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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21

low color resembling butt If it is
decided to be of a yellow = lor within
the meaning of the law.e nd thereby
of a character to deceie purchaser
1t will be under the b'aS provided the
law is held to be vs But jury
might call it yellow = re and another
jury in some other q unity pronounce
it not yellow. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
PHILIPPINE BILL FAVORABLE.
House Committee, However, is Against
Currency Commission.

Washington. Feb. 21.-The house
committee on insular affairs by a strict
party vote authorized 4 favorable re-
port on the Philippine currency bill as
it passed the senate, but recommends
that it be amended by striking out the
senate provision for an international
commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
HOTEL IN FLAMES.

Italian Resort at Midway, Pa, Burnino
Loss Of Life Feared.
Midway, Pa, Feb. 21.-The Midway
hotel, large three story structure. q
resort for Italian workmen, burned thi1
morning. At noon the fire is still burns
ing and several buildings in the imme-
date neighborhood are threatened.
There were many narrow escapes and
all the occupants of the hotel are not
accounted for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
GEN WHEATON ILL

Is Suffering From Pleurisy at Hotse
in San Francisco.
San francisco, Feb. 21.-Major Cen
eral Lloyd Wheaton. who was recently
retired, has been very i'll of pleurisy
ait the hotel here during the last few
deys. The general. accompanied by
his wife, arrived from the east ten
days ago in poor health, as a result of
his Philippine campaign. 1t is believed
however, that he will recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
NO EXTRA PAY FOR scHLEY.
Resolution to Give Him Active Rea
Admiral's Standing is Tabled.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 21.-The res
olution which passed the Senate pro-
viding that Rear Admiral Schley be
given the pay and allowances of rear
admiral on the active list was called UP
in the house committee on naval affairs
today. The resolution was tabled.
Messrs. Mudd (Maryland), Tate Geor-
gia), and Rixey (Virginia) voted
against tabling the resolution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
ENTERS DAILY FIELD.

!. w. Jarnisan, of Montezuna Repub-
lcan, Buys Cedar Falls Record.
Special to Tines Republican.
Cedar Falls. Feb. 21.--The Daily and
Weekly Record was sold today to j. w.
Jarnigan. of the Montezuma Repub-
lican. The consideration is $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
MAuDE CONNIE WEEDS.

The "Irish Joan of Arc" Quietly Mar.
ried to Major Mcbride.
Paris, Feb. 21.-Major Mcbride. who
is member of the Irish brigade In the
Transvaal service. and Maude Come,
the Irish Joan of Arc" We're quietly
married here today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
OHIO RIVER HIGHER
Has Reached Danger Mark in indiana
Low Lands Under Water and
Much Stock Killed.

Evansville; Ind. Feb. 21.-The Ohio
river here has reached the forty feet
mark, and river men say that it will
go three feet higher. Low land is un-
der water. The waterworks is sur
rounded and the loss to farmers is al
ready heavy, much stock having per-
ished. One hundred thousand dollars
worth of corn has been swept away.
Many people have been driven from
their homes. Below here the river is
ten miles wide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
BIG STRIKE IN HOLLAND.

PTdct1caT1y EVefy hdI1TUdu III Sn6
Country Will be Tied Up.
Amsterdam, Feb. 21.-Railroad ems
ployes of Holland have decided to cease
work, with the object of preventing
the adoption of the proposed law pro-
hibiting railroad strikes. A meeting OF
the leaders of the workmen's unions
having membership of 10000 has re-
solved to support che railroad men.
The date of the strike has not been
announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
More Smallpox at Davenport.

/ Special to Times Republican.
| Davenport, Feb. 21.-More smallpox
has appeared, the young child of c. D.
Brocker having developed the dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
THE HuMBERTs WIN.

Acquitted of the Charge of Libel
Brought by Banker cattaui.
Paris, Feb. 21.-The ninth corrections
al chamber pronounced judgment today
in the libel suit brought by NJ. Cattaui,
banker. against the Humberts acquit-
ting the latter and mulcting Cattaui in
the costs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
The Hancock at New York

New York, Feb. 21.-The transport
Hancock arrived today from San Fran
cisco. She comes here to be converted
into a receiving ship at the Brooklyn
ward
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
Dr.. Ellis Duncan Acquitted.

