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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
TO PENSION THE OLD.
chamberlain's Bill Passes Second
READING in the House.


London. March 20.-The passage Of
the aged pensioners bill to a second
reading in the house of commons yes
terday was singular tribute to the
influence of Joseph Chamberlain. The
measure followed the lines laid down by
him in many public speeches and aimed
to provide pensions for workers above
the age of 65. without discouraging
habits of thrift. Mr.. Greene moved the
second reading in a candid speech, in
which he estimated the cost of the
scheme at from $50000,000 to S60,000,-
600 annually. divided between the
treasury and the local authorities, and
there was TO serious opposition on
either side of the house. While neither
local rates nor the treasury are in a
state for so large an addition to the
public burdens, there was a general
disposition to sanction the general
principle of old age pensions, and the
government supporters We're willing to
make political capital out of so radical
measure of state socialism. BY pass
ing the bill to the second reading
Chamberlain's favorite social policy has
received general recognition.
Briefly, the measure provides that
men and women at the age of Go or over
shall be paid pension of not less than
five shillings (s1.25) nor more than
seven shillirgs (s1.75) per week, pro-
viding they have not an income from
any source of more than ten shillings
(s2.5O) per week and are in all respects
worthy.
The pensions are to be paid by the
local authorities out of the district
funds. To this fund the national treas
ury will make an annual contribution.
not to exceed one-half Of the estimated
cost of the pensions.
At Joseph Chamberlain's suggestion
conference of officers of friendly So
cieties, representing 100000 members,
met in London last October to urge
parliament to pass this old age pension
bill.
1t is estimated that there are in the
United Kingdom 100000 persons who
would be leigible to pensions under the
law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Resolution Declaring Congress
Should Express Sympathy
for the Struggling Beers.
Will Begin Systematic Fight to
Force Committees to Re-
port Resolutions.
Believe Congress Should Ask
British Government to Ac-
cept Peace Overtures.

| Washington, March 20.-The demo
| cratic members of the house, at eau
Gus held last night, unanimously adop-
ted resolutions declaring that congress
should express the sympathy of the
American people for the struggling
Boer republics and pledging themselves
to use their utmost endeavors to force
the committees to report resolutions eN-
pressive of such sympathy in order that
congress might have an opportunity to
act.
The committee asks resolutions &c in
vestigate the franchise question. which
was not considered at last nights cau-
Gus.
Representative Hay, of Virginia. pre-
sided at the caucus and Representative
Robertson of Louisiana acted as secre-
tary The attendance was large. There
was no division of sentiment as TO the
course to be taken, the question pre-
scented being simply one of choice be-
tween two resolutions. one offered by
Mr.. Sulzer of New York.
The Randall resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, after expressing
the sympathy of the people of the
United States for the Beers, read as
follows:
Resolved, That the congress should
in the spirit of amity and friendship,
appeal to the British government in the
interest of humanity, to accept over
lures for peace, cease hosulities and
endeavor to bring about just and hon
orable statement of existing differences,
to the end that peace may be estab-
lished.
Resolved, That the United States
position of strict neutrality in this
contest between nations friendly to us,
and see to 1t that the neutrality laws
are vigorously and impartially enforced.
Resolved, That we, as democrats and
representative of the people, will use
our utmost endeayor to force the COM
mittees now dominated by the rapub
lican party having in their charge res
olutions similar to these to report the
same back to the house, so that the
congress may give expression thereon,
declaring the sentiments and will of the
American people,
The Sulzer resolution, which was
voted down by n vote of 80 to rs. began
by expressing sympathy with the Beers
and protested lin the name of human
ity and civilization against the contin-
uation of war, which outrages the
feelings of ell liberty-loving people"
and resolved that
I'VE shall use cur best efforts to have
the congress of the United States be-
ing committed to the principles of ar
bitration for the settlement of interna-
tional disputes, request the president
to urge upon the government of his
majesty the wisdom of adopting this
policy for the purpose of stopping the
awful atrocities now going on in South
Africa and that the government of the
United States should maintain strict
between the contending
forces
In pursuance Of the action taken at
the caucus last night, a resolution Will
be framed for introduction in the house
and hereafter the democrats will do
everything in their power to secure ac-
ton upon 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
BOY SHOOTS TWO STUDENTS.
Son of Hostess of sophomores Drives
Freshmen from House,

