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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
|B|G FRAUD UN[ARIH[D
The "Women's League" Shown
to Have Been a swindle Of
Large Proportions
WOMEN WERE ITS VICTIMS
Persons in All Parts of the Country
Most of Whom Were Women,
Defrauded of Sums Ranging from SIS
to s2s-Methods Of the Concern Re-
veaIed at Detroit.

New York, July 25.-Hundreds Of
credulous women in this city and thru
out the country have been taken in by
an ingenious swindle launched on a gi-s
gantic scale and just run to cover In
Detroit. Each victim was mulcted to
the extent of from SIS to $25, the suma
aggregating many thousands of dollars
The fraud was perpetrated under tha
name Of the League Of Women, the al
legged objects of which are woman suf-
frage, national temperance, etc. Owing
to the similarity OF the name with that
of well known organization the work
of securing victims was easy. Adver-.
tisments were published here early in
June for local secretaries. to whom
salary of $500 yearly was offered. Those
who answered were recipients Of glow
ing letters and finally received checks
for $25 to apply on the expense OF trip
to Detroit. The intending secretary
was warned that reduced rates of fare
could be secured by sending $15 to an
alleged passenger agent in Cleveland
within three days. The checks were
hurriedly cashed in almost every in
stance and came back protested. The
seeker of employment therefore was
minus SIS in good money, which pre-
sumably fell into the hands OF the
swindlers in Cleveland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
STUDENTS TAKEN FOR TRAMPs.
College Boys in Dire straishts in
Kansas.

st. Louis, July 25.-stranded 2.114
miles from New York without money
or friends or hope of securing employ
ment in the harvest fields which they
confidently came west to seek, several
scores of eastern college men and arti-
sans are in dire straits in the prairie
towns of western Kansas, according to
Fred INITIAL, who passed thru st. Louis
Thursday night. burned and blistered
by the sun, and disheartened, on his
way back to New York to his wife and
babies.
INITIAL asserts that the plight of the
college men he left behind him in Kan
sas, many of them poor young men
working for an education. and led west
by the hope of earning 5000 Or $500 to
assist them in their studies next win
ter, is desperate in the extreme. They
are looked upon as tranfs and some OF
them had. he said, been reduced to
such straits that they were actually In
want.
INITIAL started west with a party of
thirty-two young college men. At every
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25

XIII. Mgr. Bisletti had TO admit that
the ring has disappeared.
Cardinal Oreglia. who had, as is the
custom. brought a declaration of hav-
ing received the ring from the papal
1t back in his pocket.
Bisletti can give no indication as to
the robber. The theft must have taken
place between the death of the pope and
the morning of the following day, when
Cardinal Oreglia officially certified 10
the death. During this tine a large
number of persons entered the death
chamber.
In order to prevent this story becom-
ing known outside the vatican, Osser-
vatore Romano. the official organ of the
vatican. published the statement that
Cardinal oreglia had duly received the
ring of the fisherman in the presence
of the cardinals, and had destroyed it
at the first meeting of the sacred coll
iege, but as Oreglia never received the
ring, 1t is, of course, out of the question
that the cardinals could have witnessed
its destruction.
The disappearance of the ring has
caused tremendous sensation at the
vatican, where it is the sole subject of
conversation. In the meantime in the
certificate of the death Of Leo NH. all
allusion to the receiving of the ring has
been suppressed. The friends of Bis
leti hope that when the seals are re-
moved from the cabinets of the late
pope the ring will be found in one of
them. but little confidence is felt. as
the ring should never have left the
pope's hand, and every one denies hav-
ing touched 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25

an is opposed to him. but the death OF
the silver issue is now pretty gener-
ally conceded When this question first
became an issue Senator Cockrell OF
Missouri was no less staunch an advo-
cate than Bryan but Mr.. Cockrell now
recognizes the true situation"
Captain Mckee believes the chief leg
islation at next winters session Of
congress will be for the enlargement
OF the currency. He believes the house
will ratify the action of the senate with
regard to the Cuban reciprocity mea-
sure without fight. In the last four
presidential campaigns Captain Mckee
has written the campaign handbooks
for the republican party
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
UNION MuLcTs EMPLOYERS.
Novel Method of Securing Money Re.
veaIed in Murphy Trial.

