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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
HOT SHOT FOR UNION.
Chairman Gray Makes Strong Re
 marks in Court.

PHILADELPEIA,J Jan. 22.-The ses- sions of the coal strike commission yes- terday were enlivened by some inter- esting testimony. The feature of the sessions was Chairman Gray's rather strong remarks in commenting on an incident where District President Fahy of the miners union would not grant permission" during the strike to con- tractor to erect boiler house at col fiery which was necessary to preserve the mine from damage. The president of the commission said he hated tyran- ny no matter whether it was practiced by an operator, miner or any one else.
 R. s. Mercur, district superintend- ent of the Lehigh Valleys collieries in the Mahanoy and Shamokin districts, gave some interesting testimony which livened the proceedings considerably. The men in his collieries worked on an average he said, about seven hours day. The miners, he continued, will not produce any more coal, as. result of President Mitchell's "hurry up'' or der. They claim there is no coal short age and that it was d scheme of the operators to show the men are earning large wages.
 Chairman Gray remarked that the miners should come to Wilmington, his home, and see poor people standing around waiting to buy bucket of coal at IT and IS cents bucket.
 MT. Darrow asked the witness why he did not work two shifts, and he re- piled that he could not get the men to cut enough coal to keep the breakers going ten hours day. If the union will furnish men, he will put all of them to work.
 MT. Mercur told of the troubles in keeping the water from accumulating In the mines during the strike. He said the company had contracted with d man to build a boiler house for Packer colliery No. 5. The. strikers refused to permit this to be done. They would not even permit the material to be taken from the railroad cars. Finally the contractor wrote to District Presi- dent Fahy asking permission to erect the boiler house, and the labor leader replied, s'On account of existing condi- tons cannot grant you the permission WHICH as uulCLSIdAu lLOlA yOuI slctIcE you request" K
 The letter further stated that MT. Fahy was willing to meet him and dis cuss the matter.
 Chairman Gray asked the witness if he did not apply to MT. Fahy, and he replied he did not. The president of the commission sarcastically asked the witness why he did not with due sub mission go to see MT. Fahy and appeal to him to permit the building of the boiler house. He might have softened little, added the chairman.
 Mr. Darrow protested that the mat ter should not go any further until MT. Fahy was heard. MT. Fahy was not present, therefore nothing could be done. The chairman and MT. Darrow then had an animated colloquy over the matter, during which Judge Gray said he did not like the word .permis- sion" as used by Mr. Fahy. This was a free country, and he was not educated up to using it in the way MT. Fahy had employed it. He added he hated tyran- ny no matter whether 1t was praciced by an operator, a miner or any one else. The chairman delivered his re- marks with much force, and the incl dent created considerable of stir in the courtroom.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
Favorites Left Behind.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22.-Not fa- vorite finished first yesterday. Rob- bins bad ride on Apple Sweet spoiled the filly's chances in the second race. Arnold K. in the third race and Philo and Amigari in the fourth were prac- tically left at the post. Gin Spray was run up to $1,005 and bought in. Weath- CT threatening; track heavy and lumpy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
Drown Defeats wesaeyan.

PROVIDENCE, R. T., Jan. 22.- Brown defeated Wesleyan 12 to 10 at basketball in the Lyman gymnasium here. The game was very interesting, and at one time the score was 10 to in favor of Wesleyan.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
Large Entry Ltst at Louisvil1e.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 22. More than 15o owners are represented in the list of entries to the stakes of the new Louisville Jockey club, including all the leading western stables. Quitting the steeplechase handicap, which naturally has limited number, the stakes have averaged more than 100 each, the total being 991 entries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
Oakland Results.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-Well played horses were successful at Oak land today The feature was the mile and furlong handicap, in which there were four starters. The Fretter was a slight favorite and led most of the way. Ishtar stopped badly after showing speed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
noebe1 case te Re Retried.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 22-The court of appeals has overruled a mo- ton by the commonwealth for re- hearing of the appeals in the murder conspiracy eases of Caleb Powers and James Howard. The court held that it had no jurisdiction to reopen the busi- ness of closed term. Both defendants will get new trials.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22

G .A 5 TT G0 EG E Bears the . Tho Kind You Have Always Bcrrhi
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
James J. Corbett Will Chase
 Jeffries Everywhere.

