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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
AUGUST A BAD MONTH.
Temperature Was Too Low for Corn
Advancement.


Snac;a, to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 17.-August, a
month generally looked to for advance
mont of the corn, was derogatory TO
dave,onment. The weather conditions
of this month are outlined by Director
Sage Of the weather and crop service
as follows:
August was cooler than usual, with
large excess of rainfall, humidity ana
c,oudiness The daily mean tempera-
ture for the state was b9.l degrees,
which Is 81 degrees below normal, and
exactly the mean of August, l9o2. Ihere
have been two colder Augusts IN past
thirteen years--in 1890 and 1890. Inc
average rainfall 6.64 inches, was S.4a
inches above normal, and the heav1est
state average in any August or whlch
we have records. The northern sec
ton received the larger amount, an
average of STA inches, the greater part
OF which fell in the last week OF the
month. when it was much needed and
beneficial tho some local damage re-
sulted from excessive downpours. For
tha state there was an average OF
twelve clear days and nineteen cloudy
or partly cloudy. Considerable pro-
press was made during the fair wealth
ar periods in threshing and other farm
onerations. Haymaking was continued
turnout the month, when the weather
permitted. securing large amount OF
aftermath. wild hay and second crop
OF clover for! seed and fodder. More
than the usual amount of plowing was
done. with generally favorable condi-
tions Of soil for this work. Threshlng
returns indicated rather light and un
satisfactory yield of wheat, oats and
barley: the yield Of timothy seed has
been unusually heavy. The develop
ment of the corn crop was all that
could be expected under the prevalent
weather conditions. At the close OF the
month the early planted corn, about ~
ner cent of the whole area, had reached
the roasting ear stage, or little be
yond. giving promise of reaching ma
turity within twenty days under ia
yorable conditions The balance of the
crop was in various stages of growth,
indicating need Of very good ripening
weather for full month or more to
place the bulk of it beyond danger
OF harm. by frost. The outlook for the
crop as a whole was at that time ve-y
unsatisfactory. The late potato crop
made fair growth in dry and sandy
soil but there We're reports of dam
age by rot in many localities. The
crop Of early and fall apples gave
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
REDWOOD COMBINE.
California Lumber Firms Consolidate
With S1,o00,0OO Capital.

San Francisco. Sept. I1-An organi-
zation of redwood lumber merchants
ard manufacturers of California. rep
resenting millions of capital and COM
posed Of the heaviest mill and shipping
corporations in the lumber trade. has
been perfected here for the purpose of
for the eastern market the
enormous demand for redwood lumber.
The organization which has a capital
of S1,000,000 includes ten of the largest
producers of redwood lumber in the
state. The headquarters of the new
concern Will be at Los Nedanos, Cal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
PAGE ONE.
Tele ..apt,jc News.

Tele i, raphic News.
Cabinet Crisis in England Certain.
Chamberlain to Resign at Once.
Soldiers Monument at Anttetam.
President Speaks in the Rain.
Clouds Save Crops Again.
Situation in the Balkans.
Organization Work in Iowa.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News in Brief.
Animal Husbandry at Anes.
School Exhibit al st. Louis.
AS to Workmen Insurance.
Strange Death at Des Moines.
Hardin County's Phone Lines.
The Clinton Fur Robbery.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
Investigation American Schools.
Revision, Not Repeal, Wanted.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Outside Point of View.
PAGE FIVE.
General News: &
Canteen System is Urged.
Pardons for Two Poems.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Stolen Furs Recovered.
Three Arrests Made.
Glucose Tax Case May Be Settled.
Socialistic Campaign Opens.
Henry Altschrler's Death.
A. W. Head Weds.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Iowa and Commercials:
Board Of Trade Quotations.
Review of the Markets
Big Strike is Threatened.
After the Railroad Scalpers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17

steamer. Cherokee, from Sanodrlingo.
was in a storm during the entire voy-
age from Turks Island to this port.
In the gulf stream its force was ter
rifle and yesterday the steamer hove to
for four hours in an eighty mile wind.
The Maraval from Trinidad and cfren-
eda had a similar experience.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
LEAD SILVER ORE.
Important Strike Reported From
Wallace. Idaho.