| New York, July 25.--Counsel for Lau-
lrence Murphy, the former treasurer of
| the Stone Cutters Union, charged with
|appropriating the organizations funds
continued his novel line of defense be-
| fore Judge Newburger In dragging from
each witness admissions as to methods
used by the Journeymer Stone Cutters
Union in eStorting money from employ
iers. There was a crowd of labor men
| in court.
| John Boyle, treasurer Of the Stone
Cutters Union, was recalled. BY him
the prosecutor identified a contract be-
tween the six members of the Stone
Cutters Union and the Lawyers Sure
lty Company, which was introduced to
| idisprove preceding evidence that these
same members divided the $4,000 anSng
| themselves. The documsnt was a con-
tract by which the members of the Sc
cret committee cond not draw money
from the Lawyers Surety Company
unless they filed every two days a
statement of their services rendered.
Boyle said he turned over to Murphy
the $1,000 he received for services to be
rendered as his share of the $4,000 trust
fund and that this fund had been de-
posted with the surety company be-
fore the Brooklyn Stone Dealers Asso-
citation had paid 10 the union 100000
Several other witnesses said the trust
fund was created out of fines during
a strike in 1S9S which fines were paid
by the employers under an agreement
with the union to end the strike.
Donal Call, formerly president of the
union, said the secret committee had
demanded $4,000 from the Brooklyn
stone dealers in 1902, and that 100000
might have been demanded. AS a
compromise the committee agreed TO
accept $4,000, which was paia.
William A. Norris, treasurer in 1902,
and now president of the Stoncutters'
union, told of the secret committee
turning over the checks 10 Murphy,
the treasurer, and said six other mem
bers of the committee began to get un-
easy about the whereabouts of the
checks and went to Murphy and told
him he must put the money thru the
proper channels. Norris said Murphy
told them that they would have TO dig
deeper than him to get the money, but
he finally agreed to meet them the next
morning.
49,
agreed Murphy did not appear. 1t was
after that Murphy went to Europe.
After sustaining several objections
raised by the prosecution, Judge New
burger said:
If it is proved that the funds of this
organization We're turned over to the
defendant for keeping, then he will be
held responsible for them and must
give satisfactory accounting. l VIII
so charge the jury. If the money was
obtained by questionable action, then
there is another means of correcting
the evil. How the money came into the
association does not lessen the re-
sponsibility of the officer elected to care
for it.
| The trial was adjourned until Mon
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
Several Hurt in Sham Battle.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, July 25.-At the en-f
Iencampment of the Missouri National
guard, on Lake Contrary, the sham
battle proved a battle indeed. Far OF
in the darkness away from the sight OF
the gayly dressed throngs Of spectators
there was a fierce conflict
A company of infantry had stolen
upon a battery to capture 1t, but the
battery refused to be captured. This
fight was not down on the program,
but it was by far the most important
Of the battle. The heavy butted Krag
or Springfield rifle was used with tell-s
ing effect upon the battery men, who
forgot not to use their sabers.
The fight was led by Captain Con-
nelly of the First regiment of ST.
Louis. During the battle Private
Gates and Private Klef1er of Company
F, of the infantry. were seriously In
jured, both by saber blows, They are
in dangerous condition. A dozen other
soldiers were more or less seriously in
jured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
Search for MilIionaire's Valet.

New York, July 25.-Detectives who
have been searching for Charles F.
Jones, who confessed having caused
the death OF the Texas millionaire, w.
Mr.. Rice, whose valet he was, have
been searching the south in vain for
the man. Jones received immunity for
becoming a state witness against Albert
T, Patrick, who was charged with
killing Rice. In June, 1902, Jones was
given his freedom, on the nominal bail
of $1,000. Before he was permitted TO
leave prison he was made to agree that
he would keep in constant communica-
ton with the district attorneys office
and with this understanding, he was
permitted to return to his old home in
Texas.
He went to Houston, where he had
worked as clerk for Rice in ware
house. He met with scorn wherever
he went and In the letters sent TO the
district attorneys office complained OF
the treatment. His last letter was dat
ed New Orleans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
FUNERAL ORATORS CHOSEN.
Cali and Sardi Chosen to Deliver I'm
portant Address.

