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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Youthful Eirebuas.

| New York, July 16.-John Prisani, a
chubby-faced by ten years old, has
been arrested ON a charge of arson. Ii
the boys statements and confession.
said to have been made to the police.
are to be believed, the boy is a member
of dangerous gang of youthful fire
bugs. who have caused large loss of
property and possibly the death of a
woman.
For some time fires of a suspicious
origin have been prevalent in the Leo
nard and Oak street precincts, and re-
Gently Capt. O'Brien issued orders that
Il strict watch be kept for the boy who
has been repeatedly described as seen
running away when these fires We're
discovered. Finally cry of fire was
heard coming from SO Franklin street
and two boys We're seen rushing from
the building. The detectives captured
one of the boys after "a long chase. The
boy is said to have confessed to throw
ing stick saturated with turpentine
and blazing oil into the house.
In confessing other fires Prisani is
said to have told of one started March
last in Canal street, which destroyed
two buildings and cost a woman her
life. The fire was supposed to have
been started by an explosion.
AS Prisani related the details of
many fires he is said to have become
deeply interested in hi subject and to
have admitted that he liked to see the
fire department. run to a fire and was
imbued With the desire to witness
large conhagration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Wants $4,000 for Kiss.

Chicago, July 16.-Townsend Smith.
real estate dealer and clubman, is ac-
cused of attempting to kiss and hug
Mrs. Lille T.. Davis, a teacher in the
Anderson grammar school, and as a
result notice of suit for $4,000
damages was filed in the superior
court by Mrs. Davis attorneys yester-
day. Mrs. Davis alleged Smith mis-
treated her in his office on the fifth
floor of the Boyce building. 112 Dear
born street. She declares she strug
gled and tried to release herself from
his embrace, but that he held her
tighter and put his hand over her
mouth to stif1e her cries for assistance.
Yesterday Mr.. Smith denied any
knowledge OF The affair and said that
he never had heard OF Mrs. Davis. He
knew of nc suit being filed against
him and said that it was probably
another Mr.. Smith who was meant
Mrs. Davis attorneys say that Town
send Smith of the Boyce building is the
man against whom they began pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
ATTACKS MONROE DOCTRINE.
Professor Hart Says II Is a Deac
letter

Professor Hart Says It Is Deac
Letter.
Chicago, July 16.-The Monroe doc
trine and President Monroe were dis
oussed by Professor Albert Bushnell
Hart, of Harvard University. in lee
ture at the University of Chicago last
night.
Monroe was not the father of the
so-called doctrine said Professor Hart.
land it is doing him too much honor to
attribute it to him. 1t was solely the
work of John Quincy Adams, who kept
urging Monroe to take the step until he
yielded rather against his will. Mon
roe was an honest man who went to
church and paid his debts, but he was
no statesman. Adams wrote the doc
trine himself. and it appeared in Presi-
dent Monroes message in exactly the
same form in which Adams put it.
The Monroe doctrine, or, as the lee
turer caller it, the doctrine of para
mount interest. was declared a dead let
ter. 1T is useless to attempt to police
all Of the American continent he said,
"and we will only get involved In cost
iy wars If we stick to It,"
Secretary Hay was complimented by
the lecturer and classed as not only the
greatest secretary of state that the
United States has had, but the greatest
living diplomat in the world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
ROOSEVELT OFFERS REWARD.
Has General Wood Insert Advertise
ment for Lost Seal Rina.

Washington. July 16.-The seal ring
which President Roosevelt recently
lost while walking in Rock Greek park
mas not yet been found. altho d large
number OF persons have spent many
hours in searching for it. The presi
dent lost the ring on the I'd of July, the
day before he left Washington for
Pittsburg and Oyster Bay. He was
walking with General Leonard Wood
and Immediately after climbing the
precipitous bank of the creek thru
brush and rocks, near Bowlder bridge,
he missed the ring from his finger.
An advertisement was inserted in a
local paper by General Wood yester-
day relating to the loss and Offering
reward of SIS for the recovery of
the ring. General Wood was besieged
by callers today who wished to look
for the missing piece of jewelry and
who wanted detailed information as to
the vicinity where the ring was lest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
A N[N FLOOD DANGER.
,owlands Along the Mississippi
South of Keokuk Threatened
With Floods.
Hifh Waters From Iowa Rivers
Have Swollen the Mis- sippi
to Danger Point.
Immense Cornfields May Be
Overlooked and Heavy Loss
Result.

