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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

Joplin, Mo.-Recruiting for the ven-
ezuelan army is going on here under
the guise Of colonizeing Venezuela.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27

Wichita, Kan.-Hunter Taylor, a
wealthy, young stock man of Douglas
was killed today by his mule team
running away.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Cake. Home n. Taxable.

Judge Johnson of the District Court
nj Denver has decided that the onkcs
Home for ConSumpiivcs In Denver u
not n charitable Institution under the
intcn, OF the law and Is therefore moi,
entitled to exemption from taSatio=.
The suit was brought by the bishop
and chapel OF the Cathedral OF ST.
John. n corporation. against the treas.
urcr OF Arapahoc county to prevent
the latter from selling the oakcs Home
for delinquent taxes. The amount al-
legged to be due under the decision Is
st.9s3s5. the total on n valuation OF
ss3.ioo In 1901 and s66.7so In 1902, II
Is understood that an appeal VIII be
made from the decision.
In the decision. Judge Johnson goes
to great length In his description OF
the expensive and luxurious Interior
decoration OF the home. such Us n
plentiful supply Of tiled bathrooms and
layatorIcs, n well stocked library. and
various up,oda,c little comforts for
,hosc who pay si5 u month for room
and board: or 81 per day.
The valuation OF the grounds and
buildings is estimated Mt Slso.ooo; the
maintenance OF the home and profits
come from the patrons. The officers
and servants make payroll OF sis.ooO
n year. and Judge Johnson thinks that
to include the home In the list with
charitable Institutions would be un-
constitutional.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Fifteen FOOTBALL
PLAYERS KILLED

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. Fifteen
persons were killed and over fifty in
jured. some fatally. Mt 1920 o'clock
yesterday morning, by collision be-
tween n special passenger train on the
Big Four railroad and n freight en-
gine with load Of coal cars. The ac-
cident happened on the edge of the
city. The passenger train of twelve
coaches was carrying 95i persons.
nearly all of whom were students OF
Purdue university and their friends
from Lafayette to Indianapolis for the
annual football game between the Pur-
due team and the Indiana university
squad for the state championship
which was to have been fought yester-
day afternoon. In the first coach back
OF the engine were the Purdue foot
ball team. substitute players and man
ayers.
Three players. the assistant coach.
trainer and seven substitute players OF
the university were killed and every
one of the fifty-three other persons
in the car were either fatally or seri-
ously injured. Hi
Rounding a curve at the Eighteenth
street cut. Engineer w. II. Schumacher
found directly in front of him the
freight engine and coal cars moving
slowly from a switch leading to grav-
el pit. He reversed his engine and
jumped.
The crash hurled the passenger en-
gine and three front coaches against
the steel freight cars loaded with coal.
that plowed their way through and
buried under a pile of wreckage weigh
ing many tons fully sixty human be-
ings.
The first car. in which were the play
ers. was completely demolished, the
roof being torn away and falling across
a car of coal. while the body of the car
was reduced to kindling woord against
the side of the steel freight car. The
second coach. containing brass band
was partly telescoped and the third
coach was overturned and hurled down
fifteen-foot embankment. The other
coaches did not leave the track.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOlNGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Election Case Dismissed.

