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Hired All Negro Teachers.

jefferson City, Mo-, June 15.-The
Loard of regents for Lincoln insti-
tute, the state school for negroes,
made a departure in the selection of
faculty and janitors for that in
stitution for the next year by elect
ing all negroes. Heretofore the heads
of the industrial departments. and the
ianitors have been white men.
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More than 500 pianos were totally
ruined in the recent floods in Kan
sas City. The piano houses of the
city are busy tearing apart the wa
tersoaked instruments, Saving some
of fbe hardware, and sending the pol
ished wood to the .kindling heaps.
.sTkere iss no salvj get "a soaked
pitts said prominent piano man.
.sWhen they get wet up to the keys
thew are ruinesk There were prob.
..al,ly $50 pianos fioating -ahoutsin the
flooded districts of Kansas City last
week.
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grade need but thorough overhaul
ing. Hundreds of tons of rails will
have to be used to replace those
washed away and thousands of ties
will be required to bear them.
While the railroad companies lost
thousands of freight cars, many of
which were loaded with all sorts of
valuable ladings, the companies will
not have to make good the losses as
they would if the cars had simply
been destroyed by an ordinary acct
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Noble Work by Wichita Women.

Topeka. Kan, June 15.-The police
matron of Wichita has sent the police
matron here SO barrels of clothing
and supplies for those who were
washed out during the flood. The
collection was made by the police
matron with the assistance OF Sthe
Daughters of the King and the W. O.
T. U. Most of the clothing is almost
new and nearly allo the linen is oof
like nature.
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Tried to XIII Gillette.

Parallel, Chihuahua, Mex, June IS
Thomas Foley Fountain, son of
Col. A. j. Fountain, is having a pc
culiar and trying experience here,
where he is held a close prisoner on
the charge of threatening to kill
Grant Gillette, of Kansas, who, it is
alleged, took refuge in Mexico to es-
cape his creditors.
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Fired the First Shot in the Civil War.

Columbia, S. c., June 13.-Maj. w
II. Gibbes, who is said to have fired
the first shot of the civil war upoI
Fort Sumter, died here yesterday
He was a gunner in Capt. George
James company, to whom Gen
Beauregard sent the order to ope1
fire upon Maj. Anderson He served
as postmaster of Columbia under
President Cleveland.
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A Monument to Negro Slaves.

Darlington, r. l., June ia me-
mortal monument to negro slaves
and their descendants in recognition
of valuable domestic and patriotic
services before and during the revo-
lutionary war, the first of its kind
to be erected in the United States
was dedicated here yesterday.
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Kansas City. Kan. Appeals for Aid.

Kansas City, Kan, June 15.-The
executive committee in charge of the
relief work lave issued an appeal to
the country for aid for the food suf-
ferers of that place. Money and
supplies should be sent to Mayor Gil
bert. "a
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ness that were more or less dam
aged. Nearly a score of bridges went
out with the food and the railroad
property destroyed and damaged is
enormous in amount. The packing
plants are heavy losers, but the losses
sustained by the concerns of this
class are not so great as it was
feared they would be. Another i'm
portant item of loss is that of dam
age to the contents of dwelling
houses and it is estimated to be
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Armstrong, Mo, June 15.-Henry
Meredith, negr6 boy, who was ar
rested Saturday On charge of cut
ting Will Boggs, 9nother negro. was
taken from the city Jail Saturday
night by a posse a., citizens and given
q severe whipping with harness tugs
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The first pile for the supports ct
the Metropolitan's new street railway
bridge over the Raw river at James
street was driven Saturday. Work
will be. pushed rapidly 1t is the stree
railways first bridge over the Raw
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60, n-ovned In white River

Clarendon, Ark, June 13.-SeveI
persons were drowned at Aberdeen
on White river, by the capsizing OF
houseboat. The victims were Mr.. ant
Mrs. J. NJ. Moneymaker, Mr.. and Mrs
J.. NJ. Clark, two oys'and girl. -
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D.at,, ~ Cen. nfcCook.