Pittsburg, Feb. 21-Dr Ellis DuncaK
of Louisville. was this morning found
not guilty of the charge Of shooting
Bruce Head with felonious intent,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21
T.-R BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
Sun rises, Feb. %, Gas; sets. $40.
The Weather.

The Weather.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer in the northwest tonight and IN
the northeast Sunday.
Illinois-Fair tonight and Sunday; no
decided temperature change.
/, South Dakota-Fair tonight and sun
day; warmer tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21

Chief Of the shinnecocks Dead.
New York, Feb. 21--John Waters,
Chief of the sshinnecocks, and believed
to be the last full-blooded representa-
tive of the tribe is dead at Little Neck,
Long Island.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21

GEORGE M. CHAPPEL,
Local Forecast O@elal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
CUT DOWN BY PRISONERS.
Americans Met Death at Hands Of Men
They Were Guarding.

Manila, May 1S-Capt Clough over
ton, of the Fifteenth cavalry, and Pri-
vate Harry Noyes, who we're killed
May Is at Sucatlan, Mindanao, met
their death at the hands of insurgent
prisoners whom they were guarding.
Their companion in this duty, Private
HARLOW, was wounded at the same
time.
Captain overton's troops of the Fiji
teenth cavalry had been scouting in
the department Of Misamis, Mindanao,
on the trail Of the insurgent leader,
Flores. The cavalrymen captured
fifty Of Flores followers and confined
them in a house at Sucatlan. Captain
Overton and three men remained to
guard the prisoners while Lieut.. Cam
eron continued in the pursuit OF Flores.
The prisoners suddenly broke out OF
the house where they were confined,
secured their bolos, and rushed at the
four Americans on guard, Captain
Overton was slashed with bolo and
bled to death. Afte. escaping the in
surgents gathered and renewed the
attack on the Americans. The caval-
lyman who was not wounded repulsed
the enemy and defended his dead and
wounded companions until the return
Of Lieut.. Cameron. Capt. Overton is
criticised for having kept only three
men to guard fifty, and for having ne
elected to destroy the insurgents
bolos.
Flores is a Visayan and tie major
ity of his followers are Paganos living
In the Misamis mountains. No Moros
we're concerned in the affair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
PAROLE LAW Is HIT.
Judge Miller of Anamosa Revolution.
ICES II,


Des Moines, May 15.-The Iowa pa
'ole law or system received severe
,olt yesterday at Anamosa, and there
will be some revision of the rules I'M
less the supreme court backs up the
governor.
b. w. Garrett, parole secretary for
Gov. Cummins, received a dispatch
rom Anamosa announcing that the
district court had ordered released
from custody Frank Davis, a convict
serving time in the state penitentiary
there. Habeas corpus proceedings
we're brought before Judge Miller at
Anamosa to secure the release OF Da'
Wis. He has been serving a seventeen
year sentence from Clinton county for
murder, and was paroled about two
months before he would have been re
leased. He was good prisoner and
earned all the good time" possible
amounting to nearly seven years. He
was returned upon violation OF this
parole. AS is customary in such cases
the good time deduction previously
made was cancelled. In fact this was
one of the conditions to which he sub
scribed when he accepted the. parole
and 1t is a clause in every parole agree
ment. Under this plan he would have
to serve nearly seven years instead OF
the two months which would have re
leased him IL he had not accepted the
parole agreement Now the court has
declared that the good time earned
previously to the parole must stand
to his credit and so standing he is
entitled to release now that he has
served the two of the three months
which remained of his abbreviated
| term in the penitentiary.
The suit was brought by Attorney
| Tom Minor, and as Attorney General
Mullan could not go to Anamosa to
| defend the state the defense was en-
| .rusted to Senator Ellison. An appeal
1 will be Immediately taken to the SUI
preme court, as the question is one
! the supreme court has never passed
on If the decision is allowed to stand,
1t will necessitate revision OF the
| parole system in vogue in Iowa, which
is somewhat irregular and without
| special warrant of law. 1t Is expected
| that others who are in the same fix
as was Davis will be asking for release
on the same grounds. In every case
where convicts have been returned fol
violation of their paroles they have
been required to lose their previously
earned credit for good conduct u
! they are to be allowed this credit the
| governors will be much slower tc
grant paroles near the end of sen
| tence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21

ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE.
Isaac MarkIey Arrested at Schallei
and Held Without Bail

Sac City, May 1S.--Isaac M. Mark
ley, a wealthy farmer, residing two
miles east of SchalIer, was brought tc
the county Jail by Sheriff Teepell, hav
ing been held without bail on the
charge of murder, to await the action
Of the grand jury at the August term
Of the district court Information was
filed by Coro<r Farquahar, charging
that MarlIley shot and killed his wife
asst Wednesday morning. Shortly after
he shooting Marley went from the
house to his sons in the field and told
hem that Mrs. Marley, with whom
ne had been quarreling, had shot her
self while he was doing chores. Sus
,icious admissions in the testimony
before the coroner'5 jury led to his ar
est, though the verdict Of the jury
vas suicide or shooting by some per
son unknown. Before Justice Butlef
1t Schaller, Marl1ley waived examina
ion. Testimony was taken on the
question of admitting the defendant tc
BALL, and his niece testified that he
old her he had to do what he did moi
ike. or his wife would have used the
gun on him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
iNplANoLA HAS FIRE LOSS.
Roller Mills Destroyed by Fire in the
Boiler Room.

Indianola, May 1S.-The Indianola
roller mills, owned by Hulen & Chill
coat, burned to the ground last night
at O'Clock, the walls collapsing at
S:45. The loss is complete and will
amount to about $4,000.
Both of the proprietors are in ILL
nois and the amount of the insurance
is unknown. 1t is supposed that 1t was
covered, however. The firm put in all
new machinery last year. The plant
was one of the finest in the state.
The j. NJ Holland lumber yard is
located next to the mills, and for o
long time it was uncertain whether OF
not the yards would be saved from the
flames, which were repeatedly commu
nicated thereto. 1t was feared that II
the lumber caught She whole of the
north end of town would be harmed.
II is supposed that the fire started
in the boiler roo:a of the mill The
plant was known as the Novelty Mill
il employed half dozen men during
most of the year. Being Sunday, none
of them were about the plant The
mill was located a block and a hall
from the square and in the heart OF
the city.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
HAS SALARY LIMIT.
President Seerley Won't Furnish
Teachers at Less Than $4,000.

Cedar Falls, May 15.-Pres. Seerley
of the Iowa State Normal purposes
issuing a pamphlet in the near future,
which will contain some facts with
reference to teachers salaries that
will make the people of the state open
their eyes.
The state normal school is constant
ly called upon to supply the city
schools of the state with teachers.
This year, for instance, the size of the
graduating class will be considerably
reduced on account of the great de-
mand for normal teachers and the
large number of students who have
consented to enter school work with
the exception of completing their
course during the summer months of
next year.
II is not generally known that the
states normal authorities make no ef-
fort to supply teachers where the sal
airy offered is less than $40 month.
Even when this salary is offered to a
beginning teacher the normal instruc-
tors do not advise any of the students
to accept unless there is a prospect
of an increase the second year.
oCSliSy hdo pSSh SohuuSt7
ing a series of Investigations as to the
salaries paid teachers, and he finds
that the conditions are even worse
than is generally supposed. 1t is the
fashion to believe that the low sala-
ries are confined to the country dist
riots. This is not the case by any
means. He recently took a census of
113 teachers employed in good towns
of the state, and all having normal
education. Their work in the schools
ranged from one to ten years, but most
of them had been teaching for several
years. He found that the average OF
the salaries paid was less than $4,000
and the majority of them were not re
ceiving this amount.
He has also collected statistics from
several towns as to the amount that
the teachers have been able to save
from their earnings. He found that
the average in one town where large
number of teachers were employed
and where better than the average sal
aries were paid. was about $4,000 4
year. The fact that teacher spends
the entire year at hard work and is
able to save practically nothing from
her salary is not calculated to encour
age her to greater effort, especially
when she sees all of her associates
in the same position, with respect tc
! savings
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
RICHARDS RAN A JOINT.
Jury Pronounces Ex-Deputy United
States Marshal Guilty.