The action Of the Supreme Court Of
the state on October zzth In the cases
entitled George T.. Beach et al. pc
titioners. against Charles A. Berdel.
respondent" rendered II impossible 10
hold elections for county ofieiais in
Adams and Arapahoe counties al the
election for Supreme Court justice on
November Cd.
A, the last Republican county elec-
tion nominations were made for the
various county positions in Denver
county. These were certified TO the
county clerk. and he refused to accept
them ON the ground that no election
for this purpose was To. be held this
year.
Under the law establishing Arapa'
hoe and Adams county IL was provided
that all county officials should be ap-
pointed by the governor 10 hold until
the next general election. November
id would be tn. next general election.
the Republicans claimed. and that Is
when they wanted TO NIL these posi-
tions.
The Democrats insisted that these
appointees were To hold over until the
next general election. at which these
Offices should be filed. which. they
claim. II next year. After the county
sAstA ItluHtI 10 nctfpt hH' hohtA&
tIons mad. by the Republicans. they
took the matter to the District Court
and asked for mandamus compelling
him to prepare for an election aud To
accept the nominations. The district
Judge dismissed III. proceedings. and
the matter was taken TO the Supreme
Court. which was asked TO take lmme-
dlatc Jurisdiction.
only Justice Steele and Justice Cab
bert sat in the case. Justice Campbell
being out Of the city. In writing the
opinion Justice Gabbcrt held that the
two members of tn. court TO whom the
cause was submitted 1.-THE other being
abscnD are unable 10 agree upon the
proposition whether or not In the cn-
crcIse OF the discretion vested by law
Jurisdiction OF this proceeding should
be assumed. For this reason II Is un-
necessary to determine the jurisdic-
tional question raised by the respond
cnt. for the proceeding must be dis
missed without regard to what the law
nay be on tha, proposition"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved the indemnity school selections
of Colorado of $3.50 acres located In
the Pueblo land district.
W. w. Fergusoi.. curator of the war
relic room in the state house. has re-
ceiyed for exhibition purposes the uni
form worn by Capt. George B. Swarth-
out, who belonged to Company II.
Eighth Missouri volunteers. He was
killed on February IA. 1864. ut the bat
tie OF Fort Donnelson. The suit was
loaned TO the museum by James ii.
Swarthout, living at No. 1857 Clayton
street. Denver.
right OF way was granted October
ood to the new electric line that is to
run from Denver to Golden. by the
State Land Board. The right of way
extends through quarter section OF
state land and the total amount OF land
thus purchased from the state amount
ed to something over six acres. The
consideration was $50 an acre. Rep
resentation was made to the members
of the board that work on the new line
would begin at once and that the Dem
yer & Northwestern company. which
secured the right of way, would use all
due speed to get the road into opera
tion.
Chamber of Commerce announces that
he will be glad to send to Colorado
public school teachers such literature
on the state as the chamber is issuing
and which may be desired in teaching
the children. I'VE have" he said,
condensed and published the United
States census report on Colorado which
deals with agriculture and irrigation;
we have also pamphlets on the climate.
the yearly outputs OF the state of all
products of the soil and mines. PAM
phlets about Denver and the birdseye
views of this city showing also 100
miles of the mountain range. This pic
ture should be framed and hung in ev-
cry schoolroom in the state for the edi-
fication of the pupils
The State Humane Society through
its assistant secretary, oliver E. Tuft,
has begun a campaign against peddlers.
wholesalers and manufacturers of in
decent pictures. Mr.. Tuft went along
Seventeenth street and purchased or
saw a large number of those pictures
and he has the names of those people
who are handling them. He will bring
action against them. as the selling of
these pictures is in direct violation of
the law. The pictures are on the re-
verso side of little mirrors and have
Deen Wluciy circulated In Denver dur
ing the last week or ten days. These
have been found in the possession of
children" said Mr. Tuft, 'and we pro-
pose to see that the circulation OF
these pictures is stopped
The survey of the Twin Lakes res
ervoir is being conducted by the state
engineers office. The lake is to be
measured and to be marked off into
one foot contours This is in accor.
dance with law passed by the last
Legislature providing that such reser-
voirs shall be so surveyed. The reser-
voir is one of the largest in the state
Towering 200 acres. There are larger
| reservoirs, that is reservoirs that CON
tain more water, but the area of this
one is the greatest in the state. The
results of the survey are looked for.
| ward to with much interest by men in.
| terested in irrigation and the reser-
| voir system OF the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
WYOMING INDIANS AFTER GAME
HAVE BATTLE WITH OFFICERS

The news OF the battle vas hronsh,
to i.usk to-day by Deputy stephen
Franklin. who escaped the murderons
nrc of the redskins.
POSSES we're Immediately started out
from Lusk. Douglas. Scw Castle and
other towns and rnnchmcn In the We'll
nifty are armins and taking the trail OF
the Crows. who are said to be fleeing In
the direction Of the bad lands In north
western Nebraska. Once the Indians
reach the bad lands II will be Difficult,
to arrcs; them. and they know this rs
we'll as the authorities.
I, IL feared the Indians may have
sent n courier on ahead to notify the
Indians on the reservation OF the din
Guilty and serious trouble ia anticipated.
Governor chst,cr,on has been advis-
ed OF the trouble on Lightning creek
and he Is now investigating. A hurried
call was received late this evening from
New Castle. the home of Sheriff Miller.
for troops. and the companies of infan-
try at Douglas. Buffalo and New Castle
have been ordered to be In readiness TO
take the field at a moments notice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
BUTTE MEDlATORS
FAIL COMPLETELY