keokuk, July 16.-The flood danger
las been transferred from the Des
Moines valley to the Mississippi low
lands for seventy-five miles in Missou-
ri. The Des Noines river, after a fur
Their rise of twenty inches, is station
airy. The Mississippi rose foot and a
half in twelve hours above the mouth of
the Des Moines river, partly by sud-
den rise in the Skunk river. thirty miles
above. The keokuk weather bureau
station last evening sent out warnings
to all points down the Mississippi that
The river will get near the danger line.
A rise of only foot and a half more
will flood several hundred square miles
of Missouri corn fields, with the finest
crop ever seen, and danger of this is
great and imminent. The danger is all
south of Keokuk.
Advices from down the Mississippi
river report the water tapping the low
lands on the Missouri side and territory
many miles in extent and including
large corn fields is already flooded. The
danger line is already reached there
and the rise coming from here will
case havoc in many thousands of acres.
A careful estimate places the damage
caused by the Des Moines river flood at
$780, 900 in this immediate vicinity. The
damage up the Des Moines river runs
into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The inhabitants at Belfast, fifteen miles
up the Des Moines river, were compel
led to flee to the highlands.
ST. Louis and ST. Paul trains on the
Burlington route are running thru wa
ter with elevated fireboXes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
eAYNoR AND GREENE ANSWER.
Make Reply to Motion to ouash Ha-
heas Corpus Writs.

& Quebec, July 16.-Messrs. Gaynor and
fGreene filed answers today to the mo-
/tions made by counsel for the United
States to quash the writs Of habeas
corpus issued by Judge Caron on June
: 90 and 2l Should the writs be set
& aside. the extradition proceedings will
!. be heard on their merits. 1t was urged
d that all proceedings in connection With
the demand for extradition were not
authorized by the United States; that
no power of attorney nor credentials
from the United States have been filed
in the record by the supposed counsel:
and that when Marion Erwin made the
~Nsrand for extradition he rendered
himself unworthy of continuing the
proceedings in his name, as he had Of
fered to compromise.
Washington, d. c., July 16.-The Off
Gals here who are seeking 20 secure
the extradition from Canada to this
country of Greene and Gaynor are now
feeling more confidence in the success
Of their efforts They have framed
their application in accordance with
the Language of the extradition treaty.
This was done on the ground that the
language of the treaty relative TO re-
ceiving any money, valuable security,
or other property, knowing the same
tn have been embezzled, stolen, or
fraudulently obtained" actually fits the
offense of which the men are alleged
to have been guilty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
wARsHlP MICHIGAN DAMAGED.
Old War Vessel Badly Battered in
Collision,

Erie. Pa, July 16.-The veteran war
ship Michigan, which for long time
was stationed at Chicago, suffered the
most serious accident in the half CEN
tury of her service when the big ore
carrier Morris B. Grover crashed into
her at the docks here yesterday.
The Grover was going at full speed
for coal dock, when thru misunder-
standing of signals she headed for the
michigan and struck the latters bow.
s=1. Grover then poked her nose be-
en- the warship and the dock, tear
away the hawsers and cutting the
adrift. For 2Q1ryards the freighter
we'd the smaller craft ahead of it
e the docks.
he Michigan was battered from bow
stern. Her bowsprit had been
oped off and was floating alongside
led up with chains and tackle. The
castle and port gangway were COM
ly wrecked and her forward bull
IS were stove in. The wheelhouse
badly battered. A whaleboat hang
1 the port davits was crushed in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
e bench he became involved in

the bench he became involved in diff
Guilty With local attorneys, partly on
account of his severity in court room
practice, and in June, 1901, altho crlti-
cally ill., he went to Washington to de-
fend himself against charges preferred
by the Hawaiian Bar association, seek
ing his removal. He was sustained by
the attorney general and president and
returned to Hawaii to resume his place
on the bench.
on his return he was compelled to
stop in Chicago while a tedious oper-
alton was performed. His desire for
doctors said, came neal
costing his life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
DECIDES THORNLEY, WILL CASE,
Jacksonville Court Gives Thomas ker.
shaw Part of 100000 Estate.