Rome. July 25.-The congregation OF
cardinals has decided to ask Monsis-
nor CALI to deliver funeral Grafton upon
the late pope, and Monsignor Sardi, the
Grafton on the duties of the college In
connection with the selection of Leo's
successor. These appointments, how
ever, are of tentative nature, and
have not yet been officially commun-
icated to the appointees. Monsignor
Tarozzi was informally asked to pro-
nounce the funeral GRAFTON, but deciin-
ed, owing to bad health. For similar
reasons Monsignor Pifferi, the confess
or of the late pope, declined an appoint
ment as confessor Of the conclayc.
The congregation has not yet accepted
the declination, however, offering to
appoint Monsignor Palmieri as his as
sistant.
The report that Monsignor D. j.
O'Connell, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington. was obliged to
leave Rome on account of his election
eering for Cardinal Gibbons, is pro-
nounced absolutely untrue. The fact
is that O'Connell only came to Rome
to present his report on the condition
of the university over which he pre-
sides. Finding the pope at the point Of
death he merely submitted a verbal re-
port of Cardinal Satolli, who, as per-
feet of the congregation of studies, has
the university under his Jurisdiction.
Then, with the full permission OF
Cardinal Satolli, Monsignor O'Connell
left for holiday trip of a month. He
intends to return to Rome after the
election of the new pope.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
ROOSEVELT AND CLEVELAND.
A Prediction That They Will Be op'
posing Candidates.

Kansas City, July 25.-Captain
| Thomas II. Mckee. of Washington, the
journal clerk of the national house of
representatives, predicts that the OPP
posing candidates in next years prest-
Dental campaign will be Theodore
Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland. The
campaign, he predicts. will be closely
contested He believes that Roosevelt
will be the winner if he does not make
some mistake between the present
time and election. He considers the
presidents recent act of refnstating
a discharged non n-union employe, of
the government printing office as one
of great Importance and that upon the
| future action of union labor with re-
gard to the president the result next
year Will to some extent, depend.
| Captain Mckee, accompanied by Mrs.
Mckee, is at the Midland hotel. He
visited Congressman w. S. Mckee, yes
terday Captain Mckee has been in
the employ OF one or the other of the
bodies Of congress for twenty-five
years.
Il hear no one mentioned for presi-
dent by the republicans but Mr.. Roose-
welt" said Captain Mckee. He is
certain to be nominated. Mr.. Cleve-
land, I think, will be named by the
| John d. Rockefeller and Baer want
him named I do not believe that Cleye-
land, If nominated, will receive any
great measure Of opposition from with
] In his own party. OF course, Mr.. Bry-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25

station they gave their rival yells on
the platform. They landed in Topeka
with their enthusiasm unabated and
were dispatched by the Topeka agent
to Ness City. They inquired for the
farmers who needed help. but were told
there was no demand foc harvest hands
around there. Finally farmer ap-
peared who wanted five men. INITIAL
was one of those chosen.
They worked for three days in the
blazing sun, eating the coarsest food
and sleeping in the. barn, and working
fourteen hours daily. At the end OF
three days they We're given So each
and told they were not needed any
longer. Mutual with his So got on the
first train going east. He left his com
panions broke and stranded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
GUESTS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Several Department. Officials Confer al
Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay. July 25.-In addition to
Secretary of the Navy Moody, who ar
rived at Sycamore Hill last evening,
President Roosevelt had several other
notable visitors today. During the
morning Samuel McCue Lindsay, COM
missioner of education for Porto Rico,
called to present to the president a
statement of the condition of his de-
partment. The presidents guests at
luncheon today we're Joseph l.. Bris-
tow, fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral; Francis B. Loomis, assistant sec
retary of state, and William Williams,
commissioner of immigration for
New York, accompanied by Dan Vani-
gen, also of New York. Bristow has
charge of the investigation being made
in postoffice department affairs, and
came to oyster Bay to confer with
the president regarding some develop
mentS recently made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
Bookbinders' Union Decides
Not to Walk Out Because
of Miller
AMlcABLE ADJUSTMENT LIKELY
New Charges Against the Objectionable
Foreman to Be Filed and Union Be-
Iieves He Will Be Removed-MiIler
Makes Statement in Regard to the
Matter.