Dayton, O., June 1s.-Gen. Alexan
der Mcdowell McCook, o. S. A, re
tired, suffered "a third stroke OF pa
ralysis at six O'Clock Friday ant
died. half hour later at the hom
of his daughter; Mrs. Charles Craig
bo.d.z go - - -. aTH
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He Tied me RODE and Jumped.

Wellington, No., June In w.
Smith was found hanging to a limb of
a tree in a pasture near here He had
been drunk for some time before he
disappeared. He had climbed a tree
and tied the rope to limb and
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JUDGE HOOK SELECTED.
The Kansas Man WIN Succeed Judge Cald-
well ON the Circuit Bench In the
Eighth Federal District.

Washingtons June 13.-William c.
Hook, of Leavenworth, Kan, has been
selected to succeed Judge H. C. Cald-
well, who recently resigned the cir
cult judgeship of the Eighth district.
Judge Hook is at present federal
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Twelve carloads of foodstuffs were
condemned in the west bottoms rail-
way yards in one day. This included
three cars of oranges, five cars of
dried fruits, prunes,g peaches, april
cots and apples, two cars of sugar
one car of onions and one car of
dressed chickens. fAa
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FL Paso IN DANGER of Flood.

FL Paso, Tex, June is. The fooo
condition is regarded as serious
here by even the most conservative
persons. The river continues to rise
and the water is striking the levea
with great foraa-
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Insane Man who Threatened Emperor

Vienna, June 14.-Jacob Reisch, the
man who approached in threatening
manner a carriage in which Emperor
Francis Joseph was riding, was de-
clared insane and sent to an asylum
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from the laborer who lost everything
he had and whose loss is less than
S25, to the Union Pacific Railroad
company, which lost over$2 ,000, 900. AS
nearly as could be determined from
the records, there were 1926 dwell
ing houses inundated during the rise
of the waters. 1t is also. estimated
that there were 100 business houses
of size drowned out. There were
perhaps 200 smaller places of bust
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miller succeeds webb s1cNau.

ST. Paul, Mimi, June 1.-THE SUI
preme lodge a. o. U. W., elected w.
II. Miller, of Missouri, supreme mas.
ter workman to succeed Webb Nc
Nall, of Kansas. - -
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,rv;ne Dead Animals at Topeka.

Topeka. Kan. June 15.-Burning OF
animals killed in the flood has proved
an unpleasant and expensive task
Men doing the job were paid So a day
and over 700 horses and cattle were
burned
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about S750,000. The most difficult
loss to figure is that to stocks of
goods in warehouses and places of
business in the bottoms. There are
about 800 of these places and 80 of
them have reported as losing all the
way from, 800 to $4,000 each. An
average figure would be: somewhere
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
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low-lying it was swept away bodily
in places, sometimes for miles. The
roadbed was secured out and cut by
the swift current and will require
much labor before it is again in con-
dition equal to what it was before
the flood. The Union Pacific has l.
500 men employed in replacing the
tracks. In some places it will be
necessary to regrade the right of way
but in others the steel and ties and
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The hot sun of the last few days
has turned to dust the eisIt inches
of mud that covered the streets of
the west bottoms and the wind whirls
it in clouds.
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BURIED AT DEAD OF NIGHT
Dead King and Queen Taken from the
Castle Secretly-Many Servians
Want Republic.

Belgrade, June liking Alexander
and Queen Draga were buried during
the night in the family vault Of the
Obrenovitchs in the chapel of thu
cemetery of st. Mark. The intermen
was carried out in complete secreci
between 1880 and 3 o'clock. The city
is lavishly decorated with flags ane
the national colors. All officers re
moved Alexander's cipher from TIL,
cockades of their caps.
Massacres Lasted As Minutes.
Berlin, June ia dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Belgrade Fri
day says the massacre lasted three
quarters of an hour. The assailants
declared the killing of the king was
unavoidable because if the queer
alone had been murdered or removed
the court clique would have melted
the king to persecution and reprisals
Many Want q Republic.
Vienna, June 13.-The kilograms
from Belgrade differ as to the atti
tude of the Servian people. Some
of them say that only the military
element desires Prince Karageorge
witch to the king, others say the Serv
ians want Prince Mirko of Monte
negro to rule over them while many
of the more intelligent are in favor
of a republic.
Blood Stained Thrones Not Worth Having
Rome, June 13s-The pope, when in
formed of the tragedy at Belgrade
was deeply shocked, and exclaimed:
''When will the people learn that
thrones stained with blood are not
worth having" %
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WILL HAVE GREAT POWER.
Under the New Army Bill the Chief O
Staff Is to Be an Important %
Parsonage.

