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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06

OTHER NATIONS MUST KEEP OUT
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne in House
of Lords Notifies Competing Powers
That Attempts to Establish Naval
Base There Means War With Great
Rritain-A Notable Utterance.

London May 6.-Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne has proclaimed a British
Monroe doctrine in the Persian gulf and
practically notified competing powers
that any attempt on their part to es-
tablish a naval base or fortified post In
those waters means war with Great
/ Britain.
Lansdowne's attitude in the matter
generally meets with approval. altho
answers thereto of other powers inter-
ested In the gulf are awaited with some
anxiety.
81 say, without hesitation" said the
foreign secretary, in dealing with the
subject in the house Of lords yesterday
evening, that we should regard the
establishment of a naval bese of forti-
fed ports in the Persian gulf by any
other power as very grave menace to
British interests and we should certain
ly resist it with all the means at our
disposal"
Lansdowne preceded this explicit
enunciation Of the British policy by a
review of the situation there, as it af-
fet,ted British interests, contending that
so far as navigation of the Persian gulf
is concerned Great Britain held a posi-
4 ton different to that OF other powers,
both because 1t was owing to British
enterprise and expenditures of life and
money that the gulf is row. open to the
commerce of the world and because
Protection of the sea route to India ne
cessitated British predoniinance in the
gulf. Newspapers here comment or the
analogy of The proceeding. which Cap
tain Mahan SO strongly recommended to
the United States policy of Monroeism.
The Westminster Gazette holds that the
British motive, namely, protection of
/ the sea route to India, corresponds ex-
actly with the Americans motive in eX-
cluding European powers from Ameri-
can waters, because the territory is
thereby threatened
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Council Bluffs Judge Holds Special Tax
Not Lien.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, May 6.-An important
decision was handed down by Judge
Wheeler yesterday when decree in the
case of George Durandt and George
II. Mayne against William Arnd, eoun-
ty treasurer, and the city of Council
Bluffs was issued. The court decreed
that special taxes assessed for per-
manent improvements on temporary
grade do not constitute a lien against
the abutting property.
The case in which the decision was
given was AN application for a pern1a-
nent injunction to stop the county
treasurer from selling property of the
defendants located in Wrights addition
to Council Bluffs for taxes accrulnS on
special assessments levied for the
building of a brick sidewalk. The walk
in question was built by order of the
city upon a grade which is but temper
AIRY. The permanent improvements
were ordered during September 1899,
and after completion, taxes Tor pay
ment of the improvements We're as
sessed against the lot
The establishing of a new and per,
.nanent grade might necessitate the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
state of doubt and nc would bt
convinced of anything s


The statement ha & y published in
the Davenport pap 3 .at Company -
of the Fifty-fourt - giment, l. N. G.,
has the honor OF be.-lg the first COM
pany in the United States to be in
.spected under the provisions of the new
national militia law, as the company
was the first one inspected at st. Louis
on May 1. Major Brush went to St
Louis and inspected the entire Fifty
fourth regiment there and found the
regiment good; but Major Butler, who
was assigned to inspect the fffty-f1ttn
and 1'ifty-s sixth regiments in fact gave
the required inspection to Company "A,
of the Fifty-tifth, in Des Moines on the
afternoon of April 2S, the afternoon OF
the visit of President Roosevelt to Des
Moines, two days before the inspection
was commenced in st. Louis, The hon
or. therefore, belongs to a Des Moines
company But the first entire regiment
to be inspected by regular officers is the
Fifty-fourth Iowa.
Byron Williams, who went from Wa
terloo to Chicago to take charge OF the
Western Publisher" for the Newspaper
Union, is making quite hit with his
"Cupola Sketches" a series of humor-
Gus papers, and still greater success
with his monthly magazine for news
paper men. The "Sket shes" are being
made use of in many parts Of the cour1-
try and are regarded as high-class
hnmOr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
WEALTHY YOUTH vANlsHEs.
w. S. Whitwe!I Not Seen After Leav.
ing Cambridge to Visit Dying

Cambridge, Mass, May 6.-William
Scolley Whitwell, a wealthy New York
boy in the senior class at Harvard and
a member of last falls ball eleven, has
been missing from Cambridge since
February 9th. His relatives have
been keeping the affair quiet in the
hope of finding him. At the time of
Whitwell's disappearance his father,
DR.. Whitwell, was sick in their home in
New York, and the common belief was
that the young man had FASTENED to
the invalid's bedside. Shortly after his
father died, and those who knew him
say that his death was due in a great
measure to grief over his missing son.
The fact that Whitwell took neither
money nor clothes with him and that
he was always of a more or less de-
spondent nature leads some to the be-
lief that he committed suicide, yet his
mother still has hope that her son
lives
Whitwell was a prominent and popu-
lar man, standing 6 feet inches in
height and weighing nearly 200 pounds.
In his freshman year he rowed on his
freshman crew and last fall won his
football III in the Yale game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
COUNCIL BLUFFS STRIKE.
Teamsters and Bricklayers Qpit--Wori
nn Ruildinns Tied Iln