Washington. July 25--The bookbind-
reinstatement Of w. A. Miller, assist
ant foreman in the government print
ing office, who was dismissed because
of his expulsion from the union and
was later ordered re-instated under
executive order, has abandoned any in
tention of walking out in case Miller
resumes work This is the situation
today President Tatum, of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Bookbnders,
is now enroute here from Chicago to
advise with the local leaders. 1t was
decided to abide by the decision of
the public printer and avoid any clash
with the government Miller was ex-
pected to report for duty this morning
but failed to appear, and now is not
expected to report before Monday.
The committee of bookbinders was in
conference today but they announced
there was nothing to give out at pres
ent. They assert in confidence that the
matter will be adjusted satisfactorily
and that on account of new charges
which Will be fled Miller will be
dropped from the service. The charges
which are the ones on which Miller's
expulsion from the union were based,
are now under investigation by govern
ment officials. President Barrett, of
the local union, said today the stu
alton is such that no statement can
be made by the union at this time,
but that not hasty action is contem-
plated and no clash with the law con-
templated.
Miller Explains Position.
A copy of the correspondence in the
Miller case between the civil service
commission and the public printer has
been obtained Included Is statement
from Mr.. Miller dated May 16. 1908,
in which he explained the circum-
stances that led to his expulsion from
the International Brotherhood of Book
binders. Mr.. Miller declares that the
trouble arose from his action. in mis-
capacity as assistant foreman, n CALI
attending to their duties. He says that
last fall he reproNed a number of
men, two of whom were on probation,
for wasting time to such an extent that
it was conspicuous. III men persist
in neglecting their work" he says, "he
(the foreman) Is justified in taking
them to task, as discipline must be
preserved"
Altho falling to appear at the begin
ming of Office hours Miller reported for
duty at 10 O'Clock this morning and was
assigned to duty. He remained only a
few minutes and left after explaining
Saturdays short day and that he would
wait until Monday for further work.
Union officials announced today there
would be no action on their part for
thirty days, during which they expected
the question to he solved by the public
printer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
JEFFRlEs MUST REST.
Blood Poisoning Fror, 4 Wound in Leg
Is EAared

Blood Poisoning From, Wound in Leg
is Feared.
San Francisco. Cal, July 25.-Harbin
Springs advices say that the doctors
have ordered Jeffries to take rest un-
til Monday, as they fear blood poison
ing from a slight wound in his les,
should he continue just now. Jeff did
not want to quit, but his physicians
said that If he continued his training
there would be danger of blood poison
setting in. In the event of such a
misfortune the big pugilist could not
fight, and Jeff would lose his forfeit
of $500. When Jeff's attention was
called to this he consented reluctantly
to go on the shelf and have his leg
treated until he was sound again.
TT does not feel badly" said jeff
ries, putting the weight of his body on
it.
But no matter how it feels, you
should stop work until Monday at
least returned the champions physI-
clan. You can't sometimes tell what
little thing like that will result in.
People have lost their legs in conse-
quence of smaller wounds than that"
1t is Jeffries' left leg that Is annoy
ing him. The little bear of Fftzsim-
mons bit him on the inside of the calf
of the leg last week. Since the wound
has been aggravated by Joe Kennedy
kicking it while playing hand ball.
This tended to inflame it and to make
matters still worse, Jeffries slipped and
strained the leg. Otherwise he is feei-
ing tip top and looks the part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
FIsE RoYs plsRAkp..
Nevada Company Quits Because Of
Nom Support.