Washington, June ia commit
tee of IL of the general staff, OF
which Gen. Tasker Bliss is chairman
has nearly completed a draft of reg
ulations for the government of the
general staff. The regulations te
carry the general staff into effect will
make radical changes in the army
The chief of staff will be an all-pow
erful person, uniting in himself al
the theoretical authority exercised
by the commanding general under the
present law and the powers hereto
fore unofficially vested in the adju
tant general.
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Cholera Increasing in the Philippines.

Washington, June 15.-Official adj
vices to the marine hospital service
in this city represent sharp increase
of cholera cases in the Philippine is
lands since the beginning of the
rainy season.
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Includes the Navy. Too.

Washington, June 13.-Details OF
the general staff project which the
naval board has submitted to Sec
rotary Moody for his consideration
were made public at the navy depart
ment yesterday. Its adoption by
congress would mean a reorganiza
ton of the navy departments. Under
the new scheme the secretary of the
navy stands at the head of the de
partment and i'm his absence the as
sistaut secretary.
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GaiH M: 3 coilap.ed. Kllllnr GOO

Gangway Collapsed. Killing goo.
ST. Petersburg, June 1.-Two hun
bred lives were lost at Azof as a re
suit Eof the collapse Of a gangwal
there while pleasure party were
landing from the steamer Moskya.
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dent. A flood such as the one that
lately scourged Kansas City is
deemed IAN act of God" within the
meaning of the legal precept and as
the results of an act of God or the
public. enemy are not to be figured
upon by. the railroad companies the
losses sustained will have to be borne
by the .owners of the freight.
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district judge. The Eighth federal
circuit consists of Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South
Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Indian
territory, Arkansas, Montana Wyo-
ming and Utah.
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Greentown. Ind, June 15.-The Ma
tional Tumbler works here burned
Saturday. The loss is'about s16o,oOo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

a staunch adherent After retiring
from the second term in this Office he
purchased farm on the southern
borders of the town. which he lived on
and operated for nine years, after which
he returned to town and engaged in
the lumber business. In this business
he met with marked success and
amassed a fortune of considerable
size. At the time of the organization
of the First National Bank of this city
in 1881 he was large stakeholder and
a prominent factor in the concern, be-
ing director of the institution from
the date of it's organization, until he
disposed of his stock a few years since
In February. 1896 he was elected di-
rector of the First National, in which
capacity he served until he retired in
1900.
Besides considerable sum of money
and other chattels the Leckridge estate
embraces over 1000 acres of rich Iowa
land. nearly thousand acres of which
is we'll improved Story county land.
Besides this the Lockridge residence on
Locust street is one of the most beau
tiful homes in Nevada
He leaves a widow and five married
daughters are Ella, now Mrs. T. P.
Worsley, of this city; Jennie, now Mrs.
Frank Warrick. of Kansas City; Eta.
now Mrs. Lee Will. of Salina, Kas;
Love, now Mrs. ]. L. Drybread, of this
city, and Anna Fay, now Mrs. Emmett
Armstrong, of Nevada.
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BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE.
Unusual Tribute to be Paid William
Lockridoe at Hour of His Funeral.

