that the saloon kept open Sundays in
violation to the law. By mutual agree
ment the case was continued until
Monday. The defendant AYERS that
Kintzinger is actuated by malice and
is also guilty of blackmail. If the
court decides that the saloon is being
conducted in violation to the law, 100
other Dubuque saloons will be affect
ed,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
HORSES TAIL JERKED OUT.
Animal Switched Its Tail Into Four
Inch Belt,

Early, Sept. 5.-A peculiar accident
happened on the farm of John Scott.
horns, near here, while threshing was
in progress. A horse hitched to load
of bundles as 1t STOOD near the ma.
chine switched it's tail into the main
drive belt, where it goes over the
cylinder shaft. The tail wound around
the shaft and pulled the horse against
the machine and finally jerked the
tail out of the horses body where it
joins the backbone. The resistance
and jar was great enough to break a
fOur-inch belt and bend the cylinder
shaft. The horse was killed to end les
sufferings.