Teamsters and Bricklayers Qsit-Work
|, on Buildings Tied Up.
Council Bluffs, May 6.-Council Bluffs
is now having strike of her own
About $50 men representing the team
sters' union. the bricklayers union and
the mason tenders and hod carriers
union walked out Monday.
AS result much of the work of the
city belonging to these trades is at a
standstill. The work on the Great
Western roundhouse and freight house
was stopped Monday on account of
the strike, as was also the work on the
big Fuller-Johnson and Shugart i'm
plement warehouse Work on the new
McAtee grocery building was also
stopped.
The strikers decided last night that
all of the men belonging to these
trades employed by Contractors Wick
ham, Besley, Hughes. Weaver and
Jensen Bros, had joined the strike, but
this statement was denied by some
of the contractors.
Contractor Ed Wickham stated Mon
day night that his teamsters were not
on a strike that he knew of. He said
that he had very few teamsters em-
ployed in the city just a present, most
of them being engaged in the Great
Western grading. None Of these struck.
He declared that the reason work was
not progressing on the Fuller-Johnson
& Shugart warehouse was because he
had gotten ahead of tho other building
force with his portion of the work, and
was waiting for them to catch up.
The mason tenders ard had carriers
union held meeting Monday afternoon
III Labor hall and decided to continue
the fight. Twenty Eight new members
We're taken into the union, making the
total membership Of the union about
seventy five, Business Agent Raabe
stated after the meeting that this num-
Der included the greater number of
those employed at the trade in the city
The cause of the walk out of the
mason tenders and hoG carriers was
the refusal of the contractors to sign
the schedule of wages demanded by the
union, which was printed in the Nonpa-
reil of Sunday morning. The men have
baen paid 171a and 20 certs an hour, and
have been working ten hours q day.
They demanded 22E, and % cents an
hour and an eight-hour day When
their demand was refused Monday
they quit work IN body.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
FOR 6. A. R. COMMANDER
Gen. J. c. Black Endorsed by the lIIi-
nois Grand Army Encampment Now
Being Held at East st. Louis.

st. Louis, May 6.-Gen. John c.
Black, of Chicago, today was unani-
mously endorsed as candidate for the
position of national commander in chief,
g. A. r.. by the Illinois division, now
holding its annual state encampmett
at East st. Louis. 1t raiued last night
and today and the parade Was post
poned until tomorrow. Five candi
dates are in the field for election to the
post of state commander. The cleo
ton will be held tomorrow. The can
didates are: Judge Benson Wood, Eff
tingham; ]. b. Sine, Rockford; George
w. Westover Chicago; Joseph w.
Wham, Salem w. H. wagar, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
TOO MANY CURES
Materia Medica Section Of Medical AS
sociation Reports That There Are Too
Many "Patent Medicines" and Wants
Their Sale Restricted.

New Orleans. May 6.-sectional
meetings kept the delegates to the
American Medical Association busy to-
day. Dr. Adolph Lorenz was con-
spicuous figure at the section of sur
gerry and anatomy. Resolutions were
passed by the hygiene and science de-
partment impresssng physicians tsrna 1t
the eoGniry with the necessity of Co
operating with the census bureau in re-
cording vital statistics and improving
the method of determining these causes
of death. At the matelia medica sec
ton the committee presented a report
that there were too many patent nedi-
cines" and proposing an act of congress
to limit the sale of poisonous and dam
gerous patent medicines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
REBEL GENERAL is IN A TRAP
Mat0s With 10000 Men Being Sur.

Matos With 10000 Men Being Sur
rounded by Venezuelan Troops.
Caracas, May 6.--It is believed here
that Gen. Matos. the leader of the rev.
olution, has fallen into trap. Gen
Mates on May1 reached Barquisimeto,
where revolutionary army of 10000
men is concentrated under Generals
p. Panalosa and Jacintolart. The
government has concentrated its forces,
which are now encircling the rebels
Vice President Gomez is marching on
Barquisimeto via Tucacas and Duaca
with 1000 men: Gen. Linares is ap
preaching the rebels via Sanfelipe and
Yaritague with 1,4G0 men; Gen. Con-
zales Pacheco is approaching via Gui-
dor with 1900 men, and. 900 Andino
troops are coming via Carache- With
in eight deys Rarquisimeto, which IS
strongly intrenched. will be attacked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
DIES in FOREST FIRE.
Waiter Boyd Fled to Mill Pond, But
Oil Explosion Killed Him.