He Will Put Up Three Sheet Posters Calling Jeffries Coward-Young Corbett May Be Forced Into a Match With Yanger-Joe Goddard, the ssBarrierv Champion, Is Dead-New Club Organized in San Francisco.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
SELECT vIcksRURG DESIGNS.
Members of Iowa Commission Leave
For East.

Des Moines, July 13.-Captain J. F..
Merry of Dubuque, Col. H. H. Rood of
Mt Vernon and Senator l.. c. Blanch-
ard Of Oskaloosa, have gone to New
York, as members of the subcommit-
tee of the Vicksburg commission hay.
ing in charge the selection of design
for the Iowa state monument on the
field of Vicksburg. Tonight the three
gentlemen will be the guests of Stuy-
vesant Fish, president of the Illinois
Central, at dinner at the Union club
Others who will attend the dinner will
be Generals o. o. Howard and Gren-
vile M. Dodge. Genarl Dodge has
been member of six monument COM
missions and his ideas will be of bene-
fit to the Iowa commissioners.
While in the east, the members of
the subcommittee will interview
prominent sculptors. who will be asked
to submit designs for the Iowa monu-
ment. The commissioners will visit
Boston in the course of their trip. 1t
is expected to select designs for the
monument while in the east. The state
appropriated $150,000 for the cause
and Of this it is planned to use about
100000 for the state monument and
the remainder for the monuments to
the different regiments
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
DISCOVERS NEW LIGHT.
Iowa Man Bottles Up Dazzling Never
Failing BrilIiancy.

GAINESVILLE, July 11.-Aquilla Walker
of this place, the president of the Ce-
dar Falls and GAINESVILLE Heat, Light
and Power company, has perfected a
light after a long term of experiments
which he says for illumination will
surpass the electric light by several
degrees and will revolutionize the light
problem. Mr.. Walker has patents penG
ing, and will manufacture the lights
on a large scale as soon as sufficient
capital can be interested in his dis
covery. By a combination of chemicals
he produced a light within an alright
glass globe similar to those used for
incandescent lights, and when once
sealed and protected from the air, the
light will last until the globe is
broken. There is no current, no ex-
pense after once made. The lights can
be suspended from wires or fixtures to
suit the taste of the customer. Mr.
Walker claims that light of this ma
ture, erected 1000 feet from the earth,
will shed light on the ground sufficient
for reading purposes, and that for
street purposes it cannot besurpassed.
He has not revealed the ingredients he
uses. He says he has been correspond
ing with parties who will take hold of
the enterprise and push it as soon as
he demonstrates that his claims for
his discovery can be fulfilled. When
patented, the rights will be sold for
states. He expects to reap a hand
some profit from his labOrS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
ASSESSMENTS ARE UNEVEN.
In Many Counties Assessors Fine
More Land Than Usual.

Des Moines, July 11-One of the
strange things in connection with the
assessment of real estate in Iowa this
year as indicated in the returns which
have been made to the state auditor
is that the acreage of farm land as.
Sessed varies greatly in different coun-
ties from what it was at the time OF
last assessment two years ago. In
some counties the assessors found
more land than before and in others
they found much less. On the whole,
the acreage as indicated in the asses
sors' returns. has materially decreas-
ed. Here are some OF the decreases
in the counties showing the falling off:
Pottawattamie county 1906, Warren
1926, Sioux 5.613, Boone S,642, Adair
9,O97. Guthrie APO, Polk 5,O96, Wayne
4,377. Henry 4,2SS, Appanoose 1854,
Grundy $3.50, Harrison 1909, Marshall
500, Mills APP, Monona 1922. Among
the counties that show an increase are
the following: Monroe 1884, Hamil-
ton 6,592, Kossuth 5,722, Woodbury.
1920, Palo Alto 1876, Jefferson 1905,
Jasper 3,421, Clay 3,072, Cerro Gordo
2,147, Emmett 1925. Other changes in
acreage from the amounts which have
been taxed as farm lands heretofore
are smaller than these sums as indi-
Gated. The executive council begins
assessment work next week and it Is
probable there will be some inquiry
made as to the reason for these chan
ges in acreage. The losses may
be partially accounted for on the
ground that a much larger number of
soldiers exemptions were allowed this
year than before the passage of the
law giving exemptions to all soldiers
and their widows without regard to
their statements Of poverty. But the
members of the executive council are
unable to account for the increase in
acreage in some counties except on
the score of greater care in the assess
ment of property and desire to reach
all property assessed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
cRITIcIzEs DR.. HOFFMAN.
Superintendent Of Schools Says Doc
tor js Mistaken.