Special to imes-Republican.
Nevada, July 24.-The funeral OF
William Lockridge. who died here so
suddenly Wednesday will be from the
home at 2 o'clock, and will be one of
the largest ever held in the county.
Mayor Klove has requested all business
houses to cease business between the
hours of and 4, in honor of the de-
ceased.
Coming here as he did nearly a
half century ago, practically the entire
time of which he has spent in active
business, he has had, and fully en-
braced the opportunity to popularize
himself with the citizens of the county
OF all classes.
Mr.. Lockridge. of good old Virginia
stock. came to Nevada from his native
state early in 1856. After being here
but a short time he was elected treas
urer of the county and enjoyed the dis
tinction of being one of but three men
ever elected to q county Office in Story
county. on the democratic ticket, to
the faith of which party he was always
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
REUNION OF THE BALL FAMILY
Members Of the Genealogical Tree Will
Gather at keuka Park, NJ. Y.

keuka Park, N. Y, July 24.-The
third annual reunion of the Bali fam
lilies of the United States and Canada
Will be held at keuka Park, Yates
county, New York, during Aug. 4, 5 and
8, 1908.
The resolution unanimously adopted
at the first meeting to change the name
of keuka college to that of Ball Col
lege,' has continued to grow in interest
among all branches OF the family. The
Rev George H. Ball. d. D., pre,siden.
ana founder of the college, has con-
sented to the change, and wishes the
Institution to stand as memorial TO
the Ball tribe, and thus the Balls be-
come the first family actively associa-
ting themselves with particular coli
lege.
IL is proposed to have an archive In
the college library, in which will be
preserved all books, pamphlets, manu-
scripts, and genealogical matter pro-
duced by or relating TO any member OF
the family. Thomas Ball, of Mont.
clair, n, j., the sculptor, has wrIren
the words and music of song dedi-
Gated in honor of this occasion.
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Decide Anainst Paulett.

London, July 24.-The committee on
privileges of the house Of lords today
decided against the claim of William
Turneur Thomas Paulett, viscount Of
Hinton, former organ grinder in the
streets to the earldom to Paulett in fav-
or of the late earl's son by a later mar
riage. The whole case turned on the
question of the legitimacy of the claim
ant, whose evidence and also that of his
witnesses was that the late earl ac-
knowledged him as his son by his mar
riage with Elizabeth Lauinia Newman.
The court decided the title to the pro-
perty was not vested in the claimant
but in the earl's son, William John
Lydston Paulett, who Is still minor.
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Short TeIeorams

Frankfort, Ky.-There were seven
fist fights in Frankfort Wednesday and
not pistol was used.
Charleston, w. Va.-The operators
and miners in the New River coal fields
have settled their differences after an
eighteen months strike.
San Francisco-H. C. Fraser. VINO
practically established the system of
air brakes, on the Pacific coast, is dead.
He was prominent Mason.
Niagara Falls, N. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of twenty
New York Central railroad clerks in
connection with the robbing OF freight
cars.
Chicago-From the loss of blood by
the mangling of finger and thumb
by a firecracker Wednesday afternoon,
William Ballard, 16 years old, tied that
evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
FUNERAL MASS FOR LEO.
Ceremonies Over the Dead Pope Con.
tinue at Rome.

Rome July 24-Solen1n funeral mass
for the repose of the soul of Pope Leo
was celebrated today in the church of
Saints Vincent and Anastasius The
door to the church, which contains
the Vicera of all the popes since Six
tus v. except those of Plus TX, was
decorated in black and gold and bore
a long inscription in Latin. Inside the
church was hung with black and gold
and on the high altar was a large
golden cross and in the center stood an
elaborate catagalque, surmounted by
triple crowns. In front of the catafalque
was coat OF arms of the late pontif,
with a profusion of flowers and many
flags of clerical societies. Man
ager Virili celebrated mass, assisted by
all the students of the American col
lege The church, which is not large,
was overt1owing with people
Among other funeral masses cele-
brated today the most imposing was
that in the choir Chapel of ST. Peters,
facing the chapel where Pope Leo lies
in state, with never ending stream of
people passing before it. The grand
catafalque, draped in black and gold,
was in the center of the chapel and on j
the triple crown held a conspicuous
position which, with pickering candles
around the catafalque and clouds of
incense gave a note Of mysticism to the
chapel which was wanting in the ex-
position Of the remains of the pope on
the other side Of the church. The
function reached the height of impress
siyeness when the voices Of the choir
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rang out the dies drao, which echoed
turnout the basillica.
Still another most important mass
was celebrated in the church of Jesus
belonging to the Jesuits. Father Mar
tin, general of the order, otficlated per
sonally assisted by Father Meyer sub
stitute general, who is an American.
The large church was filed With peo-
pie belonging to the upper classes Of
Rome. The most significant mass,
however. WAS that celebrated in The
Royal Chapel. known as the church of
Sudario, by the court chaplain, by or
der of the king and queen of Italy.
When Plus IN died, four days after
his death, as this is four days after
the death of Pope Leo, mass was cele-
brated in Sudario church for the re-
pose of the soul OF Victor Emanuel,
then lately deceased. Today it was
celebrated for the repose Of the soul
Of Leo XIII.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
ORDER IS RESTORED
One Thousand Five Hundred Men
Were Slain in the Battle of ciudad
Bolivar.

