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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
FRANCE RETALlATlNa.
Her prohibitive Rates on America,
Pork Cause. NsookisA;ons.


Pork Causes Negotiations.
Paris, Jan. 2s.-Offlcials OF the Init.
ed States embassy and of the French
ministry Of commerce express dissatis-
faction over the dispatches from
Washington Indicating a disposition to
make commercial agreement be-
tween France and the United States.
Negotiations to that end h,ve been In
progress since last July when the
French parliament without warning.
placed a practically prohibitive rate on
American pork and salt meat
During the negotiations an official
intimation was given that II the pro-
hibitive rates on American pork were
continued President Roosevelt might
find It necessary 10 exercise his au-
thority under the reciprocity agree
ment OF 1893, or suspendlns the reduc-
ed rates which the United States ac-
cords to French clarets and other still
wines. Under the agreement OF 1898
French still wines are admitted into
tho United States ~ IS cents a gallon,
which Is considerably below the reBu-
lar rate. but clause in the agreement
gives the president the right to sus-
pend the reduced rate II France takes
any action preJudicial to American
trade.
1t was pointed out to the ministry
OF commerce that the prohihitive rates
on American PORK were likely to be
considered such a prejudice to Ameri-
can trade as to warrant the pMaldent
in suspending the privileged tariff
granted 20 Frsreh sti.l WINS. The
French authorities mot the suggestion
in coiscil!otory spirit. They asked
however. whe thor, II the low rstes on
American posk were restored, the
United States would reduce the rate
on French chaInra snes. TIL, was not
conceded. as 1t was claimed that the
minimum ratio on pork was matter
OF right having existed whan the rect
procity agreement OF 1898 was signed.
During the discussion the statement
was made that II the United States re-
duced the rate on champagnes, France
would reduce the rate on Porto Rican
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coffee. The coffee reduction. however.
was not considered n fair equivalent
for reduction on champagnes
The discussions have not reached
definite results. as the question of fur
ther concessions is dependent on the
bill pending In parliament. permitting
the French government to restore the
low rates on pork and salt meats The
measure is meeting with resistance
from the agricultural element on the
ground that the American products
threaten French industry. but there
are indications that the government
influence vii, secure its passage. The
rates. therefore. Will be reduced from
so france 100 kiios to 20 francs, which
is sufficient to renew the trade inter-
rupted since last July.
Owing 10 the friendly attitude OF the
French authorities 1t is expected that
the readmission of American pork may
lead to a further agreement on other
articles discussed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
REAR.END COLLISION
Accommodation Crashes Into Rear End
Of Denver Express in Missouri Kill.
ing Three Four lnjured-Espress
Was Hidden in Blizzard.

ST. Louis, Mo. Jan. 26.-During
bIindinc snow storm an accommodation
train on the main line OF the Burlington
road crashed into tho rear end OF the
limited thru train known as the Denver
express. bound for ST. Louis which
had stopped to take water from tank
at Garden creek, forty miles north
OF this city. Three dead bodies were
taken from the wreck and with four
others injured. we're brought to ST.
Louis over the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas. Seven others are reported 10
have been injured, one is missing ard
It Is believed tina, bodies will be found
under debris.
Tho dead are:
K. William Conover. Denver, Col.
ELMER English. Macon, Mo.
Benjamin Bennett, negro porter. st.
Louis. Mo.
The injured are:
George seeberSer. Quincy. ILL.,. scalp
wound.
j. NJ. Barber. address unknown.
bruised. internally injured.
w. M. Davis. Cincinnati. internally
injured.
DR.. Edward B. Clements Macon,
Mo-. ankle fractured, internal ,npur-
les.
The missing are:
Engineer Num-. OF the accommoda
tion. Hannibal, Mo.
The rear end of the Denver express
was standing on the bridge over Garden
Greek when the crash came. The
bridge ana accommodation train took
fire from the demolished locomotive
end burned. the loss OF the bridge
temporarily blockading traffic.
The express train was running be-
hind time because OF blizzard weath.
er 1t is stated that because 80 much
extra steam was being used II was
found necessary to stop at Garden
Greek tank for water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
DEATH CHEAIS PRISON
Whitaker Wright. the London
Promoter, Drops Dead In
Kings Court
HAD JUST BEEN SENTENCED
Excitement Incident to the Ordeal Of
Undergoing Sentence Of Seven Years
Penal servitude Affected His Heart
Figured in the Famous London and
Globe Scandal.

