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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-09
BURLINGTON PIONEER DEAD.

William r. Hayden Had Suffered Four
Years From Paralysis.
Burlington, May civilian F. Hay
den, one of the pioneer settlers of this
city. died at o'clock yesterday morn
ing after an illness lasting over four
years. with paralysis. Mr.. Hayden was
one of the best known contracting
builders in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-09
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.

Young Men Arrested for Robbery at
keosauqua Try to Escape.
Keosauqua, May &c. T. Stops,
Max o. Caster, and Harry Blades who
were committed to the county jail here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-09
A Young Chicago Girl :. Studied Too Hard

eft 1 have received through the use of Ly
table Compound and Liver Pills. NVhe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-09

and vitality. Father SAID studied too
hard, but the doctor thought different and
pnar Wthou 1 relief N Readng oo ONE day
the paper Of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures,
and finding the symptoms described an
swered mine, decided would give Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial. Ibid not say word to the doctor
bought it myself, and took it according
to directions regularly for two months,
and found that / gradually improved,
and that all pains left me, and was my
old self once more. - LILLE e. SINCLAIR,
II E. 22d St., Chicago Ill"
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
BIG CUT IN WAGES PLANNED
Ninety Per Cent, Of the steel Trus,
Employees WIN HIVE to work
For Invent, Per Cent, Less.

New York, Dec, lG,-The statement
was made Tuesday by leading ofilcia
Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton that, by January I, 1904, about 90
Rcr cent. OF the employees Of the cor
poration viii suffer wage reductions
ranging 20 % per cent
This reduction will afroct 100, 00t
men In the various grades Of the sub
sIdiary companies
Tho remaining 10 per cent OF the
employees are members Of the Anal
gamatcd Association OF Iron, Stoel and
Tin Workers, whose wage scale runs
20 July g 1901
The finance committee OF the Stocl
corporation has II IL understood, nm
der consideration the dismissal OF
many highsalaried employees, In addi
ton to those already discharged, but
no statement on this point was forth
coming,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
SOME QUEER STORIES TOLD.
An Inycstigation Into the Death OF
Adolphus Drucker mt Bellevue
Hospital In Progress.

New York. Dec. ADMINISTRATION
into the circumstances surrounding
the death, at Bellevue hospital, last
week, Of Adolphus Drucker, former
member Of the British parliament, has
been commenced by the police,
Drucker, who was wealthy mine
owner of British Columbia, was placed
in the prison ward of the hospital
while suffering from alcoholism and
died there. The inquiry was brought
about by letter written to Eugene
N. Robinson, Crackers lawyer, by
James Murphy, now a prisoner In the
Tombs, who occupied a cot next to
Drucker in the hospital Murphy
charges that the attendants dosed
Drucker with frequent and heavy ny
podermic injections Of morphine, be
sides an internal dose OF narcotic
known as "snipe," and also beat him
about the head frequently and unnec'
essarily. When trucker died, Muir
ply declares, the body was hastily
taken to the morgue, and it is charged
the hour OF death was misstated. An
other charge is that, though friends
II Mr.. Drucker had several times tele
phoned to the hospital asking II
Druckcr was there. the answer was al
ways that no such person was among
the patients. 1t is also averred that
when he was brought to Bellevue he
had some valu ible jewelry about him
and that this has disappeared,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
HEADQUARTERS At ST. LOUIS
St. Louis Becomes a Great Army
Center Under Gen. Bates.
Made Headquarters of Northern
Division, which includes Depart
ment Of Lakes and Missouri.