GAINESVILLE, o., March 20.-Mark Roy
and Floyd Kramer, two students Of the
freshman class at Muskingum College.
at New Concord, We're shot last night
while annoying a party of sophomores,
who We're being banqueted at the home
of Mrs. l.. e. Crisswell. The freshmen
visited the Crisswell residence and at
tempted to put an end to the festivi-
ties in progress there. James Crisis
well, the 12-year-old son of the host
ess, raised an upstairs window, and,
with a target rifle, shot into the crowd,
hitting Roy in the right leg below the
knee and Kramer In the right thigh
The wounds inflicted were not serious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
JUDGE CHARLES LONG VERY ILL.
Michigan Supreme Court Member at
Dauohter's Home in Detroit,

Detroit, March 2o-Judge Charles
Long Of the state supreme court is very
i'll at the residence of his son-in-law.
John NJ. Barton, 247 Lincoln avenue.
Judge Long has not been in attendance
upon the present term of court-in fact
has been at Mr.. Barton's residence ever
since the first of January. Mrs. Long is
with him, and their residence in Lam
sing is closed. There is much fear on
the part of the judges relatives that
this is his last Illness Judge Long is
suffering from stomach and kidney
trouble. relics of the civil war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
WIRELESS TELEeRAPHY TEST.
Messages Sent From Cleveland to
troit by Clark System.


| Cleveland, March 2O.-Failure Tues
of success Thursday when wireless
messages were sent from Cleveland to
Detroit by the Clark system
The steamer City of Detroit made the
first trip of the season from Detroit to
Cleveland yesterday with wireless tele-
sraphy apparatus on board. There was
a receiving station at Detroit, but none
here. Attempts We're made thruout the
trip to transmit messages, but none got
thru. The instruments clicked, but
conveyed no message. In the morning
the City of Detroit was towed to 9 slip
near the lake front where there were no
intervening masts or buildings and the
experiments repeated. Only those max
ing the experiments and connected with
the ownership OF the system We're on
board
Last night j. V. Topliff, representa-
tive of the originator of the system, the
latter being a the Detroit station, said
that the code word horse" had been
both sent to and received from Detroit.
He said no attempt was made to trans
nit messages, but that the transmission
of the code word horse" established the
fact of communication and that the ex-
periments We're successful. The mean
ing of the word horse" in the code ar
ranged for the experiments is clear
weather.
The success achieved is ascribed
partly TO better weather conditions and
partly to n better adjustment of the APP
paratus than was possible on the NOV
ing steamer. Mr.. Topliff says that the
greater the distance between the differ
ent sets of wireless instruments, to a
certain extent. the more distinctly the
Impulses are received.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
WILL MAKE
AFFIDAVIT
New Lease of Life for an
Iowa Postmaster.

Postmaster r. III. Randall of Dun
lap, Ia, says: 81 have been great
sufferer from indigestion and result
Ing evils for years Being unable to OBJ
tain permanent relief, resolved to try
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Before ! had
taken one bottle knew | had found
what had long looked for. After a
few bottles was cured Of "a soreness in
my left side that had not been free
from for over ten years. / am better to-
day than for years. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure has given me new leaseof life.
''If any suffering person will use
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, believe, If 1t
Is a diseased stomach from which they
suffer, that they will receive perma-
uent relief. Anyone wishing can have
asworn statement as to the genuinness
and truthfulness Of this statement"
This testimonial Is the voluntary
statement Of man who has suffered,
found relief and wants others TO receive
the same benefits. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure will cure any case Of stomach
trouble. 1t rests the stomach by dt-
costing what you eat. The rest alone
would restore health. But Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure also contains tonics
which build up the organ and hasten
the good results. You don't have to
diet. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will d.
eest what you eat. Helps children, too.
kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Cures all Stomach Troubles.
Prepared only by E. O. DEWITT & Co, Chicago.
Tho 81. bottle contains az times the SOC. size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

concluded that there was anything of
the fake about it.
So when President Roosevelt has
added the knowledge of this art to he
repertoire he will be a man half or
wholly insane who will try to assault
him and allow him half chance.
And Theodore Roosevelt, horseman,
dead-shot, boxer, wrestler, ''savattem,
and member of the "embokkwai." will
need little aid from congress or any but
his own splendid body, heart, and brain
to care for himself at close quarters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
Peculiar Accident.