London, Jan. 26.-After twelve
days. trial the Jury in the Kings bench
division OF the high court of justice.
today found Whitaker Wright guilty
OF fraud on all counts and he was SEN
fenced to seven years penal servitude.
Mr.. Wright was attacked with sud-
den indisposition after he left court and
was attended by two doctors. He died
in a few minutes. His death was at
tributed to heart disease.
Justice Bingham, in passing sentence.
said he could see nothing to excuse the
crime OF which Wright has been con-
victed and could conceive no worse
case. He must, therefore, allot the
most severe punishment the law per-
mitted. Wright. who stood UP to re-
ceive sentence, said: "All can say Is
that am innocent of any intention to
deceive anyone or this court"
Wright was then removed in custody
from the court and was taken to the
hospital where almost Immediately he
expired.
Passing OF sentence was followed Inn
mediately by commotion in the court.
Wright left the court by a private exit,
accompanied by counsel. Almost i'm
|mediately the prisoner became Ill and
collapsed in the ante-room OF the court.
He grew rapidly worse and in less than
IN hour after sentence was passed the
financier was dead.
Wright. when stricken, was talking
to his solicitor. giving Instructions
about his family while the jailers were
waiting to take him to Brixton prison.
Wright suddenly stumbled and fell for
ward. The solicitor placed him on a
chair and. summoned physician.
Wright almost Immediately became un-
conscious and never spoke again. The
body remains in tina court rooms,
awaiting a post mortem. Wright ate
a fairly good lunch and did not COM
plain OF being Ill. No relatives have
thus far arrived.
Wright figured in one OF the biggest
scandals that ever affected London ana
the pceraEe OF Europe. He promoted
the London and Globe Corporation. or
ganized to deal in South African se-
curities, and a large number OF titled
persons, including Lord Dufferin, who
became president OF the concern. were
given blocks OF stock to secure their
influence. The corporation is under
stood never to have had anything solid
backing 1t and when the Boer war came
on the London and Globe bubble was
one of the first to burst. Wright ncd
to America, but was arrested In New
York, and after hard fought legal
battle extradition papers were granted
and he was taken back to Europe where
the case has been in court for about
two years.
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bate. Two good bills have : pre-
pared on this subject. Sen cross-
ley. OF Madison county, vi :, id such
a law before the last legis = 20. is on
hand with another. more 8 feet and
complete. Emory EnglistS brilliant
young editor of the Nalle'S iction EX-
press, one of the Polk ccS represen-
tatives has a bin befor'e house that
is said to be an unusua.> ood one. he
has taken small parts of the bill from
the laws in other states. but In the
main the bill is original with him ana
has features that are found In no law
anywhere. For instance. he would have
the primaries all held the same day and
place by judges selected in the same
manner aa Judges of election, and to
preserve the principle of dividing the
men into different political parties as
they vote he would have the ballots
printed on paper OF different coilors.
IF n man goes into the election booth
to vote" says Mr.. English. the law
must force him to express choice az
to the party with which he desires to
affiliate. All primary laws require this.
But In some states the voter gets bal
lot with all the names printed thereon.
and he can vote democratic ticket or
a republican ticket. In other states the
tickets are all alike and he may substi-
another. But by having the tickets OF
different colors the challengers may be
able to discern what the voter Is doing
and the chance OF a lot of persons of
one party voting the ticket OF the other
party In lessened."
This Is only one Of many features in
the bill. While the demand here in
Des Moines for legalized primary is
Very strong and hardly anyone can be
found who opposes the primary system.
yet there are many members. especially
those representing counties where there
are no cities. who oppose compulsory
primary law The democrats will op-
pose II almost to man. They say they
do no. want 1t for their pnrty or for
any party. One thing that Is objection
able to them is the fact that It compels
the democrats to nominate the same
day as the republicans. why. In my
county" said one democratic member.
I'VE always wait until the republicans
nominate and then play practical poli-
| tics by taking advantage OF their blum
ders That Is part of the game and
we believe I. Is legitimate and one of
the ways we have OF keeping things
right" But the primary law will have
sonae able champions and be hard push
ed In both houses. 1t is significant, al
| so, that Governor Cummins. who two
years ago was opposed to a primary
lew or at least not openly for 1t, is now
! ready to urge that such law be
passed. He has been observing politic-
al methods pretty closely for year or
two.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
FIRE AT SUMNER
Tho Central House Caches Fire In che
NIGHT and Guests Arc Routed Out Of
eed-pamase Probably $1,000.