Wallace Idaho, Sept. 17.-An impor-
tant strike of lead silver ore has been
made at the Wonderful mine, about
half a mile from the Shoshone spur in
Montana. w. b. Lively, foreman #
the Springfield mine arrived from there
yesterday and says that when he left
the camp the miners had cut thru five
feet Of galena ore that assayed SS per
cent lead and 90 ounces of silver a
ton. The owners of the property are
Wallace men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
MANY SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Four Christians and Two Jews Killed
disturbance Arose From Dis

ST, Petersburg, Sept. 17.-Fierca
fights between the Jews and Christians.
in which four Christians and two Jews
were killed and many persons seriously
injured, are reported from Gornela in
the government of Moghileff. The dis
turbances arose Sept. IL, from dis
pute between a peasant and JeWiss
dealer. The police interviewed and ac :.
cording to the version published here,
the Jews threw stones and fired on the
police, several of whom We're Injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
Tho Ocean Located.

Kansas I0.y JournaI.T
The class in elementary geography
was up for recitation. What is an
ocean," asked the teacher You may
answer, Janet
1T Is a very large body of water
situated near Norfolk, Va replied
Janet, who had once visited her aunt
at the seashore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
1O OUT
Balfour's Attitude On the Fis-
cal Question Not Sufficient
ly Advanced
MEANS A GOVERNMENT CRISIS
Premier Ralfour Likely to Find Himself
Supported by Neither the Protection
lists or Free Traders-Muoh Depend
ing on the Future Attitude of
Chamberlain.

London. Sept. 1.-THE Associated
Press learns that Chamberlain has de-
cided to resign from the cabinet OF
the ground that Balfour's attitude to-
ward the fiscal question is not suf
hciently advanced to enable Chamber
lair to remain member of the govern
ment without sacrifice of his own
views.
According TO information conveyed 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
More Postal Indictments.

Washington, Sept. 17.---T'he federal
grand jury today returned three In
dictments in postal cases involving two
people. one of them being a joint ir-
dictment The names OF the indicted
persons are not made public.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17

kansas City. Sept. 1.-THE clouds
nave saved most of Kansas from kill
ing frost so far, except in the north
western corner of the state, where
light frost fell last night. Light tenn
reratures still prevail thruout Kansas
and western Missouri. and it Is feared
that the corn is somewhat damaged in
districts where frost has fallen. The
corn should have at least ten days
more sunshine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
Missouri.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 17.-The mer-
curry went down to AZ degrees above
zero in this locality last night, and
there We're light frosts in the lowlands.
Farmers and gardeners say that the
damage is very slight. Corn was not
injured at all, but tomatoes and late
vegetables were nipped. Bright wealth.
er today brought a feeling of relief to
all growers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
SENATOR pLATT TO WE'D.
Said to Contemplate Matrimony With
Widow.

a Widow.
New York, Sept. lin advance II
Senator Platt's return from the White
mountains comes a story that the sem
ator is about to be married. The story
cane from two sources. and is be-
lieved to be authentic. a close friend
of the senator said the marriage was
not far off. and that Mr. Platt had
intimated this to him before he went
to the White mountains.
If the story be true, Senator Platt is
to marry widow Well known in New
York society and ut Manhattan Beach.
At the present time she is visiting
friends in New Hampshire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
CHURCH THAT WILL PAY DEBTS
Battle Creek Structure Built With Idea
of Yieldino Revenue.

Battle Creek, Mich. Sept. 16.-Rev.
Charles I. Clapp has built church that
will paw for it's own debts. 1t has a
store in one half of it and living rooms
for two families over 1t. The church
rejects church taxes, begging and the
contributions box, ianezxuD ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
DAMAGE in South Dakota.

Canton, S. D., Sept. IA very se-
we're and destructive frost visited this
region last night and did much damage
to the corn crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
T.-R BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

Sun Rises Sept. IS. SAB; Sets, sos.
For Iowa and South Dakota-Fair
tonight and Friday, with frost tonight
and warmer Friday.
For Tlnois-Generally fair tonight
and Friday; colder in the south to-
night and frost tonight; continued cool
Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
MANY LIVES LOST
Several schconers and Fishing Boats
Sink in the Gale OFF the Atlantic
coast-Fifteen Lives Reported Lost.