Middletown, N. Y, March 20.-David
L. Black yesterday afternoon was
standing on the sidewalk in Fulton
street watching horse that was being
led to shop to be shod. A small dog
began swapping at it's heels when the
horse kicked with both heels and sen!
the dog flying thru the air. Before
Black could get out of the way the dog
struck him on the right leg below the
knee breaking both bones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
WORKING "a Hours a Dav.

There's no rest Tor those tireless lit
tie workers-Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
Millions are always busy, curing torpid
liver, jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague. They Danish sick headache drive
out malaria. Never grippe or weaken.
Small, taste nice, work wonders. Try
them. 25 cents at Geo. 2. Powers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

ment of the city hall, and every pre-
caution to prevent lynching is be-
Ing taken. Sayfes was removed to the
county Jail at an early hour today.
Sayles is only 16 years old but has a
police record. He has served one term
in the Pontiac reformatory for stab
bing white boy. and few months
ago he was put in Jail for shooting
companion with q rifle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
Traders to Rest On Good FRIDAY.

New York, March 20.-The cotton ex-
change has voted in favor of making
Good Friday and the following Satur-
day holidays. The stock exchange and
the produce exchange will pass upon
the question today. The coffee exchange
also has yet to decide on the matter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
FIFTEEN MEN STILL ON THE ICE.
Two Menominee Fishermen Skate
Nearly 100 Miles for Rescue.

Menominee, Mich. March 2O-Two
Menominee fishermen. who were ma
rooned on Chambers island arrived
home yesterday, making the trip, a
distance of nearly 100 miles, on skates
around the southern point of the bay
on the ice. which still clings along
the shore. They say there are still fiji
teen more men on the island, who took
refuge there when the ice went out,
and the tug Gagnon will go to their
rescue today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

Thou has strange notions for one sc
young a substitute to think that thou
art the same as Rocky Mountain Tea
made by the Madison Medicine Com
pany; 35 cents. Mcbride & Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
SURGEONS Knife Not Needed.

Surgery is unnecessary to cure piles.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve cures at
once removing the necessity for oper-
atoms For scalds, cuts. burns, wounds.
bruises, sores and skin diseases I'M
equalled. Beware of dangerous coun-
terfeits. Geo P, Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

Judge Canborn, of the United States
circuit court of appeals at ST. Louis,
entered an order assigning Judge Loeb
ran to that court for the May term. to
be held in St. Paul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

We have for sale 100000 acres in
North Dakota counties whore the
greatest tide of immigration is going.
Rich, nutritious grasses, deep, black
soil, very productive. Where corn
grows; pure water in springs and
wells; coal 81 per ton. Price So to
$3.50 per acre. Long time at 6 per
cent. We locate homesteads and sell
In large or small tracts. Buy now,
while the prices are low. Next excur-
sion to Mandan and Devils Lake, NJ. o.,
is April 1.
BRATT & DAMN
III East Main street, MarshaiItown la.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con.
stipatiou.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

Prepared only by E. @. DRwITr & Co, Chicago
Tho 81. bottle contains sh times the SOC. size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20

Boston. Mass, March 20.-While con-
gress is wrestling with the proposition
to pass bill to protect the president,
Theodore Roosevelt is learning the art
of "jujutsu" as an additional means of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
EnElands Purpose in Opening Up
Spanish War Controversy.