Butte. Mont. Nov. 1.-The commit
tee on mediation. composed OF j. J.
Hill. Gov. Toolc and Senator's Gibson
and Clark. acting Mt the request of the
chamber of commerce Of Great Falls.
and with the consent OF the representa-
tivcs of the United Copper Company
and the AmalIama,ed Copper Com
pany. after n session lasting two days.
came to n conclusion yesterday thnt II
could not find any solution OF the Butte
shutdown situation.
The statement issued and signed by
the members OF the committee says:
We. the undersigned members OF
the mediation committee. entered upon
the discharge Of our duties realizing
the magnitude and difficulty Of our
task. Nevertheless. We have labored
assidiously TO accomplish the purpose
OF our appointment.
We have failed to obtain n stipula-
ton from the parties litiSant which
will insure a resumption of work by
the Amalgama;ed Copper Company.
and have been unable to devise any
plan looking to that end which did not
involve the mutual consent Of the par
ties interested.
I'VE regret this exceedingly and hope
some common ground may yet be
found by the parties themselves upon
which they can stand'
There is great disappointment at the
failure of the committee to come to
some agreement with the parties in In
terest. 1t is hoped Governor Toole will
call an extraordinary session of the
legislature to relieve the situation.
Meanwhile. miners continue to leave
town in groups of ten to twenty. and
not few are enlsting in the army.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Cheyenne, wyo-, Nov. l.-fom
Horns last appeal for his life Was
made yesterday when his chief eoun-
sci. Judge John ". Lacey and Judge
T. y. Burke filed with Governor Chat
terton a large number OF affidaSits, to-
gether with letter written by Horn
himself. and all OF the testimony ai-
daeed at the eoroEei's inquest. The
appeal Is composed Of nifty odd pages
OF typewriter matter. or a total OF
about 5o.0o0 words. which, with the
testimony OF the inquest. makes dor
ument that will require half a day 10
read.
A decision cannot be reached before
the middle or last OF the week. as the
governor will be compelled TO read
tho evidence in the case. and. H.
being big task. nj best. he will have
to work hard in order to arrive al q
decision inside Of a week.
Ollie Whitman OF Iron Moun'ain
and Miss Gwendoline Irene kimmsll.
the school teacher. who is now res
ident OF Kansas City. probably make
the strongest affldayiis in favor OF
Horn, both alleging that Victor Miller
confessed to them that he killed VIII
lie Nickel.
Whitman says that he met Victor
Miller at MooEe's place shortly after
the murder. and that while there Vic
tor confessed that he killed the boy.
When asked why he did IL he said that
his father asked him to do so,
Miss Kimmei. who makes two am
dnsits. says that she is prepared to
come to the second trial and give tes-
timony regarding the killing. In her
sseoad affidavit she says that she over
heard James Miller. the father. and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Funeral Of Mrs, eooth.Tucker.

New York. Nov. Funeral services
over the remains of Emma Booth
Tucker. consul of the Salvation Army
OF America. were held this afternoon In
Carnegie hall.
The services. which were conducted
by Col. Il. ]. Higgins. chief secretary
of the Salvation Army in America,
were most impressive.
General Ballington Booth of the Vol
unteers of America, did not remain for
the memorial service. Herbert Booth
twice asked permission from Com
mander Booth-Tucker to speak, but
each time 1t was refused.
Commissioner Eva Booth was to
have spoken. but was too overcome by
grief to do so. At the close of the
services, however. she rendered
prayer. Cablegrams were received
from General William Booth and
Chief Bramwell Booth. of the interna-
tional headquarters in London.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Farmers Coming West.