Damariscotta, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE
schooner Sadie and Lille, of Prospect,
Me-. and the maekerel seiner George L.
Edwards, of Gloucester. were wrecked
on Pamaquid Point during the night.
Fifteen lives were lost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
Snow in Michigan.

kalamazoo. Mich, Sept. 1.-THE
first snow of the season commences
falling at noon today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
FRosTs IN WISCONSIN,.
Reports Vary From Light to Heavy
Killing in Many Localities

MILWAUKEE,. Sept. I7.--Tha weather
bureau at Milwaukee reports lirht 8
heavy frosts thruout wisconsin iasf
night, and in all probability. killing
in many localities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
REPORT FROM ILLINOIS.
cloudiness and Fresh Breeze Prevents
Frost in Vicinity Of Springfield.

Springfield. Sept. 17.-No frost oc.
CURED in the immediate vicinity oe
Springfield last night. owing to cloudi-
ness and fresh breeze. The temper
ature was As at o'clock this morn.
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
Minnesota.

st. Paul. Sept. 17-Althought the
weather continued clear during the
night. there was no frost in the immed-
late vicinity of St. Paul
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
TWENTY ONE DROWN.
British Steamship Mexican Goes Down
Off Florida Coast.

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 17.-The British
steamship RoSby, Captain Shields.
which arrived here this morning from
Port English, has on board Domingo
Ballo Reyarberay. sole survivor of a
crew of twenty two men on the British
steamship Mexican, whicsh foundered
with all on board off the Florida coast
Tuesday night. Reyarberay caught
piece Of wreckage and managed to keep
up until he was seen yesterday morning
by the Roxby, and rescued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
Salisbury Was Rich.

London, Sept. 17.-The probating Of
Lord Salibury's will showed that he left
an estate valued at $1,551.6S0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17

Paris-The foreign Office has been
Informed that the Persian grand vizier
has been dismissed. .,,....s.x
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17

New York. Sept. l7.-1ncoming ves-
sells report rough experiences with
hurricane at sea. The Clyde line
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
Upton SOME BETTER.

His Condition Shows Some Improve
ment Over Yesterday.
Chicago. Sept. 17.-Sir Thomas Lip-
ton, who is i'll with catarrhal appendi-
citis at the Auditorium Annex, passed
a quiet night and is doing well, Accord
ing TO statement made by physicians
this morning
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
BAD WINDSTORM
AT PERRY PARK

Perry Park. Colo. August Perry
park was visited yesterday afternoon
by a terrific wind and hail storm
which did much damage to property.
The Perry Park stage was blown over
and the three grown persons and a
child in it received bad shaking up
and sustained some bruises, but were
not seriously injured.
The wind wrecked one cottage, which
was not occupied, and blew the sup
ports from under the veranda of the
hotel. c. Underwood, proprietor of the
hotel. was injured and DR.. Starber of
Larkspur was summoned, but when he
arrived he found Mr.. Underwood was
only badly bruised and that the occu-
pants of the stage had sustained no
serious injuries.
A great deal of water fell. but there
will be no damage from that source
as there are no railway tracks in the
vicinity to wash and the channels of
the creeks are wide enough to take
care Of the water.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
TERRIBLE HAILSTORM STRIKES
PARTS OF NORTHERN COLORADO