Washington, Dec. 1G.-The secretary
Of war Tuesday approved the recon-
mendation of the general staff Of the
army, somewhat changing the bound
airy lines of the present departments,
There will be four divisions in con.
tinental United States and one in the
Philippines. making five divisions in all.
The Atlantic division, which is to
be commanded by Maj Gen. II. C. Cor.
bin, will consist of what now consti
tutes the department Of the east, less
the state Of Louisiana and with the
state of Tennessee added, and will be
composed OF the department OF the
east and the department Of the gulf.
York, headquarters of the gulf at At
lanta, Ga.
The northern division will be com.
posed of the departments of the lake,
Missouri and Dakota, and will be com
manded by Maj.-Gen. John c. Bates,
and will have its heaquarters at St,
Louis. The department OF Missouri
will be enlarged by adding the state
Of Wyoming, which is detached from
the department of Colorado.
The Pacific division will consist OF
the departments Of California and the
Columbia, with headquarters at San
Francisco Maj.-Gen. Macarthur will
command the Pacific division.
The Southwestern division will be
composed of the departments Of Col.
orado and Texas and be commanded
by Maj.-Gen. S. s. Sumner.
The department of Texas Is enlarged
by the states of Louisiana and Arkan.
sas and the Indian and Oklahoma ter.
ritories. The headquarters of this
division will be at Oklahoma City.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
BUTLER CASE is DOCKETED
Charged with Alleged BribIng Of
Members Of House of Delegates
10 Pass City Lighting bill.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE case of the
state against Edward Butler charged
in an indictment with bribing 10 mem
bers Of the house Of delegates to pass
the city lighting bill, appears on the
circuit court docket at Fulton, Mo,
for trial to-day.
The opinion Of the supreme court in
the case tried at Columbia has not
officially been handed down, and the
case can not go to trial until certain
formalities have been complied witt
in regard to the former case.
1t is probable that the case will bt
set for trial at the May term of court
Judge Alexander Waller, who was one
of Buffers attorneys in the other case
is Judge Of the circuit court in which
Butler will be tried. He probably will
disqualify himself and select another
judge to hear the case.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
MORE MARINES
FOR THE |STHMUS
Cruiser Dixie Under Orders to Re-
turn at Once For Marines.
GEN. BELL WILL COM MAND
n the United States Sends Troops,
which Now Seems Probable, Gen.
Bell VIII He Selected For
the Important Duty.

Colon. Dec. 16.-The United States
gunboat Bancroft has returned to
Colon. She has been engaged in max
ing soundings at Porto Bello and Nom
bre de Dios aHd charting the harbors
all along that coast
The United States cruiser Dixie was
alongside the railroad dock Tuesday,
discharging all her stores. She is I'M
der orders to sail for Philadelphia
and will return here with more ma
rines for service on the isthmus She
will sail to-day or tomorrow, after
disembarking the marines who are on
board of her,
Rear-Admiral Walker sailed for New
York Tuesday on the steamer Segu-
ranca.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
nine C0NVICTS ESCAPE JAIL,
Make Remarkable Escape From
the House of Correction Mt
Holmcsburg, Pa.

Philadelphia. Dec. lG.-Mounted pc
lice and score Of detectives are
securing the country Tuesday search
ing for the nine conyicts who cut theii
way through the iron bars at the
House Of Correction at Holmesburg
The escape. was one OF, the most re
markable in criminal history.
A knife converted into saw and {
piece Of soap were the tools used II
making an opening in the iron grating'
Of the washroom window, through
which they squeezed and dropped &
feet to the ground,
More than ESQ fellow.convicts were
prepared to follow, when halted by the
guards
The prisoners who escaped outwit
ted the officials by the use OF yellow
soap. They blackened this with The
iron filings and fashioned Il in The
shape OF bars, which they substituted
for those they cut ont Of the grating
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
MONSTER MIDDLE
/ HAS BEEN CREATED
The Missouri Supreme Courts De-
cision in Bonner Case.
NUMEROUS CASES AFFECTED
Hundreds Have Been Sent TO the
Penitentiary or Workhouse and
Fully Twenty Hanged Under
Prescribed Procedure.