Special to es-Republican.
sumner, Jan. 2e.-An ovsrheatei
furnace in the basement of the Central
House was the cause Of a fire that
routed the guests out OF bed about 1:so
this morning and caused some rapidity
on the part Of the fre department., aitho
II took them nearly an hour to get the
fire entirely under control. as II crept
up between the studding from ths
basement to the second story and was
difncult to get At. The building is
ownod by c. Giaseknapp and the fur
nishings by H. s. Stevens. Landlord
Stevens loss will be about $500, mostly
caused by water. The loss on the
building IL about the same amount,
both fully covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26

expected to hold court less than nine
nlorths In the year. twenty days to the
month. This would make $50 days to
the year II $50 days to the year is the
minimum, and the maximum number
of DAYS Of court now held by each
Judge Is 140. there would appear to be
1850 days of court to be distributed
among such less number OF judges
than the present fifty-four as could do
i, al! and not hold court to exceed $50
Gays.
A stunt with piece Of paper and a
lead pencil would indicate that II this
work were distributed among Judges
who held court $50 days instead of 140
in year. It would require twelve less
Judges to do the business than are now
required to do DIT.
1t is on this line that At present Rep
resentatlve Cummings Is working. He
has given no thought to the read5ust-
ment Of districts. for he has been de-
voting his attention to gathering the
figures as to the days OF court held In
the state. Those which are here given
are the averages secured from two
thirds OF the counties. Until the re-
mainder are received and included IN
the compilation which he is making
the question OF how to rradjust the dis
tricts so as to increase the work OF for
tyo-two of the judges while the eerv-
ices Of ten or twelve ere dispensed
with-if the figures In the end show
this to he the desirable thing-will
have to remain over.
Some judges who have talked OF the
matter have said that IN their opinion
redistricnlng scheme which would
contemplate that theJ hold curt for
200 days In the year instead OF $50.
would be satisfactory to them. OF
course II this were done It would be
the means of cutting their number
down to eighteen instead OF twelve.
The house committee on judicial dis
tric,s ts composed OF Kennedy Of Lee,
Temple, Rsaler, Cummings. Garden.
Freeman. Head, McNie. Gregory, OF.
fill. Laird. DeLano and Wilson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
lowe at Washington