Caracas, July 24.-Order has been re-
established at Ciudad Bolivar. Follow
ing is the official telegram sent by
Gen. Gomez. commander in chief of the
Venezuelan forces, which captured
Ciudad Bolivar, to President Castro.
reporting recent events: "Ciudad Be-
livar July 20.-On Sunday, July 10Th,
the enemy opened fire on our lines.
After fifty hours OF deadly struggle
we re-occupied the city. The result
of our victory is as follows: Inspect
ing the battlefield, we found more than
1900 men killed or wounded on both
sides" Our side has to lament the
death of Gen. Heniqut Urdentta." On
the side of the enemy General Aurelio
Nalbueno was killed and many Other
officers captured, including twenty
eight generals, among them being Ro-
lando Guzman, Vasquez F'arreras, Mac
donaldo, Luigi Salazar, sixty-one col
onels and many officers of low rank
All the latter have been set at liberty
We also captured 1000 mausers. six
field guns and two hundred thousand
cartridges.
THE traitor Ferreras and other com
panions escaped and are hiding in the
city. (Signed)
'Vincente Gomez"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
YOUNG GIRL A BURGLAR.
Daughter Of a Denver Clergyman Con.
fesses She Stole Money.

Denver. Colo, July 24.-The daughter
of Rev. j. o. Johnson. pastor OF the
Swedish Baptist church, has confess
ed to charge of burglary and he1
father is broken hearted. He says ne
will Immediately resign his charge
His wife tainted on hearing the news
and is in a critical condition. The doc
tors say that she is dying of heart
shock.
The crime for which Esther John
son, the clergyman's daughter Ruth
Johnson. a friend of hers. and Lotta G.
Davis were yesterday arrested, is the
stealing of $50 and bank book on the
Central Savings bank for siS7. Miss
Davis was induced TO forge the name
of the owner and collect the money.
Ali confessed. The money was spent
for fine clothes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
NEGRO SHOOTS OFFICER.
Runs Thru Streets Of Beaumont, Tex,
Followed by Bullets,

Beaumont, Tex, July 24.-Poiiceman
Walter Skensbury, was yesterday af-
ternoon shot and fatally wounded by
Mooney Allen. negro. who was pur-
sued by "A crowd of citizens and shot
to death shortly afterwards.
Allen started yesterday to shoot his
wife, and he forced a negro policeman
and others who interfered with him
TO retreat. Skensbury appeared when
the negro covered him with a rifle and
told him to halt. The officer was sur
prised and did so. whereupon Allen
fired the bullet striking Skensbury in
the side passing thru the body.
After firing the negro started down
the street Sheriff Landry's gun was
empty, but at that instant some one
placed a loaded revolver in his hands
and he started in pursuit In the mean
time a crowd of men, many of whom
had pistols, started after the negro.
Some of them kept up constant firing
The fugitive ran until he reached Ce-
dar street. Here he turned, falling
dead
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Shot by Spent Bullet.

Swea City, July 24.-Edna Holm,
daughter of Charles Holm, was shot in
the head while walking on the side
walk, just south of the water works
tower. Just how the bullet happened
to strike her is unknown at this time.
The force Of the bullet was nearly
spent, or the shot would have been
fatal. The bullet struck her on the
right side of the head about two inches
above the ear. and from the nature OF
the wound it is thought that it must
have been fired from a 22-caliber rifle.
No serious results are looked for as the
wound is only scalp wound.