Tionesta, Pa. May 6-Standing in
mill pond with water to his neck where
he had gone TO escape a forest fire,
Walter Boyd. owner of a shingle MILL
near Pigeon. burned to death. A tank
of oil exploded and the burning fluid
covered the man. His body has been
recovered.
When the fire swept in from all
points and other, members of the crew
fled in terror. but Boyd decided to re-
main until the last moment. When
flight was impossible he plunged into
the mill pond. The mill burst into
flames, and ON the bank of the pond
near the mill was an oil tank. With a
roar heard above the kissing of the fire
lit exploded. His face from line about
the neck, as well as his head, was
burned black.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Eoreinn EXCHANGE.

New York, May 6.-Foreign exchange
was very strong today, demand sterling
selling as high as 4.9S.1O, the highest
figures in many months. Later in the
day 1t was offered at 4.SS.25. The pri-
mary reason for strength in the market
was the belief that the new South At
rican loan will be opened for subscrip-
ton in London tomorrow. AS many
American banking houses are likely to
participate in the loan, there was heavy
buying of exchange for cable remit
lance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Baseball Yesterday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Chicago s, Detroit l.
New York II. PHILADELPHIA 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg 8, Chicago 2.
Cincinnati 4, ST. Louis /.
Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 2 (ten IL
cings).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis 8. Milwaukee 1.
Indianapolis 4, Louisville 3 (seven il
cings).
Toledo Z, Columbus S.
st. Paul s, Kansas City I.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Peoria 6, ST. Joseph 3.
Milwaukee 4. Kansas City 2.
Colorado Springs IA, Ohama l
Denver 3, Des Moines :.
THREE EYES LEAGUE.
Bloomington 4, Rock Island :
Rockford Z, Cedar Ranids 6.
Decatur 4. Joliet l.
Davenport s, Dubuque l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
COAL OPERATORS ANSWER.
Admits Agreement, But State It Was
Only Temporary.

Chicago. May 6.-In their answer
filed in the federal court today the In
diana and Illinois coal operators who
were recently made defendants in the
case started by the government, they
admitted that they had been acting for
a time under an agreement, but denied
that there was any unlawful combina-
ton to fix prices Of their product
They declared the agreement was
abandoned before the court proceedings
were begun; that even while it was in
force they sold coal at prices below
those prevailing in the markets where
the sales took place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Stock Killed MysteriousIy.

Aurora, Ill.,, May "a systematized
conspiracy seems to be in operation to
poison the stock on the farm of William,
George few miles north of Aurora.
Mr. George is president of the old Sec
ond National bank of Aurora. Monday
a valuable mare IVES found dead. It
is thought the stock is being poisoned
by hypodermic injections. and as the
needle is so small that it is with great
difficulty that proof can be established
For more than yeer the stock on the
farm has been dying from no other
cause than poisoning. The case has
baffled the detectives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
PARASITE AFFECTING MINERS.
Twenty Thousand Men in WestphaIia
Disabled by Disease.

Berlin. May 6.--The coal mining in
dustry in Westphalia is being seriously
hampered by sickness among the min
ers arising from an intestinal parasite
which recently has spread so rapidly
that the sickness has become almost
universal. Twenty thousand men are
affected, and some of the pits have so
per cent of their workers disabled. The
disease hitherto has bafi1ed the doctors
and all remedies have failed. Temper
ary barracks and isolation hospitals
are being erected to prevent the spread
of the disease and enable scientific
sort of worm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Prisoner Commits Suicide.

Cleveland, o., May 6.--Ludwig Sed
lazyk, prisoner in the county JAIL
charged with the murder of Anna Heff-
ner, and seriously wounding her hus-
band, committed suicide in his cell to-
day by hanging. Sedlazyk boarded
with the Heffners and had trouble with
them over money matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Chamberlain Is Ortimistic.

London, May 6.-In the house of COM
mons today, in supporting formal res
|olution guaranteeing the Transvaal loan
of $175,O0o,000, Secretary Chamberlain
delivered lengthy and optimistic
speech on the future of the new South
African colonies. His remarks We're
mostly reiteration of former state
ments. After some debate the resolu-
ton was agreed to.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
POPE WILL NOT RECEIVE LouBET
Rupture Between France and Vatican
Feared.

Rome, May 6.--President Loubet. of
France, will visit Rome shortly after the
visit of the czar. The pope, after con-
sulting his cardinals, has decided not
to receive the French president and this
decision will be semi officially commu-
ricated to France In the hope that Lou
bet will not ask an interview with his
holiness. II is feared, however, he will
ask one in order to court the refusal.
which is certain II Prime Minister
Combes is still in Office when Loubet
comes here. The pope's refusal to re-
ceive the president of France certainly
will lead to a diplomatic rupture be-
tween the vatican and TIE French gov
ernment and the abolition of the con-
cordat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06

ferred by the fifteenth amendment in
respect to all elections and more in pur-
suance of the general coutrol by con-
gTess over particular elections. To
change this salute, enacted to punish
bribery of persons named in the tif-
teenth amendment at all elections, to a
statute Furnishing bribery of any nature
at certain elections, would be in effect
judicial legislation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Mothers, connress Meets.