Denver, august IA Greeley dis
patch to the Republican last night
says:
The electrical storm of last night
was accompanied by heavy rain in
Windsor and Eaton and by a tremen-
dous fall of hail in the Lone Tree
and Grow Creek country, ten miles
east of here Telephone wires were
burned out and lines so badly crossed
that it was impossible to learn the
damage by the storm until this after
noon.
The strip of country visited by the
bail was between five and six miles
long and one mile wide. located on
the east of Lone Tree valley and ex-
tending nearly to Kersey. But one
third of the wheat in this section was
cut. and yesterday the stand promised
one of the best harvests in years. To-
day scarcely a spear of grain stands
in the fields. and that which was cut
lies threshed out by the force of the
hail. Alfalfa. garden truck and pota-
toes show the effects of the storm.
Never within the memory of the
oldest inhabitants" have such hail
stones fallen. They were not spheres
but chunks of ice. measuring from
eight to ten inches in circumference
and from three to four inches thick.
They crashed through windows and the
roofs of barns and houses, breaking
through tin roofs as well as shingled
ones.
A portion of Ned Plum's house. near
Kersey. was utterly demolished by the
fury of the storm, the hail beating
holes through the roof and through
the ceiling of three rooms large
enough for man to crawl through.
j. ID. Pisdell of Lone Tree pur-
chased a reaper yesterday and left it
standing in the field ready for work
to-day. On examining it this morn
ing he found it so badly broken by the
hail as TO render it utterly useless.
Hundreds of chickens. turkeys and
pigs and sheep were killed and cattle
suffered badly. On VIII Palmer's
farm in the Lone Tree district not
only wheat was demolished but trees
and bushes were stripped of every
leaf. Gill & Becker suffered badly
from the storm. also Petrikin G. Rea.
Jonathan Huffer, George Houston, j.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
NEW VEGETABLES
IN DENVER MARKET

Denver Aug. IA morning paper
says that Denver housewives, and in
deed all lovers of fruit and vegetables
who are beginning to lose their appe-
tite for that which has been picked
for over two weeks. will be glad to
learn that the Colorado crops are fast
beginning to appear on the market.
The first shipment of Grand Junction
and Delta apples have arrived within
the last few days. Colorado plums,
though still hard to get, are arriving
every day and, perhaps the most well
come news of all, the true evergreen
corn can be looked for upon the gro
Gerry stands by the end of this week.
Colorado crops. both of fruit and
vegetables, will be more plentiful and
of better quality this year than those in
neighboring states. The Kansas apples
have been quite a failure-it seeming
to be an off year with them-while all
reports from Grand Junction seem to
indicate that this year will be record
breaker among apples-at least for size
and quality. All commission men on
Market street concede that the local
peaches will surpass the California
ones in flavor as well as cheapness.
Local markets are still supplied with
watermelons and muskmelons impcrt-
ed frorS Tennessee and Texas and can
not hardly expect any of the Rocky
Ford variety for two weeks yet.
Several fruits are at present just
leaving the market. Raspberries will
have but a day or two more; cherries,
which are still good, are nearly gone;
asparagus is now hard to find tender;
currants are going up rapidly because
of the small crop caused by the late
spring, and gooseberries, between S1.25
and SIZE per crate, are now as low as
they will be.
Wednesday morning brought in the
first carload of genuine Greeley pota-
toes. For ten days local spuds accred-
tied to Greeley potatoes have been re-
ceived, but not until Wednesday did
any in reality arrive from there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11

B. Cooke. Nelson Gemorest. S. X.
Boyd, Will Palmer, the 5. l.. * w.
ranch and Asa Sterling.
j. B. Ashby of the Eaton district
breaks the record as a hail victim,
having farmed eleven years and been
hailed out ten successive years. AT
IL o'clock this morning Charles Carter
brought in a bucket of hail stones that
fell last night. After lying out over
twelve hours six of them weighed
from two to two and q half ounces.
The potato fields were damaged but
it is thought they are sufficiently
grown to make good crop, and If not
damaged further from 1000 to 5000
car loads of tubers will be grown in
the Greeley district alone.
Many of the farmers have three re-
lays of men working in the harvest.
fields night and day. so fearful are
they of damaging storms.
The Boulder correspondent of the
Republican telegraphed last night as
follows;
]. o. Wise of Garfield came to Boul-
der this afternoon and said the worst
hail storm ever known to visit that
section fell there last night between
10 and II O'Clock. Mr. Wise said:
After the hail had been lying eight
hours / picked up one OF the STONES
which measured eight inches in cir
conference. In some instances the
hail went throught shingle roofs and
even corrugated iron was perforated.
Good-sized limbs of trees were broken
eff Alfalfa has been beaten into the
ground Wheat is down so bad that it
will cost more to gather it than 1t is
worth In strip of five miles wide
and fifteen miles long. extending
from north of Longmont to Lafayette.
the damage done will run up into
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
finest farming section of Boulder
county was visited.
In all four inches of water fell and
what the hail did not ruin the water
finished. On some of the lower farms
the water ran in streams five feet deep.
Just before | left home this morning
at o'clock | saw the legs of turkey
sticking out through a pile of hail
stones. | saw the legs only. The
turkey had been killed by the hail and
covered so deep as to be entirely hid
| den"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
HEAVY CLOUDBURST DAMAGES
RAILROADS AND FRUIT CROPS