A dispatch from Berlin yesterday says:
The foreign office was Informed today that
the Associated Press had issued for publ
cation the text of the replies of all the Eu-
ropean courts except that of Germany to
the request of Spain for concerted action by
the powers sent out March -, 1898, from
Madrid The correspondent here asked for
the text of the German answer to this re-
quest. The foreign office said that the an
swer of the German government was made
orally by the German ambassador at
Madrid. The answer Was that Germany
could not take the initiative and must await
the action of the other powers. Suisse
quent events made further answer I'M
necessary.
The foreign office called attention to ca
Diagrams from Washington saying that the
British embassy there admits making sec
ond proposal April A. 1898, but with no
evil intentions against the United States
The foreign office added:
We fully recognize the fact that England
had no evil intentions against the United
States The German government, far from
imputing such Intentions, on the other hand
and simply upon the basis of the docu-
mentS Ill the case, protests against London
imputing to us Intentions We never had"
The Berliner Tageblatt comments upon
the admission Of the British embassy at
Washington in the following terms:
considering this singular attitude of
England. 1T makes a rather curious impress
sion that the question of neutrality during
the .Spanish-American war would have been
unearthed precisely by England with the
most evident purpose of causing the Unit ed
states to entertain suspicious of Germany's
policy and to introduce an inharmonious
tone into the visit of Prince Henry
Hitherto the German government has
been able to prove most unequivocally that
II maintained a thoroughly loyal neutrality
and participated in no efforts at interview
ton, a thing which England no longer can
say of itself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
CENsrREs NEW YORK CENTRAL.
Decision of State Board Regarding
Recent Tunnel Disaater.

Decision of State Board Regarding
Recent Tunnel Disaster.
The New York state board of railroad
commissioners yesterday handed down it's
decision regarding the recent disaster In
the New York Central railroad tunnel In
New York city. The decision cenSureS the
company for allowing an inexperienced en-
gineer to run train through the tunnel,
and recommends that at some time In the
future the roof be taken off the tunnel,
using bridges at intersecting streets. How
ever in this connection, it says that such
change would be intoIerable unless electric
ity is substituted the motive power for
trains and recommends legislation to al
low such a change
The commission finds that the company
has been negligent, derelict and unpro-
gressive in failing to take measures to In
crease it's terminal facilities and that 1t
has also been negligent in failing to eX-
anime more closely into the qualifications
of new engineers.
Recommendations for the Improvement of
the system of signals are made, and the
commission approves the proposed under
ground loop for suburban traffic. 1t de-
clareS that the number. of trains run
through the tunnel is necessary, because
of the demands OF traffic. and says that
the time is not many years distant when,
even with the contemplated improvements
in operation, the increasing traffic of the
great city and of this triple railroad termi-
nus will require enlarged and better facili-
ties"
The commission points to the interest
ing fact that in 1901 there were 1T, $50
trains moved through the tunnel, an aver
age of over 4S6 per day. Therefore, the
commission says, the Baltimore and Ohio
tunnel, at Baltimore, and the Liverpool tun-
mel under the River Mersey, bear no COM
parison to the New York Central tunnel in
respect to traffic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
BOER COMMANDO SURPRISED.
Details of the Capture of 1S1 Burglrer,
by Major Leaders Force.

Details of the Capture of 131 Rurghers
by Major Leaders Force.
LONDON. February ga correspondent
Of the Times. wiring from Pretoria, says
that Major Leaders success on Wednesday
night is a further Illustration of the neces-
sity Of keeping up the strength of the Brit
ish columns.
Major Leader went to the neighborheod
of Klerksdorp in order to attack De la Rey.
A Boer picket was surprised ON the way,
and from a prisoner It was learned that
De la Rey had gone away but that sarel
Alberts, with the Krugersdorp commando,
was within reach. Major Leader reached
AIbertS lager at dawn,
The Boer horses stampeded under POM
pom nre. and Beers were killed and I3I
captured. The captured Included Comman-
dant Alberfss Tho Scottish HORSE who
took the main part In the affair, behaved
with great Eallantry. The British loss con-
sisted OF an ofncer and q few men wounded
the whole Krugersdorp commando has
been accounted for
The correspondent says that Cot. Kske-
witch has scarcely 800 mounted men, and IN
receiving no aid IN his operations IN the
country oyerrun by the Beers under De la
Rey and Kemp. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
All-Segro Towns.