The slump of tae eastern stock mar
ket has caused rush Of Investors 10
the West who are anxious TO purchase
land. So says c. y. Wantland. land
agent for the Union Pacific railroad. In
the past six weeks substantial people.
mostly from Iowa. Minnesota. Missouri
and Illinois. have purchased :UO.oVy
acres OF land In eastern Colorado ami
$1,000 acres were sold during the paAi
week.
Eastern people. through the medium
of the Irrigation Congress and the ad-
dress Of Commander Booth-Tueker OF
the Salvation Army before that body.
are awakening tc the great possibilities
TO be found in land Il. Tes,nents in the
West. says SIR. wantisnd. This.
combined with the advertising and the
bright reports Of the Washington cor
respondents. has caused the rush. and
on every homsseeker's day nifty or six
~ people. either spectators. or people
who are buying for their own use.
come out from the East. One man
well known In the Chicago stock mar
ket bought. in company with Others.
three townships in Kansas and Colo
RADIO.
Mr.. wantland thinks that other re-
lisious organizations should follow IN
the wake OF the Salvation Army and
found colonies In the West. While the
Canadian government spends thous-
ands OF dollars in getting GU, litera-
ture In regard to its vacant lands. tho
United States does not even print q
map showing where tn. unsettled por-
tions are. and 10. this reason thoas-
nnds Of young Americans are going TO
Canada and taking up land there. while
over to the wars OF the catilemcn and
shecpmen instead OF proyldin. homes
for thousands OF families.-Dcnyer Re.
publican.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
TOM HORNS STRONG APPEAL
To GOVERNOR TO SAVE HIS LIFE

yieter Miller. the son. discuss the mur-
der on several occasions. She also
says Victor Miller confessed TO her
that he killed the boy.
James Martin, a resident Of Albany
county. makes affidavit that Joe L.
Pors confessed To him that while ia-
yesusatins the killing OF Willie Nick
ell, he u.rFoisl dus around SO close
to James Miller and his boy that he
Isiiiler) paid him $500 to cease the
investigations L.aFors said that the
$500 Was a part of 500 which Miller
had received. Martin also charges
that I.aPors asked him To so In on the
deal TO fasten the Nickel crime on
Tom Horn: that IL would be an easy
thing TO &c, Horn. while drinking. To
admit that he killed the boy. The
81 coo reward was TO tae divided be-
tween Lafors and Martin.
Many other aitidayits Of sensation
al character were submitted.
A decided sensation Was created yes
tsrday afternoon when Joe i-aFofs. ca
deputy United States marshal. Who
trapped Tom Horn. unexpectedly ap-
psared on the scene. He was sup
posed to be in South American hos
pI,al. suffering from fever. and he
certainly looks as II he had passed
through a siege Of illness When IN
formed of the accusations made by
some of the atlantis in behalf OF Horn
he was surprised and angry. lie VIII
present his side Of the case To the
governor and will then so after Mar.
tin and the others. who have charged
him with irFeEularlties-
Prosecuting Attorney stoll viii also
.,..F th. roNeFrur and UFessut the case
for the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
stockman viii Run Market.

Denver. Nov. IA Florence dis
patch says that Friday was the begin
ming of a meat war inaugurated. by A.
r. Gumaer. who owns several thousand
head of cattle which he has at various
times tried to sell to butchers in Flor
ence and vicinity. He could not obtain
satisfactory prices, so he purchased the
X. G. market, where he announces he
Will sell beef at n reduction of 40 per
cent. under prices charged by the
butchers. Mr. Gumaer is president and
owner of the Florence Oil Company.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Murder at Sugar City.

Denver. Nov. IA Sugar City dis
patch says: AS the result of fierce
factional fight among the Mexicans in
this city last night one man is dead and
another probably fatally wounded.
Guadalupe Hermendez. 1t is alleged,
shot and killed NJ. Garcia. and Hermen-
dez in turn was stabbed four times by
other Mexicans, whose names cannot
be learned at this time.
The participants in last nights
tragedy are members of a colony of
Mexicans numbering over 100, employ
ed by the National Sugar Manufacture
ing company here AS near as can be
learned the killing last night is the re-
suit of feud Of long standing between
the Mexicans from the old country and
those from New Mexico.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Cheyenne. wyo.. Nov. i.-Mcasrc re-
ports have been received here OF n
fierce battle fought late yesterday after
noon on lightning creek. near Its jaac-
ton with the Cheyenne river. foriy-hvc
miles north Of Lusk. In eastern wyo-
ming. between Sheriff W. II. Miller and
posse OF six men from Weston county
and n band OF Crow Indians under
Charles Carries Elk. On route from the
Crow agency In Montana to the Sioux
agency Mt Pine Ridge.
Deputy Faulkcnburg OF New Castle
was killed. while Sheriff Miller and ar
other deputy were wounded. the sheriff
dangerously.
Three Indians were killed and sever
nj wounded.
The Indians had been killing game
and the sheriff and posse raided their
camp md arrested the sGuaws, The
bucks were absent. and the fgh; occur
red when the sherih's posse overlook
them.
Governor chattcrton has troops
ready and will send them out. II neces-
sary. TO capture the murderous band.
..-.s.-.s.-s..-..~-s.w-.-v y
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Big Fire in the Vatican.