til . o'clock this afternoon. No. Is.
which left Denver at 9:15 last evening
was caught between two washouts, one
at the Hardscrabble bridge and the
other a short distance west of the Port
land cement works. This train arrived
in Florence late this evening. In the
vicinity of Beaver creek the ranch
men lost heavily George w. Kelso lost
a whole field of alfalfa that the flood
and debris washed over completely.
All of the farmers in this vicinity suf-
fered more or less. Many of the hay
fields are still covered with water
Along Beaver creek much of the ap-
pie crop was destroyed by the hail. In
Rockvale and Coal Creek there was a
heavy fall of hail. Some of the stones
were as large as walnuts. Close to the
Portland cement works many tents
with their furniture were washed down
the river. The occupants in many
cases barely escaped with their lives.
The Portland cement works whistle
was blown as soon as the flood was dis
covered approaching and that is all
that saved the lives of the occupants
of the tents. Horses and cattle on the
ranches were caught in the flood. car
ried down the river and drowned. 1t
is estimated that at least fifty head of
horses and cattle were lost in this way.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11

Denver. Aug. IA News special
from Florence last night says:
One of the heaviest rains and cleo
trio storms ever experienced by the
oldest settlers in this community
passed over this portion of the Ar
kansas valley last night between IL and
IL o'clock. Between those hours the
lightning was incessant and the rain
fell in torrents. 1t is estimated that
over 100000 worth of damage was
done to the railroads and the fruit
crops. No. or the Denver Il Rio
Grande was caught in the worst of 1t
and just as the train passed over the
Hardscrabble bridge the flood came
down the creek and carried away about
fifty feet of the span. By this time the
track along the Arkansas river was
covered with body of rushing water
ranging In depth from six inches to
two feet. and the train only succeeded
in reaching Florence by the passenger
crew walking ahead and inspecting the
track.
When the train reached Florence it
was learned that over 700 feet of track
at Reno was gone and between Flor
ence and Canon City over half a mile
of track was rendered unsafe. The
train was unable to proceed west un-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
Danger of Coal Strike.

Colorado Springs, Aug. THE en-
ployes of the four coal companies op-
Grating north of this city, about 200 in
number, have prepared new articles
of agreement for the ensuing year.
which have been refused by the COM
panies, and the men will probably
strike August 18th. the date set for
the companies answer, if the latter
persist in their refusal. The demands
in substance are for an eight-hour day
and an increase of about twenty-five
per cent, in wages. The companies
affected are the Pixies Peak, Austin
Bluffs, Monument Valley and Curtis.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
Storm at Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs, Aug. THE
heavy rain storm which broke over
this city shortly after midnight yester-
day morning wrought about $4,000
damages to the bridges and eulverts
about town, proving the most costly
storm since the Ute Pass cloudbm st
which occurred last year, and which
damaged county roads and bridges to
the extent of $4,000. BY a curious
coincidence, the Ute Pass storm
just one year ago last night.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-08-11
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY

One Nile West Of Notre Dame University.
Most beautifully and BEAUTIFULLY located Conducted
by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Chartered 1855
1S,ying a s.tion.l patronage. Thorough Engii.h,
Classical, Scientific and Commercial Courses, Ad-
yanced chemistry and Pharmacy. Regular Col
legiate Degrees. Preparatory Department trains
pupils for regular, special collegiate courses.
Physical Laboratory well equipped.
The Conservatory of Music is conducted on plans
of the best Conserv atories The Art Department is
modelled after leading Art Schools. Minim Depart
ment for children under twelve years Physical
Culture under direction of graduate of Dr. Sargents
Normal School of Physical Training.
The best odern educational advantages for hitting
young women for lives Of usefulness. The constant
growth of the Academy has again necessitated the
erection of additional nne buildings with latest
Hygienic equipments. Moderate cost. New school
year begins September sth. Mention this paper.
For catalogue and special information apply to
The Directress OF ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
kotre Dame. Indiana.