Knoxville, May 16.-Another phase
of the Richards case is awaiting fin
ish in the district court here. For a
long time Bert Richards had been run
ming a little restaurant in the town
of Hamilton, and it was the under
standing that the restaurant was
owned in part or entirely by w. A.
Richards, then deputy United States
marshal. The little restaurant was
run until after the robbery of Farmer
Sullivan for which ex-Marshal Rich
ards has been indicted, when the feel
ing against the Richards brothers was
SO strong that it was closed out. The
grand jury recently indicted w. A. and
Bert Richards for keeping liquor
nuisance, it having been demonstrated
that the restaurant they conducted
was used for other purposes than Tor
selling pies and sandwiches. The
case was called in the district court
and an attempt was made to throw out
the Indictment as insufficient but this
was overruled, after which very little
resistance was made in the case. Both
of the Richards were convicted under
the Indictment, the jury being out
only about five minutes. The court
has not yet fixed sentence.
1t was presumably at or near this
restaurant that Richards will claim to
have been when the robbery OF the
Sulivans took place and the present
trial may have involved the alibi In
some way or another.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
NEW lNrERuRsAA COMPANY.
viii Build Electric Line From Des
Mones to Council. Bluffs.

Des Moines, May 16.-The Western
Iowa Interurban Railway company, to
build an electric railroad between Des
Moines and Council Bluffs, was organ
lied in this city yesterday. 1t was
capitalized for 100000. Its princi-
pal place of business will be Des
Moines, and the line to be constructed
remains to be definitely located.
However, it was decided to build the
line through Polk, Dallas, Guthrie,
Audubon, Shelby, Harrison and Pot
tawattamie counties. 1t will start from
Des Moines. 1t will run through Pa
nora, Guthrie Center, Audubon and
Harlan. This is not determined, but
It is generally understood. The prob
abilities are that it will go to Council
Bluffs by way of Shelby. 1t may run
from Shelby to Logan, or it may run
from Harlan to Logan and leave out
Shelby, though this is regarded as a
remote contingency.
A board of directors. composed of
one member from each of the interest
ed counties, was selected. 1t is com
posed as follows:
Polk county, H. H. Polk, Des Moines.
Dallas, Clyde Brenton. Dallas Center.
Guthrie, Z. w. Weeks, Guthrie Cen
ter.
Audubon, j. A. Nash, Dudubon.
Shelby, G. W. Cullison, Harlan.
Pottawattamie, J. w. Davis, Council
Bluffs.
Harrison, Almer Stern, Logan.
These directors will meet at Allan
tic, June /. to organize. The selection
of president has not been determined
upon, as yet. 1t is probable that e. w
Weeks, of Guthrie county, will be Sc
lected.
The directors will first proceed to
raise the paid up capital necessary tc
incorporate under the articles which
were adopted at the general confer
ence yesterday. These articles will
then be fled The directors will Sc
lect the heads of the surveying and
right-of-way departments, and these
officers will begin work Immediately
after June /.
Ii is understood that the Des Moines
street car company will build TO the
Polk county line to meet the incoming
road, on its own motion and for its
own behalf Therefore the new com
pany will build its line from the Polk
county line west That is, the new
line will come in over the present
Des Moines interurban.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
KILLED BY A RoRsER.
Lone Robbers Bold Act in Restaur-
ant at West Liberty.