St Louis, Dec. l6.-The state SUI
preme courts decision in the Bonner
case from Cole county, in which 1t is
held that an information lacking the
yeriication of a witness, on affidavit,
In addition to that of the prosecuting
or circuit attorney on his official oath,
is invalid, it is believed will affect at
least 1000 cases in Missouri
OF these cases about $50 are in St,
Louis criminal courts, among them be-
ing several Doodle cases. 1t is esti-
mated that 20 defendants, tried on in.
formations, have been found guilty
and hanged in the state in the last two
years.
Lawyers contend that the opinion in
the Bonner case is a reversal of the
supreme courts former decisions in
the Kyle, Jones and Pohl cases. Be-
cause Of the supreme courts decisions
in these cases the report that diff
ferent opinion had been handed down
in the Bonner case created excitement
In legal circles, and nearly every law
yer who has represented a defendant,
tried on an information, called at the
four courts for verifcation of the re-
port.
Hundreds Of defendants have been
found guilty and sent to the peniten-
tlary, workhouse or jails on informa-
tons, and il is held that under this
decision they may regain their free
dom.
The most interest centers in the St
Louis Doodle cases. The impression
at first gained ground that majority
Of these cases are on informations, but
II was learned that only nine defend.
ants have been tried on informations
in connection with the Doodle crusade
in St Louis.
state which has been having regular
sessions Of grand juries in the last
two years, and the effect Of the deci
sion will be felt more in the country
than here.
The case of Charles F, Kelly,
charged with accepting $4,000 for his
vote on the city lighting bill, which
is to be tried next week, is not affect
ed, as he was indicted
The Edward Butler city lighting
bribery case, which is set for trial at
Fulton, also is not affected by the de.
cision, as the grand jury voted an in.
dictment against him.
Lawyers disagree on the question
whether the statute of limitation will
be bar to further proceedings in the
cases of members Of the house OF dele.
gates who already have been tried on
information filed in connection with
the Suburban railway deal.
The ruling has created great stir
In criminal court circles, and It's proba.
Die results are the subject OF much dis
cussion. The clerk OF the cour. for
criminal causes will lose several thou.
sand dollars in fees in cases where
convictions have been secured on in.
formations, and the sheriff's Office will
also lose heavily In fees.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
ASSAULTED BY ROBBERS
The Snfe of the Erie Hotel, st. Louis,
Robbed, ana the Night CLERK
aud u Guest neRten.

ST. Louis, Dec l5.-Armed robbers,
al $40 Tuesday morning, overpowered
George Harding, night clerk, and Vic
tor Dausson, lodger, at the Erie
house, Fourth and Clark avenue forced
the former TO open the some, TOOK
sl6S, and then attacked Harding and
Dausson, striking them over the head
with n slungshot or billy, and render.
ing them insensible, Dausson's skull
was fractured.
The robbery and assault was not dis
covered until a friend OF the proprietor
entered the hotel Office about half
hour later, and found Harding AMI
Dausson on the Office floor, bleeding
and unconscious,
The robbers had good start In get
ting away from the scene of their
crime, and the police have no trace
OF them. Chief Kiely, Tuesday morn"
Ing, issued orders for the police 10
bring In all suspicious characters.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
CROWN PRINCE IS RECKLESS
The Young Heir TO the German
Throne Disciplined By the Em-
peror for stccplcchnsc Riding.

Berlin, Dec 16.-Crown Prince Fred
sick William was required by his ia
Their TO remain in his room for three
days, for having race a stceplechase
against the emperor's wish, The race
took place near Potsdam three or four
weeks ago. The crown prince is a ven
turesome rider, and had been repri-
manded by the emperor for riding up
the Sans Souci palace at the head II
the second company Of the First regi-
ment OF guards, OF which regiment he
had been appointed colonel, a few days
before, on which occasion, 1t Is re-
ported the emperor said he must not
endanger his life by steeple chasing
The prince, while at Bonn university
was noted for driving tandem at full
speed to see how close he could cut
corners.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
BAD FIRE AT LINCOLN, NEB.
CURTIS a nnrneu Company
Totally Destroyed.

Lincoln, Mob Dec, lG,-tlre Tues.
day night destroyed the factory and
warehouse OF the Curtis a Bartlett
Co, manufacturers Of doors and house
furnishings. The loss IL roughly esti.
mated at $4,000 to 100000, partly in
surcd The Are started shortly before
nine o'clock, and for time threat
onod the large newly constructed
Wholesale building adjoining, Of the
same company The hromon directed
their efforts toward saving this build.
ing, and IL was but slightly damaged.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
GEN. BELL WILL COMMAND.
II Is Admitted lie VIII he In Charge
of Troops Sent TO Isthmus.

Washington, Dec left the United
States troops are sent to the Isthmus
of Panama, as now seems probable,
Brig Gen. J. Franklin Bell will be in
command. The fact was admitted
Tuesday by nigh official of the war
department. Gen. Bell, who is in COM
mand of the general staff college at
Fort Leavenworth Kas., was in con.
sultation Tuesday again with Lieut.
Gen. S. NJ. b. Young, chief Of the gen.
eral staff.
The details Of the plan Of campaign
on the isthmus in the event Colomb ia
declares war against the United States
or endeavors to invade Panama have
been explained to Gen. Bell by Gems.
Young and Chaffee, Of the general
staff.
Gen. Bell was selected for this i'm
portant duty because OF his excellent
reputation as a,sodier, especially be-
cause OF his knowledge Of guerrilla
warfare, acquired during the course OF
long and arduous services in the Phil
ippines.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
DENVER LIMITED WRECKED
Wreck On the Burlington Main
Line Near Malvern, la.
Engineer Knox. One of the Oldest
on the Road. Killed and the
Passengers Rudely shaken.