Jacksonville. ILL.,. July 16.-In the
celebrated Thornley, will case in the
Morgan county circuit court Judge
Thompson today rendered decision
awarding one-fourth of the estate to
Thomas Kershaw, the only child OF
Mrs. Ann kershaw. who sued for $685.
900 as one of the heirs to the estate,
worth 100000.
The children of Hugo Thornley, for
various consideration secured from
other heirs an assignment of their
claims but Kershaw alleged that the
deed of assignment by which he con-
veyed his interest to them was obtained
by fraud.
The court holds that at the time
kershaw made the assignment he was
wholly irresponsible for his actions
and was not capable of making valid
contract
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
IN SAME OLD CLOTHES.
Boer Prisoners Arrive in New Yorl
Clad as When Captured.

Boer Prisoners Arrive in New York
Clad as When Captured.
New York, July 16.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived by the steamer
Pretoria from Bermuda We're los Boer
prisoners from Bermuda. The Beers
We're clad in the same suits they wore
in South Africa. Twenty-one of them
had been officers.
Among the most prominent of the
officers was General j. B. Vessels,
Steyn, j. DeNilliers, late attorney gem
eral of the Free State, and Joubert
Reitz, son of the Free State secretary.
None of the officers would talk about
the way they had been treated by the
British in Bermuda.
I'VE are going home as quickly as
possible" said General Vessels, and
III there was IL boat going to South
Africa tomorrow we would take It, We
will try to build our burned houses and
restore things to their old standing.
j shall join my wife and family at
Pretoria. None of them have been
altho my sons served all thru
the war and were both wounded. We
first heard of peace June 2, but very
few believed 1t true. l fought for
twenty-one months and was captured
Just one year before my release"
The youngest member of the crowd
was 12-year- old Nj. j. DeWet, a cousin
he says, of the general. He is accom-
panied by his brother. p. S. DeWet,
81 years old. Both boys We're captured
is, 1901, near Kimberly,
while serving under Commandant ia
cobs. The boys had been excited hy
the. reports of the Beers successes i'm
The field and ran away from home, serv-
ing in the field for seven months before
they We're captured.
James l.. Malloy. of Boston, and Mi
chael HALEY. of Nevada. American
10y said he had gone to South Africa
from America With a Red Cross am
bulance corps and then joined the
Beers After he was captured and sent
to Bermuda he made strenuous efforts
to be released but only succeeded i'm
getting a letter to United States Con-
sui Green q few weeks ago
Corlmandant Peter Ferrera, of the
Orange Free State. said there are now
about 1900 Boer prisoners in the is
land of Bermuda. Two hundred of
these are Cape rebels. AS most of
hem have no money for their passage
home they will have to wait until
British transport arrives. Some of the
released privates complained of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
BIGGEST FISH ESCAPE.
President Hill Laughs at the Sea
SERPENT Story,

Serpent Story.
New York, July Histories that his
party on the yacht Wacouta had en-
countered a 200-foot sea serpent Off
Cranberry Head. G. B., We're source
of great amusement to James j. Hill,
President of the Great Northern Rail-
road company when he returned to-
day from a months fishing trip iE
northern waters.
While MIR. Hill maintained discreet
silence, his friends on the trip eN-
planned the serpent episode by saying:
1T wasn't as bad as that it any time
on the trip, which, being literally in
terpreted, meant that II the monster
We're there. he had not been seen by
any of Mr.. Hills guests.
But there We're plenty of other sal
mon in the iceboN of the Wacouta,
Mr.. Hills yacht, when she dropped
anchor today off East Twenty third
street, after months trip TO La
.brador, where Mr.. Hill took party OF
friends to his preserve on the st. John
river. Besides the president of the
Great Northern and Col. Lamont, there
were George G. Clark, wealthy cot
ton manufactures. Judge Caesar w
Bum, j. ID. Farrell, president OF the
Pacific Coast company, Charles Davis,
an oyster packer, of Baltimore, w
c. Toomey, of Wisconsin and James N
Hill, Mr.. Hills son.
1T was the best fishing l ever had
and that is saying good deal, said
Mr.. Hill today, but he modestly re-
Trained from telling what was later
learned from another member of the
party, that he was the acknowledged
high nook.
Leaving New York on the Wacouta
on June IL, the party sailed direct
for Labrador, TO Mr. Hills salmon
river once there, they spent most
their time in canoes, working the river
in both directions. For the first two
weeks the fishing was not up to the
expectations, on account of the late
ness of the season, the guides declared,
but later it made UP for lost time and
gave the members Of the party all the
sport they cared for.
The biggest fish were the fish tina,
got away, as might have been expected
but still many unusually large ones
were landed, more by Mr.. Hill than any
of his guests, so one of them said
last night in discussing Mr.. Hills |
prowess with rod and reel.
Mr.. Hill was most amused upon his |
return to learn that he was suspected |
n some quarters of planning to build |
railroads in Labrador
we weren't after railroads this !
trip" he said. I'm fact, we all tried |
our best, and succeeded, to forget all
about railroads and all other bust
ness"
Mr.. Hill will remain In New Yorr
for about week and expects to make
frir
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
STORM STRIKES YACHT
Two Drowned by the wrecking
Of Yacht on Lake
Michigan.
Eight Others Thrown Into the
Water Where They Remain.
ed for Hours.
Are Finally Rescued When AL
most Exhausted by Their
Struggles.