West Liberty, May ia desper-
ate lone robber held up Tom Nc
Carthy's lunch house, fifty yards from
the Rock Island station, here at 1870
O'clock yesterday morning. Arthur G.
Meade, a jeweler, offered resistance
to the robber and was shot. The bull
let entered his breast near the heart
and caused death. Meade did not re-
gain consciousness after he was shot
and could make no statement.
Mayor Mcintosh and Marshal Wiley
as soon as they learned of the robbery
and murder caused the fire bells OF
The city and the factory whistles to
be sounded. The town was aroused
in few minutes A meeting of the
Infatuated citizens was held. Mayor
Mcintosh presided at the meeting. A
posse was enlisted and men armed tc
the teeth are securing the country for
the robbers
Night Clerk Morian was in charge
of the restaurant when the masked
robber entered with revolver drawn
The robber had no sooner entered than
he began to talk with Meade. Meade
appeared to know the man and the
two were joshing each other about the
iateness OF the hour. All at once the
robber pointed revolver at Meade
and exclaimed.
shut your face and hold up your
hands,"
ooh, / guess not" said Meade, ap
parently thinking that the hold-up was
a joke.
well, / think you will" said the
robber, and then there was a bang"
from the pistol, and Meade reeled to
the floor shot through the breast.
There were six or seven men in the
room at the time. None of them of
fered any resistance to the robber,
who kept his smoking revolver in his
hand and loudly shouted that he would
shoot the liver out of any man that
moved. The men who were in the res
taurant were United States mail clerks
and one travelling man, whose names
at this time cannot be learned.
West Liberty is postal division
and there are several postal clerks
laying over here every night. They
eat lunch in the Mccarthy place, often
in the middle of the night
The unknown robber opened the till
of the restaurant and took therefrom
all the cash, amounting to SIS. Before
leaving the place he passed by his
victim.
Il am sorry that had to shoot him.
said the robber. Il hope that he
will not die" But while the bandit
was speaking young Meade was breath
ing his last rush was made for the
PROSTATE form on the floor as soon as
he robber had left the place. He was
100 far gone to make statement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
BODY WAS BLOWN TO ATOMS
Postmaster Hedges of Kossuth Is Killed
and the Postofiice Is Blown to Pieces
Hedges Was Feeling Ill and Had just
Sent for q Doctor.

Mediapolis, May 15.-Shortly after
A o'clock yesterday afternoon the peo-
pie of this town were startled by a
loud explosion over in the direction of
the little town of Kossuth, two miles
distant.
1t was quickly ascertained that the
postoffice of the village had been
blown up and that Postmaster Hedges
had been killed, his body being torn
to pieces.
The greatest excitement prevailed
but il was learned at once that no one
was in the postoffice building except
the unfortunate postmaster at the
time.
Rev. C. Leprick of the Presbyterian
church had just left the store when
the explosion occurred.
The building was rent and torn and
quickly caught fire, soon burning to
the ground.
The fragments of the postmaster's
body were afterwards found in the
cellar under the building.
Rev. Mr. Leprick says that he was
talking to Mr.. Hedges when the latter
suddenly told him he was getting sick
and to go for a doctor
The minister started at once but
went only across the street when the
explosion occurred
1t is said Mr. Hedges, who ran a
store in connection with the postoftice,
had several cans of powder in stock.
1t is thought that after the minister
left him he fell among the powder
cans, dropping his pipe into the
powder.
Some persons who were near at
hand declare the explosion was that
of dynamite, but il was known there
was no dynamite in the store. Aside
from these contectures the affair is
sbrouded in the deepest mystery
II will be remembered that on Mon
day last Postmaster Hedges was
found insensible in the road and told
a story about lone highwayman rob-
bling him of a lot of money and
stamps.
Mr. Hedges since that has been in
precarious health from slight paraly-
| tic stroke but was feeling much better
ND to the time he told Rev. LeprlcK
he was suddenly worse.
The property loss was small. The
government officials will investigate
the eXplOSlOU. MI liCdbSS "oS :" $1,000
of the highest repute.
Mediapolis, May 16.-lt is now be-
lieved by some that Postmaster
Hedges, who was killed in the explo-
sion which destroyed the postofhce,
committed suicide. His body was
found in the cellar. directly under the
place where the powder cans stood
| showing he was leaning over the pow
der when it went off, blowing him
straight up into the air and allowing
his remains to fall directly back into
| the cellar II he had been some dis
lance from the powder the body
would not have been blown away from
| the spot. The face was badly marked
with powder burns. II is said that
Mr.. Hedges was somewhat out of his
head the past day or two. Some peo-
pie are inclined to believe his story
of being held up and robbed as i'm
| aginary.