Detroit, Mich, May 6,-At the first
session today of the conference of the
National Congress of Mothers reports
of state presidents and state organic
ers were presented. Mrs. Florence Kel-
ley. of New York. read the report of the
IcOlnlrittee on child labor,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
To Build Submarine Gable.

Seattle, Wash. May 6-Articles Of
incorporation for the North American
Telegraph and Cable Company, which
provides for building a submarine ca
Bile from Seattle to Valdes and other
points in Alaska, thence to NladiNo-
stock, We're filed here today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
FLoATER ON TRoT LINE.
Decomposed Body of Unknown Mar
Found at Davenport.


Found at Davenport.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport May 6.-Caught on trot
line the decomposed body of an un-
known man was taken from the river
at Andalusia yesterday morning by a
fisherman and clam digger. The re-
mains were in. such an awful state that
Identification is almost impossible. The
suspicion Is entertained that it may be
that of Abe Langford, who disappeared
and it was thought was drowned last
winter in this vicinity. The body was
found by William Roseman while run
ming his lines yesterday morning. The
grewsome find almost paralyzed the
fisherman, who towed the body to the
Illinois shore and notified the authori-
ties. Coroner Eckhart, of Rock Island,
was summoned and viewed the remains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Great Western Earnings.

ST. Paul, May 6.-The gross earnings
of the Chicago Great Western Railway
maple Leaf Route) for the fourth
week of April, 1908. show an increase
of $41,1S0.40 ever the corresponding
week of last year. Total increase for
the month, $6S,419,15.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
KILLED IN A FIGHT.
Free for All Fight at Dance Results
~, M,,,rer

Bay City. Mich, May 6.-During
free for all fight last night during
dance in Big Creek, Tuscola county,
Dave Trombley, west of Bay City, was
shot dead, Harry ;Schindhette, aged
80, of this city, facally stabbed, and
Frank Defoe, aged :.s, seriously cut.
All three are fisherman. No arrests
will be made until after the inquest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Congregational Convention.

Chicago, May 6.-The sixteenth tri-
ennial convention of the congregational
churches of the interior began today
with hundred ministers and laymen
present r. l.. Jenkins OF Chicago, was
elected moderator
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
Favor Johnson for Head Consul.
MAYOR MooREs; REELECTED.
Republicans Capture Most of the Off.
GERS in Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., May 6.-Complete re-
turns from yesterdays city election
gives Mayor Mooress plurality over
Benson, citizens candidate Of $50 and
$500 over Howell, democratic nominee.
The republicans elected the city clerk
and treasurer, and the democrats elect
ed the comptroller, tax commissioner,
city attorney and building Inspector.
The city council will stand seven re-
publicans and two democrats. The vote
was the largest ever polled at a city
election.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
BURGLARS in IOWA
j. E. olson's Store in Superior Raided
and Then Burned-Loss $4,000
Safe Robbers Get $3.50 at Moravia.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. May 6.-Burglars raided
the store of J. E. Olson, at Superior,
Iowa, this morning, rified its contents
and then fired the building. The fire
loss is $4,000. The postofIice was in
the store There is no clew.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
NO CHANGE AT OMAHA.

"A Few Delivery Wagons Operating
Restaurants Closed.
/. Omaha, Neb., May 6.-Several deliv-
cry companies started their wagons this
morning, owners and foremen acting in
the capacity Of drivers. They expert
enced no trouble. There was no change
in the restaurant situation and every
saloon in the city is closed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
DEFENSE BEGINS TODAY.
Evidence in the Trial os Coffee Pot'

Special to Times Republican.
Creston, May 6.-The evidence for the
defense in the Wilson murder case is
being introduced in the district court
today, the testimony being along the
line of showing Knight to have been a
auarrelsome man and threatened de-
fendant The case Is moi expected to
go to the jury before Friday afternoon
or Saturday morning. No sensational
evidence has been introduced so far.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06

construction of another walk and the
levy of another tax for its cost. Judge
Wheeler accordingly held that the
taxes for permanent improvements on
temporary grades are not liens on the
property and granted writ of injunc-
ton to restrain the sale of the proper
ty for taxes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
AL BUILDING STOPPED.
Brick and Lumber Men Of New York
Beuin Lockout.

New York, May 6.--All the brickyards
of the city began a lockout against the
drivers and the decision of the lumber
yard owners to start similar lockout
this evening is announced. This means
no brick or lumber will be delivered
after today, until the building trades
disturbances are settled.