Washington, Jan. 2s.-Rural letter
carriers have been appointed as fol-
lows:
Columbus Junction-carrier, Erwin
j. Orr; substitute. William w. Orr;
carrier, To. Lewis Daugherty; substi-
tute. Henry Daugherty.
Pacific Junction-Carrier. Mahlon
Boyer: substitute, Arthur Boyer.
waverly-Carrier. Bert Kramer: sub
stitute. Floyd Kramer.
Walnus-carrier Edwin l.. Pardee;
Mae Pardee.
Postmasters have been commissioned
as follows:
Allentown-samuel H. Hedrix.
Greenfield--Henry p. Cow.
Lake Mills-F. A. Christensen.
West Branch-Caleb H. Wickershan.
Halbur-Jeseph Koenig.
Sathe-Nelius HENDERSON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
How Believed That the 1874 I'm
prisoned Men In Herwick
Mine Are All Dead
THE WORK OF RESCUE GOES ON
Volunteers Go Down Into the Mine on I
Iy to be Overcome by the Deadly
Gas-Minins Engineer Taylor Loses
His Life in Efforts to Rescue th. I'm.
prisoned Members.

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. 26.-The last
hope for the lives OF any of the 1s4
men entombed in the Herwick mine OF
the Allegheny Coal Co, two miles from
Cheswick, Pa. was given up today
when George w. Scheetz. manager. adj
mitted he believed not ono Of them will
be brought up alive. Now the cry 10
for more men to come to the work OF
rescue. Volunteers are needed to work
back thru the debris to where the min
ers are imprisoned, and there. possibly
some may have managed to survive. AL
ready four men are known to be dead
among them Selwin Taylor. OF this city,
who was the hrst OF the rescue party.
to reach the bottom OF the shaft. His
body was brought to the top OF the.
shaft this morning Taylor. who was
one of the best known engineers In
western Pennsylvania, lost his life In
an effort to save the lives OF the en-
tombed men. He had planned and
plotted the mine and was called by the
Allegheny Coal Company. as the man I
best fitted to lead the forlon hope.
Taylor went down into the mine
brayely and with him went four other (,
men. One Of them. George Hafvath.
was brought from the pit but short
time before Taylors lifel0ss body came
to the surface. Another Of the res-
cue party. Tom Wood, tried desperately
to save his companions. but felt tho
deadly nausea coming on and was
forcea to leave them to their 1dais.
Others took up the work two q. time
and all nigh. went up and down in the
temporarily ngged bucket. The main
hoisss were both blown out by the
force OF the explosion, but there were /.
no living ones to save. Adolph Gums,
the only miner in the pit when the
explosion occurred to be brought TO the
surface alive. was rescued by Selwin
Taylor, but IL there were no lives to-
save, there were dead to be found and
all night long the volunteers toiled,
gaining headway here and there until
they we're forced by exhaustion to quit
their labors.
Late THIS afternoon none Of che im-
prisoned men had been rescued. but
the work continues. A large number
Of volunteers has been added to the
rescuing party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
ONE CONVENTION IDEA.
Attorney Gen.ral Mullan Thinks ths
pl1n a Good One.
suecfal 10 Times Re publican.

- 0SO0 SnVs
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 2s.--''The sugges-
ton OF having only one state conven-
tion for the republicans Of Iowa." said
Attorney General Mullan. appears to
me to be sensible one. Especially
would this be true. II as has been In
timated, there will be no contests be-
fore the state convention do not
know as to the status OF various cam
paigns. But II the ticket is to be
remnominated practically without OPP
position. then there Is much to be said
in favor OF having only one republican
state convention and selecting the
state ticket at the time OF selecting
delegates to International convention and
to have the members OF the state COM
mittee elected at the same time. 4.
would have one good effect. that Of
reorganixiny the state committee early
in the year so that the presidential
campaign could be entered upon
promptly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
J NEED FEVER JUDGES.