Non Support.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, July 25.-Nevada is ur
against a proposition of no small pro-
portion, just now, in the way of lack
of organized fire protection. For the
past several years the city has had a
splendid volunteer department. The
boys have never been paid cent for
their work, and the question as to the
funds for the maintenance of a depart
ment never confronted the city fathers.
During the past year or so, however,
the boys have made requests for cash
at different times, for the purpose of
purchasing uniforms and meeting other
expenses, all of which were either turn
ed down or ignored by the council.
Some weeks ago the department met
and passed resolutions to the effect that
unless the council furnished them with
the necessary expense money TO defray
their way to the State Firemen's tour
nament at Sioux City this month, the
department would disband. A copy of
the resolutions were presented to the
council, which was in session at the
time. At the next meeting the matter
came up before the council and was
about to be acted upon favorably. when
the council was advised by the city
solicitor that there was nothing in the
city ordinances authorizing them to
appropriate money for such purposes.
There the matter was dropped until the
last council meeting, when the council
authorized the solicitor to draft an or
dinance authorizing them to create a
fund for the maintenance of a fire de-
partment But the department consid-
cred that this action came too late
to be of benefit to them in their present
needs and they proceeded to disband
Today the city is without department
of any kind, insurance rates are likely
to raise is the opinion of local insurance
men and our citizens and city dads are
beginning to wonder just where they
are at The council will in all proba-
bility complete the action they started
at their last meeting, and endeavor TO
organize new department as speed
iiy as posSible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
LAST FAREWELL
IO IHE GREAT POPE
Final Funeral Mass Said ard
the Interment Follows
This Evening
IMPOSING DIPLOMATIC RITES
Foreign Representatives Participate in
Reception by the Sacred College -
Masses in All the Churches of Rome
Ceremonies of the Funeral Scenes
General News.

Rome, July 25.-on the stroke of mid
day as the noon gun from the castle of
ct. Anglo was fired, the lying in state of
the body of Pope Leo XIII came quietly
to an end. Those few who still iinger-
ed at the gates of the chapel of the sa-
crament in ST Peters were ordered to
leave, and the worlds last farewell to
the great pope was over. The prepar-
ations for this evenings interment We're
Immediately, commenced. The last flu
neral mass in st. Peters was celebrated
this morning. At the same time funer-
al masses were celebrated in most of
the churches of Rome.
The most imposing ceremony today
was the reception by the Sacred Col
iege, in the hall of the consistory, of the
whole diplomatic body accredited to the
vatican. All the diplomats wore gor-
geous uniforms and the cardinals had
on their magnificent violet robes and
Were seated in huge arm chairs ac-
cording to the rights of precedence.
The Portuguese Ambassador, NJ. Mar
tins D'Antas dean of the diplomatic
corps. was at the head of the body. He
delivered an address In French, ex-
pressing sorrow of all the powers at the
Z death Of Pope Leo, who had acquired
the universal esteem of the world.
Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the college
of cardinals, arose and answered in
Italian. He thanked the diplomats in
the name of the sacred college for the
part the all governments had taken in
the mourning OF the church, He euol-
igized Pope Leo and his work during
his long pontificate and ended with ex-
pressing the hope that God will suggest
to the sacred college worthy successor
to Leo XIH. After this members of the
diplomatic body kissed the hands of all
the cardinals and congratulated Ore
glia on the sentiments expressed and
which produced the best of Impressions.
When the time came to take the
~hsherman's ring from Pope Leo's fin
aier. It has just developed, another was
found In Its place. This did not sur
prise any one. as generally the pontiff
does not wear 1t. At the first meeting
OF the congregation of cardinals after
the pope's death, when the famous ring
should have been broken. the ceremony
was omitted and it was put on record
that the ring for the moment could not
be found. The ring has never been
seen since September 1899, when, hav-
Ing been lost for some time, 1t was re-
turned to the pope by an under servant,
and was at that time privately hidden
away by Pope Leo. So far it has not
been discovered. but the vatican au-
thorities assure the Associated Press
the ring will undoubtedly be found.