Tor 10 Mistaken.
Marshalltown, July AT the reg.
ular monthly meeting of the school
board Superintendent William /.
Crane made report on certain state
ments published from the report of
the recent investigation made by DIR.
Hoffman. He stated that certain
statements made by DR.. Hoffman were
incorrect according to the school rec
ords. A committee was appointed to
investigate the sanitary conditions in
the various schools.
Superintendent Crane, who has
been investigating the matter in the
report, said that the report of DR..
Hoffman as published in the newspa-
pers, which showed that there had
been 167 pupils between the ages Of
IA and Is years out of school on ac-
count of the fever, was incorrect. Mr..
Cranes report showed that there had
been 167 pupils sick, whose ages
ranged from to Is years. The for
mer's statement, he claimed, led the
public to believe that a large per cent
Of the pupils sick were from the high
school building, while this was only
true of small proportion. He further
said that the statement of DR.. Hoff-
man regarding the water tank in the
high school building was so worded
that the inference was drawn that
water was being used from it. The
truth of the matter was, so he claims,
that water from this tank was not
used until the sickness had subsidized,
his authority being the statement of
Janitor j. G. Carter. A committee,
appointed from the members of the
board, will make a thorough inspec.
tion Of the sanitary condition in the
various buildings and report with
recommendations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
MURDER IN POKER GAME
Enoch BurreII Kills Frank Thompson
For 80 Cents.

Lamont, July 9.-The quiet little re-
union grounds at Davis City, a small
inland town seven miles east of here,
has just witnessed murder scene
that will long be remembered Enoch
Burrell killed Frank Thompson with a
blow from lis fist. A report comes
that these two men with others, had
been playing poker IN the park across
the river from the town. 1t seems
that Thompson had been losing and
owed Burrell 80 cents. AS the other
men arose to go home Burrell asked
Thompson when he was going to pay
him that 80 cents, and Thompson re
piled, When you are big enough to
take it, "whereupon Burrell hit him a
terrific blow, and then another, in the
left temple which killed him instant
ly.
Burrell fearing rough treatment at
the hands of Thompson's friends, I'M
mediately took his departure, going
with his father to the home of rela.
tive near town. The news was sent
at once to the sheriff, who started
after the murderer and placed him in
jail at Leon.
While trouble Over 80 cents was the
immediate cause of the tragedy, there
had previously been bad feeling be
tween these two men. About one year
ago they had fight, when Thompson
proved the better man, weighing near.
ly 200 pounds. Burrell is a small man,
weighing about las pounds, and is
&c wears old
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
CHINESE HOLD A CONFERENCE
Russian Minister of War is Present
At Port Arthur. %.

Kin Chau Opposite New Chwang,
Manchuria), July All the promi-
nent officials in China, Manchuria and
Korea are attending the conference
at Port Arthur. Among them are
Minister of War Kuropatkin. Admir-.
al Alexieff, the Russian ministers at
Pekin and Seoul, the political agents
in China and Korea, including M.
Pokotioff, recently Russian financial
representative at Pekin; General De
sino. the military agent in China, the
civil and military officers at Mukden.
Harbn and Kirin and the adminisra.
tor of New Chwang. The proceedings
at the conference are enveloped in
profound secrecy. 1t is supposed the
Russian officials are considering war
questions. The foreign commercial
officials at New Chwang and Port
Arthur believe that the possibility Ct
war is increasing steadily. The Rus
sian policy is believed to hold the
present positions in Manchuria, in,
Guiding New Chwang, and to take
no steps to avert hostilities with
Japan, if it is assured that Japan
will fight unaided. The war feeling
among the japanese in North China
is intensifying.
The Russian civil administrators
with the governor general of New
Chwang has commenced the erection
of a government building desigaed to
hold all Russian officers, including
the telegraph and telephone depart
ments, partly on land ceded by the
Chinese, according to the Russian ex.
PLANTATION, and partly on the public
square, about which the foreign con.
sulates are congregated The dele.
gates of other nationalities are pre-.
pairing to- protest against this en-.
enactment on the public square.
A Russian company has just com.
pleted the purchase of the river steam
tug business heretofore controlled by
British company This is regarded
as an important step towards Russia
gaining control of the harbor, as the
new company is apparently acting in
behalf of the Russian. government,
Russia having but smpll commercial
interests here. The British had but
four boats, and the Russians have
imported two others. All six vessels
are armed and commanded by Russian
officers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
APPLE QUESTION SOLVED.
Polk County Man Has Me nod Of Pre-
serving Raw Fruit.