Il rom tne BlrnlnEnam Ake-he
The establishment OF all-negro towns here
and there in this state IS not a movement
to be regretted. Give the negroes a chance
to learn self-gorernment and better citizen-
ship. They may not acquire the additional
knowledge In the conduct Of the new ALL
negro towns. but such towns will at any
rate satisfy any longing they may have in
that direction. and perhaps VIII lead on to
better citizenship. 1t may lead TO mora
voters, for some at least of the citizens viii
become possessed OF property worth for
taxation purposes $500
An all-negro town VIII operate 10 fessan
race friction, and anything which does tha !.
must be considered helpful A negro who
cannot '.get along" IN white town car fan
back to an all-negro town. and perha NJ
after a while a negro that the whites re :
not stand" can be sent. practically speai-
ing. to town made up OF his own race
IL such towns should prove to pe helps,,t
and popular. an extension of the idea -
rural districts may become Desirable
school district OF rural neigfborhood NAV
be formed on like basis. This Wo,,,d In.
volve the purchase of number OF sma,l
adjoining farms until a neighborbooa 30
enough children to mi a school hsfisirs
No DOUBT this would be more satisfa cfo,.,
than an aH-negro town. for In the Yar,rs.
the negroes would be proprfetore ana fhera.
fore employers Of their own labor, where's
In an ali-negro town, IKE Dour1aa o.
Booker CITY. men must go Outside anano
white employers to find employment Ths
entire subject is tentative and no har-,
can come from tho experiments that have
been started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
BIG FIRE AT HORTON. KAN.
Two Men Lose Their Lives Damage
Done S250.UpD.


dispatch from Horton. Kan. last night
Rock Island railroad this afternoon caused
the death of two persons and the destruc-
ton of quarter million dollars worth OF
property. The dead:
+. H. McKeon, president OF the board of
education.
w. II. Davis. the Oldest employe of the
car works.
The fire broke out at o'clock I'm the
hair-sorting room OF the cabinet depart
ment, and spread so rapidly that the en-
ployes on the second floor and I'm Superin-
tendent Studer'S office barely escaped with
their lives. many of them being slightly
injured. The walls of the car shops fell
twenty minutes after the fire was discON-
cred. The loss the building is SJO,oO:
machinery, Sl00.tsD; material. SioO.eS The
engine house was destroyed. but the ne W
SO 900 boiler plant was saved.
The buildings, machinery and material
saved are valued at S.oOa.0po. The COM
pany will rebuild the car shops at once.
Mckeon lost his life in trying to save
Davis. 1t was thought that all the 800
employees had got out of the burning build
ing safely, wnen the abse nee of Davis, a
prominent member of The working force.
was noticed McKeon, a spectator. against
the advice of his friends. made an effort to
rescue the workman. Mckeon ran into the
burning Guiding. but in a few moments
returned without Davis. McKeon's heroic
effort cost him his life. as he died from
the effects of inhaling smoke. Davis and
Mckeon were prominent In Horton.
At late hour tonight, after the fire was
under control, the early estimate Of s250,-
900 loss was confirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
LEGISLATIVE BILL PASSED.
Temporary Employees May BE Put in
the Classified Service


Before passing the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill yesterday
afternoon, ths House, in committee of the
whole, inserted an amendment which au-
thorizes the President to place in the CLASH
fed service the clerks appointed In the
different departments as temporary en-
ployes during the war with Spain. It was
stated that this order would affect about
1850 clerks. The amendment was origi-
nally offered by Mr.. Littauer of New York
and gave the President discretion to clas-
sify only such of these clerks as he should
see fit Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin pre-
scented substitute, which was adopted,
making 1t mandatory on the President to
classify all or none of this force. This is
to be done during the fiscal year 1893.
Mr.. Hill Comm offered an amendment,
which was adopted, requiring the controller
of the currency to furnish each year a list
of all persons employed by the controller.
whether paid out Of the United States treas
ury or out of the proceeds of failed banks
Mr.. Hemenway Qnd) said that the pur-
pose Of the amendment was to secure In
formation to correct an existing abuse.