Malvern, la, Dec. i6.-Engineer
Knox, on the Denver limited. west
bound. was killed in a wreck one mile
east OF this place at five O'Clock Tues
day morning His engine and the for
ward trucks on the baggage car left
the track. The engine rolled over on
its side, pinioning Knox beneath It, He
was instantly killed. The fireman,
Lawrence Hayes, was not injured ex-
cept for bruises. He was on the upper
side Of the engine as 1t was over
turned, and ran at once to the relief
Of his engineer, but was too late to be
Of any assistance
The wreck occurred in the bottom
stretch one mile east of this city.
What caused the engine 10 leave the
track is not known. The passengers
on the train were given a terrible
shaking up. Men and women were
thrown from their sleepers or chairs
into the aisles, and a panic followed
he crash which came when the en-
CINE left the track.
Fortunately, although the train was
heavily laden with human freight, no
one was seriously injured among tho
passengers.
Knox was one of the Oldest engineers
on the road. He resided at Creston,
where he leaves a widow, two grown
daughters and a son.
Assistance was sent at once from
Malvern TO the scene OF the wreck.
The wreckage is being cleared rap
idly away, and traffic will be resumed
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
The Maine Arrives From Colon.

New York, Dec, lG,--Tho United
States first class battleship Maine,
which left Colon, December ., reached
this port Tuesday night, The Maine
comes here to repair her engines,
which were damaged by an accident
prior to her departure for the islhmus,
After repairs have been effected she
will proceed TO the West Indies to
take part In the winter manouyers.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
WILL AWAIT RATIFICATION.
Administration VIII Make No Move
UntiI senate RatIaes Treaty.

Washington, Dec. lG.-Regarding the
various reports about the dispatch of
troops to the lsthmus Of Panama the
administration makes this statement:
Until the senate shall have ratified
the Hay-Bunau.Varilla treaty the adj
ministration will look to the marines
to protect the isthmus and keep order
there, unless, in the meantime, it Is
learned that considerable force
Colombian troops are to attack Pan.
ANA. In the latter event the protec.
ton OF the republic could be best &C.
complished by the army, and troops
would supplant the marines, II may
be stated, however, that this govern.
ment does not expect such an emer.
gency to arise at present, and has pre-.
pared to retain the present force OF
marines in isthman waters until after
the ratification OF the canal treaty.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Cruiser Olympia VIII Hurry south.

Norfolk. Va, Dec. lG-The United
States cruiser Olympia is coalng rap.
idly here Tuesday and will sail at
once TO join the Caribbean sea squad.
ron for possible action in Panama,
Upon the Olympia's arrival Admiral
Coghlan viii at once transport his flag
TO this vessel from the presidents
yacht Maynower now the acting flag.
ship in the caribbean
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
pAPA'S BABY.

Come here and play WITH your
Hang on, Now up you 60
You are my bunch Of sweetness
Swinging up high and low!
You are your papa's baby
Hang on. you're coming GOWN
,Ii,A all mine, when I'm home oea''
Mammals when I'm in town.
Bring me your blocks; well Ou''u eN'
Into castle tall,
Into a tower mighty,
Bring me them. bring them an
This is the house that Jack pullt.
This where the big bell rang
Look out, you'll knock them over!
Now they are tumbling! Bang!
Laugh. laugh loud. you mischiei'
Swing on my foot, my pet!
Know II is getting late. dear'
Aren't you Sleepy yet?
Better let pop undress you'
Put on your nightie, too;
Daarie. the sand mans coming;
Bet that he's after you!
Now. dear, your lids are falling
over your eyes OF blue;
You are pops own baby,
Dearle, your pop loves you!
Dearie. your pops right with YOU
Safe in my arms you lie;
Dearie, the sand mans got you
Bye-o, my baby, bye!
j NJ. Lewis. in Houston POST
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
THE EMPEROR'S CONDITION.
The ncport From London Of Anoth.
cr Operation On Emperor
william Denied,

Berlin, Dec, l6-The statement pub
lshed In the London Daily News that
II had learned from wellinformed
quarters that second operation had
been performed on Emperor Williams
throat and that third operation may
bo necessary IL erroneous, Further
matter taken from the wound was
submitted TO 30 of the greatest special
lists In internal rrowths, every one Of
whom reported II to be bengnant,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
BROUGHT PANAMA TREATY.
Arrival Of the steamer city Of
Washington bringing the
signed Panama Treaty.