| Des Moines, July 10.--While scient.
lists throughout the country, and espec-
tally in Iowa, are trying to discover
means whereby they may preserve
uncooked apples from one crop to the
next, Hon. G. w. Stewart, who lives
| seven miles northwest OF the CITY, has
| solved the mystery. Last season an
| effort was made under the direction
of the State Agricultural college to
keep the apples in cold storage, but
| they spoiled. The test, however was
not decided to be decisive one and
another such effort is being made.
But without the use of ice or other
artificial means the Polk county far
mer has discovered the long sought
for method Of preservation and will
be eating last years apples while he
Is picking this years crop.
On the dining room table at Mr..
Stewards home is large dish Of the
well preserved apples every day and
some have been sent to friends in this
city. They are the Ben Davis varie-
ty and are as solid and rosy skinned
as when plucked from the twig Of
their mother tree last fall. They give
out a remarkable aroma, which PSF
meates the atmosphere of the entire
home, and their flavor is delicious.
The apples were preserved in an
earthen cave. Not few Of them as
an experiment, but barrel after bar
rel. 1t is not a few which remain
intact, but all of them. Mr.. Stewart
had a good crop last fall and placed
them in the cave which he has had for
several years, but had never before
considered good store room for ap-
pies. This cave which preserved the
fruit is dug six feet deep in the ground
and the sides walled up with brick.
A roof is placed over this and that
covered with a great amount of earth.
This was originally built for a cyclone
cellar and has been used as store
house for potatoes, vegetables and
even milk has been kept sweet there.
Mr.. Stewart has forty apple trees
and last fall decided to try storing
his crop, which was large.
The fruit is now coming out in ex-
cellent shape There is not spot on
it and some which had previously
been affected with bugs remain in the
same condition as when picked. They
have decayed none whatever. There
is now no symptom of their spelling
and the supply being large the far
mer will have apples to eat during the
coming season of ripening. This win
ter he will repeat the experiment.
Fruit last fall was in exceptionally
god condition, as the heavy rains did
away with the worms which generally
hinder it's progress. Such will also
be the case this year and it is expect
ed the crop will be as good as has
been averaged in this state during the
past years
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
MASSACRE LEADER
KILLS HIMSELF
Ringleader Of Horror at kishe-
mex Suicides Russia to
Investigate Massacre.
MANY ARE UNDER ARREST
Eight Hundred Arrests Made and
Three Hundred and Fifty Remand
ed for Trial in the Lower Courts
Many Under Indictment.

Berlin. July 13.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung says it learns by way Of Blu
charest, Roumania, that the ring lead
er of the Kishenev massacre, man
named Fiserjewski, has committed
suicide at Kishenev because of the di-
rector Of the Russian ministry of jus.
tice has arrived there. commissioned
by the car to make a stringent inves-
tigation into the horrors. The
Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent an
nounces that number of persons pre-
viously discharged from arrest at
Kishenev have been re-arrested, and
that other persons, morally responsible
for the murders, have been arrested
The Frankfurter Zeitung also says IL
learns from another source that For
mer Governor Won Raaben has return
ed to Kishenev and is endeavoring to
get the Jewish population of that place
to unite in testimonial to the effect
that he behaved correctly during the
massacre. -...~
Washington, July 13.--Information
Of an entirely reliable character, con-
corning the Kishenev massacre, has
reached here. From advices received
it appears that the protests which
arose in the United States and many
other civilized countries against the
murderous attacks upon the Jews in
Kisheney last spring have not been
without the practical effect. This in
formation states that the Russian gov
eminent has been moved to vigorous
action in the matter of investigating
and furnishing those who were respon-
sible for the Kishenev massacre Eight
hundred arrests have been made, and
three hundred and fifty persons have
been remanded for trial in the lower
courts. Four hundred and fifty cases
have been sent to the court of appeals,
of which three hundred and fifty-two
are indictments for manslaughter.
A change Of venue having been ordered
the trials of those accused of murder
ing and horribly maltreating the Jews
at Kishenev will occur in September
at Tiraspol.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYED0M
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
IOWA TOWN IS WASHED AWAY
Dam Breaks at Maquoketa and the
Town of Green Island Is Nearly
Wiped OFF the Map-The Citizens
are Warned and Escape.