Chicago July 16.-Two persons per
fought hours for life. clinging to tn
overturned yacht Arab ~, owned b.
John III. Cameron. cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic. The zach
was struck suddenly by the fierce storm
which swept over the city late in thu
evening. and capsized. The boat is
twenty one footer and one of the hes
known yachts in the harbor.
The dead:
Mary Taylor. 16 years old. 141 Fifty
first street
| Harry Jensen, IL years.
\ The rescued:
| John III. Cameron.
| Mrs Mary Phoenix Cameron, his wife
| Miss Cameron.
Miss Mamie Goodman.
William Corey.
Mrs. Haskins.
Arthur Barber, skipper of the Arab
".
One unknown.
When the storm struck the yacht nc
attempt had been made to reef the sails,
and with all its canvas flying the boat
with ten merrymakers aboard, who
We're wholly unconscious of danger.
went over in flash, filled instantly and
left eight persons struggling for life in
the waters of the lake, three miles from
shore.
tGaiv ica <yi1- od1 ri
terror by the fury of the water, dashed
by the storm and by the constant light
ming. BY heroic efforts on the part of
the men the women We're supported in
the water until they could be given a
firm hold on the overturned boat The
yacht as it left it's moorings had fortu-
nately towed along a small yawl.
Setting to work to right the yawl.
which had been dragged under and
went over, the men finally got all but
Cameron and Barber and the two
drowned persons into it and started for
the long row to the shore in the face of
the choppy water and a strong wind
which made it herculean task to
make the boat move thru the water
at all.
Along toward midnight Harry Boy
Ian, the steward of the Columbia Yacht
Club. heard a hail of the faintest kind
come from out of the darkness off the
club house Slowly the heavily laden
row boat came creeping up to the land
irg with the women in a state of coll
lapse and Corey so exhausted that he
could hardly move the oars. All he
could say was: Send out life-saving
crew. Arab overturned. Two dead and
more clinging to bottom"
Cameron and Barber when found
We're about exhausted and ready to
drop from the boat. Cameron was in
state of collapse owing to his anxiety
for the safety of his wife and Miss
Cameron and grief at the death of
young Jensen and Miss Taylor, whom
he knew had not been saved.
The bodies of the two young persons
drowned were found in the cabin of
the yacht when the boat was lowed into
the harbor at o'clock in the morning
the boy and girl who had
met death had taken refuge in the
yachts cabin when the storm broke
and were unable to eNtricate them
selves when the boat went over.
The Arab ~. was built last spring
and took part in the races for the Sir
Thomas Upton cup. The boat finished
second in the races. The yacht carried
only mainsail and lib.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
REvER IMPROVEMENTS.
Major Townsend Shows Enormous
Amounts Spent on the Mississippi.