New York, Dec 15-Among the pas
City of Washington arrived from Co.
lon, bringing the signed copy OF the
canal trenty with the Republic OF Pan
ANA The treaty was In metal box
In charge OF ,ne purser, who turned
Il over to representative OF the gov.
eminent on arrival at the dock. There
was no news Of importance reported
by the officers and passengers,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19

San Francisco Dec, lG,-Tho United
States transport sherman arrived here
Tuesday from Manila by way Of Ma.
gasaM and Honolulu, bringing the men
Of the Thirtlcth infantry, two com
panios Of army engineers and mum
Der Of passengers The troop ship
lcf, Honolulu on December T. after
= day'R atop NJ the Island port.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Te!ophone LInes Merged.

Tho North Arkansas, South Nilsson.
RI and Indian Territory telephone
company has been organized with tho
following officers President, w. r,
stahl, Sloan Springs; vice president
W. T. Mccormick, Prairie Grove, see.
rotary X, q, Comfort, Westyile. !, r.;
treasurer II, o, Bco5on, pineyille, Mo
These independent lines represent.
LOO miles OF lines,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
roiiry shop keepers Indicted.

Chicago, Dec, l6,--lndictments to
the number Of l50 were voted against
alleged policy shop keepers Tuesday
by the grand Jury I, was reported
that many more indictments would
follow Tho action Of the grand jury
In the outcome OF the crusade by the
Citizens association,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Acquitted OF Murder charge.

Pennington, Mo. Dec. lG,--james
and Tobe Francis were acquitted In
the circuit court here OF the murder
Of Less Ross OF Doe Run on Augus,
rs. The jury was Que 90 hours, after
a trial lasting a week,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Arrival Of Gen. ynjocu.

New York, Dec, lG.-Among the pas
songers on the steamer umbrla to-day
was Gen. BENJAMIN Nilloen. Bocl
commander who comes TO arrange foI
All exhibition Of noer life At tho 81
Louis exposition
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19

Springfield, H., Dec, i6,--lnstoad N
being n practical failure the report OF
tho department Of agriculture show
that the corn yield for the state Of III
noIa was above the tensyear average
The yield was 80 bushels TO the acre,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Murder In Boone County,

The dead body of Arch Colllns
partly consumed by lire, was found In
a thicket near n railroad camp In
Boone county, not far from the Mia.
souri, line, The man waa undoub,ed,
~ murdered as there was every owl
dence u 4 morlAl combat.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Found Frozen 10 Death,

Waterloo, H., Dec. lG.-john
Oronke, 40. n farm laborer was frozen
10 death near here, While on his way
home, undor the influence Of liquor,
the man became cntanglcd In n wire
fence and waa dead when found,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19

Cripple Greet, COL Dec l6,"-Col
Verdockborg Announced Tuesday that
all troops guarding mInca win be I'm
mcdINiely withdrawn to the central
camps, and the military force In the
dIatrIet viii be redMeed 70 $50 mon.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19

I0gotoo, Ind, Doe. lO-Tho homo
OF the Misses Ccsscll, aged maiden
women, was burned here Tuesday,
The eldest Mary an inyalid was
burned to death, and the other was
seriously burned,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19

dalesburg, H., Dee. led Quinn,
the notorious Abingdon bank robber,
was sentenced to the penitontIary
Monday, Fearing an attempt at res.
cue, the officers rushed Quinn 10 Joliet
secretly, Quinn has been In jail ten
months,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Three uurncd 60 Death,

Chicago, Dec, ia dispatch from
Bnidwood H. says Mrs, J, Mes.
scrsmith, her daughter, and Franz,
Smith we're burned TO death In fire
which destroyed the meat market rcs'
idcnce and dry goods stores Of ], ST.
mon here,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-19
Guiip Of ismbc,,iement.

Poplar Bun, Mo- Dee, lie, r.
LonN, member Of the Butler county
bar, was found guilty Of emhegslement
by q jury In the circuit court and was
sentenced to serve two years IN the
penitenllary,