Dubuque, July 13.-Green Island,
a town thirty miles down the river,
was nearly wiped out by the break
ing of the Maquoketa dam. Forum
ately the residents heard the roar Of
the approaching food and ran for the
hills. No lives were lost, but several
of the houses were washed away and
all flooded. The crops were all washed
away and considerable live stock.
Mrs. Sam Streis, the wife Of well
known farmer residing in the Maquo-
keta valley above Epworth, was drown
ed in the flood. resulting from the
severe storm. She had been visiting,
and after the storm started home,
which was the last seen of her alive.
A few hours later her body was found
in a pile of brush between the home
of the family she had been visiting
and her own
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED
Robert Roe of Hooking Suffers Frae
tured Skull.

Abba, July 9.-In a street fight
which occurred just outside of Anr
weiler's saloon in this city Robert Roe
of Hooking was probably fatally injur-
ed by either William Cooley or Will
lam H. Fuller, also of Hooking. The
cause of the fight is not known and
neither is it known who struck the
blow that fractured Roe's skull. Full
Ter was arrested, and the officers are
on the trial of Cooley.
Abba, July 9.-Robert Roe, the
Hooking man who was assaulted by
William Cooley and William H. Full
Ter, two other men from Hooking with
whom it is understood he had been
drinking in saloon here just before
the fatal fight occurred, died without
having regained consciousness. His
skull was fractured and he was other
wise wounded by the two men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
ORDERED TROOPS AWAY.
Gen. Mckee, After Talk With Gov.
Durbin, Issues the Order.

Evansville, Ind, July 1O.-After
talking with Governor Durbin over the
telephone yesterday afternoon, Brig.
adler General Mckee last evening or.
dered all troops removed from Evans
vile. The Terre Haute company left
for home at 700 last night, and the
Evansville company was relieved from
duty. The members separated to
their homes. The Vincennes com.
pany is left in charge Of the jail and
court house This company will leave
for home this morning. The city will
be left in charge of the police depart.
ment, which is armed with rifles.
There were seven funerals yesterday.
All were conducted quietly.
The ministers in one or two cases
prayed for the city and county adj
ministrations, and said this was not
time for criticism, but for sympathy
for the friends of the dead.
Two more of the wounded are pro-
nounced by The surgeons to be in
critical condition. Adam Browski
and John Bee are sinking and II they
die the list of fatalities will be in
creased to twelve. The grand jury is.
taking testimony on the Monday night
shooting. Several prominent citizens
were examined
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
NEGROES DRIVE OUT NEGROES
Black Men at indianapolis to Rid Cit,
of "Jim Crow" Neuroes.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 13.-Negr
leaders in Indianapolis are taking
steps to avert race war. The Evans
vile riots and conflicts between the
races in other cities have made then
apprehensive of similar outbreak
here. An organization that is known
as the Negro Business League" ha.
just been formed, to rid the city y
what the better element of the race
calls the Jim Crow" negro. The prime
movers of the league are J. HI. Lott
DR.. B. J. M" gan and A. e. Manning.
Guerley Brewer, the editor of the
World, the negro organ, who is sup
porting the movement, said today:
ut is very easy to determine who the
shiftless, worthless negroes are. for
they are found almost altogether in
the Indiana avenue district. Agents
of the Negro Business league will
make inquiry concerning them, and
those who will not work will be re
ported to the authorities with re-
quest that they be driven out of towr.
The scheme of riding the city of worth.
less negroes is both practical and
sensible"