Washington, July 16.-Major c. Med.
Townsend has made his annual report
on the Improvement of the Mississippi
river between the mouth of the Mis-
souri, and ST. Paul. 1t shows total eX-
penditures and appropriations from
1873 to date, s10,607,622: estimated
for the fiscal year 1904, s1,O30,O00.
Major Thomas l.. Casey has made his
annual report to the chief of engineers
upon the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi river between the Ohio and Mis-
souri, rivers. Owing to the lack of
available funds the work has been con-
fined to care of and repair of the plant,
etc.
The original estimate for improve
ments as revised in 1883 was $16397,
500: amount expended on the project,
$9.541.36S: amount required for existing
projects. s2,122,5oO; estimated for the
fiscal year 1904, s1,00OOO0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
PHlLADELpHlAN is A SUICIDE.
Gardiner Mariner. Owner of Paper
Mills, Kills Himself.

Philadelphia. Pa. July 10 Gardiner
Mariner. Il Philadelphia business man,
committed suicide at Smyrna. Del,
yesterday. He shot himself thru the
head in the stable of his brother-in
law, j. w. Beckett, with whom he was
STAYING.
Mr.. Mariner was the president of the
Philadelphia Paper mills He removed
from Smyrna to Philadelphia about
twenty years ago and was supposed
to be quite wealthy. Attic it was re-
Gently reported that he had met with
heavy losses in trying TO fight the wall
paper trust, he was still regarded as
rich man.
He was insured for 100000 in three
compani IS, much of which is said to
have been pledged as collateral.
lit is also said he was worried over
an accounting for the guardianship
of two children, one OF whom was about
TO become of age.
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like an egg shell and two long rified
cannon of the rear battery We're struck
and had their muazles bent sharply to
one side.
Commander Windes estimates the
damages at from $4,000 to $4,000. The
accident will prevent the annual cruise
of the naval cadets at Detroit. and the
Michigan will be unable to carry the
special committee appointed to select u
site for a naval station on the great
lakes. Captain Baker. of the Grover
il is said, places the blame on the en-
gineer.
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Neoroes Defeat Democrats.

New Orleans La, July 16.-An i'm
nortant movement has been launched
among the negroes of Mississippi to in
d,ce the members of the race to pay all
the taxes legally assessed against them.
The movement has its incipiency In
Marion county, where the Negro Tax
PAYERS Association has been organized
and some associations are to be put on
in other parts of the state. The move
ment is being watched with some any
iety by the democrats, as democratic
supremacy in Mississippi rests largely
On the failure of the negroes in that
state to pay their poll tax which is a
prerequisite for voting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
STUDENTS REPLACE STRIKERS.
Prospective Vale Freshmen Work in
New Haven (Conn.) Factory.

New Haven, Conn, July 16.-Many
members of the Yale freshman class
for next fall who live here and who
need the money have gone to work
at Sargent & Co.'S factory within the
past few days, taking the places of the
strikers. one of the prospective fresh
men was asked If he felt that he was
acting as a scab. He said to the
questioner: IF you Were Yale man
you'd appreciate my position. MIR.
Henry B. Sargent is a member of the
Yale corporation, and l ann helping him
as we'll as myself by working now"
These young men will leave as soon
as college opens in September. There
are 1,S0O men on strike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
TRAGEDY AT BASE BALL GAME.
Umpire Is Charged With Shooting
Pitcher During Contest.

Evansville, Ind, July 16.-Arthur
Derritt is in Jail here charged with hav-
ing shot and MORALLY wounded William
Walen at a base ball game yesterday
afternoon. The contest was between
teams from Owensboro, KY, and Can
ielton. 1t was in the last inning when
Wallen, who was pitcher, took eNcep
ton to some ruling made by Derritt,
who was the umpire. Wallen was at the
bat and knocked a fly and as he started
to run to first Derritt is alleged to have
pulled his revolver and shot him in the
back. The marshal had great difficulty
in rescuing Derritt from mob.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
.INcENDIARlEs INFEsT uRBANA.
Persistent Attempts Are Made to Burr
University Building.

Urbana, ILL.,, July 16.-An attempt
was made to burn the new 100000
chemical laboratory of the University
OF Illinois late Monday evening, but the
blaze was discovered in time to prevent
any serious damage. This is the second
attempt to burn the building, and the
eighth ncendiary fire in the twin cities
in the last three months The building
is still under the charge of the con-
tractor, and the university does not
suffer the loss.