Rome. Nov. 2.-Fire broke out at half
past eight last night in that portion of
the vatican containing the hall of in
scriptions. where the pope gives his au-
diences and which is adjacent to the
famous Pinacoteca or gallery of pic
lures. The tiremen of Rome were
called and at a quarter past II the fire
was undeS control. No lives were lost
The fire caused greater sensation in
Rome than any other event since the
death of Pope Leo. The safety of the
pope was the first thought In every
ones mind, but this was soon assured
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

II Sir Thomas Lipton's proposal for
an ocean yacht race is TO be carried
out next spring. the wireless tele-
graph people will have the chance Of
their lives to earn n reputation and n
dollar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Patti Reaches America.

New York, Nov. 1.-Adelina Patti,
the Baroness Cederstrom, accompanied
by her husband, landed late last night
from the Etruria. She had a very
rough voyage. during which she was
thrown from her berth and sustained q
slight injury of the knee.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

A new Pittsburg theater is to be
planned so that automobiles may drive
right up to the boxes. With some
plays this will he a distinct advantage
in giving sufferers n chance to get
away quickly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Lucille Muihaii. aged is. who roped
n steer. threw him and tied him up In
forty.threc seconds. ought to have no
particular trouble In lassoing a hus-
band.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

When 1t comes to answering Mr..
Balfour's warm invitations to come
into the ministry and get into trouble
up to their eyebrows most of the lead
ing Conservatives have pressing en-
gagements elsewhere.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

A New York woman who lost her
voice three years ago has had her
speech restored by the application Of
electricity. Every effort was made to
cure her, as she was not married.
Salt Lake Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

An investigator with u microscope
and a large stock of patience has
found out that there are 200 kinds of
mosquitoes. Some men are never
happy except when they are digging
up trouble for other people.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Before travelling on that high.speed
railway in Berlin the passengers take
out big life insurance policies. And
yet We are called n swift and over
strenuous people!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

In one year more than 5000 books
have been stolen from the New York
Public Library. As this is an increase
of some 1000 over the previous year,
shall we take 1t as an indication of the
growing yearning for knowledge on
the part of the American public?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

OF course it will be interesting to
read what grandson writes of his
grandfather, but for downright origin
ality and continuity of interest give
us a grandfather's remarks on the
life and deeds of his six-year old grand
son.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

By this time the presidcn, has the
white House furnace in operation and
Mrs. Roosevelt has looked In all the
closets TO see what the moths have
been eating.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

With our customary repugnance to
anything that savors of vulgar display
we play up" the fact that the ban
quet given in Boston to the English
artlllerymen cost 100000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Miss Jane Browlcy. aged 10. and
George Briston. aged 6i. have been
welded in New Jersey. Perhaps II Is
unnecessary to state that the groom IL
worth 100000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Then, again, there's the octogena-
rian who got married and then dropped
dead. There doesn't seem to be any
safe rule after all, despite the frisky
talk of Senators Depew and Platt
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

There will always be lot OF con
scryativc. old.fashioncd persons who
would rather wait for the milk train
than travel at the rate OF twJ miles a
minute.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

There Is nothing surprising In a
young woman's winning the prize as
the champion wIcldcF OF the lariat.
Women are born adopts ut "ropIn.
iu."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

George Vanderbilt has found II nee
essary TO take refuge where the people
a.e used To bsronial outfits and don't
mind them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

The baldheadcd man takes no stock
In the scientific ultimaium that tho
housefy has bu, six feet and one
tongue.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Despite reports Of prosperity many
persons throughout the eountry are so
poor they still play the piano by hand.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Tho boarding house keepers will be
compelled TO invent another excuse
for pie crust: IL appclrs that Swif,
failed to corner lard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

Fortunately the Carroll college stu
dent who had his Jaw broken at foot.
ball Is not member OF the college dc.
batting team.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

England ray not be drawn into the
trouble betwren Russia and Japan. but
the English alphabet will surer ter
-ibly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06

KlnE Edward has suddenly taken a
ht on To be more saving. Other Euro
pean royalty might well follow Ed.
wards example.