Representative Cummings Preparing q
Bill to Rsdistrict State JuIicially.
Des MoInes. Jan. 2s.-Repr.essnta,Ive
Cummings. OF Marshall county. VIII In
troduce a bill early In tho legislative
session providing for redistrlct.ng the
&tGte. judicialiy.
The details OF the measure viii MOI.
be formulated until Mr.. Cum.n,nys
eomplstes the comr!lation OF statistics
which he has undertaken in reference
TO the work which chs district Judges
OF the state are doing.
II Do the concensus OF opinion of the
5udges interviewed by Representative
Cummings that they ought not 70 be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
1opAYs COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions Handed Down by the Supreme
Court Of lowa.

oe;nions Handed Down by the Supreme
Court OF lows.
Special To Times-Repunlican.
pes Moines, Jan. 2s.-The following
decisions were handed down by the SUI
preme court:
Mfr1s district. Affirmed.
McCornhcat Harvester Company. ap-
pellant vs. Peuder. POtsaNaktaE'as DIS
trict. Afnr1ned-
Ryan VS.. 1ncorporased town Of Lone
Tree. appellant. Johnson distf1cI AZ
mrkee, appellant VS.. schultz. Shelby
district. Affirmed.
Wilson, administrator vs.. Dddy. ape
pellant, Black Hawk district Re-
Klinketus appellant VS.. vanmeter.
Shelby district. Reversed.
wYltsey Estate, appellant vs. Wiltseys
Hamilton district. Reversed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
Of carrying any central. western or Pa

q. carrying any central. western OF Pa
clfic state.
Il thdnk that every democrat Who
mas observed the wonderful running
qualities OF Mr. Hearst n the Eleventh
congressional district in New York. thu
mort Cosmopolitan district in that great
city. where he accomplished the phe-
n o1nena! and unparalleled result OF se-
curing - per cent of the entire vote
In the district, will admit that Hearst
IS far stronger in those great INDUS
trial centers Of New York. New Jersey.
Connecticut Delaware and Rhode
Island than either Of the other gentle
men.
III he can not carry them there Is no
living Democrat who can camy them
against Roosevelt"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
WALSH is FOR HEARST.
iowa. Democratic Committeeman De.
clarss Hearst Is the Logical candi-

iowa's Democratic Committeeman De-
ciarss Hearst ls the Logical candi-
date.
Des Mo!nes. Jan :6.-Iowa's national
democratic committeeman. Charles A.
walsh. who also Is secretary OF the
national committee. declared hero yes
terday that William Randolph Hearst
In the logical nominee Of the demo-
cratic party for president; that he 10
the only man now mentioned for tho
nSudna don who has any chance of
election. and that Iowa Will bc justly
pu,ohed an inSrate II her democratic
telexauon does not support him fo-
the nomination.
Mr.. Walsh authorised tho statement
Of his views as to the future of the
Democratic party and the duty OF Iowa
democrats in the following declara-
ton:
~ suppose II will be pretty generally
conceded that the democratic party
will have the 1ke votes OF the southern
states and the three votes OF Nevada.
wit hout quesdon, making the demo-
cratic nucleus in this fight i62 electoral
votes. There will be 476 votes in the
college. and 2Se Will be necessary to
make = choice.
Judge Parker. in my opinion, could
add not single vote to the democratic
lA.. Thsre is bsre possibility but
hardly 8 probability That he might get
the New York thirtv-nine. But he
could not carry single central or
western state.
The only man. IN my Judgment.
omon9 .hus. mentioned who can carry
New York. Connect.cut and New Jer-
s.y with their nsty-eight votes is Will
lam Randolph Hearst. Those states he
would Re absclutsly sure to carry as
we'll as West Virginia and Delaware
with their ten votes. These would give
him total OF 230 and would leave him
ru. nine votes TO gain to be elected.
I'm my judgmsn, he would get Colo
rado, California, Idaho. Montana. Utah
and Oregon. which have twenty-eigh:
votes giving him nineteen more than
are needed. and to say nothing OF In
d.ana and Illinois. whose forty-two
votes I think he could carry.
Assuming that Parker or Senator
German IS nominated. think that
most democrats will admit than entire-
ly regardless OF what can be accom-
plished in New York, Connecticut and
New Ivrsey they could not get single
electoral vote west Of Pennsylvania
and north OF Mason and Dixun's line.
They can NOT have the slightest hope